Indie Film Release Guide: October 12th [An ONTD Original]

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First Man, Bad Times at the El Royale, and Goosebumps 2 are the big studio pics opening wide this weekend, and in combination with all of the indies coming out this weekend, there’s really something for almost everyone. Rupert Everett's Oscar Wilde pic The Little Prince is finally being released in theaters in the US, Tiffany Haddish's The Oath is coming out to compete with her current box office success Night School, and Steve Carell serves us some drama in Beautiful Boy.

The films listed are from studios other than the “Big Six” - Paramount, Warner Brothers, 20th Century Fox, Universal, Columbia and Disney. Note that some of the movies listed are in their first week or two of limited release in the USA, so it may take them a few more weeks (or months) to show up in your local arthouse theater or on VOD. Check out the posts from the past few weeks for more movies that may have just opened near you: October 5th, September 28th, and September 21st.

Beautiful Boy

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Stars: Steve Carell, Timothée Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Amy Ryan
Writer: Luke Davies, Felix Van Groeningen
Director: Felix Van Groeningen
Genre: Drama
Plot: Chronicles the heartbreaking and inspiring experience of survival, relapse, and recovery in a family coping with addiction over many years.
What you should know: Based off of a pair of bestselling memoirs; Tweak, written by Nic Sheff, and Beautiful Boy, written by David Sheff.
Q&A’s: In NYC - Tickets still available for Q&A’s with Timothée Chalamet and director Felix Van Groeningen on Friday at AMC Lincoln Center, for the 1pm and 1:30pm screenings.
Opens in: NYC & LA; expands next weekend



The Happy Prince

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Stars: Rupert Everett, Colin Firth, Emily Watson, Colin Morgan
Written and directed by: Rupert Everett
Genre: Biography, Drama
Plot: The untold story of the last days in the tragic times of Oscar Wilde, a person who observes his own failure with ironic distance and regards the difficulties that beset his life with detachment and humor.
What you should know: This is Everett’s passion project, one that he’s being trying to get made for over 10 years. It’s his directorial debut and first film screenplay credit.
Q&A’s: In NYC - Writer/Director/Actor Rupert Everett at The Landmark at 57 West: on Friday, October 12th, the 4:30pm show has a Q&A and Saturday, October 13th the 7:00pm show has a Q&A. Tickets here.
Opens in: NYC & LA

The Oath

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Stars: Ike Barinholtz, Tiffany Haddish, Max Greenfield, Billy Magnussen
Written and directed by: Ike Barinholtz
Genre: Action, Comedy, Thriller
Plot: In a politically divided America, a man struggles to make it through the Thanksgiving holiday without destroying his family.
What you should know: Reviews are calling this “ripped from the headlines” and Barinholtz has confirmed Tr*mp was an inspiration, so you’ve been warned.
Q&A’s: In LA: Writer/director/actor Ike Barinholtz and Tiffany Haddish have a Q&A on Friday October 12th at 7:30pm at Arclight Hollywood. Tickets here.
Opens in: NYC, LA and DC, and then expands wide next weekend

Stella’s Last Weekend

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Stars: Alex Wolff, Nat Wolff, Polly Draper, Paulina Singer
Written and directed by: Polly Draper
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Plot: The bond between two brothers is challenged when they find they are in love with the same girl.
What you should know: This is the first time Nat and Alex have acted together since their starring roles in The Naked Brothers Band.
Q&A’s: Q&A with stars Nat Wolff, Alex Wolff and writer/director/star Polly Draper following the 7:00 PM show on Friday, Oct 12th at the Monica Film Center. Tickets are currently sold out, check back to see if they add more Q&A's.
Opens in: LA, NYC

After Everything

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Stars: Maika Monroe, Marisa Tomei, Sasha Lane, Jeremy Allen White
Written and directed by: Hannah Marks & Joey Power
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Plot: A young couple's relationship develops quickly when one of them is diagnosed with a life-changing illness.
What you should know: Screened as Shotgun at SXSW, so it’s now listed a lot of places as After Everything (Shotgun), which is confusing af!
Opens in: NYC & LA

Sadie

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Stars: Sophia Mitri Schloss, Melanie Lynskey, John Gallagher Jr., Danielle Brooks
Written and directed by: Megan Griffiths
Genre: Drama
Plot: A teenager uses war strategies to sabotage her mother's relationship with a new man while her father is away serving in the military.
What you should know: Griffiths has recently directed episodes of Room 104 and Animal Kingdom.
Q&A’s: In NYC, writer/director Megan Griffiths and stars John Gallagher Jr. and Rebecca Luke will be doing Q&A’s on Friday October 12th after the 5:10pm and 7:10pm shows at Cinema Village. Info here.
Opens in: NYC & LA

I Still See You

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Stars: Bella Thorne, Dermot Mulroney, Richard Harmon, Louis Herthum
Writer: Jason Fuchs
Director: Scott Speer
Genre: Thriller
Plot: Ten years after an apocalyptic event left the world haunted by ghosts, Roni receives a threatening message from beyond the grave. Joining forces with a mysterious classmate, Kirk, Roni descends into a shadow world that blurs the bounds of the living and the dead-and begins a desperate race against time to stop a cunning killer.
What you should know: Based on the novel Break My Heart One Thousand Times by Daniel Waters.
Opens in: Select cities

22 July

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Stars: Jonas Strand Gravli, Anders Danielsen Lie, Jon Øigarden, Maria Bock
Written and directed by: Paul Greengrass
Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama
Plot: A three-part story of Norway's worst terrorist attack in which over seventy people were killed. 22 July looks at the disaster itself, the survivors, Norway's political system and the lawyers who worked on this horrific case.
What you should know: Based on the book One of Us by Åsne Seierstad.
Opens in: Select cities & on Netflix

Liyana

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Director: Aaron and Amanda Kopp
Genre: Documentary, Animation
Storyline: A Swazi girl embarks on a dangerous quest to rescue her young twin brothers. This animated African tale is born in the imaginations of five orphaned children in Swaziland who collaborate to tell a story of perseverance drawn from their darkest memories and brightest dreams. Their fictional character's journey is interwoven with poetic and observational documentary scenes to create a genre-defying celebration of collective storytelling.
What you should know: Won Best Documentary Feature at the 2017 Los Angeles Film Festival. Thandie Newton is an executive producer.
Opens in: NYC

The Sentence

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Director: Rudy Valdez
Genre: Documentary, Crime
Storyline: Cindy Shank, mother of three, is serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for her tangential involvement with a Michigan drug ring years earlier. This intimate portrait of mandatory minimum drug sentencing's devastating consequences, captured by Cindy's brother, follows her and her family over the course of ten years.
What you should know:
Q&A’s: NYC - Q&A with director Rudy Valdez at 7:30pm on Tuesday, October 16th at the IFC Center. Buy Tickets.
Opens in: NYC & LA and on HBO

Also opening: Better Start Running (Trailer), All Square (Trailer), B&B (Trailer), Look Away (Trailer), Over the Limit (Trailer), Bikini Moon (Trailer)

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What films have you watched this week, ONTD? What are you planning to see this weekend?