Twelve years ago, Zendaya netted her feature debut in Disney Channel’s Frenemies.
The actress had been starring opposite Bella Thorne on the Disney series Shake It Up, about performers on a Chicago-based TV dance show. Zendaya was 14 when she and Thorne filmed the anthology comedy for director Daisy von Scherler Mayer, who had helmed the 1995 Parker Posey indie Party Girl and the 1998 feature Madeline. One of Frenemies‘ three connected storylines saw Zendaya and Thorne as aspiring magazine editors competing for a gig with an NYC publisher.
“Zendaya really wanted to have fun with the comedy and lean into it,” von Scherler Mayer says. “She chose to wear big glasses and be goofy, and it impressed me that she wanted to show off her comic chops and has such great timing.”
The film shot in Toronto, and the director recalls the lead actresses having slumber parties during production: “All those teenagers were true teenagers.
The actress had been starring opposite Bella Thorne on the Disney series Shake It Up, about performers on a Chicago-based TV dance show. Zendaya was 14 when she and Thorne filmed the anthology comedy for director Daisy von Scherler Mayer, who had helmed the 1995 Parker Posey indie Party Girl and the 1998 feature Madeline. One of Frenemies‘ three connected storylines saw Zendaya and Thorne as aspiring magazine editors competing for a gig with an NYC publisher.
“Zendaya really wanted to have fun with the comedy and lean into it,” von Scherler Mayer says. “She chose to wear big glasses and be goofy, and it impressed me that she wanted to show off her comic chops and has such great timing.”
The film shot in Toronto, and the director recalls the lead actresses having slumber parties during production: “All those teenagers were true teenagers.
- 4/26/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Criterion Channel is closing the year out with a bang––they’ve announced their December lineup. Among the highlights are retrospectives on Yasujiro Ozu (featuring nearly 40 films!), Ousmane Sembène, Alfred Hitchcock (along with Kent Jones’ Hitchcock/Truffaut), and Parker Posey. Well-timed for the season is a holiday noir series that includes They Live By Night, Blast of Silence, Lady in the Lake, and more.
Other highlights are the recent restoration of Abel Gance’s La roue, an MGM Musicals series with introduction by Michael Koresky, Helena Wittmann’s riveting second feature Human Flowers of Flesh, the recent Sundance highlight The Mountains Are a Dream That Call To Me, the new restoration of The Cassandra Cat, Lynne Ramsay’s Morvern Callar, Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster, and more.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Terry Gilliam, 1988
An American in Paris, Vincente Minnelli,...
Other highlights are the recent restoration of Abel Gance’s La roue, an MGM Musicals series with introduction by Michael Koresky, Helena Wittmann’s riveting second feature Human Flowers of Flesh, the recent Sundance highlight The Mountains Are a Dream That Call To Me, the new restoration of The Cassandra Cat, Lynne Ramsay’s Morvern Callar, Wong Kar Wai’s The Grandmaster, and more.
See the lineup below and learn more here.
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen, Terry Gilliam, 1988
An American in Paris, Vincente Minnelli,...
- 11/13/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
“There’s nothing worse than miscasting,” casting director Laura Rosenthal told IndieWire. Not that she speaks from her own experience. As Todd Haynes’ go-to casting director since “Far from Heaven,” Rosenthal has assembled some of the most memorable casts of the last few decades, including “The Kids Are All Right,” “A Quiet Place,” “Chicago,” and “Analyze This.”
Now she and fellow acclaimed casting director Ellen Lewis — Jim Jarmusch and Martin Scorsese’s longtime casting director and the woman behind the casting of everything from “A League of Their Own” to “Killers of the Flower Moon” — are being honored by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) with the retrospective series The Craft: Casting Directors Ellen Lewis and Laura Rosenthal, running June 1–16.
The series highlights some of their most acclaimed work, as well as some films that may not be as well known. Among the offerings being screened are Scorsese’s “Goodfellas,...
Now she and fellow acclaimed casting director Ellen Lewis — Jim Jarmusch and Martin Scorsese’s longtime casting director and the woman behind the casting of everything from “A League of Their Own” to “Killers of the Flower Moon” — are being honored by The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) with the retrospective series The Craft: Casting Directors Ellen Lewis and Laura Rosenthal, running June 1–16.
The series highlights some of their most acclaimed work, as well as some films that may not be as well known. Among the offerings being screened are Scorsese’s “Goodfellas,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Edward Frumkin
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Yellowjackets” Season 2 Episode 8, “It Chooses.”]
“Does a hunt that have no violence feed anyone?”
That’s the question posed to Lottie (Simone Kessell) by her “therapist” — quickly revealed to be her subconscious — in “Yellowjackets” Season 2, Episode 7, the question whose answer and meaning reveal themselves in ghastly fashion in Episode 8, “It Chooses.” Not only are our survivors starved and delirious, but they now hunger as much for food as for fight to acquire it.
Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer and written by Sarah L. Thompson & Liz Phang, “It Chooses” is littered with indicators of everyone reaching the end of their tether during the bleak midwinter. There is hunger, there is starvation, and then there is whatever this is; exhaustion, blurred vision, hallucinations of blood spilling from the walls, cradling your pet mouse corpse and being tempted to take a bite out of his emaciated body. Only Nat (Sophie Thatcher) says it,...
“Does a hunt that have no violence feed anyone?”
That’s the question posed to Lottie (Simone Kessell) by her “therapist” — quickly revealed to be her subconscious — in “Yellowjackets” Season 2, Episode 7, the question whose answer and meaning reveal themselves in ghastly fashion in Episode 8, “It Chooses.” Not only are our survivors starved and delirious, but they now hunger as much for food as for fight to acquire it.
Directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer and written by Sarah L. Thompson & Liz Phang, “It Chooses” is littered with indicators of everyone reaching the end of their tether during the bleak midwinter. There is hunger, there is starvation, and then there is whatever this is; exhaustion, blurred vision, hallucinations of blood spilling from the walls, cradling your pet mouse corpse and being tempted to take a bite out of his emaciated body. Only Nat (Sophie Thatcher) says it,...
- 5/19/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Parker Posey in Daisy von Scherler Mayer's Party Girl. Of NYC in the '90s, Posey says, "There was such community back then, without it feeling like 'community'—it was more like 'the scene' or 'nightlife,' and you could run into people on the streets that you'd seen out dancing."Movie-lovers!Welcome back to The Deuce Notebook, a collaboration between Mubi's Notebook and The Deuce Film Series, a monthly 35mm event at Nitehawk Williamsburg that excavates the facts and fantasies of cinema's most infamous block in the world: 42nd Street between 7th and 8th Avenues.This month, we celebrate Daisy von Scherler Mayer’s Party Girl, the quintessential centerpiece of Parker Posey’s prolific ’90s oeuvre. Originally released in June 1995, the film inspired Vanity Fair contributor Michael Musto to crown Posey “the new queen of the art house.”A slightly overdue existential crisis befalls Posey’s street-savvy,...
- 4/27/2023
- MUBI
IFC Films on Tuesday announced their promotion of longtime company executive Harris Dew to the role of Senior Vice President and General Manager of IFC Center.
Dew, who most recently served as IFC Center’s Vice President of Programs and Promotions, will now oversee all operations and programming for the NYC arthouse theater, reporting to IFC Films’ Interim President, Scott Shooman. He takes over his role from John Vanco, another longtime veteran of IFC Center who departed in April to head up film programming for Netflix-owned cinemas including NYC’s Paris Theatre, and the Egyptian and Bay Theatre in Los Angeles.
“Harris has played a key role establishing IFC Center as a beloved cultural institution for the independent and documentary film communities, particularly in bringing to life our hugely successful Doc NYC festival and ensuring a diverse and inclusive line-up of films and events,” said Shooman in a statement.
Dew, who most recently served as IFC Center’s Vice President of Programs and Promotions, will now oversee all operations and programming for the NYC arthouse theater, reporting to IFC Films’ Interim President, Scott Shooman. He takes over his role from John Vanco, another longtime veteran of IFC Center who departed in April to head up film programming for Netflix-owned cinemas including NYC’s Paris Theatre, and the Egyptian and Bay Theatre in Los Angeles.
“Harris has played a key role establishing IFC Center as a beloved cultural institution for the independent and documentary film communities, particularly in bringing to life our hugely successful Doc NYC festival and ensuring a diverse and inclusive line-up of films and events,” said Shooman in a statement.
- 4/25/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for "Yellowjackets."
After last week's episode finally gave us our first look at Lauren Ambrose as Adult Van, episode 5 of season 2 picks up right where we left off with our favorite cinephile. We're given a tour of Van's apartment and video rental store, set to the soundtrack of "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes because nothing screams "Lesbian!" like the sound of Linda Perry. In a surprise to absolutely no one, Van's house is a maximalist pop culture wonderscape, further proving that if I were one of the Yellowjackets, I'd be Van (a Buzzfeed quiz also confirmed this but whatever). She's got rainbow rugs, she's got an amazing race car VHS tape rewinder, and her apartment is located conveniently above her store. Some curious youngsters are fascinated by her shop. "These boxy things are movies?" Remember kids, physical media Forever.
An eager customer comes in to return her copy of "Party Girl,...
After last week's episode finally gave us our first look at Lauren Ambrose as Adult Van, episode 5 of season 2 picks up right where we left off with our favorite cinephile. We're given a tour of Van's apartment and video rental store, set to the soundtrack of "What's Up?" by 4 Non Blondes because nothing screams "Lesbian!" like the sound of Linda Perry. In a surprise to absolutely no one, Van's house is a maximalist pop culture wonderscape, further proving that if I were one of the Yellowjackets, I'd be Van (a Buzzfeed quiz also confirmed this but whatever). She's got rainbow rugs, she's got an amazing race car VHS tape rewinder, and her apartment is located conveniently above her store. Some curious youngsters are fascinated by her shop. "These boxy things are movies?" Remember kids, physical media Forever.
An eager customer comes in to return her copy of "Party Girl,...
- 4/21/2023
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Jennifer Garner really wanted the starring role in “The Last Thing He Told Me,” Hello Sunshine’s television adaptation of Laura Dave‘s novel of the same name.
At the series’ Los Angeles premiere on Thursday, Garner told Variety she went after the role of Hannah when original star Julia Roberts dropped out of the project. “I had to just do anything in my power to plead my case,” Garner said.
As a fan of the novel, Garner expressed her excitement for the adaptation starring Roberts: “I thought ‘Oh, she’s going to be amazing!’ I love that story I can’t wait to watch.” But once the role became available, Garner knew she had to pursue the part.
“I just wrote letters to Laura advocating for myself and talking about what the book meant to me and what the role [meant], what I saw in the role and the ways that I felt,...
At the series’ Los Angeles premiere on Thursday, Garner told Variety she went after the role of Hannah when original star Julia Roberts dropped out of the project. “I had to just do anything in my power to plead my case,” Garner said.
As a fan of the novel, Garner expressed her excitement for the adaptation starring Roberts: “I thought ‘Oh, she’s going to be amazing!’ I love that story I can’t wait to watch.” But once the role became available, Garner knew she had to pursue the part.
“I just wrote letters to Laura advocating for myself and talking about what the book meant to me and what the role [meant], what I saw in the role and the ways that I felt,...
- 4/14/2023
- by Charna Flam
- Variety Film + TV
Season 2 of Showtime’s hit genre series “Yellowjackets” is ready for another dance at this year’s Emmys, after premiering to critical acclaim and record-breaking numbers for the network. The plans for the acting submissions have changed slightly from the first season, Variety has learned exclusively.
Breakout star Sophie Nélisse, who plays the teenage version of Shauna, will now join her adult counterpart Melanie Lynskey in the lead actress drama category, with hopes of landing a nomination. The pair will be joined by co-stars Tawny Cypress and Juliette Lewis, who portray the adult version of their characters, Taissa and Natalie, respectively.
The thriller show tells the story of a girls’ soccer team as they struggle to survive in the woods following their plane crashing while on their way to a tournament. The tale flashes back and forth between two periods: One, the aftermath of a crash, with the surviving members fending for themselves; the other,...
Breakout star Sophie Nélisse, who plays the teenage version of Shauna, will now join her adult counterpart Melanie Lynskey in the lead actress drama category, with hopes of landing a nomination. The pair will be joined by co-stars Tawny Cypress and Juliette Lewis, who portray the adult version of their characters, Taissa and Natalie, respectively.
The thriller show tells the story of a girls’ soccer team as they struggle to survive in the woods following their plane crashing while on their way to a tournament. The tale flashes back and forth between two periods: One, the aftermath of a crash, with the surviving members fending for themselves; the other,...
- 3/30/2023
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Warning: Spoilers for “Yellowjackets” season 2. Do not read if you have not watched episode one, “Friends, Romans, Countrymen,” written by creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer. The creators, showrunner Jonathan Lisco, actor Sophie Nélisse and others break down the season 2 premiere while speaking with Et’s Deidre Behar.
After a surprise-filled season 1 finale, “Yellowjackets” is finally back with new episodes — and the season 2 premiere did not disappoint, delivering one shocking moment after another. And the biggest one was the return of Ella Purnell as Jackie Taylor, the captain of the soccer team who initially survived the plane crash before freezing to death in the wilderness at the end of season 1.
While the series did not resurrect Jackie, she was fully alive as part of the visions Shauna Shipman (Sophie Nélisse) was having of her late best friend while sitting with her dead body in the meat shed.
After a surprise-filled season 1 finale, “Yellowjackets” is finally back with new episodes — and the season 2 premiere did not disappoint, delivering one shocking moment after another. And the biggest one was the return of Ella Purnell as Jackie Taylor, the captain of the soccer team who initially survived the plane crash before freezing to death in the wilderness at the end of season 1.
While the series did not resurrect Jackie, she was fully alive as part of the visions Shauna Shipman (Sophie Nélisse) was having of her late best friend while sitting with her dead body in the meat shed.
- 3/27/2023
- by Sarah Curran
- ET Canada
The undisclosed location to which Natalie (Juliette Lewis) was whisked away in the Season 1 finale of “Yellowjackets” gets more concerning as Season 2 progresses. In the Season 2 premiere — written by showrunners Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer — Natalie finds herself tied to a bed at a wellness retreat run by Lottie (Simone Kessell), who remains as magnetic to followers today as she was in the wilderness as a teen (Courtney Eaton).
Read More: Winter Is Here on ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2 — and British Columbia Ran Out of Fake Snow to Make It Happen
There’s more than a touch of the wilderness about Lottie’s upscale wellness center: A procession of white-clad, animal-mask-wearing followers burying a naked man isn’t the usual accompaniment to tasteful neutrals and suburban mom wall art. But production designer Margot Ready and her props team relished the opportunity to create animal masks...
Read More: Winter Is Here on ‘Yellowjackets’ Season 2 — and British Columbia Ran Out of Fake Snow to Make It Happen
There’s more than a touch of the wilderness about Lottie’s upscale wellness center: A procession of white-clad, animal-mask-wearing followers burying a naked man isn’t the usual accompaniment to tasteful neutrals and suburban mom wall art. But production designer Margot Ready and her props team relished the opportunity to create animal masks...
- 3/26/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
Warning: Spoilers for “Yellowjackets” seasons 1-2. Do not read if you have not watched the season 2 premiere, “Friends, Romans, Countrymen,” written by Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer.
Now that “Yellowjackets” has returned with season 2, there’s been a renewed search for answers to the biggest questions about the show, including everything from when the young survivors will become cannibals in the past to what’s going on with Adult Lottie (Simone Kessell) in the present.
While at its core, the Showtime drama is about what happened to a group of teenagers after a plane crash stranded them in the wilderness for 19 months and how a few of the grownup survivors are reckoning with the secrets that amassed both then and now, it’s a puzzle box series that introduces new pieces with each episode.
Photo Credit: Kailey Schwerman/Showtime.
And as a result,...
Now that “Yellowjackets” has returned with season 2, there’s been a renewed search for answers to the biggest questions about the show, including everything from when the young survivors will become cannibals in the past to what’s going on with Adult Lottie (Simone Kessell) in the present.
While at its core, the Showtime drama is about what happened to a group of teenagers after a plane crash stranded them in the wilderness for 19 months and how a few of the grownup survivors are reckoning with the secrets that amassed both then and now, it’s a puzzle box series that introduces new pieces with each episode.
Photo Credit: Kailey Schwerman/Showtime.
And as a result,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Who’s ready to party?
Parker Posey’s beloved 1995 coming-of-age comedy “Party Girl” celebrates a 4K restoration with a national tour to mark the 28th anniversary of the film. “Party Girl” kicks off in New York City at the IFC Center on April 28, followed by a live Q&a with lead star Posey. The film simultaneously debuts in Los Angeles at Glendale Laemmle Theatre and Landmark Westwood Theatre also on April 28, with a live Q&a with film director Daisy von Scherler Mayer.
In the classic film, a 20-something, irresponsible party girl is bailed out of jail by her librarian godmother. To repay the loan, she starts working at the library and gradually turns her life around.
“We made this movie for ‘the kids’ — as we called them — young people from small towns, who had big dreams, and who weren’t, for whatever reason, conforming to the status quo,” Posey shared with IndieWire.
Parker Posey’s beloved 1995 coming-of-age comedy “Party Girl” celebrates a 4K restoration with a national tour to mark the 28th anniversary of the film. “Party Girl” kicks off in New York City at the IFC Center on April 28, followed by a live Q&a with lead star Posey. The film simultaneously debuts in Los Angeles at Glendale Laemmle Theatre and Landmark Westwood Theatre also on April 28, with a live Q&a with film director Daisy von Scherler Mayer.
In the classic film, a 20-something, irresponsible party girl is bailed out of jail by her librarian godmother. To repay the loan, she starts working at the library and gradually turns her life around.
“We made this movie for ‘the kids’ — as we called them — young people from small towns, who had big dreams, and who weren’t, for whatever reason, conforming to the status quo,” Posey shared with IndieWire.
- 3/22/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
When I first saw Yellowjackets' first episode of season 1, I was blown away by the story, cast ensemble, and the show's ability to dazzle with just one episode. Season 2, and especially its first and second episodes, masterfully prepare you for what appears to be the hungrier, gorier, and most shocking season of Yellowjackets yet.
The action picks up some time after the season 1’s conclusion. Two months have passed since Misty gave all the survivors psychedelic mushrooms, two months since Jackie (Ella Purnell) froze to death. As Daisy von Scherler Mayer and Rich Monahan's "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" begins, it’s evident how two months without civilization has already affected a soccer team. Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) and Travis (Kevin Alves) try to forage for food, others prepare it while Shauna (Sophie Nélisse) struggles to accept her best friend's brutal death. At the same time, in the present, the survivors of...
The action picks up some time after the season 1’s conclusion. Two months have passed since Misty gave all the survivors psychedelic mushrooms, two months since Jackie (Ella Purnell) froze to death. As Daisy von Scherler Mayer and Rich Monahan's "Friends, Romans, Countrymen" begins, it’s evident how two months without civilization has already affected a soccer team. Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) and Travis (Kevin Alves) try to forage for food, others prepare it while Shauna (Sophie Nélisse) struggles to accept her best friend's brutal death. At the same time, in the present, the survivors of...
- 3/16/2023
- by Zofia Wijaszka
- DailyDead
Apple TV+ has debuted the trailer for ‘The Last Thing He Told Me,’ the limited series based on the acclaimed, #1 New York Times bestselling novel by Laura Dave.
The series follows Hannah (played by Garner), a woman who must forge a relationship with her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (played by Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared.
Starring and executive produced by Jennifer Garner, the seven-part drama features an ensemble cast that also includes Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice, Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, Geoff Stults and John Harlan Kim.
Created and adapted by Laura Dave, alongside Academy Award-winning co-creator Josh Singer, “The Last Thing He Told Me” marks the first collaboration between the married Dave and Singer, who serve as executive producers alongside Garner and Hello Sunshine’s Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. The series is produced for Apple by Hello Sunshine, who optioned the...
The series follows Hannah (played by Garner), a woman who must forge a relationship with her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (played by Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared.
Starring and executive produced by Jennifer Garner, the seven-part drama features an ensemble cast that also includes Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice, Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, Geoff Stults and John Harlan Kim.
Created and adapted by Laura Dave, alongside Academy Award-winning co-creator Josh Singer, “The Last Thing He Told Me” marks the first collaboration between the married Dave and Singer, who serve as executive producers alongside Garner and Hello Sunshine’s Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. The series is produced for Apple by Hello Sunshine, who optioned the...
- 3/10/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Freeform dropped a teaser for Season 5 of “Good Trouble,” which premieres March 16 and will stream on Hulu the next day.
The series is a spin-off of “The Fosters,” and has followed the characters Callie and Mariana to Los Angeles. In the fifth season of the drama series, the roommates find relationship challenges as well as career opportunities, and “The Coterie” group must support each other as they navigate adulthood.
Season 5 features Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Emma Hunton, Sherry Cola, Zuri Adele, Josh Pence, Bryan Craig and Booboo Stewart. Maia Mitchell, who left the show last season, will return for a short arc. The series is executive produced by showrunner Joanna Johnson as well as Christine Sacani, Greg Gugliotta, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Cierra Ramirez.
Check out the teaser below.
Also in today’s TV news:
Trailers
Prime Video Sports dropped the official trailer for the new documentary “Reggie,...
The series is a spin-off of “The Fosters,” and has followed the characters Callie and Mariana to Los Angeles. In the fifth season of the drama series, the roommates find relationship challenges as well as career opportunities, and “The Coterie” group must support each other as they navigate adulthood.
Season 5 features Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Emma Hunton, Sherry Cola, Zuri Adele, Josh Pence, Bryan Craig and Booboo Stewart. Maia Mitchell, who left the show last season, will return for a short arc. The series is executive produced by showrunner Joanna Johnson as well as Christine Sacani, Greg Gugliotta, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Cierra Ramirez.
Check out the teaser below.
Also in today’s TV news:
Trailers
Prime Video Sports dropped the official trailer for the new documentary “Reggie,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Charna Flam and Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
You’re going to want to remember “The Last Thing He Told Me.” On Thursday, Apple TV+ released a gripping new trailer for the Reese Witherspoon-produced limited series ahead of its April 14 premiere.
Jennifer Garner stars in the thriller series, which is based on the massively popular novel of the same name by Laura Dave, which sold two million copies in the U.S. alone. Garner plays Hannah, a woman who lives on a houseboat in Sausalito with her husband, Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Her perfect life is upended when Owen goes missing, leaving a trail of strange clues behind for Hannah and her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice), with whom Hannah doesn’t have much of a relationship. Hannah and Bailey are forced to get closer as they try to figure out what happened, and learn that they don’t really know this man they love at all.
The...
Jennifer Garner stars in the thriller series, which is based on the massively popular novel of the same name by Laura Dave, which sold two million copies in the U.S. alone. Garner plays Hannah, a woman who lives on a houseboat in Sausalito with her husband, Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau). Her perfect life is upended when Owen goes missing, leaving a trail of strange clues behind for Hannah and her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice), with whom Hannah doesn’t have much of a relationship. Hannah and Bailey are forced to get closer as they try to figure out what happened, and learn that they don’t really know this man they love at all.
The...
- 3/9/2023
- by Liam Mathews
- Gold Derby
Jennifer Garner is on the run and doesn’t know why in the highly anticipated adaptation of bestselling novel “The Last Thing He Told Me.”
The seven-part limited series stars Garner as a woman whose husband (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) inexplicably goes missing and leaves a note asking her to protect her stepdaughter (“Mare of Easttown” breakout and “Mean Girls” star Angourie Rice). The duo bond to find the truth about what really happened.
The cast additionally includes Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, Geoff Stults, and John Harlan Kim.
Garner executive produces the series, which is created and adapted by novelist Laura Dave along with co-creator, Oscar-winning “Spotlight” screenwriter Josh Singer. “The Last Thing He Told Me” is executive produced by Hello Sunshine’s Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter, marking another partnership with Apple TV+ along with “My Kind of Country,” “Surface,” “Truth Be Told,” and “The Morning Show.” 20th Television also produces.
The seven-part limited series stars Garner as a woman whose husband (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) inexplicably goes missing and leaves a note asking her to protect her stepdaughter (“Mare of Easttown” breakout and “Mean Girls” star Angourie Rice). The duo bond to find the truth about what really happened.
The cast additionally includes Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, Geoff Stults, and John Harlan Kim.
Garner executive produces the series, which is created and adapted by novelist Laura Dave along with co-creator, Oscar-winning “Spotlight” screenwriter Josh Singer. “The Last Thing He Told Me” is executive produced by Hello Sunshine’s Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter, marking another partnership with Apple TV+ along with “My Kind of Country,” “Surface,” “Truth Be Told,” and “The Morning Show.” 20th Television also produces.
- 3/9/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Apple TV+ has unveiled the first trailer for “The Last Thing He Told Me,” the limited series based on the New York Times bestselling novel by Laura Dave.
The seven-part drama stars Jennifer Garner (who also executive produces) as Hannah, a woman who starts to question everything when her husband Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) disappears overnight leaving only a note that reads “protect her.”
“There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my daughter,” Coster-Waldau’s Owen says when Garner asks what defines him in the beginning of the trailer.
The “her” this note refers to is Bailey (Angourie Rice), Owen’s daughter and Hannah’s step-daughter. The television adaptation also stars Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, Geoff Stults and John Harlan Kim.
Garner’s Hannah receives the note from a young girl, and a man shows up to her house to tell her that her husband is not who she thinks he is.
The seven-part drama stars Jennifer Garner (who also executive produces) as Hannah, a woman who starts to question everything when her husband Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) disappears overnight leaving only a note that reads “protect her.”
“There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my daughter,” Coster-Waldau’s Owen says when Garner asks what defines him in the beginning of the trailer.
The “her” this note refers to is Bailey (Angourie Rice), Owen’s daughter and Hannah’s step-daughter. The television adaptation also stars Aisha Tyler, Augusto Aguilera, Geoff Stults and John Harlan Kim.
Garner’s Hannah receives the note from a young girl, and a man shows up to her house to tell her that her husband is not who she thinks he is.
- 3/9/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
(Welcome to ...And More, our no-frills, zero B.S. guide to when and where you can watch upcoming movies and shows, and everything else you could possibly stand to know.)
The small screen adaptation of author Laura Dave's celebrated, best-selling novel "The Last Thing He Told Me" -- starring Jennifer Garner and Angourie Rice -- is almost here!
The Apple TV+ series is officially described as the story of "Hannah (played by Garner), a woman who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (played by Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared." The streamer has shared a couple of first-look images for the series (including the one seen above) in order to tide fans over ahead of its premiere. Dave's original, fast-moving, heartfelt thriller novel has been much talked about since its release in 2021, where it quickly ascended to the...
The small screen adaptation of author Laura Dave's celebrated, best-selling novel "The Last Thing He Told Me" -- starring Jennifer Garner and Angourie Rice -- is almost here!
The Apple TV+ series is officially described as the story of "Hannah (played by Garner), a woman who must forge a relationship with her 16-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (played by Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared." The streamer has shared a couple of first-look images for the series (including the one seen above) in order to tide fans over ahead of its premiere. Dave's original, fast-moving, heartfelt thriller novel has been much talked about since its release in 2021, where it quickly ascended to the...
- 2/4/2023
- by Fatemeh Mirjalili
- Slash Film
The Apple TV+ series adaptation of the best-selling Laura Dave novel “The Last Thing He Told Me” will debut on Friday, April 14, it was announced during Apple TV+’s TCA Presentation on Wednesday. They also unveiled a first look at the seven-part series, which stars Jennifer Garner and Angourie Rice (“The Nice Guys”) and hails from co-creators Laura Dave and Josh Singer.
The TV series will debut globally with two episodes April 14 on AppleTV+, and the rest of the episodes will roll out weekly on Fridays through May 19, 2023.
Angourie Rice and Jennifer Garner in “The Last Thing He Told Me” (AppleTV+)
The story follows Hannah (played by Garner), a woman who must forge a relationship with her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (played by Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared. Created and adapted by Laura Dave alongside series co-creator and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Josh Singer,...
The TV series will debut globally with two episodes April 14 on AppleTV+, and the rest of the episodes will roll out weekly on Fridays through May 19, 2023.
Angourie Rice and Jennifer Garner in “The Last Thing He Told Me” (AppleTV+)
The story follows Hannah (played by Garner), a woman who must forge a relationship with her sixteen-year-old stepdaughter Bailey (played by Rice) in order to find the truth about why her husband has mysteriously disappeared. Created and adapted by Laura Dave alongside series co-creator and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Josh Singer,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Showtime’s award-winning drama series “Yellowjackets” will return for Season 2 on Friday, March 24 (for non-linear platforms) and Sunday, March 26 (for its on-air debut). The character-driven genre series tells the story of a 1990s New Jersey high girls soccer team that survives a horrific plane crash. The show splits its narrative into showing us how the teenagers survived in the Canadian wilderness, and what they’re doing now in the present day years after their rescue.
New cast members for the second edition include “Six Feet Under’s” Lauren Ambrose as Adult Vanessa “Van” Palmer and “Lord of the Rings'” Elijah Wood as a citizen detective named Walter. Scroll through our gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see the “Yellowjackets” cast photos for Season 2.
The first season of “Yellowjackets” aired from November 2021 to January 2022 and was nominated for seven Emmy Awards: drama series, lead actress (Melanie Lynskey as...
New cast members for the second edition include “Six Feet Under’s” Lauren Ambrose as Adult Vanessa “Van” Palmer and “Lord of the Rings'” Elijah Wood as a citizen detective named Walter. Scroll through our gallery above (or click here for direct access) to see the “Yellowjackets” cast photos for Season 2.
The first season of “Yellowjackets” aired from November 2021 to January 2022 and was nominated for seven Emmy Awards: drama series, lead actress (Melanie Lynskey as...
- 1/4/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
What will be your first movie of 2023? If you’re reading this it’s likely you put some (let’s be honest: too much) thought into what commences the cinematic year. The Criterion Channel’s January lineup will put some good things front and center: they’re launching a 20-film cinema verité series that highlights all major figures of the form; an eight-film Mike Leigh retrospective that focuses on his little-seen, lesser-discussed BBC features produced between 1973 and 1984; a series on Abbas Kiarostami’s studies of childhood; and because you’ve either seen Eo or have it marked to watch, Jerzy Skolimowski’s three most-acclaimed films should be of equal note.
Another 2022 favorite, Il Buco, will have its streaming premiere alongside Kamikaze Hearts, the Depardieu-led Cyrano de Bergerac, and the recent restoration of Lodge Kerrigan’s Keane. The sole Criterion Edition for this month is 3 Women, while some notable recent documentaries—The American Sector,...
Another 2022 favorite, Il Buco, will have its streaming premiere alongside Kamikaze Hearts, the Depardieu-led Cyrano de Bergerac, and the recent restoration of Lodge Kerrigan’s Keane. The sole Criterion Edition for this month is 3 Women, while some notable recent documentaries—The American Sector,...
- 12/20/2022
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Production for the second season of Showtime’s “Yellowjackets” is well underway, and series regular Sophie Nélisse says brace for Showtime’s breakout thriller hit to get far more graphic and disturbing. And she knows that’s a lofty feat, considering the series opened with a gruesome cannibal sequence.
In anticipation of the show’s upcoming return, expected to air in early 2023, “Yellowjackets” held a screening of its Season 1 finale at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood on Dec. 1, followed by a Q&a session moderated by Variety’s Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Stars Christina Ricci, Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis, Sophie Nélisse and Sophie Thatcher all hit the stage to breakdown the show’s inaugural run — and set the stage for what’s next.
“There’s scenes in Season 2 that are graphic, to say the least, and I remember just doing it, and [the cast] all sat and looked at each other,...
In anticipation of the show’s upcoming return, expected to air in early 2023, “Yellowjackets” held a screening of its Season 1 finale at the Pacific Design Center in West Hollywood on Dec. 1, followed by a Q&a session moderated by Variety’s Senior Awards Editor Clayton Davis. Stars Christina Ricci, Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Juliette Lewis, Sophie Nélisse and Sophie Thatcher all hit the stage to breakdown the show’s inaugural run — and set the stage for what’s next.
“There’s scenes in Season 2 that are graphic, to say the least, and I remember just doing it, and [the cast] all sat and looked at each other,...
- 12/3/2022
- by Katie Reul
- Variety Film + TV
At long last, there's some Yellowjackets season two buzz in the air. On Aug. 30, the show's official Twitter account posted a photo of a clapperboard captioned: "Going feral. Our #Yellowjackets are back in production for Season 2." Eagle-eyed Jacketheads will notice that the season two premiere episode is directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer, who directed the ninth episode of season one. Shasta Spahn is listed as the episode's cinematographer, whose previous work includes American Horror Stories and Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. When a fan commented on the photo, "Season 2… everything goes totally fine and it's super mellow right?," the...
- 8/31/2022
- E! Online
It is the end of the road for Made for Love. HBO Max has canceled the dark romantic comedy series after two seasons, Deadline has confirmed. Season 2 wrapped May 19 and will serve as the series finale.
“We are tremendously grateful for the truly spectacular journey of these past two seasons, courtesy of Alissa Nutting, Christina Lee, Cristin, Billy, Ray and the entire Made for Love cast and creative team – especially Zelda the talking dolphin and everyone’s favorite synthetic love interest, Diane,” reps for HBO Max said in a statement Friday. “Like a Gogol chip, the series will always be on our minds.”
Made For Love was HBO Max’s first original series.
TV Series Cancellations 2022: Photo Gallery
Based on the Alissa Nutting novel and executive produced by Christina Lee and Nutting for Paramount Television Studios, the series starred Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen and Ray Romano. It followed the tumultuous,...
“We are tremendously grateful for the truly spectacular journey of these past two seasons, courtesy of Alissa Nutting, Christina Lee, Cristin, Billy, Ray and the entire Made for Love cast and creative team – especially Zelda the talking dolphin and everyone’s favorite synthetic love interest, Diane,” reps for HBO Max said in a statement Friday. “Like a Gogol chip, the series will always be on our minds.”
Made For Love was HBO Max’s first original series.
TV Series Cancellations 2022: Photo Gallery
Based on the Alissa Nutting novel and executive produced by Christina Lee and Nutting for Paramount Television Studios, the series starred Cristin Milioti, Billy Magnussen and Ray Romano. It followed the tumultuous,...
- 6/10/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Made for Love” has been canceled at HBO Max after two seasons, Variety has confirmed exclusively.
“We are tremendously grateful for the truly spectacular journey of these past two seasons, courtesy of Alissa Nutting, Christina Lee, Cristin, Billy, Ray and the entire ‘Made for Love’ cast and creative team – especially Zelda the talking dolphin and everyone’s favorite synthetic love interest, Diane,” representatives for HBO Max said in a statement Friday. “Like a Gogol chip, the series will always be on our minds.”
The cancellation of the Cristin Milioti-led Max original comes on the heels of one of the streamer’s other titles, Ridley Scott’s “Raised by Wolves,” getting the axe earlier this week amid ongoing shakeups at HBO Max’s new parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.
Based on the novel by Alissa Nutting, “Made for Love” is described as “a poignantly humorous story of modern love and divorce.
“We are tremendously grateful for the truly spectacular journey of these past two seasons, courtesy of Alissa Nutting, Christina Lee, Cristin, Billy, Ray and the entire ‘Made for Love’ cast and creative team – especially Zelda the talking dolphin and everyone’s favorite synthetic love interest, Diane,” representatives for HBO Max said in a statement Friday. “Like a Gogol chip, the series will always be on our minds.”
The cancellation of the Cristin Milioti-led Max original comes on the heels of one of the streamer’s other titles, Ridley Scott’s “Raised by Wolves,” getting the axe earlier this week amid ongoing shakeups at HBO Max’s new parent company, Warner Bros. Discovery.
Based on the novel by Alissa Nutting, “Made for Love” is described as “a poignantly humorous story of modern love and divorce.
- 6/10/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Who is Anna Delvey?
That is the main question after watching the full-length trailer for Netflix's new Shonda Rhimes drama, Inventing Anna.
“Anna Delvey is a masterpiece, bitches!,” Ozark's Julia Garner says in the trailer.
"In Inventing Anna, a journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York's social scene - and stole their money as well," reads the logline for Inventing Anna.
"But is Anna New York's biggest con woman, or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream?"
"Anna and the reporter form a dark, funny, love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: who is Anna Delvey?"
The series is inspired by the New York Magazine article "How Anna Delvey Tricked New York's Party People" by Jessica Pressler,...
That is the main question after watching the full-length trailer for Netflix's new Shonda Rhimes drama, Inventing Anna.
“Anna Delvey is a masterpiece, bitches!,” Ozark's Julia Garner says in the trailer.
"In Inventing Anna, a journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York's social scene - and stole their money as well," reads the logline for Inventing Anna.
"But is Anna New York's biggest con woman, or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream?"
"Anna and the reporter form a dark, funny, love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: who is Anna Delvey?"
The series is inspired by the New York Magazine article "How Anna Delvey Tricked New York's Party People" by Jessica Pressler,...
- 1/14/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“Anna Delvey is a masterpiece, bitches!” Julia Garner yells in the trailer for Netflix’s upcoming series “Inventing Anna,” which depicts the downfall of the real-life scamming socialite.
The nine-episode limited series from Shonda Rhimes, premiering on Feb. 11, chronicles New York Magazine’s investigation into Delvey as she awaits trial for grand larceny and theft of services. She was found guilty in May 2019 and was released from prison in February 2021 for good behavior.
In the trailer, viewers get a longer look at Garner as Delvey, complete with a German accent and plenty of attitude. “What are you wearing? You look poor,” she asks the New York Magazine reporter, played by Anna Chlumsky, as Megan Thee Stallion’s “Do It on the Tip” plays in the background. In another instance, one of her victims pleads, “Give me back that money, please,” to which Anna replies: “Why are you being like this?...
The nine-episode limited series from Shonda Rhimes, premiering on Feb. 11, chronicles New York Magazine’s investigation into Delvey as she awaits trial for grand larceny and theft of services. She was found guilty in May 2019 and was released from prison in February 2021 for good behavior.
In the trailer, viewers get a longer look at Garner as Delvey, complete with a German accent and plenty of attitude. “What are you wearing? You look poor,” she asks the New York Magazine reporter, played by Anna Chlumsky, as Megan Thee Stallion’s “Do It on the Tip” plays in the background. In another instance, one of her victims pleads, “Give me back that money, please,” to which Anna replies: “Why are you being like this?...
- 1/14/2022
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
Inventing Anna is poised to be another hit for Shonda Rhimes.
Netflix on Monday dropped the premiere date and teaser for the forthcoming miniseries.
“Who is this person?” someone asks in the trailer.
“Who the hell is Anna Delvey?”
The question will be answered when the series debuts on February 11, 2022.
"In Inventing Anna, a journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York's social scene - and stole their money as well," reads the logline for Inventing Anna.
"But is Anna New York's biggest con woman, or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream? Anna and the reporter form a dark, funny, love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: who is Anna Delvey?"
The series is inspired by the New...
Netflix on Monday dropped the premiere date and teaser for the forthcoming miniseries.
“Who is this person?” someone asks in the trailer.
“Who the hell is Anna Delvey?”
The question will be answered when the series debuts on February 11, 2022.
"In Inventing Anna, a journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York's social scene - and stole their money as well," reads the logline for Inventing Anna.
"But is Anna New York's biggest con woman, or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream? Anna and the reporter form a dark, funny, love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: who is Anna Delvey?"
The series is inspired by the New...
- 11/22/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
To kick off Thanksgiving week, Netflix has dropped the trailer for Shonda Rhimes’ “Inventing Anna,” and announced the story of scammer Anna Delvey will premiere on Feb. 11.
For Variety’s Show Woman of the Year cover story on Rhimes earlier this month, she described the origins of the show. In May 2018, when Rhimes read Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine story “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” — a viral journalistic feat that detailed the scamming enterprises of a charming young Russian woman, who had grifted societally connected New Yorkers — she responded to it immediately. “She’s got an eidetic memory,” Rhimes says, describing Delvey. “She speaks all these languages.
“There wasn’t much different about her than any other boy genius who takes over Manhattan — except for the fact that she was a woman.”
Rhimes’ longtime producing partner Betsy Beers was on vacation in Mexico when Shondaland...
For Variety’s Show Woman of the Year cover story on Rhimes earlier this month, she described the origins of the show. In May 2018, when Rhimes read Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine story “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People” — a viral journalistic feat that detailed the scamming enterprises of a charming young Russian woman, who had grifted societally connected New Yorkers — she responded to it immediately. “She’s got an eidetic memory,” Rhimes says, describing Delvey. “She speaks all these languages.
“There wasn’t much different about her than any other boy genius who takes over Manhattan — except for the fact that she was a woman.”
Rhimes’ longtime producing partner Betsy Beers was on vacation in Mexico when Shondaland...
- 11/22/2021
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
The shadow is always there.
Y: The Last Man Season 1 Episode 10 gives us carnage, romance, reunions, and hope.
There is only one path forward.
There is so much attention to detail here. There were several callbacks to previous episodes that were just so satisfying. It was written by Eliza Clark, the showrunner, and directed by Daisy Von Scherler Mayer.
The pool scenes were dreamy and gorgeous. The timing of the cuts and cues was so spot on -- especially the opening scene that cust from Hero's line to the opening credits, and then when Agent 355 intrudes on Yorick and Sonia's breakfast.
It helped maintain some levity before the darkness of the rest of the episode set in.
Sonia and Yorick finally consummated their relationship. Kristen Gutoskie's Sonia has such an ease about her, never coming off as needy or pressuring him. She lets him make the first move, knowing...
Y: The Last Man Season 1 Episode 10 gives us carnage, romance, reunions, and hope.
There is only one path forward.
There is so much attention to detail here. There were several callbacks to previous episodes that were just so satisfying. It was written by Eliza Clark, the showrunner, and directed by Daisy Von Scherler Mayer.
The pool scenes were dreamy and gorgeous. The timing of the cuts and cues was so spot on -- especially the opening scene that cust from Hero's line to the opening credits, and then when Agent 355 intrudes on Yorick and Sonia's breakfast.
It helped maintain some levity before the darkness of the rest of the episode set in.
Sonia and Yorick finally consummated their relationship. Kristen Gutoskie's Sonia has such an ease about her, never coming off as needy or pressuring him. She lets him make the first move, knowing...
- 11/1/2021
- by Mary Littlejohn
- TVfanatic
Shonda Rhimes made a splashy debut on Netflix last year with Bridgerton.
Now, the prolific super-producer is looking ahead to her latest series for the streamer.
"In Inventing Anna, a journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York's social scene - and stole their money as well," reads the logline for Inventing Anna.
"But is Anna New York's biggest con woman, or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream? Anna and the reporter form a dark, funny, love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: who is Anna Delvey?"
The series is inspired by the New York Magazine article "How Anna Delvey Tricked New York's Party People" by Jessica Pressler, who also serves as a producer.
Rhimes is both the creator and the showrunner,...
Now, the prolific super-producer is looking ahead to her latest series for the streamer.
"In Inventing Anna, a journalist with a lot to prove investigates the case of Anna Delvey, the Instagram-legendary German heiress who stole the hearts of New York's social scene - and stole their money as well," reads the logline for Inventing Anna.
"But is Anna New York's biggest con woman, or is she simply the new portrait of the American dream? Anna and the reporter form a dark, funny, love-hate bond as Anna awaits trial and our reporter fights the clock to answer the biggest question in NYC: who is Anna Delvey?"
The series is inspired by the New York Magazine article "How Anna Delvey Tricked New York's Party People" by Jessica Pressler, who also serves as a producer.
Rhimes is both the creator and the showrunner,...
- 10/26/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Netflix debuted a first look at “Inventing Anna,” Shonda Rhimes’ new limited series set to premiere in 2022.
Inspired by Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People,” the series follows Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky), a journalist investigating the case of Anna Delvey (Julia Garner), the German heiress and Instagram celebrity who broke into New York’s social scene to make friends and then steal their money. As Vivian questions whether Anna is anything more than a con woman, the two begin to develop a love-hate bond. Arian Moayed, Katie Lowes, Alexis Floyd, Anders Holm , Anna Deavere Smith, Jeff Perry, Terry Kinney and Laverne Cox also star.
The first look photos show Anna at both high and low points — enjoying herself while dressed in designer fashion and being visited by Vivian in jail.
Rhimes serves as creator and showrunner. Writers include Matt Byrne,...
Inspired by Jessica Pressler’s New York Magazine article “How Anna Delvey Tricked New York’s Party People,” the series follows Vivian Kent (Anna Chlumsky), a journalist investigating the case of Anna Delvey (Julia Garner), the German heiress and Instagram celebrity who broke into New York’s social scene to make friends and then steal their money. As Vivian questions whether Anna is anything more than a con woman, the two begin to develop a love-hate bond. Arian Moayed, Katie Lowes, Alexis Floyd, Anders Holm , Anna Deavere Smith, Jeff Perry, Terry Kinney and Laverne Cox also star.
The first look photos show Anna at both high and low points — enjoying herself while dressed in designer fashion and being visited by Vivian in jail.
Rhimes serves as creator and showrunner. Writers include Matt Byrne,...
- 10/25/2021
- by Selome Hailu and Katie Song
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been a long road for Yorick and the rest of the characters in Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra’s graphic novel “Y: The Last Man.” Initially planned as a feature film in the 2010s, the source material pivoted to a television adaptation that is now airing at a freakishly prescient time. There’s much to admire with showrunner Eliza Clark’s series, from the numerous stellar acting turns to a fantastic group of directors and the compelling action they craft. But it’s obvious there’s also dueling desires to please not just newcomers, but fans of Vaughan and Guerra’s text, which makes for an unbalanced beginning.
The audience is first introduced to Yorick Brown (Ben Schnetzer) as he’s walking the empty streets of a city with his capuchin monkey, Ampersand. Based on the gnarled cars sitting motionless in the street, it’s obvious the...
The audience is first introduced to Yorick Brown (Ben Schnetzer) as he’s walking the empty streets of a city with his capuchin monkey, Ampersand. Based on the gnarled cars sitting motionless in the street, it’s obvious the...
- 9/13/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for January 2020, including "Arcadia", "Bonzo", "Omens" and a whole lot more:
Feature
Arcadia
Local Production Company: Gramercy Film Productions Inc.
Producer: Cecil O'Connor
Director: Colin Trevorrow
2/24/2020 - 3/6/2020
Untitled Graham King Project
Local Production Company: Cold Hut Production Ulc.
Producer: Nan Morales, Graham King
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
2/3/2020 - 4/9/2020
When Time Got Louder
Local Production Company: Lucky Labs Pictures Inc.
Producer: Jason Bourque, Ken Frith, Connie Cocchia
Director: Connie Cocchia
1/9/2020 - 1/31/2020
New Media Feature
Cats And Dogs 3
Local Production Company: Cats And Dogs Productions Ltd.
Director: Sean McNamara
1/13/2020 - 2/7/2020
Christmas Chronicles 2
Local Production Company: Maple Syrup Productions Ulc.
Producer: Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus
Director: Chris Columbus
10/21/2019 - 2/1/2020
Every Breath You Take
Local Production Company: Ebyt Productions Inc.
Producer: Kevin Leeson
Director: Vaughn Stein
12/5/2019 - 1/21/2020
TV Series
A Million Little Things - Season 2
Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd.
Producer: Chris Smirnoff
Director: Daisy Von Scherler Mayer,...
Feature
Arcadia
Local Production Company: Gramercy Film Productions Inc.
Producer: Cecil O'Connor
Director: Colin Trevorrow
2/24/2020 - 3/6/2020
Untitled Graham King Project
Local Production Company: Cold Hut Production Ulc.
Producer: Nan Morales, Graham King
Director: Nora Fingscheidt
2/3/2020 - 4/9/2020
When Time Got Louder
Local Production Company: Lucky Labs Pictures Inc.
Producer: Jason Bourque, Ken Frith, Connie Cocchia
Director: Connie Cocchia
1/9/2020 - 1/31/2020
New Media Feature
Cats And Dogs 3
Local Production Company: Cats And Dogs Productions Ltd.
Director: Sean McNamara
1/13/2020 - 2/7/2020
Christmas Chronicles 2
Local Production Company: Maple Syrup Productions Ulc.
Producer: Mark Radcliffe, Michael Barnathan, Chris Columbus
Director: Chris Columbus
10/21/2019 - 2/1/2020
Every Breath You Take
Local Production Company: Ebyt Productions Inc.
Producer: Kevin Leeson
Director: Vaughn Stein
12/5/2019 - 1/21/2020
TV Series
A Million Little Things - Season 2
Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd.
Producer: Chris Smirnoff
Director: Daisy Von Scherler Mayer,...
- 12/31/2019
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Fear the Walking Dead season 5 once again challenges its own optimism by going to a very dark place.
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Fear the Walking Dead Season 5 Episode 13
If I had to choose the single best scene of Fear the Walking Dead’s Season 5, it’s the tense moment leading up to whether or not a single bullet will be fired. In the face of impossible odds, when all hope is lost, how we choose to die is the only thing that matters. Like everyone else listening helplessly as this scenario unfolds, I dreaded the sound of that gunshot. That I could be so quickly invested in a random person’s survival speaks a lot to what works about Ashley Cardiff and Nick Bernadone’s script. While “Leave What You Don’t” is a bit uneven at times, director Daisy von Scherler Mayer...
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This Fear the Walking Dead review contains spoilers.
Fear the Walking Dead Season 5 Episode 13
If I had to choose the single best scene of Fear the Walking Dead’s Season 5, it’s the tense moment leading up to whether or not a single bullet will be fired. In the face of impossible odds, when all hope is lost, how we choose to die is the only thing that matters. Like everyone else listening helplessly as this scenario unfolds, I dreaded the sound of that gunshot. That I could be so quickly invested in a random person’s survival speaks a lot to what works about Ashley Cardiff and Nick Bernadone’s script. While “Leave What You Don’t” is a bit uneven at times, director Daisy von Scherler Mayer...
- 9/8/2019
- Den of Geek
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (Awmf) the winners of the 44th annual Gracie Awards. Honorees for 2019 include Sandra Oh, Patricia Arquette, Leah Remini, Connie Britton, Rachel Maddow, Elizabeth Perkins, Rachel Maddow, Tisha Thompson, Rachel Bloom, Maura Tierney and Robin Roberts. The ceremony will take place May 21 at the Four Seasons Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles. Local and student award winners will be recognized at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on June 26 at Cipriani in New York City.
“Our leadership is proud to honor the best of the best who embody the spirit and intention of the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s Gracie Awards,” said Becky Brooks, Executive Director, Awmf.
The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, television, cable and interactive media. Honorees are selected in national, local and student markets, including both commercial and non-commercial outlets. This year, the Gracies...
“Our leadership is proud to honor the best of the best who embody the spirit and intention of the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s Gracie Awards,” said Becky Brooks, Executive Director, Awmf.
The Gracies recognize exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, television, cable and interactive media. Honorees are selected in national, local and student markets, including both commercial and non-commercial outlets. This year, the Gracies...
- 4/16/2019
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
“People carry around an image around in their head of what a director looks like. It’s a dude, and there’s kind of a baseball hat, and there’s maybe some cargo shorts,” said “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend” co-creator Aline Brosh McKenna in an interview with IndieWire. “We just need different images. Images are very valuable, so seeing images of women direct while they’re pregnant, and petite women, and tall women, and just all different types of women. I think is important to show that.”
Born out of this need, Brosh McKenna started the hashtag social movement #FemaleFilmmakerFriday on Twitter last week. She was inspired after seeing her friend Tamra Davis’ Instagram post, which in turn was inspired by a comment made by actress Saorise Ronan about her Oscar-nominated “Lady Bird” director Greta Gerwig.
“It’s just a simple picture, and it really stuck with me. It really stayed in my head,...
Born out of this need, Brosh McKenna started the hashtag social movement #FemaleFilmmakerFriday on Twitter last week. She was inspired after seeing her friend Tamra Davis’ Instagram post, which in turn was inspired by a comment made by actress Saorise Ronan about her Oscar-nominated “Lady Bird” director Greta Gerwig.
“It’s just a simple picture, and it really stuck with me. It really stayed in my head,...
- 2/2/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
The AFI Conservatory Directing Workshop for Women offers hands-on training for female directors — and this year's guest of honor will be director/writer/producer/all-around extraordinaire Jill Soloway, who will deliver a keynote address prior to the screening. The three-time Emmy nominee is now working to spread the good word on Wifey.tv, a video network by, for and about women. Soloway will serve as Artist-in-Residence for the incoming 2015 participants, along with "Beyond the Lights" director Gina Prince-Bythewood and "Orange Is the New Black"'s Daisy von Scherler Mayer. The nine presenting directors are Pippa Bianco, Tessa Blake, Roja Gashtili, Devon Kirkpatrick, Alexis O. Korycinski, Jean Lee, Kantu Lentz, Julia Lerman and Thoranna Sigurdardottir. Two Dww shorts will be featured at the Cannes Film Festival 2015: Pippa Bianco's "Share" as a Cinéfondation selection and Tessa Blake's "Election Night" in the Emerging Filmmaker...
- 4/16/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Orange Is the New Black, Season 2, Episode 8: “Appropriately Sized Pots”
Written by Alex Regnery & Hartley Voss
Directed by Daisy Von Scherler Mayer
Released Friday, June 6 on Netflix Instant
And so the work of the ants continues to pay off. We haven’t hit any kind of critical mass yet as far as the contraband businesses and Red vs. Vee, but the battle lines are being more clearly drawn, people are taking their places, and tensions are rising high. Piper even finally has a space in the prison drama, as her furlough makes her a recipient of white privilege, and also a target. The furlough is something even Suzanne is furious about (in spite of her own white parents), which lets you know it’s serious, not to mention all of those inmates who have lost their loved ones, yet weren’t granted a few days off themselves.
The furlough...
Written by Alex Regnery & Hartley Voss
Directed by Daisy Von Scherler Mayer
Released Friday, June 6 on Netflix Instant
And so the work of the ants continues to pay off. We haven’t hit any kind of critical mass yet as far as the contraband businesses and Red vs. Vee, but the battle lines are being more clearly drawn, people are taking their places, and tensions are rising high. Piper even finally has a space in the prison drama, as her furlough makes her a recipient of white privilege, and also a target. The furlough is something even Suzanne is furious about (in spite of her own white parents), which lets you know it’s serious, not to mention all of those inmates who have lost their loved ones, yet weren’t granted a few days off themselves.
The furlough...
- 6/13/2014
- by Michael
- SoundOnSight
Orange is the New Black, Season 2, Episode 8-10: “Appropriately Sized Pots”, “40 Oz of Furlough”, “Little Mustachioed Shit”
Written by Alex Regnery & Hartley Voss (Episode 8), Lauren Morelli (Episode 9), Sian Heder (Episode 10)
Directed by Daisy Von Scherler Mayer (Episode 8), Sj Clarkson (Episode 9), Jennifer Getzinger (Episode 10)
Orange is the New Black, Season 2, Episode 11-13: “Take a Break from Your Values”, “It Was the Change”, “We Have Manners. We’re Polite.”
Written by Nick Jones (Episode 11), Sara Hess (Episode 12), Jenji Kohan (Episode 13)
Directed by Constantine Makris (Episode 11, 13), Phil Abraham (Episode 12)
Premiered Friday, June 6th on Netflix Instant
Orange is the New Black’s new season has a very strong first half, depicting the cascade of different lives in Litchfield prison while still maintaining the light balance that makes the show easy to consume in a binge sitting. The second half, however, begins to falter around the ninth episode, due to the tired...
Written by Alex Regnery & Hartley Voss (Episode 8), Lauren Morelli (Episode 9), Sian Heder (Episode 10)
Directed by Daisy Von Scherler Mayer (Episode 8), Sj Clarkson (Episode 9), Jennifer Getzinger (Episode 10)
Orange is the New Black, Season 2, Episode 11-13: “Take a Break from Your Values”, “It Was the Change”, “We Have Manners. We’re Polite.”
Written by Nick Jones (Episode 11), Sara Hess (Episode 12), Jenji Kohan (Episode 13)
Directed by Constantine Makris (Episode 11, 13), Phil Abraham (Episode 12)
Premiered Friday, June 6th on Netflix Instant
Orange is the New Black’s new season has a very strong first half, depicting the cascade of different lives in Litchfield prison while still maintaining the light balance that makes the show easy to consume in a binge sitting. The second half, however, begins to falter around the ninth episode, due to the tired...
- 6/9/2014
- by Richelle Charkot
- SoundOnSight
Dirty Weekend
Director: Neil Labute
Writer: Neil Labute
Producers: Duncan Montgomery, Tiller Russell, Joey Stewart
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alice Eve, Phil Burke
It seems Labute had a positive experience working with Alice Eve in Some Velvet Morning because here she is again headlining his cast. While Broderick can certainly enhance a film when cast correctly (think Alexander Payne’s Election), we’re curious to see what’s really going on here. Knowing Labute, there’s some trick up his sleeve, hopefully the kind that has a generous payoff. 2013 was something of a return for Labute, with Velvet and the adaptation of his play, Some Girl(s) from Daisy von Scherler Mayer both being worthwhile indie features. We’re happy to see him continuing with his own work rather than the odd remakes.
Gist: Broderick plays a businessman who finds himself delayed in a city where...
Director: Neil Labute
Writer: Neil Labute
Producers: Duncan Montgomery, Tiller Russell, Joey Stewart
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Alice Eve, Phil Burke
It seems Labute had a positive experience working with Alice Eve in Some Velvet Morning because here she is again headlining his cast. While Broderick can certainly enhance a film when cast correctly (think Alexander Payne’s Election), we’re curious to see what’s really going on here. Knowing Labute, there’s some trick up his sleeve, hopefully the kind that has a generous payoff. 2013 was something of a return for Labute, with Velvet and the adaptation of his play, Some Girl(s) from Daisy von Scherler Mayer both being worthwhile indie features. We’re happy to see him continuing with his own work rather than the odd remakes.
Gist: Broderick plays a businessman who finds himself delayed in a city where...
- 2/10/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Women Are From Velvet: Labute’s Latest Chapter in Power Struggles of the Sexes
Its title recalling that late 60’s psychedelic pop song from Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelton, a duet between a man and a mysterious woman that instructs him in the ways of love, Neil Labute returns to what he does best with Some Velvet Morning, a one setting two-hander that feels an awful lot like a filmed stage play. It also happens to be the best output from the provocateur in over a decade, though that’s not to say it’s an overtly appealing film. Rather, it’s a bit tiresome to sit through, a bickering pair of selfish ex-lovers duke it out in a constant struggle to remain in control of a tense reunion in seemingly endless revolution. Until, as seems to be Labute’s custom, a surprising twist is revealed which begs for a...
Its title recalling that late 60’s psychedelic pop song from Nancy Sinatra and Lee Hazelton, a duet between a man and a mysterious woman that instructs him in the ways of love, Neil Labute returns to what he does best with Some Velvet Morning, a one setting two-hander that feels an awful lot like a filmed stage play. It also happens to be the best output from the provocateur in over a decade, though that’s not to say it’s an overtly appealing film. Rather, it’s a bit tiresome to sit through, a bickering pair of selfish ex-lovers duke it out in a constant struggle to remain in control of a tense reunion in seemingly endless revolution. Until, as seems to be Labute’s custom, a surprising twist is revealed which begs for a...
- 12/11/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
The protagonist of Some Girl(s) is as cringe-inducing as some of playwright Neil Labute‘s most famous stories. From The Shape of Things and In The Company of Men to (last but not least) The Wicker Man, Labute has a natural ability to dig under the skin of an audience. He often shows us worlds and characters that are far from pleasant, leading to films and plays which are not the most easily digestible, depending on your sense of humor and threshold for conventionally unlikable characters. Labute doesn’t use that brand of character to annoy an audience, but to take them on a ride to new places. For some, that ride isn’t one they want to go on, and he has been the target of some heated criticism and outright name calling. The film of his play Some Girl(s), which he adapted himself for director Daisy von Scherler Mayer, doesn...
- 6/30/2013
- by Jack Giroux
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
This article was orginally published in March 2013 to coincide with the film’s premiere at SXSW. Some Girl(s) opens theatrically today in NYC and La, it’s also now available worldwide on Vimeo On Demand. In the battle of the sexes, there has been perhaps no more controversial warrior than the playwright, screenwriter and director Neil Labute (In the Company of Men). Since the mid-90s, Labute has made a name for himself by writing movies that are truly, madly, deeply cynical. Adapted by Labute from his own stage play and directed by Party Girl helmer Daisy von Scherler Mayer, Some Girl(s) stars …...
- 6/28/2013
- by Mary Anderson Casavant
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Somebody That I Used to Know: Mayer Mutates Labute’s Misogyny
Much has been already been mentioned about Some Girl(s) as a new Neil Labute film, and, in essence, it is actually based on one of his plays. But it’s curious to note that the film’s actual director, indie stalwart Daisy von Scherler Mayer, often takes the backseat mention. Whether this be the subconscious need to jeer or praise the often divisive work of Labute or a bit of good old fashioned gender conditioning as far as the film’s reception goes, approach to critiquing the film is perhaps of its own separate interest. Undoubtedly, Labute is a supremely compelling playwright, and a markedly less successful director (though to be fair, the recent output may have more to do with his choosing questionable material), but Mayer’s hand lends the play an unprecedented angle, focusing less on...
Much has been already been mentioned about Some Girl(s) as a new Neil Labute film, and, in essence, it is actually based on one of his plays. But it’s curious to note that the film’s actual director, indie stalwart Daisy von Scherler Mayer, often takes the backseat mention. Whether this be the subconscious need to jeer or praise the often divisive work of Labute or a bit of good old fashioned gender conditioning as far as the film’s reception goes, approach to critiquing the film is perhaps of its own separate interest. Undoubtedly, Labute is a supremely compelling playwright, and a markedly less successful director (though to be fair, the recent output may have more to do with his choosing questionable material), but Mayer’s hand lends the play an unprecedented angle, focusing less on...
- 6/26/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
There is something consistent in any work from playwright/director Neil Labute: his stories tend to feature adult characters who exhibit the petulence of a group of 6 year olds. They behave in an agonizingly crass way, and they usually polarize the audience. Under normal circumstances, this would usually cause audiences to avoid any of the creator’s future endeavors. Instead, for some reason, you’re drawn in by the absurdity of their actions. It’s for this reason that Some Girl(s) may be one of the best films I’ve seen this year.
We’re introduced to a young male writer referred to in the credits as “Man” (his name is never mentioned in the film), who is traveling the country visting a handful of his former flames with the intention of discovering and atoning for his ungentlemanly exits from their lives. He’s about to be married,...
We’re introduced to a young male writer referred to in the credits as “Man” (his name is never mentioned in the film), who is traveling the country visting a handful of his former flames with the intention of discovering and atoning for his ungentlemanly exits from their lives. He’s about to be married,...
- 6/26/2013
- by Damen Norton
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Some Girl(s)," a romantic comedy-drama starring Adam Brody, Kristen Bell and Jennifer Morrison, will be released June 28 on Vimeo's on demand video service.
Written by playwright and filmmaker Neil Labute and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer ("Party Girl"), "Girl(s)" debuted to positive notices at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival in March.
According to Deadline, producers Leeden Media decided to forgo traditional release routes to get the film to audiences faster and enjoy control over the marketing. Vimeo gives filmmakers the option to set their own prices, streaming periods and regions and offers a 90/10 profit split.
"Some Girl(s)" will be priced for sale at $10 with bonus features or for rental at $5. The film will also have a limited theatrical run in New York and Los Angeles beginning June 28.
Bell already has a close association with innovative new models for filmmakers thanks to the successful Kickstarter...
Written by playwright and filmmaker Neil Labute and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer ("Party Girl"), "Girl(s)" debuted to positive notices at this year's South By Southwest Film Festival in March.
According to Deadline, producers Leeden Media decided to forgo traditional release routes to get the film to audiences faster and enjoy control over the marketing. Vimeo gives filmmakers the option to set their own prices, streaming periods and regions and offers a 90/10 profit split.
"Some Girl(s)" will be priced for sale at $10 with bonus features or for rental at $5. The film will also have a limited theatrical run in New York and Los Angeles beginning June 28.
Bell already has a close association with innovative new models for filmmakers thanks to the successful Kickstarter...
- 5/2/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
This year's South by Southwest (SXSW or, if you're really cool, "South by") has been over for a couple of weeks now, and I'm finally sort of catching my breath, which is kind of incredible considering I participated in only the film fest section of Austin's renowned media festival.
Running March 8 to March 17, the 2013 iteration of SXSW consisted of an overwhelming schedule of over 5,000 events divided into film, music and interactive (i.e., technology) categories. Hell, the film portion alone comprised hundreds of screenings. The adage "you can't see it all" applies to most festivals, but with SXSW that adage becomes a tremendously disheartening law. Out of the dozens of movies I'd planned on seeing, I was forced to pare my viewing list down to about 15 films, and even a few of those were missed due to last-minute screening changes.
This was my first SXSW and it was definitely a learning experience.
Running March 8 to March 17, the 2013 iteration of SXSW consisted of an overwhelming schedule of over 5,000 events divided into film, music and interactive (i.e., technology) categories. Hell, the film portion alone comprised hundreds of screenings. The adage "you can't see it all" applies to most festivals, but with SXSW that adage becomes a tremendously disheartening law. Out of the dozens of movies I'd planned on seeing, I was forced to pare my viewing list down to about 15 films, and even a few of those were missed due to last-minute screening changes.
This was my first SXSW and it was definitely a learning experience.
- 4/1/2013
- by Theron
- Planet Fury
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