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An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn (NEXT)
About: After being fired by her husband (Emile Hirsch) from his coffee shop, Lulu Danger (Aubrey Plaza) spots a man from her past in a commercial for "An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn: For One Magical Night Only." When her husband steals a cashbox from Lulu's adopted brother, hitman Colin (Jermaine Clement) is hired to retrieve the money. But Lulu grabs the stolen funds, co-opts Colin to protect her, and sets off on a mission to confront Beverly Luff Linn (Craig Robinson).
Buzz: Director Jim Hosking previously created a cult hit with The Greasy Strangler, which debuted at Sundance in 2016. This, along with the strong cast, led to massive queues and a packed theater for the premiere of "Beverly Luff Linn." The laughs came thick and fast from those acquainted with Hosking's approach of heightened reality, even if those expecting a more conventional comedy took a little more time to understand what sort of ride they were on.
One more thing: Speaking after the screening, Plaza told the audience: "When I read the script, I didn’t understand it at all. That was intriguing to me, because there was something really off about it. I then watched The Greasy Strangler, and laughed so hard. It was scary to be in a movie, in a world that doesn’t exist. But Jim [Hosking] has real vision.”
About: After being fired by her husband (Emile Hirsch) from his coffee shop, Lulu Danger (Aubrey Plaza) spots a man from her past in a commercial for "An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn: For One Magical Night Only." When her husband steals a cashbox from Lulu's adopted brother, hitman Colin (Jermaine Clement) is hired to retrieve the money. But Lulu grabs the stolen funds, co-opts Colin to protect her, and sets off on a mission to confront Beverly Luff Linn (Craig Robinson).
Buzz: Director Jim Hosking previously created a cult hit with The Greasy Strangler, which debuted at Sundance in 2016. This, along with the strong cast, led to massive queues and a packed theater for the premiere of "Beverly Luff Linn." The laughs came thick and fast from those acquainted with Hosking's approach of heightened reality, even if those expecting a more conventional comedy took a little more time to understand what sort of ride they were on.
One more thing: Speaking after the screening, Plaza told the audience: "When I read the script, I didn’t understand it at all. That was intriguing to me, because there was something really off about it. I then watched The Greasy Strangler, and laughed so hard. It was scary to be in a movie, in a world that doesn’t exist. But Jim [Hosking] has real vision.”