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The Kissing Booth (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
The Kissing Booth is the first film in a trilogy directed by Vince Marcello. Based on a...
The Kissing Booth (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
The Kissing Booth is the first film in a trilogy directed by Vince Marcello. Based on a...
- 4/8/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Photo: ‘Vengeance’ Podcasting as a medium has been popular for nearly two decades and the world has seen a wide variety of topics covered from unsolved murders to explaining why every band sucks . Now, there is so much to talk about constantly, especially around the ever growing divide in America. This is the ground upon which B.J. Novak’s new film, ‘Vengeance,’ builds itself. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to better our world – The Hollywood Insider fully focuses on substance and meaningful entertainment, against gossip and scandal, by combining entertainment, education, and philanthropy. ‘Vengeance’, written and directed by B.J. Novak, tells the story of a journalist who visits Texas to investigate...
- 8/5/2022
- by Spencer Hoffman
- Hollywood Insider - Substance & Meaningful Entertainment
[Editor’s note: The following story contains spoilers for “Vengeance.”]
B.J. Novak is waiting for the message of “Vengeance” to be made obsolete. While the filmmaker’s feature directorial debut, a Shakespearian story of revenge, is rife with Quentin Tarantino references, Woody Allen-esque banter, and a nod to Jordan Peele’s masterful transcendence of genre, writer-director Novak wondered if its message of a divided America would eventually be irrelevant.
Sadly, the opposite seems to be true.
“Vengeance” stars as Novak as Ben Manalowitz, a New Yorker journalist looking to launch a podcast with a multi-hyphenate producer, played by Issa Rae. Ben begins investigating the death of past hook-up Abilene (Lio Tipton) after receiving a strange phone call from Abilene’s brother (Boyd Holbrook). Ben travels to West Texas, where Abilene’s relatives are convinced Ben was her full-on boyfriend in New York City and Ben begins to wonder if Abilene really overdosed or if she was murdered. J. Smith-Cameron,...
B.J. Novak is waiting for the message of “Vengeance” to be made obsolete. While the filmmaker’s feature directorial debut, a Shakespearian story of revenge, is rife with Quentin Tarantino references, Woody Allen-esque banter, and a nod to Jordan Peele’s masterful transcendence of genre, writer-director Novak wondered if its message of a divided America would eventually be irrelevant.
Sadly, the opposite seems to be true.
“Vengeance” stars as Novak as Ben Manalowitz, a New Yorker journalist looking to launch a podcast with a multi-hyphenate producer, played by Issa Rae. Ben begins investigating the death of past hook-up Abilene (Lio Tipton) after receiving a strange phone call from Abilene’s brother (Boyd Holbrook). Ben travels to West Texas, where Abilene’s relatives are convinced Ben was her full-on boyfriend in New York City and Ben begins to wonder if Abilene really overdosed or if she was murdered. J. Smith-Cameron,...
- 7/31/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Vengeance Review — Vengeance (2022) Film Review, a movie written and directed by B.J. Novak, starring B.J. Novak, Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, Issa Rae, Ivan Hernandez, Ryan Hammond, Dove Cameron, Eli Bickel, Grayson Berry, John Mayer, Isabella Amara, J. Smith-Cameron, Lio Tipton, Zach Villa and Ben Whitehair. The new comic thriller, Vengeance, is almost to [...]
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- 7/30/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including red carpets for House of the Dragon, Thirteen Lives, Vengeance and Uncoupled.
Vengeance Los Angeles premiere
B.J. Novak premiered his directorial debut Vengeance on Monday at Dtla’s Ace Theater, along with stars Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, Isabella Amara, John Mayer and Finneas.
Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, Finneas O’Connell, B.J. Novak, Isabella Amara, John Mayer and Lio Tipton B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling
Surface premiere
Apple TV+ celebrated premiere of its thriller series Surface at NYC’s Morgan Library and Museum on Monday, led by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ari Graynor, Andres Joseph, Millie Brady, Christin Park, Markian Tarasiuk, creator Veronica West and executive producer Reese Witherspoon.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Reese Witherspoon Markian Tarasiuk, Andreas Joseph, guest, Veronica West, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Miller, Lauren Neustadter, Oliver Jackson-Cohen,...
Vengeance Los Angeles premiere
B.J. Novak premiered his directorial debut Vengeance on Monday at Dtla’s Ace Theater, along with stars Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, Isabella Amara, John Mayer and Finneas.
Ashton Kutcher, Boyd Holbrook, Finneas O’Connell, B.J. Novak, Isabella Amara, John Mayer and Lio Tipton B.J. Novak and Mindy Kaling
Surface premiere
Apple TV+ celebrated premiere of its thriller series Surface at NYC’s Morgan Library and Museum on Monday, led by Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ari Graynor, Andres Joseph, Millie Brady, Christin Park, Markian Tarasiuk, creator Veronica West and executive producer Reese Witherspoon.
Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Reese Witherspoon Markian Tarasiuk, Andreas Joseph, guest, Veronica West, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Reese Witherspoon, Sam Miller, Lauren Neustadter, Oliver Jackson-Cohen,...
- 7/29/2022
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
B.J. Novak of “The Office” fame is taking viewers to Texas in a true-crime comedy with his directorial debut film “Vengeance.” Novak, who wrote, directed and starred in the upcoming film, still remembers the nerves on the first day on set.
“Day one, I was so scared,” Novak told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere for “Vengeance” at the Ace Hotel. “You know how you see a photo of yourself and you’re like, ‘Burn that photo?’ I was like, ‘What if I feel that way about a whole scene?’ So honestly, it was my fear that I would get in my own way like that. But fortunately, it didn’t happen.”
“Vengeance” follows an aspiring podcaster who travels from New York to Texas to investigate the death of a woman he had been hooking up with, and unexpectedly finds himself drawn into a full-scale mystery. The film stars Novak as well as Ashton Kutcher,...
“Day one, I was so scared,” Novak told Variety at the Los Angeles premiere for “Vengeance” at the Ace Hotel. “You know how you see a photo of yourself and you’re like, ‘Burn that photo?’ I was like, ‘What if I feel that way about a whole scene?’ So honestly, it was my fear that I would get in my own way like that. But fortunately, it didn’t happen.”
“Vengeance” follows an aspiring podcaster who travels from New York to Texas to investigate the death of a woman he had been hooking up with, and unexpectedly finds himself drawn into a full-scale mystery. The film stars Novak as well as Ashton Kutcher,...
- 7/27/2022
- by Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
B.J. Novak’s “Vengeance” revels in the beauty and the horror of America, so it’s no wonder that Novak’s vision for the texture of the Texas-set thriller would mirror its shadowy themes. The “Vengeance” writer, director, producer, and lead star told IndieWire during a recent interview that casting Ashton Kutcher as a charismatic record producer quickly gave Novak the face of the film. Literally.
“Of all the people in the movie, he was the one I was most excited to show to everyone because I knew there was this cinematic side to Ashton Kutcher as well as this intellectual side that had never quite been seen before,” Novak explained. “He’s an icon, he’s an international icon. But in a friendly, approachable way.”
Novak, whose personal experiences with fellow “Vengeance” actors like Issa Rae and John Mayer led in part to their respective castings, added, “Anyone who...
“Of all the people in the movie, he was the one I was most excited to show to everyone because I knew there was this cinematic side to Ashton Kutcher as well as this intellectual side that had never quite been seen before,” Novak explained. “He’s an icon, he’s an international icon. But in a friendly, approachable way.”
Novak, whose personal experiences with fellow “Vengeance” actors like Issa Rae and John Mayer led in part to their respective castings, added, “Anyone who...
- 7/26/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
(L to R) B.J. Novak as Ben Manalowitz and Boyd Holbrook as Ty Shaw in Vengeance, directed and written by B.J. Novak and released by Focus Features. Credit: Patti Perret/Focus Features
Wamg is giving away 2 free passes to the St. Louis advance screenIng of Vengeance.
Date And Time:
July 27, 2022 at 7:00pm at Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated R.
Enter at the link below. Winners will be selected on Mon, 7/25, at 1pm: http://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/main/sweepstakes/zCdzs51079
Focus Features will release Vengeance in theaters on Friday, July 29th
https://www.focusfeatures.com/vengeance
Ben Manalowitz (B.J. Novak) is an aspiring New York podcaster in search of a story. When the body of a woman he had been hooking up with is discovered in a West Texas oil field,...
Wamg is giving away 2 free passes to the St. Louis advance screenIng of Vengeance.
Date And Time:
July 27, 2022 at 7:00pm at Wehrenberg Ronnies 20 Cine
The screening will be filled on a first come first served basis, so we encourage you to arrive early. Seats will not be guaranteed. Rated R.
Enter at the link below. Winners will be selected on Mon, 7/25, at 1pm: http://focusfeaturesscreenings.com/main/sweepstakes/zCdzs51079
Focus Features will release Vengeance in theaters on Friday, July 29th
https://www.focusfeatures.com/vengeance
Ben Manalowitz (B.J. Novak) is an aspiring New York podcaster in search of a story. When the body of a woman he had been hooking up with is discovered in a West Texas oil field,...
- 7/18/2022
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Despite its generic title, B.J. Novak’s feature-directing debut Vengeance is a smart, subversive fish-out-of-water comedy about a stereotypical coastal elite that gets intellectually catfished into traveling to a remote Texas town complete with a rodeo and Whataburger, seemingly the defacto town meeting place.
Novak plays Ben Manalowitz, a Brooklyn-based writer for the New Yorker and Bumble power user who dreams of branching out into podcasting, though he just hasn’t had his big break. After trading witty quips with famed ladies’ man John Mayer at a rooftop party about the first-world problem of having too many beautiful women in your phone to keep track of, he meets Eloise (Issa Rae), a producer at a podcast network modeled on NPR.
In the middle of a one-night stand Ben receives a random call from Ty Shaw (Boyd Holbrook), the brother of Abilene (played in flashbacks by Lio Tipton), a girl he...
Novak plays Ben Manalowitz, a Brooklyn-based writer for the New Yorker and Bumble power user who dreams of branching out into podcasting, though he just hasn’t had his big break. After trading witty quips with famed ladies’ man John Mayer at a rooftop party about the first-world problem of having too many beautiful women in your phone to keep track of, he meets Eloise (Issa Rae), a producer at a podcast network modeled on NPR.
In the middle of a one-night stand Ben receives a random call from Ty Shaw (Boyd Holbrook), the brother of Abilene (played in flashbacks by Lio Tipton), a girl he...
- 6/22/2022
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Writer, director, and lead star B.J. Novak has no issue with playing a funhouse mirror version of himself — and if that calls to mind the twisted reflection of the Tethered in Jordan Peele’s “Us,” well, that’s the whole point.
Novak was determined to partner with Blumhouse Productions founder Jason Blum on his directorial debut “Vengeance” after watching Peele’s own first film “Get Out.” And while the two may not seem to have a whole lot in common on the surface, the dark obsession with “dead white girls” and anonymous hook-up culture is used as a vehicle to further mirror the divided nation we currently live in. The film premieres July 29 in theaters from Focus Features.
Novak stars as Ben Manalowitz, a New Yorker magazine journalist looking to launch a podcast with a multi-hyphenate producer, played by Issa Rae. Ben begins investigating the death of past hook-up Abilene...
Novak was determined to partner with Blumhouse Productions founder Jason Blum on his directorial debut “Vengeance” after watching Peele’s own first film “Get Out.” And while the two may not seem to have a whole lot in common on the surface, the dark obsession with “dead white girls” and anonymous hook-up culture is used as a vehicle to further mirror the divided nation we currently live in. The film premieres July 29 in theaters from Focus Features.
Novak stars as Ben Manalowitz, a New Yorker magazine journalist looking to launch a podcast with a multi-hyphenate producer, played by Issa Rae. Ben begins investigating the death of past hook-up Abilene...
- 6/16/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Focus Features has released the first trailer for “Vengeance,” the upcoming directorial debut from “The Office” star B.J. Novak.
Novak stars in the film as Ben Manalowitz, a successful but conceited radio host from New York who flies to Texas for the funeral of Abilene, a girl he hooked up with a few times, after her family mistakenly believes he was her boyfriend. While in town, Ben is taken under the wing of Abilene’s brother Ty (Boyd Holbrock), who reveals to him that he believes Abilene was murdered, rather than dying from an opioid overdose.
Although Ben doesn’t believe Ty’s theory, he agrees to help investigate the death and produce a podcast about their findings. Without Ty’s knowledge, however, he actually intends to frame the podcast as a story about how people latch on to conspiracy theories in order to avoid facing reality. The trailer shows...
Novak stars in the film as Ben Manalowitz, a successful but conceited radio host from New York who flies to Texas for the funeral of Abilene, a girl he hooked up with a few times, after her family mistakenly believes he was her boyfriend. While in town, Ben is taken under the wing of Abilene’s brother Ty (Boyd Holbrock), who reveals to him that he believes Abilene was murdered, rather than dying from an opioid overdose.
Although Ben doesn’t believe Ty’s theory, he agrees to help investigate the death and produce a podcast about their findings. Without Ty’s knowledge, however, he actually intends to frame the podcast as a story about how people latch on to conspiracy theories in order to avoid facing reality. The trailer shows...
- 5/23/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Isabella Amara has joined the Blumhouse thriller Vengeance, B.J. Novak’s directorial debut. Besides directing, Novak also penned the script and is starring in the pic. Issa Rae, Ashton Kutcher and Boyd Holbrook are also on board.
Jason Blum is producing the pic via his Blumhouse banner, along with Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath of Divide/Conquer. Leigh Kilton-Smith, Chris Warner, and Novak are executive producers.
As usual with any Blumhouse pic, the logline is being kept underwraps. The film is currently filming in Santa Fe.
Best known for her work in the blockbusters, Avengers: Infinity War and Spider-Man: Homecoming, Amara’s other recent credits include, director Craig Johnson’s features: Alex Strangelove for Netflix, and the Wilson, for Fox Searchlight, starring Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern. Amara was also seen in The Boss with Melissa McCarthy and the Emmy Nominated feature, The Tale, alongside Laura Dern. She also...
Jason Blum is producing the pic via his Blumhouse banner, along with Adam Hendricks and Greg Gilreath of Divide/Conquer. Leigh Kilton-Smith, Chris Warner, and Novak are executive producers.
As usual with any Blumhouse pic, the logline is being kept underwraps. The film is currently filming in Santa Fe.
Best known for her work in the blockbusters, Avengers: Infinity War and Spider-Man: Homecoming, Amara’s other recent credits include, director Craig Johnson’s features: Alex Strangelove for Netflix, and the Wilson, for Fox Searchlight, starring Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern. Amara was also seen in The Boss with Melissa McCarthy and the Emmy Nominated feature, The Tale, alongside Laura Dern. She also...
- 1/6/2021
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Facebook Watch’s newest series “Queen America” takes place in the often controversial world of pageantry, and star Catherine Zeta-Jones is clearly aware of its potential ups and downs.
“Yes, there is a preconceived idea of what the pageant world is,” said Zeta-Jones said at the Variety sponsored world premiere of “Queen America.”
“I started as a tap dancer, so I understand the idea of what it means to better yourself and further yourself and what it takes for women who come from one place to get to somewhere else,” Zeta-Jones added.
Set in Tulsa, Okla., the series follows Zeta-Jones’ character Vicki Ellis — a famously tough pageant coach whose mission in life is to shape young women into winning pageant queens — and her young protégé Samantha. The 10-episode series seeks to point out not only the flaws and humor of the pageant world, but also the ways in which it...
“Yes, there is a preconceived idea of what the pageant world is,” said Zeta-Jones said at the Variety sponsored world premiere of “Queen America.”
“I started as a tap dancer, so I understand the idea of what it means to better yourself and further yourself and what it takes for women who come from one place to get to somewhere else,” Zeta-Jones added.
Set in Tulsa, Okla., the series follows Zeta-Jones’ character Vicki Ellis — a famously tough pageant coach whose mission in life is to shape young women into winning pageant queens — and her young protégé Samantha. The 10-episode series seeks to point out not only the flaws and humor of the pageant world, but also the ways in which it...
- 11/28/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
"Queen America" is a new 'dark comedy' series, created by Meaghan Oppenheimer, that premiered November 18, 2018, on "Facebook Watch", starring Catherine Zeta Jones, Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Molly Price, Isabella Amara, and Megan West:
"...set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the series follows 'Vicki Ellis', the most ruthless pageant coach in the state and the hapless 'Samantha Cole' who hopes Vicki can mold her into worthwhile contender for the title of 'Miss America'.
"Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be Miss America for one reason. She can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation might is at stake..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Queen America"...
"...set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the series follows 'Vicki Ellis', the most ruthless pageant coach in the state and the hapless 'Samantha Cole' who hopes Vicki can mold her into worthwhile contender for the title of 'Miss America'.
"Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be Miss America for one reason. She can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation might is at stake..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "Queen America"...
- 11/23/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Here’s a quick question that should serve as a surreal gut-check for modern entertainment: How many episodes of “Queen America,” the latest serialized offering for Facebook’s 2 billion-plus users, are available now?
Figure it out? Did you have to quickly Google “Queen America Facebook” or scan Catherine Zeta-Jones’ IMDb page first? Odds are high outside research was required, given that three episodes of “Queen America” quietly dropped Monday on Facebook Watch, marking the latest attempt by the streaming giant to stand out in the market for streaming options.
Created by Meaghan Oppenheimer (co-writer on the under-appreciated 2015 Zac Efron DJ picture “We Are Your Friends”), “Queen America” is one of those half-hour shows billed as a “black comedy” but that’s really just a drama with a few caustic jokes. In the pilot, Zeta-Jones’ popular beauty pageant coach tears up an Australian contest judge, dropping belittling joke after belittling joke...
Figure it out? Did you have to quickly Google “Queen America Facebook” or scan Catherine Zeta-Jones’ IMDb page first? Odds are high outside research was required, given that three episodes of “Queen America” quietly dropped Monday on Facebook Watch, marking the latest attempt by the streaming giant to stand out in the market for streaming options.
Created by Meaghan Oppenheimer (co-writer on the under-appreciated 2015 Zac Efron DJ picture “We Are Your Friends”), “Queen America” is one of those half-hour shows billed as a “black comedy” but that’s really just a drama with a few caustic jokes. In the pilot, Zeta-Jones’ popular beauty pageant coach tears up an Australian contest judge, dropping belittling joke after belittling joke...
- 11/21/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The migration of movie stars to television has resulted in some series that seem divinely ordained — from Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon in “Big Little Lies” to Billy Bob Thornton and Kirsten Dunst on “Fargo” — and others that feel significantly more random. “Queen America,” which forces an Oscar winner to tamp down all that’s best about her persona, is one of the latter cases. Catherine Zeta-Jones is a gifted star whose aura of outsizedness already feels difficult to contain on television — or, for that matter, on Facebook Watch, the finding-its-feet platform on which she appears on “Queen America.” In the series, a black comedy (or is it a drama with occasional jokes?) about the desperate hangers-on in the beauty pageant scene, Zeta-Jones feels constrained by the show’s sensibility and its sour lack of ambition. That she fights as hard as she can to avoid being sucked into the...
- 11/15/2018
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
It’s been a rough year for beauty pageant stories. “Queen America,” the latest entry in the growing Facebook Watch original programming library, at least has Catherine Zeta-Jones to help guide it through.
The latest trailer for the series shows Zeta-Jones playing Oklahoma pageant whisperer Vicki Jones, who’s tasked with helping shape an unpredictable aspiring contestant Samantha (Belle Shouse) into a winner. Putting her reputation on the line, it seems like Vicki will learn plenty of lessons about image, self-worth, and good heartland values along the way.
Samantha is Vicki’s main project, but plenty of other people will enter her orbit over the course of the 10-episode season, set to premiere later this month on Facebook Watch. This trailer is a little vague who’ll be watching from the sidelines, and who’s exactly enthusiastic about having Vicki around in the first place, but there’s also the...
The latest trailer for the series shows Zeta-Jones playing Oklahoma pageant whisperer Vicki Jones, who’s tasked with helping shape an unpredictable aspiring contestant Samantha (Belle Shouse) into a winner. Putting her reputation on the line, it seems like Vicki will learn plenty of lessons about image, self-worth, and good heartland values along the way.
Samantha is Vicki’s main project, but plenty of other people will enter her orbit over the course of the 10-episode season, set to premiere later this month on Facebook Watch. This trailer is a little vague who’ll be watching from the sidelines, and who’s exactly enthusiastic about having Vicki around in the first place, but there’s also the...
- 11/7/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
“No one likes a pretty girl who expects big things to happen to her,” says Vicki Ellis a renowned and ruthless pageant coach played by Catherine Zeta-Jones in the new trailer for the dark comedy Queen America which debuts on Facebook Watch on November 21.
In the new 30-second trailer, Zeta-Jones tries to whip Samantha (Belle Shouse) into shape so that she can go from an unpolished young woman to a winning pageant queen. Zeta-Jones gives some sharp-tongue commentary and it is clear that Vicki will do anything to win in the landscape of brutal pageant competition.
Additional cast includes Judith Light, Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice, Teagle Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West.
Queen America was created, written and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Fear The Walking Dead), and hails from wiip, the new independent studio launched and led by Paul Lee and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories,...
In the new 30-second trailer, Zeta-Jones tries to whip Samantha (Belle Shouse) into shape so that she can go from an unpolished young woman to a winning pageant queen. Zeta-Jones gives some sharp-tongue commentary and it is clear that Vicki will do anything to win in the landscape of brutal pageant competition.
Additional cast includes Judith Light, Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice, Teagle Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West.
Queen America was created, written and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Fear The Walking Dead), and hails from wiip, the new independent studio launched and led by Paul Lee and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories,...
- 10/25/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Catherine Zeta-Jones’ new Facebook Watch series Queen America will premiere Wednesday, November 21, the video platform announced today.
The 10-episode scripted series stars Zeta-Jones as Vicki Ellis, a renowned and ruthless pageant coach in Oklahoma. Her reputation is at stake when she is paired to make an unpolished young woman named Samantha to make her the winning pageant queen.
Additional cast includes Judith Light, Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice, Teagle Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West.
Queen America was created, written and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Fear The Walking Dead), and hails from wiip, the new independent studio launched and led by Paul Lee and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, which will serve as co-studio partner. Lee serves as an executive producer on the project, alongside Bruna Papandrea and Casey Haver of Made Up Stories, Guymon Casady...
The 10-episode scripted series stars Zeta-Jones as Vicki Ellis, a renowned and ruthless pageant coach in Oklahoma. Her reputation is at stake when she is paired to make an unpolished young woman named Samantha to make her the winning pageant queen.
Additional cast includes Judith Light, Jennifer Westfeldt, Victoria Justice, Teagle Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West.
Queen America was created, written and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Fear The Walking Dead), and hails from wiip, the new independent studio launched and led by Paul Lee and Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, which will serve as co-studio partner. Lee serves as an executive producer on the project, alongside Bruna Papandrea and Casey Haver of Made Up Stories, Guymon Casady...
- 9/10/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Jennifer Westfeldt (Younger) and Victoria Justice (Victorious) have boarded Queen America, Facebook Watch’s upcoming series starring Academy Award winner Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Queen America tells the the story of Vicki Ellis (played by Zeta-Jones), the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the hapless Samantha who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be pageant queen royalty for one reason; she can turn any girl into a winner. But when she’s paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation is at stake.
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Queen America tells the the story of Vicki Ellis (played by Zeta-Jones), the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the hapless Samantha who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be pageant queen royalty for one reason; she can turn any girl into a winner. But when she’s paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation is at stake.
- 7/19/2018
- TVLine.com
Jennifer Westfeldt (Younger) and Victoria Justice (Victorious) have been cast opposite Catherine Zeta-Jones in the upcoming Facebook Watch series Queen America.
Created, written, and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer and directed by Alethea Jones, the dark comedy is set in Tulsa, Ok. It revolves around Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the hapless Samantha Stone, who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be pageant queen royalty for one reason: She can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation might be at stake.
Westfeldt will play Mandy Green, the reigning pageant coach from Texas and Vicki’s lifelong nemesis. Justice plays 21-year-old Hayley, Vicki’s beautiful yet spoiled protégé, who has been primed since age 12 to be a beauty queen.
Created, written, and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer and directed by Alethea Jones, the dark comedy is set in Tulsa, Ok. It revolves around Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the hapless Samantha Stone, who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing to be pageant queen royalty for one reason: She can turn any girl into a winner. But when she gets paired with the beautiful but unpolished Samantha, Vicki’s entire reputation might be at stake.
Westfeldt will play Mandy Green, the reigning pageant coach from Texas and Vicki’s lifelong nemesis. Justice plays 21-year-old Hayley, Vicki’s beautiful yet spoiled protégé, who has been primed since age 12 to be a beauty queen.
- 7/19/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Facebook is building out the cast for dark comedy Queen America.
Jennifer Westfeldt (Younger) and Victoria Justice (Victorious) are joining the cast of the pageant world-set show starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Facebook previously announced that a crop of newcomers — Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West — had also signed onto the project.
Queen America is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and tells the story of Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), a renowned and ruthless pageant coach who plans to turn the hapless Samantha (Belle Shouse) into a contender. Westfeldt will play Mandy Green, the reigning pageant ...
Jennifer Westfeldt (Younger) and Victoria Justice (Victorious) are joining the cast of the pageant world-set show starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Facebook previously announced that a crop of newcomers — Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West — had also signed onto the project.
Queen America is set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, and tells the story of Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), a renowned and ruthless pageant coach who plans to turn the hapless Samantha (Belle Shouse) into a contender. Westfeldt will play Mandy Green, the reigning pageant ...
- 7/19/2018
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
In today’s roundup, HBO announced the premiere date for Season 2 of “The Deuce,” and CBS News hired Weija Jiang as a White House correspondent.
Casting
Vera Farmiga, Michael K. Williams and John Leguizamo have been cast in Ava DuVernay‘s “Central Park Five.” The Netflix limited series tells the true story of five teenagers of color who were falsely convicted of rape in the late 1980s. Farmiga will play Elizabeth Lederer, the Manhattan Assistant District Attorney and lead prosecutor on the case; Williams will play Bobby McCray, devoted father of accused teen Antron McCray; and Leguizamo will play Raymond Santana Sr., the father of accused teen Raymond Santana Jr. “Central Park Five” will premiere in 2019.
Six actors have joined Facebook Watch‘s Catherine Zeta-Jones-starrer “Queen America” as series regulars. Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West will star in the series,...
Casting
Vera Farmiga, Michael K. Williams and John Leguizamo have been cast in Ava DuVernay‘s “Central Park Five.” The Netflix limited series tells the true story of five teenagers of color who were falsely convicted of rape in the late 1980s. Farmiga will play Elizabeth Lederer, the Manhattan Assistant District Attorney and lead prosecutor on the case; Williams will play Bobby McCray, devoted father of accused teen Antron McCray; and Leguizamo will play Raymond Santana Sr., the father of accused teen Raymond Santana Jr. “Central Park Five” will premiere in 2019.
Six actors have joined Facebook Watch‘s Catherine Zeta-Jones-starrer “Queen America” as series regulars. Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West will star in the series,...
- 7/9/2018
- by Christi Carras
- Variety Film + TV
Facebook Watch is rounding out its series regular cast for Queen America, its upcoming dark comedy series starring Catherine Zeta-Jones. Belle Shouse, Teagle F. Bougere, Rana Roy, Isabella Amara, Molly Price and Megan West are set opposite Zeta-Jones in the series, created, written, and executive produced by Meaghan Oppenheimer (Fear The Walking Dead).
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Queen America revolves around Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the beautiful and kind, but clumsy, ignorant and insecure Samantha (Shouse) who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing...
Set in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Queen America revolves around Vicki Ellis (Zeta-Jones), the most renowned (and ruthless) pageant coach in the state, and the beautiful and kind, but clumsy, ignorant and insecure Samantha (Shouse) who hopes Vicki can mold her into a worthwhile contender. Vicki is desperately sought after by young women competing...
- 7/9/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
By and large, the 2018 Sundance Film Festival was considered to be one that wouldn’t have much of an impact come Oscar season. Most years, at least one or two movies end up in play for Academy Awards. This year, however, there didn’t seem to be that sort of a lineup, especially once things began screen. Sure, there are contenders that could still surprise, but nothing seemed to be obvious. There was one interesting exception though, and that’s The Tale, which drew incredible buzz for star Laura Dern. The film was then oddly acquired by HBO, which premiered it over the weekend. Now, she’ll contend for Emmy and Golden Globe love instead of the Oscars. The movie is about as dark a drama as it gets. The vague IMDb description is as follows: “An investigation into one woman’s memory as she is forced to re-examine her...
- 5/28/2018
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Hitting Netflix on June 8, 2018 is an edgy comedy called Alex Strangelove. The film was written and directed by Craig Johnson (The Skelton Twins), and produced by Ben Stiller (Zoolander), Nicky Weinstock, and Jared Ian Goldman (Ingrid Goes West). The film will star Daniel Doheny (Adventures in Public School), William Ragsdale (Fright Night), Joanna Adler (American Crime Story), and Isabella Amara (Spider-Man: Homecoming).
Alex Strangelove tells the story of Alex Truelove (Daniel Doheny), a well-rounded high school senior with a wonderful girlfriend Claire (Madeline Weinstein) and a bright future ahead of him – and with plans to achieve his last teenage milestone by losing his virginity. But things get complicated when he meets Elliot (Antonio Marziale), a handsome and charming gay kid from the other side of town, who unwittingly sends Alex on a rollercoaster journey of sexual exploration, kicking off a hilarious and moving adventure of love, sex and friendship in...
Alex Strangelove tells the story of Alex Truelove (Daniel Doheny), a well-rounded high school senior with a wonderful girlfriend Claire (Madeline Weinstein) and a bright future ahead of him – and with plans to achieve his last teenage milestone by losing his virginity. But things get complicated when he meets Elliot (Antonio Marziale), a handsome and charming gay kid from the other side of town, who unwittingly sends Alex on a rollercoaster journey of sexual exploration, kicking off a hilarious and moving adventure of love, sex and friendship in...
- 5/11/2018
- by Stephen Nepa
- Age of the Nerd
"I'm over it Dell, this whole thing - sex, love - I'm out." Netflix has debuted a trailer for a teen comedy titled Alex Strangelove, the latest feature from director Craig Johnson (of The Skeleton Twins and Wilson previously). This quirky sexual awakening story is about a high school senior named Alex Truelove, played by newcomer Daniel Doheny (from Adventures in Public School), who has a "wonderful girlfriend" named Claire. Things get complicated when he meets Elliot, a "handsome and charming gay kid from the other side of town", and this "unwittingly sends Alex on a roller-coaster journey of sexual exploration, kicking off a hilarious and moving adventure of love, sex and friendship in our liberated and confusing modern times." The full cast includes Antonio Marziale, William Ragsdale, Joanna Adler, Isabella Amara, Ayden Mayeri, and Madeline Weinstein. This looks fresh and fun, all about the challenges of modern sexuality. Here's...
- 5/9/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Patrick Melrose, The Lion King, Avengers: Infinity War And Other Film And TV Casting News Patrick Melrose, The Lion King, Avengers: Infinity War, and other films and TV shows have made recent casting news. These productions come from studios based primarily in the United States. The castings are subject to change. Avengers: Infinity War Isabella Amara [...]
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- 7/11/2017
- by Reggie Peralta
- Film-Book
We all like to root for the underdog, especially if it is someone we, the audience, feel is being unjustly treated by a cruel, uncaring world. So, sitting down to Wilson, the film adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ graphic novel, we’re predisposed to cheer for the title character, especially as portrayed by Woody Harrelson.
Unfortunately, we get a soft, gooey portrayal of a misanthrope who brings much of the misery upon himself, surrounding himself with ill-defined characters. The 94 minute experience is at times uncomfortable and other times you shake your head at the missed opportunities.
The 2010 graphic novel is comprised of 70 single page gag strips about Wilson, inspired in part by his own father’s death as well as the relationship between Peanuts creator Charles Schulz and his father. Days and years pass in Wilson’s life between these vignettes forcing you to guess what has happened. In some ways, the film works in the same frustrating manner.
The film, out now from 20th Century Home Entertainment, focuses on Wilson, a down on his luck guy who loses his father to cancer then goes in search of his past by tracking his ex-wife where he learns the abortion that ended their marriage never happened. Instead, she gave away the child, now a teen, and they go in search of her.
Laura Dern looks appropriately strung out as Pippi, his ex, who is variously described as a crack whore and lunatic. She left Wilson, gave up her daughter, and tried to stay straight as a waitress. When Wilson finds her, she crumbles around whatever she originally found in him to love. As a result, she gives in all too readily and all too often, when he wants to love her or find their daughter and then pursue a relationship with her. Later, time passes and her situation changes with no real explanation, undercutting our appreciation for her struggles.
Harrelson gives the part his all, but is ill served by Clowes script. The story is fine but there’s little to like about Wilson, who is rude, arrogant, befuddled, and stressed out depending upon the scene. After being arrested for allegedly kidnapping Claire (Isabella Amara), he transitions to a three year stint at prison. There, he seems to find God or bond with every sub-culture in the prison population, softening his edges at last, so in the final act, he can find some solace. There’s a better story hidden under all this but Clowes won’t show us. His adaptations of Ghost World and Art School Confidential are far superior.
Had this been in the hands of a surer director, such as the originally-planned Alexander Payne, we might have been given that better movie. Instead, we get relative novice Craig Johnson, making just his third feature. Therefore, performances by Judy Greer, Cheryl Hines, and Margo Martindale are wasted.
We veer from slapstick to sentimental and the entire final portion of the film shifts tone into something sappy. The entire production lacks focus, direction, and even a point. As a portrait of a middle-aged man lost in the world, it has more promise than actual delivery.
Overall, the film looks and sounds fine on Blu-ray, coming as part of a Combo Pack that also includes a DVD and Digital HD code.
Given that the film was a box office and critical disappointment, it’s no surprise that there is a paucity of special features. We do get 15 Deleted Scenes, some of which would have helped the overall story but none are entirely missed. There are also a photo gallery and trailers.
Unfortunately, we get a soft, gooey portrayal of a misanthrope who brings much of the misery upon himself, surrounding himself with ill-defined characters. The 94 minute experience is at times uncomfortable and other times you shake your head at the missed opportunities.
The 2010 graphic novel is comprised of 70 single page gag strips about Wilson, inspired in part by his own father’s death as well as the relationship between Peanuts creator Charles Schulz and his father. Days and years pass in Wilson’s life between these vignettes forcing you to guess what has happened. In some ways, the film works in the same frustrating manner.
The film, out now from 20th Century Home Entertainment, focuses on Wilson, a down on his luck guy who loses his father to cancer then goes in search of his past by tracking his ex-wife where he learns the abortion that ended their marriage never happened. Instead, she gave away the child, now a teen, and they go in search of her.
Laura Dern looks appropriately strung out as Pippi, his ex, who is variously described as a crack whore and lunatic. She left Wilson, gave up her daughter, and tried to stay straight as a waitress. When Wilson finds her, she crumbles around whatever she originally found in him to love. As a result, she gives in all too readily and all too often, when he wants to love her or find their daughter and then pursue a relationship with her. Later, time passes and her situation changes with no real explanation, undercutting our appreciation for her struggles.
Harrelson gives the part his all, but is ill served by Clowes script. The story is fine but there’s little to like about Wilson, who is rude, arrogant, befuddled, and stressed out depending upon the scene. After being arrested for allegedly kidnapping Claire (Isabella Amara), he transitions to a three year stint at prison. There, he seems to find God or bond with every sub-culture in the prison population, softening his edges at last, so in the final act, he can find some solace. There’s a better story hidden under all this but Clowes won’t show us. His adaptations of Ghost World and Art School Confidential are far superior.
Had this been in the hands of a surer director, such as the originally-planned Alexander Payne, we might have been given that better movie. Instead, we get relative novice Craig Johnson, making just his third feature. Therefore, performances by Judy Greer, Cheryl Hines, and Margo Martindale are wasted.
We veer from slapstick to sentimental and the entire final portion of the film shifts tone into something sappy. The entire production lacks focus, direction, and even a point. As a portrait of a middle-aged man lost in the world, it has more promise than actual delivery.
Overall, the film looks and sounds fine on Blu-ray, coming as part of a Combo Pack that also includes a DVD and Digital HD code.
Given that the film was a box office and critical disappointment, it’s no surprise that there is a paucity of special features. We do get 15 Deleted Scenes, some of which would have helped the overall story but none are entirely missed. There are also a photo gallery and trailers.
- 6/22/2017
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
An enjoyable comedy, “Wilson” served as a vehicle for its star Woody Harrelson with our critic saying, “…Harrelson appears to be having a blast in a role that he really does make his own, playing Wilson as a mostly benign weirdo who has a certain zestful spirit, and may even be right about the alienation of today’s wired-up, over-connected society.”
Based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, the story follows a lonely, neurotic and honest middle-aged misanthrope who reunites with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) and gets a shot at happiness when he learns he has a teenage daughter (Isabella Amara) he has never met.
Continue reading Exclusive: Woody Harrelson Stalks His Daughter In Deleted Scene From ‘Wilson’ at The Playlist.
Based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, the story follows a lonely, neurotic and honest middle-aged misanthrope who reunites with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) and gets a shot at happiness when he learns he has a teenage daughter (Isabella Amara) he has never met.
Continue reading Exclusive: Woody Harrelson Stalks His Daughter In Deleted Scene From ‘Wilson’ at The Playlist.
- 6/20/2017
- by Ally Johnson
- The Playlist
Based on Daniel Clowes’ iconic graphic novel, Wilson looks at life, love, family…and one man’s wildly ambitious search for happiness. Starring Woody Harrelson, as a lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged misanthrope who reunites with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) when he learns he has a teenage daughter (Isabella Amara) he has never met and sets out to connect with her.
Our friends at 209th Century Home Entertainment have provided us with one Wilson bundle to giveaway. The prize includes:
The Blu-ray Combo Pack Graphic novel: Wilson
To win, all you have to do is tell us which actor has given you a memorable performance as a misanthrope and why. We need the name of the actor, character, and film. Entries have to be posted no later than 11:59 p.m., Friday, June 23., The decision of ComicMix‘s judges will be final. The contest is open only to readers in North America.
Our friends at 209th Century Home Entertainment have provided us with one Wilson bundle to giveaway. The prize includes:
The Blu-ray Combo Pack Graphic novel: Wilson
To win, all you have to do is tell us which actor has given you a memorable performance as a misanthrope and why. We need the name of the actor, character, and film. Entries have to be posted no later than 11:59 p.m., Friday, June 23., The decision of ComicMix‘s judges will be final. The contest is open only to readers in North America.
- 6/16/2017
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Woody Harrelson stars as Wilson, a lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged misanthrope who reunites with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) when he learns he has a teenage daughter (Isabella Amara) he has never met. In his uniquely outrageous and slightly twisted way, he sets out to connect with her. Based on Daniel Clowes’ iconic graphic novel of the same name, Wilson is a “riotously funny” (Noel Murray, ThePlaylist.net) look at life, love, family…and one man’s wildly ambitious search for happiness.
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD Special Features Include:
• 15 Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
• 3 Promotional Featurettes
• Gallery
• Trailers (Red Band Trailer, Theatrical Trailer)
Wilson Digital HD:
Street Date: June 30, 2017
Screen Format: 16:9 (1.85:1)
Audio: English DTS-hd-ma 5.1, English Ad Dd 5.1, Spanish (Latin Spanish) Dd 5.1, Quebecois (Canadian French) Dd 5.1
Subtitles: English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish (Latin Spanish), Quebecois (Canadian French)
Total Run Time: 94 Minutes
U.S. Rating: R...
Blu-ray, DVD & Digital HD Special Features Include:
• 15 Never-Before-Seen Deleted Scenes
• 3 Promotional Featurettes
• Gallery
• Trailers (Red Band Trailer, Theatrical Trailer)
Wilson Digital HD:
Street Date: June 30, 2017
Screen Format: 16:9 (1.85:1)
Audio: English DTS-hd-ma 5.1, English Ad Dd 5.1, Spanish (Latin Spanish) Dd 5.1, Quebecois (Canadian French) Dd 5.1
Subtitles: English for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, Spanish (Latin Spanish), Quebecois (Canadian French)
Total Run Time: 94 Minutes
U.S. Rating: R...
- 5/9/2017
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
Author: Zehra Phelan
With the Sundance London line-up announcement, this morning which sees Woody Harrelson’s Wilson making its debut at the festival we get to take a peek at the first official hilarious red band trailer and poster.
Related: Wilson news
Harrelson, who is currently in London this week promoting Lost in London and will be seen in the upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes, plays a middle-aged man, estranged from his wife and has absolutely no concept of other people’s personal space in the trailer. On finding out he has a daughter who was put up for adoption entices her to play stalker, but not before she gives him a good handbag hiding, in order to get to know and go totally Dad crazy when he sees her being bullied. It’s classic loopy Harrelson in a role that has such warmhearted intentions but goes...
With the Sundance London line-up announcement, this morning which sees Woody Harrelson’s Wilson making its debut at the festival we get to take a peek at the first official hilarious red band trailer and poster.
Related: Wilson news
Harrelson, who is currently in London this week promoting Lost in London and will be seen in the upcoming War for the Planet of the Apes, plays a middle-aged man, estranged from his wife and has absolutely no concept of other people’s personal space in the trailer. On finding out he has a daughter who was put up for adoption entices her to play stalker, but not before she gives him a good handbag hiding, in order to get to know and go totally Dad crazy when he sees her being bullied. It’s classic loopy Harrelson in a role that has such warmhearted intentions but goes...
- 4/25/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Daniel Clowes’ Wilson is now playing in theaters across the country and hopefully, those who’ve had a chance to see it still have some questions about how the filmmakers and cast captured the tone of Clowes’ graphic novel so well. (It didn’t hurt that Clowes adapted it into a movie himself.)
It is director Craig Johnson’s third film, following 2009’s True Adolescents and 2014’s The Skeleton Twins, starring Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader, which won a screenplay at Sundance that year.
In the movie, Woody Harrelson plays the title character, a cantankerous and unfiltered loner who tries hard to be social but ends up putting those he interacts with off. When he tries to reconnect with his ex-wife Pippy (Laura Dern), he finds out that he had a baby daughter she gave up for adoption. The two of them go look for their now teen daughter Claire...
It is director Craig Johnson’s third film, following 2009’s True Adolescents and 2014’s The Skeleton Twins, starring Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader, which won a screenplay at Sundance that year.
In the movie, Woody Harrelson plays the title character, a cantankerous and unfiltered loner who tries hard to be social but ends up putting those he interacts with off. When he tries to reconnect with his ex-wife Pippy (Laura Dern), he finds out that he had a baby daughter she gave up for adoption. The two of them go look for their now teen daughter Claire...
- 3/28/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Guillaume Gallienne: "The script had all the elements, the love and trust of Danièle." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Danièle Thompson's Cézanne Et Moi, starring Guillaume Gallienne as Paul Cézanne and Guillaume Canet as Émile Zola, had its New York premiere on Wednesday, hosted by Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller at The Whitby Hotel, where I had spoken to Wilson director Craig Johnson, screenwriter Daniel Clowes, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer and Isabella Amara.
The women in Cézanne's life were his mother Anne-Elisabeth (Sabine Azéma) and wife Hortense (Déborah François also in Claude Lelouch's latest Chacun sa vie). For Zola, his mother Émilie (Isabelle Candelier), wife Alexandrine (Alice Pol -Lelouch's Un + une), and mistress Jeanne (Freya Mavor). Guillaume Gallienne, who played Pierre Bergé in Jalil Lespert's Yves Saint Laurent gave some clarity into his vision of Cézanne, his relationship to Zola, and the women around them.
Déborah François...
Danièle Thompson's Cézanne Et Moi, starring Guillaume Gallienne as Paul Cézanne and Guillaume Canet as Émile Zola, had its New York premiere on Wednesday, hosted by Diane von Furstenberg and Barry Diller at The Whitby Hotel, where I had spoken to Wilson director Craig Johnson, screenwriter Daniel Clowes, Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Judy Greer and Isabella Amara.
The women in Cézanne's life were his mother Anne-Elisabeth (Sabine Azéma) and wife Hortense (Déborah François also in Claude Lelouch's latest Chacun sa vie). For Zola, his mother Émilie (Isabelle Candelier), wife Alexandrine (Alice Pol -Lelouch's Un + une), and mistress Jeanne (Freya Mavor). Guillaume Gallienne, who played Pierre Bergé in Jalil Lespert's Yves Saint Laurent gave some clarity into his vision of Cézanne, his relationship to Zola, and the women around them.
Déborah François...
- 3/26/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Fox Searchlight’s “Wilson” was among the new releases in a slow weekend at the indie box office, as it made $330,000 from 310 screens for a per screen average of just $1,065. “Wilson” stars Woody Harrelson as a neurotic and tactlessly honest middle-aged man who attempts to reconcile with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) and connect with his daughter (Isabella Amara), whom he is meeting for the first time. Directed by Craig Johnson and written by Daniel Clowes, who adapted the screenplay from his own graphic novel of the same name, the film was produced by Alexander Payne, Jim Burke,...
- 3/26/2017
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
This week sees another comic book adaptation arrive at movie theatres, while the Lego Batman and Logan are still pulling audiences in at the multiplex. Ah, but this film is not another superhero slugfest (we’ll have three more of those from Marvel Studios, and two from Warner/DC by the year’s end). No this comes from the “upper classes” of illustrated narratives, those “serious and somber” graphic novels (kind of a “highfalutin'” moniker). Several prestige flicks have been based on such books, like The History Of Violence and The Road To Perdition (both earned Oscar noms). The “graphic artist” (hey, I’ll bet he’d prefer cartoonist) behind this new film is no stranger to cinema. Matter of fact, this is his third feature-length movie adaptation. The first was my personal favorite flick of 2001, the quirky Ghost World (no ectoplasmic apparitions, but a teenage Scarlett Johansson). Five years...
- 3/24/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
For nearly thirty years, Daniel Clowes has been at the forefront of San Francisco’s second wave of underground cartoonists, first making waves with his anthology comic, Eightball, which ran for fifteen years. One of the many serialized comic stories in that comic was Ghost World, which was turned into a popular indie movie in 2001, directed by Terry Zwigoff and starring a very, very young Scarlett Johansson.
Five years later, Zwigoff and Clowes reteamed for the comedy Art School Confidential, also based on an Eightball story, and around the same time, Clowes shifted away from Eightball to writing and drawing stand-alone graphic novels.
One of those graphic novels was 2010’s Wilson, which Clowes has now adapted into a movie starring Woody Harrelson as its cantankerous title character, who goes on a quest to reconnect with his ex-wife Pippy (Laura Dern), and find their now-teen daughter Claire (Isabella Amara). It’s...
Five years later, Zwigoff and Clowes reteamed for the comedy Art School Confidential, also based on an Eightball story, and around the same time, Clowes shifted away from Eightball to writing and drawing stand-alone graphic novels.
One of those graphic novels was 2010’s Wilson, which Clowes has now adapted into a movie starring Woody Harrelson as its cantankerous title character, who goes on a quest to reconnect with his ex-wife Pippy (Laura Dern), and find their now-teen daughter Claire (Isabella Amara). It’s...
- 3/23/2017
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Director: Craig Johnson Written by: Daniel Clowes Cast: Woody Harrelson, Laura Dern, Isabella Amara, Judy Greer, Margo Martindale Release Date: March 24th, 2017 Wilson is a comedy-drama about three misfits: Wilson (Woody Harrelson), his ex-wife Pippi (Laura Dern) and their teen-aged daughter Claire (Isabella Amara). Wilson, a middle-aged man, does not understand the twenty-first century […]
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- 3/23/2017
- by Tami Smith
- ShockYa
Daniel Clowes had Patricia Highsmith and Alfred Hitchcock on his mind for Wilson: "He's like a different version of the Robert Walker character in Strangers on a Train …" Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
A comment to director Craig Johnson and screenwriter/graphic novelist Daniel Clowes on Laura Dern's tattoos for her character Pippi in Wilson, led us to Robert Crumb, Tony Danza, Van Halen, and Pippi Longstocking. Woody Harrelson is Wilson, Pippi's ex-husband, and they have a daughter, Claire (Isabella Amara). Judy Greer plays Shelly, Wilson's dog sitter for Pepper and Cheryl Hines was once his sister-in-law.
Craig Johnson: "I like that in the Laura Dern version, Pippi is just this freckly faced, smiling can-do girl." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Not a shy man, Wilson likes to talk to all kinds of strangers. On an empty train, on the swing at the playground, in the men's room at an amusement park.
A comment to director Craig Johnson and screenwriter/graphic novelist Daniel Clowes on Laura Dern's tattoos for her character Pippi in Wilson, led us to Robert Crumb, Tony Danza, Van Halen, and Pippi Longstocking. Woody Harrelson is Wilson, Pippi's ex-husband, and they have a daughter, Claire (Isabella Amara). Judy Greer plays Shelly, Wilson's dog sitter for Pepper and Cheryl Hines was once his sister-in-law.
Craig Johnson: "I like that in the Laura Dern version, Pippi is just this freckly faced, smiling can-do girl." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Not a shy man, Wilson likes to talk to all kinds of strangers. On an empty train, on the swing at the playground, in the men's room at an amusement park.
- 3/23/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
We all have that one friend who has literally no filter. Well, imagine that person multiplied by ten and you might approach the level of social honesty that the title character displays in Wilson. Played with a sly grin and twinkle in his eye, Woody Harrelson fully embraces the vulgar and obnoxious Wilson, imbuing him with a charm that has the final say in each awkward situation in this film adaptation of Daniel Clowes’ graphic novel of the same name.
In an attempt to reconnect with the world, the lonesome loose lipped Wilson thrusts himself back into society, which leads to a reunion with his ex-wife Pippi (Laura Dern) and the discovery that he’s a father. Pippi had a baby girl shortly after they split seventeen years prior and put her up for adoption. Wilson convinces Pippi that their daughter Claire (Isabella Amara) deserves to know who her real parents are.
In an attempt to reconnect with the world, the lonesome loose lipped Wilson thrusts himself back into society, which leads to a reunion with his ex-wife Pippi (Laura Dern) and the discovery that he’s a father. Pippi had a baby girl shortly after they split seventeen years prior and put her up for adoption. Wilson convinces Pippi that their daughter Claire (Isabella Amara) deserves to know who her real parents are.
- 3/22/2017
- by Joseph Hernandez
- We Got This Covered
A couple days ago Deadpool 2 screenwriters Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick said that the casting for Cable would be announced soon. While we wait for that big announcement, a new rumor about who might be cast in the role has surfaced. According to The Tracking Board's Jeff Sneider, that actor is Brad Pitt! He tweeted the following comment with a link to a completely unrelated story:
"Will be interesting to see if Brad Pitt plays Cable..."
Snyder is known for getting a lot of entertainment scoops like this, so it's very possible that Pitt is at least up for the role. Whether or not the filmmakers decide to cast Pitt or he decides to take the job has yet to be seen.
I do have to say that the mention of Brad Pitt being up for the role of Cable in a tweet that's about something totally different is a bit odd,...
"Will be interesting to see if Brad Pitt plays Cable..."
Snyder is known for getting a lot of entertainment scoops like this, so it's very possible that Pitt is at least up for the role. Whether or not the filmmakers decide to cast Pitt or he decides to take the job has yet to be seen.
I do have to say that the mention of Brad Pitt being up for the role of Cable in a tweet that's about something totally different is a bit odd,...
- 3/22/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Woody Harrelson is the life of this party, based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes, the indie-comics legend whose work has inspired one film landmark in 2001's Ghost World (forget Art School Confidential). Wilson is not in that movie's league by a long shot, though you couldn't imagine a better interpreter of Clowes' world than Harrelson. That mischief in the actor's eyes keeps us intrigued by the film's title character, a neurotic grouch who rails against the Internet and other plagues of the modern age. Wilson also hates people – his main enjoyment,...
- 3/22/2017
- Rollingstone.com
The first part of any given year is usually pretty dry when it comes to awards contenders. As such, a lot of the time speculation surrounds who might end up in play, should their upcoming films be worthy of contention. Once such actor with a decent sized slate in 2017 is Woody Harrelson. Here is a man with Academy Award nominations to his name, but perhaps no driving force so far pushing him towards an Oscar. He also was just out and out snubbed in regards to receiving no attention last year for The Edge of Seventeen. Could that change this year? There’s a chance, but first, he begins by trying to please the crowd with his new comedy Wilson. It opens this week after a debut in January at the Sundance Film Festival. The movie, for those wondering, is a dark edged comedy, one with Harrelson playing the title character.
- 3/21/2017
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Judy Greer as Shelly with Pepper in Craig Johnson's Wilson
Having just wrapped up her directorial debut A Happening of Monumental Proportions, written by Gary Lundy, starring Bradley Whitford, Katie Holmes, Common, and Allison Janney, Judy Greer talked about her work on Wilson.
Greer plays Shelly, professional dog sitter, who takes care of Wilson's (Woody Harrelson) fox terrier called Pepper. Wilson is a man without many friends because he always says what he considers to be the truth. While his life begins to spin out of control, with an ex-wife Pippi (Laura Dern), a furious former sister-in-law Polly (Cheryl Hines), and the discovery of a daughter named Claire (Isabella Amara), Shelly remains a calm - if half-forgotten by the story - port in his storm, until all comes full circle and we return to her with a surprising vengeance.
Judy Greer with Isabella Amara: "I'm a real...
Having just wrapped up her directorial debut A Happening of Monumental Proportions, written by Gary Lundy, starring Bradley Whitford, Katie Holmes, Common, and Allison Janney, Judy Greer talked about her work on Wilson.
Greer plays Shelly, professional dog sitter, who takes care of Wilson's (Woody Harrelson) fox terrier called Pepper. Wilson is a man without many friends because he always says what he considers to be the truth. While his life begins to spin out of control, with an ex-wife Pippi (Laura Dern), a furious former sister-in-law Polly (Cheryl Hines), and the discovery of a daughter named Claire (Isabella Amara), Shelly remains a calm - if half-forgotten by the story - port in his storm, until all comes full circle and we return to her with a surprising vengeance.
Judy Greer with Isabella Amara: "I'm a real...
- 3/21/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Craig Johnson's Wilson, screenplay by Daniel Clowes, stars Woody Harrelson and Laura Dern Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Wilson (Woody Harrelson) lives in a book cluttered apartment with his fox terrier Pepper. He has yet to adjust to 21st century technology. When his father is sick in the hospital, he drops off his dog with a sitter, Shelly (Judy Greer). When a stranger (Margo Martindale) he met in a parking lot offers to look up his ex-wife Pippi (Laura Dern) online, a series of unexpected, life-altering discoveries occur for him. Fatherhood (a daughter named Claire, played by Isabella Amara), a kidnapping of sorts, some Antoine Doinel-style stalking, a furious former sister-in-law (Cheryl Hines as Polly), jail time, and a new lease on life are in store.
Wilson (Woody Harrelson) with Pippi (Laura Dern): "I think Wilson is kind of a catalyst ..."
In 2000, Woody Harrelson was in Sam Shepard's The...
Wilson (Woody Harrelson) lives in a book cluttered apartment with his fox terrier Pepper. He has yet to adjust to 21st century technology. When his father is sick in the hospital, he drops off his dog with a sitter, Shelly (Judy Greer). When a stranger (Margo Martindale) he met in a parking lot offers to look up his ex-wife Pippi (Laura Dern) online, a series of unexpected, life-altering discoveries occur for him. Fatherhood (a daughter named Claire, played by Isabella Amara), a kidnapping of sorts, some Antoine Doinel-style stalking, a furious former sister-in-law (Cheryl Hines as Polly), jail time, and a new lease on life are in store.
Wilson (Woody Harrelson) with Pippi (Laura Dern): "I think Wilson is kind of a catalyst ..."
In 2000, Woody Harrelson was in Sam Shepard's The...
- 3/20/2017
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Woody Harrelson stars as Wilson, a lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged misanthrope who reunites with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) and gets a shot at happiness when he learns he has a teenage daughter (Isabella Amara) he has never met. In his uniquely outrageous and slightly twisted way, he sets out to connect with her.
The movie had its World Premiere at the 2017 The Sundance Film Festival.
Fox Searchlight will release Wilson in theaters March 24, 2017.
Wamg invites you to enter for the chance to win Two (2) seats to the advance screening of Wilson on March 20th at 7Pm in the St. Louis area.
Answer the Following:
Woody Harrelson is starring in the third installment of the Planet of The Apes, entitled War For The Planet Of The Apes, directed by Matt Reeves. Additionally he directed, produced and starred in an unprecedented live feature film Lost In London in January...
The movie had its World Premiere at the 2017 The Sundance Film Festival.
Fox Searchlight will release Wilson in theaters March 24, 2017.
Wamg invites you to enter for the chance to win Two (2) seats to the advance screening of Wilson on March 20th at 7Pm in the St. Louis area.
Answer the Following:
Woody Harrelson is starring in the third installment of the Planet of The Apes, entitled War For The Planet Of The Apes, directed by Matt Reeves. Additionally he directed, produced and starred in an unprecedented live feature film Lost In London in January...
- 3/13/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
"Even though it's snowing outside, it's like settling into a warm bath. It is such a cozy, comforting celebration of movies here, and as a film nerd since I was a little kid, I love it," Wilson director Craig Johnson said, stopping by Deadline's Sundance Studio to discuss the Fox Searchlight film that hits theaters March 24. Joining him were Woody Harrelson, Lauren Dern, Judy Greer, Isabella Amara and producer Jared Goldman. A Sundance alum, Johnson premiered The Skeleton…...
- 1/26/2017
- Deadline
“Wilson” is pitched somewhere between “Bad Santa” and Rick Alverson’s “The Comedy,” inhabiting a familiar strain of American movies about profoundly unlikable people. It’s based on the 2010 graphic novel of the same name by Daniel Clowes, who excels at examining the lives of somber characters trapped in drab, isolating worlds. But even as the screenplay (which Clowes adapted) contains much of the source material’s pitch-black humor, it also falls short of realizing its subtle vision of an angry recluse learning to make peace with his surroundings.
A crazy-eyed Woody Harrelson portrays Wilson, a loudmouthed, middle-aged creep, and his performance captures the character’s fundamental appeal. Tackling this material was a tricky proposition, but the movie pulls off some endearing qualities thanks to director Craig Johnson, who last achieved a balance of gloomy comedy and a dark backdrop with “Skeleton Twins.” With “Wilson,” he appropriates the graphic novel...
A crazy-eyed Woody Harrelson portrays Wilson, a loudmouthed, middle-aged creep, and his performance captures the character’s fundamental appeal. Tackling this material was a tricky proposition, but the movie pulls off some endearing qualities thanks to director Craig Johnson, who last achieved a balance of gloomy comedy and a dark backdrop with “Skeleton Twins.” With “Wilson,” he appropriates the graphic novel...
- 1/23/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
A couple of days ago, I shared both the Red and Green Band trailers for Woody Harrelson's next film, Wilson. You guys seemed to like what you saw (I know I did!), and so today I've got the new official poster for the flick- which is set to make its world premiere at Sundance this weekend!
Harrelson's character in Wilson, which is based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes (who also wrote the script), is a pretty awkward dude. This poster looks to hit that point home in an awkward way.
Check out this new poster for Wilson:
Woody Harrelson stars as Wilson, a lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged misanthrope who reunites with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) and gets a shot at happiness when he learns he has a teenage daughter (Isabella Amara) he has never met. In his uniquely outrageous and slightly twisted way,...
Harrelson's character in Wilson, which is based on the graphic novel by Daniel Clowes (who also wrote the script), is a pretty awkward dude. This poster looks to hit that point home in an awkward way.
Check out this new poster for Wilson:
Woody Harrelson stars as Wilson, a lonely, neurotic and hilariously honest middle-aged misanthrope who reunites with his estranged wife (Laura Dern) and gets a shot at happiness when he learns he has a teenage daughter (Isabella Amara) he has never met. In his uniquely outrageous and slightly twisted way,...
- 1/19/2017
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
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