6 Indie, Foreign, and Documentary Picks for September3 of 6
Rebel in the Rye
Normally when I hear that a film has gone through extensive re-editing after it underwhelmed on the festival circuit, I keep it at arm's distance. But in the case of Danny Strong's J. D. Salinger biography, which debuted at Sundance to little fanfare despite starring Nicholas Hoult as Salinger and Kevin Spacey as Whit Burnett, the writer/educator who helped shape the careers of Salinger as well as Truman Capote, Strong distilled the audience feedback and set about re-shaping his festival cut. This intrigues me, even if Strong apparently shies away from addressing Salinger's troubled relationship with women. — Arno
Opens in limited theatrical release on Friday, Sept. 15
Normally when I hear that a film has gone through extensive re-editing after it underwhelmed on the festival circuit, I keep it at arm's distance. But in the case of Danny Strong's J. D. Salinger biography, which debuted at Sundance to little fanfare despite starring Nicholas Hoult as Salinger and Kevin Spacey as Whit Burnett, the writer/educator who helped shape the careers of Salinger as well as Truman Capote, Strong distilled the audience feedback and set about re-shaping his festival cut. This intrigues me, even if Strong apparently shies away from addressing Salinger's troubled relationship with women. — Arno
Opens in limited theatrical release on Friday, Sept. 15
PeopleNicholas Hoult
TitlesRebel in the Rye