Lena Dunham is back in theaters with Sundance Sex Romp’s “Sharp Stick” – Special Preview

Lena Dunham is back. a sharp stick – the next series of writer-director-actor for HBO Girls And his first film ever since small furniture (2010) – It opens at Landmark’s refurbished single-screen NuArt Theater in Los Angeles and Quad Cinema in New York. Next weekend it expands to 40-50 screens, then around 100, a mix of AMC, Alamo, Laemmle and Harkins circuits and the best art houses in the United States.

Early sales have been great, said Kyle Greenberg, Utopia’s vice president of marketing and distribution. Several Dunham question and answer screenings are sold out. The film, which Utopia acquired from Sundance, will be released in PVOD on August 16. Check the deadlines here.

Dunham directs, produces and stars alongside Christina Frozeth, Jon Bernthal, Luca Sabat, Scott Speedman, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Taylor Page and Jennifer Jason Leigh.

Sarah Jo (Froseth) is a sensitive and naive 26-year-old who lives on the outskirts of Hollywood with her frustrated mother (Lee) and influential sister (Paige). Working as a caretaker and just wishing to be seen, she begins an exploratory relationship with her older and married employer (Bernthal).

It is not surprising Girls Fan, that’s pretty sexy. According to Greenberg, marketing needs “quick and fast social campaigns” “shocked” and “in the face of increasingly puritanical standards of politics”: Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, as algorithms for marketing materials. “It’s no secret that Utopia played with risky materials. We are happy with this. “she said. In terrible sixty-one For example, the spirit of Jeffrey Epstein haunts two roommates after he inadvertently moved into the Manhattan apartment he once owned. sharp sticks The social campaign is primarily aimed at younger millennials and the older generation Z and is largely due to the “highly enthusiastic cast and their strong social media presence collectively”.

Elsewhere in the specialty, it features Bleecker Street love song It was later expanded to four theaters in New York and Los Angeles. A selection from the Sundance and Tribeca Film Festival, written and directed by Max Walker-Silverman, with Dale Dickey and Wes Studi. Dickie as Faye, a lone traveler who spends her time fishing, bird watching, and stargazing at a rural Colorado campground as she awaits the arrival of Lito (Study), a figure from her past facing her uncertain journey. and nomad through the Wild West. Terms review here.

Presented by IFC Films Easter 60 in the rooms. Digital 5 August. Another official Sundance selection, written and directed by Andrew Semans and starring Rebecca Hall (it will happen), Tim Roth (Sandown, Bergman Island), Grace Kaufman, Michael Esper, Angela Wong Carbone. Holly Margaret leads an orderly and successful life, perfectly balancing the demands of a hectic career and being a single mother to her fiercely independent daughter, Abby. Everything collapses when an unwanted shadow from her (Roth) past returns. Fighting her growing fear of her, Margaret must confront the monster she has been avoiding for two decades, who has completed her pending work. You check the deadlines here.

Greenwich Entertainment Presentations Alì and Av Directed by Cleo Barnard. With Claire Rushbrook, Adel Akhtar and Elora Torchia. Sparks fly when two people develop a deep bond despite a long legacy of past relationships. A passionate love story wrapped in music and drenched in humor through Cannes and TIFF. BAFTA nominee for Best British Film. It opens in New York at Quad Cinema and AMC Kips Bay, expanding to over 30 markets, including Los Angeles, next Friday. Check the deadlines here.

United Artists Releasing presents Ron Howard thirteen lives A qualifying stage show a week before Amazon Prime launch on August 5th. With Colin Farrell, Joel Edgerton, Viggo Mortensen, Tom Bateman. Written by William Nicholson. The incredible true story of a massive global effort to rescue a Thai men’s soccer team trapped in a cave during a sudden downpour. A team of the world’s most skilled and experienced divers will join forces with Thai forces and more than 10,000 volunteers to attempt a heartbreaking rescue of twelve boys and their coach as the world watches. Check the deadlines here.

Lionsgate presents the thriller highway of heaven With Frank Grillo, Juliette Binoche, Morgan Freeman. Written and directed by Anna Gutto, Sally (Binoche), a truck driver, is forced to smuggle illegal goods to save her brother Dennis (Cricket) from a lethal prison gang. With FBI agent Gerrick (Freeman) tracking her down, Sally’s motivations and conscience are put to the test when her final package is revealed to be a teenager (Hala Finley).

Expansion: the independent giant of the A24 all everywhere at once Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, in cinemas since April, have grown to around 1,500 screens (up from 170). Daniels also promised on Twitter that kinetic Michelle Yeoh will feature “some good old-fashioned bloopers and a classic Hong Kong movie” in the credits.

A24 Marcel shell with shoes It is on Expands to 750 screens by 590.