Smart Broad Films/Comedy Store Images from the documentaries “Richard Pryor: Omit the Logic†and “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me.â€New movies from Richard Linklater, Neil Jordan, David Gordon Green, Mira Nair, Neil LaBute and Clark Gregg; documentaries about Elaine Stritch, Richard Pryor and Gore Vidal; and a nonfiction feature about Moms Mabley directed by Whoopi Goldberg are among the additional films unveiled for the Tribeca Film Festival, its organizers said on Wednesday.
Among the 33 features that will be presented in the festival’s Spotlight series are “Before Midnight,†the latest entry in Mr. Linklater’s romantic series starring Julie Delpy and Ethan Hwke; “Byzantium,†a new film about creatures of the night from Mr. Jordan (“Interview With the Vampireâ€) and starring Gemma Arterton and Saoirse Ronan; “Prince Avalanche,†a road comedy set in the summer of 1988, directed by Mr. Green and starring Paul Rudd and Emile Hirsch; Ms. Nair’s adaptation of “The Reluctant Fundamentalist,†based on the Mohsin Hamid novel; “Some Velvet Morning,†a new drama by Mr. LaBute and starring Stanley Tucci and Alice Eve; and “Trust Me,†a Hollywood satire directed by and starring Mr. Gregg (“Choke,†“The Avengersâ€) as a bumbling talent agent.
The nonfiction features on this slate include “Elaine Stritch: Shoot Me,†chronicling that indefatigable actress and directed by Chiemi Karasawa; “Gasland Part II,†Josh Fox’s followup to his documentary about hydraulic fracturing; “Gore Vidal: The United States of Amnesia,†about that outspoken author and directed and written by Nicholas Wrathall; and “Richard Pryor: Omit th! e Logic,†directed by Marina Zenovich and written by Peter Morgan. The lineup also includes “I Got Somethin’ to Tell You,†a documentary directed by Ms. Goldberg about Moms Mabley, the pioneering comedian, using newly found photographs and performance footage.
The Tribeca festival’s Midnight Circuit will include films like “V/H/S/2,†the sequel to last year’s hit found-footage horror film. The festival is also introducing a new Storyscapes series that will include projects like “Star Wars Uncut,†Casey Pugh’s mashup of fan-created remakes of that George Lucas science-fiction epic.
Among the special screenings that were announced on Wednesday are “Herblock - The Black & The White,†a new documentary about the political cartoonist Herbert Block; “The Trials of Muhammad Ali,†a documentary about that boxer; and “Running From Crazy,†a documentary by Barbara Kopple about the actress Mariel Hemingway.
This yearâ€s Tribeca Film Festival will run from April 17 through 28.
