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First Look: New Death of a Superhero Poster Walks the Line

The coming-of-age tale of a talented teen comics illustrator battling cancer, Death of a Superhero premiered to acclaim and a swift acquisition deal last year at the Toronto International Film Festival. Now, roughly a month away from its U.S. premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, that event’s distribution offshoot Tribeca Film has given a first peek at Superhero ‘s American poster to Movieline. Thomas Brodie-Sangster and Andy Serkis star in director Ian FitzGibbon’s drama, which the festival program guide describes as an “exceptionally honest drama about discovering life, love, and death”; reviewing the film at Toronto, Variety critic John Anderson praised “the way it swings between toon and live-action characters, a daredevil trapeze act that keeps it from succumbing to mawkishness.” Superhero debuts April 17 on cable VOD, iTunes, Amazon and Vudu, then splashes down at Tribeca before a limited theatrical roll-out commences May 4 in Seattle. Stay tuned to Movieline for more, including the debut of Death of a Superhero ‘s new trailer on Tuesday. Follow S.T. VanAirsdale on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .

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REVIEW: Jim Broadbent, Cillian Murphy Anchor Eccentric Perrier’s Bounty

Loose, flinty, and a little in love with itself, Perrier’s Bounty struts the fine line of self-consciousness drawn by neo-gangster capers like The Usual Suspects , In Bruges and Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels. It’s still a relatively new — and presumably malleable — design, but director Ian Fitzgibbon seems comfortable within its broad strokes: Chronic f*ck-up angers casually vicious, slightly absurd kingpin; bon mots and a body count ensue. Not designed to blend in (can a film in an eccentric mold achieve true eccentricity?) and yet lacking the extra inch to distinguish it from its better-known kin, Perrier’s Bounty is content to merely measure up.

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REVIEW: Jim Broadbent, Cillian Murphy Anchor Eccentric Perrier’s Bounty