- 5/13/2024
- by Ariana Romero
- Tudum - Netflix
On the eve of Cannes, film financing and sales outfit Mister Smith Entertainment has made several key promotions as well as adding a new hire to its team.
Shane Kelly, who has been with the company since 2019, is being promoted to senior vice president, international sales and acquisitions. In this new role, he will continue to oversee sales and distribution efforts while formalizing the addition of project acquisitions as part of his purview, continuing to report to Mister Smith CEO David Garrett. In his previous role as VP international sales and distribution, Kelly has been instrumental in helping manage the company’s slate through sales, financing, marketing and distribution.
In addition, Emma Mason is being promoted to vice president, international marketing and publicity and will continue to lead the marketing and publicity team and oversee festival strategy for the Mister Smith slate.
Katie Hogan is being promoted to distribution and marketing executive,...
Shane Kelly, who has been with the company since 2019, is being promoted to senior vice president, international sales and acquisitions. In this new role, he will continue to oversee sales and distribution efforts while formalizing the addition of project acquisitions as part of his purview, continuing to report to Mister Smith CEO David Garrett. In his previous role as VP international sales and distribution, Kelly has been instrumental in helping manage the company’s slate through sales, financing, marketing and distribution.
In addition, Emma Mason is being promoted to vice president, international marketing and publicity and will continue to lead the marketing and publicity team and oversee festival strategy for the Mister Smith slate.
Katie Hogan is being promoted to distribution and marketing executive,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Sydney Sweeney is an up-and-coming young actor who has taken the world by storm because of her brilliant talent. The American actress has been acting from a young age and she has been around the industry for a long time. She has been doing small roles in many big movies but got her big break because of shows like Everything Sucks! and Sharp Objects, but her stardom reached a new level after her HBO series Euphoria came out.
Sweeney has also enjoyed a healthy film career and has her own production company, Fifty-Fifty Films which recently produced the psychological horror film Immaculate while she did technically appear in a Marvel film known as Madame Web, let’s ignore that film as best we can. So, if you are also a fan of Sweeney and want to all of her best performances here are the 10 best films and shows she has...
Sweeney has also enjoyed a healthy film career and has her own production company, Fifty-Fifty Films which recently produced the psychological horror film Immaculate while she did technically appear in a Marvel film known as Madame Web, let’s ignore that film as best we can. So, if you are also a fan of Sweeney and want to all of her best performances here are the 10 best films and shows she has...
- 5/1/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Netflix’s surprise hit psychological dark comedy series Baby Reindeer is surprising people with its cute name and intensely dark story. Created by Richard Gadd, the Netflix series is based on Gadd’s autobiographical one-man show of the same name and it tells Gadd’s experience of being sexually assaulted in his 20s. Baby Reindeer stars Gadd in the lead role with Jessica Gunning, Nava Mau, Tom Goodman-Hill, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Danny Kirrane, Hugh Coles, and Nina Sosanya starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the psychologically thrilling look on obsession and the rawness of the dark comedy in Baby Reindeer you should check out these similar shows next.
You (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
You is a psychological crime thriller series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Based on a novel series of the same name by Caroline Kepnes, the Netflix series follows the story of Joe Goldberg, a young...
You (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
You is a psychological crime thriller series created by Greg Berlanti and Sera Gamble. Based on a novel series of the same name by Caroline Kepnes, the Netflix series follows the story of Joe Goldberg, a young...
- 4/25/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
“She’s really good at honoring the original language and the original story while also sewing in the needs of today’s audience,” reflects Caleb Eberhardt on what is so unique about Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog’s adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s classic play “An Enemy of the People.” The actor plays the crucial role of Hovstad, the editor of a local newspaper in the Norwegian town where the drama takes place who has to make an important decision when his friend, Dr. Stockmann (Jeremy Strong), has alarming news about the safety of the town’s waters. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
One of the facets of Herzog’s work that Eberhardt appreciates most is her collaboration on the crafting of his character. “I particularly have a big reverence for her because of her willingness to hear my specific perspective in making Hovstad a Black man in the...
One of the facets of Herzog’s work that Eberhardt appreciates most is her collaboration on the crafting of his character. “I particularly have a big reverence for her because of her willingness to hear my specific perspective in making Hovstad a Black man in the...
- 4/24/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The critically-acclaimed hit Broadway revival of An Enemy of the People has announced a one-week extension at Circle in the Square Theatre. The Ibsen revival will now play through Sunday, June 23, rather than the previously announced June 16.
Producers said today the extension is due to popular demand. The production has done exceedingly well at the box office since its March 18 opening, routinely selling out the Circle in the Square venue. Last week, the play grossed $1,051,306 with standing room only crowds.
Tickets for this extra week are now on sale. A limited number of $39 tickets will be available via digital lottery, subject to availability.
The play stars Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli, Victoria Pedretti, Joe Cassidy, Caleb Eberhardt, Matthew August Jeffers, David Patrick Kelly, David Mattar Merten, Max Roll, Thomas Jay Ryan, and Alan Trong.
Directed by Sam Gold, the Ibsen is adapted by Tony Award Nominee Amy Herzog. It began previews on Tuesday,...
Producers said today the extension is due to popular demand. The production has done exceedingly well at the box office since its March 18 opening, routinely selling out the Circle in the Square venue. Last week, the play grossed $1,051,306 with standing room only crowds.
Tickets for this extra week are now on sale. A limited number of $39 tickets will be available via digital lottery, subject to availability.
The play stars Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli, Victoria Pedretti, Joe Cassidy, Caleb Eberhardt, Matthew August Jeffers, David Patrick Kelly, David Mattar Merten, Max Roll, Thomas Jay Ryan, and Alan Trong.
Directed by Sam Gold, the Ibsen is adapted by Tony Award Nominee Amy Herzog. It began previews on Tuesday,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Ripley is a psychological crime-thriller series written and directed by Steven Zaillian. Based on a 1955 novel titled The Talented Mr. Ripley by Patricia Highsmith, the Netflix series is set in the 1960s and it follows the story of Ripley as a wealthy man hires him to convince his son to come back home from Italy. However, when Ripley gets there he gets jealous of the oppulant life the wealthy man’s son is leading and decides to take it for himself. The novel by Highsmith was adapted once before into a film written and directed by Anthony Minghella, and it starred Matt Damon as the titular character. Ripley stars Andrew Scott in the lead role with Dakota Fanning, Johnny Flynn, Eliot Sumner, and Maurizio Lombardi starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved Zaillian’s take on The Talented Mr. Ripley, here are some similar shows you should check out next.
- 4/7/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
This article contains spoilers about the 2024 Broadway production of “An Enemy of the People.”
There will likely be few scenes this Broadway season more harrowing than the climax of Sam Gold’s “An Enemy of the People,” in which a town hall meeting called by Dr. Thomas Stockmann devolves into verbal and physical assault. In the aftermath of the scene’s brutality against the Norwegian doctor, who warns his community that their waters are contaminated, actor Jeremy Strong emerges from a crouched position on the stage floor in the Circle in the Square Theatre, where he has huddled and shrunk his body down to withstand a torrent of blows. It is a visceral moment of live theatre, one that the actor commits to wholeheartedly and that the Tony Awards should nominate.
What leads up to that frightening display of ignorance and animus is made all the richer by Strong’s performance.
There will likely be few scenes this Broadway season more harrowing than the climax of Sam Gold’s “An Enemy of the People,” in which a town hall meeting called by Dr. Thomas Stockmann devolves into verbal and physical assault. In the aftermath of the scene’s brutality against the Norwegian doctor, who warns his community that their waters are contaminated, actor Jeremy Strong emerges from a crouched position on the stage floor in the Circle in the Square Theatre, where he has huddled and shrunk his body down to withstand a torrent of blows. It is a visceral moment of live theatre, one that the actor commits to wholeheartedly and that the Tony Awards should nominate.
What leads up to that frightening display of ignorance and animus is made all the richer by Strong’s performance.
- 4/2/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The season of the very first sign of the zodiac is here, and that’s exactly why being a leader comes so easy for Aries folks.
And that’s no joke, Aries really don’t know what else to be but a boss, CEO or innovator, because they’d rather play by their own rules. They march to the beat of their own drum and rarely ever need anyone to play backup instrumentals. Their charm, playful personality and great sense of humor make up for their impulsiveness and sometimes hot-temper, and there’s absolutely no other sign who will keep it all the way real with you like an Aries does, even if it’s something you don’t want to hear. They tell it like it is, as dishonesty goes against their entire m.o.
As ambitious as they are — known for being some of the greatest to ever...
And that’s no joke, Aries really don’t know what else to be but a boss, CEO or innovator, because they’d rather play by their own rules. They march to the beat of their own drum and rarely ever need anyone to play backup instrumentals. Their charm, playful personality and great sense of humor make up for their impulsiveness and sometimes hot-temper, and there’s absolutely no other sign who will keep it all the way real with you like an Aries does, even if it’s something you don’t want to hear. They tell it like it is, as dishonesty goes against their entire m.o.
As ambitious as they are — known for being some of the greatest to ever...
- 3/30/2024
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
Broadway’s first salvo of spring newcomers was more than holding its own last week, with recent arrivals drawing strong audiences.
Two shows had their opening nights during the week ending March 24, with An Enemy of the People, starring Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti, playing to standing room only crowds at Circle in the Square. Receipts were at a hefty $898,353, with attendance at 103% of seating capacity.
Also opening was Water For Elephants, the new musical starring Grant Gustin at the Imperial, with receipts down $23,144 from the previous week, due in no small part to press and opening night comps. The show grossed $875,269. Attendance for the three previews and five regular performances was 86% of capacity.
The Who’s Tommy was in previews at the Nederlander, filling 93% of seats at the venue (the Wednesday matinee was canceled due to an illness in the company) and grossing $822,391. Opening night is this Thursday,...
Two shows had their opening nights during the week ending March 24, with An Enemy of the People, starring Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti, playing to standing room only crowds at Circle in the Square. Receipts were at a hefty $898,353, with attendance at 103% of seating capacity.
Also opening was Water For Elephants, the new musical starring Grant Gustin at the Imperial, with receipts down $23,144 from the previous week, due in no small part to press and opening night comps. The show grossed $875,269. Attendance for the three previews and five regular performances was 86% of capacity.
The Who’s Tommy was in previews at the Nederlander, filling 93% of seats at the venue (the Wednesday matinee was canceled due to an illness in the company) and grossing $822,391. Opening night is this Thursday,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
When climate protesters disrupted a performance of the An Enemy of the People earlier this month, Victoria Pedretti seesawed between siding with the activists or the agitated audience members. The play had reached a crescendo: The town’s doctor, Dr. Stockmann, prepared to discuss a potential pathogen in the town’s ground water before a dissenting crowd, when Extinction Rebellion NYC members captured the audience’s attention crying “no theater on a dead planet.”
Everyone stayed in character: The town’s mayor (Michael Imperioli) shooed the activist out, whereas Dr.
Everyone stayed in character: The town’s mayor (Michael Imperioli) shooed the activist out, whereas Dr.
- 3/25/2024
- by Kalia Richardson
- Rollingstone.com
It has only been 12 years since New York audiences saw a production of Henrik Ibsen’s classic nineteenth-century play “An Enemy of the People.” But unlike that last staging at the Manhattan Theatre Club, the version that just opened at Circle in the Square Theatre on Mar. 18 is a departure, thanks to the vision of director Sam Gold and a new adaptation of the text by Pulitzer Prize finalist Amy Herzog. “Enemy” runs through June 16, the day of the 2024 Tony Awards.
Gold has attracted star-wattage to his remounting of the Ibsen play with Jeremy Strong in the title role of Dr. Thomas Stockmann, who uncovers that the spas that have made his Norwegian town a booming tourist destination are in fact highly contaminated and will cause many visitors to get sick and potentially die. Michael Imperioli is his brother, Peter Stockmann, the mayor of the town who immediately turns on...
Gold has attracted star-wattage to his remounting of the Ibsen play with Jeremy Strong in the title role of Dr. Thomas Stockmann, who uncovers that the spas that have made his Norwegian town a booming tourist destination are in fact highly contaminated and will cause many visitors to get sick and potentially die. Michael Imperioli is his brother, Peter Stockmann, the mayor of the town who immediately turns on...
- 3/22/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
There’s ambition, then there’s execution. Ava DuVernay’s 2023 film, Origin, grapples with a subject that has been relevant since forever: casteism. And what DuVernay has attempted to do here is something that you wouldn’t see every day: capture a global issue while telling the deeply personal story of an individual. The film follows the journey of Isabell Wilkerson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist who wrote her award-winning book Caste: The Origin of Our Discontents. But it is not just some book. It also tells the story of the writer herself, who suffers as many as three tragedies, which, in a way, lays the foundation of her book as a kind of coping mechanism. Sadly, it doesn’t quite translate on the 70 mm, as Origin fails to evoke the kind of emotion it was looking for. It does have some strong moments, but most of it feels rather gimmicky...
- 3/20/2024
- by Rohitavra Majumdar
- Film Fugitives
Succession fame Jeremy Strong has joined forces with The Sopranos star Michael Imperioli in a new Broadway project. Former Yale student Strong mostly appeared as an actor in stage plays. His breakthrough role did not come until 2018 when he starred as the middle son Kendall Roy in the comedy-drama TV series Succession.
Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong in Armageddon Time
On the other hand, Imperioli has been in the entertainment industry for much longer than Strong. Although he has worked with legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, he is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos. Fans of these shows seem to have won as they feast their eyes on these actors in the Broadway revival of a 140-year-old play.
Jeremy Strong Stars Alongside Michael Imperioli in the Broadway Revival of An Enemy of The People Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos
An Enemy of the People is a play,...
Anne Hathaway and Jeremy Strong in Armageddon Time
On the other hand, Imperioli has been in the entertainment industry for much longer than Strong. Although he has worked with legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese, he is best known for his role as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos. Fans of these shows seem to have won as they feast their eyes on these actors in the Broadway revival of a 140-year-old play.
Jeremy Strong Stars Alongside Michael Imperioli in the Broadway Revival of An Enemy of The People Michael Imperioli as Christopher Moltisanti on The Sopranos
An Enemy of the People is a play,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Ankita
- FandomWire
Broadway’s insanely busy spring doesn’t really kick into full gear until next month when 14 new shows have their official openings, but with March as a sort of sign of things to come – five shows have opened or will soon this month – box office was strong last week.
In all, the 25 productions grossed $28,059,463 during the week ending March 17, a bump of 14% over the previous week, with attendance of 219,954 at a solid 94% of capacity.
Recent arrivals on the list found a welcoming Broadway. Some of the notable entries:
The Notebook, which opened to decidedly mixed reviews, proved steadily popular with audiences. Opening night and press comps barely dented receipts: The show grossed $767,281, filling 98% of seats at the Schoenfeld. A new block of tickets just went on sale through November 24; An Enemy of the People,...
In all, the 25 productions grossed $28,059,463 during the week ending March 17, a bump of 14% over the previous week, with attendance of 219,954 at a solid 94% of capacity.
Recent arrivals on the list found a welcoming Broadway. Some of the notable entries:
The Notebook, which opened to decidedly mixed reviews, proved steadily popular with audiences. Opening night and press comps barely dented receipts: The show grossed $767,281, filling 98% of seats at the Schoenfeld. A new block of tickets just went on sale through November 24; An Enemy of the People,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The acclaimed revival of An Enemy of the People had a star-studded audience on opening night!
Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli, and Victoria Pedretti lead the the new Broadway production of the classic play, which opened on Monday night (March 18) at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City.
Stepping out to catch the performance were Rachel McAdams, Adam Driver, Kit Connor, Dan Stevens, Marisa Tomei, F. Murray Abraham, Micaela Diamond, Lisa Ann Walter, Tobias Menzies, Succession‘s Juliana Canfield, and longtime couple Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector.
In An Enemy of the People, a small-town doctor (Strong) considers himself a proud, upstanding member of his close-knit community. When he discovers a catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, he raises the alarm. But he is shaken to his core when those in power, including his own brother (Imperioli), not only try to silence him—they try to destroy him.
Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli, and Victoria Pedretti lead the the new Broadway production of the classic play, which opened on Monday night (March 18) at the Circle in the Square Theatre in New York City.
Stepping out to catch the performance were Rachel McAdams, Adam Driver, Kit Connor, Dan Stevens, Marisa Tomei, F. Murray Abraham, Micaela Diamond, Lisa Ann Walter, Tobias Menzies, Succession‘s Juliana Canfield, and longtime couple Rebecca Hall and Morgan Spector.
In An Enemy of the People, a small-town doctor (Strong) considers himself a proud, upstanding member of his close-knit community. When he discovers a catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, he raises the alarm. But he is shaken to his core when those in power, including his own brother (Imperioli), not only try to silence him—they try to destroy him.
- 3/19/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
“No theater on a dead planet!” is a chanted refrain that does not appear in Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play An Enemy of a People. Nor is it part of the 2024 English adaptation by playwright Amy Herzog, who’s preserved the play’s late-19th-century setting (and who also skillfully adapted A Doll’s House last season). But it was perhaps the most resonant line in the reviewed performance of this production, which, as has now been widely reported, was interrupted by a trio of protestors from the climate activism group Extinction Rebellion.
If you see An Enemy of the People—which, to be clear, you should—chances are that the disruptors will stay home for your performance. But this particular protest was so shrewdly timed, so thematically linked, as to have rendered it impossible for the audience to ascertain whether it was part of the production or not. It’s tough...
If you see An Enemy of the People—which, to be clear, you should—chances are that the disruptors will stay home for your performance. But this particular protest was so shrewdly timed, so thematically linked, as to have rendered it impossible for the audience to ascertain whether it was part of the production or not. It’s tough...
- 3/19/2024
- by Dan Rubins
- Slant Magazine
Whether or not the climate activists who interrupted a critics’ preview of Broadway’s An Enemy of the People last week persuasively made their “water’s coming for us all” message isn’t for me to say, but I will note that the disruption spoke very well for this production.
Amy Herzog’s adaptation of Ibsen’s 1882 classic about a Norwegian town doctor deemed “an enemy of the people” for his truth-telling about an environmental health hazard is smart, sharp and relevant. The science vs. commerce debate is uncannily current, as Herzog thoughtfully makes clear. Ibsen created an archetypal situation here — I’d be willing to bet a trip to the beach that Peter Benchley was more than a little familiar with Enemy when he created that spineless, shark-denying mayor of Jaws, and if the activists at last week’s show hadn’t already seen a performance of this production,...
Amy Herzog’s adaptation of Ibsen’s 1882 classic about a Norwegian town doctor deemed “an enemy of the people” for his truth-telling about an environmental health hazard is smart, sharp and relevant. The science vs. commerce debate is uncannily current, as Herzog thoughtfully makes clear. Ibsen created an archetypal situation here — I’d be willing to bet a trip to the beach that Peter Benchley was more than a little familiar with Enemy when he created that spineless, shark-denying mayor of Jaws, and if the activists at last week’s show hadn’t already seen a performance of this production,...
- 3/19/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
In a clever trick that pulls us into the community about to witness the spectacular downfall of the public figure crusading for truth at the center of An Enemy of the People, a bar descends from above during the pause between acts, with theatergoers filing onto the stage to be served shots of aquavit while musicians and singers perform traditional Norwegian songs. Several audience members stay seated around the periphery when the action resumes. The house lights also remain up, giving us no escape from our complicity as town physician Dr. Thomas Stockmann, played with bristling intensity by Jeremy Strong, is pilloried with ridicule that escalates into physical violence.
Sam Gold’s crackling production up to that point has been deceptively traditional, handsomely staged in the round at the Circle in the Square, with a first act that sets the scene for festering conflict in the warmth and cozy domesticity of Stockmann’s home,...
Sam Gold’s crackling production up to that point has been deceptively traditional, handsomely staged in the round at the Circle in the Square, with a first act that sets the scene for festering conflict in the warmth and cozy domesticity of Stockmann’s home,...
- 3/19/2024
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jeremy Strong is opening up about how he felt following the end of Succession and then diving right into Roy Cohn in The Apprentice.
Strong spoke with The New York Times Magazine ahead of the opening of An Enemy of the People, a new Broadway adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play, in which he stars alongside Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti.
During the conversation, the Emmy-winning actor noted that after the hit HBO series ended, he felt a “profound sense of, Was this the thing? Was this the event of my life? And then a great determination to achieve exit velocity from it so I could attempt to do more.”
When asked if he was worried about always being known as his Succession character, Kendall Roy, Strong explained that he hasn’t spent much time thinking or worrying about that because he went right into his next onscreen role as Cohn,...
Strong spoke with The New York Times Magazine ahead of the opening of An Enemy of the People, a new Broadway adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s 1882 play, in which he stars alongside Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti.
During the conversation, the Emmy-winning actor noted that after the hit HBO series ended, he felt a “profound sense of, Was this the thing? Was this the event of my life? And then a great determination to achieve exit velocity from it so I could attempt to do more.”
When asked if he was worried about always being known as his Succession character, Kendall Roy, Strong explained that he hasn’t spent much time thinking or worrying about that because he went right into his next onscreen role as Cohn,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jeremy Strong was a relatively successful working actor before he joined the cast of HBO’s “Succession,” but his turn as the neurotic, pathetic Kendall Roy won him an Emmy Award and established him as a genuine star. Now, in a new interview, Strong opened up about the stress of moving on from the pivotal role after the series concluded its four-season run.
“There was a moment when the show ended where I felt a profound sense of, ‘Was this the thing? Was this the event of my life?” Strong said in an interview with The New York Times Magazine (via Variety). And then a great determination to achieve exit velocity from it so I could attempt to do more.”
Among that “more” may be a bit of comedy. You read that right.
While “Succession” won Strong a legion of fans and admirers of his work, stories about his Method...
“There was a moment when the show ended where I felt a profound sense of, ‘Was this the thing? Was this the event of my life?” Strong said in an interview with The New York Times Magazine (via Variety). And then a great determination to achieve exit velocity from it so I could attempt to do more.”
Among that “more” may be a bit of comedy. You read that right.
While “Succession” won Strong a legion of fans and admirers of his work, stories about his Method...
- 3/12/2024
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
A slate of Broadway newcomers drew strong audience figures last week, with several – An Enemy of the People, The Notebook and The Who’s Tommy filling every seat and then some.
Of the recent late-winter/early-spring arrivals, An Enemy of the People, the Ibsen revival starring Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti, was the top earner, grossing $1,109,137 and selling out Circle in the Square. Opening night is March 18.
Also at standing room only for the week ending March 10 was The Notebook, the musical adaptation of the bestselling book and hit movie. The production at the Schoenfeld grossed $769,387; opening night is March 14.
All seats were filled at the Nederlander as The Who’s Tommy began previews; the first two performances in the run took in $345,129. Opening night is March 28.
Water For Elephants played seven previews at the Imperial, grossing $723,077 and filling 93% of seats. Opening night is March 21.
The week’s sole opener was Doubt: A Parable,...
Of the recent late-winter/early-spring arrivals, An Enemy of the People, the Ibsen revival starring Jeremy Strong, Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti, was the top earner, grossing $1,109,137 and selling out Circle in the Square. Opening night is March 18.
Also at standing room only for the week ending March 10 was The Notebook, the musical adaptation of the bestselling book and hit movie. The production at the Schoenfeld grossed $769,387; opening night is March 14.
All seats were filled at the Nederlander as The Who’s Tommy began previews; the first two performances in the run took in $345,129. Opening night is March 28.
Water For Elephants played seven previews at the Imperial, grossing $723,077 and filling 93% of seats. Opening night is March 21.
The week’s sole opener was Doubt: A Parable,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jeremy Strong’s Emmy-winning tenure as Kendall Roy on HBO’s “Succession” is over, and he told The New York Times Magazine in a recent interview that “there was a moment when the show ended where I felt a profound sense of, ‘Was this the thing? Was this the event of my life?’ And then a great determination to achieve exit velocity from it so I could attempt to do more.”
That “more” is now coming into focus. Strong is currently on Broadway headlining the play “Enemy of the People” alongside Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti. He’s also set to play Roy Cohn in the upcoming biographical drama “The Apprentice,” which features Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump.
Strong told the publication that “I haven’t spent much time worrying about” whether he’ll be able to distance himself from the career-defining role of Kendall Roy.
That “more” is now coming into focus. Strong is currently on Broadway headlining the play “Enemy of the People” alongside Michael Imperioli and Victoria Pedretti. He’s also set to play Roy Cohn in the upcoming biographical drama “The Apprentice,” which features Sebastian Stan as Donald Trump and Maria Bakalova as Ivana Trump.
Strong told the publication that “I haven’t spent much time worrying about” whether he’ll be able to distance himself from the career-defining role of Kendall Roy.
- 3/12/2024
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
Lionsgate horror Imaginary opens in 516 UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend, as the first challenger to Dune: Part Two’s box office supremacy.
Directed by Jeff Wadlow who wrote the screenplay with Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, Imaginary stars DeWanda Wise as a woman who returns to her childhood home, to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is real and unhappy at his abandonment.
It is the eighth feature from US filmmaker Wadlow, who has worked predominantly in the genre space with titles including 2018’s Truth Or Dare and 2020’s pandemic-afflicted Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island (£392,999; £763,958). His highest-grossing title is 2013’s Kick-Ass 2,...
Directed by Jeff Wadlow who wrote the screenplay with Greg Erb and Jason Oremland, Imaginary stars DeWanda Wise as a woman who returns to her childhood home, to discover that the imaginary friend she left behind is real and unhappy at his abandonment.
It is the eighth feature from US filmmaker Wadlow, who has worked predominantly in the genre space with titles including 2018’s Truth Or Dare and 2020’s pandemic-afflicted Blumhouse’s Fantasy Island (£392,999; £763,958). His highest-grossing title is 2013’s Kick-Ass 2,...
- 3/8/2024
- ScreenDaily
Neon announced on Tuesday that it will bring Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay’s acclaimed drama Origin back to 500 U.S. theaters on February 28, for a one-night-only special screening event, featuring an exclusive pre-recorded introduction and post-screening Q&a with DuVernay.
Released wide on January 19, Origin has recently been awarded Best Drama, Best Director and Best Actress by the African American Film Critics Association, also securing NAACP Image Awards nominations for Outstanding Motion Picture, Directing in a Motion Picture, Actress in a Motion Picture, and Youth Performance in a Motion Picture.
Written and directed by DuVernay, the film explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance, and a fight for our future. While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor leads a cast also including Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts,...
Released wide on January 19, Origin has recently been awarded Best Drama, Best Director and Best Actress by the African American Film Critics Association, also securing NAACP Image Awards nominations for Outstanding Motion Picture, Directing in a Motion Picture, Actress in a Motion Picture, and Youth Performance in a Motion Picture.
Written and directed by DuVernay, the film explores the mystery of history, the wonders of romance, and a fight for our future. While investigating the global phenomenon of caste and its dark influence on society, a journalist faces unfathomable personal loss and uncovers the beauty of human resilience.
Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor leads a cast also including Jon Bernthal, Niecy Nash-Betts,...
- 2/27/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
There’s no shortage of fans of Showtime’s Dexter series, mainly because it was a brilliant piece of television with a very intriguing and charismatic leading character played perfectly by Michael C. Hall. The original series ended its run after its eighth season in 2013 with a finale that was widely by fans and critics, and that was the reason that the series came back for a single season in 2021 titled Dexter: New Blood but its finale also divided fans. So, if you also miss the series here are some more shows you should watch next.
A Killer Paradox (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
If you liked the moral ambiguity of our protagonist in Dexter, then you will love Lee Tang in A Killer Paradox. Based on a Naver webtoon of the same name by Kkomabi, the Netflix Korean thriller series tells the story of an ordinary part-time worker who accidentally kills...
A Killer Paradox (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
If you liked the moral ambiguity of our protagonist in Dexter, then you will love Lee Tang in A Killer Paradox. Based on a Naver webtoon of the same name by Kkomabi, the Netflix Korean thriller series tells the story of an ordinary part-time worker who accidentally kills...
- 2/13/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
America Ferrera, Carey Mulligan and Kerry Washington stepped out for a Chanel cocktail and dinner event held on Wednesday evening (February 7) in New York City.
The actresses joined several of their peers at the dinner which was held to celebrate the opening of the Chanel Watches & Fine Jewelry Fifth Avenue Flagship Boutique.
Also in attendance to experience the new boutique ahead of it’s official opening on Friday (February 9) were Sadie Sink, Lucy Boynton, Rachel Brosnahan, Elizabeth Olsen, Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, Rose Byrne and more.
The night also included a performance by Grammy-nominated singer Gracie Abrams!
Check out all of the celebrities in attendance inside…
If you missed it, America and Carey were recently nominated for 2024 Oscar awards. Check out the full list of nominees here…
The upcoming Oscars will take place in one month, on March 10th!
Keep scrolling below to see all of the celebs in attendance...
The actresses joined several of their peers at the dinner which was held to celebrate the opening of the Chanel Watches & Fine Jewelry Fifth Avenue Flagship Boutique.
Also in attendance to experience the new boutique ahead of it’s official opening on Friday (February 9) were Sadie Sink, Lucy Boynton, Rachel Brosnahan, Elizabeth Olsen, Michelle Williams, Katie Holmes, Rose Byrne and more.
The night also included a performance by Grammy-nominated singer Gracie Abrams!
Check out all of the celebrities in attendance inside…
If you missed it, America and Carey were recently nominated for 2024 Oscar awards. Check out the full list of nominees here…
The upcoming Oscars will take place in one month, on March 10th!
Keep scrolling below to see all of the celebs in attendance...
- 2/9/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
It’s Valentine’s Day in the early aughts. Rudy Giuliani plays a hand in New York politics, and residents are still recovering from the events of September 11. There are talks of a memorial, among other commemorations. Across the river, bus drivers are on strike and a young, self-proclaimed “Jersey girl” rides a trucker in the parking lot of the New Jersey Turnpike gas station. As Ponyboi (played by newcomer River Gallo) amps his client up with theatrical ad libs, the stout john offers a note: Could Ponyboi turn it down a notch and consider speaking less?
This droll opening scene, which begins with the sweaty tension of sex before landing on smirking humor, is emblematic of Esteban Arango’s feature Ponyboi. Premiering at Sundance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and written by Gallo, its intersex lead who uses they/them pronouns, Ponyboi revises the crime drama by putting...
This droll opening scene, which begins with the sweaty tension of sex before landing on smirking humor, is emblematic of Esteban Arango’s feature Ponyboi. Premiering at Sundance in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and written by Gallo, its intersex lead who uses they/them pronouns, Ponyboi revises the crime drama by putting...
- 1/26/2024
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bathed in the soft glow of neon lights, “Ponyboi” reminds us that the point of view from which a story is told can drastically alter the outcome, even if founded on familiar tropes The second feature from Colombian-born director Esteban Arango (Sundance 2020’s “Blast Beat”) is actor and screenwriter River Gallo’s self-conceived star-making project expanded from a 2019 short film of the same title that Gallo also starred in and co-directed themselves. Grounded on Gallo’s Intersex identity, the unapologetic crime saga with flourishes of comedy and romance often comes across as excitingly undefinable.
Few sights can place some of us back in the 2000s with more immediacy than a bedazzled Motorola Razr flip phone, an emblem of Millennial youth. Holding precisely one of those is how we first see Ponyboi (Gallo) in the daylight as he enters Fluff n’ Stuff, a New Jersey laundromat where he is employed both...
Few sights can place some of us back in the 2000s with more immediacy than a bedazzled Motorola Razr flip phone, an emblem of Millennial youth. Holding precisely one of those is how we first see Ponyboi (Gallo) in the daylight as he enters Fluff n’ Stuff, a New Jersey laundromat where he is employed both...
- 1/21/2024
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Indiewire
Dylan O'Brien Supports New Movie 'Ponyboi' at His First Premiere in 2 Years During Sundance Festival
Dylan O’Brien has returned to the red carpet to promote his new movie Ponyboi at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
The 32-year-old Teen Wolf alum attended the movie’s premiere at the Library Center Theatre on Saturday (January 20) in Park City, Utah.
This marks the first premiere Dylan has attended since July 2022 when he promoted his movie Not Okay with Zoey Deutch!
Keep reading to find out more…
Dylan kept his look casual but stylish. He wore black pants with a matching shirt and jacket. The actor finished off his look with a burgundy beanie and bright white shoes.
He was joined on the red carpet by costars Victoria Pedretti, Indya Moore, River Gallo, Annie Henk, Moises Acevedo, Aphrodite Armstrong, Miles Coreas, Kevin Matthew McDonald, NaTonia Monet and Keith William Richards.
Director Esteban Arango, producer Mark Ankner and co-producers Sade Clacken and Kristen Laffey were also present. We’ve got pics...
The 32-year-old Teen Wolf alum attended the movie’s premiere at the Library Center Theatre on Saturday (January 20) in Park City, Utah.
This marks the first premiere Dylan has attended since July 2022 when he promoted his movie Not Okay with Zoey Deutch!
Keep reading to find out more…
Dylan kept his look casual but stylish. He wore black pants with a matching shirt and jacket. The actor finished off his look with a burgundy beanie and bright white shoes.
He was joined on the red carpet by costars Victoria Pedretti, Indya Moore, River Gallo, Annie Henk, Moises Acevedo, Aphrodite Armstrong, Miles Coreas, Kevin Matthew McDonald, NaTonia Monet and Keith William Richards.
Director Esteban Arango, producer Mark Ankner and co-producers Sade Clacken and Kristen Laffey were also present. We’ve got pics...
- 1/21/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
The Sundance Film Festival prides itself on being a place of innovation and discovery, and this year’s 40th anniversary celebration has an entry that could well check both boxes – “Ponyboi,” a genre-blending road movie featuring writer and star River Gallo.
Gallo plays the titular Ponyboi, an intersex sex worker hustling to survive in New Jersey. His days are spent with pregnant best friend Angel (Victoria Pedretti) working a strip mall laundromat; his nights with his secret lover and aspiring pimp, Angel’s baby’s father Vinnie (Dylan O’Brien). As it often happens on the turnpike, things go south when some tainted crystal meth and a dead mafioso spin Ponyboi’s fragile world into chaos, forcing him to confront his demons.
Gallo is writer and star on the project. A pedigreed artist who came up through USC and the Sundance labs, they are intersex and identify as non-binary and trans fem using they/them pronouns.
Gallo plays the titular Ponyboi, an intersex sex worker hustling to survive in New Jersey. His days are spent with pregnant best friend Angel (Victoria Pedretti) working a strip mall laundromat; his nights with his secret lover and aspiring pimp, Angel’s baby’s father Vinnie (Dylan O’Brien). As it often happens on the turnpike, things go south when some tainted crystal meth and a dead mafioso spin Ponyboi’s fragile world into chaos, forcing him to confront his demons.
Gallo is writer and star on the project. A pedigreed artist who came up through USC and the Sundance labs, they are intersex and identify as non-binary and trans fem using they/them pronouns.
- 1/20/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
On a dreary Valentine’s Day in New Jersey during the early aughts, intersex laundromat employee and sex worker Ponyboi (River Gallo) finds themselves embroiled in a bungled drug deal. Estranged from his family and afraid of coming clean to his best friend (Victoria Pedretti) and her husband (Dylan O’Brien)—also Ponyboi’s boss and clandestine sexual partner—he decides to go on the run and permanently escape the Garden State. Along the way, he crosses paths with a rugged kindly stranger who’s shrouded in mystery and en route to Las Vegas. Just when he’s ready to hitch a ride to the desert, however, […]
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The post “The Experience of Being an Outsider Is a Universal One”: River Gallo and Esteban Arango on Ponyboi first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/20/2024
- by Natalia Keogan
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
On a dreary Valentine’s Day in New Jersey during the early aughts, intersex laundromat employee and sex worker Ponyboi (River Gallo) finds themselves embroiled in a bungled drug deal. Estranged from his family and afraid of coming clean to his best friend (Victoria Pedretti) and her husband (Dylan O’Brien)—also Ponyboi’s boss and clandestine sexual partner—he decides to go on the run and permanently escape the Garden State. Along the way, he crosses paths with a rugged kindly stranger who’s shrouded in mystery and en route to Las Vegas. Just when he’s ready to hitch a ride to the desert, however, […]
The post “The Experience of Being an Outsider Is a Universal One”: River Gallo and Esteban Arango on Ponyboi first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “The Experience of Being an Outsider Is a Universal One”: River Gallo and Esteban Arango on Ponyboi first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/20/2024
- by Natalia Keogan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
The annual IndieWire Studio at Sundance returns for the 2024 season to honor the 40th anniversary of the iconic festival.
The IndieWire Studio at Sundance will feature interviews with the talent behind the most anticipated films of the festival with discussions taking place in-person on Main Street in historic Park City, Utah.
Presented by Dropbox, and with supporting partners ACLU and Cotopaxi, the IndieWire Studio at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival will serve as a hub for video interviews with the top attending talent from the hottest indie films presented at the fest. Actors, directors, producers, screenwriters, and documentary subjects will be interviewed by IndieWire’s senior staff for exclusive video and social media content.
Dropbox is the perfect partner for IndieWire — and for Sundance — because it’s a brand that recognizes the power of collaborative effort. Their tools keep creative teams on the same page, whether sharing dailies, shooting schedules, costume specs,...
The IndieWire Studio at Sundance will feature interviews with the talent behind the most anticipated films of the festival with discussions taking place in-person on Main Street in historic Park City, Utah.
Presented by Dropbox, and with supporting partners ACLU and Cotopaxi, the IndieWire Studio at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival will serve as a hub for video interviews with the top attending talent from the hottest indie films presented at the fest. Actors, directors, producers, screenwriters, and documentary subjects will be interviewed by IndieWire’s senior staff for exclusive video and social media content.
Dropbox is the perfect partner for IndieWire — and for Sundance — because it’s a brand that recognizes the power of collaborative effort. Their tools keep creative teams on the same page, whether sharing dailies, shooting schedules, costume specs,...
- 1/17/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Woody Harrelson is channeling his “Edge of Seventeen” sensibilities for Sundance film “Suncoast.”
The “True Detective” alum appears in writer-director Laura Chinn’s coming-of-age feature debut “Suncoast” alongside Nico Parker. Inspired by Chinn’s semi-autobiographical story, “Suncoast” follows a teen (Parker) who, while caring for her brother along with her audacious mother (Laura Linney), strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist (Harrelson) who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.
Parker and Harrelson’s characters bond over their shared grief, with the title coming from the Suncoast hospital center where Parker’s brother is being treated. Ella Anderson, Daniella Taylor, Amarr, and Ariel Martin also star.
The film is having its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at Sundance 2024. Jeremy Plager, Francesca Silvestri, Kevin Chinoy, and Oly Obst produce the Searchlight Pictures film.
“Suncoast” lead Parker is the daughter of Thandiwe Newtown and Ol Parker.
The “True Detective” alum appears in writer-director Laura Chinn’s coming-of-age feature debut “Suncoast” alongside Nico Parker. Inspired by Chinn’s semi-autobiographical story, “Suncoast” follows a teen (Parker) who, while caring for her brother along with her audacious mother (Laura Linney), strikes up an unlikely friendship with an eccentric activist (Harrelson) who is protesting one of the most landmark medical cases of all time.
Parker and Harrelson’s characters bond over their shared grief, with the title coming from the Suncoast hospital center where Parker’s brother is being treated. Ella Anderson, Daniella Taylor, Amarr, and Ariel Martin also star.
The film is having its world premiere in the U.S. Dramatic Competition category at Sundance 2024. Jeremy Plager, Francesca Silvestri, Kevin Chinoy, and Oly Obst produce the Searchlight Pictures film.
“Suncoast” lead Parker is the daughter of Thandiwe Newtown and Ol Parker.
- 1/17/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
It is a truth universally acknowledged (or at least it should be by now) that America is a country founded upon — as well as cursed, colonized, and fertilized by — a bedrock of racism that continues to this day. Should you be unable to wrap your head around that in 2024, we’re not sure what to say to you. But to chalk up modern social inequity and state-sanctioned violence against certain communities to being “merely” a racially-biased phenomenon and simply leave it at that is insufficient. There’s something deeper going...
- 1/17/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Writer-director Nathan Silver is harnessing a crisis of faith for his irreverent comedy “Between the Temples,” debuting at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Silver, who has written and directed nine feature films and has had projects premiere at NYFF, Venice, Tribeca, AFI, Locarno, and Rotterdam, is making his Sundance debut with the feature. Silver was previously rejected by Sundance many times before “Between the Temples” landed in the U.S. Dramatic Competition programming lineup, his first time competing at the festival. “Between the Temples” is also among IndieWire’s must-see films at this year’s festival.
In “Between the Temples,” a cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher reenters his life as his new adult bat mitzvah student (Carol Kane).
Robert Smigel, Annie Hamilton, Madeline Weinstein, and “Triangle of Sadness” alum Dolly de Leon also star.
“Between the Temples...
Silver, who has written and directed nine feature films and has had projects premiere at NYFF, Venice, Tribeca, AFI, Locarno, and Rotterdam, is making his Sundance debut with the feature. Silver was previously rejected by Sundance many times before “Between the Temples” landed in the U.S. Dramatic Competition programming lineup, his first time competing at the festival. “Between the Temples” is also among IndieWire’s must-see films at this year’s festival.
In “Between the Temples,” a cantor (Jason Schwartzman) in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher reenters his life as his new adult bat mitzvah student (Carol Kane).
Robert Smigel, Annie Hamilton, Madeline Weinstein, and “Triangle of Sadness” alum Dolly de Leon also star.
“Between the Temples...
- 1/16/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
A trailer for an apparent new biopic titled “American Dream: The 21 Savage Story” dropped on Monday, starring Donald Glover and “Stranger Things” star Caleb McLaughlin at different stages of the titular rapper’s life.
The trailer says that the previously unannounced feature will hit theaters on Independence Day, with the film’s accompanying album and soundtrack coming this Friday. Tara Razavi and Udeorji produced. Watch the trailer above.
The clip was directed by Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori, Fam Udeorji and Luis Perez and written by Olori and Stephen Glover. It was produced by Tara Razavi and Udeorji. The clip also features Natasha Lyonne, Gail Bean, Druski, Jabari Banks, Chad Lindberg, Victoria Pedretti and Young Mazino, plus new music by 21 Savage.
In 2019 by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) incarcerated 21 Savage (real name: Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) during their Trump-initiated crackdown on undocumented citizens. Savage was born in the U.
The trailer says that the previously unannounced feature will hit theaters on Independence Day, with the film’s accompanying album and soundtrack coming this Friday. Tara Razavi and Udeorji produced. Watch the trailer above.
The clip was directed by Stephen Glover, Jamal Olori, Fam Udeorji and Luis Perez and written by Olori and Stephen Glover. It was produced by Tara Razavi and Udeorji. The clip also features Natasha Lyonne, Gail Bean, Druski, Jabari Banks, Chad Lindberg, Victoria Pedretti and Young Mazino, plus new music by 21 Savage.
In 2019 by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) incarcerated 21 Savage (real name: Shéyaa Bin Abraham-Joseph) during their Trump-initiated crackdown on undocumented citizens. Savage was born in the U.
- 1/8/2024
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
21 Savage has unveiled the trailer for his upcoming biopic, titled American Dream: The 21 Savage Story, in which Donald Glover and Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin will both play the rapper. Watch it below.
According to a press release, the clip shows three generations of 21 Savage “in the heat of a personal crisis” while doubling as a music video for a brand new song from the artist.
American Dream will cover 21’s infamous 2018 arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), which revealed that he was actually born in the UK before moving to Atlanta and making his name there as a rapper.
At the time, 21 Savage’s lawyer said he “never hid his immigration status from the US government.” During an interview with Good Morning America, 21 noted that his arrest came shortly after he criticized Trump’s extreme immigration policies with his song “a lot.”
The movie was co-directed...
According to a press release, the clip shows three generations of 21 Savage “in the heat of a personal crisis” while doubling as a music video for a brand new song from the artist.
American Dream will cover 21’s infamous 2018 arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), which revealed that he was actually born in the UK before moving to Atlanta and making his name there as a rapper.
At the time, 21 Savage’s lawyer said he “never hid his immigration status from the US government.” During an interview with Good Morning America, 21 noted that his arrest came shortly after he criticized Trump’s extreme immigration policies with his song “a lot.”
The movie was co-directed...
- 1/8/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
21 Savage has unveiled the trailer for his upcoming biopic, titled American Dream: The 21 Savage Story, in which Donald Glover and Stranger Things star Caleb McLaughlin will both play the rapper. Watch it below.
According to a press release, the clip shows three generations of 21 Savage “in the heat of a personal crisis” while doubling as a music video for a brand new song from the artist.
American Dream will cover 21’s infamous 2018 arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), which revealed that he was actually born in the UK before moving to Atlanta and making his name there as a rapper.
At the time, 21 Savage’s lawyer said he “never hid his immigration status from the US government.” During an interview with Good Morning America, 21 noted that his arrest came shortly after he criticized Trump’s extreme immigration policies with his song “a lot.”
The movie was co-directed...
According to a press release, the clip shows three generations of 21 Savage “in the heat of a personal crisis” while doubling as a music video for a brand new song from the artist.
American Dream will cover 21’s infamous 2018 arrest by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice), which revealed that he was actually born in the UK before moving to Atlanta and making his name there as a rapper.
At the time, 21 Savage’s lawyer said he “never hid his immigration status from the US government.” During an interview with Good Morning America, 21 noted that his arrest came shortly after he criticized Trump’s extreme immigration policies with his song “a lot.”
The movie was co-directed...
- 1/8/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Film News
It's no secret that the production of a television show is quite strict. With a massive cast and crew that needs to be managed, and a hard deadline to meet a season premiere, they must adhere to a tight schedule that leaves as little to chance as possible.
However, TV show creators sometimes manage to deviate from the plan and inject some impromptu creativity into the filming of a scene. This can be the result of a sudden strike of inspiration on the part of the cast, the director, the writer or even the showrunner. But sometimes, this random detour away from the script comes about completely by accident. Whatever the cause, these unplanned flourishes lead to scenes that are far more real for those involved than what might have thought. Because of the added realism, these scenes tend to pack more of an emotional punch or a gut-busting laugh,...
However, TV show creators sometimes manage to deviate from the plan and inject some impromptu creativity into the filming of a scene. This can be the result of a sudden strike of inspiration on the part of the cast, the director, the writer or even the showrunner. But sometimes, this random detour away from the script comes about completely by accident. Whatever the cause, these unplanned flourishes lead to scenes that are far more real for those involved than what might have thought. Because of the added realism, these scenes tend to pack more of an emotional punch or a gut-busting laugh,...
- 1/6/2024
- by Joe Garza
- Slash Film
Ava DuVernay returns with “Origin,” a sprawling drama that critics have hailed as the director’s most ambitious and accomplished movie. Those reviews have yet to turn the film into an awards season juggernaut — it was shut out of the Globes, AFI and other early awards — but admirers of “Origin” hope that it will eventually find its footing with Oscars voters. Neon, the indie label behind “Parasite” and “I, Tonya,” is releasing the film in theaters on Jan. 19. It had a small qualifying run last weekend.
“Origin” is an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed best-seller “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” It follows the author as she endures personal grief while investigating the global phenomenon of caste and the way it warps societies and sows division and hatred. The trailer gives a hint at the way the film ties together these different strands, showing scenes of a Nazi rally...
“Origin” is an adaptation of Isabel Wilkerson’s acclaimed best-seller “Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents.” It follows the author as she endures personal grief while investigating the global phenomenon of caste and the way it warps societies and sows division and hatred. The trailer gives a hint at the way the film ties together these different strands, showing scenes of a Nazi rally...
- 12/15/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Judy Greer (White House Plumbers) and Pete Holmes (Crashing) have entered production in Winnipeg on The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, an inspirational comedy that The Chosen‘s Dallas Jenkins is helming for Lionsgate and Kingdom Story Company.
Co-starring in the pic, based on the international bestseller by Barbara Robinson, is Molly Belle Wright (Deep Water).
The film centers on the Herdman kids, who are the absolute worst. They lie, they steal, they bully… and they’ve hijacked the town Christmas pageant. As the rowdy and raucous siblings force themselves into all of the lead roles, they drive the pageant’s director, Grace (Judy Greer), and other members of her family, including husband Bob (Holmes), up the wall. But through their misfit mischief, these unlikely messengers might turn out to be the ones to deliver the town’s sensational and moving portrayal of the true meaning of Christmas.
Script was...
Co-starring in the pic, based on the international bestseller by Barbara Robinson, is Molly Belle Wright (Deep Water).
The film centers on the Herdman kids, who are the absolute worst. They lie, they steal, they bully… and they’ve hijacked the town Christmas pageant. As the rowdy and raucous siblings force themselves into all of the lead roles, they drive the pageant’s director, Grace (Judy Greer), and other members of her family, including husband Bob (Holmes), up the wall. But through their misfit mischief, these unlikely messengers might turn out to be the ones to deliver the town’s sensational and moving portrayal of the true meaning of Christmas.
Script was...
- 12/12/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Jon Bernthal and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor in OriginPhoto: Atsushi Nishijima (Neon)
There’s a scene nearly halfway through Origin where the protagonist is advised by her confidant to simplify her new book’s sharp-but-unwieldy premise or risk losing potential readers. It reads like similar feedback given to writer-director Ava DuVernay in...
There’s a scene nearly halfway through Origin where the protagonist is advised by her confidant to simplify her new book’s sharp-but-unwieldy premise or risk losing potential readers. It reads like similar feedback given to writer-director Ava DuVernay in...
- 12/8/2023
- by Courtney Howard
- avclub.com
Sundance Film Festival 2024 has its bases covered. The 40th edition of the film festival will feature the premiere of Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun’s post-apocalyptic romance Love Me; Michael John Warren’s evolutionary documentary Lolla: The Story of Lollapalooza; Steven Soderbergh’s haunted house thriller Presence; and 88 additional films, documentaries, and episodic titles.
Among the documentaries premiering at the festival are Luther: Never Too Much, following the life and legacy of Luther Vandross; Devo, about the new wave band formed in the wake of the Kent State massacre; Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,...
Among the documentaries premiering at the festival are Luther: Never Too Much, following the life and legacy of Luther Vandross; Devo, about the new wave band formed in the wake of the Kent State massacre; Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story,...
- 12/6/2023
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Origin, the latest acclaimed feature from Academy Award nominee Ava DuVernay, has been set for a weekend of celebration at Art Basel Miami in partnership with Tribeca Festival and Ubs.
Highlighting the intersection of art, music and film, Art Basel events for Origin will include a private screening in Miami Beach on December 8th and a public screening at the Regal South Beach on December 9th at 1 p.m. Et. As the social impact partner for the screenings, Ubs will lend support to Seat 16, the campaign on the part of DuVernay’s Array to enable 16-year-olds across the country to see the film and access associated learning guides.
Marking the sole film presentation of Art Basel 2023, Origin chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions. Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (King Richard), Isabel experiences...
Highlighting the intersection of art, music and film, Art Basel events for Origin will include a private screening in Miami Beach on December 8th and a public screening at the Regal South Beach on December 9th at 1 p.m. Et. As the social impact partner for the screenings, Ubs will lend support to Seat 16, the campaign on the part of DuVernay’s Array to enable 16-year-olds across the country to see the film and access associated learning guides.
Marking the sole film presentation of Art Basel 2023, Origin chronicles the tragedy and triumph of Pulitzer Prize winning journalist Isabel Wilkerson as she investigates a global phenomenon of epic proportions. Portrayed by Academy Award nominee Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor (King Richard), Isabel experiences...
- 12/6/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Victoria Pedretti is heading to Broadway!
The 28-year-old actress, best known for her roles on You and The Haunting of Bly Manor, will be making her Broadway debut in early 2024 in the upcoming revival of Henrik Ibsen‘s An Enemy of the People.
Victoria will be starring opposite Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis from Playbill: “Set in a small Norwegian spa town, An Enemy of the People follows the principled Doctor Thomas Stockmann (Strong) as he attempts to alert the public that the spa’s water is poisoned. The resulting backlash to his revelation, borne out of society’s desperation for financial preservation, examines the morality of public outcry and the struggles shouldered by whistleblowers across time.”
Victoria will be playing Petra Stockmann, Dr. Stockmann’s “eldest daughter who inherits his taste for idealism in the face of communal cynicism.
The 28-year-old actress, best known for her roles on You and The Haunting of Bly Manor, will be making her Broadway debut in early 2024 in the upcoming revival of Henrik Ibsen‘s An Enemy of the People.
Victoria will be starring opposite Jeremy Strong and Michael Imperioli.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis from Playbill: “Set in a small Norwegian spa town, An Enemy of the People follows the principled Doctor Thomas Stockmann (Strong) as he attempts to alert the public that the spa’s water is poisoned. The resulting backlash to his revelation, borne out of society’s desperation for financial preservation, examines the morality of public outcry and the struggles shouldered by whistleblowers across time.”
Victoria will be playing Petra Stockmann, Dr. Stockmann’s “eldest daughter who inherits his taste for idealism in the face of communal cynicism.
- 12/4/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Victoria Pedretti, star of the Netflix series The Haunting of Bly Manor and You, will make her Broadway debut opposite Succession‘s Jeremy Strong and The Sopranos‘ Michael Imperioli in An Enemy Of The People this winter.
As previously announced, Amy Herzog’s new adaptation of the Ibsen classic, to be directed by Sam Gold, begins previews at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, with an opening night set for Monday, March 18. The production is scheduled for a strictly limited 16-week engagement.
Complete casting will be announced at a later date.
Pedretti will play Petra Stockmann, daughter Strong’s Dr. Thomas Stockmann. Imperioli will portray Peter Stockmann, the elder brother of Thomas.
The synopsis: A small-town doctor considers himself a proud, upstanding member of his close-knit community. When he discovers a catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, he raises the alarm. But he...
As previously announced, Amy Herzog’s new adaptation of the Ibsen classic, to be directed by Sam Gold, begins previews at Broadway’s Circle in the Square Theatre on Tuesday, February 27, 2024, with an opening night set for Monday, March 18. The production is scheduled for a strictly limited 16-week engagement.
Complete casting will be announced at a later date.
Pedretti will play Petra Stockmann, daughter Strong’s Dr. Thomas Stockmann. Imperioli will portray Peter Stockmann, the elder brother of Thomas.
The synopsis: A small-town doctor considers himself a proud, upstanding member of his close-knit community. When he discovers a catastrophe that risks the lives of everyone in town, he raises the alarm. But he...
- 12/4/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: You and The Haunting Of Bly Manor star Victoria Pedretti, Jurassic World star Judy Greer, and Mad Men actor Rich Sommer have joined the cast of coming-of-age movie The Book Of Jobs, which is due to start principal photography tomorrow in Tulsa and Bartlesville, Oklahoma.
Newcomer Abigail Donaghy (Bupkis) is joining in the lead role of “teen Claudia”, with Lola Flanery (The 100) also joining the previously announced Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts).
The movie follows a girl growing up in Silicon Valley in the shadow of Steve Jobs’ triumphant return to Apple, and his outsized influence on her imagination, ambitions and relationships.
Written and to-be-directed by Kayci Lacob, Pedretti joins the cast in the role of “adult Claudia”, alongside Greer as Claudia’s mother, and Sommer as the father.
Tom Nunan is producing for Bull’s Eye Entertainment. Talia Bella and Randy Wayne are executive-producing for Rebellium Films alongside Matthew Shreder...
Newcomer Abigail Donaghy (Bupkis) is joining in the lead role of “teen Claudia”, with Lola Flanery (The 100) also joining the previously announced Utkarsh Ambudkar (Ghosts).
The movie follows a girl growing up in Silicon Valley in the shadow of Steve Jobs’ triumphant return to Apple, and his outsized influence on her imagination, ambitions and relationships.
Written and to-be-directed by Kayci Lacob, Pedretti joins the cast in the role of “adult Claudia”, alongside Greer as Claudia’s mother, and Sommer as the father.
Tom Nunan is producing for Bull’s Eye Entertainment. Talia Bella and Randy Wayne are executive-producing for Rebellium Films alongside Matthew Shreder...
- 11/16/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
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