Last week I wrote about some of the cool behind-the-scenes moments during the shooting of our AMC News Tribeca Film Festival Special. I wrapped up my post by saying, "...go and seek out their films when they hit your local theater soon." Well, now some of you can (especially in L.A. and NYC) starting this weekend!
The new Spike Lee joint Kobe Doin' Work -- a documentary following L.A. Lakers guard Kobe Bryant during an entire game day - premieres May 16 on ESPN and then on DVD shortly after. May 22 is release day for Easy Virtue -- a film adaptation of the Noel Coward play starring Jessica Biel, Kristen Scott Thomas and Colin Firth. Also new that weekend is Steven Soderbergh's The Girlfriend Experience starring adult film star Sasha Grey as a Manhattan call girl.
June releases include festival-closer, My Life In Ruins, on June 5, Moon (another festival circuit regular) starring Sam Rockwell on June 12, and Woody Allen's Whatever Works with Larry David, Evan Rachel Wood and Patricia Clarkson on June 19. Allen's film, a return to New York filmmaking after shooting his last four in Europe, kicked off this year's festival.
If you're wondering about other festival favorites like The Eclipse, Defamation or Fish Eyes -- they've been picked up for distribution but don't have release dates yet. Check out the Tribeca Film Festival's full list of movies hitting theaters and TV soon.
Now go and buy some tickets.
