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New theatrical releases for May 3rd

The Iceman: Oscar nominee Michael Shannon portrays contract killer Richard Kuklinski, who killed over 100 men between 1964 and 1986 in this based on a true story crime thriller. All along, his life as a killer for hire for the mob was kept separate from his life as a seemingly normal family man with his wife and daughters.

Kiss of the Damned: Another addition to the current vampire fascination, Xan Cassavetes’ Kiss of the Damned takes on a notable retro vibe with a nod to 1960s and '70s Euro horror. Djuna is a vampire who, unable to resist the advances of Paolo, a human screenwriter she meets in a video store, eventually sleeps with and turns him. Djuna is one of those conflicted vampires who resist feeding on human blood, but her sister Mimi views humans as disposable blood dispensers. When Mimi shows up, she endangers Djuna and Paolo’s idyllic existence.
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Love is All You Need: Susanne Bier follows up her Oscar winning In a Better World with decidedly lighter fare in Love is All You Need, a romantic comedy that serves as an alternative to the recently released The Big Wedding. Philip, a middle aged widower, and Ida, who has just been left by her husband for a younger woman, first meet on a trip to Italy to attend the wedding of his son to her daughter. Bride and groom are not the only romance in the air as the lonely Philip and Ida discover that they may just need each other.

Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s: Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf’s celebrates the famed Manhattan department store on its 111th anniversary. The landmark has launched the careers of many famous fashion designers and continues to be the place where aspiring designers want to sell their clothes. The documentary features interviews with a bevy of designers and fashion icons, including Oscar de la Renta, Domenico Dolce, Stefano Gabbana, Michael Kors, Vera Wang, Georgina Chapman, Giorgio Armani, and many more who shed light on the impact and history of Bergdorf Goodman.

Something in the Air: Olivier Assayas is on a roll with Summer Hours, Carlos, and now Something in the Air, a semi-autobiographical new feature. Clement Metayer plays Gilles, a graduating high school student in 1968 Paris. It is a time of the rise of the counterculture and the turbulent student movement. Gilles finds himself in conflict as he is more interested in expressing himself through his painting and filmmaking, but he is drawn into escalating political protests by his organizer girlfriend.

What Maisie Knew: Though we try to hide the harsh realities of the adult world from them, kids generally know more about what is going on than we give them credit for. Though written in 1897, Henry James’ novel translates easily into the modern world, told through the eyes of a child whose parents go through a bitter divorce with her stuck in the middle and used as a pawn. What Maisie Knew tells the all too familiar story of a child’s loss of innocence way too young.

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