More than 90 feature films showcasing the best in U.S. moviemaking will take center stage next month at Poland’s American Film Festival (Aff), whose 14th edition takes place Nov. 7 – 12 in Wrocław, Poland.
Founded in 2010 as the sister event of the long-running New Horizons Film Festival, the Aff bills itself as the first film event in Central Europe solely devoted to the works of contemporary and classic American cinema.
In putting together the program for the 14th edition, festival director Ula Śniegowska says she and the programming team spent the past year “scouting the festivals and trying to get our hands on the pulse of what’s happening in American auteur and independent film.” The festival, which includes titles that have premiered at Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, Cannes and other leading fests, is similar in spirit to France’s long-running Deauville American Film Festival, which mounted its 49th edition this year.
Founded in 2010 as the sister event of the long-running New Horizons Film Festival, the Aff bills itself as the first film event in Central Europe solely devoted to the works of contemporary and classic American cinema.
In putting together the program for the 14th edition, festival director Ula Śniegowska says she and the programming team spent the past year “scouting the festivals and trying to get our hands on the pulse of what’s happening in American auteur and independent film.” The festival, which includes titles that have premiered at Sundance, SXSW, Tribeca, Cannes and other leading fests, is similar in spirit to France’s long-running Deauville American Film Festival, which mounted its 49th edition this year.
- 10/24/2023
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Who said the rom-com was dead? The most lovable genre gets a modern-day makeover with a host of title from the past year in film: remakes of classics like Father of the Bride, adaptations of European literature with Fire Island, and wholly fresh ideas like Somebody I Used to Know, written by real-life couple Alison Brie and Dave Franco. Though Valentine’s Day is still a long way’s off, there’s never a bad time to buy yourself a box of chocolates, call over some girlfriends, and indulge in the peaks and pitfalls of others’ love lives. Check out these five films, all available for streaming, as you plan your next night in.
Father of the Bride (HBO/Max) Father of the Bride (HBO/Max)
This remake is the third iteration of this story (after the 1950 Spencer Tracy original and 1991 adaptation starring Steve Martin). This time, the tale of...
Father of the Bride (HBO/Max) Father of the Bride (HBO/Max)
This remake is the third iteration of this story (after the 1950 Spencer Tracy original and 1991 adaptation starring Steve Martin). This time, the tale of...
- 6/7/2023
- by Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The Gotham Film & Media Institute has today named the fellows set for the 2023 edition of its Festival de Cannes Producers Network Program, scheduled to take place in person at Cannes from May 17-22. The list includes independent filmmakers Maria Altamirano, Liz Cardenas, Leah Chen Baker, Yoni Golijov, Emma Hannaway Nikkia Moulterie and Carlos Zozaya.
Running concurrently with the Cannes Film Festival and the Marche du Film, the program is specifically designed for experienced producers to build up their international networks and learn more about international production, financing, legal and packaging. As its sole U.S. partner organization, The Gotham annually selects U.S. fiction and nonfiction producers to participate.
“The 2023 Gotham/Cannes Producers Network Fellows are an extraordinary group of talented producers, who have demonstrated so early in their careers both the taste and acumen to bring excellent new projects to life,” said The Gotham’s Executive Director,...
Running concurrently with the Cannes Film Festival and the Marche du Film, the program is specifically designed for experienced producers to build up their international networks and learn more about international production, financing, legal and packaging. As its sole U.S. partner organization, The Gotham annually selects U.S. fiction and nonfiction producers to participate.
“The 2023 Gotham/Cannes Producers Network Fellows are an extraordinary group of talented producers, who have demonstrated so early in their careers both the taste and acumen to bring excellent new projects to life,” said The Gotham’s Executive Director,...
- 5/9/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Dianna Agron comes off as remarkably calm, cool, and collected. Now 37, she seems sure of herself in ways she perhaps wasn’t when she exploded onto the scene in 2009 as Quinn Fabray, the head cheerleader on Ryan Murphy’s culture-shifting musical-dramedy Glee. She isn’t interested in examining her past relationships — while balancing an Arnold Palmer at the Swan Room, an Instagram-ready lounge in what interlopers are now calling Dimes Square — but is looking forward to the many exciting things she has in store.
“With experience comes more opportunity,...
“With experience comes more opportunity,...
- 5/7/2023
- by Marlow Stern
- Rollingstone.com
Alex Lehmann brings to us a movie where an estranged daughter travels thousands of miles to reconnect with her reclusive father, who spends time watching for aliens. The 2023 film “Acidman” features Thomas Haden Church and Dianna Agron in the roles of Lloyd, the eccentric dad, and Maggie, the estranged daughter, respectively. An emotional movie where the bond between a father and daughter is explored in a poignant way, “Acidman” is a testament to how mental issues can drive a wedge between family members and ruin relationships. However, it takes one person willing to go the extra mile and re-establish the severed bond, and this becomes Maggie’s motivation to find her dad. Read on for a detailed dive into the multiple themes and events that transpire in this lovely movie.
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Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Acidman’?
Estranged daughter Maggie painstakingly finds out about her reclusive father Lloyd’s...
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Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Acidman’?
Estranged daughter Maggie painstakingly finds out about her reclusive father Lloyd’s...
- 4/18/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
As the new crop of 2023 festival favorites roll out, Focus Features presents A Thousand And One in over 900 carefully curated theaters, testing the appetite for specialty fare at a challenging moment.
Short film and video director A.V. Rockwell’s feature-length debut stars Teyana Taylor as free-spirited Inez, who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability in a rapidly changing New York City. Reviews are stellar, see Deadline’s. The winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize is at 97% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, 82% with auds. The fest called it “an elegant ode to the terribly beautiful power of family as an anchor in an ever-changing world, making us into who we are in ways we can only haltingly understand.”
This film, like Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight in...
Short film and video director A.V. Rockwell’s feature-length debut stars Teyana Taylor as free-spirited Inez, who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the foster care system. Holding onto their secret and each other, mother and son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, and stability in a rapidly changing New York City. Reviews are stellar, see Deadline’s. The winner of the Sundance Grand Jury Prize is at 97% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, 82% with auds. The fest called it “an elegant ode to the terribly beautiful power of family as an anchor in an ever-changing world, making us into who we are in ways we can only haltingly understand.”
This film, like Barry Jenkins’ Moonlight in...
- 3/31/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Thomas Haden Church in Acidman. Courtesy of Brainstorm Media
Thomas Haden Church gives a striking performance as a reclusive eccentric who is tentatively reconnecting with his grown daughter, in the character-drive indie drama Acidman. After a breakout role in Sideways and a career of well-drawn character parts in a host of films, it is nice to see Thomas Haden Church get a leading part, albeit in a small indie film like Acidman, in a performance that may be his career best.
“Acidman,” graffiti painted in large orange letters on the side of a trailer deep in the woods, is the sight that greets Maggie (Dianna Agron) when she arrives looking for her father Lloyd (Thomas Haden Church). It is the nickname that local teens have given the solitary, oddball Lloyd, who is the object of rumors and their pranks, like defacing his trailer. Maggie has driven a long way to...
Thomas Haden Church gives a striking performance as a reclusive eccentric who is tentatively reconnecting with his grown daughter, in the character-drive indie drama Acidman. After a breakout role in Sideways and a career of well-drawn character parts in a host of films, it is nice to see Thomas Haden Church get a leading part, albeit in a small indie film like Acidman, in a performance that may be his career best.
“Acidman,” graffiti painted in large orange letters on the side of a trailer deep in the woods, is the sight that greets Maggie (Dianna Agron) when she arrives looking for her father Lloyd (Thomas Haden Church). It is the nickname that local teens have given the solitary, oddball Lloyd, who is the object of rumors and their pranks, like defacing his trailer. Maggie has driven a long way to...
- 3/31/2023
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Don’t be surprised if the finale of “Acidman” doesn’t summon the cathartic feelings suggested by its premise, wherein an eccentric recluse and his estranged daughter try to heal their familial fracture. Director Alex Lehmann shrewdly chooses not to construct his strife-filled scenarios this way. Rather, those emotions tend to hit later, unfolding long after the credits roll. The film’s poignancy lies in the way these characters authentically grow from their jagged-edged conflicts, enlightening each other on their issues while bridging their cavernous divide. Though not without its flaws, this resonant, resourceful indie drama leaves a gentle imprint on audiences’ souls.
Thirtysomething Maggie (Dianna Agron) is clearly carrying a lot of baggage, both emotional and physical, when she arrives at her father Lloyd’s (Thomas Haden Church) decrepit trailer deep in the Pacific Northwest. She’s traveled thousands of miles to reunite with him, though she’s unsure...
Thirtysomething Maggie (Dianna Agron) is clearly carrying a lot of baggage, both emotional and physical, when she arrives at her father Lloyd’s (Thomas Haden Church) decrepit trailer deep in the Pacific Northwest. She’s traveled thousands of miles to reunite with him, though she’s unsure...
- 3/30/2023
- by Courtney Howard
- Variety Film + TV
Watch the trailer for Acidman, Alex Lehmann‘s most recent directorial effort. Co-written by Lehmann and Chris Dowling, the film was produced in part by Liz Cardenas, who won the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Award for producing the Duplass Brothers’ 7 Days. This year, she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Producers Award. The film stars Dianna Agron as Maggie, a woman who decides to track down her long-estranged father Lloyd (Thomas Hayden Church), a recluse who’s been given the nickname “Acidman” by locals. Part of their reunion entails attempting to make contact with UFOs, a search that reveals difficult truths about Lloyd’s […]
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- 3/21/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Watch the trailer for Acidman, Alex Lehmann‘s most recent directorial effort. Co-written by Lehmann and Chris Dowling, the film was produced in part by Liz Cardenas, who won the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Award for producing the Duplass Brothers’ 7 Days. This year, she was nominated for the Independent Spirit Producers Award. The film stars Dianna Agron as Maggie, a woman who decides to track down her long-estranged father Lloyd (Thomas Hayden Church), a recluse who’s been given the nickname “Acidman” by locals. Part of their reunion entails attempting to make contact with UFOs, a search that reveals difficult truths about Lloyd’s […]
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- 3/21/2023
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
"He thinks very highly of himself." Brainstorm Media has revealed an official trailer for an indie film titled Acidman, the latest from filmmaker Alex Lehmann - who also debuted another film, Meet Cute, last year. This film premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival and is finally available an enitre year later. Maggie tracks down her estranged father Lloyd, now living in the Oregon wilderness obsessed with UFOs; together they attempt to make first contact. It stars Thomas Haden Church and Dianna Agron, with Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris and a doggie. This seems a like a rather sweet story about how the UFO nut dude isn't actually that crazy and might actually have some nice life lessons to offer us. Looks like a good indie! Enjoy. // Continue Reading ›...
- 2/28/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Neal McDonough (Yellowstone), Sean Astin (Stranger Things) and Rose Reid (Finding You) will join Kristoffer Polaha, John Billingsley, Jason Marsden, Nolan North, Emily Rose and more in the sci-fi thriller The Shift, which has entered production in Birmingham, Al.
The film written and directed by Brock Heasley marks the first original theatrical effort from Angel Studios, the studio behind the crowdfunded streaming series The Chosen. Plot details are under wraps. But Liz Tabish, Paras Patel and Jordan Walker Ross will also feature in the cast of the pic from Ken Carpenter’s Nook Lane Entertainment.
McDonough is repped by Luber Roklin Entertainment and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Astin by Luber Roklin, Stewart Talent and Brecheen Feldman Breimer; and Reid by Innovative Artists and attorney Jared Bloch.
Thomas Haden Church and Dianna Agron in Acidman
Exclusive: Brainstorm Media has acquired U.S. rights to the sci-fi drama Acidman, starring Dianna Agron...
The film written and directed by Brock Heasley marks the first original theatrical effort from Angel Studios, the studio behind the crowdfunded streaming series The Chosen. Plot details are under wraps. But Liz Tabish, Paras Patel and Jordan Walker Ross will also feature in the cast of the pic from Ken Carpenter’s Nook Lane Entertainment.
McDonough is repped by Luber Roklin Entertainment and Goodman, Genow, Schenkman; Astin by Luber Roklin, Stewart Talent and Brecheen Feldman Breimer; and Reid by Innovative Artists and attorney Jared Bloch.
Thomas Haden Church and Dianna Agron in Acidman
Exclusive: Brainstorm Media has acquired U.S. rights to the sci-fi drama Acidman, starring Dianna Agron...
- 2/3/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Meet Cute is a romantic comedy starring Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson. It is directed by Alexandre Lehmann, and the screenplay is written by Noga Pnueli.
Love in a time travel merry-go-round.
Premise
A woman has found a way to travel to the past and makes use of it to perfect her date with her potential soulmate.
Meet Cute (2022) Movie Review
Has something shifted in Hollywood, bringing about new cinematic styles? That is precisely the question I ask myself having watched ‘Meet Cute’. True to its title, it is a sweet (and I say it without condescension) story that handles its characters with great care and shows the most tender, almost adorable sides of people, and their imperfections. I couldn’t help but think of the recent hit movie ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once‘, which also applies that fantastical element to tell a contemporary human story.
True to the rom-com genre,...
Love in a time travel merry-go-round.
Premise
A woman has found a way to travel to the past and makes use of it to perfect her date with her potential soulmate.
Meet Cute (2022) Movie Review
Has something shifted in Hollywood, bringing about new cinematic styles? That is precisely the question I ask myself having watched ‘Meet Cute’. True to its title, it is a sweet (and I say it without condescension) story that handles its characters with great care and shows the most tender, almost adorable sides of people, and their imperfections. I couldn’t help but think of the recent hit movie ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once‘, which also applies that fantastical element to tell a contemporary human story.
True to the rom-com genre,...
- 12/3/2022
- by Veronica Loop
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Poland’s American Film Festival readies for its — lucky — 13th edition, unspooling Nov. 8-13 in Wrocław.
The fest, which will open with “Bones and All” and close with Florian Zeller’s “The Son,” will once again combine classics with contemporary titles, for instance pairing Nancy Buirski’s doc “Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy” with John Schlesinger’s Oscar-winner, or introducing retrospectives dedicated to Robert Altman and Nina Menkes.
Menkes — behind “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power” — will also get Aff’s Indie Star Award. Previous recipients include Todd Solondz, David Gordon Green, Hal Hartley, Whit Stillman, Rosanna Arquette and John Waters, who came to Poland last year.
“It was amazing,” Waters tells Variety, and he was “pleasantly surprised and flattered” by the local audience’s knowledge of his work.
“They really knew who I was! My favorite thing happened during a Q&a, when this man, who looked like an old Communist,...
The fest, which will open with “Bones and All” and close with Florian Zeller’s “The Son,” will once again combine classics with contemporary titles, for instance pairing Nancy Buirski’s doc “Desperate Souls, Dark City and the Legend of Midnight Cowboy” with John Schlesinger’s Oscar-winner, or introducing retrospectives dedicated to Robert Altman and Nina Menkes.
Menkes — behind “Brainwashed: Sex-Camera-Power” — will also get Aff’s Indie Star Award. Previous recipients include Todd Solondz, David Gordon Green, Hal Hartley, Whit Stillman, Rosanna Arquette and John Waters, who came to Poland last year.
“It was amazing,” Waters tells Variety, and he was “pleasantly surprised and flattered” by the local audience’s knowledge of his work.
“They really knew who I was! My favorite thing happened during a Q&a, when this man, who looked like an old Communist,...
- 11/3/2022
- by Marta Balaga
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Kaley Cuoco, Pete Davidson, Deborah S. Craig, Sierra Fisk, Wesley Holloway | Written by Noga Pnueli | Directed by Alexandre Lehmann
Sheila, a young woman grappling with suicidal thoughts, discovers that a tanning bed in a nail salon is a time machine. Travelling back 24 hours, she relives the best date night of her life over and over, only to decide that her boyfriend, Gary, needs some fixing. Unaware that meddling with the past could ruin the future, Sheila goes even further back in time to turn him into the perfect man — even though he was already pretty perfect.
The first act of Alex Lehmann‘s Meet Cute is incredibly deceiving because it nearly convinces you that the rest of the film that will follow is going to be good. Lehmann seemingly has the ability to make a solid first act nailed down, but manages to lose sight of any original ideas...
Sheila, a young woman grappling with suicidal thoughts, discovers that a tanning bed in a nail salon is a time machine. Travelling back 24 hours, she relives the best date night of her life over and over, only to decide that her boyfriend, Gary, needs some fixing. Unaware that meddling with the past could ruin the future, Sheila goes even further back in time to turn him into the perfect man — even though he was already pretty perfect.
The first act of Alex Lehmann‘s Meet Cute is incredibly deceiving because it nearly convinces you that the rest of the film that will follow is going to be good. Lehmann seemingly has the ability to make a solid first act nailed down, but manages to lose sight of any original ideas...
- 9/26/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
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Peacock’s Meet Cute might seem like merely a familiar mashup of time-loop films and romantic comedies but for star Kaley Cuoco and director Alex Lehmann, there were enough fresh elements for them to take a chance on the project.
“We’ve seen romantic comedies and time travel; we’ve done all of that. There was something about this that was unique,” Cuoco told The Hollywood Reporter at Meet Cute‘s New York premiere last week. “And when I heard Pete [Davidson] was attached, I was like, ‘This is such an interesting, kind of a different type of film.’ And honestly it’s really sweet, and it brings a lot of joy.”
The film follows Cuoco’s Sheila and Davidson’s Gary as they repeatedly embark upon the same first date, with Sheila using a time machine to keep reliving that first spark...
Peacock’s Meet Cute might seem like merely a familiar mashup of time-loop films and romantic comedies but for star Kaley Cuoco and director Alex Lehmann, there were enough fresh elements for them to take a chance on the project.
“We’ve seen romantic comedies and time travel; we’ve done all of that. There was something about this that was unique,” Cuoco told The Hollywood Reporter at Meet Cute‘s New York premiere last week. “And when I heard Pete [Davidson] was attached, I was like, ‘This is such an interesting, kind of a different type of film.’ And honestly it’s really sweet, and it brings a lot of joy.”
The film follows Cuoco’s Sheila and Davidson’s Gary as they repeatedly embark upon the same first date, with Sheila using a time machine to keep reliving that first spark...
- 9/26/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There’s no meet cute in “Meet Cute,” which is kind of the point. The film, which takes its name from the romantic comedy trope wherein two people meet in an unusual, makes-for-a-good-story kind of way that rarely happens in real life, owes as much if not more to “Groundhog Day” as it does to “When Harry Met Sally…” Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson are the would-be couple in Alex Lehmann’s time-loop rom-com, which could have just as easily been named “500 First Dates” for its portrayal of a lovesick woman on a monomaniacal quest to get things just right. The movie itself is more freewheeling than its heroine, deriving much of its charm from a performance that’s well rehearsed on several levels.
What appears to be Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary’s (Davidson) first night together unfolds over nearly 30 minutes of screentime and is in the “Before Sunrise” vein of walk-and-talk romance,...
What appears to be Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary’s (Davidson) first night together unfolds over nearly 30 minutes of screentime and is in the “Before Sunrise” vein of walk-and-talk romance,...
- 9/24/2022
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
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Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Sidney, Amsterdam, Bros, Reboot and Meet Cute.
A Jazzman’s Blues special screening
After debuting at TIFF, Tyler Perry, Milauna Jackson and Brad Benedict brought their film to Los Angeles for a special screening at Tudum Theater on Sept. 16.
Tyler Perry, Milauna Jackson and Brad Benedict
Amsterdam premiere
Writer-director David O. Russell and stars Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Andrea Riseborough, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon, Rami Malek, Timothy Olyphant and Robert De Niro, as well as producers Matthew Budman and Anthony Katagas and executive producers Drake and Adel “Future” Nur celebrated the world premiere of Amsterdam at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on Sunday. Ben Stiller also moderated a Q&a with the cast and filmmakers following the screening.
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for Sidney, Amsterdam, Bros, Reboot and Meet Cute.
A Jazzman’s Blues special screening
After debuting at TIFF, Tyler Perry, Milauna Jackson and Brad Benedict brought their film to Los Angeles for a special screening at Tudum Theater on Sept. 16.
Tyler Perry, Milauna Jackson and Brad Benedict
Amsterdam premiere
Writer-director David O. Russell and stars Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Andrea Riseborough, Mike Myers, Michael Shannon, Rami Malek, Timothy Olyphant and Robert De Niro, as well as producers Matthew Budman and Anthony Katagas and executive producers Drake and Adel “Future” Nur celebrated the world premiere of Amsterdam at Alice Tully Hall in Lincoln Center on Sunday. Ben Stiller also moderated a Q&a with the cast and filmmakers following the screening.
- 9/23/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Months after Pete Davidson’s nine-month relationship with Kim Kardashian ended, the Saturday Night Live star is back in the spotlight once again with his new romantic comedy, Meet Cute, starring alongside Kaley Cuoco.
Premiering September 21 on Peacock, the new movie isn’t your typical rom-com, and follows Cuoco’s character Sheila and Davidson’s Gary as the duo that — you guessed it — has their very own meet-cute. But as it turns out, this isn’t exactly your usual run-in. Naturally, there’s a time machine involved.
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Premiering September 21 on Peacock, the new movie isn’t your typical rom-com, and follows Cuoco’s character Sheila and Davidson’s Gary as the duo that — you guessed it — has their very own meet-cute. But as it turns out, this isn’t exactly your usual run-in. Naturally, there’s a time machine involved.
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- 9/21/2022
- by John Lonsdale
- Rollingstone.com
Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson were looking stylish for the New York premiere of their new film Meet Cute which is coming to Peacock. The satirical rom-com follows Cuoco as a single New Yorker Shelia who discovers a time machine and uses it to continuously retry moments of a date the night before with a guy named Gary (Davidson).
Davidson and Cuoco showed more chemistry even on the red carpet by talking and laughing before the premiere. Davidson wore a comfy-looking hoodie with green sweatpants, while Cuoco stunned in a dazzling silver and gold sequined dress cut like a blazer.
Cuoco also recently appeared in the action comedy film The Man From Toronto and picked up her second Emmy nomination for her lead performance in The Flight Attendant. Davidson just departed Saturday Night Live this Spring and has also appeared in Bodies Bodies Bodies and as the title character in the critically-panned 2022 animation Marmaduke.
Davidson and Cuoco showed more chemistry even on the red carpet by talking and laughing before the premiere. Davidson wore a comfy-looking hoodie with green sweatpants, while Cuoco stunned in a dazzling silver and gold sequined dress cut like a blazer.
Cuoco also recently appeared in the action comedy film The Man From Toronto and picked up her second Emmy nomination for her lead performance in The Flight Attendant. Davidson just departed Saturday Night Live this Spring and has also appeared in Bodies Bodies Bodies and as the title character in the critically-panned 2022 animation Marmaduke.
- 9/21/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
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In Meet Cute, Peacock’s bumpy romantic comedy, girl meets boy in a nondescript bar. After some awkwardly endearing pleasantries and a round of Old-Fashioneds, they take their conversation to the underlit streets of New York City. Sparks fly. The young adults fall into a lustful stupor. They part ways, promising to see each other soon. The next day, girl meets boy at the same bar. They toss the pleasantries but still indulge in a round of drinks. They stumble into the streets. The day after that, girl meets boy again, and they repeat their first date, in perpetuity.
This nightmarish scenario is a dream for Sheila (an excellently unnerving Kaley Cuoco), a neurotic depressive searching for purpose and a second chance. She finds it during an uncharacteristic trip to the nail salon, where her sardonic nail tech, June (Deborah S. Craig), introduces her to a time machine.
In Meet Cute, Peacock’s bumpy romantic comedy, girl meets boy in a nondescript bar. After some awkwardly endearing pleasantries and a round of Old-Fashioneds, they take their conversation to the underlit streets of New York City. Sparks fly. The young adults fall into a lustful stupor. They part ways, promising to see each other soon. The next day, girl meets boy at the same bar. They toss the pleasantries but still indulge in a round of drinks. They stumble into the streets. The day after that, girl meets boy again, and they repeat their first date, in perpetuity.
This nightmarish scenario is a dream for Sheila (an excellently unnerving Kaley Cuoco), a neurotic depressive searching for purpose and a second chance. She finds it during an uncharacteristic trip to the nail salon, where her sardonic nail tech, June (Deborah S. Craig), introduces her to a time machine.
- 9/21/2022
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"Meet Cute" is the new science fiction romance comedy feature, directed by Alex Lehmann, starring Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson, now streaming on Peacock:
"...when 'Sheila' (Cuoco) and 'Gary' (Davidson) meet, it’s love at first sight – until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again.
“But when the perfect night is never quite enough, Sheila travels to Gary’s past to change him into the perfect man..."
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"...when 'Sheila' (Cuoco) and 'Gary' (Davidson) meet, it’s love at first sight – until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again.
“But when the perfect night is never quite enough, Sheila travels to Gary’s past to change him into the perfect man..."
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- 9/21/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
When we first see our duo at a cozy local New York City bar, Sheila (Kaley Cuoco) has had her eye on Gary (Pete Davidson) for quite some time. She’s staring at him with a freneticism and urgency that bartender Phil (Kevin Corrigan) mistakes for lust (who can blame him?). When Sheila, all too-big smile and bright dress, finally sidles up to the doe-eyed loner, it seems we might be in for — what’s that — a meet cute. But this isn’t a meet; it’s all happened before. Sheila is playing a role. So is Gary. And so is perhaps every overeager gal and maybe-shy guy who has ever populated a rom-com.
Such is the big idea at the heart of Alex Lehmann’s “Meet Cute,” and that’s not even counting the film’s ambitious but messy time-travel conceit conceived by screenwriter Noga Pnueli. If Sheila seems desperate,...
Such is the big idea at the heart of Alex Lehmann’s “Meet Cute,” and that’s not even counting the film’s ambitious but messy time-travel conceit conceived by screenwriter Noga Pnueli. If Sheila seems desperate,...
- 9/21/2022
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Peacock has released the new trailer for its time-traveling rom-com, Meet Cute. In movie terms, a “meet cute” is normally associated with romantic comedies and refers to the point in the story where our two leads meet each other, usually in a cutesy scenario, which puts them on the path to falling in love with one another. The new Peacock original starring Big Bang Theory’s Kaley Cuoco and former SNL member Pete Davidson adds a new twist on the whole concept.
Meet Cute seemingly starts as a normal romantic comedy where Sheila, played by Cuoco, approaches a stranger named Gary, played by Davidson, at a bar and proceeds to flirt with him. The two are looking to have a great night out together when it is revealed Sheila is actually from the future and has time-traveled to Gary’s past to steer his personality towards being the perfect man...
Meet Cute seemingly starts as a normal romantic comedy where Sheila, played by Cuoco, approaches a stranger named Gary, played by Davidson, at a bar and proceeds to flirt with him. The two are looking to have a great night out together when it is revealed Sheila is actually from the future and has time-traveled to Gary’s past to steer his personality towards being the perfect man...
- 9/9/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
"Meet Cute" is the new science fiction romance comedy feature, directed by Alex Lehmann, starring Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson, streaming September 21, 2022 on Peacock:
"...when 'Sheila' (Cuoco) and 'Gary' (Davidson) meet, it’s love at first sight – until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again.
“But when the perfect night is never quite enough, Sheila travels to Gary’s past to change him into the perfect man..."
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"...when 'Sheila' (Cuoco) and 'Gary' (Davidson) meet, it’s love at first sight – until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again.
“But when the perfect night is never quite enough, Sheila travels to Gary’s past to change him into the perfect man..."
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- 9/9/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Kaley Cuoco has perfected the meet-cute through endless starts to a budding romance with Pete Davidson.
Peacock original film “Meet Cute” is a time-traveling romantic comedy starring “The Flight Attendant” Emmy nominee Cuoco as Sheila, a perfectionist who is looking for her ideal happily ever after with Gary (Davidson). The modern twist on “Groundhog Day” takes a dark turn as Sheila reveals in the trailer she has to kill her other self to not exist in the same timeline, and that she hopes to take away Gary’s painful trauma to make him the perfect partner. “Meet Cute” premieres September 21 on Peacock.
The official synopsis reads: “When Sheila and Gary meet, it’s love at first sight — until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again. But when the perfect night is never quite enough,...
Peacock original film “Meet Cute” is a time-traveling romantic comedy starring “The Flight Attendant” Emmy nominee Cuoco as Sheila, a perfectionist who is looking for her ideal happily ever after with Gary (Davidson). The modern twist on “Groundhog Day” takes a dark turn as Sheila reveals in the trailer she has to kill her other self to not exist in the same timeline, and that she hopes to take away Gary’s painful trauma to make him the perfect partner. “Meet Cute” premieres September 21 on Peacock.
The official synopsis reads: “When Sheila and Gary meet, it’s love at first sight — until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again. But when the perfect night is never quite enough,...
- 9/9/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Listen, it's perfectly understandable to want to change Pete Davidson. No matter what you do, he'd still look like a chihuahua that was half transformed into a human, but he could be the perfect partner for you with a few tweaks. So if you had the chance to go back in time to make those adjustments, would you? At that point, would he even be Pete Davidson anymore?
That's the conundrum that Kaley Cuoco has to navigate in the new movie "Meet Cute." The Peacock original movie follows the "Harley Quinn" star as Sheila, a woman on a mission to find the perfect New York man. That's when she meets Davidson's Gary. After an ideal evening together, they seem like they're on track to their happily ever after -- and there's a reason for that. Sheila has a time machine, which she uses to relive the day over and over...
That's the conundrum that Kaley Cuoco has to navigate in the new movie "Meet Cute." The Peacock original movie follows the "Harley Quinn" star as Sheila, a woman on a mission to find the perfect New York man. That's when she meets Davidson's Gary. After an ideal evening together, they seem like they're on track to their happily ever after -- and there's a reason for that. Sheila has a time machine, which she uses to relive the day over and over...
- 9/8/2022
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
"You ever have a night like this ever in your entire life?" Peacock has revealed an official trailer for an indie romantic comedy titled Meet Cute, a time travel film the latest from director Alex Lehmann. This is getting a streaming release directly on Peacock in just a few weeks, another good way to try and get people to subscribe to watch this one. What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones' past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner? The film follows Manhattan-native Sheila who discovers a time machine in a nail salon and uses it to continually fix elements of a date she had the previous night with Gary. Then she goes a bit too far. Starring Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson as the meet cuters, with Deborah S. Craig, Sierra Fisk, and Rock Kohli. Another time travel romcom evolution following Palm Springs,...
- 9/8/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Pete Davidson embodies a charming romantic lead in the first trailer for Meet Cute, a new film that features the Saturday Night Live star playing opposite Kaley Cuoco. The clip shows the pair falling in love multiple times thanks to the magic of time travel.
The film’s official synopsis reads, “When Sheila and Gary meet, it’s love at first sight – until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again.
The film’s official synopsis reads, “When Sheila and Gary meet, it’s love at first sight – until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again.
- 9/8/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Peacock has released the official trailer for the forthcoming rom-com “Meet Cute.” Starring Pete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco, the Peacock original film premieres exclusively on the streamer Sept. 21.
“Meet Cute” follows the story of Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson), who seemingly fall in love at first sight. In reality, Sheila has a time machine that she uses to make the pair fall for each other over and over again. When she isn’t satisfied with their “perfect night,” Sheila travels to Gary’s past to transform him into her ideal man. The romantic comedy is directed by Alex Lehmann and written by Noga Pneuli, who also serves as an executive producer.
“If I had a time machine right now I’d be torn. Do I skip ahead to our release date or do I go back and relive the joy it was making this film? Lucky for me it’s...
“Meet Cute” follows the story of Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson), who seemingly fall in love at first sight. In reality, Sheila has a time machine that she uses to make the pair fall for each other over and over again. When she isn’t satisfied with their “perfect night,” Sheila travels to Gary’s past to transform him into her ideal man. The romantic comedy is directed by Alex Lehmann and written by Noga Pneuli, who also serves as an executive producer.
“If I had a time machine right now I’d be torn. Do I skip ahead to our release date or do I go back and relive the joy it was making this film? Lucky for me it’s...
- 9/8/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
What constitutes the perfect partner? A time machine offers its user the chance to make a seemingly ideal companion in “Meet Cute.” The new film builds on common perceptions of rom-coms, giving the genre a distinctive sci-fi twist. Pete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco star as a couple relying on this surprising secret to dating success. Both leads have proven themselves with well-reviewed performances — Davidson in “The King of Staten Island” and Cuoco in “The Flight Attendant.” That recognition also pays off as they get executive producer credits on ‘Cute.’
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Director Alex Lehmann, already known for helming films that delve into the quirks of human relationships, relayed his excitement about bringing Noga Pnueli’s screenplay to life.
Continue reading ‘Meet Cute’ Trailer: Pete Davidson & Kaley Cuoco Connect Again & Again In A Time Travel Rom-Com at The Playlist.
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Director Alex Lehmann, already known for helming films that delve into the quirks of human relationships, relayed his excitement about bringing Noga Pnueli’s screenplay to life.
Continue reading ‘Meet Cute’ Trailer: Pete Davidson & Kaley Cuoco Connect Again & Again In A Time Travel Rom-Com at The Playlist.
- 9/8/2022
- by Valerie Thompson
- The Playlist
Peacock has unveiled the trailer for their new original film Meet Cute starring Pete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco. Directed by Alex Lehmann, the movie will premiere on Wednesday, September 21 on the streaming service.
“If I had a time machine right now I’d be torn. Do I skip ahead to our release date or do I go back and relive the joy it was making this film? Lucky for me it’s a decision I don’t get to make,” said director Alex Lehmann. “I’m excited for audiences to get swept away on this wild romantic ride exclusively on Peacock.”
Meet Cute revolves around when Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson) meet and it’s love at first sight. However, the audience will soon realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again.
“If I had a time machine right now I’d be torn. Do I skip ahead to our release date or do I go back and relive the joy it was making this film? Lucky for me it’s a decision I don’t get to make,” said director Alex Lehmann. “I’m excited for audiences to get swept away on this wild romantic ride exclusively on Peacock.”
Meet Cute revolves around when Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson) meet and it’s love at first sight. However, the audience will soon realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again.
- 9/8/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
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If you could go back in time and relive the first date you had with the love of your life, would you do it? Would you tell this person that they're not a stranger to you, the way you are to them? What would the consequences be for the rest of your lives if one small thing changes?
Time travel can be a sticky situation in fiction, and it's about to be explored again in the new feature film "Meet Cute" starring Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson. In the film, Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson) find love at first sight, or so it appears. What is really happening, however, is that Sheila has a time machine, allowing her to go...
If you could go back in time and relive the first date you had with the love of your life, would you do it? Would you tell this person that they're not a stranger to you, the way you are to them? What would the consequences be for the rest of your lives if one small thing changes?
Time travel can be a sticky situation in fiction, and it's about to be explored again in the new feature film "Meet Cute" starring Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson. In the film, Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson) find love at first sight, or so it appears. What is really happening, however, is that Sheila has a time machine, allowing her to go...
- 8/17/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
Meet Cute — Pictured: (l-r) Kaley Cuoco as Sheila, Pete Davidson as Gary — (Photo by: Mki Distribution Services) Peacock announced today the feature film Meet Cute from Weed Road Pictures will premiere on Wednesday, September 21 as Peacock’s newest Original film. Meet Cute follows the story of Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson). When they meet, it’s love at first sight – until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again. “If I had a time machine right now I’d be torn. Do I skip ahead to our release date or do I go back and relive the joy it was making this film? Lucky for me it’s a decision I don’t get to make,” said director Alex Lehmann. “I’m excited for audiences to get swept away on this...
- 8/16/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Pete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco’s upcoming romantic comedy film will premiere exclusively on Peacock Sept. 21, the streamer announced Tuesday.
Titled “Meet Cute,” after the well know rom-com trope, the film focuses on Sheila (Cuoco), a woman who uses a time machine to repeat a first meeting between her and Gary (Davidson) in order to engineer a love at first sight date. But when Gary can’t measure up to Sheila’s vision of perfection in the days following their magical night, she heads further back in time to shape him into her dream man.
“Meet Cute” is directed by Alex Lehmann, who previously helmed the films “Acidman,” “Paddleton” and “Blue Jay.” Weed Road Pictures produces the film, with Akiva Goldsman, Rachel Reznick Wizenberg, Gregory Lessans, Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon serving as producers. Noga Pnueli wrote the script and executive produces with Davidson, Cuoco, Blair Ward, Art Robinson, Anders Erdén,...
Titled “Meet Cute,” after the well know rom-com trope, the film focuses on Sheila (Cuoco), a woman who uses a time machine to repeat a first meeting between her and Gary (Davidson) in order to engineer a love at first sight date. But when Gary can’t measure up to Sheila’s vision of perfection in the days following their magical night, she heads further back in time to shape him into her dream man.
“Meet Cute” is directed by Alex Lehmann, who previously helmed the films “Acidman,” “Paddleton” and “Blue Jay.” Weed Road Pictures produces the film, with Akiva Goldsman, Rachel Reznick Wizenberg, Gregory Lessans, Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon serving as producers. Noga Pnueli wrote the script and executive produces with Davidson, Cuoco, Blair Ward, Art Robinson, Anders Erdén,...
- 8/16/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
The Kaley Cuoco-Pete Davidson romantic comedy movie we first told you about, Meet Cute, will hit Peacock on Wednesday, Sept. 21.
The Weed Pictures production follows the story of Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson). When they meet, it’s love at first sight – until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again.
“If I had a time machine right now I’d be torn. Do I skip ahead to our release date or do I go back and relive the joy it was making this film? Lucky for me it’s a decision I don’t get to make,” said director Alex Lehmann about the movie. “I’m excited for audiences to get swept away on this wild romantic ride exclusively on Peacock.”
“We are thrilled to add Meet Cute to our...
The Weed Pictures production follows the story of Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson). When they meet, it’s love at first sight – until we realize their magical date wasn’t fate at all. Sheila’s got a time machine, and they’ve been falling in love over and over again.
“If I had a time machine right now I’d be torn. Do I skip ahead to our release date or do I go back and relive the joy it was making this film? Lucky for me it’s a decision I don’t get to make,” said director Alex Lehmann about the movie. “I’m excited for audiences to get swept away on this wild romantic ride exclusively on Peacock.”
“We are thrilled to add Meet Cute to our...
- 8/16/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson Repeatedly Meet Cute in Time Travel Rom-Com — Get Peacock Release Date
As the title says, Emmy nominee Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson Meet Cute, lotsa times, in their Peacock movie rom-com — which now has a premiere date and an unforeseen sci-fi element.
Written by Noga Pnueli, directed by Alex Lehmann and filmed here in New York, Meet Cute tells the story of Sheila and Gary (played by The Flight Attendant‘s Cuoco and SNL vet Davidson), who when they meet, it’s love at first sight.
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Written by Noga Pnueli, directed by Alex Lehmann and filmed here in New York, Meet Cute tells the story of Sheila and Gary (played by The Flight Attendant‘s Cuoco and SNL vet Davidson), who when they meet, it’s love at first sight.
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- 8/16/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
“Meet Cute,” the romantic comedy starring Pete Davidson and Kaley Cuoco, has landed at Peacock, where it will premiere Sept. 21.
The “SNL” alum and “The Flight Attendant” star play Gary and Sheila, who fall in love at first sight and spend a perfect evening together. If their meet-cute sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is: it turns out Sheila has a time machine, and she’s been using it to relive the night over and over again. When their first date leaves them wanting more, Sheila travels back into Gary’s past to try to change him into the perfect man.
Alex Lehmann (“Paddleton”) directed from a script by Noga Pnueli (“Deborah”), who also executive produces alongside Davidson and Cuoco.
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Akiva Goldsman, Rachel Reznick Wizenberg, Gregory Lessans produced on behalf of Weed Road Pictures.
The “SNL” alum and “The Flight Attendant” star play Gary and Sheila, who fall in love at first sight and spend a perfect evening together. If their meet-cute sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is: it turns out Sheila has a time machine, and she’s been using it to relive the night over and over again. When their first date leaves them wanting more, Sheila travels back into Gary’s past to try to change him into the perfect man.
Alex Lehmann (“Paddleton”) directed from a script by Noga Pnueli (“Deborah”), who also executive produces alongside Davidson and Cuoco.
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Kaley Cuoco to Star in Craig Rosenberg’s Comedic Thriller ‘Based on a True Story’
Akiva Goldsman, Rachel Reznick Wizenberg, Gregory Lessans produced on behalf of Weed Road Pictures.
- 8/16/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Acidman Tribeca Festival Spotlight Narrative Section Reviewed for Shockya.com by Abe Friedtanzer Director: Alex Lehmann Writer: Alex Lehmann, Chris Dowling Cast: Thomas Haden Church, Dianna Agron, Sameerah Luqmaan-Harris Screened at: Sva Theater, NYC, 4/10/22 Opens: June 10th, 2022 The inclination to believe in extraterrestrial life makes a good degree of sense even if there isn’t […]
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- 6/19/2022
- by Abe Friedtanzer
- ShockYa
‘Acidman’ Review: Thomas Haden Church Gives Best Performance of His Career in This Undercooked Drama
Thomas Haden Church is one of cinema’s most underrated actors. His gruff, baritone voice and rugged mien shot him to stardom in “Tombstone” and catapulted him to critical acclaim in “Sideways.” In between turns in the Tobey Maguire-led “Spider-Man” franchise, he has settled in as a dependable character actor. And yet, these workmanlike performances only make one long for the day when the veteran character actor can land meatier lead roles. Well, look no further than Alex Lehmann’s subdued, contemplative follow-up to “Paddleton,” a two-hander making its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival — “Acidman.”
In the film, Dianna Agron stars as Maggie, the beleaguered daughter of Church’s character. Maggie lost touch with her father years ago following a mysterious falling out. What is more peculiar is why, after all this time, she’s decided to track him down by traveling over 2,000 miles toward...
In the film, Dianna Agron stars as Maggie, the beleaguered daughter of Church’s character. Maggie lost touch with her father years ago following a mysterious falling out. What is more peculiar is why, after all this time, she’s decided to track him down by traveling over 2,000 miles toward...
- 6/11/2022
- by Robert Daniels
- Indiewire
Pete Davidson has taken to Instagram to reflect on his imminent departure from Saturday Night Live.
While Davidson does not have an account on the social media platform, he posted a long and emotional message via the account of Dave Sirus, who writes for the show and also worked on his 2020 film, The King of Staten Island. His words accompany a video of him celebrating wrap of production on his first episode of SNL with fellow comic Jerrod Carmichael.
“This video was taken 8 years ago. Jerrod sent it to me last night and it made me super emotional in the best way,” said Davidson up top. “In the video I had just gotten back from doing my very first update and sketch. It’s crazy to think that today I’ll be doing my last one.” Davidson said that when he first joined the show in 2014, at the age of...
While Davidson does not have an account on the social media platform, he posted a long and emotional message via the account of Dave Sirus, who writes for the show and also worked on his 2020 film, The King of Staten Island. His words accompany a video of him celebrating wrap of production on his first episode of SNL with fellow comic Jerrod Carmichael.
“This video was taken 8 years ago. Jerrod sent it to me last night and it made me super emotional in the best way,” said Davidson up top. “In the video I had just gotten back from doing my very first update and sketch. It’s crazy to think that today I’ll be doing my last one.” Davidson said that when he first joined the show in 2014, at the age of...
- 5/22/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Georgina Campbell (Apple TV+’s upcoming Suspicion), Nick Blood (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Wai Ching Ho (STXfilms’ Hustlers) have signed on to star in Lovely, Dark, and Deep, a psychological horror film from Midnight Mass scribe Teresa Sutherland, which has entered production in Portugal.
The writer-director’s first feature charts the journey of Lennon (Campbell), a new backcountry ranger, who travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her for most of her life.
Blood will play Jackson, a seasoned park ranger encountered by Lennon deep in the backcountry, with Ho portraying District Ranger Zhang, the most senior ranger in the national park, who will do anything to protect it.
Josh Waller is producing Lovely, Dark, and Deep for Woodhead Creative. Stefanie Coimbra is exec producing for House of Quest Films,...
The writer-director’s first feature charts the journey of Lennon (Campbell), a new backcountry ranger, who travels alone through the dangerous wilderness, hoping to uncover the origins of a tragedy that has haunted her for most of her life.
Blood will play Jackson, a seasoned park ranger encountered by Lennon deep in the backcountry, with Ho portraying District Ranger Zhang, the most senior ranger in the national park, who will do anything to protect it.
Josh Waller is producing Lovely, Dark, and Deep for Woodhead Creative. Stefanie Coimbra is exec producing for House of Quest Films,...
- 10/11/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Kaley Cuoco, Pete Davidson’s Romantic Comedy ‘Meet Cute’ Boarded by Orogen, The Exchange (Exclusive)
Film financier Orogen Entertainment has boarded romantic comedy “Meet Cute,” starring “The Flight Attendant” and “The Big Bang Theory” star Kaley Cuoco and “Saturday Night Live’s” Pete Davidson, recently seen in “The King of Staten Island” and “The Suicide Squad.” The Exchange acquired the international sales rights; ICM is handling U.S. The Exchange will introduce the movie to international buyers during Toronto Film Festival.
“Meet Cute” is directed by Alex Lehman, based on an original screenplay by Noga Pnueli. It has just wrapped filming in New York City, as Cuoco informed followers on Instagram.
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The movie follows the story of Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson). When Sheila (Cuoco) finds a time machine in a downtown Manhattan nail salon, she uses it to repeatedly travel back in time to relive the best date of her life and...
“Meet Cute” is directed by Alex Lehman, based on an original screenplay by Noga Pnueli. It has just wrapped filming in New York City, as Cuoco informed followers on Instagram.
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The movie follows the story of Sheila (Cuoco) and Gary (Davidson). When Sheila (Cuoco) finds a time machine in a downtown Manhattan nail salon, she uses it to repeatedly travel back in time to relive the best date of her life and...
- 8/30/2021
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: We have learned that Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson are in negotiations to headline the romantic comedy movie Meet Cute directed by Alex Lehmann. The deal has not yet closed.
Meet Cute, I hear, is a wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?
Cuoco will play Sheila, while Davidson will portray Gary in the pic. Noga Pnueli penned the script. Akiva Goldsman, Gregory Lessans, and Rachel Reznick of Weed Road Pictures will produce with Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon of Convergent Media.
Cuoco recently closed an expansive new overall deal with Warner Bros. TV Group for her production company Yes, Norman, extending a 15-year relationship with the studio, as Deadline first reported. She developed, executive produced, and starred in...
Meet Cute, I hear, is a wildly inventive deconstruction of the romantic comedy built around the question: What would you do if you could travel to your loved ones’ past, heal their traumas, fix their problems, and change them into the perfect partner?
Cuoco will play Sheila, while Davidson will portray Gary in the pic. Noga Pnueli penned the script. Akiva Goldsman, Gregory Lessans, and Rachel Reznick of Weed Road Pictures will produce with Santosh Govindaraju and Dan Reardon of Convergent Media.
Cuoco recently closed an expansive new overall deal with Warner Bros. TV Group for her production company Yes, Norman, extending a 15-year relationship with the studio, as Deadline first reported. She developed, executive produced, and starred in...
- 6/21/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
David Lynch once launched a one-man awards campaign for Laura Dern’s “Inland Empire” performance. At the cross streets of Hollywood Boulevard and La Brea in Los Angeles, Lynch famously sat in a director’s chair in between a cow and an Fyc banner for Dern. While not as strange, Mark Duplass has gone full Lynch this year by kickstarting his own one-man Fyc campaign on behalf of his “Paddleton” co-star Ray Romano (via the Los Angeles Times).
Duplass was spotted at various locations throughout Hollywood on Friday, November 15 posing for photographs with his handmade Fyc posters. One sign read “Everybody still loves Raymond,” while others included slogans like “4 Ur Conside-Ray-Shun!” and “Vote 4 Ray!” Duplass campaigned for Romano at Hollywood & Highland, Sunset Boulevard, and the offices of Film Independent.
Duplass co-wrote “Paddleton” along with director Alex Lehmann. The movie stars Duplass and Romano as best friends who embark on a...
Duplass was spotted at various locations throughout Hollywood on Friday, November 15 posing for photographs with his handmade Fyc posters. One sign read “Everybody still loves Raymond,” while others included slogans like “4 Ur Conside-Ray-Shun!” and “Vote 4 Ray!” Duplass campaigned for Romano at Hollywood & Highland, Sunset Boulevard, and the offices of Film Independent.
Duplass co-wrote “Paddleton” along with director Alex Lehmann. The movie stars Duplass and Romano as best friends who embark on a...
- 11/19/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
NetflixIt is invigorating to see the way grief is portrayed by the men, played by Ray Romano and Mark Duplass, in this ‘cancer-buddy-road trip’ film.Vaishnavi SundarOver the course of cinematic history, the portrayal of ‘masculinity’ has largely remained a hackneyed template. A template that filmmakers have been able to execute with their eyes closed as it has remained unchanged for more than a century. Until very recently – owing to a surge of films that have tried to sidestep this tedious stereotype – a cinematic “man” could comfortably be fit in a tiny tinsel box. How uninspiring! This week I watched the Netflix original film Paddleton, starring Ray Romano and Mark Duplass. I hope this refreshingly novel portrayal of masculinity proliferates mainstream cinema consumption in the future. It is about time we shift gears from the toxic, rough machismo that is devoid of any vulnerability. The Duplass Brothers (Mark and Jay...
- 2/28/2019
- by Vidya
- The News Minute
We all know that Ray Romano has had a long and illustrious career in comedy. From his roots as a stand up comedian to his hit sitcom Everybody Loves Raymond, not to mention his voice work in the Ice Age franchise, he’s a legend. Recently, however, he’s begun to show a more dramatic side to his talents. The Big Sick showcased that skill, while this week, he delivers his best performance to date in Paddleton, a Duplass Brothers production that hit Netflix on Friday. It’s a very nice film, with a quiet power to it, and Romano helps to really elevate it. Michael (Mark Duplass) and Andy (Romano) are unlikely friends. Middle aged men, they’re both single, neighbors, and seem to only have each other. Their lives are dominated by simple routine. They watch kung fu movies, they eat pizza, they explain to everyone they meet...
- 2/23/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
An unwieldy hybrid of “Step Brothers” and “50/50,” Alex Lehmann’s “Paddleton” offers a funny, surprisingly tender portrait of two arrested-development adult men coming to terms with a terminal illness. Ray Romano continues to offer new dimensions to the dumpy everyman characters he could at this point play in his sleep opposite Mark Duplass’ do-nothing cancer patient, while director and co-writer Lehmann (“Blue Jay”) mines a familiar kind of male bond for an understated, unexpectedly powerful payoff.
Duplass plays Michael, a copy-shop clerk with one friend, his upstairs neighbor Andy (Romano). Notwithstanding their separate apartments, the duo spends virtually every free minute together, mostly rewatching the same kung fu movie while eating frozen pizza, but occasionally venturing outside to play an invented sport called “paddleton” which involves hitting a racquetball off of the screen of an abandoned drive-in movie theater into a barrel.
After Michael’s cancer diagnosis proves inoperable, he...
Duplass plays Michael, a copy-shop clerk with one friend, his upstairs neighbor Andy (Romano). Notwithstanding their separate apartments, the duo spends virtually every free minute together, mostly rewatching the same kung fu movie while eating frozen pizza, but occasionally venturing outside to play an invented sport called “paddleton” which involves hitting a racquetball off of the screen of an abandoned drive-in movie theater into a barrel.
After Michael’s cancer diagnosis proves inoperable, he...
- 2/22/2019
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Wrap
With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we’re highlighting the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.
Border (Ali Abbasi)
“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.” At a glance, you might conclude that that line from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has provided the foundations for pretty much every decent monster movie since James Whale adapted the text back in 1931; perhaps even before. This delightfully grungy and ethereal contemporary horror from Iranian-born, Denmark-based Ali Abbasi concerns a romance between two creatures who happen to be feeling out those opposite warring sides. One is attempting to satisfy a...
Border (Ali Abbasi)
“I have love in me the likes of which you can scarcely imagine and rage the likes of which you would not believe. If I cannot satisfy the one, I will indulge the other.” At a glance, you might conclude that that line from Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein has provided the foundations for pretty much every decent monster movie since James Whale adapted the text back in 1931; perhaps even before. This delightfully grungy and ethereal contemporary horror from Iranian-born, Denmark-based Ali Abbasi concerns a romance between two creatures who happen to be feeling out those opposite warring sides. One is attempting to satisfy a...
- 2/22/2019
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Director Alex Lehmann made his narrative feature film debut with the critically-acclaimed “Blue Jay” in 2016, a film that was shot with just a sketch of a screenplay in just under seven days, with actors Mark Duplass (who also wrote the sketch) and Sarah Paulson improvising the dialogue. His sophomore feature, “Paddleton,” which also marks his screenwriting debut, is a much similar, bare-bones production.
Continue reading ‘Paddleton’: Director Alex Lehmann On Rooting For The Underdog, Grief & Working With Ray Romano [Interview] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Paddleton’: Director Alex Lehmann On Rooting For The Underdog, Grief & Working With Ray Romano [Interview] at The Playlist.
- 2/21/2019
- by Alex Arabian
- The Playlist
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