‘Ask E. Jean’ Documentary Expands Amid Trump DOJ Probe Controversy – Specialty Preview

Ask E. Jean by Ivy Meeropol is holding over for second week at IFC Center in New York after a full-house opening weekend and adding the NuArt in LA before expanding. Over 40 theaters are booked for the next month as the distributors build a network to support the documentary about the writer and former TV host who was awarded close to $90 million in two civil lawsuits against Donald Trump.

‘Ask E. Jean’ Documentary Expands Amid Trump DOJ Probe Controversy – Specialty Preview. Ask E. Jean by Ivy Meeropol is holding over for second week at IFC Center in New York after a full-house opening weekend and adding the NuArt in LA before expanding. Over 40 theaters are booked for the next month as the distributors build a network to support the documentary about the writer and former TV host who was awarded close to $90 million in two civil lawsuits against Donald Trump. In other indie action, A24’s wide release Backrooms, shaping up to be the distributor’s best domestic opening ever, leads new releases. Pressure from Focus Features hits 1,600 screens and Black Bear’s Tuner expands to 452. Lionsgate opens Power Ballad at ten locations. Limited releases include Hasan In Gaza, Time And Water, Renoir, The Currents, Forastera and more. T...