Not into spandex sporting superheroes, animated fowl or fighters of paranormal nostalgia?
Cheer up, Hollywood’s not forgotten you.
Here are four movies set to open during the next month with adult tastes in mind.
Upfront: ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS: THE MOVIE featuring the big screen debut of (BBC) TV’s Edina and Patsy fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich (the French Riviera) with a plan to make the resort their permanent residence and live the high life forever more.
ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS opens this weekend.
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One week later—on July 29—Woody Allen teams Jesse Eisenberg with Steve Carell, Kristen Stewart, Jeannine Berlin and Blake Lively in his 1930’s-set romantic-comedy CAFE SOCIETY.
Woody writes, directs and narrates but does not appear in the period piece.
On August 5th returns Michael Keaton to the screen following successful BIRDMAN and SPOTLIGHT outings.
Now as THE FOUNDER he transforms himself into Ray Croc as he builds McDonald’s into the world’s mightiest fast food empire.
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Finally on August 12 America’s most gifted actress Meryl Streep becomes FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS, the legendary New York heiress and socialite who obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer—despite being absolutely dreadful.
And yes, she DID sing at Carnegie Hall.
Hugh Grant co-stars.
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So don’t feel like Hollywood’s given up on grown ups altogether—especially this coming Fall Season at the movies.
Please note that most of the above-mentioned films will open here in so-called limited engagements and that the aforementioned local opening dates are subject to last minute change.
Wouldn’t you know it!
A day after posting this ‘Movies for Grown Ups’ story the Weinstein Company changed the national release date for “THE FOUNDER!”
IT WILL NO LONGER OPEN ON AUGUST 5TH!
Instead Weinstein has moved the date back for an Oscar qualifying run on December 16th. After that the film is scheduled to go ‘wide’ on January 20, 2017.
This marks the second time WC has changed “THE FOUNDER’s” release date.
It was originally set to open at Thanksgiving but then moved UP to the August 5th date.
Will the date change a g a i n? ……Stay tuned.
jack: some new incredible tv stations (on cable)…have you seen vice or
viceland…really different tv station but will it work. Fusion is good too
but they don’t have enough good programming to fill up their schedule.
Hopefully some new good movies coming in….have you heard about
theatres at 135th street? rumor are strong about their conditions.
what haveyou heard?
Jack’s not crossed over into the world of streaming yet
Yes I’ve heard stories about theatres on 135th street. What have YOU heard?????? (…and I did hear something about a vice or viceland cable channel but don’t really know much about it as Mr. Chistopher suggests.)