Many have festival imprimaturs from Cannes on down and great Rotten Tomatoes critics scores.
In moderate release, Sony Pictures Classics is out with Steve Coogan inThe Penguin Lessons.
It features detained student activist Mahmoud Khalil who has been in the headlines for weeks.
Carey Mulligan and Tom Basden in ‘The Ballad of Wallis Island’Alistair Heap/Focus Features
Played well at Sundance when it premiered and at SXSW as well.
Also stars Tom Basden, Tim Key, Akemnji Ndifornyen and Sian Clifford.
Written by Basden and Key.
Gomes (Tabu, Arabian Nights) globe-trotting tale of unrequited love is set in 1917 colonial Burma.
As he escapes into an unexpected odyssey across Asia, she quickly follows suit amused by his moves.
Rendered in stunning black-and-white period visuals interspersed with modern-day documentary footage.
Portugals Best International Feature Oscar entry.
Louise CourvoisiersHoly Cowfrom Kino Lorber and Zeitgeist hits Film Forum in New York.
But when calamity strikes, the under-disciplined 18-year-old finds himself in charge of the farm and his 7-year-old sister.
Premiere at Cannes 2024 n theUn Certain Regardsection, where it was awarded the festivals Youth Prize.
Cannes-premieringViet And Namfrom Strand Releasing by Vietnamese directorTruong Minh Quy.
Together, following the mysteries of memories and dreams, they retrace the path to the past.
DocumentaryArt For Everybodydebuts at DCTV Firehouse in New York.
The SXSW-premiering Laemmle theaters in LA in April.
Miranda Yousefs directorial debut.
Produced by Morgan Neville and Tim Runnel.
Distributed by Fourth Act Film.
Adds LA, San Francisco and Austin next week and continues into new markets through May.
Moderate/wide: Sony Pictures Classics is out withThe Penguin Lessonson 1,017 screens.
Expecting an easy ride, Tom discovers a divided nation and a class of unteachable students.
However, after he rescues a penguin from an oil-slicked beach, his life is turned upside-down.
The TIFF-premiering film is inspired by the true story.
