The 2. 2 Most Anticipated Films Of The 2. Tribeca Film Festival. It’s that time of year again. The 2. 01. 6 Tribeca Film Festival is upon us, and unfortunately things began on a bit of a bum note. Festival head Robert De Niro defended the controversial (and frankly, irresponsible) anti- vaccination documentary, “Vaxxed: From Cover- Up to Catastrophe,” only to rescind those comments and the festival to pull the film the next day. But hey, what’s a film festival without some controversy? That issue aside, Tribeca 2.

Baz Luhrmann, Francis Ford Coppola, Jodie Foster, Tom Hanks, Tina Fey, Alfonso Cuaron, Ethan Hawke, Patti Smith, J. J. Abrams with Chris Rock, Michael Cera, Catherine Hardwicke, Andrea Arnold, Ira Sachs, Joss Whedon, Mark Ruffalo and many, many more. The eclectic festival has its array of riches. From discovery titles, documentaries (where the fest usually excels in their choices), dramatic titles featuring directors and actors you love and of course, the ever- growing field of TV narrative projects, mini- series’ and one- offs. Tribeca has a lot to offer and this year isn’t any different.

So without further ado, a deep dive into the titles that are intriguing us the most at the moment. The 2. 01. 6 Tribeca Film Festival runs from April 1. Elvis & Nixon” What it’s about: The untold true story behind the meeting between the King of Rock ‘n Roll and President Nixon, immortalized in the most requested photograph in the National Archives. What you need to know: Sure, the film will be hitting theaters just four days after its Gala World premiere screening at Tribeca, but that doesn’t mean we’re any less amped for this film from Liza Johnson (“Return,” “Hateship Loveship”). Four words: Michael Shannon as Elvis Presley.

Kevin Spacey as Richard Nixon ain’t too shabby either. Based on the trailer, the two look to be in fine comedic form, with backup from Colin Hanks, Evan Peters and Johnny Knoxville. Watch Honey, I Shrunk The Kids Online Mic more. If anyone can make a film about one day in the White House with Elvis and Nixon entertaining, it’s Shannon and Spacey.

The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea”What it’s about: Henry (Jason Sudeikis) and Penny (Jessica Biel) are a New Orleans couple very much in love, until tragedy strikes and Henry is forced to rebuild. Quite literally, it turns out. After he befriends a tough street teen (Maisie Williams), he helps her construct the raft she’ll use to sail across the Atlantic in search of her long lost father. What you need to know: Longtime assistant director and TV director Bill Purple (“New Girl,” “Fresh Off the Boat“) makes his feature directorial debut with “The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea,” and he’s amassed quite the impressive cast.

In addition to Sudeikis, Biel and Williams, the film’s cast includes Mary Steenburgen, Orlando Jones, and Paul Reiser. It’s opening the Spotlight section, and looks to be an affecting drama about grief, loss, fatherhood and finding family. Watch Temple Grandin Online Full Movie.

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Sudeikis has been turning toward more toward dramatic performances of late, and doing a damn fine job of it too, and this looks to be even more dramatically challenging. Oh, and the score is composed by one Mr. Jessica Biel, Justin Timberlake himself. A Hologram for the King”What it’s about: In Tom Tykwer‘s adaptation of Dave Eggers‘ novel, Tom Hanks stars as a struggling American businessman who travels to Saudi Arabia to sell a new technology to the King, only to be challenged by endless Middle Eastern bureaucracy, a perpetually absent monarch, and a suspicious growth on his back. What you need to know: This is “Run Lola Run” director Tykwer’s first solo outing since working with the Wachowskis on “Cloud Atlas” and the Netflix series “Sense.

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A Hologram for a King” looks to be a sort of whimsical and broadly comic fish out of water story. Let’s hope that with an Eggers book powering the story (Tykwer adapted the screenplay too), that this doesn’t go near “Rock the Kasbah” territory.“Custody”What it’s about: Legal and intimate family dynamics dovetail in “Custody.” Starring Viola Davis as an embattled family court judge with a fraught marriage of her own; Hayden Panettiere as a recent law- school grad flung into a custody case; and Catalina Sandino Moreno as the single mother at the center of the case who risks losing her two children over an ill- timed argument. What you need to know: Writer/director James Lapine is a Tony, Pulitzer and Peabody award winner, and wrote two plays you might have heard of: do “Into the Woods” and “Sunday in the Park With George” ring a bell? What a slouch, right? All kidding aside, Lapine is a Broadway rock star, and it will be fascinating to see how he takes on the dramatics inside family court. This is his return to narrative directing after the HBO doc “Six By Sondheim,” and several TV movies — not to mention 1. Michael J. Fox vehicle “Life With Mikey” — so his return to more serious cinema will be welcome.

Also, Viola Davis. All We Had”What it’s about: Ruthie continually makes the best of her mother Rita’s hard luck. When their attempt at settling in a new town hits a stumbling block, even Ruthie struggles to keep it together. What you need to know: “All We Had” marks the directorial debut of Katie Holmes, so color us at least curious to see how this one turns out.

She also takes on acting duties, starring as down- and- out mom Rita across Stefania Owen as Ruthie. The film based on Annie Weatherwax’s 2. Great Recession to the traditional mother/daughter coming of age tale. Luke Wilson, Judy Greer, Richard Kind, and Mark Consuelos support, with cinematography by “Short Term 1. Hellion,” and “The Meddler” DP Brett Pawlak, so it’s sure to look great.

Wolves” What it’s about: Anthony Keller, star of his NYC high school basketball team, is riding his way to Cornell on a sports scholarship. He can only maintain his popular jock facade for so long, as his troubled father Lee has a gambling addiction that threatens to derail his dreams both on and off the court. What you need to know: Written and directed by Mr. Julianne Moore, Bart Freundlich, “Wolves” stars Michael Shannon and Carla Gugino and we’re sold. Newcomer Taylor John Smith stars as their son, the aforementioned jock, in this coming- of- age drama set on the mean streets of NYC, from prep schools to the LES ball courts.

Youth in Oregon” What it’s about: A family road trip dramedy about an ailing man traveling to Oregon to be legally euthanized, and the family who follows along for the trip in the hopes of talking him out of it. Watch Living &Amp; Dying Streaming. What you need to know: If you don’t initially know the name of writer/director Joel David Moore, you’ll definitely know his face from his numerous acting roles in “Dodgeball,” “Avatar,” “Grandma’s Boy,” and just about every medical or forensic procedural on TV. But this isn’t his first time behind the camera, having directed the 2. Spiral,” and another feature, “Killing Winston Jones,” with Richard Dreyfus in the can. This heartfelt dramedy looks a little like “‘Little Miss Sunshine’ Meets Dr. Kervorkian,” in a good way, with a top rate cast including Frank Langella, Billy Crudup, Christina Applegate, Mary Kay Place and Josh Lucas. A Kind of Murder”What it’s about: A ’6.

Hitchcockian thriller that explores how we judge culpability in the death of another. What you need to know: Todd Haynes did pretty damn good last year with his Patricia Highsmith adaptation “Carol,” and no doubt director Andy Goddard will be hoping to strike Highsmith gold twice with this adaptation of her book “The Blunderer.” Goddard has directed a wealth of TV in the UK including “Downton Abbey” and “Doctor Who,” as well as feature “Set Fire to the Stars” with Elijah Wood. Patrick Wilson stars in “A Kind of Murder” as an architect/crime novelist who imagines what it would be like to kill his wife (Jessica Biel) in this retro psychological thriller. Vincent Kartheiser and Eddie Marsan offer backup.