You can never go wrong with moms.
It's always a delight when Lena and Stef guest star in an installment, and Good Trouble Season 5 Episode 17 gave us some family moments between the Adams-Foster parents and the Hunters.
And the hour also saw Mariana and Joaquin doing the opposite of what Callie told them to do. Go figure, right?
Picking up where things left off with Alice and the Ferret trio, things weren't going well between Morty and Maury, and predictably, it was because the latter was hurt that Morty never told him he was gay sooner.
It's not uncommon for people in Maury's position to think this way and feel as if not knowing someone they love to their core is a personal affront.
He felt as if their whole friendship was in question if Morty could keep something so monumental from him.
It's a generally human reaction to situations like this,...
It's always a delight when Lena and Stef guest star in an installment, and Good Trouble Season 5 Episode 17 gave us some family moments between the Adams-Foster parents and the Hunters.
And the hour also saw Mariana and Joaquin doing the opposite of what Callie told them to do. Go figure, right?
Picking up where things left off with Alice and the Ferret trio, things weren't going well between Morty and Maury, and predictably, it was because the latter was hurt that Morty never told him he was gay sooner.
It's not uncommon for people in Maury's position to think this way and feel as if not knowing someone they love to their core is a personal affront.
He felt as if their whole friendship was in question if Morty could keep something so monumental from him.
It's a generally human reaction to situations like this,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Prepare for another episode of drama, love, and growth in the hit series “Good Trouble” as it returns with Season 5, Episode 5, titled “You Can’t Always Get What You Want.” Airing on Freeform at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday, February 13, 2024, this episode promises to deliver the emotional rollercoaster that fans have come to love.
In this installment, Callie and her soon-to-be mother-in-law find themselves at odds when the latter suggests throwing an engagement party for Callie and Jamie. Sparks are sure to fly as differing opinions clash, adding depth to the characters and their relationships.
Meanwhile, Dennis and Davia’s romantic date night faces an unexpected interruption, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats wondering what obstacles lie ahead for this couple. And as if that wasn’t enough, Joaquin stumbles upon a crucial lead that could change the course of events.
“Good Trouble” continues to captivate audiences with its relatable characters,...
In this installment, Callie and her soon-to-be mother-in-law find themselves at odds when the latter suggests throwing an engagement party for Callie and Jamie. Sparks are sure to fly as differing opinions clash, adding depth to the characters and their relationships.
Meanwhile, Dennis and Davia’s romantic date night faces an unexpected interruption, leaving viewers on the edge of their seats wondering what obstacles lie ahead for this couple. And as if that wasn’t enough, Joaquin stumbles upon a crucial lead that could change the course of events.
“Good Trouble” continues to captivate audiences with its relatable characters,...
- 2/6/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
How did you love that filler installment, dolls?
A murder mystery was the perfect opportunity for some fun, high emotions, and drama, and it was abundantly clear that the cast and crew had a blast filming Good Trouble Season 5 Episode 15.
The hour wasn't all silliness and pointless fodder, as some notable developments pushed the storylines further.
Nevertheless, that doesn't prevent "It's My Party, I Can Die if I Want To" from being the epitome of an "acquired taste."
The difficulty of a filler installment like this is that we now know it's the final season, and with every bit of anxiety about how things will wrap up and if they do so correctly, an entire installment devoted to frivolous fun can feel downright wasteful.
It was a classic Coterie event with some relationship woes and progress, wholly unique concepts that make you wish you were invited to such an affair,...
A murder mystery was the perfect opportunity for some fun, high emotions, and drama, and it was abundantly clear that the cast and crew had a blast filming Good Trouble Season 5 Episode 15.
The hour wasn't all silliness and pointless fodder, as some notable developments pushed the storylines further.
Nevertheless, that doesn't prevent "It's My Party, I Can Die if I Want To" from being the epitome of an "acquired taste."
The difficulty of a filler installment like this is that we now know it's the final season, and with every bit of anxiety about how things will wrap up and if they do so correctly, an entire installment devoted to frivolous fun can feel downright wasteful.
It was a classic Coterie event with some relationship woes and progress, wholly unique concepts that make you wish you were invited to such an affair,...
- 1/31/2024
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Mariana may finally be onto Silas.
Yes, the Silas saga was featured again during Good Trouble Season 5 Episode 14, as the hour provided us with some updates on the case and placed Mariana and Joaquin back in one another's orbit.
And hey, we're not mad at that because it's always a delight to see Bryan Craig, and it's only fair that they revisit Joaquin and Mariana's connection after all that "Eviana" goodness.
But the hour also saw things heat up for Gael and Jay, much to our delight, while things sort of cooled off with Davia and Dennis.
But most notably, this installment marked Cierra Ramirez's directorial debut, and she did a tremendous job.
It's always lovely when an actor gets behind the camera because they bring forth their skills and knowledge of the characters.
Some of the strongest scenes that wonderfully highlighted this were directly at the Coterie. Homage...
Yes, the Silas saga was featured again during Good Trouble Season 5 Episode 14, as the hour provided us with some updates on the case and placed Mariana and Joaquin back in one another's orbit.
And hey, we're not mad at that because it's always a delight to see Bryan Craig, and it's only fair that they revisit Joaquin and Mariana's connection after all that "Eviana" goodness.
But the hour also saw things heat up for Gael and Jay, much to our delight, while things sort of cooled off with Davia and Dennis.
But most notably, this installment marked Cierra Ramirez's directorial debut, and she did a tremendous job.
It's always lovely when an actor gets behind the camera because they bring forth their skills and knowledge of the characters.
Some of the strongest scenes that wonderfully highlighted this were directly at the Coterie. Homage...
- 1/24/2024
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
The upcoming episode of “Good Trouble” is set to deliver an intriguing blend of mystery and drama in Season 5 Episode 15, titled “It’s My Party, I Can Die if I Want To.” Scheduled to air on Freeform at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, the episode promises a night of suspense and revelations as Kelly takes the lead in hosting a murder-mystery bash at The Coterie.
As the characters immerse themselves in the elaborate murder-mystery scenario, the lines between stories and truths become increasingly blurred. Tensions simmer beneath the surface, ready to come to light and reshape the dynamics among the residents of The Coterie. With a captivating premise and a promise of unexpected twists, “It’s My Party, I Can Die if I Want To” is gearing up to be a must-watch episode for fans of the series.
Tune in at 10:00 Pm on Freeform for an evening of suspense,...
As the characters immerse themselves in the elaborate murder-mystery scenario, the lines between stories and truths become increasingly blurred. Tensions simmer beneath the surface, ready to come to light and reshape the dynamics among the residents of The Coterie. With a captivating premise and a promise of unexpected twists, “It’s My Party, I Can Die if I Want To” is gearing up to be a must-watch episode for fans of the series.
Tune in at 10:00 Pm on Freeform for an evening of suspense,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
In the upcoming episode of “Good Trouble,” titled “Party of One,” tensions rise as Dennis faces the nerve-wracking prospect of hosting a renowned food critic at Haven. Nervous energy fills the air as he strives to make a lasting impression. Meanwhile, sparks fly between Gael and Jay, complicating matters for Gael, who finds himself falling deeper into a crush.
Joaquin and Mariana take center stage as they diligently piece together the scattered threads of their ongoing investigation. The episode promises a blend of drama, romance, and mystery as the characters navigate their professional and personal lives. With the unique backdrop of the vibrant Haven studio, viewers can anticipate a captivating narrative, weaving together the complexities of relationships and aspirations. Tune in to Freeform at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, for another installment of “Good Trouble” that promises to be a rollercoaster of emotions and unexpected twists.
Release Date & Time: 10:...
Joaquin and Mariana take center stage as they diligently piece together the scattered threads of their ongoing investigation. The episode promises a blend of drama, romance, and mystery as the characters navigate their professional and personal lives. With the unique backdrop of the vibrant Haven studio, viewers can anticipate a captivating narrative, weaving together the complexities of relationships and aspirations. Tune in to Freeform at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday, January 23, 2024, for another installment of “Good Trouble” that promises to be a rollercoaster of emotions and unexpected twists.
Release Date & Time: 10:...
- 1/16/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
A show of hands; how many of us are hanging in there for all things Mariana Adams-Foster?
Despite everything that happened on Good Trouble Season 5 Episode 12, it's been more evident than ever during this fifth (and bittersweetly final) season that Miss Thang is the lynchpin of the series.
And when storylines have to stray from her, it's becoming increasingly difficult not to distract oneself with the phone.
It's not that Good Trouble has become unwatchable.
But there is some redundancy to some storylines, others that feel as if we're circling the drain and running out of steam, and sadly, with the awareness that the end is near, there's an antsiness for the buildup to a worthwhile end, and as of now, things are simply falling short.
The beauty of this hour was knowing that it was Sherri Saum's directorial debut, and it's pleasing that she got to cut her...
Despite everything that happened on Good Trouble Season 5 Episode 12, it's been more evident than ever during this fifth (and bittersweetly final) season that Miss Thang is the lynchpin of the series.
And when storylines have to stray from her, it's becoming increasingly difficult not to distract oneself with the phone.
It's not that Good Trouble has become unwatchable.
But there is some redundancy to some storylines, others that feel as if we're circling the drain and running out of steam, and sadly, with the awareness that the end is near, there's an antsiness for the buildup to a worthwhile end, and as of now, things are simply falling short.
The beauty of this hour was knowing that it was Sherri Saum's directorial debut, and it's pleasing that she got to cut her...
- 1/10/2024
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Get ready for a rollercoaster of emotions as “Good Trouble” returns with Season 5 Episode 13, titled “Hanging by a Moment,” airing at 10:00 Pm this Tuesday, January 16, 2024, on Freeform. The drama unfolds as Mariana and Evan find themselves at odds, battling for control over Spekulate.
Meanwhile, Gael experiences a new chapter as he welcomes a fresh tenant to the studio, introducing an element of unpredictability. Davia grapples with her insecurities, particularly when a talented understudy joins the musical, sparking a wave of self-reflection.
Alice, taking on a new role, embraces the responsibilities it entails, while Malika sets out on a mission for payback. With tensions rising and relationships evolving, “Hanging by a Moment” promises a captivating episode full of twists and turns. Tune in at 10:00 Pm for a night of compelling storytelling and emotional revelations on Freeform’s “Good Trouble.”
Release Date & Time: 10:00 Pm Tuesday 16 January 2024 on Freeform
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Meanwhile, Gael experiences a new chapter as he welcomes a fresh tenant to the studio, introducing an element of unpredictability. Davia grapples with her insecurities, particularly when a talented understudy joins the musical, sparking a wave of self-reflection.
Alice, taking on a new role, embraces the responsibilities it entails, while Malika sets out on a mission for payback. With tensions rising and relationships evolving, “Hanging by a Moment” promises a captivating episode full of twists and turns. Tune in at 10:00 Pm for a night of compelling storytelling and emotional revelations on Freeform’s “Good Trouble.”
Release Date & Time: 10:00 Pm Tuesday 16 January 2024 on Freeform
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- 1/9/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
In the upcoming Season 5 Episode 12 of “Good Trouble,” titled “With a Little Help From My Friends,” scheduled to air on Freeform at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday, 9 January 2024, viewers are in for a night of chaos and unexpected developments. As opening night at Haven unfolds, the kitchen experiences turmoil with the arrival of unexpected dinner guests, promising a mix of drama and humor in the bustling restaurant environment.
The episode also delves into Malika’s journey as she musters the strength to return to work after facing setbacks, adding a layer of emotional depth to the narrative. Additionally, Mariana receives a surprise from Evan that presents a unique opportunity, introducing an element of anticipation and intrigue to her storyline.
“With a Little Help From My Friends” guarantees an evening of tangled relationships, workplace challenges, and unexpected twists. Tune in on Tuesday for an episode that promises to keep fans of “Good Trouble...
The episode also delves into Malika’s journey as she musters the strength to return to work after facing setbacks, adding a layer of emotional depth to the narrative. Additionally, Mariana receives a surprise from Evan that presents a unique opportunity, introducing an element of anticipation and intrigue to her storyline.
“With a Little Help From My Friends” guarantees an evening of tangled relationships, workplace challenges, and unexpected twists. Tune in on Tuesday for an episode that promises to keep fans of “Good Trouble...
- 1/2/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Dive into the drama of “Good Trouble” as Season 5 Episode 11, titled “I Am Doll Parts,” takes center stage on Freeform at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday, January 2, 2024. Mariana finds herself at a breaking point as the pressures of life mount, putting her resilience to the test. The episode promises to unravel the complexities of her journey, offering viewers an intimate look into the challenges she faces.
Meanwhile, the Coterie welcomes Isaac into its fold, bringing new dynamics and relationships into the mix. Malika takes on the role of hostess as she guides Isaac through the intricacies of the communal living space.
Adding to the emotional rollercoaster, Dennis grapples with the aftermath of Ranjit’s betrayal, prompting Davia and Alice to join forces and navigate the tumultuous aftermath. Brace yourself for a night of heart-wrenching moments and unexpected twists as “I Am Doll Parts” unfolds, keeping viewers hooked on the compelling narrative of “Good Trouble.
Meanwhile, the Coterie welcomes Isaac into its fold, bringing new dynamics and relationships into the mix. Malika takes on the role of hostess as she guides Isaac through the intricacies of the communal living space.
Adding to the emotional rollercoaster, Dennis grapples with the aftermath of Ranjit’s betrayal, prompting Davia and Alice to join forces and navigate the tumultuous aftermath. Brace yourself for a night of heart-wrenching moments and unexpected twists as “I Am Doll Parts” unfolds, keeping viewers hooked on the compelling narrative of “Good Trouble.
- 12/26/2023
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Tenderfoot TV, the leading Atlanta-based independent content production studio, today announced the acquisition of Resonate Originals, the podcast division of the expansive audio, creative branding, and software company formed by Jacob Bozarth and Mark Minnery in 2019. Effective immediately, Resonate Originals (formerly Black Mountain Media) will be absorbed by Tenderfoot TV and will operate under Tenderfoot TV leadership and branding. Resonate Recordings as a production services company will continue to operate independently. This milestone marks Tenderfoot TV’s first company acquisition – and since 2016 they have amassed over 800 million downloads across their collective shows and franchises.
Tenderfoot TV, first entered a working partnership with Resonate Recordings as a production services company in 2017 for their top-charting series “Up and Vanished” season one before Resonate expanded into producing original content. During this partnership and 5-show deal, those series have exceeded 40 million downloads in under four years. Terms of the acquisition will grant Tenderfoot TV complete ownership of “Culpable,...
Tenderfoot TV, first entered a working partnership with Resonate Recordings as a production services company in 2017 for their top-charting series “Up and Vanished” season one before Resonate expanded into producing original content. During this partnership and 5-show deal, those series have exceeded 40 million downloads in under four years. Terms of the acquisition will grant Tenderfoot TV complete ownership of “Culpable,...
- 11/2/2023
- Podnews.net
Conversion Therapy Podcast ‘Dear Alana’ Leads Tenderfoot TV Slate Alongside Weekly Series & Spinoffs
Exclusive: Tenderfoot TV, the podcast company behind series such as To Live and Die in LA and Up and Vanished, is expanding its slate.
The company has unveiled a raft of new series, including Dear Alana, a dual-narrative series created by Simon Kent Fung about the life and tragic death of devout youth Alana Chen, whose aspiration to become a nun led her to conversion therapy, and a number of weekly series and spinoffs of existing shows.
Dear Alana is an eight-episode series that sees Kent Fung explore the psychological theories behind conversion therapy today, as he goes behind the scenes of an ascendant brand of American Catholicism sweeping college campuses now, and unearths the complicated boundary between earnest faith and spiritual manipulation, the promise of perfection and the price we pay to belong. It features Chen’s extensive journals, which reveal her hidden struggles with her sexuality and faith.
The company has unveiled a raft of new series, including Dear Alana, a dual-narrative series created by Simon Kent Fung about the life and tragic death of devout youth Alana Chen, whose aspiration to become a nun led her to conversion therapy, and a number of weekly series and spinoffs of existing shows.
Dear Alana is an eight-episode series that sees Kent Fung explore the psychological theories behind conversion therapy today, as he goes behind the scenes of an ascendant brand of American Catholicism sweeping college campuses now, and unearths the complicated boundary between earnest faith and spiritual manipulation, the promise of perfection and the price we pay to belong. It features Chen’s extensive journals, which reveal her hidden struggles with her sexuality and faith.
- 7/17/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
UFO Audio Series ‘High Strange’ In The Works As Cadence13 & Tenderfoot TV Extend Podcast Partnership
Exclusive: Tenderfoot TV, the podcast company behind series including Up and Vanished and To Live and Die in LA, has extended its partnership with Audacy-owned studio Cadence13.
The deal has been extended through 2024 and includes a slew of renewals as well as a new series hosted by Tenderfoot TV co-founder Payne Lindsey.
The two companies will also develop a new slate of weekly podcast series and there’s a first-look at new limited series.
Lindsey will host UFO investigative series High Strange. The series will focus on unexplained aerial phenomena and will debut in early 2023.
Meanwhile, Up and Vanished, To Live and Die in LA, Culpable and Radio Rental have all been picked up for new seasons.
Up and Vanished, which has been downloaded more than 400M times over three seasons, will explore another cold case disappearance, having previously covered the disappearance of Georgia high school teacher Tara Grinstead,...
The deal has been extended through 2024 and includes a slew of renewals as well as a new series hosted by Tenderfoot TV co-founder Payne Lindsey.
The two companies will also develop a new slate of weekly podcast series and there’s a first-look at new limited series.
Lindsey will host UFO investigative series High Strange. The series will focus on unexplained aerial phenomena and will debut in early 2023.
Meanwhile, Up and Vanished, To Live and Die in LA, Culpable and Radio Rental have all been picked up for new seasons.
Up and Vanished, which has been downloaded more than 400M times over three seasons, will explore another cold case disappearance, having previously covered the disappearance of Georgia high school teacher Tara Grinstead,...
- 1/10/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Last Ship alum Tommy Savas is set for a key recurring role opposite Lisette Alexis in National Treasure, Disney Branded Television’s TV series for Disney+, produced by ABC Signature. The project, executive produced by the films’ producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Jon Turteltaub and writers Marianne and Cormac Wibberley, is an expansion of the National Treasure movie franchise told from the point of view of young heroine Jess (Alexis) — a DREAMer in search of answers about her family — who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about the past and save a lost Pan-American treasure. Savas will play Dr. Zeke, who works at the city morgue. Savas appeared as a series regular on TNT’s The Last Ship as well as on NBC’s State of Affairs. On the film side, he starred and produced the comedy Bad Roomies alongside Patrick Renna. Savas is...
- 7/20/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley's Permanent Green Light (2018) is showing July 19 – August 17, 2019 on Mubi in the United States.Permanent Green Light was inspired by our fascination with the phenomenon of inexplicable deaths—demises whose circumstances and/or causes are so mysterious and incongruous that their surrounding factors attain the power to override the death's emotional and psychological impact—where the victim's passing becomes obscured by the lack of a rational explanation and is transformed into an act of magic.In Permanent Green Light, the protagonist Roman is in his late teens, physically disabled due to a recent accident, introverted and eccentric but happy and interested in his life. He becomes obsessed with how, when an apartment building collapses, presumably with inhabitants inside, or when a ship full of passengers sinks, the deaths of those inside become so complicated to parse emotionally that they're more advantageously interpreted as power sources for the event's charismatic,...
- 7/10/2019
- MUBI
Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley's Permanent Green Light (2018) is showing July 19 – August 17, 2019 on Mubi in the United States.Dennis Cooper, Zac's Control Panel (Gif Novel)“The novelist Dennis Cooper has always made other gay writers nervous,” film director John Waters begins in praise of the author and in particular, Cooper’s novel, The Sluts, which Waters would list as one of his all-time favorite books. A critical collection of other writers and scholars on Cooper was called Enter at Your Own Risk: The Dangerous Art by Dennis Cooper, edited together by Leora Lev back in 2006, where Cooper was posited as “the most controversial writer working today.” His works, a writing career that dates back to the 1970s, have been seized at the United States-Canada border, banned, and then later published in a compilation of banned works of literature in Canada. He has had numerous censorship run-ins with Google, which...
- 7/10/2019
- MUBI
It is a truth universally acknowledged that everyone loves a good scam. From Elizabeth Holmes to Fyre Fest to ersatz German heiress Anna Delvey, grifters have had us all in their thrall. Yet in our zeal to find a new, juicy con-artist tale, we often forget about the scammers who paved the way, those who successfully lied and cheated their way to the top, so that morally compromised and ambitious members of future generations could follow suit. I am speaking, of course, of Jt LeRoy, the enigmatic former teenage hustler...
- 4/26/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
The onslaught of best-of-the-year lists from guilds and critics groups have only just begun, but one of the few of genuine interest each year comes from a single person: the wonderfully eccentric director John Waters, whose eclectic tastes always includes a mix of the unexpected and underseen.
Topping his list this year is Bruno Dumont’s singular metal take on an iconic figure with Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc. Also on his list are the Sundance stand-outs Blindspotting and American Animals, as well as Xavier Legrand’s intense Venice winner Custody and Guy Maddin’s formally inventive The Green Fog. There’s also room for a Nicolas Cage flick, but perhaps not the one you might expect.
Check out the list below courtesy of Art Forum, who also share Waters’ comments on each pick at their site.
1. Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc (Bruno Dumont)
2. American Animals (Bart Layton)
3. Nico,...
Topping his list this year is Bruno Dumont’s singular metal take on an iconic figure with Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc. Also on his list are the Sundance stand-outs Blindspotting and American Animals, as well as Xavier Legrand’s intense Venice winner Custody and Guy Maddin’s formally inventive The Green Fog. There’s also room for a Nicolas Cage flick, but perhaps not the one you might expect.
Check out the list below courtesy of Art Forum, who also share Waters’ comments on each pick at their site.
1. Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc (Bruno Dumont)
2. American Animals (Bart Layton)
3. Nico,...
- 12/1/2018
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
John Waters has once again shared his 10 favorite movies of the year with Artforum, and his list is unsurprisingly eclectic. After praising the likes of “Baby Driver” and “Wonderstruck” last year, the filmmaker has singled out Bruno Dumont’s “Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc” as his #1 of 2018 while also giving love to “American Animals” and “Blindspotting.” Here’s his full list:
10) “Permanent Green Light” (Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley)
9) “Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992” (John Ridley)
8) “Sollers Point” (Matthew Porterfield)
7) “Custody” (Xavier Legrand)
6) “The Green Fog”
5) “Blindspotting” (Carlos López Estrada)
4) “Mom and Dad” (Brian Taylor)
3) “Nico, 1988” (Susanna Nicchiarelli)
2) “American Animals” (Bart Layton)
1) “Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc” (Bruno Dumont)
As ever, the filmmaker’s blurbs enliven the piece greatly. Waters calls Dumont’s film “an insanely radical heavy-metal grade-school religious pageant that is sung in French from beginning to end” whose actors “seem like they might burst out laughing,...
10) “Permanent Green Light” (Dennis Cooper and Zac Farley)
9) “Let It Fall: Los Angeles 1982-1992” (John Ridley)
8) “Sollers Point” (Matthew Porterfield)
7) “Custody” (Xavier Legrand)
6) “The Green Fog”
5) “Blindspotting” (Carlos López Estrada)
4) “Mom and Dad” (Brian Taylor)
3) “Nico, 1988” (Susanna Nicchiarelli)
2) “American Animals” (Bart Layton)
1) “Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc” (Bruno Dumont)
As ever, the filmmaker’s blurbs enliven the piece greatly. Waters calls Dumont’s film “an insanely radical heavy-metal grade-school religious pageant that is sung in French from beginning to end” whose actors “seem like they might burst out laughing,...
- 12/1/2018
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSIdo Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker (1953).The United States Library of Congress has announced a significant update to their free screening platform, National Screening Room, with hundreds of films—ranging from historic documents of turn-of-century American life to Ida Lupino's The Hitch-Hiker. At this point we're well documented admirers of Paul W.S. Anderson's cinema, which is why we were thrilled to hear that Tony Jaa, Ron Perlman, and T.I. have joined Milla Jovovich in the cast for his latest video game adaptation: Capcom's Monster Hunter. The Chinese-Taiwanese annual Golden Horse awards have announced this year's nominations, which include Zhang Yimou's Shadow, Hu Bo's An Elephant Sitting Still, Bi Gan's A Long Day's Journey Into Night, and Pema Tseden's Jinpa, amongst many others.Recommended VIEWINGOne of the longest running, most compelling American film...
- 10/3/2018
- MUBI
In today’s film news roundup, a spy thriller is set for a September start, “Permanent Green Light’ gets distribution, and “The Unhealer” wraps shooting.
Production Start
Producers are planning a September start for writer/director Daniel Lusko’s spy thriller “Quandary” about a CIA operative with Ptsd, Variety has learned exclusively.
Lusko joins forces with Doug McKay (“What to Expect When You’re Expecting”), Dennis Rice (“Charming”), Mark Kamine (“Bad Moms”), Tom Sanders, and Tommy Goodwin to produce the film, which will be shot in Hawaii and Los Angeles.
Lusko said the story is inspired by true events and addresses the psychological effects of post-traumatic stress disorder on American intelligence operatives. He also asserted the story has been vetted and endorsed by FBI officials and CIA operatives.
The story centers on a CIA operative who struggles to maintain his sanity after an explosion where he sees his wife and son killed.
Production Start
Producers are planning a September start for writer/director Daniel Lusko’s spy thriller “Quandary” about a CIA operative with Ptsd, Variety has learned exclusively.
Lusko joins forces with Doug McKay (“What to Expect When You’re Expecting”), Dennis Rice (“Charming”), Mark Kamine (“Bad Moms”), Tom Sanders, and Tommy Goodwin to produce the film, which will be shot in Hawaii and Los Angeles.
Lusko said the story is inspired by true events and addresses the psychological effects of post-traumatic stress disorder on American intelligence operatives. He also asserted the story has been vetted and endorsed by FBI officials and CIA operatives.
The story centers on a CIA operative who struggles to maintain his sanity after an explosion where he sees his wife and son killed.
- 7/12/2018
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
What critic B. Ruby Rich dubbed the “New Queer Cinema” encountered little but praise (plus some attention-getting damnation from political conservatives) with such early ’90s titles as “Swoon,” “My Own Private Idaho,” “The Living End,” “Paris Is Burning,” and so forth. But by mid-decade the vogue had run long enough that even gay audiences felt less inclined to embrace every creative effort, giving a relatively cold shoulder to Steve McLean’s “Postcards From America” (1994) and Todd Verow’s “Frisk.” Both were adapted from edgy gay lit figures — the former from autobiographical writings by David Wojnarowicz (who’d died of AIDS), the latter from a typically violent, queasy novel by Dennis Cooper.
These films look better now than most critics or viewers allowed then. The revulsion “Frisk” was greeted with (at a time when gay films were expected to provide some measure of reassuring uplift) only emboldened Verow as a since-highly-prolific director of microbudget features,...
These films look better now than most critics or viewers allowed then. The revulsion “Frisk” was greeted with (at a time when gay films were expected to provide some measure of reassuring uplift) only emboldened Verow as a since-highly-prolific director of microbudget features,...
- 6/28/2018
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For daily updates follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSThe great French actor Stéphane Audran has died at the age of 85. David Hudson provides a thoughtful remembrance and career overview for The Daily.Following their producer-director collaboration on Amazon's underrated Red Oaks series, 90s contemporaries Gregg Araki and Steven Soderbergh are re-teaming for a most promising new Starz series entitled Now Apocalypse. Recommended VIEWINGFilm critic and Museum of Modern Art curator Dave Kehr investigates the many aspects that compose a western, and more largely, the genre's influence, origins, legacy, and future, in this wonderful video essay:The first trailer for Under the Silver Lake, David Robert Mitchell's long anticipated (and Thomas Pynchon inspired?) follow up to It Follows:Kino Lorber is re-releasing Personal Problems, a forgotten masterwork by Bill Gunn (Ganja & Hess) and an early and essential experiment in video filmmaking. Here's...
- 3/28/2018
- MUBI
Current Mpm Film and Premium Films sales executives Ricardo Monastier and Leslie Saussereau will combine forces on the international sales front.
Paris-based auteur-focused Mpm Film and shorts specialist Premium Films have joined forces to create a single sales entity called Mpm Premium, combining their industry know-how and network.
Under the new structure, current Mpm Film and Premium Films sales executives Ricardo Monastier and Leslie Saussereau will combine forces on the international sales front.
Mpm Film founding chief Marie-Pierre Macia and producer Claire Gadéa and Premium Films founder Jean-Charles Mille will oversee management of the company.
“The market is evolving and we have to adapt. The fusion allows us more flexibility and better reactivity thanks to a bigger team, with complementary abilities and a wide expertise. We plan to optimise our investments and be more present on the international markets,” Macia, Gadéa and Mille said in a joint statement.
“It’s more and more difficult for auteur films to find...
Paris-based auteur-focused Mpm Film and shorts specialist Premium Films have joined forces to create a single sales entity called Mpm Premium, combining their industry know-how and network.
Under the new structure, current Mpm Film and Premium Films sales executives Ricardo Monastier and Leslie Saussereau will combine forces on the international sales front.
Mpm Film founding chief Marie-Pierre Macia and producer Claire Gadéa and Premium Films founder Jean-Charles Mille will oversee management of the company.
“The market is evolving and we have to adapt. The fusion allows us more flexibility and better reactivity thanks to a bigger team, with complementary abilities and a wide expertise. We plan to optimise our investments and be more present on the international markets,” Macia, Gadéa and Mille said in a joint statement.
“It’s more and more difficult for auteur films to find...
- 2/15/2018
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- ScreenDaily
Jabberwocky
Blu-ray
Criterion
1977/ 1:85 / 105 Min. / Street Date November 21, 2017
Starring Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier
Cinematography by Terry Bedford
Written by Charles Alverson, Terry Gilliam
Music by Hector Berlioz, Modest Mussorgsky
Edited by Michael Bradsell
Produced by Sanford Lieberson
Directed by Terry Gilliam
The prospect of Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky directed by Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam promised a brave new world of sophisticated nonsense; The Mad Hatter meets the Ministry of Silly Walks.
Equally appetizing was the thought of illustrator John Tenniel’s hideous creature brought to life by Gilliam, the Python’s premiere visual satirist. But Gilliam, working in a chaotic British climate that saw Harold Wilson being upstaged by the Sex Pistols, had other ideas, exemplified by the film’s title sequence which rolls by over some of Pieter Bruegel’s most unnerving canvasses.
The Dutch artist was no Pollyanna (his most famous painting was...
Blu-ray
Criterion
1977/ 1:85 / 105 Min. / Street Date November 21, 2017
Starring Michael Palin, Harry H. Corbett, John Le Mesurier
Cinematography by Terry Bedford
Written by Charles Alverson, Terry Gilliam
Music by Hector Berlioz, Modest Mussorgsky
Edited by Michael Bradsell
Produced by Sanford Lieberson
Directed by Terry Gilliam
The prospect of Lewis Carroll’s Jabberwocky directed by Monty Python’s Terry Gilliam promised a brave new world of sophisticated nonsense; The Mad Hatter meets the Ministry of Silly Walks.
Equally appetizing was the thought of illustrator John Tenniel’s hideous creature brought to life by Gilliam, the Python’s premiere visual satirist. But Gilliam, working in a chaotic British climate that saw Harold Wilson being upstaged by the Sex Pistols, had other ideas, exemplified by the film’s title sequence which rolls by over some of Pieter Bruegel’s most unnerving canvasses.
The Dutch artist was no Pollyanna (his most famous painting was...
- 1/9/2018
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
James + Semaj is a column where James Franco talks to his reverse self, Semaj, about new films. Rather than a conventional review, it is place where James and Semaj can muse about ideas that the films provoke. James loves going to the movies and talking about them. But a one-sided take on a movie, in print, might be misconstrued as a review. As someone in the industry it could be detrimental to James’s career if he were to review his peers, because unlike the book industry—where writers review other writer’s books—the film industry is highly collaborative, and a bad review of a peer could create problems. So, assume that James (and Semaj) love all these films. What they’re interested in talking about is all the ways the films inspire them, and make them think. James is me, and Semaj is the other side of me.
- 9/9/2016
- by James Franco
- Indiewire
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
This Past Weekend:
As expected, Labor Day weekend wasn’t good for the two new wide releases at all, although the romantic drama The Light Between Oceans (DreamWorks), starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, ended up doing far better of the two. Also as expected, Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe (Screen Gems) won the weekend with a four-day total of $19.7 million, a little less than I predicted. The Light Between Oceans ended up with slightly over $6 million, roughly the same as my original prediction but 20th Century Fox’s thriller Morgan, starring Kate Mara, bomb-bomb-bombed with a ridiculously bad four-day opening of just $2.5 million in its first four days. The Mexican comedy No Manches Frida (Lionsgate/Pantelion) ended up faring better in just 362 theaters,...
This Past Weekend:
As expected, Labor Day weekend wasn’t good for the two new wide releases at all, although the romantic drama The Light Between Oceans (DreamWorks), starring Michael Fassbender and Alicia Vikander, ended up doing far better of the two. Also as expected, Fede Alvarez’s Don’t Breathe (Screen Gems) won the weekend with a four-day total of $19.7 million, a little less than I predicted. The Light Between Oceans ended up with slightly over $6 million, roughly the same as my original prediction but 20th Century Fox’s thriller Morgan, starring Kate Mara, bomb-bomb-bombed with a ridiculously bad four-day opening of just $2.5 million in its first four days. The Mexican comedy No Manches Frida (Lionsgate/Pantelion) ended up faring better in just 362 theaters,...
- 9/7/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
One of the films from this year's Sundance Film Festival that I'm still chewing on is Author: The Jt LeRoy Story. The documentary by Jeff Feuerzeig is well-made and obviously was produced with an enormous amount of access to Laura Albert, the writer at the heart of the very, very strange saga. That's part of the problem, though. I'm not sure why anyone would ever trust a single word out of Albert's mouth, especially not on the subject of Jt LeRoy, and in the end, her involvement makes me believe the movie less, not more. For those unfamiliar with the story, Jt LeRoy was a literary phenomenon in the late '90s, a young author who became a celebrity as much for his backstory as for his prose. People like Bono and Courtney Love and Gus Van Sant and Billy Corgan all believed fervently in LeRoy, and while secrecy was...
- 2/10/2016
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Author: The Jt LeRoy Story relives the literary hoax of the early aughts, the truly weird and out of control tale of Jt LeRoy. An allegedly gender-fluid HIV positive son of a West Virginia truck stop hooker, he rose to the heights of indie stardom befriending the likes of Courtney Love, Shirley Manson, Lou Reed, Michael Pitt, Billy Corgan and filmmakers Gus Van Saint and Asia Argento (both would “adapt” works by LeRoy). An anonymous experiment originally conducted by Laura Albert, the myth grows out of control when she hires Savannah Knoop, her sister-in-law, as an avatar. The real Laura Albert had been described by media accounts as a Brooklyn housewife, but here director Jeff Feuerzeig dives deeper.
A sweeping first-hand account of the bizarre saga as told by Albert, Author: The Jt LeRoy Story is wildly entertaining and truly stranger than fiction, even perhaps the fiction Albert wrote as LeRoy.
A sweeping first-hand account of the bizarre saga as told by Albert, Author: The Jt LeRoy Story is wildly entertaining and truly stranger than fiction, even perhaps the fiction Albert wrote as LeRoy.
- 2/5/2016
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
It's a writing cliche, but it's sadly often very true: an author's debut novel is often much better than his or her follow-up. There are lots of reasons for this: the author spends years honing and revising that first novel, which is often based on the most dramatic and engaging idea the writer has ever had.
Meanwhile, the second novel, which is usually written "on contract," is often rushed to capitalize on the success of the debut — and, let's face it, a lot of writers don't work well under pressure, or have a second truly interesting story to tell.
I'm happy to report that one author has dramatically upended this writing cliche. I liked Selfish and Perverse, the first novel of comedian Bob Smith, who was the first out comedian to appear on The Tonight Snow (back in the 1980s), and who has also written nonfiction in the past, including the Lambda Award-winning Openly Bob.
Meanwhile, the second novel, which is usually written "on contract," is often rushed to capitalize on the success of the debut — and, let's face it, a lot of writers don't work well under pressure, or have a second truly interesting story to tell.
I'm happy to report that one author has dramatically upended this writing cliche. I liked Selfish and Perverse, the first novel of comedian Bob Smith, who was the first out comedian to appear on The Tonight Snow (back in the 1980s), and who has also written nonfiction in the past, including the Lambda Award-winning Openly Bob.
- 6/27/2011
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
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