FilmCrave Movie Blog 07/2020

Soul and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin

Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/29/20 at 11:40 AM CT

Let us have a moment of silence for the summer movie season. It was always going to be a long shot in the current environment, but now that Tenet and Mulan have been shelved indefinitely - and pretty much every other film followed - and I'm not confident that fall is going to be any better. In fact, I'm pretty much betting on not getting back into a movie theater until sometime next year - …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 28 - August 3

Harley Lond - wrote on 07/27/20 at 09:36 PM CT

THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS:
The Poverty Row, Pre-Code marvel "The Sin of Nora Moran" (1933), that stunned audiences when released in 1933, stars Zita Johann as Nora Moran, a young woman sentenced to death for a murder she did not commit. Awaiting her sentence, Nora explores the patterns of her life in a dream-like haze, including the dark secret that could change not only her own fate, but the fate …

Candyman, Voyagers and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin

Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/22/20 at 12:16 PM CT

The big movie news not related to ratings is that Christopher Nolan's Tenet - the supposed film that was going to save the summer as the grand new release has been delayed... indefinitely. That's right, Tenet currently has no new date (though the distributor still wants to release it sometime ethis year - but don't hold your breath). While the domino effect hasn't happened quite yet - Unhinged …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 21 - July 27

Harley Lond - wrote on 07/21/20 at 07:50 AM CT

THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS:

The elegantly down-and-dirty "The Wild Goose Lake" (2019 -- China), starring Hu Ge, Gwei Lun-mei and Liao Fan, follows the desperate attempts of small-time mob boss Zhou Zenong to stay alive after he mistakenly kills a cop and a dead-or-alive reward is put on his head. Director Diao Yinan proves his action bona fides in a series of stylized set pieces and violent …

Honest Thief, The King's Man and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin

Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/15/20 at 12:02 PM CT

We're in the dog days of summer in what should be the middle of the blockbuster season, but, of course, things are quite different this year. With Covid 19 cases on the rise in several states, I still believe the chances of getting even a late summer/fall movie season are in doubt. Nevertheless, the ratings board isn't slacking off as there are two big films that are (potentially) still arriving …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 14 - July 20

Harley Lond - wrote on 07/14/20 at 07:54 AM CT

THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS:
In the early 1970s, a kung-fu dynamo named Bruce Lee side-kicked his way onto the screen and straight into pop-culture immortality. With his magnetic screen presence, tightly coiled intensity, and superhuman martial-arts prowess, Lee was an icon who conquered both Hong Kong and Hollywood cinema, and transformed the art of the action film in the process. "Bruce Lee: His …

New on DVD and Blu-ray Week of July 7 - July 13

Harley Lond - wrote on 07/07/20 at 07:45 AM CT

THIS WEEK'S BEST BETS:
Mike Hodges ("Flash Gordon," "Get Carter") wrote and directed the supernatural chiller "Black Rainbow" (1989) as a meditation on the human race's ability to destroy the world, a gothic tale of suspense and the occult, guaranteed to send shivers down your spine. Martha Travis (Rosanna Arquette) is a travelling clairvoyant on the road with her sceptic father (Jason …

Bill and Ted Face the Music, Minions: Rise of Gru and More in This Week's MPAA Ratings Bulletin

Chris Kavan - wrote on 07/01/20 at 12:00 PM CT

With Covid cases on the rise and Tenet getting pushed back (again), once again the fate of theaters opening remains in limbo. So who knows if anything is going to come to a theater near you anytime soon or if drive-ins and streaming is going to be the best option through the rest of summer and fall. No matter, the ratings board still has a job to do and this week we get two big sequels - one to …



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