Cinema Guild may be one of the smallest indie houses out there. They sent out three films for me to consider. Here they are.

The Interrupters

Genre: Documentary
Director: Steve James
Premise: “A year in the life of a city grappling with urban violence.”
Oscar Chances: None.
Rotten Tomatoes:
99% (72 critics; as of 11/26/11)
Metacritic:
86 out of 100 (24 critics; as of 11/26/11)

Putty Hill

Genre: Drama
Stars: Sky Ferreira, Cody Ray, Dustin Ray, James Siebor Jr., Zoe Vance
Director: Matthew Porterfield
Premise: “A young man’s untimely death unites a fractured family and their community through shared memory and loss.”
Oscar Chances: None.
Rotten Tomatoes:
81% (26 critics; as of 11/26/11)
Metacritic:
78 out of 100 (11 critics; as of 11/26/11)

The Strange Case of Angelica

Genre: Drama
Stars: Pilar López de Ayala, Leonor Silveira, Ricardo Trêpa, Filipe Vargas, Ana Maria Magalhães, Luís Miguel Cintra, Isabel Ruth
Director: Manoel de Oliveira
Premise: “Set in the 1950s, a photographer is asked by hotel owners to take portraits of their recently deceased daughter.”
Oscar Chances: It doesn’t stand a chance, but of note is that this film represents one of a number of films director de Oliveira has crafted after his 100th birthday and he isn’t showing any signs of stopping.
Rotten Tomatoes:
84% (19 critics; as of 11/26/11)
Metacritic:
75 out of 100 (8 critics; as of 11/26/11)