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Pete Koslow, a reformed criminal and former special operations soldier, is working under cover for crooked FBI handlers to infiltrate the Polish mob's drug trade in New York. In a final step toward freedom, Koslow must return to the one place he's fought so hard to leave, Bale Hill Prison, where his mission becomes a race against time when a drug deal goes wrong and threatens to identify him as a mole. Three Seconds will release wide on August 17th.

Wait a minute -- Solo has basically grossed just about as much in its domestic OW as The Lone Ranger did in its domestic total. This is certainly not a flop on that kind of level. This is a mere disappointment compared to those films.

1. Adrift 2. Upgrade 3. Hereditary 4. Ocean's Eight 5. Hotel Artemis 6. Won't You Be My Neighbor? 7. The Incredibles 2 8. Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom 9. Sicario: Day of the Soldado 10. Under The Silver Lake

I think his career would have been fairly 'over' anyways; I'm he'd be wanting to retire soon. Even actors can probably only go on for so long.

Now, take from it what you will, but I was playing Spotify music on my phone during a car ride, and I heard an advertisement for this film on the service. Movie advertisement on Spotify is nothing new -- I've heard them for Krampus and A Quiet Place and Truth or Dare and other films over the years -- but I still think that STX's willingness to make Spotify advertisements is fairly noteworthy. Based on the type of films that are around it, I don't think this will outright fail. I'm sure this has an audience, and that it'll be on the higher end of grosses from STX's slate.

If the director attempts to honor the artistry of the first, I'll be fine with this. If it's a tropy horror slog, I'll be boycotting and encouraging others to do the same. This'll either be grear or atrocious, and it'll come down to how much respect and trust that those involved with this have in Kubrick's masterwork. We'll see. Edit: I did a quick check to see who the director was. With a resume including Oculus, that Ouija prequel, Hush, and Gerald's Game, I feel like they got the one of best directors possible. Hopefully the studio executives let him stay true to his vision.

I wouldn't count out overseas markets yet. They love their VFX-driven spectacles. I can see this making enough to not be a bomb, especially if critics like it. We'll see. I mean, even if I have already seen Disney's Jungle Book, I still want to see this to compare it with the Disney version, and I'm sure I'm not alone. I'm sure it'll be a The 5th Wave, Maze Runner: The Death Cure, and xXx: Return of Xander Cage on a bit of a grander scale with good word of mouth.

She's earned my respect after The Soul Surfer. She was excellent in that film. She's young enough as to where her career still has potential, though.

In this new horror film, young girls are forced to go to a haunted boarding house, where things get pretty supernatural. According to Google, the film is set to release in August 17th against Sony's Alpha, Warner Bros' Crazy Rich Asians, STX's The Happytime Murders, and Aviron's Three Seconds. (Personally, I think this might be this year's Wish Upon or this year's Friend Request, but I'm glad that the actors involved are being given roles.)

That was an MGM musical called Valley Girl. Shame, because they had already filmed it and given it a June 29th release date. Maybe they should've called Christopher Plummer...

Smart.

I wonder when the rerelease will be, and I wonder if it'll cause more people to see it.

A Annihilation The Death of Stalin A- Black Panther Isle of Dogs A Quiet Place B+ Avengers: Infinity War B Game Night I Can Only Imagine B- Solo: A Star Wars Story C+ Paul, Apostle of Christ C Maze Runner: The Death Cure (*Films are not being ranked until further notice; instead, films with the same grade are listed in alphabetical order.*)

July is stacked with potentially great movies and movies that we already know are great. Indies like Eighth Grade and Blindspotting, blockbusters like Ant-Man and the Wasp and Mission: Impossible - Fallout... even the Mamma Mia sequel looks like a fairly harmless musical. It was a very tough decision, but my vote went to Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far On Foot. That film looks like a great dramedy, and I definitely trust Gus Van Sant after Good Will Hunting.

The Death of Stalin May 22nd, 7:00 PM, well-attended Thalian Hall Trailers RBG (the art film to be shown next week) A lot of laughter throughout the film. Upon leaving, a man said to his friend, "That's not a movie I'd ever see again." A group of older women were also standing in a circle, talking about how terrible the Soviet Union was.

Here's about a third of the 2008 movies I found out about through research that I'd love to have this reason to watch: Happy-Go-Lucky (British comedy w/ Sally Hawkins) Ip Man Let The Right One In Man On Wire Rachel Getting Married Revolutionary Road The Sky Crawlers (anime film from the director of Ghost in the Shell) Slumdog Millionaire Traitor (a RT-fresh Don Cheadle thriller) Valkyrie The Wrestler These are interesting-looking films made in an era where not everything had to be a masterpiece or a franchise film to find an audience, and I would absolutely love to be able to examine these films for BOT and for the personal experience. I feel like 2008 is an era in film that deserves to be examined just as 1988 and 1998 deserve to as well.

I really like the comic-esque way this punch is filmed! Del Toro really was a genius!

I have a different perspective. In a dry year such as 2008, the battle won't be what becomes the winner of the year, or even what occupies the top 5 of the year. The real battle, for many of the films, will be getting on the list at all. I planned ahead and put together a list of 18 films I'd like to put on a list, with more 2008 films I've never heard of that I'd love to try watching so that I can have a proper list. I want a reason like a Top 25 list to visit some films that I missed because I was too young for them. That's why I think 2008 can potentially be just as intriguing as 1998 or 1988: the discoveries that film enthusiasts would be making.

Well, #4 place out of an entire pantheon of other competing films is pretty good for Raiders of the Lost Ark.

You know what? I'll say it: I'm personally hoping that Raiders of the Lost Ark gets the #1 spot this time around. All four of the films in contention are very good, no doubt, but that Indiana Jones film really is something extraordinary; that's the film in which Steven Spielberg truly outdid himself, at least in my opinion. Hopefully that's the film that wins, but if it's the equally incredible Empire Strikes Back, or The Dark Knight, or Fellowship of the Ring, then it's no harm no foul.

Of course, I believe in the potential for Alpha to do much better than people think it will. I believe there is potential for that film; perhaps it could even make it to $100M.

That's a good character to have in an action film. If John Wick ever gets confused about the time, he can just ask Tick Tock Man. Then, he'll know what the time is, and the problem will be solved, just like that. Then, John Wick can easily go back to fighting all of the henchman, because knowing the time of day will give him peace of mind.

Breaking Dawn Part 2 is legitimately one of the worst films I've ever seen in my entire life thus far. It's baffling on a lot of different levels.

I have a new idea for a contender, from a film that recently debuted at Cannes: Mads Mikkelsen, for the sparsely-scripted survival drama Arctic. Bleecker Street, a distribution that recently had a similar campaigning success with Viggo Mortensen in Captain Fantastic, bought the rights for the film's distribution, and I believe that the film can be an acting player like All is Lost was in 2013. Plus, Mads Mikkelsen has been building up industry good-will in high profile projects such as Hannibal, Doctor Strange, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story. I don't believe that such an occurrence is outside the realm of possibility, and personally, I'd love to see it happen.

Well, that's one way for Miramax to kick off their revival.