While no new movies are opening wide this week, a couple of new films are receiving a release in select cities:
The highest profile title among this week’s openings is The Iron Lady directed by Phyllida Lloyd and starring Meryl Streep as former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Thomas Newman has composed the original score for the movie. Sony Masterworks has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score, as well as a song from the musical The King and I, a track from the opera Norma and Johann Sebastian Bach’s Prelude No. 1 in C Major. For audio clips and the full album details, check out our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening in limited release is the drama Pariah written and directed by Dee Rees about a 17-year-old African-American woman in Brooklyn struggling with her sexuality. Lakeshore Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the movie’s songs from artists such as as Tamar-kali and Sparlha Swa. To listen to audio clips and learn more about the soundtrack release, visit our previous news article.
Also receiving a release in select cities is the indie drama Angels Crest directed by Gaby Dellal and starring Thomas Dekker, Lynn Collins, Elizabeth McGovern, Jeremy Piven, Mira Sorvino, Kate Walsh, Joseph Morgan and Barbara Williams. Academy Award-winning composer Stephen Warbeck (Shakespeare in Love) has written the music for the film. No soundtrack release has been announced. The movie about a young father who loses his son premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and has been picked up by Magnolia Pictures. To learn more about the film, which has also been released on VOD, visit the official Facebook movie page.
