Indie Film Roundup: 'Maddie's Secret', 'Rose Of Nevada', Gregg Allman Doc, and New Releases from A24, Neon & More
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Jill Goldsmith
Summary
A roundup of new independent film releases hitting theaters, including the comedy 'Maddie's Secret' by John Early performing well at IFC Center, 'Rose Of Nevada' from 1-2 Special, Sony Pictures Classics' 'Unidentified', music documentaries on Gregg Allman and Peter Asher, Hayley Kiyoko's 'Girls Like Girls' on 500 screens, and wide releases of A24's 'The Death Of Robin Hood' starring Hugh Jackman and Neon's queer horror 'Leviticus' acquired from Sundance. The piece notes this is the most interesting indie lineup in weeks at the box office.
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It's the most interesting new indie lineup in weeks at a box office.
A24's Hugh Jackman-starring 'The Death Of Robin Hood' by Michael Sarnoski and Neon's queer horror 'Leviticus', acquired out of Sundance are wide.
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