Emma Stone Revives in ‘Poor Things’, Wim Wenders’ 3D Tribute to Anselm Kiefer and ‘Waitress: The Musical’ – Special Preview

Yorgos Lanthimos’ Golden Lion of Venice winner Poor stuff is here as Searchlight Pictures assembles nine theaters in four major markets for the first installment of the horror comedy starring Emma Stone.

The film debuts in NYC (AMC Lincoln Square, Regal Union Square, Alamo Drafthouse, Brooklyn) and LA (AMC Century City, AMC The Grove, AMC Burbank 16), as well as San Francisco (AMC Metreon, Alamo Drafthouse Mission) and Austin ( Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar). Lanthimos, Stone and stars Mark Ruffalo and Willem Dafoe attend Q&As in New York and tickets are sold out. Stone hosted SNL last Saturday and joined and stopped by the exclusive “five-time club.” Good morning America, Today is Sunday And ABC News Live Prime to tell the fantastic story.

Stone plays Bella Baxter, a young Victorian woman who is mysteriously brought to life by the brilliant and unorthodox scientist Godwin Baxter (Dafoe), who lives in the doctor’s ward. But Bella is eager to learn and hungry for the worldliness she lacks. She embarks on a whirlwind adventure through stylized European cities with colorful skies with Duncan Wedderburn (Ruffalo), a slick and debauched lawyer. As an innocent, free from the prejudices of her time, Bella becomes more and more steadfast in her goal to seek equality and liberation. See deadline evaluation.

Poor stuff This unique look was recreated in an immersive pop-up experience at the Maison Premiere in Brooklyn this week, where guests were invited to the Salon of Seduction – “inspired by the captivating life of the film’s heroine” – with handcrafted booths that peep show-style serving cocktails, hors d’oeuvres and appearances from the film, which has also screened at Telluride, the New York Film Festival and several international festivals. Won the Bronze Frog for cinematographer Robbie Ryan and the Audience Award at CamerImage, as well as the Audience Awards at the Stockholm Film Festival and the Adelaide Film Festival.

Screenplay by Tony McNamara. Also starring Ramy Youssef, Christopher Abbott, Suzy Bemba, Jerrod Carmichael, Kathryn Hunter, Vicki Pepperdine, Margaret Qualley and Hanna Schygulla.

Searchlight will add Boston, Chicago, Dallas, DC, Portland, Orlando, Toronto, Vancouver and more markets next week, then expand to around 80. International release in January/February.

Anselm from Sideshow/Janus Films is director Wim Wender’s iconic portrait of the great German artist Anselm Kiefer. Sophisticated and unusual – shot in 3D and 6K resolution – it offers a cinematic experience of the artist’s work that explores human existence and the cyclical nature of history, inspired by literature, poetry, philosophy, science, mythology and religion . For more than two years, Wenders followed Kiefer’s path from his native Germany to his current home in France, connecting the phases of his life with the key locations of his career spanning more than five decades. Producer Karsten Brünig. Executive Producer Jeremy Thomas.

Premiere at Cannes, deadline review here. Opened in NYC at the IFC Center and the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center, adding LA next week and going from there. “We saw it in Cannes and loved it,” says Sideshow co-founder and partner Jonathan Sehring. The 3D made it “an event that really attracted us.” Sideshow entered the scene in collaboration with Janus drive my car And E.O and released films regularly this year. Anselm May had its strongest opening date yet with several sold-out shows at both theaters.

Sehring called Wenders “a master of 3D” and “one of the few filmmakers who used this technology and really created something very special.” This film – one artist filming another – is special: “It is so personal to him… This is one of the many levels why this film works so well.” Wenders’ 2011 essay Pinaabout the German dancer and choreographer Pina Bausch, was also 3D.

Bleecker Street opens the film version of Waitress: The Musical on 1,214 screens. Directed by Brett Sullivan and Diane Paulus is the Tony-nominated Broadway phenomenon on the big screen. Starring composer and lyricist Sara Bareilles as Jenna Hunterson, a waitress and expert baker trapped in a small town and a loveless marriage. When a baking competition in a nearby province offers her the chance to escape, Jenna struggles to reclaim a long-forgotten part of herself. Also starring: Charity Angel Dawson; Caitlin Houlahan; Drew Gehling; Dakin Matthews; Eric Anderson; Joe Tippett; Christopher Fitzgerald. Premiere at Tribeca, see Deadline review.

Sony Pictures Classics launches a qualifying round for animated films The farmers at Angelika’s Village East in New York and Laemmle Royal in LA. Poland’s official Oscar entry began at TIFF.

Written by DK Welchman and Hugh Welchman, the film tells the story of Jagna, a young woman determined to make her own way within the confines of a late 19th-century Polish village – altogether a breeding ground for gossip and constant gossip feuds, rich and poor, through pride in their country, adherence to colorful traditions and a deep-rooted patriarchy. When Jagna is caught between the conflicting desires of the town’s richest farmer, his eldest son and other prominent men in the community, her defiance puts her on a tragic collision course with the community around her.

Neon is also eliminated with qualifying runs Origin (opened January 19). Ava DuVernay’s Venice premiere film is inspired by the life and work of Pulitzer Prize winner Isabel Wilkerson (Aunjanue Ellis) as she writes her groundbreaking book. Caste: the origin of our discontent.

Magnolia Pictures / Magnet release of current horror Lord of mismanagement limited edition in LA and 20 other markets. Director: William Brent Bell, screenplay: Tom de Ville. Rebecca Holland (Tuppence Middleton) has recently taken over as pastor of a small town. When her young daughter Grace (Evie Templeton) disappears from the local Thanksgiving festival, a desperate search begins that uncovers secrets from the town’s dark past.

Supernatural horror The cello from Destiny Media Entertainment, directed by Darren Lynn Bousman (Saw II, Saw III, Spiral) and with Samer Ismail, Tobin Bell and Jeremy Irons, opens on 288 screens. The under-the-radar horror picture was filmed in Saudi Arabia and the Czech Republic and is in Arabic and English. Saudi cellist Nasser (Ismail) strives for greatness, but is held back by his dilapidated old instrument. When a mysterious shopkeeper offers him a beautiful red cello, he finds musical inspiration. But the new tool has a sinister past. There is an old conductor (Jeremy Irons), death and suffering. What is it worth to play such a perfect instrument?

815 photos and seismic publication available Concrete utopia from Um Tae-hwa, a dystopian survival thriller in which an earthquake turns large parts of Seoul into smoldering ruins. But when the survivors begin their efforts to restore order, the real disaster begins. Opens in seven theaters in NY, LA and Toronto, with more next week. With Lee Byung-hun. It is the Korean entry for the Best International Film category at the Oscars. About Tae-hwa’s first film, Disappearance: A Boy Who Came Backwon best new director at the Grand Bell Awards seven years ago.

A father’s promise, from Abramorama, opens at Look Cinemas in Manhattan, with other cities to follow. The documentary, directed by Rick Korn and produced by Sheryl Crow, tells the story of professional musician Mark Barden, whose life changed instantly when his son Daniel was murdered at Sandy Hook Elementary. He dropped everything and dedicated his life to preventing gun violence. The film shows him turning tragedy into activism and rediscovering his lost passion for music. With appearances and interviews by Susan Tedeschi and Derek Trucks, Little Big Town’s Karen Fairchild, Darryl DMC McDaniels, Bernie Williams and others, and music by John Lennon, Bruce Springsteen, Van Morrison, Steve Winwood and David Shaw (The Revivalists) among others. . .

Extensions: Neon’s Anne Hathaway in the lead role Eileen by William Oldroyd hits 532 screens in its second week.

roseScreenplay and direction: Danish director Niels Arden Oplev (Girl with the dragon tattoo) with Sofie Gråbøl, Lena Maria Christensen, Anders W. Berthelsen and Søren Malling, opens in LA after a run in New York. Produced by Thomas Heinesen. The story of two sisters whose relationship is tested during a long-awaited bus trip to Paris.

Netflix is ​​expanding Bradley Cooper’s master in more than 200 theaters in approximately 60 markets. Will be expanded next week. The streamer also introduces Aardman Animations Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget in a few places.