The fun of the Summer Movie Season is over, and the glorious winds of Fall sweep in with serious dramas. This month also brings in re-releases for significant anniversaries: TOY STORY (30 years), THE SOUND OF MUSIC (60 years), and APOLLO 13 (30 years). Here now is a preview for everything else coming to the big screen:
THE CONJURING: LAST RITES – The ninth and final (ha), installment of the CONJURING horror franchise. This time, the paranormal investigators (Patrick Wilson, Vera Farmiga), take on the real-life supposed haunting of the Smurl family.
DOWNTON ABBEY: THE GRAND FINALE – The third and final (ha), film in the DOWNTON franchise, which began as a TV series in 2010. This time, the Crawley family enters the 1930’s and battles a scandal.
THE LONG WALK – In this adaptation of the 1979 Stephen King novel, a group of young men enter a walking contest where they must maintain a certain speed or face execution.
WALTZING WITH BRANDO – Billy Zane (TOMBSTONE, TITANIC), undergoes a stunning-looking transformation into famed actor Marlon Brando in this biopic. Richard Dreyfuss and Jon Heder (NAPOLEON DYNAMITE) co-star.
SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES – Rob Reiner returns behind the camera to helm this legacy sequel to his definitive mockumentary about a rock band. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer reprise their roles.
A BIG BOLD BEAUTIFUL JOURNEY – This romantic fantasy film stars Colin Farrell and Margot Robbie as two strangers on an amazing journey.
ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER – Master director Paul Thomas Anderson (THERE WILL BE BLOOD), returns with this action thriller about a group of ex-revolutionaries re-uniting to rescue one of their own’s daughter. The cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio del Toro, Regina Hall, and Alana Haim.
THE STRANGERS: CHAPTER 2 – The fourth film in the STRANGERS horror franchise, and the second installment of a new trilogy that re-launched last year.
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Next month, Reel Speak previews the massive month of October.
