‘Two of Us’ and Other New Films

Dear Laemmle Fans,

The vaccination rollout is gaining momentum, and local case numbers are dropping. If we continue to follow safety guidelines and exercise best practices, we may even be able to resume moviegoing before the Academy Awards are given out this Spring (wouldn’t that be nice).

Speaking of the Oscars… nominations have been announced for the Golden Globes and Spirit Awards, two early indicators of voter preferences and awards season attitudes. Nominated films you can catch on Laemmle Virtual Cinema include Another Round, Bacurau, and Miss Juneteenth, among others.

Also nominated for a Golden Globe is today’s top-billed new release, Two of Us, starring Barbara Sukowa and Martine Chevallier as two retired women who have been secretly in love for decades. You can even watch the special filmmaker discussion on our Youtube channel.

Next up is A Glitch in the Matrix, a documentary about the nature of reality which has already proven popular since debuting at Sundance last week (virtually, of course). Another new documentary that should prove equally mind-bending is M.C. Escher: Journey to Infinity, which analyzes the artist’s life and work.

Other new releases include the historical coming-of-age drama Son of the South, the “steamy” erotic thriller PVT Chat, and the New Zealander horror film Reunion. There’s also the expansive and well-reviewed sci-fi drama The Wanting Mare, as well as the British-Reggae-themed documentary The Story of Lover’s Rock.

On the repertory side, we’re re-opening the 1976 country blues documentary Heartworn Highways, alongside a restoration of Tarkovsky’s famed Mirror, from the year after. Lastly, our Frederick Wiseman documentary collection grows larger still, with the addition of his 2018 film Monrovia, Indiana.

All the best,

Greg Laemmle