Exclusive: Indican Pictures has acquired One Moment, a family comedy starring the late Danny Aiello, with plans to release it in theaters in May and on VOD in July.
One Moment tells the story of middle-aged siblings struggling to manage their lives and careers while also caring for their recently widowed aging father, Joe (Aiello). Joe, demanding and difficult, stubbornly believes he is still capable of running his own life which leads to sad, but sometimes hilarious situations. Although at odds on how to best care for Joe in his final years, the family is united in wanting to ensure his well-being and help him find peace of mind—without them losing their own.
Adria Tennor, Frankie Ingrassia, Natalie Seus, Sioux Madden and Sal Rendino round out the cast of the film written and directed by Deirdre O’Connor, who produced alongside Jodie Weiner. Shaun Hill and Gary Goldberger negotiated the...
One Moment tells the story of middle-aged siblings struggling to manage their lives and careers while also caring for their recently widowed aging father, Joe (Aiello). Joe, demanding and difficult, stubbornly believes he is still capable of running his own life which leads to sad, but sometimes hilarious situations. Although at odds on how to best care for Joe in his final years, the family is united in wanting to ensure his well-being and help him find peace of mind—without them losing their own.
Adria Tennor, Frankie Ingrassia, Natalie Seus, Sioux Madden and Sal Rendino round out the cast of the film written and directed by Deirdre O’Connor, who produced alongside Jodie Weiner. Shaun Hill and Gary Goldberger negotiated the...
- 2/18/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
If you grew up during the 90s/2000s, you probably remember seeing Nicole Bilderback’s face in quite a few popular shows of the time. She made guest appearances in series like Clueless, Dawson’s Creek, and The Fresh Prince of Bel Air. Although she didn’t always have the largest roles, Nicole always had a commanding screen presence that made her nearly impossible to forget. In more recent years, she has been in shows like Brooklyn Nine-Nine and NCIS: New Orleans. Nicole’s fans will also be excited to know that she will appear in the upcoming Freeform series, Cruel Summer. Here are 10
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- 4/30/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
Cruel Summer has added four new recurring actors to the cast of the upcoming thriller series, per Deadline. A teaser video was also released on Twitter. Barrett Carnahan, Andrea Anders, Benjamin J. Cain, and Nicole Bilderback are joining Olivia Holt, Chiara Aurelia, Michael Landes, Froy Gutierrez, Harley Quinn Smith, Allius Barnes, Blake Lee, and Brooklyn Sudano. Cruel Summer will premiere on April 20th.
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- 3/15/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: Cobra Kai‘s Barrett Carnahan, Andrea Anders (Ted Lasso), Benjamin J. Cain Jr. (Mixed-ish) and Nicole Bilderback (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) and are set for recurring roles on Freeform’s upcoming thriller drama series Cruel Summer (fka Last Summer), from Bert V. Royal, executive producer Jessica Biel, eOne, and Iron Ocean Productions.
Created by Royal, Cruel Summer is a psychological thriller that follows two young women: Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt), the popular girl with a charmed life who one day goes missing, and Jeanette Turner (Chiara Aurelia), the nerdy wannabe who is accused of being connected to Kate’s disappearance. All signs point to Jeanette’s guilt, but is Kate really who she seems to be? Set over three summers and told through shifting points of view, the series challenges perception and follows how one girl can go from being a sweet outlier to the most despised person in America.
Carnahan plays Derek.
Created by Royal, Cruel Summer is a psychological thriller that follows two young women: Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt), the popular girl with a charmed life who one day goes missing, and Jeanette Turner (Chiara Aurelia), the nerdy wannabe who is accused of being connected to Kate’s disappearance. All signs point to Jeanette’s guilt, but is Kate really who she seems to be? Set over three summers and told through shifting points of view, the series challenges perception and follows how one girl can go from being a sweet outlier to the most despised person in America.
Carnahan plays Derek.
- 3/11/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Brooklyn Nine-Nine returned for its seventh season with a two-part premiere. A review of “Manhunter” and “Captain Kim” coming up just as soon as I give you a foot five…
Every previous season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine ended with the status of Jake and/or Holt within the squad very much up in the air. It’s a tradition that has generally led to memorable finales and sluggish premieres, as Dan Goor and company are forced to foreground plot over comedy until all our characters are reassembled back in their usual configuration at the Nine-Nine.
Every previous season of Brooklyn Nine-Nine ended with the status of Jake and/or Holt within the squad very much up in the air. It’s a tradition that has generally led to memorable finales and sluggish premieres, as Dan Goor and company are forced to foreground plot over comedy until all our characters are reassembled back in their usual configuration at the Nine-Nine.
- 2/7/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is back with two episodes to start off its seventh season.
It's been a while since the Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 finale, so in case you forgot, at the end of last season Wuntch demoted Holt to a patrol officer.
Typically, Brooklyn Nine-Nine ends its seasons with a big cliffhanger like Jake and Rosa being framed and sent to prison or Holt and Jake entering the witness protection program. (Poor Jake!)
Last season's twist was a bit tamer, but it still has a large impact. In Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 Episode 1 and Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 Episode 2, we see how Holt's adjusting to the change and what it means for the rest of the squad.
After an assassination attempt on a city councilor, Jake's in charge of leading a manhunt to find the shooter.
Boyle promptly assumes the familiar role of sidekick to Jake and gives himself an interesting new title.
It's been a while since the Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 6 finale, so in case you forgot, at the end of last season Wuntch demoted Holt to a patrol officer.
Typically, Brooklyn Nine-Nine ends its seasons with a big cliffhanger like Jake and Rosa being framed and sent to prison or Holt and Jake entering the witness protection program. (Poor Jake!)
Last season's twist was a bit tamer, but it still has a large impact. In Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 Episode 1 and Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 Episode 2, we see how Holt's adjusting to the change and what it means for the rest of the squad.
After an assassination attempt on a city councilor, Jake's in charge of leading a manhunt to find the shooter.
Boyle promptly assumes the familiar role of sidekick to Jake and gives himself an interesting new title.
- 2/7/2020
- by Jillian Pugliese
- TVfanatic
Warning: The following contains spoilers about Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7, Episode 2.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Season 7 premiere reveals that Holt is one week into a year-long stint as a uniformed officer. While he’s back to walking the beat alongside new partner Debbie Fogle (SNL‘s Vanessa Bayer), new interim captain Julie Kim (Bring It On‘s Nicole Bilderback) is installed to oversee the precinct.
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Season 7 premiere reveals that Holt is one week into a year-long stint as a uniformed officer. While he’s back to walking the beat alongside new partner Debbie Fogle (SNL‘s Vanessa Bayer), new interim captain Julie Kim (Bring It On‘s Nicole Bilderback) is installed to oversee the precinct.
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- 2/7/2020
- TVLine.com
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 has arrived with back-to-back episodes. We've reviewed both episodes right here!
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 Episodes 1 & 2
Before NBC benevolently saved Brooklyn Nine-Nine from cancelation, a new season of the beloved workplace comedy seemed improbable; after the successful return, the hilarious Season 6, a new season seemed inevitable. Sure enough, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is back for Season 7 on NBC, which seems like it should have been the home of the Dan Goor and Michael Schur series all along. Season 7 will supposedly consist of 13 episodes, but that was the original order of the sixth season as well, before the network ordered five additional installments, so who knows?
If that order sticks, NBC wastes no time burning two, unrelated episodes on the premiere date with “Manhunter” and “Captain.” Fortunately, these are two solid half-hours, but still, if the network insists on airing an hour of Brooklyn Nine-Nine,...
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This Brooklyn Nine-Nine review contains spoilers.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 Episodes 1 & 2
Before NBC benevolently saved Brooklyn Nine-Nine from cancelation, a new season of the beloved workplace comedy seemed improbable; after the successful return, the hilarious Season 6, a new season seemed inevitable. Sure enough, Brooklyn Nine-Nine is back for Season 7 on NBC, which seems like it should have been the home of the Dan Goor and Michael Schur series all along. Season 7 will supposedly consist of 13 episodes, but that was the original order of the sixth season as well, before the network ordered five additional installments, so who knows?
If that order sticks, NBC wastes no time burning two, unrelated episodes on the premiere date with “Manhunter” and “Captain.” Fortunately, these are two solid half-hours, but still, if the network insists on airing an hour of Brooklyn Nine-Nine,...
- 2/6/2020
- Den of Geek
Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Raymond Holt has been sidelined before — so what makes his current demotion any different?
At the end of Season 2, the captain of the 99th precinct was forced to leave his post behind and take a desk job in the NYPD Public Relations Department, which proved temporary. Then in the Season 3 finale, Holt and Jake entered witness protection to avoid the wrath of mob boss Jimmy “The Butcher” Figgis. They spent six months in Florida before they returned to the Nine-Nine, at which point Holt was reinstated.
More from TVLine'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Cast Previews Season 7 — Exclusive First LookBrooklyn Nine-Nine's...
At the end of Season 2, the captain of the 99th precinct was forced to leave his post behind and take a desk job in the NYPD Public Relations Department, which proved temporary. Then in the Season 3 finale, Holt and Jake entered witness protection to avoid the wrath of mob boss Jimmy “The Butcher” Figgis. They spent six months in Florida before they returned to the Nine-Nine, at which point Holt was reinstated.
More from TVLine'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Cast Previews Season 7 — Exclusive First LookBrooklyn Nine-Nine's...
- 2/4/2020
- TVLine.com
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is back on the beat — and serving up more “shenanigoogles” than ever before. Season 7 of the NBC comedy will also be rejigger precinct dynamics, as teased in the exclusive video above.
The premiere picks up one week after the events of Season 6. Acting commissioner Madeline Wuntch has demoted Holt to patrolman, and the captain is still adjusting to his new role. This leads to an awkward exchange between Jake and his (former?) boss, who allows passersby to breach an active crime scene while partnered with fellow beat cop Debbie Fogel (SNL‘s Vanessa Bayer).
More from TVLine'Brooklyn Nine-Nine': Jake & Co.
The premiere picks up one week after the events of Season 6. Acting commissioner Madeline Wuntch has demoted Holt to patrolman, and the captain is still adjusting to his new role. This leads to an awkward exchange between Jake and his (former?) boss, who allows passersby to breach an active crime scene while partnered with fellow beat cop Debbie Fogel (SNL‘s Vanessa Bayer).
More from TVLine'Brooklyn Nine-Nine': Jake & Co.
- 1/29/2020
- TVLine.com
Brooklyn Nine-Nine just dropped its Season 7 trailer — and it’s totally tubular.
The new promo, which was released on Thursday (see above), comes four weeks ahead of the Andy Samberg-led comedy’s return. The video is made to look like it’s straight out of the 1980s (and being played back on a lo-fi VHS tape!), and features the first footage of SNL vet Vanessa Bayer as Captain Holt’s new partner, Debbie Fogel.
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The new promo, which was released on Thursday (see above), comes four weeks ahead of the Andy Samberg-led comedy’s return. The video is made to look like it’s straight out of the 1980s (and being played back on a lo-fi VHS tape!), and features the first footage of SNL vet Vanessa Bayer as Captain Holt’s new partner, Debbie Fogel.
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- 1/9/2020
- TVLine.com
Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Season 7 poster features a “toit” new cast photo… and an even better tagline.
The official one-sheet (exclusively obtained by TVLine and embedded below) finds the entire squad walking along the Brooklyn Bridge, looking like they mean business. If their expressions don’t make that abundantly clear (well, most of their expressions… we’re not sure what’s up with Hitchcock!), the accompanying slogan reads, “No More Mr. Noice Guys.”
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The official one-sheet (exclusively obtained by TVLine and embedded below) finds the entire squad walking along the Brooklyn Bridge, looking like they mean business. If their expressions don’t make that abundantly clear (well, most of their expressions… we’re not sure what’s up with Hitchcock!), the accompanying slogan reads, “No More Mr. Noice Guys.”
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- 1/7/2020
- TVLine.com
With Sharknado 5 making a splash on TV screens across the globe these past few weeks, what better time to visit the world of The Asylum? With a myriad of films under their belt, from their beginnings as king of the mockbuster to their foray into original film making, it’s no secret we’re big fans of these bastions of the direct to DVD market and have reviewed a Lot of their output! With that in mind, here’s my pick of the Top 5 (because it’s Sharknado Five… geddit?!?) movies from The Asylum in – shock, horror – order of preference…
5) Avengers Grimm
An off-the-wall mix of Grimm Fairy tale characters and superhero team-up movies which, frankly, should have been obvious given the title, Avengers Grimm’s plot is relatively simple: when Rumpelstiltskin uses the Magic Mirror to escapes to the modern world taking Snow White with him and destroying the mirror in the process,...
5) Avengers Grimm
An off-the-wall mix of Grimm Fairy tale characters and superhero team-up movies which, frankly, should have been obvious given the title, Avengers Grimm’s plot is relatively simple: when Rumpelstiltskin uses the Magic Mirror to escapes to the modern world taking Snow White with him and destroying the mirror in the process,...
- 8/22/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
15 years ago today, the Toros stepped out onto the football field and put some serious cheer back into the atmosphere. To steal a phrase from the film: Bring It On's the poo - so take a big whiff.
But what have Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku and the rest of the squad been cheering about since then? To mark the movie's birthday, we put down the pompoms and find out what they've been up to since.
Kirsten Dunst
A Hollywood star from the age of 12 thanks to her breakthrough role in Interview with the Vampire, Dunst's star was burning brightly when she led the Toros as Torrance Shipman. Two years later, she went on to land her biggest role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's three Spider-man films.
In recent years, she's reinvented herself as a critical darling, winning Best Actress at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for Melancholia,...
But what have Kirsten Dunst, Eliza Dushku and the rest of the squad been cheering about since then? To mark the movie's birthday, we put down the pompoms and find out what they've been up to since.
Kirsten Dunst
A Hollywood star from the age of 12 thanks to her breakthrough role in Interview with the Vampire, Dunst's star was burning brightly when she led the Toros as Torrance Shipman. Two years later, she went on to land her biggest role as Mary Jane Watson in Sam Raimi's three Spider-man films.
In recent years, she's reinvented herself as a critical darling, winning Best Actress at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival for Melancholia,...
- 8/24/2015
- Digital Spy
The twentieth anniversary of Can't Hardly Wait is three years away. Jennifer Love Hewitt, for one, would love for audiences to see what happened to the Class of '98. After Cinespia showed the film Saturday at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery, the actress tweeted that she was "so proud to have been a part of this movie!" In fact, the actress would love to get the cast back together. "Can't Hardly Wait reunion movie anyone?" she asked on Twitter. "Let's get them to make it!" Co-star Ethan Embry replied, "Oh Mandy. You came and you gave without taking!" In addition to Embry and Hewitt, the film starred Lauren Ambrose, Eric Balfour, Amber Benson, Nicole Bilderback,...
- 8/17/2015
- E! Online
Stars: Zoe Bell, Vivica A. Fox, Kristanna Loken, Brigitte Nielsen, Cynthia Rothrock, Nicole Bilderback, Gerald Webb, Tim Abell, Tiffany Panhilason | Written by Edward DeRuiter | Directed by Christopher Olen Ray
You remember the 80s and the action films of The Cannon Group? Remember how Stallone tried to bring that era back with The Expendables? Remember all the chatter about the being an “Expenda-belles” movie? And how, even now some 3 films into the franchise, we are nowhere near to seeing the female-centric version come to fruition? Well forget that film. And forget The Expendables. Check out the Mercenaries…
The plot is, like it’s big-screen brethren, pretty simple.When the President’s daughter is kidnapped by a man-hating “Amazonian She-Bitch” (to quote the movie) whilst on a tour of a foreign war zone, a team of female mercenaries – all prisoners of the United States government for various severe crimes – is assembled by...
You remember the 80s and the action films of The Cannon Group? Remember how Stallone tried to bring that era back with The Expendables? Remember all the chatter about the being an “Expenda-belles” movie? And how, even now some 3 films into the franchise, we are nowhere near to seeing the female-centric version come to fruition? Well forget that film. And forget The Expendables. Check out the Mercenaries…
The plot is, like it’s big-screen brethren, pretty simple.When the President’s daughter is kidnapped by a man-hating “Amazonian She-Bitch” (to quote the movie) whilst on a tour of a foreign war zone, a team of female mercenaries – all prisoners of the United States government for various severe crimes – is assembled by...
- 8/10/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
That Sylvester Stallone-produced “The ExpendaBelles” (aka the officially sanctioned female version of “The Expendables”), with the likes of Gina Carano and Katee Sackhoff in the cast, is still in the works, but leave it to the Asylum to beat it to the big screen with “Mercenaries,” their very own assemblage of hot kick-ass females. Of course, these days the only name from the cast you’re likely to even know is former “Terminator” star Kristanna Loken, though you more DVD-minded kids will recognize Zoe Bell. Anyways, check out the trailer for “Mercenaries.” It doesn’t look too bad if you know what you’re getting into. It is, after all, from the Asylum. Need I say more? A diplomatic official is captured and imprisoned while touring a war zone, so a team of elite female commandos is assembled to infiltrate a women’s prison for a daring rescue. Starring Zöe Bell,...
- 7/31/2014
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
At first glance, "Pitch Perfect" and "Bring It On" have very little in common.
One's about a group of girls who are misfits among the misfits — apparently, there is a social hierarchy among glee clubs, and they're at the very bottom — and the other is full of pretty, popular girls with shiny hair and teeth flipping around in cute cheerleader outfits. Both are the kind of movies that, on paper, sound really silly and kind of embarrassing but prove to be incredibly satisfying and fun to watch by yourself or a gang of friends.
Cheerleading and glee club have more in common than you'd think, or, for that matter, than what most high schoolers would like to think. Both are highly competitive activities most people think are a waste of time, but they actually take a lot of practice and talent. Both require matching outfits and strong personalities, which inevitably leads to lots of drama.
One's about a group of girls who are misfits among the misfits — apparently, there is a social hierarchy among glee clubs, and they're at the very bottom — and the other is full of pretty, popular girls with shiny hair and teeth flipping around in cute cheerleader outfits. Both are the kind of movies that, on paper, sound really silly and kind of embarrassing but prove to be incredibly satisfying and fun to watch by yourself or a gang of friends.
Cheerleading and glee club have more in common than you'd think, or, for that matter, than what most high schoolers would like to think. Both are highly competitive activities most people think are a waste of time, but they actually take a lot of practice and talent. Both require matching outfits and strong personalities, which inevitably leads to lots of drama.
- 9/26/2012
- by Jenni Miller
- NextMovie
One day in early October, actress Nicole Bilderback, who has had roles in films like “Bring it On” and “Clueless,” woke up, turned on her computer, and was shocked to discover that her inbox was flooded with messages from friends and family. They were all concerned that Ms. Bilderback was the anonymous woman who was suing IMDb, the Internet Movie Database, for the whopping sum of $1 million for revealing her accurate age: 40.
The media firestorm surrounding the case underscores the power of IMDb,...
The media firestorm surrounding the case underscores the power of IMDb,...
- 3/20/2012
- by Rachel Dodes
- Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal
Chris Mason Johnson’s “The New Twenty” follows five New Yorkers - some gay, some straight - as they navigate shifting relationships on the cusp of turning 30. The film screened at a wide range of festivals, including Outfest, where it won the best actress award for Nicole Bilderback, and the Fort Lauderdale International Film Festival, where it won best first feature. indieWIRE spoke to Johnson about the film, which is being …...
- 3/19/2009
- indieWIRE - People
Thomas Gustafson's "Were the World Mine," which recounts an all-boys high school production of Shakespeare's "A Midsummer Night's Dream," was named outstanding U.S. dramatic feature at Outfest, which handed out its awards Sunday night. "World" also played as the awards night feature at the Ford Amphitheatre in Hollywood.
The fest, which formally closes Monday night, also honored Lucia Puenzo's "Xxy" as best international dramatic feature. Daryl Wein's "Sex Postitive" took the documentary award. Tye Olson was chosen best actor in a feature for "Watercolors"; Nicole Bilderback was best actress for "The New Twenty."
James Bolton earned the screenwriting award for "Dream Boy."
Madeleine Olnek's "Countertransference" was named best dramatic short; Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega's "La Corona" (The Crown) was hailed as best documentary short.
David Assmann's "Football Under Cover" received the Freedom Award.
Dave O'Brien was recognized with the Emerging Talent Award for "Equality U."
Matt Wolf took the prize for Artistic Achievement for "Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell."
Audience awards went to David Oliveras, "Watercolors," first dramatic feature; Andrew Fleming, "Hamlet 2," dramatic feature; Carolyn Coal, "A Place to Live," documentary feature; Lee Sung-eun, "I'm Jin-Young," dramatic short; Micheli and Vega, "La Corna," documentary short; and "Hamlet 2," soundtrack.
The fest, which formally closes Monday night, also honored Lucia Puenzo's "Xxy" as best international dramatic feature. Daryl Wein's "Sex Postitive" took the documentary award. Tye Olson was chosen best actor in a feature for "Watercolors"; Nicole Bilderback was best actress for "The New Twenty."
James Bolton earned the screenwriting award for "Dream Boy."
Madeleine Olnek's "Countertransference" was named best dramatic short; Amanda Micheli and Isabel Vega's "La Corona" (The Crown) was hailed as best documentary short.
David Assmann's "Football Under Cover" received the Freedom Award.
Dave O'Brien was recognized with the Emerging Talent Award for "Equality U."
Matt Wolf took the prize for Artistic Achievement for "Wild Combination: A Portrait of Arthur Russell."
Audience awards went to David Oliveras, "Watercolors," first dramatic feature; Andrew Fleming, "Hamlet 2," dramatic feature; Carolyn Coal, "A Place to Live," documentary feature; Lee Sung-eun, "I'm Jin-Young," dramatic short; Micheli and Vega, "La Corna," documentary short; and "Hamlet 2," soundtrack.
- 7/21/2008
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Approaching its highly accomplished cheerleader characters like they are the lawyers of high school -- everybody hates 'em, right? -- "Bring It On" is irreverent and half-serious as it revels in the competitiveness and teenage dramatics of this world, where any squad with the guts and talent can compete to be national champions.
The feature debuts of director Peyton Reed and screenwriter Jessica Bendinger, Universal Pictures' often comical and mostly wholesome release is a back-to-school lark headed for a couple of spirited but hardly trophy-winning weekends at the boxoffice. Starring Kirsten Dunst ("The Virgin Suicides") and a fine cast that often is leaping and cartwheeling across the screen, "Bring" is ultimately a stealth recruiting film for the National Cheerleading Assn., and it will no doubt enthrall impressionable viewers.
Commencing with a fantasy crowd-taunting performed in an eerie setting, "Bring" is fairly successful at developing a "Clueless" kind of atmosphere. The well-cast Dunst is the energetic, ambitious Torrance Shipman, the newly appointed captain of a San Diego cheerleading squad. In a slight twist on the formula, the Rancho Carne High School cheerleaders she now leads have already won five straight national championships, while the football team is historically awful.
Along with shouldering the pressures of continuing the school legacy, Torrance takes newcomer and reluctantly perky gymnast-at-heart Missy (Eliza Dushku of the WB Network's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") under her pompom. Torrance also starts the usual roundabout romance with Missy's less-edgy brother Cliff (Jesse Bradford). The big conflict arises when Missy takes Torrance on an ego-flipping visit to a school in East Compton, where the mostly black cheerleading squad led by Isis (Gabrielle Union of "10 Things I Hate About You") performs the same elaborate routines that the San Diego cheerleaders believed had originated with their tyrannical former captain.
Torrance sets out to come up with new cheers for the upcoming national competition. She faces constant pressure from wannabe captains Courtney (Clare Kramer) and Whitney (Nicole Bilderback) as well as a couple of unfriendly encounters with the irked Isis. The subsequent full-out rivalry between the young women and their respective groups is bumpy.
It all ends justly in a flurry of "stunting" and "liberty heels," with the two best teams happy with the results. Meanwhile, the scenario works in some brief messages about teen tolerance of diversity -- the plight of male cheerleaders and gender politics, for example -- and flirts with racial tension. But there's no burning originality to anyone's personality or serious consequences for any of the naughty behavior that is mostly implied. There is something called "cheer sex," which must be what goes on at Los Angeles Lakers games and we never knew it until now, but it's nothing granny can't handle.
Dunst and Dushku are memorable buddy gals in what momentarily flirts with a "Cheerleader, Interrupted" rift but ultimately goes the way of all team competition flicks. Sports -- or in this case art-athletics -- brings people together, you know. Union is forcefully charismatic and eye-snaring, while her feisty backup includes three members of the music group Blaque (Natina Reed, Shamari Fears, Brandi Williams).
BRING IT ON
Universal Pictures
Beacon Pictures
Director: Peyton Reed
Screenwriter: Jessica Bendinger
Producers: Marc Abraham, Thomas A. Bliss
Executive producers: Armyan Bernstein,
Max Wong, Caitlin Scanlon, Paddy Cullen
Director of photography: Shawn Maurer
Production designer: Sharon Lomofsky
Editor: Larry Bock
Costume designer: Mary Jane Fort
Music: Christophe Beck
Color/stereo
Cast:
Torrance Shipman: Kirsten Dunst
Missy Pantone: Eliza Dushku
Cliff Pantone: Jesse Bradford
Isis: Gabrielle Union
Courtney: Clare Kramer
Whitney: Nicole Bilderback
Running time - 99 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
The feature debuts of director Peyton Reed and screenwriter Jessica Bendinger, Universal Pictures' often comical and mostly wholesome release is a back-to-school lark headed for a couple of spirited but hardly trophy-winning weekends at the boxoffice. Starring Kirsten Dunst ("The Virgin Suicides") and a fine cast that often is leaping and cartwheeling across the screen, "Bring" is ultimately a stealth recruiting film for the National Cheerleading Assn., and it will no doubt enthrall impressionable viewers.
Commencing with a fantasy crowd-taunting performed in an eerie setting, "Bring" is fairly successful at developing a "Clueless" kind of atmosphere. The well-cast Dunst is the energetic, ambitious Torrance Shipman, the newly appointed captain of a San Diego cheerleading squad. In a slight twist on the formula, the Rancho Carne High School cheerleaders she now leads have already won five straight national championships, while the football team is historically awful.
Along with shouldering the pressures of continuing the school legacy, Torrance takes newcomer and reluctantly perky gymnast-at-heart Missy (Eliza Dushku of the WB Network's "Buffy the Vampire Slayer") under her pompom. Torrance also starts the usual roundabout romance with Missy's less-edgy brother Cliff (Jesse Bradford). The big conflict arises when Missy takes Torrance on an ego-flipping visit to a school in East Compton, where the mostly black cheerleading squad led by Isis (Gabrielle Union of "10 Things I Hate About You") performs the same elaborate routines that the San Diego cheerleaders believed had originated with their tyrannical former captain.
Torrance sets out to come up with new cheers for the upcoming national competition. She faces constant pressure from wannabe captains Courtney (Clare Kramer) and Whitney (Nicole Bilderback) as well as a couple of unfriendly encounters with the irked Isis. The subsequent full-out rivalry between the young women and their respective groups is bumpy.
It all ends justly in a flurry of "stunting" and "liberty heels," with the two best teams happy with the results. Meanwhile, the scenario works in some brief messages about teen tolerance of diversity -- the plight of male cheerleaders and gender politics, for example -- and flirts with racial tension. But there's no burning originality to anyone's personality or serious consequences for any of the naughty behavior that is mostly implied. There is something called "cheer sex," which must be what goes on at Los Angeles Lakers games and we never knew it until now, but it's nothing granny can't handle.
Dunst and Dushku are memorable buddy gals in what momentarily flirts with a "Cheerleader, Interrupted" rift but ultimately goes the way of all team competition flicks. Sports -- or in this case art-athletics -- brings people together, you know. Union is forcefully charismatic and eye-snaring, while her feisty backup includes three members of the music group Blaque (Natina Reed, Shamari Fears, Brandi Williams).
BRING IT ON
Universal Pictures
Beacon Pictures
Director: Peyton Reed
Screenwriter: Jessica Bendinger
Producers: Marc Abraham, Thomas A. Bliss
Executive producers: Armyan Bernstein,
Max Wong, Caitlin Scanlon, Paddy Cullen
Director of photography: Shawn Maurer
Production designer: Sharon Lomofsky
Editor: Larry Bock
Costume designer: Mary Jane Fort
Music: Christophe Beck
Color/stereo
Cast:
Torrance Shipman: Kirsten Dunst
Missy Pantone: Eliza Dushku
Cliff Pantone: Jesse Bradford
Isis: Gabrielle Union
Courtney: Clare Kramer
Whitney: Nicole Bilderback
Running time - 99 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 8/25/2000
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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