The fall festival season brings numerous independent films into theatrical release as Venice 2025 runs and Telluride and TIFF begin. Love, Brooklyn, the feature debut of Rachael Abigail Holder, opens at NYC's Angelika Film Center, starring André Holland opposite Nicole Beharie and DeWanda Wise, with Steven Soderbergh as executive producer. Griffin In Summer, Nicholas Colia's Tribeca-winning comedy, expands from festival acclaim with a strong Rotten Tomatoes score and a young lead, Everett Blunck. Distributors are expanding selectively: Neon to 30 runs, Mubi to 19 screens across major cities, and Utopia's Pools moving from Chicago to NYC and LA venues. Major holdovers include Ethan Coen's Honey, Don't at 1,338 theaters, a Bleecker Street release starring Riz Ahmed and Lily James at 1,218 screens, and Ron Howard's release at 453 locations.
Love, Brooklyn from Greenwich Entertainment, the feature debut of Rachael Abigail Holder, opens at NYC's Angelika Film Center. André Holland is a writer navigating complicated relationships with his ex, an art gallery owner (Nicole Beharie), and his current lover, a newly single mother (DeWanda Wise), with the support of his best friend (Roy Wood Jr.). Written by Paul Zimmerman. Holland is a producer and Steven Soderbergh EP of this modern romance set against the rapidly changing landscape of Brooklyn.
Vertical is out with comedy Griffin In Summer, the feature debut of writer-director Nicholas Colia that swept multiple awards at Tribeca Festival 2024. It's a 96% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes (23 reviews). Starring newcomer Everett Blunck with Owen Teague (Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Abby Ryder Fortson (Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.) and Kathryn Newton (Lisa Frankenstein). Blunck is Griffin, the most ambitious playwright of his generation, and fourteen years old.
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