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Janelle Monae to Play Josephine Baker in New TV Series

Janelle Monaé is slated to play Josephine Baker in De La Resistance, a new television series, according to an exclusive posting in Deadline today. The series will focus on the French efforts to overthrow the occupying Nazis during World War II, highlighting Baker’s role as a spy for the Allies. online pharmacy temovate over the…

Film Review: Jump on the Emotional Rollercoaster That is, “Everything Everywhere All at Once”

Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert–better known as The Daniels or just Daniels when their credited work appears made a bit of a splash in the film world when their 2016 feature length debut, Swiss Army Man, hit cinemas. Most people remember or even only heard about Swiss Army Man as the movie where Daniel Radcliffe…

A24 Announces R-Rated Musical Titled F*cking Identical Twins

Judging by its title alone, A24’s maiden movie musical, F*cking Identical Twins, seems a far cry from The Parent Trap, the wholesome, white-bread Disney comedy that your grandparents enjoyed in 1961 (a PG version debuted in 1998).  In this R-rated incarnation, the comedy about a pair of twins trying to resuscitate their parents’ marriage is…

Director from “Ex Machina” and “Annihilation,” Alex Garland’s latest outing, “MEN” / Teaser Trailer / Starring Academy Award Nominee Jessie Buckley

After directing the FX sci-fi series “Devs,” Alex Garland returns to his latest horror film, “Men.” The film stars the Academy Award nominee Jesee Buckley (“The Lost Daughter”) in the film that she seems taking on vacation in the countryside, where something haunting around in her present. Joining Jessie Buckley are Rory Kinnear and Paapa Essiedu. “Men”…

Kogonada’s AFTER YANG : Trailer / Starring Colin Farrell, Jodie Turner-Smith, Justin H. Min, Haley Lu Richardson – Opens March 4

After Yang Synopsis : When his young daughter’s beloved companion — an android named Yang — malfunctions, Jake (Colin Farrell) searches for a way to repair him. In the process, Jake discovers the life that has been passing in front of him, reconnecting with his wife (Jodie Turner-Smith) and daughter across a distance he didn’t…

Sundance Film Festival Review – ‘When You Finish Saving the World’ is an Involving Directorial Debut for Jesse Eisenberg

It’s worth taking note when an actor who has turned in many strong performances steps behind the camera for the first time. online pharmacy trazodone over the counter with best prices today in the USA In all likelihood, their vision will be influenced by the directors they have worked with, and the product they create…

C’mon, C’mon : Q&A with Director Mike Mills

Synopsis : Johnny (Joaquin Phoenix) and his young nephew (Woody Norman) forge a tenuous but transformational relationship when they are unexpectedly thrown together in this delicate and deeply moving story about the connections between adults and children, the past and the future, from writer-director Mike Mills. Q&A with Director Mike Mills on “C’mon, C’mon” (Q&A was…

Indie Spirit Awards 2022 Reveals Full List of Nominations

The nominations for the 2022 Film Indie Spirit Awards were announced this morning by actresses Beanie Feldstein, Regina Hall and Naomi Watts in a livestream broadcast.  The organization publicly shared its picks for the best independent movies and television shows of the year after the Golden Globe Awards and Critics Choice Awards released their nominees…

Exclusive Interview: Honor Swinton Byrne on Returning to ‘The Souvenir Part II’

Two years after her film The Souvenir debuted at the Sundance Film Festival, writer-director Joanna Hogg delivers the second part of the story of her signature character Julie, played by Honor Swinton Byrne. This chapter focuses more on Julie’s independent growth and particularly her work as a filmmaker, which was inspired by Hogg’s own experiences….

Film Fest 919 Review – ‘C’mon C’mon’ Richly Showcases an Intergenerational Dynamic

Children gravitate towards adults at a young age because they see something comforting and inviting. Spending a great deal of time with an aunt or an uncle or a parent’s close friend can build a close relationship between a child and someone with far more life experience. When the opposite is true and a child…

RED ROCKET : Official Trailer / Directed by Sean Baker from “Tangerine” and “The Florida Project”

Watch the official trailer for RED ROCKET, Sean Baker’s electrifying festival breakout. Starring Simon Rex as the magnetic former porn star, Mikey Saber. — IN THEATERS THIS DECEMBER — The audacious new film from writer-director Sean Baker (The Florida Project, Tangerine), starring Simon Rex in a magnetic, live-wire performance, Red Rocket is a darkly funny…