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Maddie’s Secret by John Early is doing brisk business astatine nan IFC Center arsenic screenings capable up for opening play of nan Magnolia Pictures’ comedy. Critically acclaimed Rose Of Nevada from 1-2 Special and Sony Pictures Classics’ Unidentified besides debut successful constricted merchandise on pinch euphony docs connected Greg Allman and Peter Asher. Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko is connected 500 screens. A24’s Hugh Jackman-starring The Death Of Robin Hood by Michael Sarnoski and Neon’s queer scary Leviticus, acquired retired of Sundance are wide.
It’s nan astir absorbing caller indie lineup successful weeks astatine a container agency energized by Obsession and Backrooms.
Maddie’s Secret, comedian, writer, and character Early’s directorial debut, opens exclusively astatine nan IFC successful New York wherever helmer Q&As (moderators see John Wilson, Brace Belden and Ivy Wolk) person sold retired and much added, and pinch astir different screenings astatine aliases adjacent capacity. The film, which premiered astatine TIFF and played New Directors/New Films successful NYC, sits astatine 84% connected Rotten Tomatoes (off 38 reviews).
Early besides stars arsenic Maddie, a plucky dishwasher who leaps to viral superstardom astatine a trendy nutrient contented creation company. While her life seems picturesque, complete pinch a devoted hubby (Eric Rahill) and ride-or-die champion friend (Kate Berlant), mounting master pressures reawaken her long-dormant struggle pinch an eating disorder. Unwilling to shatter her image, Maddie unravels quietly, successful secret.
Expands nationwide adjacent week including awesome play crossed nan Alamo Drafthouse circuit pinch a wider break July 3.
Rose of Nevada debuts astatine Film astatine Lincoln Center, IFC Center and nan Landmark Nuart. The sci-fi thriller by Cornish writer-director Mark Jenkin (Bait, Enys Men) has a rarefied 100% RT Certified Fresh ratiing. See Deadline review. Jenkin besides edits and scores nan time-travel enigma starring George McKay and Callum Turner.
Three decades ago, nan Rose of Nevada vanished astatine sea, on pinch its crew. It’s mysterious reappearance is embraced by a distant sportfishing colony arsenic an auspicious sign, pinch locals convinced nan luck of their economically devastated organization whitethorn move if only nan vessel sails again. Joining nan unit is Nick (MacKay), hopeless to supply for his young family, and Liam (Turner), a mysterious drifter eager to flight his past.
Crime thriller Unidentified from Sony Pictures Classics opens connected 95 screens nationwide. The film, written and directed by pioneering Saudi helmer Haifaa Al Mansour (Wadjda, The Perfect Candidate), premiered astatine TIFF and conscionable played nan Tribeca Festival.
When nan assemblage of a teenage woman is discovered successful nan desert, Noelle Al Saffan (Mila Al Zahrani), a recently divorced, existent crime aficionado who precocious mislaid a kid of her own, gets obsessively involved. Despite a ticking timepiece that seemingly guarantees nan girl’s senseless decease will beryllium discarded arsenic a acold case, Noelle is wished to uncover nan truth.
Focus Features’ Girls Like Girls by Hayley Kiyoko successful her characteristic directorial debut opens connected 500 screens. The coming-of-age romance starring Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy is based connected Kiyoko’s deed song, 2015 viral euphony video and 2023 New York Times bestselling novel, all of nan aforesaid sanction and premise: Coley (da Costa) and Sonya (Molloy) are successful love, but Sonya’s fellow is successful nan way.
The run collaborated pinch queer organizations and creators, mobilizing Kiyoko’s dedicated fanbase done activations and Pride events nationwide. Screenplay by Kiyoko and Stefanie Scott connected nan communicative by Kiyoko and Chloe Okuno. Produced by Marc Platt, Katie McNicol, Dee Best, Michael Philip, Jason Moring and Richard Alan Reid.
Gregg Allman: The Music Of My Soul, a doc astir nan precocious laminitis of nan Allman Brothers Band from head James Keach (Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me) has pivoted from a one-night arena this past Wednesday to encore showings done adjacent play by celebrated demand. With 199 runs booked nationally, it continues this play successful 25 cities including NYC, LA, Atlanta and more.
The first theatrical merchandise from caller supplier Subtext Films features performances and archival recordings arsenic it traces Allman’s travel from a puerility scarred by his father’s execution to nan heights of Southern stone and late-life sobriety, exploring grief, addiction, emotion and nan racially charged American South done his music. With Gregg Allman, Jackson Browne, Chuck Leavell, Devon Allman, Don Was.
Greenwich Entertainment debuts Peter Asher: Everywhere Man astatine nan Quad Cinema successful NYC. Directed and produced by Dayna Goldfine and Dan Geller (Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, a Journey, a Song), nan documentary chronicles Asher’s singular six-decade travel done nan worlds of pop, folk, and rock, from his early British Invasion chart-topping fame arsenic half of nan iconic duo Peter & Gordon and his adjacent relationship pinch Paul McCartney, to his groundbreaking activity arsenic a shaper and head for artists specified arsenic James Taylor and Lina Ronstadt. Adds LA adjacent weekend.
Neon’s queer scary Leviticus, writer-director Adrian Chiarella’s’ characteristic directorial debut, opens astatine 1,075 theaters. Two teenage boys (Joe Bird and Stacy Clausen) must flight a convulsive entity that takes nan shape of a personification they desire nan astir — each other. Mia Wasikowska besides stars. The movie (from Talk to Me producers Samanta Jennings and Kristina Ceyton astatine Causeway Films and Hannah Ngo) is 93% RT Certified Fresh.
Neon acquired the movie successful a $10+ cardinal woody disconnected its Sundance premiered successful nan Midnight section. It opened New Directors/New Films successful NYC.
A24’s Hugh Jackman-starring The Death Of Robin Hood by Michael Sarnoski opens connected 1,760 screens. This version, starring Hugh Jackman, turns nan aged communicative connected its head. Robin is nary leader but aft being injured successful conflict finds a chance of salvation successful nan hands of a mysterious female (Jodi Comer). Bill Skarsgard, Murray Bartlett, Faith Delaney and Noah Jupe besides star. Sarnoski changeable nan R-rated play play connected 35mm successful Northern Ireland. Deadline reappraisal here.
Road To Everywhere starring Whip Hubley drives into nan Village East successful New York for a one-week engagement, nan 2nd extremity connected a nationalist roadshow.
Thirty years aft he played Los Angeles cab driver Jason Schuyler successful nan 1996 movie Driven, Hubley returns to nan domiciled joined by Grammy-winning Native American creator Robert Mirabal arsenic Jake, a Navajo casino trader returning location aft 3 decades distant to spot his grandson compete successful a Native rodeo. What originates arsenic a agelong thrust becomes thing larger.
Mirabal and his set will play nan opening nighttime of each engagement connected nan tour, which started Wednesday successful LA aft sold retired previews successful New Mexico and Colorado. It heads toHouston, Albuquerque and Santa Fe next.
