Link Club

• Variety RIP Piero Tosi one of the great costume designers. His film credits include Death in Venice, La Traviata, La Cage Aux Folles and The Night Porter so he's the one responsible for Charlotte Rampling at her most sexually provocative
• BuzzFeed good piece on Brad Pitt's talent and why he shines in weirder sideline roles as opposed to leads... though we object to any notion that he isn't a leading man in Once Upon a Time... but this battle is already lost since critics keep calling him supporting even before the Oscar campaign does. (sigh)

more after the jump including The Hunt, a fun conversation on Hobbs & Shaw, Tarantino and Almodóvar...

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Box Office: Hobbs & Shaw

What did you see? We took a beach weekend in Fire Island so the movies weren't viewed though they were still very much on our mind. Particular due to a showtunes night at the Pavilion where ample clips from Chicago , Burlesque, Dreamgirls and more were shown. FYI: Catherine Zeta Jones' Velma Kelly is still magic. 

Weekend Box Office Actuals August 2nd-4th 🔺 = New or Expanding / ★ = Highly Recommended
W I D E	PLATFORM / SPECIALTY TITLES
Hobbs & Shaw	The Farewell
1 🔺 Hobbs & Shaw  $60 *new* REVIEW	1 🔺 The Farewell $2.4 (cum. $6.8) REVIEW, INTERVIEW ★
2 The Lion King $38.5 (cum. $431.1) REVIEW	2 🔺 Maiden $223k (cum. $1.5) REVIEW ★
3 Once Upon a Time in Hollywood $20 (cum. $78.8)  REVIEW, PODCAST ★	3 🔺 Luce $132k *new* ★

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