Writers Guild of America East leadership has touched down in Los Angeles for meetings to review the counter-offer by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers furnished on Aug. 11, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The WGA and the AMPTP are set to meet Tuesday, Aug. 15.
On Friday, the AMPTP presented its latest counter-proposal to the writers’ union. The guild told its members that night that it would “evaluate their offer” and present their response this week.
It’s not unusual for leaders of the eastern branch to join their West Coast counterparts during a strike — president Michael Winship has previously told THR that during the 2007-08 writers’ strike, as president of the eastern branch of the union, he flew out to L.A. every few weeks — but it does suggest that the talks have gotten more serious in recent days.
Neither branch of the Writers Guild of America responded...
On Friday, the AMPTP presented its latest counter-proposal to the writers’ union. The guild told its members that night that it would “evaluate their offer” and present their response this week.
It’s not unusual for leaders of the eastern branch to join their West Coast counterparts during a strike — president Michael Winship has previously told THR that during the 2007-08 writers’ strike, as president of the eastern branch of the union, he flew out to L.A. every few weeks — but it does suggest that the talks have gotten more serious in recent days.
Neither branch of the Writers Guild of America responded...
- 8/15/2023
- by Katie Kilkenny and Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis. The prediction pages reflect the current standings in the race and do not reflect personal preferences for any individual contender. As other formal (and informal) polls suggest, competitions are fluid and subject to change based on buzz and events. Predictions are updated every Thursday.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Luke Kirby in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Weekly Commentary: Commentary to be added.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Primetime Emmy predictions in the major categories.
The rankings for the category are below.
The final Emmy voting rounds open on Aug.
Visit the prediction pages for the respective ceremonies via the links below:
Oscars | Emmys | Grammys | Tonys
2023 Emmy Predictions:
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Luke Kirby in “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”
Weekly Commentary: Commentary to be added.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Primetime Emmy predictions in the major categories.
The rankings for the category are below.
The final Emmy voting rounds open on Aug.
- 6/15/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Conservative media company Blaze has made its first exclusive movie acquisition in the shape of comedy Re-Opening. The company is also lining up further comedy acquisitions and its first scripted series.
Re-Opening, which won a handful of awards at North American indie and comedy festivals last year, follows the cast and crew of a struggling theater in Pigeon Valley, Tennessee, as they attempt to prepare the theater to reopen after months of being closed down due to the Covid lockdown. You can see a trailer below.
The mockumentary, which nods to classics of the genre such as Waiting For Guffman, is co-directed, co-produced and co-written by TikTok comedy actory and Groundlings alum Chris Guerra who also stars alongside Kelsey Cooke (who also produces), Patty Guggenheim, Emily Pendergast and Leonard Robinson.
The film will be streamed to BlazeTV subscribers on May 4.
Blaze, which is following in the footsteps of fellow...
Re-Opening, which won a handful of awards at North American indie and comedy festivals last year, follows the cast and crew of a struggling theater in Pigeon Valley, Tennessee, as they attempt to prepare the theater to reopen after months of being closed down due to the Covid lockdown. You can see a trailer below.
The mockumentary, which nods to classics of the genre such as Waiting For Guffman, is co-directed, co-produced and co-written by TikTok comedy actory and Groundlings alum Chris Guerra who also stars alongside Kelsey Cooke (who also produces), Patty Guggenheim, Emily Pendergast and Leonard Robinson.
The film will be streamed to BlazeTV subscribers on May 4.
Blaze, which is following in the footsteps of fellow...
- 4/27/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Robin Thede ain’t here for any more Emmy snubs for the hilarious Black women from “A Black Lady Sketch Show.”
“We’re showing you the characters behind the characters,” she recently told Variety at a Q&a panel. “I love it. You see the full range of actors on the show. But I want to note that none of the show’s actors have ever been nominated for an Emmy, and they deserve it.”
Four seasons into the groundbreaking HBO series, the creative minds and strategists hope to change that.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions.
HBO confirms exclusively to Variety that the network will be submitting the six-episode Season 4 for 30 Emmy categories, notably outstanding scripted variety series and three main acting categories: Thede for lead comedy actress and Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend for supporting comedy actress.
Acting nominees for various sketch comedies have...
“We’re showing you the characters behind the characters,” she recently told Variety at a Q&a panel. “I love it. You see the full range of actors on the show. But I want to note that none of the show’s actors have ever been nominated for an Emmy, and they deserve it.”
Four seasons into the groundbreaking HBO series, the creative minds and strategists hope to change that.
Read: Variety’s Awards Circuit for the latest Emmy predictions.
HBO confirms exclusively to Variety that the network will be submitting the six-episode Season 4 for 30 Emmy categories, notably outstanding scripted variety series and three main acting categories: Thede for lead comedy actress and Gabrielle Dennis and Skye Townsend for supporting comedy actress.
Acting nominees for various sketch comedies have...
- 4/19/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The comedy series “Blockbuster” has been canceled after just one season at Netflix.
The 10-episode series launched its one and only season on November 3. The show was a single-camera workplace comedy about the employees of the last Blockbuster Video in the world.
The series starred Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Jb Smoove, Kamaia Fairburn, Leonard Robinson, and Keegan Connor Tracy. Vanessa Ramos created the series and served as executive producer. David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also served as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produced via Davis Entertainment. Universal Television was the studio.
The cancellation of the series is not altogether unexpected. “Blockbuster” failed to break into the Netflix Top 10 rankings in the U.S. upon its debut upon its debut and in the first full week after its debut. Per Netflix, it only reached the top 10 in two countries following its launch,...
The 10-episode series launched its one and only season on November 3. The show was a single-camera workplace comedy about the employees of the last Blockbuster Video in the world.
The series starred Randall Park, Melissa Fumero, Olga Merediz, Tyler Alvarez, Madeleine Arthur, Jb Smoove, Kamaia Fairburn, Leonard Robinson, and Keegan Connor Tracy. Vanessa Ramos created the series and served as executive producer. David Caspe and Jackie Clarke also served as writers and executive producers. John Davis and John Fox executive produced via Davis Entertainment. Universal Television was the studio.
The cancellation of the series is not altogether unexpected. “Blockbuster” failed to break into the Netflix Top 10 rankings in the U.S. upon its debut upon its debut and in the first full week after its debut. Per Netflix, it only reached the top 10 in two countries following its launch,...
- 12/16/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Insecure fans who aren’t in the #LawrenceHive weren’t the only ones rooting against an Issa and Lawrence reconciliation during Sunday’s series finale.
As showrunner and executive producer Prentice Penny revealed in the beloved HBO rom-com’s documentary Insecure: The End, he had his doubts — as did co-creator and star Issa Rae, as well as Jay Ellis, who plays Lawrence. (The film is now streaming on HBO Max and is airing on HBO throughout the month.)
More from TVLineInsecure Series Finale Recap: Who Did Issa Choose? — Plus, Grade the EpisodeInsecure's Yvonne Orji and Leonard Robinson Preview Series Finale,...
As showrunner and executive producer Prentice Penny revealed in the beloved HBO rom-com’s documentary Insecure: The End, he had his doubts — as did co-creator and star Issa Rae, as well as Jay Ellis, who plays Lawrence. (The film is now streaming on HBO Max and is airing on HBO throughout the month.)
More from TVLineInsecure Series Finale Recap: Who Did Issa Choose? — Plus, Grade the EpisodeInsecure's Yvonne Orji and Leonard Robinson Preview Series Finale,...
- 12/27/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Admit it: we were all a bit worried about how Insecure was going to wrap up all the loose ends during season five. Was Issa Dee (Issa Rae) going to stay with Nathan (Kendrick Sampson)? How is Tiffany (Amanda Seales) doing with life in Denver? Is Molly (Yvonne Orji) going to get her happily-ever-after with Taurean (Leonard Robinson)? What happens with Kelli (Natasha Rothwell)? She was having so much growth! Well, in the season finale on Dec. 26, showrunner Prentice Penny gave us answers to all those questions. Issa and Lawrence (Jay Ellis) chose each other once more, Molly and Taurean get married, Kelli falls in love with a man named Desmond (James Bland) and they're expecting a baby, and Tiffany is struggling in Denver and is pregnant with her second child with Derek (Wade Allain-Marcus).
Overwhelmingly, fans were happy to see how the series unfolded. But some weren't enthused about...
Overwhelmingly, fans were happy to see how the series unfolded. But some weren't enthused about...
- 12/27/2021
- by Naledi Ushe
- Popsugar.com
Insecure‘s penultimate episode had to focus on the Issa, Lawrence and Nathan love triangle. After all, that’s the dramatic crescendo most fans had been waiting for on the beloved HBO rom-com.
While all of that was going on last Sunday, Molly and Taurean lowkey stole the show as they popped weed gummies, stuffed their mouths with delectable (and out-of-reach) catered finger-food, and secretly got it on in a pantry at Tiffany’s parents’ house.
More from TVLineInsecure EP Compares Those Lawrence and Nathan Showdowns to a WesternInsecure's Leonard Robinson Breaks Down That Molly and Taurean 'Ship, Says Black...
While all of that was going on last Sunday, Molly and Taurean lowkey stole the show as they popped weed gummies, stuffed their mouths with delectable (and out-of-reach) catered finger-food, and secretly got it on in a pantry at Tiffany’s parents’ house.
More from TVLineInsecure EP Compares Those Lawrence and Nathan Showdowns to a WesternInsecure's Leonard Robinson Breaks Down That Molly and Taurean 'Ship, Says Black...
- 12/24/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Warning: This post contains spoilers from Sunday’s Succession.
Amid all the high-pressure drama and corporate warfare being waged this season on Succession, Cousin Greg is having a pretty nice season, isn’t he?
More from TVLineSuccession's Sarah Snook on Filming Shiv's Wild Dancing Scene: 'Someone Said, 'You've Just Become a Gif''Succession Recap: The Party's Over Insecure's Leonard Robinson Breaks Down That Molly and Taurean 'Ship, Says Black Twitter Was Right
The lovably awkward beanpole has navigated some rough waters in Season 3 — he did lose his grandfather’s massive inheritance to those greedy thieves at Greenpeace — but he parlayed his...
Amid all the high-pressure drama and corporate warfare being waged this season on Succession, Cousin Greg is having a pretty nice season, isn’t he?
More from TVLineSuccession's Sarah Snook on Filming Shiv's Wild Dancing Scene: 'Someone Said, 'You've Just Become a Gif''Succession Recap: The Party's Over Insecure's Leonard Robinson Breaks Down That Molly and Taurean 'Ship, Says Black Twitter Was Right
The lovably awkward beanpole has navigated some rough waters in Season 3 — he did lose his grandfather’s massive inheritance to those greedy thieves at Greenpeace — but he parlayed his...
- 12/2/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Natasha Rothwell directed Sunday night's episode of Insecure, and what a ride! The episode centered around Issa Dee (Issa Rae) and Nathan (Kendrick Sampson) and their dysfunctional relationship; Molly (Yvonne Orji) allowing herself to be vulnerable with her coworker Taurean (Leonard Robinson) amid her mom's ailing health; and, of course, Issa's wild fever dreams of assaulting her ex Lawrence's (Jay Ellis) baby momma Condola (Christina Elmore) and dunking their son, Elijah. "[The episode] typifies your 30s: 'What do I think? What do I feel like? What do I want? What do you want?'" Rothwell, who plays Kelli Prenny, told the Los Angeles Times.
Of directing the episode, Rothwell told Bustle she spent a lot of time studying leading up to her directorial debut. For advice, she went to director Patty Jenkins, who taught her to "lean into what you don't know and lean on the people around you." Ultimately, Rothwell said...
Of directing the episode, Rothwell told Bustle she spent a lot of time studying leading up to her directorial debut. For advice, she went to director Patty Jenkins, who taught her to "lean into what you don't know and lean on the people around you." Ultimately, Rothwell said...
- 11/29/2021
- by Naledi Ushe
- Popsugar.com
Insecure's final season has been delivering all the drama we've craved on account of its shocking moments so far. Between Issa (Issa Rae) and Lawrence's (Jay Ellis) inevitable breakup in the first episode and their awkward run-in with Condola (Christina Elmore) and baby Elijah, the final season is keeping us on our toes. But the latest shocker of the season may come from a possible romance that's blossoming between Molly and . . . Taurean (Leonard Robinson).
Yes, you remember Taurean: Molly's hard-ass co-worker from the law firm who loves giving her a tough time. After her rough breakup with Andrew (Alexander Hodge) in Insecure's season four finale, Molly's trek back into the dating pool has been an uphill battle. Her complicated love life has been the subject of the show since the very beginning, but now it looks like she may be finding stability in a very unexpected place.
"I guess in season three,...
Yes, you remember Taurean: Molly's hard-ass co-worker from the law firm who loves giving her a tough time. After her rough breakup with Andrew (Alexander Hodge) in Insecure's season four finale, Molly's trek back into the dating pool has been an uphill battle. Her complicated love life has been the subject of the show since the very beginning, but now it looks like she may be finding stability in a very unexpected place.
"I guess in season three,...
- 11/29/2021
- by Njera Perkins
- Popsugar.com
Leonard Robinson has a warm and inviting smile, but that’s something fans of Insecure haven’t been able to see, because his character Taurean is always scowling.
This changed during Sunday night’s installment of the HBO comedy after Taurean finally warmed up to Molly (Yvonne Orji) during a work retreat. Molly, who woke up with a slight hangover and worries that she’d slept with her coworker, learned they hadn’t gotten that intimate, but she did have to give back Taurean his watch.
More from TVLineInsecure's Yvonne Orji and L. Scott Caldwell Unpack the Molly/Mom CrisisInsecure...
This changed during Sunday night’s installment of the HBO comedy after Taurean finally warmed up to Molly (Yvonne Orji) during a work retreat. Molly, who woke up with a slight hangover and worries that she’d slept with her coworker, learned they hadn’t gotten that intimate, but she did have to give back Taurean his watch.
More from TVLineInsecure's Yvonne Orji and L. Scott Caldwell Unpack the Molly/Mom CrisisInsecure...
- 11/29/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Issa rocked defensiveness more than she did that fly sweater of hers on Sunday night’s Insecure.
The HBO romcom opened with our girl fantasizing about peacefully and maturely approaching Lawrence, Condola and their baby boy at the hospital, only to toss that baby like a basketball, dropkick Condola in the stomach and flex on her ex like she was going to do the same to him.
More from TVLineInsecure Recap: Loaded 'I Love You's and Issa's Dramatic Hospital Run-InInsecure's Yvonne Orji and L. Scott Caldwell Unpack the Molly/Mom Crisis Insecure's Leonard Robinson Breaks Down That Molly and Taurean 'Ship,...
The HBO romcom opened with our girl fantasizing about peacefully and maturely approaching Lawrence, Condola and their baby boy at the hospital, only to toss that baby like a basketball, dropkick Condola in the stomach and flex on her ex like she was going to do the same to him.
More from TVLineInsecure Recap: Loaded 'I Love You's and Issa's Dramatic Hospital Run-InInsecure's Yvonne Orji and L. Scott Caldwell Unpack the Molly/Mom Crisis Insecure's Leonard Robinson Breaks Down That Molly and Taurean 'Ship,...
- 11/29/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Ladies and gentleman, we may have just witnessed the most iconically awkward TV dance since Elaine Benes.
This week on Succession, Kendall threw himself a ridiculously over-the-top birthday party, and his sister Shiv — who’s been repeatedly knocked down the corporate ladder by her dad Logan in recent weeks — decided to let off a little steam by having a drink and hitting the dance floor. Joining a bunch of strangers, she took off her shoes and thrashed her body around in a wild display. “She’s just getting the demons out, I guess,” Greg observed, and Roman later teased her,...
This week on Succession, Kendall threw himself a ridiculously over-the-top birthday party, and his sister Shiv — who’s been repeatedly knocked down the corporate ladder by her dad Logan in recent weeks — decided to let off a little steam by having a drink and hitting the dance floor. Joining a bunch of strangers, she took off her shoes and thrashed her body around in a wild display. “She’s just getting the demons out, I guess,” Greg observed, and Roman later teased her,...
- 11/29/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Need to catch up? Read our previous Succession recap here.
Kendall pulled out all the stops to throw himself a lavish birthday bash this week on Succession — but he didn’t get everything he wanted.
More from TVLineSuccession's Sarah Snook on Filming Shiv's Wild Dancing Scene: 'Someone Said, 'You've Just Become a Gif''Succession Recap: How to Pick a President in One Easy Step Insecure's Leonard Robinson Breaks Down That Molly and Taurean 'Ship, Says Black Twitter Was Right
We catch up with Kendall as he rehearses for the party, singing Billy Joel’s “Honesty” with a huge wooden cross nearby (???). It’s all a bit…...
Kendall pulled out all the stops to throw himself a lavish birthday bash this week on Succession — but he didn’t get everything he wanted.
More from TVLineSuccession's Sarah Snook on Filming Shiv's Wild Dancing Scene: 'Someone Said, 'You've Just Become a Gif''Succession Recap: How to Pick a President in One Easy Step Insecure's Leonard Robinson Breaks Down That Molly and Taurean 'Ship, Says Black Twitter Was Right
We catch up with Kendall as he rehearses for the party, singing Billy Joel’s “Honesty” with a huge wooden cross nearby (???). It’s all a bit…...
- 11/29/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
“Five years kind of felt the right amount of time to make our show,” admits Prentice Penny, Emmy-nominated showrunner of HBO’s acclaimed comedy “Insecure.” “I’m glad we’re leaving at a space when people still want us around. I mean, it’s better to leave, you know, a year early the year late, for sure.”
We talked with Penny as part of Gold Derby’s special TV showrunners “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with key award contenders. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See Gold Derby interviews with 2022 Oscar contender
“Insecure” stars Emmy nominee Issa Rae, who co-created the show with Emmy winner Larry Wilmore (“The Bernie Mac Show”), and co-stars fellow Emmy nominee Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Kendrick Sampson, Natasha Rothwell, Amanda Seales, Leonard Robinson and Courtney Taylor.
The HBO Max comedy broke through with new viewers last year, likely because many of them discovered the...
We talked with Penny as part of Gold Derby’s special TV showrunners “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with key award contenders. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
See Gold Derby interviews with 2022 Oscar contender
“Insecure” stars Emmy nominee Issa Rae, who co-created the show with Emmy winner Larry Wilmore (“The Bernie Mac Show”), and co-stars fellow Emmy nominee Yvonne Orji, Jay Ellis, Kendrick Sampson, Natasha Rothwell, Amanda Seales, Leonard Robinson and Courtney Taylor.
The HBO Max comedy broke through with new viewers last year, likely because many of them discovered the...
- 11/18/2021
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Just 24 hours ahead of the fifth and final season premiere of “Insecure,” creator and star Issa Rae welcomed hundreds of fans gathered at the parking-lot-turned-venue of Hilltop’s Coffee and Kitchen in L.A. for Insecure Fest — a five-hour live musical celebration of the show.
“I gotta shout out Hilltop for hosting this in the parking lot, make sure to go there and get you some lavender lattes because that’s my favorite,” Rae quipped, before giving a final thanks to HBO for giving her and the show this platform.
First held as a block party in Brooklyn celebrating “Insecure’s” first season, the festival has grown to mimic Rae’s character Issa Dee’s block party featured in Season 4 of the HBO comedy. As another real-life connection, hosting the event at Hilltop also represented Rae’s growing business empire, as she’s a partner with the coffee shop.
This...
“I gotta shout out Hilltop for hosting this in the parking lot, make sure to go there and get you some lavender lattes because that’s my favorite,” Rae quipped, before giving a final thanks to HBO for giving her and the show this platform.
First held as a block party in Brooklyn celebrating “Insecure’s” first season, the festival has grown to mimic Rae’s character Issa Dee’s block party featured in Season 4 of the HBO comedy. As another real-life connection, hosting the event at Hilltop also represented Rae’s growing business empire, as she’s a partner with the coffee shop.
This...
- 10/24/2021
- by Jennifer Yuma
- Variety Film + TV
Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/description for their upcoming "NCIS" episode 13 of season 13. The episode is entitled, "Deja Vu," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting and shocking stuff take place as a major human trafficking operation that was believed to be wiped out, gets discovered by the NCIS team, and more! In the new, 13th episode press release: A Seaman's Murder Investigation Leads The NCIS Team To An International Human-trafficking Ring Believed To Have Been Shut-down Years Prior, On "NCIS," Tuesday, Jan. 19. Press release number 2: While investigating the murder of a seaman who was set to testify before a grand jury, the NCIS team will end up uncovering the resurgence of an international human-trafficking ring. Also, McGee is going to hope to spend the night at a colleague's home after a storm causes massive power outages in the city. Guest stars...
- 1/5/2016
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Following the world premiere screening of "Freaky Deaky" at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 22, the fest hosted a "Tribeca Talks" panel with director Charles Matthau and cast members Andy Dick, Crispin Glover, Michael Jai White, Sabina Gadecki, Breanne Racano, and Leonard Robinson at the School of Visual Arts Theatre in New York.Those in attendance spoke to moderator Kurt Loder and the audience about making their film adaptation of Elmore Leonard's novel, in which a Detroit cop and a beautiful actress try to take down a rich movie producer and wind up dealing with extortion, double crosses, and dynamite in the process. Here's what we learned:Matthau, who wrote and directed "Freaky Deaky," called actor and filmmaker Crispin Glover "my friend for 40 years," ever since they attended the same grade school in Los Angeles. Glover's father is veteran character actor Bruce Glover, while Matthau is the son of the.
- 4/23/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Daniel Lehman)
- backstage.com
In writer-director Joseph A. Elmore Jr's comedy Speed-Dating, three single guys come up with a get-laid-quick scheme that should also help one of them save his moribund nightclub. Things go awry once True Love gets in the way of Easy Sex. The three men are played by Wesley Jonathan, Chico Benymon, Leonard Robinson. Speed-Dating is currently playing in New York, Houston, and other cities. Official site.
- 10/1/2010
- by Zhea D.
- Alt Film Guide
Profiled on this blog last summer, it’s called Speed-Dating, written and directed by Joseph A. Elmore Jr., has reportedly been picked up for theatrical distribution by Rockstone Releasing, with a national tour through 12 major cities planned, beginning next month, June 4th, in Chicago, Il. Maybe Sergio will be checking this one out… maybe not. Let’s all encourage Sergio to go see it so that he can review it here!!
Although, future screenings are planned in my neck of the woods, NYC, as well as Atlanta, Houston, Detroit and La.
The film was a 2010 Pan-African Film Festival crowd-pleaser, where it won the Audience Award.
Synopsis: This high-energy romantic comedy follows three bachelors, speeding through life and scheming on women. When it comes to the opposite sex, it’s about the “chase” and “finish line”. Dog and Beaver spend their last dime on a nightclub, while Too Cool devises the...
Although, future screenings are planned in my neck of the woods, NYC, as well as Atlanta, Houston, Detroit and La.
The film was a 2010 Pan-African Film Festival crowd-pleaser, where it won the Audience Award.
Synopsis: This high-energy romantic comedy follows three bachelors, speeding through life and scheming on women. When it comes to the opposite sex, it’s about the “chase” and “finish line”. Dog and Beaver spend their last dime on a nightclub, while Too Cool devises the...
- 5/19/2010
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Urban Comedy Speed-Dating has been picked up for release by specialty distributor Rockstone Releasing.
Rockstone announced it has acquired the North American theatrical rights for the award-winning project starring Wesley Jonathan and Chris Elliott.
Click on the poster above for a larger version. Stills from the film are included below, along with a synopsis, more information and a link to the official site.
Coming off a successful run at the 2010 Pan-African Film Festival, where it picked up the Audience Favourite Award, Speed-Dating follows the journey of three immature bachelors who devise the ultimate scheme to get women and money: Speed dating.
Everything seems to be going as planned until the guys are denied their liquor license and a disgruntled ex-girlfriend works to expose their scheme.
Ultimately, maturity and romance prevail in Speed-Dating, where "Love at first sight... Happens every night."
The ensemble cast includes Wesley Jonathan (Crossover, Roll Bounce), Chico Benymon...
Rockstone announced it has acquired the North American theatrical rights for the award-winning project starring Wesley Jonathan and Chris Elliott.
Click on the poster above for a larger version. Stills from the film are included below, along with a synopsis, more information and a link to the official site.
Coming off a successful run at the 2010 Pan-African Film Festival, where it picked up the Audience Favourite Award, Speed-Dating follows the journey of three immature bachelors who devise the ultimate scheme to get women and money: Speed dating.
Everything seems to be going as planned until the guys are denied their liquor license and a disgruntled ex-girlfriend works to expose their scheme.
Ultimately, maturity and romance prevail in Speed-Dating, where "Love at first sight... Happens every night."
The ensemble cast includes Wesley Jonathan (Crossover, Roll Bounce), Chico Benymon...
- 4/10/2010
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
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