A Hollywood idol filled the spotlight but had to hide his feelings from the world, and a widow discovers she can turn over a new leaf. Emotions swell in Up to Date's indie, documentary and foreign film critics' choices this week. Whether you need a good cry or a hearty laugh, they've got a suggestions for you.
Cynthia Haines
Me and Earl and the Dying Girl, PG-13
- A teenager befriends a classmate diagnosed with cancer.
Ex Machina, R
- A computer programmer is hired to test a new form of artificial intelligence.
Tab Hunter Confidential, not rated, (special screening at Kansas City LGBT Film Festival June 27)
- Documentary about Tab Hunter, a matinee idol during the 1950s
Steve Walker
I'll See You in My Dreams, PG-13
- A luminous Blythe Danner reluctantly welcomes companionship.
A Little Chaos, R
- Feminist landscape architect played by Kate Winslet shakes up, then beautifies, Louis XIV's Versailles
Tab Hunter Confidential, not rated, (special screening at Kansas City LGBT Film Festival June 27)
- Documentary about how Hollywood's dreamboat of the 1950s reconciled being gay and closeted