Boxoffice - July 2019

ON SCREEN
LIMITED RELEASES
BOTTOM OF THE 9TH
JULY 19 / SABAN FILMS
>> Joe Manganiello (“True Blood,”
Magic Mike) stars opposite his wife,
Sofía Vergara, in this drama about a
man who’s served 17 years in prison
for a youthful act of violence and now
hopes to pursue a late career in baseball.
Raymond De Felitta (Two Family House,
City Island) directed.
CAST JOE MANGANIELLO, SOFÍA VERGARA,
DENIS O’HARE, BURT YOUNG, MICHAEL
RISPOLI, VINCENT PASTORE RATING R
RUNNING TIME TBA
DAVID CROSBY:
REMEMBER MY NAME
JULY 19 / SONY PICTURES
CLASSICS
>> Twice inducted into the Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame (as a member of The Byrds
and Crosby, Stills & Nash), musician
David Crosby, now 77, looks back on his
eventful career—and also talks about his
addictions, health problems, and run-ins
with the law. A.J. Eaton directed.
FEATURING DAVID CROSBY, CAMERON
CROWE, STEPHEN STILLS, GRAHAM NASH,
HENRY DILTZ RATING R RUNNING TIME
95 MIN.
HONEYLAND
JULY 26 / NEON
>> A beekeeper in the mountains of
Macedonia practices ancient traditions
that are jeopardized when a family of
nomads moves next door. Ljubomir
Stefanov and Tamara Kotevska’s documentary
won three prizes at Sundance:
the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize and
Special Jury Awards for Cinematography
and Originality.
RATING NOT RATED RUNNING TIME 87
MIN.
MIKE WALLACE IS HERE
JULY 26 / MAGNOLIA PICTURES
>> At one time the words “Mike Wallace
is here” had the power to terrify the
unfortunate subjects of his aggressive
investigative reporting at CBS, especially
during his many decades at the top-rated
“60 Minutes.” Avi Belkin’s documentary
portrait includes never-before-seen
footage of this dogged and sometimes
controversial TV journalist at work.
FEATURING MIKE WALLACE RATING PG-13
RUNNING TIME 94 MIN.
THE MOUNTAIN
JULY 26 / KINO LORBER
>> In the 1950s, young introvert Andy
is hired as a photographer on Dr. Wallace
Fiennes’s tour of asylums to promote
lobotomies. As Andy begins to identify
with the patients he encounters, he becomes
caught up in California’s growing
New Age movement. Rick Alverson (The
Comedy) directed.
CAST JEFF GOLDBLUM, TYE SHERIDAN,
HANNAH GROSS, DENIS LAVANT, UDO KIER
RATING NOT RATED RUNNING TIME 106
MIN.
SKIN
JULY 26 / A24
>> Onetime Billy Elliot Jamie Bell,
currently on screens as Elton John’s lyricist
Bernie Taupin in Rocketman, shows
his range as Byron Widner, a real-life
heavily tattooed white supremacist who
renounced his bigoted ways but struggled
to sever his ties with his former cohorts.
Israeli director Guy Nattiv makes his U.S.
debut here.
CAST JAMIE BELL, DANIELLE MACDONALD,
VERA FARMIGA, DANIEL HENSHALL,
BILL CAMP, LOUISA KRAUSE RATING R
RUNNING TIME 120 MIN.
LUCE
AUGUST 2 / NEON
>> A former child soldier in Eritrea,
teenage Luce has transformed himself
into a star athlete and accomplished
debater at his Virginia high school.
But when a teacher is disturbed by the
incendiary content of one of his essays,
this inspiring role model reveals a darker,
more complex side to his personality.
Julius Onah directed this adaptation of
J.C. Lee’s stage play.
CAST NAOMI WATTS, OCTAVIA SPENCER,
KELVIN HARRISON JR., TIM ROTH, NORBERT
LEO BUTZ, ANDREA BANG RATING NOT
RATED RUNNING TIME 109 MINS.
THE NIGHTINGALE
AUGUST 2 / IFC FILMS
>> In 1825 Australia, a 21-year-old Irish
convict completes her seven-year sentence
but is brutalized by the British lieutenant
overseeing her. She then seeks revenge
with the help of an aboriginal tracker.
Writer-director Jennifer Kent unnerved
audiences in 2014 with her debut horror
tale, The Babadook.
CAST AISLING FRANCIOSI, SAM CLAFLIN,
BAYKALI GANAMBARR, DAMON HERRIMAN,
EWEN LESLIE, MICHAEL SHEASBY RATING R
RUNNING TIME 136 MIN.
PIRANHAS
AUGUST 2 / MUSIC BOX FILMS
>> Author Roberto Saviano (Gomorrah)
based his 2016 novel on a group
of teenagers in Naples who took over
local mafia extortion and drug-running
activities. Director Claudio Giovannesi’s
film adaptation earned the Silver Bear
for Best Screenplay at this year’s Berlin
Film Festival.
CAST FRANCESCO DI NAPOLI, VIVIANA
APREA, AR TEM, ALFREDO TURITTO,
VALENTINA VANNINO RATING NOT RATED
RUNNING TIME 105 MIN.
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