‘Saltburn’, ‘May December‘ Debut; André 3000 Album ‘New Blue Sun’ Is A “Cinematic Listening Experience” – Specialty Preview
18.11.2023 - 01:05
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It’s a cool indie weekend when the new album by André 3000, New Blue Sun, has morphed into a “cinematic listening experience.” Variance Films is putting the experience, directed by Terence Nance, into three theaters in NYC (IFC Center), LA (Cinepolis Inglewood) and Atlanta (Tara).
Right now, it’s just those locations but after this weekend, “We will see what happens, where the wind takes us,” said Variance CEO Dylan Marchetti. “I swear, I wanted to make a ‘visual album’ but this is literally the way the wind blew me this time,” André has said.
Asked what’s is on the screen, Marchetti said, “Vibes.”
New Blue Sun, out today, is André’s debut solo album, his first full-length LP since his group Outkast released its last record 17 years ago. He described it as “an entirely instrumental album centered around woodwinds; a celebratory piece of work in the form of a living, breathing, aural organism.” Released on Sony Music’s Epic Records. There’s no trailer.
A few big festival films hit this weekend led by Emerald Fennell’s Saltburn from Amazon MGM and Tod Haynes’ May December from Netflix. Mubi has Fallen Leaves and two docs look at Shere Hite and The Rolling Stones Brian Jones.
Thriller Saltburn opens at 7 locations total in NYC, LA and Austin. That’s AMC Burbank, AMC Century City, AMC Grove, Alamo Brooklyn, Alamo South Lamar Austin, AMC LSQ and Angelika NYC. Expanding Nov. 22.
Premiered at Telluride, Deadline review here. There’s been no streaming date announced yet.
Barry Keoghan stars as Oxford University student Oliver Quick, struggling to find his way and drawn into the orbit of a charming and aristocratic schoolmate Felix Catton played by Jacob Elordi (doing double duty on screen this fall as Elvis in Priscilla).