John Waters is lamenting how much fans of smart indie dramas are “fading” amid the modern adoration of IP.
Waters told The New Yorker, as part of a profile of his pal “Welcome to the Dollhouse” and “Happiness” director Todd Solondz, that Gen Z moviegoers would rather pay for Marvel films than arthouse features.
“Todd still has the fact that the intelligentsia likes his movies,” Waters said of Solondz’s filmography. “But I think, unfortunately, that audience is fading, because young people want to go see comic-book movies in a mall and have a riot after.”
Waters, meanwhile, is developing his novel “Liarmouth” for the big screen with Aubrey Plaza set to star.
Solondz admitted that he even had to come to terms with not being accepted as a “Hollywood filmmaker” as he stayed away from high concept features.
“I don’t think it was until after ‘Palindromes’ that I said,...
Waters told The New Yorker, as part of a profile of his pal “Welcome to the Dollhouse” and “Happiness” director Todd Solondz, that Gen Z moviegoers would rather pay for Marvel films than arthouse features.
“Todd still has the fact that the intelligentsia likes his movies,” Waters said of Solondz’s filmography. “But I think, unfortunately, that audience is fading, because young people want to go see comic-book movies in a mall and have a riot after.”
Waters, meanwhile, is developing his novel “Liarmouth” for the big screen with Aubrey Plaza set to star.
Solondz admitted that he even had to come to terms with not being accepted as a “Hollywood filmmaker” as he stayed away from high concept features.
“I don’t think it was until after ‘Palindromes’ that I said,...
- 9/19/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Philip Seymour Hoffman had a few tricks up his sleeve for being cast in Todd Solondz’s “Happiness,” but the one that sealed the deal surprisingly was out of Hoffman’s hands.
Solondz told The Guardian that the 1998 feature, which is receiving a 4K digital restoration courtesy of Criterion, had clout even during the casting process. According to Solondz, his career was at a high point, leading to big stars like Hoffman auditioning.
“I’d had an unexpected success with my movie ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse’ and, knowing how fleeting that can be, I wanted to take advantage,” Solondz said. “Everyone wanted to work with me.”
Yet because the dark comedy centered on a pedophile, later played by Dylan Baker, it was a tricky project to sell and cast.
“Everyone wanted to play [Hoffman’s character] Allen, despite his habit of making obscene phone calls,” Solondz said. “Philip Seymour Hoffman’s first audition...
Solondz told The Guardian that the 1998 feature, which is receiving a 4K digital restoration courtesy of Criterion, had clout even during the casting process. According to Solondz, his career was at a high point, leading to big stars like Hoffman auditioning.
“I’d had an unexpected success with my movie ‘Welcome to the Dollhouse’ and, knowing how fleeting that can be, I wanted to take advantage,” Solondz said. “Everyone wanted to work with me.”
Yet because the dark comedy centered on a pedophile, later played by Dylan Baker, it was a tricky project to sell and cast.
“Everyone wanted to play [Hoffman’s character] Allen, despite his habit of making obscene phone calls,” Solondz said. “Philip Seymour Hoffman’s first audition...
- 9/16/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
‘It’s about a guy who has this horrible private obsession but doesn’t accept he’s hurting anyone. He feels he’s a good father, a good family man, and that this other life is his alone. Sadly, I don’t think that’s rare’
I’d had an unexpected success with my movie Welcome to the Dollhouse and, knowing how fleeting that can be, I wanted to take advantage. Everyone wanted to work with me. So I wrote a script – and all those doors closed again. Except one. Bingham Ray, the head of October Films, was the one person who really wanted to make this movie.
I’d had an unexpected success with my movie Welcome to the Dollhouse and, knowing how fleeting that can be, I wanted to take advantage. Everyone wanted to work with me. So I wrote a script – and all those doors closed again. Except one. Bingham Ray, the head of October Films, was the one person who really wanted to make this movie.
- 9/16/2024
- by Interviews by Chris Broughton
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s Friday the 13th and you know what means: a bunch of new horror movies have been unleashed today to make us forget that it’s been 15 Years since we last saw Jason Voorhees.
Here’s all the new horror that released Friday, September 13, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, In a Violent Nature is the next best thing to a new Friday the 13th movie, a unique slasher told from the perspective of the Jason-like killer. It’s now streaming on Shudder.
In the film, “When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it. The undead golem hones in on the group of vacationing teens responsible for the...
Here’s all the new horror that released Friday, September 13, 2024!
For daily reminders about new horror releases, be sure to follow @HorrorCalendar.
First up, In a Violent Nature is the next best thing to a new Friday the 13th movie, a unique slasher told from the perspective of the Jason-like killer. It’s now streaming on Shudder.
In the film, “When a locket is removed from a collapsed fire tower in the woods that entombs the rotting corpse of Johnny, a vengeful spirit spurred on by a horrific 60-year old crime, his body is resurrected and becomes hellbent on retrieving it. The undead golem hones in on the group of vacationing teens responsible for the...
- 9/13/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Visit Films has announced a torrent of recent deals on its slate led by a further key territory sale on Cannes Directors’ Fortnight entry Good One.
India Donaldson’s feature debut starring newcomer Lily Collias as a 17-year-old who goes on an awkward backpacking trip with her father and his best friend has gone to Cherry Pickers for Benelux after a previously reported deal with New Story for France.
Multiple territories remain in active negotiation after Cannes, and Metrograph Pictures holds North American rights.
SXSW documentary Mogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound about the cult post-rock band has been...
India Donaldson’s feature debut starring newcomer Lily Collias as a 17-year-old who goes on an awkward backpacking trip with her father and his best friend has gone to Cherry Pickers for Benelux after a previously reported deal with New Story for France.
Multiple territories remain in active negotiation after Cannes, and Metrograph Pictures holds North American rights.
SXSW documentary Mogwai: If The Stars Had A Sound about the cult post-rock band has been...
- 5/30/2024
- ScreenDaily
Get ready for another fabulous episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” airing on Logo this Monday, May 27th, 2024, at 4:30 Am. In this exciting installment titled “Welcome to the DollHouse,” the queens are in for a challenge that’s sure to test their creativity and style.
The episode kicks off with a lively flamenco dance featuring the one and only Spanish sensation, Charo. As the queens shimmy and shake alongside Charo, the energy is electric and the stage is set for a fierce competition.
Following the dance, the queens are tasked with a unique challenge: designing their own dolls. With their creativity unleashed, the queens must bring their doll creations to life, infusing them with personality, glamour, and plenty of attitude.
As the queens work their magic on the runway, tensions rise, and drama ensues. With Charo and RuPaul watching closely, the pressure is on for the queens to deliver their...
The episode kicks off with a lively flamenco dance featuring the one and only Spanish sensation, Charo. As the queens shimmy and shake alongside Charo, the energy is electric and the stage is set for a fierce competition.
Following the dance, the queens are tasked with a unique challenge: designing their own dolls. With their creativity unleashed, the queens must bring their doll creations to life, infusing them with personality, glamour, and plenty of attitude.
As the queens work their magic on the runway, tensions rise, and drama ensues. With Charo and RuPaul watching closely, the pressure is on for the queens to deliver their...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
All season long, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” fans have been making their predictions at Gold Derby for who they think will win Season 16, and who will be eliminated next. After last week’s ouster of Morphine Love Dion, the next boot is expected to take place on April 5. Based on our updated racetrack odds, which are derived from the predictions of “Drag Race” fans like you, Q will sashay away in Episode 14. Do you agree or disagree with your fellow viewers? There is still time to make your picks at Gold Derby before the cut-off time on Friday night at 5:00 p.m. Pt.
Q is a 26-year-old drag queen from Kansas City, Missouri. Here is her official MTV bio: “The only letter of the alphabet you ever need worry about! This talented diva is a theater queen who specializes in the costuming aspect of drag. She makes all of her own looks,...
Q is a 26-year-old drag queen from Kansas City, Missouri. Here is her official MTV bio: “The only letter of the alphabet you ever need worry about! This talented diva is a theater queen who specializes in the costuming aspect of drag. She makes all of her own looks,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Bruce Timm is the man of the hour with the countless amount of work that he has done for the DC Animated Universe over the years. From creating animated projects with some iconic characters to helping out in the creation of comic books, Bruce Timm has done it all.
Being a good friend of the people at Warner Bros. (presently Warner Bros. Discover), Bruce Timm was once asked about joining Marvel Studios for a change. Timm replied that he wouldn’t mind joining Marvel Studios but only if certain conditions are met!
Clancy Brown voiced Lex Luthor in Bruce Timm’s Superman: The Animated Series
Bruce Timm Would Only Join Marvel Under One Condition!
It was the year 2000 when Timm created and released the iconic Dcau film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. The film was quite a controversial take from the Dcau but Timm found worldwide fame and spotlight.
Being a good friend of the people at Warner Bros. (presently Warner Bros. Discover), Bruce Timm was once asked about joining Marvel Studios for a change. Timm replied that he wouldn’t mind joining Marvel Studios but only if certain conditions are met!
Clancy Brown voiced Lex Luthor in Bruce Timm’s Superman: The Animated Series
Bruce Timm Would Only Join Marvel Under One Condition!
It was the year 2000 when Timm created and released the iconic Dcau film Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker. The film was quite a controversial take from the Dcau but Timm found worldwide fame and spotlight.
- 3/29/2024
- by Visarg Acharya
- FandomWire
In a sudden announcement, Sundance Institute said on Friday that CEO Joana Vicente is stepping down after two and a half years and Amanda Kelso is returning as acting CEO.
Kelso, who is a trustee of the Institute, previously served as acting CEO, co-chair of the technology committee, a member of the finance committee, and was actively involved in the digital festival task force.
She will transition into her role in April, and Vicente will continue to serve as an advisor to her and the board through June.
“After two and half inspiring years, I have made the decision to...
Kelso, who is a trustee of the Institute, previously served as acting CEO, co-chair of the technology committee, a member of the finance committee, and was actively involved in the digital festival task force.
She will transition into her role in April, and Vicente will continue to serve as an advisor to her and the board through June.
“After two and half inspiring years, I have made the decision to...
- 3/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
In a sudden announcement, Sundance Institute said on Friday that CEO Joana Vicente is stepping down after two and a half years and Amanda Kelso is returning as acting CEO.
Kelso, who is a trustee of the Institute, previously served as acting CEO, co-chair of the technology committee, a member of the finance committee, and was actively involved in the digital festival task force.
She will transition into her role in April, and Vicente will continue to serve as an advisor to her and the board through June.
“After two and half inspiring years, I have made the decision to...
Kelso, who is a trustee of the Institute, previously served as acting CEO, co-chair of the technology committee, a member of the finance committee, and was actively involved in the digital festival task force.
She will transition into her role in April, and Vicente will continue to serve as an advisor to her and the board through June.
“After two and half inspiring years, I have made the decision to...
- 3/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
All season long, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” fans will be making their predictions at Gold Derby for who they think will win Season 16, and who will be eliminated next. After the ousters of Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, Mirage, Amanda Tori Meating, Geneva Karr, Megami, Xunami Muse and Plasma, the 11th episode will take place March 15 on MTV. Based on our updated racetrack odds, which are derived from the predictions of “Drag Race” fans like you, Mhi’ya Iman LePaige will sashay away this week. Do you agree or disagree with your fellow viewers? There is still time to make your picks at Gold Derby before the cut-off time on Friday night at 5:00 p.m. Pt.
Mhi’ya is a 34-year-old drag queen from Miami, Fl. Here is her official MTV bio: “Get ready for your world to be turned upside down! An electrifying performer, Mhi’ya is known as the Queen of Flips.
Mhi’ya is a 34-year-old drag queen from Miami, Fl. Here is her official MTV bio: “Get ready for your world to be turned upside down! An electrifying performer, Mhi’ya is known as the Queen of Flips.
- 3/14/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Twice is achieving new heights!
The South Korean girl group notched their first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with their album With You-th as of Sunday (March 3), via Billboard.
The album, which features lead single “One Spark,” moved 95,000 equivalent album units in its first week, largely from traditional album sales.
It’s the fifth top 10 album for the Korean group, which have been earned consecutively.
It’s also the first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 by an all-female group since Blackpink’s Born Pink opened at No. 1 in 2022, and only the third since 2008, when Danity Kane’s Welcome to the Dollhouse debuted at No. 1.
Fellow all-female Korean pop group Le Sserafim debuted at No. 8 with Easy in the same week, their second Top 10 on the chart. Congratulations!
Which K-pop release of February 2024 has been your favorite? Vote here!
The South Korean girl group notched their first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with their album With You-th as of Sunday (March 3), via Billboard.
The album, which features lead single “One Spark,” moved 95,000 equivalent album units in its first week, largely from traditional album sales.
It’s the fifth top 10 album for the Korean group, which have been earned consecutively.
It’s also the first No. 1 on the Billboard 200 by an all-female group since Blackpink’s Born Pink opened at No. 1 in 2022, and only the third since 2008, when Danity Kane’s Welcome to the Dollhouse debuted at No. 1.
Fellow all-female Korean pop group Le Sserafim debuted at No. 8 with Easy in the same week, their second Top 10 on the chart. Congratulations!
Which K-pop release of February 2024 has been your favorite? Vote here!
- 3/3/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The California dad charged with helping his teen son plot what turned into the deadly armed robbery of rapper PnB Rock failed to get his murder charges dropped Friday with arguments including one that suggested the son may have fired out of “fear.”
At a morning hearing in Compton, Calif., a judge said that while much of the evidence against Freddie Trone, 42, is circumstantial, she found a “reasonable basis” to conclude Trone held a position of “influence” over his 17-year-old son and knew he possessed a gun when he walked...
At a morning hearing in Compton, Calif., a judge said that while much of the evidence against Freddie Trone, 42, is circumstantial, she found a “reasonable basis” to conclude Trone held a position of “influence” over his 17-year-old son and knew he possessed a gun when he walked...
- 3/2/2024
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
All season long, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” fans will be making their predictions at Gold Derby for who they think will win Season 16, and who will be eliminated next. After the ousters of Hershii LiqCour-Jeté, Mirage, Amanda Tori Meating, Geneva Karr, Megami and Xunami Muse, the next boot is expected to take place in Episode 9, airing March 1 on MTV. Based on our updated racetrack odds, which are derived from the predictions of “Drag Race” fans like you, Mhi’ya Iman LePaige is the queen most in danger of sashaying away in eighth place. Do you agree or disagree with your fellow viewers? There is still time to make your picks at Gold Derby before the cut-off time on Friday night at 5:00 p.m. Pt.
Mhi’ya is a 34-year-old drag queen from Miami, Fl. Here is her official MTV bio: “Get ready for your world to be turned upside down! An electrifying performer,...
Mhi’ya is a 34-year-old drag queen from Miami, Fl. Here is her official MTV bio: “Get ready for your world to be turned upside down! An electrifying performer,...
- 2/29/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
For the next few months, Nick Taylor and Cláudio Alves will be following and recapping RuPaul’s Drag Race season sixteen…
At long last, Law Roach makes his Drag Race debut.
CLÁUDIO: Hi Barbie! This week on RuPaul’s Prison Experiment, our host and MTV have figured out how to tap into the frenzy unleashed by Greta Gerwig’s plastic fantasy without the need for something as bothersome as copyright payments or bending the knee to the Mattel Empire. Then again, this episode might be the twins’ fault since they did parade through last year’s finale red carpet with doll doppelgangers. In any case, whether Queen Barbie or Princesses Sugar and Spice are to blame, “Welcome to the Dollhouse” is a fun hour of television. Or, at least, I had fun. What about you, Nicky Doll?
Nick: I had a lot of fun with this episode! As much as...
At long last, Law Roach makes his Drag Race debut.
CLÁUDIO: Hi Barbie! This week on RuPaul’s Prison Experiment, our host and MTV have figured out how to tap into the frenzy unleashed by Greta Gerwig’s plastic fantasy without the need for something as bothersome as copyright payments or bending the knee to the Mattel Empire. Then again, this episode might be the twins’ fault since they did parade through last year’s finale red carpet with doll doppelgangers. In any case, whether Queen Barbie or Princesses Sugar and Spice are to blame, “Welcome to the Dollhouse” is a fun hour of television. Or, at least, I had fun. What about you, Nicky Doll?
Nick: I had a lot of fun with this episode! As much as...
- 2/14/2024
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
Each week on “The Pit Stop,” Trixie Mattel recaps the latest episode of “RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 16 alongside a guest host. Following Friday’s sixth episode, season 12 finalist Crystal Methyd stops by to “welcome the girls to the family” by “judging their awful outfits.” Watch the full episode above via the official RuPaul’s Drag Race channel on YouTube.
In their recap of the episode, Crystal confirms that she’s rooting for her Missouri sister Q and that after a few episodes she finally gets the “character” of Plane Jane and is hoping for her to get in a physical fight. Crystal likens Jane to her own drag family member Daya Betty, saying she “knows what she’s in there to do,” but admits that she doesn’t like “Burger Finger” and doesn’t have as clear of a point of view with her drag as other girls like Dawn and Plasma.
In their recap of the episode, Crystal confirms that she’s rooting for her Missouri sister Q and that after a few episodes she finally gets the “character” of Plane Jane and is hoping for her to get in a physical fight. Crystal likens Jane to her own drag family member Daya Betty, saying she “knows what she’s in there to do,” but admits that she doesn’t like “Burger Finger” and doesn’t have as clear of a point of view with her drag as other girls like Dawn and Plasma.
- 2/11/2024
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 16 continued on February 9 with the sixth episode in RuPaul’s quest to find “America’s next drag superstar.” Previously in episode five, Amanda Tori Meating wowed her peers and the judges with her dancing skills in the “Girl Groups” challenge, but a miss on concept on the runway landed her in the bottom two anyway. In a Lip Sync for Your Life to new-to-the-bottom Q, Amanda lost out and became the third queen to leave the competition.
This week, the remaining 11 queens return to the sewing machine for what Ru refers to as a “design, branding and storytelling” challenge to create a customized doll version of themselves. Seated at the judges’ dais for episode 6 titled “Welcome to the DollHouse” was Emmy winning host RuPaul Charles, longtime bestie Michelle Visage, recurring judge Ts Madison, and legendary stylist Law Roach as the extra special guest.
The queens still...
This week, the remaining 11 queens return to the sewing machine for what Ru refers to as a “design, branding and storytelling” challenge to create a customized doll version of themselves. Seated at the judges’ dais for episode 6 titled “Welcome to the DollHouse” was Emmy winning host RuPaul Charles, longtime bestie Michelle Visage, recurring judge Ts Madison, and legendary stylist Law Roach as the extra special guest.
The queens still...
- 2/10/2024
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
Drake is back on tour and J. Cole has joined him for the 2024 It’s All A Blur Tour – Big As The What?
The tour kicked off on Friday night (February 2) at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. after postponed shows due to Drake‘s ankle injury.
Drake completed a 50-date It’s All a Blur Tour with 21 Savage last year and now he’s traveling around with J. Cole, though the rapper will not join Drake for some of the shows in March. The tour will now run through mid-April due to the delays.
The concert features over 50 songs. Drake begins the night and J. Cole performs his set near the end of the show to give the headliner a brief break.
Head inside to check out the set list…
Keep scrolling to check out the full set list…
**This set list is representative of the first show and...
The tour kicked off on Friday night (February 2) at the Amalie Arena in Tampa, Fla. after postponed shows due to Drake‘s ankle injury.
Drake completed a 50-date It’s All a Blur Tour with 21 Savage last year and now he’s traveling around with J. Cole, though the rapper will not join Drake for some of the shows in March. The tour will now run through mid-April due to the delays.
The concert features over 50 songs. Drake begins the night and J. Cole performs his set near the end of the show to give the headliner a brief break.
Head inside to check out the set list…
Keep scrolling to check out the full set list…
**This set list is representative of the first show and...
- 2/4/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Get ready for a dose of realness and drama as “Untucked: RuPaul’s Drag Race” continues with Season 16, Episode 6 titled “Welcome to the DollHouse.” This thrilling companion series is set to air on MTV at 9:30 Pm on Friday, February 9, 2024, and it’s a behind-the-scenes look at the shadiest moments that follow the “Welcome to the DollHouse” design challenge.
In this episode, tensions are running high as the queens bask in the aftermath of the design challenge. As they gather in the Untucked lounge, some queens start to show their shadier sides more than others. The DollHouse challenge has left its mark, and the queens are not holding back when it comes to shady remarks and confrontations.
“Untucked” is your backstage pass to all the drama, laughter, and shade that unfolds when the cameras aren’t rolling. It’s a chance to see the queens in their most candid moments as they discuss the challenges,...
In this episode, tensions are running high as the queens bask in the aftermath of the design challenge. As they gather in the Untucked lounge, some queens start to show their shadier sides more than others. The DollHouse challenge has left its mark, and the queens are not holding back when it comes to shady remarks and confrontations.
“Untucked” is your backstage pass to all the drama, laughter, and shade that unfolds when the cameras aren’t rolling. It’s a chance to see the queens in their most candid moments as they discuss the challenges,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Gather around, drag fans, because “RuPaul’s Drag Race” is back with a brand new season, and Episode 1 of Season 16 titled “Welcome to the DollHouse” is set to sashay onto your screens. This glamorous episode will grace MTV at 8:00 Pm on Friday, February 9, 2024, and it’s packed with fabulousness, flamenco, and creativity.
In this exciting premiere episode, the queens are in for a treat as they kick things off with a sensational flamenco dance alongside the vivacious Spanish sensation, Charo. The energy is through the roof as they strut their stuff and dazzle with their moves.
But that’s not all! The real challenge begins when the queens are tasked with unleashing their creativity by designing their very own dolls. From concept to creation, the queens will have to bring their doll fantasies to life, and the runway will be nothing short of a dollhouse extravaganza.
“Welcome to the DollHouse...
In this exciting premiere episode, the queens are in for a treat as they kick things off with a sensational flamenco dance alongside the vivacious Spanish sensation, Charo. The energy is through the roof as they strut their stuff and dazzle with their moves.
But that’s not all! The real challenge begins when the queens are tasked with unleashing their creativity by designing their very own dolls. From concept to creation, the queens will have to bring their doll fantasies to life, and the runway will be nothing short of a dollhouse extravaganza.
“Welcome to the DollHouse...
- 2/2/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
For four decades, Sundance has maintained a reputation as one of the most important film festivals in America for independent filmmakers from around the globe. To commemorate its 40th anniversary in 2024 and the enormity (and reciprocity) of that cultural footprint, festival leadership set a series of restoration screenings to highlight many of the most memorable films programmed throughout its history.
“When you look at the way the independent film movement has evolved and changed over the years, from the maturation of an industry and the opportunities that artists have found, to the way that an audience has been built around the work, you see a festival that has evolved alongside it,” says John Nein, senior programmer and director of strategic initiatives.
This year’s festival takes place Jan. 18-28, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online nationwide from Jan. 25-28. The...
“When you look at the way the independent film movement has evolved and changed over the years, from the maturation of an industry and the opportunities that artists have found, to the way that an audience has been built around the work, you see a festival that has evolved alongside it,” says John Nein, senior programmer and director of strategic initiatives.
This year’s festival takes place Jan. 18-28, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online nationwide from Jan. 25-28. The...
- 1/16/2024
- by Nick Clement
- Variety Film + TV
When celebrated Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock was gunned down inside a Roscoe’s House of Chicken ‘N Waffles in South Los Angeles last year, speculation about the shooter — and his getaway driver — exploded online.
Now, in legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone, new details have emerged in the slaying and how the suspects allegedly led investigators to their door with a bumbling cover-up.
PnB Rock’s murder robbed the world of a talented rapper whose melodic flow straddled hip-hop and R&b, leading Rolling Stone to name him a New...
Now, in legal documents obtained by Rolling Stone, new details have emerged in the slaying and how the suspects allegedly led investigators to their door with a bumbling cover-up.
PnB Rock’s murder robbed the world of a talented rapper whose melodic flow straddled hip-hop and R&b, leading Rolling Stone to name him a New...
- 10/30/2023
- by Nancy Dillon
- Rollingstone.com
I Hate People, People Hate Me, a new six-episode dark comedy about two friends navigating Toronto’s queer community as outliers, will debut this November on CBC Gem.
Produced by LoCo Motion Pictures and hailing from creator and star Bobbi Summers, the series will hit the streaming service on Nov. 7, with the first two episodes set to stream globally the same day on the CBC Comedy YouTube channel. Ahead of its release, the series has also dropped a red-band trailer offering a (mature) first look at the show, which is directed by Blake Mawson and also stars Lily Kazimiera and Alden McWayne.
An exploration of queer identity as queerness has become more mainstream and commodified, the offbeat comedy is inspired tonally, in part, by films like Ghost World, Good Burger and Welcome to the Dollhouse alongside Summers’ diaries, written while in their 20s. The show follows Jovi (Summers) and Tabitha...
Produced by LoCo Motion Pictures and hailing from creator and star Bobbi Summers, the series will hit the streaming service on Nov. 7, with the first two episodes set to stream globally the same day on the CBC Comedy YouTube channel. Ahead of its release, the series has also dropped a red-band trailer offering a (mature) first look at the show, which is directed by Blake Mawson and also stars Lily Kazimiera and Alden McWayne.
An exploration of queer identity as queerness has become more mainstream and commodified, the offbeat comedy is inspired tonally, in part, by films like Ghost World, Good Burger and Welcome to the Dollhouse alongside Summers’ diaries, written while in their 20s. The show follows Jovi (Summers) and Tabitha...
- 10/23/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A babymoon is supposed to be a relaxing pre-birth break, but it looks set to take on a very different meaning on You're Not Supposed to Be Here.
The Lifetime movie will debut on Saturday, November 4, at 8/7c, and the first trailer is insane.
Chrishell Stause stars opposite Diora Baird, with the pair playing a couple whose babymoon to a remote mountain town is anything but peaceful.
The movie came from a concept by Lauren Caster, who won The WrapWomen and Lifetime PitchFest for Emerging Female Filmmakers in 2021 as part of Lifetime's Broader Focus initiative that supports female creatives.
"When pregnant lesbian couple Zoe and Kennedy struggle with the stress of work and family life, Kennedy's boss offers them a cabin getaway in the woods," the logline teases.
"When they arrive at the beautiful cabin located in a remote mountain town, the locals aren't all overly welcoming," Lifetime adds.
The Lifetime movie will debut on Saturday, November 4, at 8/7c, and the first trailer is insane.
Chrishell Stause stars opposite Diora Baird, with the pair playing a couple whose babymoon to a remote mountain town is anything but peaceful.
The movie came from a concept by Lauren Caster, who won The WrapWomen and Lifetime PitchFest for Emerging Female Filmmakers in 2021 as part of Lifetime's Broader Focus initiative that supports female creatives.
"When pregnant lesbian couple Zoe and Kennedy struggle with the stress of work and family life, Kennedy's boss offers them a cabin getaway in the woods," the logline teases.
"When they arrive at the beautiful cabin located in a remote mountain town, the locals aren't all overly welcoming," Lifetime adds.
- 10/17/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The welcome wagon is not rolled out for a babymooning lesbian couple in the trailer for You’re Not Supposed to Be Here, a Lifetime thriller airing Saturday, Nov. 4 at 8/7c.
Developed from a concept from Lauren Caster, as part of Lifetime’s Broader Focus initiative that supports female creatives, the telepic stars Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset, All My Children) and Diora Baird (Cobra Kai) as Zoe and Kennedy, an expectant couple headed on a “babymoon” to a remote mountain town that slowly reveals itself to not be as charming and peaceful as it seems.
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Developed from a concept from Lauren Caster, as part of Lifetime’s Broader Focus initiative that supports female creatives, the telepic stars Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset, All My Children) and Diora Baird (Cobra Kai) as Zoe and Kennedy, an expectant couple headed on a “babymoon” to a remote mountain town that slowly reveals itself to not be as charming and peaceful as it seems.
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- 10/16/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Lifetime has been killing it with its slate of gripping slate of movies throughout 2023.
As we head into the year's final quarter, we can take solace in the fact that the cable network is bringing out the big guns.
The network has confirmed November premiere dates for Devil on My Doorstep and You're Not Supposed to Be Here.
You're Not Supposed to Be Here will debut on Saturday, November 4, at 8/7c, and we have all the details.
Chrishell Stause stars opposite Diora Baird, with the pair playing a couple whose babymoon to a remote mountain town is anything but peaceful.
The movie came from a concept by Lauren Caster, who won The WrapWomen and Lifetime PitchFest for Emerging Female Filmmakers in 2021, as part of Lifetime's Broader Focus initiative that supports female creatives.
"When pregnant lesbian couple Zoe and Kennedy struggle with the stress of work and family life, Kennedy's boss...
As we head into the year's final quarter, we can take solace in the fact that the cable network is bringing out the big guns.
The network has confirmed November premiere dates for Devil on My Doorstep and You're Not Supposed to Be Here.
You're Not Supposed to Be Here will debut on Saturday, November 4, at 8/7c, and we have all the details.
Chrishell Stause stars opposite Diora Baird, with the pair playing a couple whose babymoon to a remote mountain town is anything but peaceful.
The movie came from a concept by Lauren Caster, who won The WrapWomen and Lifetime PitchFest for Emerging Female Filmmakers in 2021, as part of Lifetime's Broader Focus initiative that supports female creatives.
"When pregnant lesbian couple Zoe and Kennedy struggle with the stress of work and family life, Kennedy's boss...
- 9/29/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Following Montreal’s 2023 Frontières Market, New York sales agent Visit Films has scooped world sales rights to “Booger,” headlining “Strawberry Mansion” star Grace Glowicki and exec produced by Ley Line Ent. and Neon Heart Productions, behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Shiva Baby” respectively.
A sometimes excruciating genre bending and blending body horror comedy about intense early adult friendship and grief at its loss, “Booger” is wrapped in a tale of supernatural transformation. Marking the feature debut of Mary Dauterman, it world premiered July 24 in the Underground section of Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival, the biggest genre fest in North America.
“Booger” is produced by Lexi Tannenholtz (Shudder’s “Bad Things”) and executive produced by Neon Heart Productions (“Cora Bora”), Ley Line Entertainment (A24’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once”), Sanctuary Content, One Two Twenty Entertainment (Oscilloscope’s “Joyland”) and Lizzie Shapiro (Utopia’s “Shiva Baby”).
Written by Dauterman,...
A sometimes excruciating genre bending and blending body horror comedy about intense early adult friendship and grief at its loss, “Booger” is wrapped in a tale of supernatural transformation. Marking the feature debut of Mary Dauterman, it world premiered July 24 in the Underground section of Montreal’s Fantasia Film Festival, the biggest genre fest in North America.
“Booger” is produced by Lexi Tannenholtz (Shudder’s “Bad Things”) and executive produced by Neon Heart Productions (“Cora Bora”), Ley Line Entertainment (A24’s “Everything Everywhere All At Once”), Sanctuary Content, One Two Twenty Entertainment (Oscilloscope’s “Joyland”) and Lizzie Shapiro (Utopia’s “Shiva Baby”).
Written by Dauterman,...
- 8/1/2023
- by John Hopewell
- Variety Film + TV
Writer/Director Mary Dauterman’s feature directorial debut, Booger, promises to take audiences on a grossly sweet journey. Ahead of its world premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival, Bloody Disgusting can exclusively reveal first look images that teases an unpredictable ride ahead for the genre-bending metamorphosis thriller.
In the film: “After Booger, her dead friend’s cat runs away, Anna (Grace Glowicki) grows desperate to find him, ignoring the fact that her life (and body) are totally falling apart. A psychedelic, grotesque, and unexpectedly funny film about grief and the indescribable deepness of female friendships, Booger offers a shocking mix of genres with confidence and profound emotional impact.”
These exclusive images suggest a deeply transformative voyage ahead for Anna.
“Booger is a disgusting comedy about grief. Or a body horror that’s funny and sad. Or a tragedy that makes you laugh and squirm,” says writer/director Dauterman on her film.
In the film: “After Booger, her dead friend’s cat runs away, Anna (Grace Glowicki) grows desperate to find him, ignoring the fact that her life (and body) are totally falling apart. A psychedelic, grotesque, and unexpectedly funny film about grief and the indescribable deepness of female friendships, Booger offers a shocking mix of genres with confidence and profound emotional impact.”
These exclusive images suggest a deeply transformative voyage ahead for Anna.
“Booger is a disgusting comedy about grief. Or a body horror that’s funny and sad. Or a tragedy that makes you laugh and squirm,” says writer/director Dauterman on her film.
- 7/21/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
At this point, it's probably not a spoiler to say that a key "Yellowjackets" character is alive and somewhat well. That character is Vanessa "Van" Palmer (Lauren Ambrose and Liv Hewton), and if we're being honest, she's kind of living the best life out of all the show's plane crash survivors. Why is that? Well, she has her own video and DVD rental business, While You Were Streaming, smack dab in the middle of an undisclosed Pennsylvanian town. If you are even the slightest bit familiar with the work we do here at Slash Film dot com, it shouldn't be a surprise that we consider this the best possible fate to have.
What also isn't surprising is that Van has very good taste in movies, and also knows a thing or two about Hollywood's bizarre queer history. That's because While You Were Streaming is filled with Easter eggs to mainstream queer cinema,...
What also isn't surprising is that Van has very good taste in movies, and also knows a thing or two about Hollywood's bizarre queer history. That's because While You Were Streaming is filled with Easter eggs to mainstream queer cinema,...
- 4/21/2023
- by Erin Brady
- Slash Film
J. Cole’s Dreamville festival aimed to reach new heights in its third year the moment the lineup was announced with Cole himself and Drake as co-headliners for the second night. Getting those two superstars in one place is a major feat in itself — the only thing harder to pull off in Raleigh, North Carolina, this weekend might have been getting an Uber after the festival ended, with a reported 80,000 fans crowded into Dorothea Dix Park to see them. On top of that, attendees on April 2 were treated to several surprise special guests as GloRilla,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Dewayne Gage
- Rollingstone.com
The Film
In writing and talking a lot about coming of age movies for the past 20 years or more, I’ve often observed that – very broadly speaking – European cinema tends to confront the harsher realities of growing up, while American cinema likes to put a little gloss on; a slight rose tint to the glasses with which it views childhood and the teen years. Todd Solondz isn’t particularly interested in that.
Welcome to the Dollhouse is often mistaken as being Solondz’ debut, but it follows the rarely screened Fear, Anxiety and Depression, which has never had a disc release to date. By all accounts though, this is where the director first truly stamped his distinctive style on a film.
The film centres on Dawn Weiner (Heather Matarazzo), an 11 year old junior high schooler. Dawn is something of a punching bag whichever way she turns. At school she’s ‘Weiner...
In writing and talking a lot about coming of age movies for the past 20 years or more, I’ve often observed that – very broadly speaking – European cinema tends to confront the harsher realities of growing up, while American cinema likes to put a little gloss on; a slight rose tint to the glasses with which it views childhood and the teen years. Todd Solondz isn’t particularly interested in that.
Welcome to the Dollhouse is often mistaken as being Solondz’ debut, but it follows the rarely screened Fear, Anxiety and Depression, which has never had a disc release to date. By all accounts though, this is where the director first truly stamped his distinctive style on a film.
The film centres on Dawn Weiner (Heather Matarazzo), an 11 year old junior high schooler. Dawn is something of a punching bag whichever way she turns. At school she’s ‘Weiner...
- 3/2/2023
- by Sam Inglis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Movies That Made Me veteran guest and screenwriter Dan Waters discusses his favorite year of cinema (1989) with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Love At First Bite (1979)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Demolition Man (1993)
Heathers (1989)
Warlock (1989)
The Matrix (1999)
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Nashville (1975)
Born On The Fourth Of July (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Field Of Dreams (1989)
My Left Foot (1989)
Crimes And Misdemeanors (1989)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Sex Lies And Videotape (1989)
Easy Rider (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
All That Jazz (1979)
Hair (1979)
Alien (1979)
Fight Club (1999)
Office Space (1999)
Magnolia (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
American Pie (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
All About My Mother (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Pretty In Pink (1986)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Say Anything… (1989)
Miracle Mile (1989)
True Love (1989)
Powwow Highway (1989)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
Southside With You...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Love At First Bite (1979)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Demolition Man (1993)
Heathers (1989)
Warlock (1989)
The Matrix (1999)
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Nashville (1975)
Born On The Fourth Of July (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Field Of Dreams (1989)
My Left Foot (1989)
Crimes And Misdemeanors (1989)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Sex Lies And Videotape (1989)
Easy Rider (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
All That Jazz (1979)
Hair (1979)
Alien (1979)
Fight Club (1999)
Office Space (1999)
Magnolia (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
American Pie (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
All About My Mother (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Pretty In Pink (1986)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Say Anything… (1989)
Miracle Mile (1989)
True Love (1989)
Powwow Highway (1989)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
Southside With You...
- 2/21/2023
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Sales include re-release deal for ’Welcome To The Dollhouse’ in UK.
Visit Films, which is jetting in to Berlin to launch EFM sales on Berlinale section Dreams’ Gate among other titles, has announced a wave of deals on recent festival hits including a US deal and multiple territories on last year’s Berlin Silver Bear winner Robe Of Gems.
Natalia Lopez’s tale of redemption, family and violence in Mexico will open in the US this summer through Monument Releasing and has also gone to Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand, as well as Mubi for Italy, Baltics, Africa,...
Visit Films, which is jetting in to Berlin to launch EFM sales on Berlinale section Dreams’ Gate among other titles, has announced a wave of deals on recent festival hits including a US deal and multiple territories on last year’s Berlin Silver Bear winner Robe Of Gems.
Natalia Lopez’s tale of redemption, family and violence in Mexico will open in the US this summer through Monument Releasing and has also gone to Madman Entertainment for Australia and New Zealand, as well as Mubi for Italy, Baltics, Africa,...
- 2/10/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings.
Film Forum
A Preston Sturges retrospective continues, with The Palm Beach Story, The Lady Eve, and Sullivan’s Travels all playing on 35mm this weekend.
Roxy Cinema
35mm showings of Happiness and Welcome to the Dollhouse begin a Todd Solondz retro; the Leonard Cohen concert film Bird on a Wire screens this Saturday, as does Jonas Mekas’ Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol.
Museum of Modern Art
Always a highlight of the repertory year, To Save and Project presents the best in restored cinema; a Guillermo del Toro retrospective of his features and inspirations has its final weekend, marking your last chance to see Puss In Boots at MoMA.
Museum of the Moving Image
A series on awards-snubbed films continues with Sirk, Ray, and McCarey; the rare Greek feature My Friend, Lefterakis screens this Sunday.
IFC Center
28 Days Later,...
Film Forum
A Preston Sturges retrospective continues, with The Palm Beach Story, The Lady Eve, and Sullivan’s Travels all playing on 35mm this weekend.
Roxy Cinema
35mm showings of Happiness and Welcome to the Dollhouse begin a Todd Solondz retro; the Leonard Cohen concert film Bird on a Wire screens this Saturday, as does Jonas Mekas’ Scenes from the Life of Andy Warhol.
Museum of Modern Art
Always a highlight of the repertory year, To Save and Project presents the best in restored cinema; a Guillermo del Toro retrospective of his features and inspirations has its final weekend, marking your last chance to see Puss In Boots at MoMA.
Museum of the Moving Image
A series on awards-snubbed films continues with Sirk, Ray, and McCarey; the rare Greek feature My Friend, Lefterakis screens this Sunday.
IFC Center
28 Days Later,...
- 1/27/2023
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
With the 2023 Sundance Film Festival in full swing, and our own Chris Bumbray covering the event, we wanted to know what film is your favorite of Sundance’s top prize: The Grand Jury Prize- Dramatic. From the very first winner (Old Enough) in 1984 to the most recent winner (Nanny) in 2022, let us know your favorite. If you’ve been to Sundance, please share your experience(s) in the comments section.
Favorite Sundance Grand Jury Prize WinnerNanny (2022)Coda (2021)Minari (2020)Clemency (2019)The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)The Birth of a Nation (2016)Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)Whiplash (2014)Fruitvale Station (2013)Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)Like Crazy (2011)Winter's Bone (2010)Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (2009)Frozen River (2008)Padre Nuestro (2007)Quinceañera (2006)Forty Shades of Blue (2005)Primer (2004)American Splendor (2003)Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002)The Believer (2001)Girlfight (2000)You Can Count on Me (2000)Three...
Favorite Sundance Grand Jury Prize WinnerNanny (2022)Coda (2021)Minari (2020)Clemency (2019)The Miseducation of Cameron Post (2018)I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)The Birth of a Nation (2016)Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)Whiplash (2014)Fruitvale Station (2013)Beasts of the Southern Wild (2012)Like Crazy (2011)Winter's Bone (2010)Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire (2009)Frozen River (2008)Padre Nuestro (2007)Quinceañera (2006)Forty Shades of Blue (2005)Primer (2004)American Splendor (2003)Personal Velocity: Three Portraits (2002)The Believer (2001)Girlfight (2000)You Can Count on Me (2000)Three...
- 1/22/2023
- by Brad Hamerly
- JoBlo.com
Cocaine Bear: "Inspired by the 1985 true story of a drug runner's plane crash, missing cocaine, and the black bear that ate it, this wild dark comedy finds an oddball group of cops, criminals, tourists and teens converging in a Georgia forest where a 500- pound apex predator has ingested a staggering amount of cocaine and gone on a coke-fueled rampage for more blow … and blood.
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).
Directed by Elizabeth Banks from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen...
Cocaine Bear stars Keri Russell (The Americans), O’Shea Jackson, Jr. (Straight Outta Compton), Christian Convery-Jennings (Sweet Tooth), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo: A Star Wars Story), Jesse Tyler Ferguson (Modern Family), Brooklynn Prince (The Florida Project), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (BlacKkKlansman), Kristofer Hivju (Game of Thrones), Hannah Hoekstra (2019’s Charlie’s Angels) and Aaron Holliday (Sharp Objects), with with Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans) and Emmy winner Ray Liotta (The Many Saints of Newark).
Directed by Elizabeth Banks from a screenplay by Jimmy Warden (The Babysitter: Killer Queen...
- 12/1/2022
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Olivia Luccardi of It Follows and Go/Don’t Go stars in the truck stop slasher Candy Land – and Deadline reports we’re going to have the chance to watch the horror thriller in just two months. Quiver Distribution has picked up the North American distribution rights to Candy Land and are planning to give the film a theatrical and VOD release on January 6th.
Written and directed by John Swab (Ida Red), Candy Land sees Luccardi taking on the role of Remy, a seemingly naive and devout young woman, who finds herself cast out from her religious cult. With no place to turn, she immerses herself in the underground world of truck stop sex workers a.k.a. “lot lizards,” courtesy of her hosts, Sadie, Riley, Liv, and Levi. Under the watchful eye of their matriarch, Nora, and enigmatic local lawman, Sheriff Rex, Remy navigates between her strained belief...
Written and directed by John Swab (Ida Red), Candy Land sees Luccardi taking on the role of Remy, a seemingly naive and devout young woman, who finds herself cast out from her religious cult. With no place to turn, she immerses herself in the underground world of truck stop sex workers a.k.a. “lot lizards,” courtesy of her hosts, Sadie, Riley, Liv, and Levi. Under the watchful eye of their matriarch, Nora, and enigmatic local lawman, Sheriff Rex, Remy navigates between her strained belief...
- 11/14/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Blackpink has made history following the launch of their second album Born Pink. The South Korean girl group made up of four members, Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa, topped the album charts with their latest release.
Born Pink made its debut at the top of the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with their sophomore album moving 102,000 units, according to Luminate via Billboard. The news is historic as Blackpink is the first all-female group to achieve this since Danity Kane’s No. 1 debut back in 2008 with their album titled Welcome to the Dollhouse.
Blackpink’s latest single “Shut Down” also scored big topping the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. Their previous single “Pink Venom” also topped the list on the Sept. 3 chart, according to Billboard.
The year 2022 has been an amazing one for South Korean musical acts. BTS scored a No. 1 with their album Proof while Stray Kids also...
Born Pink made its debut at the top of the Billboard 200 Albums Chart with their sophomore album moving 102,000 units, according to Luminate via Billboard. The news is historic as Blackpink is the first all-female group to achieve this since Danity Kane’s No. 1 debut back in 2008 with their album titled Welcome to the Dollhouse.
Blackpink’s latest single “Shut Down” also scored big topping the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. charts. Their previous single “Pink Venom” also topped the list on the Sept. 3 chart, according to Billboard.
The year 2022 has been an amazing one for South Korean musical acts. BTS scored a No. 1 with their album Proof while Stray Kids also...
- 9/27/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
HBO Max is about to say farewell to a number of fantastic films, but this time it's not related to their current slaughter. Since HBO Max first launched in May 2020, the streamer has consistently had absolutely stellar offerings of original programming and acquisitions alike, but these days it's hard to keep track with everything they keep sending to the gallows. HBO Max has served as the final streaming resting place for much of the catalog of their parent company, Warner Bros., and yet there are a surprising number of Warner Bros. releases leaving HBO Max at the end of September. Odd.
Regardless, here are five films leaving HBO Max that are absolutely worth checking out before they're sent back into the void ... or hopefully to another streamer.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Thanks to the success of "Everything Everywhere All At Once," international icon Michelle Yeoh is on top of the world,...
Regardless, here are five films leaving HBO Max that are absolutely worth checking out before they're sent back into the void ... or hopefully to another streamer.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
Thanks to the success of "Everything Everywhere All At Once," international icon Michelle Yeoh is on top of the world,...
- 8/26/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
When Heather Matarazzo’s indelible film debut “Welcome to the Dollhouse,” went to the Sundance Film Festival in 1996, the young star didn’t attend. “I didn’t go,” she told IndieWire during a recent interview. “Sony wouldn’t pay for me.” Now, it’s hard to imagine a breakout star of Matarazzo’s caliber, let alone the lead of a Grand Jury Prize winner, not being feted in the mountains of Park City.
At the time — and, as a tween herself — she wasn’t fazed by the decision on the part of distributor Sony Pictures Classics. “I didn’t know what a big deal it was,” she said.
Matarazzo’s performance as Dawn Wiener was a shock to the system. In Solondz’s pastel-colored New Jersey suburbia, Dawn is a gangly 11-year-old with glasses whose classmates call her “lesbo” and whose teachers chide her for being a “grade grubber.” Matarazzo,...
At the time — and, as a tween herself — she wasn’t fazed by the decision on the part of distributor Sony Pictures Classics. “I didn’t know what a big deal it was,” she said.
Matarazzo’s performance as Dawn Wiener was a shock to the system. In Solondz’s pastel-colored New Jersey suburbia, Dawn is a gangly 11-year-old with glasses whose classmates call her “lesbo” and whose teachers chide her for being a “grade grubber.” Matarazzo,...
- 8/16/2022
- by Esther Zuckerman
- Indiewire
Season 2 of the Emmy-winning comedy “Hacks,” the debut of Colin Firth’s true-crime drama “The Staircase” and the streaming return of “The Matrix: Resurrections” all await HBO Max subscribers in May. If you’re looking for something new to watch or wondering what’s on HBO Max this month, not to worry, we’ve got the full rundown.
There are several must-watch new TV shows on both HBO and HBO Max this month, new and returning. Acclaimed Jean Smart comedy “Hacks” returns for Season 2 on May 12. As for the new debuts, May sees the premieres for HBO Max’s “The Staircase” on May 5, starring Colin Firth as Michael Peterson in the true-crime limited series, as well as the HBO premiere of Steven Moffat’s (”Doctor Who”) series adaptation of “The Time Traveler’s Wife” on May 15.
New films this month include the streaming return of “The Matrix: Resurrections” and streaming premieres...
There are several must-watch new TV shows on both HBO and HBO Max this month, new and returning. Acclaimed Jean Smart comedy “Hacks” returns for Season 2 on May 12. As for the new debuts, May sees the premieres for HBO Max’s “The Staircase” on May 5, starring Colin Firth as Michael Peterson in the true-crime limited series, as well as the HBO premiere of Steven Moffat’s (”Doctor Who”) series adaptation of “The Time Traveler’s Wife” on May 15.
New films this month include the streaming return of “The Matrix: Resurrections” and streaming premieres...
- 5/20/2022
- by Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
With movie theaters fully back up and running, HBO Max no longer has any major film releases to point to with its list of new releases for May 2022. That’s alright though as the streamer is leaning into the HBO side of its branding to offer up some fun TV releases.
The biggest HBO Max original this month is undoubtedly the return of Hacks on May 12. The first season of this comedy starred Jean Smart as a venerated Vegas comedy and Hannah Einbinder as her new millennial assistant. The first batch of episodes was excellent and even won an Emmy or two for its troubles and now season 2 will look to keep up the good vibes.
Premiering on May 15, is The Time Traveler’s Wife. This series adaptation of the 2003 novel (which in turn became a a 2009 movie) keeps up with two star-crossed lovers who can never quite make the timing work…...
The biggest HBO Max original this month is undoubtedly the return of Hacks on May 12. The first season of this comedy starred Jean Smart as a venerated Vegas comedy and Hannah Einbinder as her new millennial assistant. The first batch of episodes was excellent and even won an Emmy or two for its troubles and now season 2 will look to keep up the good vibes.
Premiering on May 15, is The Time Traveler’s Wife. This series adaptation of the 2003 novel (which in turn became a a 2009 movie) keeps up with two star-crossed lovers who can never quite make the timing work…...
- 5/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Earlier this year, a debate briefly flared on social media: where have the superstars gone? What happened to the days when Kendrick Lamar and Drake battled for global supremacy, Kanye West elicited praise from the likes of David Lynch, the Future Hive controlled rap Twitter, Lil Wayne was the best rapper alive, and Nicki Minaj commanded the Hot 100? With those “stadium status” acts largely past their imperial phases – perhaps the jury is out on Pulitzer Kenny, who has yet to issue a follow up to his 2017 album Damn – the genre seems irrevocably atomized.
- 4/5/2022
- by Mosi Reeves
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Nico Tortorella (Younger, The Walking Dead: World Beyond), Juan Pablo Di Pace, Emmy nominee Carl Clemons-Hopkins and Emily Hampshire have signed on to star in The Mattachine Family, a drama executive produced by Zach Braff. The film is currently in production.
The first feature from video and commercial director Andy Vallentine centers on the relationship between Thomas (Tortorella) and Oscar (Di Pace). While the pair are very much in love, they find, after their first foster child returns to his birth mother, that they have different ideas about what it means to make a family.
Vallentine is directing from a script by his husband Danny Vallentine, which is based on a story by the pair.
Jake Choi, Annie Funke, Heather Matarazzo and Cloie Wyatt Taylor will round out the cast of the film, which Andy Vallentine is producing with Mike Diaz, Scot Boland, Siddharth Ganji and Cameron Hutchison.
Tortorella is represented by Gersh; Di Pace by Innovative Artists, Hamilton Hodell (UK) and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols; Clemons-Hopkins by Stewart Talent and Authentic Talent and Literary Management; Hampshire by Paradigm, Creative Drive Artists, Atlas Artists, Jazo P.R. and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson; Choi by Paradigm and Authentic Talent and Literary Management; Funke by The Kohner Agency, Authentic Talent and Literary Managent, and attorney Michael H. Mahan of Peikoff Mahan; Matarazzo by Margrit Polak Management; Taylor by Ellis Talent Group and Sandy Oroumieh Management.
Andy Vallentine is repped by Atn Entertainment; Braff by CAA, Management 360 and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. The production is represented by Asa Pitt at Pitt Apc.
The first feature from video and commercial director Andy Vallentine centers on the relationship between Thomas (Tortorella) and Oscar (Di Pace). While the pair are very much in love, they find, after their first foster child returns to his birth mother, that they have different ideas about what it means to make a family.
Vallentine is directing from a script by his husband Danny Vallentine, which is based on a story by the pair.
Jake Choi, Annie Funke, Heather Matarazzo and Cloie Wyatt Taylor will round out the cast of the film, which Andy Vallentine is producing with Mike Diaz, Scot Boland, Siddharth Ganji and Cameron Hutchison.
Tortorella is represented by Gersh; Di Pace by Innovative Artists, Hamilton Hodell (UK) and Lichter, Grossman, Nichols; Clemons-Hopkins by Stewart Talent and Authentic Talent and Literary Management; Hampshire by Paradigm, Creative Drive Artists, Atlas Artists, Jazo P.R. and Felker Toczek Suddleson Abramson; Choi by Paradigm and Authentic Talent and Literary Management; Funke by The Kohner Agency, Authentic Talent and Literary Managent, and attorney Michael H. Mahan of Peikoff Mahan; Matarazzo by Margrit Polak Management; Taylor by Ellis Talent Group and Sandy Oroumieh Management.
Andy Vallentine is repped by Atn Entertainment; Braff by CAA, Management 360 and Hansen, Jacobson, Teller. The production is represented by Asa Pitt at Pitt Apc.
- 11/3/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
After three years as the Executive Director and Co-Head of the Toronto International Film Festival, Joana Vicente is heading to the Sundance Institute as their new CEO. She will start her new job at the beginning of November, splitting her time between Sundance’s office in New York, Los Angeles and Park City, Ut.
Vicente succeeds CEO Keri Putnam, who stepped down earlier this year and will oversee the entire Sundance media and arts nonprofit organization which includes its year-round artist programs, the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Collab, public and field-building programs, advancement, its historic commitment to inclusion and equity in all its work, as well as advancing the Institute’s advocacy work. Vicente will depart TIFF on Oct. 31.
Vicente will report to the Sundance board and work with the Institute’s artists, funders, industry, donors, and national and international partners, and oversee a year-round staff of 200 with an additional seasonal staff of 250.
Vicente,...
Vicente succeeds CEO Keri Putnam, who stepped down earlier this year and will oversee the entire Sundance media and arts nonprofit organization which includes its year-round artist programs, the Sundance Film Festival, Sundance Collab, public and field-building programs, advancement, its historic commitment to inclusion and equity in all its work, as well as advancing the Institute’s advocacy work. Vicente will depart TIFF on Oct. 31.
Vicente will report to the Sundance board and work with the Institute’s artists, funders, industry, donors, and national and international partners, and oversee a year-round staff of 200 with an additional seasonal staff of 250.
Vicente,...
- 9/29/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s the changing of the film festival guard as Toronto International Film Festival co-head and executive director Joana Vicente steps down from her TIFF role after three years to return to her roots in American independent film. She will take over as CEO of the Sundance Institute, succeeding influential CEO Keri Putnam, who exited earlier this year after 10 years. Vicente’s last day at TIFF will be October 31, and she will begin her role at the start of November, working between the Institute’s Park City, Los Angeles, and New York City offices.
The search for her replacement was led by Sundance Board of Trustees Chair Pat Mitchell and Chair-Elect Ebs Burnough. In a statement, the board said the hiring resulted from “a very comprehensive search to find the right person who would continue to move us forward with a vision that aligns with the founding values of the Institute’s founder,...
The search for her replacement was led by Sundance Board of Trustees Chair Pat Mitchell and Chair-Elect Ebs Burnough. In a statement, the board said the hiring resulted from “a very comprehensive search to find the right person who would continue to move us forward with a vision that aligns with the founding values of the Institute’s founder,...
- 9/29/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
It’s the changing of the film festival guard as Toronto International Film Festival co-head and executive director Joana Vicente steps down from her TIFF role after three years to return to her roots in American independent film. She will take over as CEO of the Sundance Institute, succeeding influential CEO Keri Putnam, who exited earlier this year after 10 years. Vicente’s last day at TIFF will be October 31, and she will begin her role at the start of November, working between the Institute’s Park City, Los Angeles, and New York City offices.
The search for her replacement was led by Sundance Board of Trustees Chair Pat Mitchell and Chair-Elect Ebs Burnough. In a statement, the board said the hiring resulted from “a very comprehensive search to find the right person who would continue to move us forward with a vision that aligns with the founding values of the Institute’s founder,...
The search for her replacement was led by Sundance Board of Trustees Chair Pat Mitchell and Chair-Elect Ebs Burnough. In a statement, the board said the hiring resulted from “a very comprehensive search to find the right person who would continue to move us forward with a vision that aligns with the founding values of the Institute’s founder,...
- 9/29/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Executive and producer says: ”I have always felt that Sundance was a home for me.”
In a big shake-up in the North American festival landscape Joana Vicente is stepping down as Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) executive director and co-head and is returning to the United States and the independent film world to serve as Sundance Institute CEO.
Vicente will commence her new role at the start of November working between the Institute’s Park City, Los Angeles, and New York City offices. She will work with a core staff of 200 and oversee Sundance Film Festival, the Institute’s year-round labs and programmes,...
In a big shake-up in the North American festival landscape Joana Vicente is stepping down as Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) executive director and co-head and is returning to the United States and the independent film world to serve as Sundance Institute CEO.
Vicente will commence her new role at the start of November working between the Institute’s Park City, Los Angeles, and New York City offices. She will work with a core staff of 200 and oversee Sundance Film Festival, the Institute’s year-round labs and programmes,...
- 9/29/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
From Don’t Breathe 2, actor Brendan Sexton III discusses some of his favorite films with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante as viewed through that wondrous video home system format known as… VHS.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Dark (2015)
Gremlins (1984)
Infested (2002)
Don’t Breathe (2016)
Don’t Breathe 2 (2021)
Unforgiven (1992)
The Beguiled (1971)
The Beguiled (2017)
Welcome To The Dollhouse (1995)
Pecker (1998)
Hairspray (1988)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Session 9 (2001)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Cheech & Chong’s Up In Smoke (1978)
Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie (1980)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
48 Hrs. (1982)
Dumbo (1941)
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Mickey And The Beanstalk (1947)
Grindhouse (2007)
Planet Terror (2007)
Death Proof (2007)
The Howling (1981)
Enter The Dragon (1973)
Game Of Death (1978)
Take A Hard Ride (1975)
Three The Hard Way (1974)
Death Promise (1977)
Piranha (1978)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
Yojimbo (1961)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Goodfellas (1990)
Hell In The Pacific (1968)
Grand Prix (1966)
The Red Balloon (1956)
Stowaway In The Sky (1960)
La Haine...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Dark (2015)
Gremlins (1984)
Infested (2002)
Don’t Breathe (2016)
Don’t Breathe 2 (2021)
Unforgiven (1992)
The Beguiled (1971)
The Beguiled (2017)
Welcome To The Dollhouse (1995)
Pecker (1998)
Hairspray (1988)
Pink Flamingos (1972)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Boys Don’t Cry (1999)
Session 9 (2001)
Black Hawk Down (2001)
Seven Psychopaths (2012)
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Cheech & Chong’s Up In Smoke (1978)
Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie (1980)
Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
48 Hrs. (1982)
Dumbo (1941)
Eddie Murphy Raw (1987)
Mickey And The Beanstalk (1947)
Grindhouse (2007)
Planet Terror (2007)
Death Proof (2007)
The Howling (1981)
Enter The Dragon (1973)
Game Of Death (1978)
Take A Hard Ride (1975)
Three The Hard Way (1974)
Death Promise (1977)
Piranha (1978)
Hollywood Boulevard (1976)
Yojimbo (1961)
Seven Samurai (1954)
Goodfellas (1990)
Hell In The Pacific (1968)
Grand Prix (1966)
The Red Balloon (1956)
Stowaway In The Sky (1960)
La Haine...
- 9/7/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Vertical Entertainment — the distributor behind such movies as “Miss Juneteenth,” “Shadow in the Cloud” and “Ava” — has acquired the distribution rights for “The Estate” in North America, the U.K. and Ireland. The thriller, the feature directing debut of James Kapner, and written by Chris Baker (who also co-stars in the film), will be released in theaters and on VOD day-and-date this fall.
“The Estate” stars Eliza Coupe (“Happy Endings”), Greg Finley (“The Flash”), Baker, Heather Matarazzo (“Welcome to the Dollhouse”), Eric Roberts (“Runaway Train”) and Lala Kent (“Vanderpump Rules”). Baker’s character aligns with his stepmother (Coupe) to hire a hitman (Finley) to kill the family patriarch (Roberts), a move “initiating a psychosexual love triangle that spirals into more than anyone bargained for,” according to its logline.
Josh Spector, the SVP of acquisitions for Vertical Entertainment, said, “We couldn’t be prouder to be partnering with this talented filmmaking team on “The Estate,...
“The Estate” stars Eliza Coupe (“Happy Endings”), Greg Finley (“The Flash”), Baker, Heather Matarazzo (“Welcome to the Dollhouse”), Eric Roberts (“Runaway Train”) and Lala Kent (“Vanderpump Rules”). Baker’s character aligns with his stepmother (Coupe) to hire a hitman (Finley) to kill the family patriarch (Roberts), a move “initiating a psychosexual love triangle that spirals into more than anyone bargained for,” according to its logline.
Josh Spector, the SVP of acquisitions for Vertical Entertainment, said, “We couldn’t be prouder to be partnering with this talented filmmaking team on “The Estate,...
- 8/11/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
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