Full Slate Ahead
The Exchange’s lineup illustrates the shingle’s wideranging but commercial tastes
Across the River and Into the Trees
Adapted from Ernest Hemingway’s novel, the drama stars Liev Schreiber, a U.S. Army colonel grappling with a terminal illness who visits his old haunts in post-wwii Venice and meets a young woman (Matilda De Angelis) who gives him hope for the future. Paula Ortiz directs from a script by Peter Flannery.
The Independent
A young journalist (Jodie Turner-smith) joins forces with her idol (Brian Cox) to investigate a possible conspiracy that could alter the outcome of a contentious presidential election in this thriller directed by Amy Rice from a Black List script by Evan Parter. Kathy Bates and John Cena co-star.
Keyhole Garden
A drama exploring how government immigration policies affect people along the U.s.-mexico border, starring Zoe Saldana and co-written and directed by her husband Marco Perego Saldana. The film also stars Garrett Hedlund, Tom Waits, Chris Coy and Sophia Hammons.
Meet Cute
A romantic comedy about a woman named Sheila (Kaley Cuoco), who discovers a time machine in a Manhattan nail salon and uses it to travel back in time to relive the best date of her life with Gary (Pete Davidson) over and over again to see if she can somehow fix their problems. Alex Lehmann (“Paddleton”) directs from a script by Noga Pnueli.
Monica
Trace Lysette (“Hustlers”) plays a young woman who returns to her home in the Midwest to care for her dying mother (Patricia Clarkson) in this drama from Italian co-writer/director Andrea Pallaoro (“Hannah”). Emily Browning (“American Gods”) and Oscar-nominee Adriana Barraza (“Babel”) co-star.
Street Gang: How We Got to Sesame Street
Director Marilyn Agrelo’s doc about the origins of the iconic PBS children’s series “Sesame Street” featuring interviews with many of the creative visionaries behind the show. Film debuted at Sundance to acclaim.