1 Tesla Michael Almereyda’s longtime dream project about an electrified past arrives in a stilled present: the story of alternative energy, starring Ethan Hawke, at the top of 2020 releases. Opens August 21
2 I Used To Go Here Chicago filmmaker Kris Rey’s understated fourth feature is a sly comedy about stasis and standstill in several other guises: it gets it gets what it’s like to live here. Opens August 7
3 The Personal History of David Copperfield Armando Iannucci’s spirited feature follow-up to “The Death Of Stalin” is vivacious comedy with a star turn by Dev Patel in the lead role. Opens August 14
4 Let Him Go “The Family Stone”‘s Thomas Bezucha returns with a powerhouse cast—Kevin Costner, Diane Lane and Lesley Manville—in the story of grandparents retrieving a child from a family off the grid. Opens August 21
5 Tenet Someday we will remember the time fracture when Christopher Nolan’s most expensive movie was eventually released. August 15; or August 15, 2021; or 1/21/21 (Update: “Tenet” will open in other countries before a tentative partial-U.S. debut over Labor Day.)
UPDATE August 20: “Tenet” is scheduled to open in 70mm at the Music Box Theatre with capacity restrictions to Music Box members on August 31 and the general public on September 3 for an open run. Advance sales required and attendance is limited to fifty patrons per show.
Ray Pride is Newcity’s Senior Editor and Film Critic. He is a contributing editor of Filmmaker magazine.
Ray’s history of Chicago Ghost Signs is planned for publication next year. Previews of the project are on Twitter and on Instagram. More photography on Instagram.
