Movie review: ‘Toni Erdmann’ is a gloriously unpredictable father-daughter comedy

The glorious peculiarity of the German comedy “Toni Erdmann” resists easy categorization, and you can’t really tell what’s up, or why you should see it, judging from the coming-attractions trailer put out by its domestic distributor, Sony Pictures Classics. SPC boasts some of the savviest stewards in international film, and even they can’t figure out how to sell this movie.

Dianna Agron, Margaret Qualley Drama – Novitiate’ Picked Up…

The coming-of-age drama starring Margaret Qualley and Dianna Agron, “Novitiate,” has been picked up by Sony Pictures Classics following its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, an individual familiar with the acquisition told TheWrap. Written and directed by Maggie Betts, the film also stars Melissa Leo and Julianne Nicholson.