While the Big Easy was still shaking off a slight springtime chill, my horror-loving heart was heating up as I rode the escalator to the third floor of the Canal Place mall: home of the sprawling food court, the terrific Prytania Theaters, and, for this weekend, the official headquarters of the “summer camp for genre fans,” the 2024 Overlook Film Festival!
Taking that second escalator up to the third floor is akin to ascending to horror nirvana, as I was immediately immersed in all manner of the macabre: the Vinegar Syndrome table of essential physical media waited on my right, the Super Yaki merch table of eerie apparel lied straight ahead, and must-see screenings lurk around every corner. After meeting up with fellow Daily Dead team members Jonathan and Christy, we headed to our first screening of the fest: I Don’t Understand You. Written and directed by David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano,...
Taking that second escalator up to the third floor is akin to ascending to horror nirvana, as I was immediately immersed in all manner of the macabre: the Vinegar Syndrome table of essential physical media waited on my right, the Super Yaki merch table of eerie apparel lied straight ahead, and must-see screenings lurk around every corner. After meeting up with fellow Daily Dead team members Jonathan and Christy, we headed to our first screening of the fest: I Don’t Understand You. Written and directed by David Joseph Craig and Brian Crano,...
- 4/13/2024
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
“Be gay, do crime” exhorts a popular internet meme, a suggestion that married writing/directing duo David Joseph Craig and Brian Cano take literally in I Don’t Understand You, an Italy-set travelogue of errors in which a little bit of bloodshed is just a speed bump on the journey to getting what you want.
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth) and Andrew Rannells (Girls) star as Dom and Cole, prospective parents in the running to adopt from a ready-to-pop birth mother, Candice (Amanda Seyfried) who is eager to find the right couple to raise her unborn child, but still undecided. Having suffered through the process going awry once, the husbands are reasonably nervous about their shot this time around, but head off on a romantic Italian vacation to take their mind off things and celebrate their tenth anniversary. After Candice informs them that they’re the exact right fit to raise the...
Nick Kroll (Big Mouth) and Andrew Rannells (Girls) star as Dom and Cole, prospective parents in the running to adopt from a ready-to-pop birth mother, Candice (Amanda Seyfried) who is eager to find the right couple to raise her unborn child, but still undecided. Having suffered through the process going awry once, the husbands are reasonably nervous about their shot this time around, but head off on a romantic Italian vacation to take their mind off things and celebrate their tenth anniversary. After Candice informs them that they’re the exact right fit to raise the...
- 3/10/2024
- by Rocco T. Thompson
- DailyDead
March fest announces multiple competition sections.
SXSW announced on Wednesday that Netflix series 3 Body Problem from Game Of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss is the festival’s opening night TV premiere, while Universal’s action comedy The Fall Guy with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is the centrepiece screening.
Top brass at the Austin, Texas, festival (March 8-16) also unveiled feature and short competitions and Midnighters and Global sections, as well as select titles from other categories and Xr Experience for the 31st edition.
Headliners selections include world premieres of Pamela Adlon’s Babes starring Ilana Glazer,...
SXSW announced on Wednesday that Netflix series 3 Body Problem from Game Of Thrones co-creators David Benioff and D. B. Weiss is the festival’s opening night TV premiere, while Universal’s action comedy The Fall Guy with Ryan Gosling and Emily Blunt is the centrepiece screening.
Top brass at the Austin, Texas, festival (March 8-16) also unveiled feature and short competitions and Midnighters and Global sections, as well as select titles from other categories and Xr Experience for the 31st edition.
Headliners selections include world premieres of Pamela Adlon’s Babes starring Ilana Glazer,...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Jimmy Kimmel hosts ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
Has it really been 20 years? Apparently so, and ABC’s celebrating the 20th anniversary of Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a special episode airing in primetime.
The anniversary episode will air on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt with the late-night show’s original lineup of guests on board to help Kimmel celebrate. George Clooney, Snoop Dogg, and Coldplay were Kimmel’s guests on the show’s first episode, which aired on January 26, 2003. (Coldplay’s Chris Martin will represent the group for the anniversary special.)
“20 years. I can’t believe it either,” said Kimmel. “It makes absolutely no sense.”
“As everybody might imagine, it feels like it went by in the blink of an eye and it also feels like it’s been going on since the Middle Ages,” said Kimmel, speaking with Variety. “But it definitely gives me a sense of accomplishment.
Has it really been 20 years? Apparently so, and ABC’s celebrating the 20th anniversary of Jimmy Kimmel Live! with a special episode airing in primetime.
The anniversary episode will air on Thursday, January 26, 2023 at 10pm Et/Pt with the late-night show’s original lineup of guests on board to help Kimmel celebrate. George Clooney, Snoop Dogg, and Coldplay were Kimmel’s guests on the show’s first episode, which aired on January 26, 2003. (Coldplay’s Chris Martin will represent the group for the anniversary special.)
“20 years. I can’t believe it either,” said Kimmel. “It makes absolutely no sense.”
“As everybody might imagine, it feels like it went by in the blink of an eye and it also feels like it’s been going on since the Middle Ages,” said Kimmel, speaking with Variety. “But it definitely gives me a sense of accomplishment.
- 1/19/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
To celebrate its 20th anniversary next week, ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” is going back to the beginning. The late-night series will air a special episode in primetime on Thursday, January 26, featuring guests from the original premiere in 2003: George Clooney, Snoop Dogg and Coldplay.
The special will air that night at 10 p.m. Et, and then repeat again in the normal “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” slot at 11:35 p.m. That marks 20 years to the day that the show premiered, on Sunday, January 26, 2003.
“As everybody might imagine, it feels like it went by in the blink of an eye and it also feels like it’s been going on since the Middle Ages,” Kimmel tells Variety. “But it definitely gives me a sense of accomplishment. Especially when you go back and watch some of the old shows and you’re like, ‘wow, this is this is very unprofessional.’ Those nights...
The special will air that night at 10 p.m. Et, and then repeat again in the normal “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” slot at 11:35 p.m. That marks 20 years to the day that the show premiered, on Sunday, January 26, 2003.
“As everybody might imagine, it feels like it went by in the blink of an eye and it also feels like it’s been going on since the Middle Ages,” Kimmel tells Variety. “But it definitely gives me a sense of accomplishment. Especially when you go back and watch some of the old shows and you’re like, ‘wow, this is this is very unprofessional.’ Those nights...
- 1/19/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
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Former J.Crew president and executive creative director Jenna Lyons is among the all-new cast of The Real Housewives of New York City.
Bravo made the announcement about the reality show’s 14th season Sunday at BravoCon 2022 in New York during a live taping of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
According to Bravo, the new season will follow “seven dynamic women who run in the same social circles, thriving in one of the most diverse and electric cities in the world. From fashion and real estate, to philanthropy and social influence, these women have made their mark in NYC and will now share their lives as they juggle careers, family life and jam-packed social calendars in the city that never sleeps.”
Production is scheduled to begin this fall for a 2023 premiere.
The new cast members, who made a brief appearance onstage...
Former J.Crew president and executive creative director Jenna Lyons is among the all-new cast of The Real Housewives of New York City.
Bravo made the announcement about the reality show’s 14th season Sunday at BravoCon 2022 in New York during a live taping of Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen.
According to Bravo, the new season will follow “seven dynamic women who run in the same social circles, thriving in one of the most diverse and electric cities in the world. From fashion and real estate, to philanthropy and social influence, these women have made their mark in NYC and will now share their lives as they juggle careers, family life and jam-packed social calendars in the city that never sleeps.”
Production is scheduled to begin this fall for a 2023 premiere.
The new cast members, who made a brief appearance onstage...
- 10/17/2022
- by Kimberly Nordyke
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bravo has cleared out the entire cast of “The Real housewives of New York City,” and replaced them with seven new women for Season 14: Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Lizzy Savetsky, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield.
The new Housewives were unveiled during the network’s BravoCon 2022 conference in New York City on Sunday while taping an episode of Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live.”
Production is set to begin on the new season of “Rhony” this fall, with a 2023 season premiere.
Lyons, who’s best known as the creative director that brought J.Crew back to popularity in the 2010s, previously starred on the HBO Max reality series “Stylish With Jenna Lyons” in 2020 for one season.
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The new Housewives were unveiled during the network’s BravoCon 2022 conference in New York City on Sunday while taping an episode of Andy Cohen’s “Watch What Happens Live.”
Production is set to begin on the new season of “Rhony” this fall, with a 2023 season premiere.
Lyons, who’s best known as the creative director that brought J.Crew back to popularity in the 2010s, previously starred on the HBO Max reality series “Stylish With Jenna Lyons” in 2020 for one season.
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This news means that Season 13 was the end of...
- 10/17/2022
- by Jethro Nededog
- The Wrap
A new era of The Real Housewives of New York City is upon us as the seven new stars of the reality franchise were confirmed at BravoCon.
Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Lizzy Savetsky, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield are the new housewives from the Big Apple that will be part of the upcoming Season 14 set to start shooting this fall. The cast was announced during a taping of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at the Bravo convention in NYC.
Related: BravoCon 2022 Photos: ‘Real Housewives’ Stars Kathy Hilton, Teresa Giudice & Kandi Burruss Plus ‘Southern Charm’, ‘Below Deck’ & More
The Real Housewives of New York City, which is set to debut in 2023, will follow an all-new group of seven dynamic women who run in the same social circles, thriving in one of the most diverse and electric cities in the world. From fashion and real estate,...
Sai De Silva, Ubah Hassan, Erin Dana Lichy, Jenna Lyons, Lizzy Savetsky, Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield are the new housewives from the Big Apple that will be part of the upcoming Season 14 set to start shooting this fall. The cast was announced during a taping of Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen at the Bravo convention in NYC.
Related: BravoCon 2022 Photos: ‘Real Housewives’ Stars Kathy Hilton, Teresa Giudice & Kandi Burruss Plus ‘Southern Charm’, ‘Below Deck’ & More
The Real Housewives of New York City, which is set to debut in 2023, will follow an all-new group of seven dynamic women who run in the same social circles, thriving in one of the most diverse and electric cities in the world. From fashion and real estate,...
- 10/16/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Jimmy Kimmel is taking his late-night show back to Brooklyn with a week of Jimmy Kimmel Live! shows from the East Cost. ABC has now confirmed the full lineup of guests set for “Kimmel in Brooklyn” that will be broadcasted in front of a live studio audience from the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Howard Gilman Opera House.
Monday, Sept. 26: Amy Schumer (Whore Tour), Charlamagne Tha God (Hell of a Week) and the musical guest is Run The Jewels.
Tuesday, Sept. 27: David Letterman and Tracy Morgan (No Disrespect) have been confirmed.
Wednesday, Sept. 28: Mila Kunis (Luckiest Girl Alive), Ramy Youssef (Ramy) and the musical guest for the night is Future.
Thursday, Sep. 29: Ben Stiller (Severance) will be the guest while the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are set to be the musical guests for the night.
Friday, Sept. 30: Jason Bateman and Paul Simon will be guests on...
Monday, Sept. 26: Amy Schumer (Whore Tour), Charlamagne Tha God (Hell of a Week) and the musical guest is Run The Jewels.
Tuesday, Sept. 27: David Letterman and Tracy Morgan (No Disrespect) have been confirmed.
Wednesday, Sept. 28: Mila Kunis (Luckiest Girl Alive), Ramy Youssef (Ramy) and the musical guest for the night is Future.
Thursday, Sep. 29: Ben Stiller (Severance) will be the guest while the Yeah Yeah Yeahs are set to be the musical guests for the night.
Friday, Sept. 30: Jason Bateman and Paul Simon will be guests on...
- 9/24/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Original “High School Musical” franchise cast members Corbin Bleu, Monique Coleman, Lucas Grabeel, Bart Johnson, Alyson Reed and Kaycee Stroh have joined season four of the Disney+ series “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” the streamer announced as production begins on the new season.
The new season will take a meta turn, with the Principal Gutierrez character announcing that Disney has decided to make the long-awaited “High School Musical 4: The Reunion” movie on location at their in-show high school. Bleu, Coleman, Grabeel, Johnson, Reed and Kaycee Stroh will play themselves, resurrecting their “High School Musical” roles within the show, while the students will play featured extras in the in-universe movie.
Additional new cast for the fourth season include Kylie Cantrall, Matthew Sato, Caitlin Reilly and Vasthy Mompoint in recurring guest star roles. The show, created and executive produced by Tim Federle, will feature songs from the “High School...
The new season will take a meta turn, with the Principal Gutierrez character announcing that Disney has decided to make the long-awaited “High School Musical 4: The Reunion” movie on location at their in-show high school. Bleu, Coleman, Grabeel, Johnson, Reed and Kaycee Stroh will play themselves, resurrecting their “High School Musical” roles within the show, while the students will play featured extras in the in-universe movie.
Additional new cast for the fourth season include Kylie Cantrall, Matthew Sato, Caitlin Reilly and Vasthy Mompoint in recurring guest star roles. The show, created and executive produced by Tim Federle, will feature songs from the “High School...
- 9/23/2022
- by EJ Panaligan and Elizabeth Wagmeister
- Variety Film + TV
Ralph Macchio visits ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ (ABC/Randy Holmes)
ABC and Jimmy Kimmel have signed a deal for three additional seasons of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, meaning the late-night show will stick around through season 23. Kimmel has committed to continuing to host and executive producing the series which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in January 2023.
“After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” said Kimmel.
“For 20 years, Jimmy Kimmel has been a huge part of the ABC family and the heartbeat of late-night television,” stated Craig Erwich president, ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals. “Not only has he entertained our audiences night after night with his sharp comedy, dynamic interviews and irreverent humor, but he has gotten us through some of the most momentous events in our history with optimism and heart. There is no one funnier and more authentic than Jimmy.
ABC and Jimmy Kimmel have signed a deal for three additional seasons of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, meaning the late-night show will stick around through season 23. Kimmel has committed to continuing to host and executive producing the series which will celebrate its 20th anniversary in January 2023.
“After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” said Kimmel.
“For 20 years, Jimmy Kimmel has been a huge part of the ABC family and the heartbeat of late-night television,” stated Craig Erwich president, ABC Entertainment, Hulu & Disney Branded Television Streaming Originals. “Not only has he entertained our audiences night after night with his sharp comedy, dynamic interviews and irreverent humor, but he has gotten us through some of the most momentous events in our history with optimism and heart. There is no one funnier and more authentic than Jimmy.
- 9/20/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Jimmy Kimmel is no longer vacillating.
The comedian is staying in late-night after extending his contract with ABC for a further three years.
The deal ends a year of speculation within the late-night community after Kimmel told Howard Stern that he was debating whether to stick or twist.
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The pact will keep Kimmel as host and exec producer of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! through its 23rd season. January will mark the 20th anniversary of the show, which premiered in January 2003.
The deal means that he will surpass Jay Leno, who hosted NBC’s The Tonight Show for 22 years — though Kimmel still has a few years to go to catch up to Conan O’Brien, who spent 28 years in late-night; Johnny Carson, who hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years; and Kimmel’s hero David Letterman, who spent 33 years in late-night.
The comedian is staying in late-night after extending his contract with ABC for a further three years.
The deal ends a year of speculation within the late-night community after Kimmel told Howard Stern that he was debating whether to stick or twist.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
The pact will keep Kimmel as host and exec producer of ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! through its 23rd season. January will mark the 20th anniversary of the show, which premiered in January 2003.
The deal means that he will surpass Jay Leno, who hosted NBC’s The Tonight Show for 22 years — though Kimmel still has a few years to go to catch up to Conan O’Brien, who spent 28 years in late-night; Johnny Carson, who hosted The Tonight Show for 30 years; and Kimmel’s hero David Letterman, who spent 33 years in late-night.
- 9/20/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
As he prepares to celebrate two decades in late night, Jimmy Kimmel has agreed to stick around for at least three more years. Kimmel announced on Tuesday that he would continue his run as host of ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” through the show’s 23rd season, extending his contract — which was set to expire in the next year.
Kimmel has fronted “Jimmy Kimmel Live” as host and executive producer since 2003. “After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” he quipped in a statement.
News comes as Kimmel prepares to return to Brooklyn next week for the show’s sixth visit to the borough. This marks the first time “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has been back in New York since 2019. The late night talk show will once again tape in front of a live studio audience at the Brooklyn Academy...
Kimmel has fronted “Jimmy Kimmel Live” as host and executive producer since 2003. “After two decades at ABC, I am now looking forward to three years of what they call ‘quiet quitting,’” he quipped in a statement.
News comes as Kimmel prepares to return to Brooklyn next week for the show’s sixth visit to the borough. This marks the first time “Jimmy Kimmel Live” has been back in New York since 2019. The late night talk show will once again tape in front of a live studio audience at the Brooklyn Academy...
- 9/20/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Stars: Nicole Kidman, Lucas Hedges, Russell Crowe, Madelyn Cline, Victor McCay, David Joseph Craig, Troye Sivan, Emily Hinkler, Devin Michael, Matt Burke, Lindsey Moser, Jesse Latourette, Britton Sear, David Ditmore, William Ngo | Written and Directed by Joel Edgerton
Jared Eamons, the son of a small-town Baptist pastor, must overcome the fallout after being outed as gay to his parents. His father and mother struggle to reconcile their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self.
Director Joel Edgerton follows on from his thrilling and incredibly underseen directorial debut The Gift with Boy Erased, brought to the screen by Edgerton and based off of Garrard Conley’s book by the same name.
Jared Eamons, the son of a small-town Baptist pastor, must overcome the fallout after being outed as gay to his parents. His father and mother struggle to reconcile their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self.
Director Joel Edgerton follows on from his thrilling and incredibly underseen directorial debut The Gift with Boy Erased, brought to the screen by Edgerton and based off of Garrard Conley’s book by the same name.
- 12/6/2018
- by Jak-Luke Sharp
- Nerdly
Gay conversion therapy survivors describe how participants were told to change their behavior in “UnErased: The History of Conversion Therapy in America,” an upcoming podcast series co-created by the filmmakers behind the upcoming film “Boy Erased,” starring Nicole Kidman and Lucas Hedges.
“Boy Erased” is based on the true story of a son of a Baptist pastor (Lucas Hedges) in a small American town who is outed to his parents (Nicole Kidman and Joel Edgerton) and must either go to conversion therapy or be shunned by his family.
In a four-part podcast series, “UnErased” tells the various stories of survivors and those who have long criticized such therapy.
“Boy Erased” tells a deeply personal story; “UnErased” tells the whole story. Combining one of the most comprehensive conversion therapy histories to date, survivors’ accounts, and exclusive interviews, “‘UnErased’ picks up where the memoir and film leave off,” said “Boy Erased” memoir...
“Boy Erased” is based on the true story of a son of a Baptist pastor (Lucas Hedges) in a small American town who is outed to his parents (Nicole Kidman and Joel Edgerton) and must either go to conversion therapy or be shunned by his family.
In a four-part podcast series, “UnErased” tells the various stories of survivors and those who have long criticized such therapy.
“Boy Erased” tells a deeply personal story; “UnErased” tells the whole story. Combining one of the most comprehensive conversion therapy histories to date, survivors’ accounts, and exclusive interviews, “‘UnErased’ picks up where the memoir and film leave off,” said “Boy Erased” memoir...
- 11/25/2018
- by Omar Sanchez
- The Wrap
“Boy Erased,” which is based on Garrard Conley’s 2016 memoir, is comprised of some strong scenes, some flashy scenes, and some scenes that are just scenes. It makes its argument against gay conversion therapy — a form of torture usually rooted in the self-loathing of the so-called therapist — persuasively. And it is dramatically impressive most of the time, but it is also very messy and uneven.
“Boy Erased” is packed with well-known performers, and this can be distracting. Pop star Troye Sivan and Canadian auteur Xavier Dolan play two of the inmates at a detention center called Love in Action, which is where our teenaged protagonist Jared (Lucas Hedges) is sent by his Baptist minister father (Russell Crowe) after he confesses to homosexual feelings. While Sivan and Dolan will likely bring some attention to this film from their respective fan bases, their presence on screen only emphasizes the public-service-message aspect of this production.
“Boy Erased” is packed with well-known performers, and this can be distracting. Pop star Troye Sivan and Canadian auteur Xavier Dolan play two of the inmates at a detention center called Love in Action, which is where our teenaged protagonist Jared (Lucas Hedges) is sent by his Baptist minister father (Russell Crowe) after he confesses to homosexual feelings. While Sivan and Dolan will likely bring some attention to this film from their respective fan bases, their presence on screen only emphasizes the public-service-message aspect of this production.
- 10/31/2018
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
Ahead of its platform release Friday comes a new trailer for Focus Features’ Boy Erased, the drama written and directed by Joel Edgerton based on Garrard Conley’s memoir about coming out to his Southern Baptist parents who sent him to conversion-therapy camp. Lucas Hedges stars alongside Oscar winners Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe in the pic, which has been building up steam since its fall-festival debut at Telluride, then Toronto.
Hedges plays Jared Eamons, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents, who struggle with reconciling their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends, and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader (Edgerton) and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self.
Hedges plays Jared Eamons, the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who must overcome the fallout of being outed to his parents, who struggle with reconciling their love for their son with their beliefs. Fearing a loss of family, friends, and community, Jared is pressured into attending a conversion therapy program. While there, Jared comes into conflict with its leader (Edgerton) and begins his journey to finding his own voice and accepting his true self.
- 10/30/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Based on the real life experiences of Garrard Conley who was sent to gay conversion therapy as a teenager as detailed in his book Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith and Family, Joel Edgerton adapts, directs and stars in the new film Boy Erased.
Featuring a deeply moving central performance by Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges as Jared, the film also stars Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman as Jared’s religious parents and Joel Edgerton as the leader of the conversion therapy programme Jared is enrolled in. The supporting cast features Troye Sivan, Xavier Dolan, Cherry Jones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ Michael “Flea” Balzary, Joe Alwyn and David Joseph Craig who also serves as one of the film’s producers.
Following a successful festival run Boy Erased opens in cinemas in New York and Los Angeles this Friday 2nd November, before expanding to other Us cities on 9th November and nationwide on 16th November.
Featuring a deeply moving central performance by Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges as Jared, the film also stars Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman as Jared’s religious parents and Joel Edgerton as the leader of the conversion therapy programme Jared is enrolled in. The supporting cast features Troye Sivan, Xavier Dolan, Cherry Jones, Red Hot Chilli Peppers’ Michael “Flea” Balzary, Joe Alwyn and David Joseph Craig who also serves as one of the film’s producers.
Following a successful festival run Boy Erased opens in cinemas in New York and Los Angeles this Friday 2nd November, before expanding to other Us cities on 9th November and nationwide on 16th November.
- 10/30/2018
- by James Kleinmann
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nicole Kidman stars as “Nancy” and Russell Crowe stars as “Marshall” in Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased, a Focus Features release.
Limina House, Focus Features, and Anonymous Content announced today that the filmmakers behind the anticipated fall film Boy Erased along with the creators of the widely acclaimed Radiolab podcast and radio program will launch a new podcast, UnErased, this fall.
The four-part podcast series will reveal the controversial truth behind the “pray away the gay” movement and conversion therapy in America. The series will be produced by Limina House, which was started by Mikel Ellcessor, the co-creator with Jad Abumrad of Radiolab.
The UnErased production team is Ellcessor, Kat Aaron, Alice Quinlan and Shima Oliaee with the author of the Boy Erased memoir Garrard Conley, whose life story and experience with conversion therapy is the basis for the film, and the film’s co-producer and cast member David Joseph Craig.
Limina House, Focus Features, and Anonymous Content announced today that the filmmakers behind the anticipated fall film Boy Erased along with the creators of the widely acclaimed Radiolab podcast and radio program will launch a new podcast, UnErased, this fall.
The four-part podcast series will reveal the controversial truth behind the “pray away the gay” movement and conversion therapy in America. The series will be produced by Limina House, which was started by Mikel Ellcessor, the co-creator with Jad Abumrad of Radiolab.
The UnErased production team is Ellcessor, Kat Aaron, Alice Quinlan and Shima Oliaee with the author of the Boy Erased memoir Garrard Conley, whose life story and experience with conversion therapy is the basis for the film, and the film’s co-producer and cast member David Joseph Craig.
- 8/30/2018
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Joel Edgerton (The Gift) has written and directed a coming-of-age and coming-out drama called Boy Erased for Focus Features. The film is based on the book, Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family which was written by Garrard Conley.
The movie has a fantastic cast that includes Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea), Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and Nicole Kidman (The Hours). Boy Erased is the true story of one young man’s struggle to find himself while being forced to question every aspect of his identity. Here's the synopsis:
Boy Erased tells the story of Jared (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his parents (Kidman and Crowe) at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program — or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
The movie also stars Joel Edgerton¸Cherry Jones,...
The movie has a fantastic cast that includes Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea), Russell Crowe (Gladiator) and Nicole Kidman (The Hours). Boy Erased is the true story of one young man’s struggle to find himself while being forced to question every aspect of his identity. Here's the synopsis:
Boy Erased tells the story of Jared (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his parents (Kidman and Crowe) at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a gay conversion therapy program — or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith.
The movie also stars Joel Edgerton¸Cherry Jones,...
- 7/18/2018
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
“I love you,” the small-town Baptist pastor tell his son, “but we cannot see a way that you can live under this roof if you’re gonna fundamentally go against the grain of our beliefs.” And when 19-year-old Jared admits to his folks, “I think about men — I don’t know why,” he is faced with an ultimatum: Attend a conversion-therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends and faith.
Here’s the first trailer for Boy Erased, starring Lucas Hedges as the young man who is struggling to find himself while being forced to question every aspect of his identity. Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman play his disapproving parents in writer-director Joel Edgerton’s film that based on a true story. He also co-stars in the drama alongside Cherry Jones, Michael “Flea” Balzary, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Joe Alwyn, Emily Hinkler, Jesse Latourette, David Joseph Craig,...
Here’s the first trailer for Boy Erased, starring Lucas Hedges as the young man who is struggling to find himself while being forced to question every aspect of his identity. Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman play his disapproving parents in writer-director Joel Edgerton’s film that based on a true story. He also co-stars in the drama alongside Cherry Jones, Michael “Flea” Balzary, Xavier Dolan, Troye Sivan, Joe Alwyn, Emily Hinkler, Jesse Latourette, David Joseph Craig,...
- 7/17/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Garrard Conley’s best-selling memoir Boy Erased is getting the feature film treatment. From actor-director Joel Edgerton, who last impressed with his thriller The Gift, comes the story of Conley’s harrowing upbringing in a gay conversion therapy, which he is placed in by his pastor father and Southern belle mother.
Lady Bird and Manchester by the Sea star Lucas Hedges will be playing Conley, while Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman will be assuming the roles of his parents. In addition to being one of this fall’s few films dealing with Lgbt themes, it also has quite the diverse cast, including pop star Troye Sivan, Cherry Jones, and acclaimed director Xavier Dolan, who will be stepping in front of the camera for the first time in a few years.
“I find Lucas just to be a really beautiful blank canvas. There’s a sensitivity to him in his observation in the world.
Lady Bird and Manchester by the Sea star Lucas Hedges will be playing Conley, while Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman will be assuming the roles of his parents. In addition to being one of this fall’s few films dealing with Lgbt themes, it also has quite the diverse cast, including pop star Troye Sivan, Cherry Jones, and acclaimed director Xavier Dolan, who will be stepping in front of the camera for the first time in a few years.
“I find Lucas just to be a really beautiful blank canvas. There’s a sensitivity to him in his observation in the world.
- 7/17/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
Distributer lines up heavyweights for year-end.
Focus Features strategists have moved back two of the company’s main awards season contenders, Boy Erased and On The Basis Of Sex.
Gay conversion therapy drama Boy Erased from anonymous Content moves from September 28 to November 2 in limited release, while Participant Media’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg drama On The Basis Of Sex moves from November 9 to December 25 in limited release.
Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe star in Boy Erased, about the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town who is outed to his parents and forced to either...
Focus Features strategists have moved back two of the company’s main awards season contenders, Boy Erased and On The Basis Of Sex.
Gay conversion therapy drama Boy Erased from anonymous Content moves from September 28 to November 2 in limited release, while Participant Media’s Ruth Bader Ginsburg drama On The Basis Of Sex moves from November 9 to December 25 in limited release.
Lucas Hedges, Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe star in Boy Erased, about the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town who is outed to his parents and forced to either...
- 7/3/2018
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Theodore Pellerin stars as “Xavier” and Lucas Hedges stars as “Jared” in Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased, a Focus Features release.
Focus Features has released three new photos from the upcoming film Boy Erased.
The drama tells the story of Jared (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his parents (Kidman and Crowe) at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith. Boy Erased is the true story of one young man’s struggle to find himself while being forced to question every aspect of his identity.
Nicole Kidman stars as “Nancy” and Russell Crowe stars as “Marshall” in Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased, a Focus Features release.
Joel Edgerton stars as Victor Sykes in Boy Erased, a Focus Features release. Credit: Focus Features
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Focus Features has released three new photos from the upcoming film Boy Erased.
The drama tells the story of Jared (Hedges), the son of a Baptist pastor in a small American town, who is outed to his parents (Kidman and Crowe) at age 19. Jared is faced with an ultimatum: attend a conversion therapy program – or be permanently exiled and shunned by his family, friends, and faith. Boy Erased is the true story of one young man’s struggle to find himself while being forced to question every aspect of his identity.
Nicole Kidman stars as “Nancy” and Russell Crowe stars as “Marshall” in Joel Edgerton’s Boy Erased, a Focus Features release.
Joel Edgerton stars as Victor Sykes in Boy Erased, a Focus Features release. Credit: Focus Features
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- 5/22/2018
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Is this person “the one”?
Until relatively recently, this wasn’t a question that was often asked in Western society, at least not aloud. For centuries, marriages took place for a host of reasons unrelated to mutual affection. Financial security, political power, the approval of parents or adherence to a culture wedded to a Rockwellian vision of the nuclear family—the list of motivating factors runs long. However, once modernity undid traditional marital and familial structures to emphasize individual agency and sexual freedom, the new social landscape became—or at least gave the impression of having become—one of liberating possibility. Today, one could theoretically date anyone one wanted and pursue any form of “relationship” on the spectrum between “single” and “together.” The issue that arises from this state of affairs is an existential one, since with endless possibility comes an endless number of choices. If self-determination is the buzzword...
Until relatively recently, this wasn’t a question that was often asked in Western society, at least not aloud. For centuries, marriages took place for a host of reasons unrelated to mutual affection. Financial security, political power, the approval of parents or adherence to a culture wedded to a Rockwellian vision of the nuclear family—the list of motivating factors runs long. However, once modernity undid traditional marital and familial structures to emphasize individual agency and sexual freedom, the new social landscape became—or at least gave the impression of having become—one of liberating possibility. Today, one could theoretically date anyone one wanted and pursue any form of “relationship” on the spectrum between “single” and “together.” The issue that arises from this state of affairs is an existential one, since with endless possibility comes an endless number of choices. If self-determination is the buzzword...
- 2/8/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
"Aren't you curious? You must be..." Good Deed Entertainment has debuted an official trailer for the indie romantic drama Permission, from director Brian Crano. The film stars Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens as a couple on the brink of getting engaged. But just before this happens, they both realize they should sleep with other people before, and attempt to get the permission necessary to do this. Obviously this is a movie for adults, and a perfectly quirky Valentine's Day movie, if that's your thing. Also starring Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, David Joseph Craig, Morgan Spector, and Jason Sudeikis. This premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival this year, but hasn't had much buzz since then. Check it out below if you're interested. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Brian Crano's Permission, direct from YouTube:...
- 12/4/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Rex/Shutterstock
Emmy and Tony Award winner Cherry Jones (“Transparent”, “24”) and Grammy Award winner Michael “Flea” Balzary, from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, join the cast of Boy Erased, the coming-of-age and coming-out drama from writer/director Joel Edgerton based on Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family by Garrard Conley, who serves as a consultant on the film.
In addition to Jones and Flea, also joining the cast are Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother), singer/songwriter and YouTube personality Troye Sivan, as well as Emily Hinkler (Tyler Perry’s Boo 2), Jesse Latourette (Z Nation), David Joseph Craig (The Gift), Théodore Pellerin (It’s Only the End of the World), and Britton Sear (Unfinished Business, HBO’s “Vice Principals”). They join the already announced cast led by Academy Award nominee Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea), Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman,...
Emmy and Tony Award winner Cherry Jones (“Transparent”, “24”) and Grammy Award winner Michael “Flea” Balzary, from the Red Hot Chili Peppers, join the cast of Boy Erased, the coming-of-age and coming-out drama from writer/director Joel Edgerton based on Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith, and Family by Garrard Conley, who serves as a consultant on the film.
In addition to Jones and Flea, also joining the cast are Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother), singer/songwriter and YouTube personality Troye Sivan, as well as Emily Hinkler (Tyler Perry’s Boo 2), Jesse Latourette (Z Nation), David Joseph Craig (The Gift), Théodore Pellerin (It’s Only the End of the World), and Britton Sear (Unfinished Business, HBO’s “Vice Principals”). They join the already announced cast led by Academy Award nominee Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea), Academy Award winners Russell Crowe and Nicole Kidman,...
- 8/31/2017
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Emmy and Tony winner Cherry Jones and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist-turned-actor Michael "Flea" Balzary have come aboard the coming-out drama Boy Erased, from writer/director Joel Edgerton. Xavier Dolan (I Killed My Mother), singer/songwriter and YouTube personality Troye Sivan, Emily Hinkler (Tyler Perry's Boo 2), Jesse Latourette (Z Nation), David Joseph Craig (The Gift), Théodore Pellerin (It's Only the End of the World), and Britton Sear (HBO's Vice Principals) round…...
- 8/30/2017
- Deadline
The Red Hot Chili Peppers' Flea and writer-director Xavier Dolan are the latest to join Joel Edgerton's gay conversion drama Boy Erased.
Tony winner Cherry Jones and artist Troye Sivan are also joining the cast, which will be led by Manchester by the Sea's Lucas Hedges, who will star as the son of a Baptist minister that is outed by his parents (played by Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe) and forced into conversion therapy.
Emily Hinkler, Jesse Latourette, David Joseph Craig, Théodore Pellerin and Britton Sear round out the cast for Boy Erased, which is based on the book Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith,...
Tony winner Cherry Jones and artist Troye Sivan are also joining the cast, which will be led by Manchester by the Sea's Lucas Hedges, who will star as the son of a Baptist minister that is outed by his parents (played by Nicole Kidman and Russell Crowe) and forced into conversion therapy.
Emily Hinkler, Jesse Latourette, David Joseph Craig, Théodore Pellerin and Britton Sear round out the cast for Boy Erased, which is based on the book Boy Erased: A Memoir of Identity, Faith,...
- 8/30/2017
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Film is set to premiere at Tribeca this weekend.
UK based sales outfit Film Constellation has inked several deals on its Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens-starring romantic comedy Permission.
TF1 Studio has picked up France distribution rights, while the film has also gone to Portugal (Outsider), Turkey (Bir Films) and Middle East (Falcon Films).
Deals were previously struck for South Korea (SYcomad) and China (Red Appolo) at Hong Kong Filmart.
Beauty And The Beast actor Stevens stars alongside Christine and The Prestige actor Rebecca Hall, who will also be seen in Oren Moverman’s The Dinner this year.
The film, which premieres at Tribeca on Saturday (April 22) and will screen in the market at Cannes next month, follows a couple who decide to try dating other people before they commit to spending the rest of their lives together.
The cast also features Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, David Joseph Craig, [link...
UK based sales outfit Film Constellation has inked several deals on its Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens-starring romantic comedy Permission.
TF1 Studio has picked up France distribution rights, while the film has also gone to Portugal (Outsider), Turkey (Bir Films) and Middle East (Falcon Films).
Deals were previously struck for South Korea (SYcomad) and China (Red Appolo) at Hong Kong Filmart.
Beauty And The Beast actor Stevens stars alongside Christine and The Prestige actor Rebecca Hall, who will also be seen in Oren Moverman’s The Dinner this year.
The film, which premieres at Tribeca on Saturday (April 22) and will screen in the market at Cannes next month, follows a couple who decide to try dating other people before they commit to spending the rest of their lives together.
The cast also features Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, David Joseph Craig, [link...
- 4/20/2017
- by tom.grater@screendaily.com (Tom Grater)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: UK-based sales outfit Film Constellation scores deals on upcoming title.
Film Constellation has pre-sold New York-set rom-com Permission, starring Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens, to Red Apollo Media for mainland China and SYcomad for South Korea. The deal was negotiated by Yoyo Song of Red Apollo Media and Edward Parodi of Film Constellation at Filmart in Hong Kong.
In Permission, Anna and Will are each other’s first kiss, first loves and first and only relationship. But as Will is about to propose, their best friend suggests they should date other people before spending the rest of their lives together, leading the duo on an unexpected romantic journey.
Written and directed by Brian Crano, the film also features Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, David Joseph Craig and Jason Sudeikis.
Film Constellation’s slate includes David Lynch event documentary The Art Life and Scandinavian horror hit Lake Bodom.
Film Constellation has pre-sold New York-set rom-com Permission, starring Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens, to Red Apollo Media for mainland China and SYcomad for South Korea. The deal was negotiated by Yoyo Song of Red Apollo Media and Edward Parodi of Film Constellation at Filmart in Hong Kong.
In Permission, Anna and Will are each other’s first kiss, first loves and first and only relationship. But as Will is about to propose, their best friend suggests they should date other people before spending the rest of their lives together, leading the duo on an unexpected romantic journey.
Written and directed by Brian Crano, the film also features Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, David Joseph Craig and Jason Sudeikis.
Film Constellation’s slate includes David Lynch event documentary The Art Life and Scandinavian horror hit Lake Bodom.
- 3/14/2017
- by hjnoh2007@gmail.com (Jean Noh)
- ScreenDaily
New York is about to play host to yet another love story, but this time it isn’t Woody Allen dreaming up a love letter to the Big Apple; instead, Rebecca Hall and Downton Abbey star Dan Stevens have been cast in Permission, a romantic comedy written and directed by Brian Crano.
Production is already underway on the film, which set up shop at Brooklyn before the turn of the year. That would place Crano’s feature film on course for a release in late 2016, though a firm release date wasn’t disclosed at the time of writing.
In light of today’s announcement, Hall and Stevens join a starry ensemble that already includes Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, Bridget Everett, David Joseph Craig, Sarah Steele and Horrible Bosses and Angry Birds star Jason Sudeikis. Placed at the crux of the story, Permission sees Hall and Stevens play a...
Production is already underway on the film, which set up shop at Brooklyn before the turn of the year. That would place Crano’s feature film on course for a release in late 2016, though a firm release date wasn’t disclosed at the time of writing.
In light of today’s announcement, Hall and Stevens join a starry ensemble that already includes Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, Bridget Everett, David Joseph Craig, Sarah Steele and Horrible Bosses and Angry Birds star Jason Sudeikis. Placed at the crux of the story, Permission sees Hall and Stevens play a...
- 1/27/2016
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens are set to team up for Brian Crano's romantic comedy "Permission" at Ball and Chain and Picture Films.
Crano also penned the script about a couple who decide to sleep with other people for the sake of their relationship. Set at the 30th birthday party of Hall's character, Stevens' character is about to propose when the couple's best friend makes a toast suggesting that as their relationship is so stable it's threatening to their friends and perhaps they should sleep around before their inevitable marriage.
Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, Bridget Everett, David Joseph Craig, Sarah Steele and Jason Sudeikis also star. Margot Hand, Hall, Giri Tharan and Joshua Thurston will produce the project which is currently shooting in Brooklyn.
Source: Deadline...
Crano also penned the script about a couple who decide to sleep with other people for the sake of their relationship. Set at the 30th birthday party of Hall's character, Stevens' character is about to propose when the couple's best friend makes a toast suggesting that as their relationship is so stable it's threatening to their friends and perhaps they should sleep around before their inevitable marriage.
Gina Gershon, Francois Arnaud, Morgan Spector, Bridget Everett, David Joseph Craig, Sarah Steele and Jason Sudeikis also star. Margot Hand, Hall, Giri Tharan and Joshua Thurston will produce the project which is currently shooting in Brooklyn.
Source: Deadline...
- 1/27/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
This short thriller has played at a slew of film festivals and won Best Horror Thriller at Comic-Con. It will gross you the hell out. Seriously, it is gross, although without being really graphic. It relies more on the power of suggestion to make you squirm. Called “Dog Food,” it was directed by Brian Crano, and stars Amanda Seyfried, who is maybe my favorite, and Cory Michael Smith, whom you may or may not recognize from Gotham (he plays Edward Nygma). David Craig (not Craig David) also stars.
"Dog Food" is about a hipster-ish ethical butcher in Brooklyn who receives threats from animal rights activists.* You’ll probably see things coming from a mile away, but the ending is a surprise. Like I said, it isn’t graphic, but there is a tiny bit of profanity that may make this Nsfw without headphones.
*Parts of it reminded me a bit...
"Dog Food" is about a hipster-ish ethical butcher in Brooklyn who receives threats from animal rights activists.* You’ll probably see things coming from a mile away, but the ending is a surprise. Like I said, it isn’t graphic, but there is a tiny bit of profanity that may make this Nsfw without headphones.
*Parts of it reminded me a bit...
- 10/29/2014
- by Mily Dunbar
- GeekTyrant
A dog is man's best friend, and it's easy to understand the heartache when a canine is lost or missing. But in Brian Crano's short "Dog Food," he takes that premise that gives it a nasty twist. Starring Amanda Seyfried, Cory Michael Smith, and David Craig, the 18-minute short film tells the story of a butcher who loses his dog, and the girl who he's been interested in coming into the picture in an unexpected way. After premiering at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year, "Dog Food" has been on a helluva run to over 20 festivals around the world. Now you can watch it with a click of your mouse below, so check it out, it's a nice little treat for Halloween.
- 10/27/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
"You probably don't stock this in your shop." What better way to freak people out for Halloween than with something that is totally fucked up? If this short didn't have a Hollywood cast included, I probably would've skipped right over it (especially running at 18 minutes) but alas, here we are, sharing with you the one of the craziest shorts I've seen yet. Titled Dog Food from writer/director Brian Crano (@briancrano), the short stars Cory Michael Smith, Amanda Seyfried, David Craig and an adorable dog. Tip: don't watch this if you're eating, or about to start eating food anytime soon, as you may lose your appetite. Oh and I should say that, yes, the director is actually a dog owner/lover. Which might explain the way this ends. So have fun! The only short synopsis available: "When Declan loses his dog and best friend, Ralphie, his life starts to unravel.
- 10/27/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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