Friday’s openings: Crashes and Crusoe

As we take advantage of this sunny Labor Day, we can still take the time to consider what will be opening in theaters on Friday. The movies scheduled to open across the country this coming weekend are as follows:

"Sully": Clint Eastwood directed this biopic of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger, the man who piloted a U.S. Airway jet to a successful landing in the Hudson River following the loss of both engines. Another plumb role for Tom Hanks.

"When the Bough Breaks": Unable to have children of their own, a couple (Morris Chestnut, Regina Hall) hire a surrogate (Jaz Sinclair), who develops an, ummmmmm, unhealthy obsession with her well-muscled employer. Sounds somewhat familiar.

"The Wild Life": From IMDB: "A daring parrot recounts how Robinson Crusoe came to be stranded on a tropical island." Straight from the Belgian animation company nWave.

That's it for the moment. I'll have final bookings when the local theaters make their final announcements. (Still no word on what's going on at the Magic Lantern, though talks between some of the principals are reportedly ongoing.)