New Movies and Box Office Predictions: Disturbia, Pathfinder, Perfect Stranger, Redline, Slow Burn - Page 2

Redline. (2007, 105 minutes, PG-13, action, trailer) Hmm, haven't we all seen this before? It looks like a knock off of the Fast and the Furious franchise. It's another story about fast cars and the people who race them. I have not seen much on this one, but I cannot believe that it will offer up anything special. It stars Nathan Phillips and Eddie Griffin. It was directed by stunt coordinator Andy Cheng, who also helmed the straight-to-video Cuba Gooding Jr. movie End Game.

Slow Burn. (2006, 108 minutes, R, thriller, trailer) This could be interesting, although it does look like something we have all seen before. The story, based on the trailer, seems to employ a Rashomon-like device with contradictory tales of the same event. Ray Liotta stars as a DA looking to become mayor, when one of his deputies is involved in an apparent self-defense shooting. All is okay until a stranger shows up with a distinctly different take on events. Jolene Blalock and LL Cool J co-star. It was directed by Wayne Beach, who was the writer behind the Wesley Snipes actioner, Art of War.

Also opening this week, but not near me:

• Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters
• Everything's Gone Green
• The Glamorous Life of Sachiko Hanai
• Lonely Hearts
• Private Fears in Public Places
• Year of the Dog

Box Office Predictions

Last week saw Blades of Glory and Meet the Robinsons repeat as the top two films. This week sees a large crop of new releases entering the fray, making any predictions that I make a rather futile challenge. Grindhouse won't be much of a threat, after it failed to produce (despite being highly entertaining), and with the Weinsteins considering re-releasing them as separate films. Now, even though this week brings a number of wide releases, I have a feeling that a couple of them will fail to deliver. There are a couple that I think will challenge for the top spot, but I do not believe they will unseat Will Ferrell at the top. But again, I have been known to be wrong, from time to time.

Here is how I think the top ten field will play out:

What are you seeing this weekend?

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