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Amazon is adding another actor to its expanding Bosch universe.
John Carroll Lynch has joined the third show in the franchise, centering on LAPD detective Renée Ballard (to be played by Maggie Q). The untitled series, which will stream on Prime Video, follows Ballard as she takes on running the department’s cold case division — an underfunded, all-volunteer unit with a huge case load. The character has appeared in several of Bosch author Michael Connelly’s novels.
Lynch (American Horror Story, Big Sky) will play Thomas Laffont, a retired former partner of Ballard’s who comes back to help her run the the department. He’s a kind, seasoned detective and crack interrogator.
The spinoff — one of two additional shows set in the same world as both Bosch and Bosch: Legacy — will be set up in the season three finale of the latter series, which is likely to premiere later this year.
John Carroll Lynch has joined the third show in the franchise, centering on LAPD detective Renée Ballard (to be played by Maggie Q). The untitled series, which will stream on Prime Video, follows Ballard as she takes on running the department’s cold case division — an underfunded, all-volunteer unit with a huge case load. The character has appeared in several of Bosch author Michael Connelly’s novels.
Lynch (American Horror Story, Big Sky) will play Thomas Laffont, a retired former partner of Ballard’s who comes back to help her run the the department. He’s a kind, seasoned detective and crack interrogator.
The spinoff — one of two additional shows set in the same world as both Bosch and Bosch: Legacy — will be set up in the season three finale of the latter series, which is likely to premiere later this year.
- 7/30/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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John Carroll Lynch is officially set to join Prime Video’s untitled Renée Ballard series, the second spin-off of Amazon MGM’s Prime Video series “Bosch.” The 10-episode project will follow Detective Renée Ballard as she takes charge of the LAPD’s new cold case division.
The show’s official description reads, “When Ballard uncovers a larger conspiracy during her investigations, she’ll lean on the assistance of her retired ally, Harry Bosch, to navigate the dangers that threaten both her unit and her life.”
Lynch will play Thomas Laffont, according to a statement from Amazon, “a retired former police partner who comes back to help Ballard run the Cold Case Department. A kind, seasoned detective, and crack interrogator — he’s a rock for Ballard.”
The actor was recently featured in Pamela Adlon’s movie “Babes” and Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” He also directed Harry Dean Stanton’s final film,...
The show’s official description reads, “When Ballard uncovers a larger conspiracy during her investigations, she’ll lean on the assistance of her retired ally, Harry Bosch, to navigate the dangers that threaten both her unit and her life.”
Lynch will play Thomas Laffont, according to a statement from Amazon, “a retired former police partner who comes back to help Ballard run the Cold Case Department. A kind, seasoned detective, and crack interrogator — he’s a rock for Ballard.”
The actor was recently featured in Pamela Adlon’s movie “Babes” and Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7.” He also directed Harry Dean Stanton’s final film,...
- 7/30/2024
- by Lauren Cahoone
- The Wrap
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The comedy series Survival of the Thickest, created by Michelle Buteau and Danielle Sanchez-Wittell (New Girl), hasn’t just survived, but thrived — and Season 2 is currently in production in New York.
The ensemble cast of Buteau, Tasha Smith (Bad Boys: Ride or Die), Tone Bell, Liza Treyge, Peppermint (Harlem), and Marouane Zotti will be returning, along with new guest stars Anderson .Paak, Jonathan Chad Higginbotham, Deon Cole, Alecsys Proctor-Turner, Jerrie Johnson, Celisse, Rolonda Watts, Michael Rishawn, Tika Sumpter, Monét X Change, and RonReaco Lee.
Survival of the Thickest is a story only Buteau can tell. Inspired by her acclaimed book of essays of the same name, the first season’s eight episodes follow Mavis Beaumont (played by Buteau), a stylist whose life is blown up after she catches her partner (Taylor Selé) in bed with another woman.
The ensemble cast of Buteau, Tasha Smith (Bad Boys: Ride or Die), Tone Bell, Liza Treyge, Peppermint (Harlem), and Marouane Zotti will be returning, along with new guest stars Anderson .Paak, Jonathan Chad Higginbotham, Deon Cole, Alecsys Proctor-Turner, Jerrie Johnson, Celisse, Rolonda Watts, Michael Rishawn, Tika Sumpter, Monét X Change, and RonReaco Lee.
Survival of the Thickest is a story only Buteau can tell. Inspired by her acclaimed book of essays of the same name, the first season’s eight episodes follow Mavis Beaumont (played by Buteau), a stylist whose life is blown up after she catches her partner (Taylor Selé) in bed with another woman.
- 7/15/2024
- by Stephan Lee
- Tudum - Netflix
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Universal Pictures has debuted a new trailer for the upcoming comedy ‘Babes.’
The movie follows inseparable childhood best friends Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), who grew up together in NYC and are now firmly in different phases of adulthood. When carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge.
Directed by Pamela Adlon, the movie stars Ilana Glazer (Broad City), Michelle Buteau (Marry Me). Producers include Ilana Glazer and Ashley Fox (Promising Young Woman).
Also in trailers – “You will be my instrument…” First trailer roars in for ‘Gladiator II”
The movie hits cinemas on August 9th.
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The movie follows inseparable childhood best friends Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), who grew up together in NYC and are now firmly in different phases of adulthood. When carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge.
Directed by Pamela Adlon, the movie stars Ilana Glazer (Broad City), Michelle Buteau (Marry Me). Producers include Ilana Glazer and Ashley Fox (Promising Young Woman).
Also in trailers – “You will be my instrument…” First trailer roars in for ‘Gladiator II”
The movie hits cinemas on August 9th.
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- 7/10/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
32 Sounds (Sam Green)
Filmmaker Sam Green captures something so specific here: he makes audio the star of a motion picture. It’s a lovely inclination and a worthwhile escapade. There are funny moments, clever moments, plenty that are heartfelt. Sound can do so many different things! This is an exceedingly well-produced work, its perfect length and the audible narrative it designs building succinctly to a lovely finale. Toss on those headphones and get lost in 32 Sounds for a while. – Dan M.
Where to Stream: The Criterion Channel
Babes (Pamela Adlon)
Transitioning the naturalistic comic sensibilities that made Better Things a success, Pamela Adlon’s feature debut Babes manages to co-opt the rhythms of a romantic comedy to explore the relationship between two...
32 Sounds (Sam Green)
Filmmaker Sam Green captures something so specific here: he makes audio the star of a motion picture. It’s a lovely inclination and a worthwhile escapade. There are funny moments, clever moments, plenty that are heartfelt. Sound can do so many different things! This is an exceedingly well-produced work, its perfect length and the audible narrative it designs building succinctly to a lovely finale. Toss on those headphones and get lost in 32 Sounds for a while. – Dan M.
Where to Stream: The Criterion Channel
Babes (Pamela Adlon)
Transitioning the naturalistic comic sensibilities that made Better Things a success, Pamela Adlon’s feature debut Babes manages to co-opt the rhythms of a romantic comedy to explore the relationship between two...
- 7/5/2024
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
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“The Bear,” “The Chi,” Ayo Edebiri and Wendell Pierce are among the winners announced Monday for the Sixth Annual Aafca TV Honors recognizing distinguished achievement in television and streaming, with a special focus on the Black diaspora. Presented by the African American Film Critics Association. The honors also celebrate individuals and their standout contributions to television. The Aafca Honors ceremony will take place August 24 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Winners in the competitive categories are:
Best Documentary – “Black Twitter: A People’s History”
Best Ensemble – “Masters of the Air”
Best Limited Series/Special – “Genius: MLK/X”
Best New Show – “Bookie”
Best TV Acting (Female) – Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”)
SEEWatch 10 exclusive Aafca Awards 2024 red carpet interviews: Colman Domingo, Ava DuVernay, Cord Jefferson and more …
Best TV Acting (Male) – Wendell Pierce (“Elsbeth”)
Best TV Comedy – “Unprisoned”
Best TV Directing – Channing Godfrey Peoples (“Genius: MLK/X – Episode 401 ‘Graduation'”)
Best TV...
Winners in the competitive categories are:
Best Documentary – “Black Twitter: A People’s History”
Best Ensemble – “Masters of the Air”
Best Limited Series/Special – “Genius: MLK/X”
Best New Show – “Bookie”
Best TV Acting (Female) – Ayo Edebiri (“The Bear”)
SEEWatch 10 exclusive Aafca Awards 2024 red carpet interviews: Colman Domingo, Ava DuVernay, Cord Jefferson and more …
Best TV Acting (Male) – Wendell Pierce (“Elsbeth”)
Best TV Comedy – “Unprisoned”
Best TV Directing – Channing Godfrey Peoples (“Genius: MLK/X – Episode 401 ‘Graduation'”)
Best TV...
- 7/1/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
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Exclusive: Chicago Med has locked in its three remaining original cast members for 2024-25. S. Epatha Merkerson, Oliver Platt and Marlyne Barrett, whose most recent contracts were up at the end of this past season, have closed deals to extend their tenure on the NBC medical drama to a decade, sources tell Deadline.
Headed into its 10th season, Chicago Med, from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, follows the emotional day-to-day chaos of the city’s newest state-of-the-art trauma center and the lives of the doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together.
Emmy winner Merkerson plays Sharon Goodwin, the chief administrator of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. Platt plays Dr. Daniel Charles, chief of the psychiatry department. Barrett plays Maggie Lockwood, charge nurse of the emergency department.
The new deals with Merkerson, Platt and Barrett assure continuity on the One Chicago offshoot, which is undergoing a major behind-the-scenes transition ahead...
Headed into its 10th season, Chicago Med, from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, follows the emotional day-to-day chaos of the city’s newest state-of-the-art trauma center and the lives of the doctors, nurses and staff who hold it all together.
Emmy winner Merkerson plays Sharon Goodwin, the chief administrator of Gaffney Chicago Medical Center. Platt plays Dr. Daniel Charles, chief of the psychiatry department. Barrett plays Maggie Lockwood, charge nurse of the emergency department.
The new deals with Merkerson, Platt and Barrett assure continuity on the One Chicago offshoot, which is undergoing a major behind-the-scenes transition ahead...
- 7/1/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
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The Chi, Unprisoned and Bookie are among the winners of the Sixth Annual Aafca TV Honors, which celebrate distinguished achievements in television and streaming.
Hosted by the African American Film Critics Association, the honors also celebrate individuals for their work in the industry and beyond. The ceremony will take place Aug. 24 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Winners in the competitive categories are:
Best Documentary – Black Twitter: A People’s History
Best Ensemble – Masters of the Air
Best Limited Series/Special – Genius: MLK/X
Best New Show – Bookie
Best TV Acting (Female) – Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Best TV Acting (Male) – Wendell Pierce (Elsbeth)
Best TV Comedy – Unprisoned
Best TV Directing – Channing Godfrey Peoples (Genius: MLK/X – Episode 401 “Graduation)
Best TV Drama – The Chi
Best Writing – The Bear
Breakout Star – Josiah Cross (Masters of the Air)
Special achievement honorees are:
Legacy Award – Glynn Turman. Starting on Broadway at just...
Hosted by the African American Film Critics Association, the honors also celebrate individuals for their work in the industry and beyond. The ceremony will take place Aug. 24 at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel in Los Angeles.
Winners in the competitive categories are:
Best Documentary – Black Twitter: A People’s History
Best Ensemble – Masters of the Air
Best Limited Series/Special – Genius: MLK/X
Best New Show – Bookie
Best TV Acting (Female) – Ayo Edebiri (The Bear)
Best TV Acting (Male) – Wendell Pierce (Elsbeth)
Best TV Comedy – Unprisoned
Best TV Directing – Channing Godfrey Peoples (Genius: MLK/X – Episode 401 “Graduation)
Best TV Drama – The Chi
Best Writing – The Bear
Breakout Star – Josiah Cross (Masters of the Air)
Special achievement honorees are:
Legacy Award – Glynn Turman. Starting on Broadway at just...
- 7/1/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
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Exclusive: Brothers Kenny and Keith Lucas (Judas and the Black Messiah) are teaming with Mookie Thompson on their first documentary, a project on the unexpected creative partnership between wrestler Swerve Strickland and rapper Derek “Flash Garments” Shaw, which has helped take the former’s career in the ring to new heights.
The doc is set into motion as dreams shatter for Strickland and Garments after getting axed from the WWE and Kanye West’s crew, respectively. Subsequently, the disillusioned duo fuse their unmatched talents to blaze a trailblazing and unprecedented path to superstardom, prophetically merging authentic hip hop culture and wrestling in a way no major promotion ever has. Collaborating to create a new theme song for Strickland, in order to revamp his character by incorporating elements of hip-hop culture, the pair’s work has contributed to Strickland’s surge in popularity and successful run as the first Black champion of All Elite Wrestling.
The doc is set into motion as dreams shatter for Strickland and Garments after getting axed from the WWE and Kanye West’s crew, respectively. Subsequently, the disillusioned duo fuse their unmatched talents to blaze a trailblazing and unprecedented path to superstardom, prophetically merging authentic hip hop culture and wrestling in a way no major promotion ever has. Collaborating to create a new theme song for Strickland, in order to revamp his character by incorporating elements of hip-hop culture, the pair’s work has contributed to Strickland’s surge in popularity and successful run as the first Black champion of All Elite Wrestling.
- 6/17/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Pamela Adlon transitions from TV to big screen Pamela Adlon, known for her work on “Better Things” and “Louie,” has ventured into the world of film with her feature directorial debut, “Babes”. Adlon brings her unique touch to this raunchy comedy, capturing the intricacies of friendship against a backdrop of pregnancy and chaos. Glazer and Buteau star as lifelong friends The film stars Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau as childhood best friends, Eden and Dawn. Their inseparable bond is put to the test when Eden, played by Glazer, shockingly decides to have a baby after a one-night stand. The characters...
- 6/7/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
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A new film sits atop the box-office weekend as The Garfield Movie managed to claim the number one slot by the margin of $3.2 million.
After finishing in second place last weekend, The Garfield Movie took over the box-office weekend top ten with $14.0 million in its second weekend of release. This gives the Sony Pictures Releasing offering a two-week tally of $51.6 million, allowing it to finish just $3.2 million ahead of second-place If. The Paramount Pictures product brought in $10.8 million during its third weekend in release, raising its overall total to $80.4 million. Meanwhile, the Warner Bros. film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga dropped two spots, after finishing in first place last weekend, to land in third place with $10.7, just $0.1 million behind If. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes however, held steady in fourth place where it added $8.8 million to raise its four-week total to $140.1 million for 20th Century Studios. Also remaining...
After finishing in second place last weekend, The Garfield Movie took over the box-office weekend top ten with $14.0 million in its second weekend of release. This gives the Sony Pictures Releasing offering a two-week tally of $51.6 million, allowing it to finish just $3.2 million ahead of second-place If. The Paramount Pictures product brought in $10.8 million during its third weekend in release, raising its overall total to $80.4 million. Meanwhile, the Warner Bros. film, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga dropped two spots, after finishing in first place last weekend, to land in third place with $10.7, just $0.1 million behind If. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes however, held steady in fourth place where it added $8.8 million to raise its four-week total to $140.1 million for 20th Century Studios. Also remaining...
- 6/3/2024
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
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In A Violent Nature, an undead murderous monster’s slow striding through the woods, has generated IFC Films’ second-best opening ever since its indie horror hit Late Night With The Devil in March.
The artsy slasher written and directed by Chris Nash will see an estimated weekend gross of $2.1 million on 1,426 screens, IFC’s widest opening ever, and a no. 8 spot at the domestic box office.
Late Night, by Cameron and Colin Cairnes, which opened to $2.8 million at 1,034 locations, is pushing $10 million. It returns to theaters June 6 and runs through the weekend on about 500 screens.
In A Violent Nature “has been steadily making waves for redefining the classic slasher genre” since its Sundance premiere, said Scott Shooman, head of AMC Networks Film Group, calling Nash’s feature debut “a film that will have a lasting impact in the horror space.”
At 87% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, the film is one...
The artsy slasher written and directed by Chris Nash will see an estimated weekend gross of $2.1 million on 1,426 screens, IFC’s widest opening ever, and a no. 8 spot at the domestic box office.
Late Night, by Cameron and Colin Cairnes, which opened to $2.8 million at 1,034 locations, is pushing $10 million. It returns to theaters June 6 and runs through the weekend on about 500 screens.
In A Violent Nature “has been steadily making waves for redefining the classic slasher genre” since its Sundance premiere, said Scott Shooman, head of AMC Networks Film Group, calling Nash’s feature debut “a film that will have a lasting impact in the horror space.”
At 87% with critics on Rotten Tomatoes, the film is one...
- 6/2/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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It’s a fairly rare weekend at the box office when there are five new wide releases, but it’s even rare when none of those movies even crack the top six. Read on for the weekend box office report.
After one of the worst Memorial Day weekends in decades, the transition weekend between May and June wasn’t going to be much better with none of the new releases opening in more than 2,000 theaters. That wasn’t helped by the fact that Disney, the one major studio in the mix, decided to dump their latest well-reviewed movie into a few hundred theaters with very little fanfare.
After settling for second place over Memorial Day, Sony Pictures’ animated “The Garfield Movie” moved into first place with an estimated $14 million, down just 42% from its three-day opening weekend, to bring its domestic total to $51.6 million. Overseas, the Chris Pratt-starring family film...
After one of the worst Memorial Day weekends in decades, the transition weekend between May and June wasn’t going to be much better with none of the new releases opening in more than 2,000 theaters. That wasn’t helped by the fact that Disney, the one major studio in the mix, decided to dump their latest well-reviewed movie into a few hundred theaters with very little fanfare.
After settling for second place over Memorial Day, Sony Pictures’ animated “The Garfield Movie” moved into first place with an estimated $14 million, down just 42% from its three-day opening weekend, to bring its domestic total to $51.6 million. Overseas, the Chris Pratt-starring family film...
- 6/2/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
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It was reported earlier that The Garfield Movie would be taking first place during the Memorial Day box office weekend, but now that the official numbers are in, we can confirm that Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga managed to win this weekend and beat out the animated movie as the best movie of this week. The overall earnings for the weekend are not that good, but that is a different issue we are going to discuss later in the article. What is important is that we can confirm that Furiosa won at the domestic box office and that its total gross, including the worldwide revenues, is at $64,800,000, according to the numbers published on Box Office Mojo.
If you remember, some earlier reports claimed that The Garfield Movie would surpass Furiosa, but that ultimately did not happen. And while the difference between the two movies is quite small, George Miller...
If you remember, some earlier reports claimed that The Garfield Movie would surpass Furiosa, but that ultimately did not happen. And while the difference between the two movies is quite small, George Miller...
- 5/28/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
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Memorial Day is usually one of the biggest and best weekends at the box office, but the warped year that is 2024 at the box office continued with neither of the new wide releases blowing up. Read on for the weekend box office report.
Going into the weekend, George Miller‘s prequel, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” had scored impressive reviews after its Cannes Film Festival debut with 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Warner Bros. had the film’s stars, Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, just about everywhere promoting the movie. It ended up making $3.5 million from Thursday previews beginning at 3pm, which was less than the $3.7 previews for “Mad Max: Fury Road” back in 2015. It ended up making $10.2 million on Friday, including those previews, which was not a good sign it might reach the $40 million plus projected in advance. Instead, it ended up with $26.3 million over the three-day weekend and an estimated $32 million including Monday.
Going into the weekend, George Miller‘s prequel, “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” had scored impressive reviews after its Cannes Film Festival debut with 89% on Rotten Tomatoes, and Warner Bros. had the film’s stars, Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth, just about everywhere promoting the movie. It ended up making $3.5 million from Thursday previews beginning at 3pm, which was less than the $3.7 previews for “Mad Max: Fury Road” back in 2015. It ended up making $10.2 million on Friday, including those previews, which was not a good sign it might reach the $40 million plus projected in advance. Instead, it ended up with $26.3 million over the three-day weekend and an estimated $32 million including Monday.
- 5/27/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
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Update: Comscore has just released the official box office results for the 4-day Memorial Day holiday weekend, and despite some box office pundits predicting that The Garfield Movie would top Furiosa, in the end the George Miller epic was able to hold on to a narrow lead. Comscore has Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga earning $32 million compared to Garfield‘s $31.1 million. However, it should be noted that The Garfield Movie only cost about a third of what Furiosa did, so it’s unlikely distributor Sony Pictures will chalk up a loss on this one.
Furiosa will depend heavily on foreign receipts if it’s going to break even, with the movie grossing $33 million internationally. Mad Max: Fury Road made a total of $379 million worldwide, a number that the prequel will likely have a hard time equalling unless word of mouth and repeat business are strong. The silver lining for...
Furiosa will depend heavily on foreign receipts if it’s going to break even, with the movie grossing $33 million internationally. Mad Max: Fury Road made a total of $379 million worldwide, a number that the prequel will likely have a hard time equalling unless word of mouth and repeat business are strong. The silver lining for...
- 5/27/2024
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
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Warner Bros.’ “Furiosa” pulled out to a narrow lead over Sony/Alcon/Dneg’s “The Garfield Movie,” though that is not much of a victory as the $32 million extended opening earned by the “Mad Max” prequel is part of the worst Memorial Day weekend box office results seen since the 1990s.
“Furiosa” scored the lowest total for a No. 1 Memorial Day film since “Casper” in 1995, while the overall estimated 4-day total of $128 million is a sharp 37% drop from last year’s Memorial Day weekend.
It’s a drop that can be attributed to an industry-wide slump as Hollywood and exhibitors weather weeks of reduced theatrical output due to delays caused by last year’s strikes, including Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which has enjoyed exceptional presales but moved from May to late July and left theaters without their customary comic book film boost to kick off the summer.
As for “Furiosa,...
“Furiosa” scored the lowest total for a No. 1 Memorial Day film since “Casper” in 1995, while the overall estimated 4-day total of $128 million is a sharp 37% drop from last year’s Memorial Day weekend.
It’s a drop that can be attributed to an industry-wide slump as Hollywood and exhibitors weather weeks of reduced theatrical output due to delays caused by last year’s strikes, including Marvel Studios’ “Deadpool & Wolverine,” which has enjoyed exceptional presales but moved from May to late July and left theaters without their customary comic book film boost to kick off the summer.
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- 5/27/2024
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
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Recently coined the “Bridesmaids of baby-making,” Babes, by director Pamela Adlon, dives headfirst into the realities of childbirth. It stars Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau, exploring their characters’ differing motherhood experiences. Dawn (Buteau) is a successful dentist with a family, while Eden (Glazer), a yoga instructor, finds herself unexpectedly pregnant. The comedic style is reminiscent of Broad City, combining raunchy humor with authentic depictions of motherhood—The name Goth Babe is hilariously opposite to the music I make eerily capturing the film’s ironic undertones. The narrative gains momentum when Eden discovers her pregnancy and decides to keep her baby after a...
- 5/27/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
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Yet again, a new film sits atop the box-office weekend top ten as Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga managed to stave off fellow newcomer The Garfield Movie by a mere $0.7 million to take the top spot prior to the holiday.
In its first weekend of release, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga brought in $25.5 million for Warner Bros., allowing it to finish just ahead of Sony Pictures Releasing’s second-place claimant, The Garfield Movie, which brought in $24.8 million during its debut weekend. Meanwhile, this pushed last weekend’s top film If to third place where it added $16.1 million for Paramount Pictures, bringing its two-week tally to $58.7 million. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes dropped two spots as well, landing in fourth place this weekend with $13.4 million. This gives the 20th Century Studios film a three-week total of $122.8 million. Universal Pictures’ The Fall Guy lost a spot as it fell from...
In its first weekend of release, Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga brought in $25.5 million for Warner Bros., allowing it to finish just ahead of Sony Pictures Releasing’s second-place claimant, The Garfield Movie, which brought in $24.8 million during its debut weekend. Meanwhile, this pushed last weekend’s top film If to third place where it added $16.1 million for Paramount Pictures, bringing its two-week tally to $58.7 million. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes dropped two spots as well, landing in fourth place this weekend with $13.4 million. This gives the 20th Century Studios film a three-week total of $122.8 million. Universal Pictures’ The Fall Guy lost a spot as it fell from...
- 5/27/2024
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
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The world premiere of Babes took center stage at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival, capturing audiences with its witty banter and heartfelt moments. Starring Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau, this comedy brings a refreshing take on friendship and motherhood. Glazer and Buteau play best friends Eden and Dawn. While Eden, a free-spirited yoga instructor, faces an unexpected pregnancy, Dawn, a dentist and mother, tries to help her navigate the challenges ahead. The film was praised for its writing, direction, and performances at SXSW. < A Deep Dive into Comedy and Friendship Discussing the show, You know this is a respect...
- 5/26/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
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The Memorial Day Weekend we’d all like to forget: Any claims to #1 are premature. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” (Warner Bros.) and “The Garfield Movie” (Sony) are in a battle for #1 for the four-day holiday, but each only estimates around $25 million for Friday to Sunday. (“Furiosa” is ahead.)
This is a holiday release date often chosen for a film that’s expected to be among the top three of the year. Unadjusted, neither “Furiosa” nor “Garfield” would be among the top 50 openers historically for this particular weekend; adjusting to current ticket prices, not even the top 100.
Current estimates for the four-day weekend are $101 million, but the crisis lies in the whole month. May is supposed to kick off summer and it has failed. It confirms that post- “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” box-office depression has no end in sight.
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This is a holiday release date often chosen for a film that’s expected to be among the top three of the year. Unadjusted, neither “Furiosa” nor “Garfield” would be among the top 50 openers historically for this particular weekend; adjusting to current ticket prices, not even the top 100.
Current estimates for the four-day weekend are $101 million, but the crisis lies in the whole month. May is supposed to kick off summer and it has failed. It confirms that post- “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” box-office depression has no end in sight.
‘Top Gun: Maverick’Courtesy of Paramount / Everett Collection
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- 5/26/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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Chicago – The excellent new film “Babes,” which screened at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival (Ccff) on May 4th, was the feature film director debut from a familiar name … Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”). “Babes” expanded nationwide on May 24th for Memorial Day weekend.
Pamela Adlon at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival
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“Babes” is a hilarious riff on women friendships/bonding and an unexpected pregnancy. Eden and Dawn (Michelle Buteau) are besties, having grown up together in New York City, and are now firmly in different phases of adulthood. When carefree and single Eden finds herself pregnant after a one night stand, she decides to have a baby on her own, and her friendship with Dawn will face its greatest challenge. “Babes” is a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about the bonds of friendship and the messy, unpredictable challenges of adulthood and becoming a parent.
Pamela Adlon at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival
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“Babes” is a hilarious riff on women friendships/bonding and an unexpected pregnancy. Eden and Dawn (Michelle Buteau) are besties, having grown up together in New York City, and are now firmly in different phases of adulthood. When carefree and single Eden finds herself pregnant after a one night stand, she decides to have a baby on her own, and her friendship with Dawn will face its greatest challenge. “Babes” is a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about the bonds of friendship and the messy, unpredictable challenges of adulthood and becoming a parent.
- 5/26/2024
- by [email protected] (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The new comedy feature “Babes” is directed by Pamela Adlon, starring Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau, now playing in theaters:
“…inseparable childhood best friends ‘Eden’ and ‘Dawn’, having grown up together in NYC, are now firmly in different phases of adulthood.
“When carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge, as the film delves into the complexities of female friendship with a blend of laughter, tears and labor pains…”
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“…inseparable childhood best friends ‘Eden’ and ‘Dawn’, having grown up together in NYC, are now firmly in different phases of adulthood.
“When carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge, as the film delves into the complexities of female friendship with a blend of laughter, tears and labor pains…”
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- 5/22/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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Ilana Glazer is so excited to do nothing. It’s T-minus 48 hours to the theatrical premiere of Babes, the millennial mom comedy starring Glazer and Michelle Buteau, and the comedian’s promotional calendar is predictably packed. Think of the busiest day you’ve ever had in your work life, and then triple it — that’s how much Glazer’s life currently resembles a compression packing cube.
“Don’t tell my agents, but I want to Clear. My. Schedule,” Glazer, 37, tells Rolling Stone about what she’ll do (or won’t...
“Don’t tell my agents, but I want to Clear. My. Schedule,” Glazer, 37, tells Rolling Stone about what she’ll do (or won’t...
- 5/20/2024
- by Rachel Brodsky
- Rollingstone.com
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“If” (Paramount) may have fallen short of its anticipated $40 million opening, but the glass is at least half-full. Preview and initial numbers suggested it could end up around $28 million; instead, its initial estimate is $35 million.
That improvement, along with its A Cinemascore, suggests a film that could stick around. It would be a real boost for the cause of original non-franchise production. Domestic on “If” is better than foreign, which stands at $24 million, $20 million from this weekend. That puts it at $59 million worldwide.
The full weekend is projected to hit $99 million. If that becomes $100 million, it would mark the first time since Easter. By comparison, 2023 saw every weekend from April 7 through mid-August hit that level. In 2019, with significantly lower ticket prices, that was the case from post-Super Bowl through Labor Day.
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That improvement, along with its A Cinemascore, suggests a film that could stick around. It would be a real boost for the cause of original non-franchise production. Domestic on “If” is better than foreign, which stands at $24 million, $20 million from this weekend. That puts it at $59 million worldwide.
The full weekend is projected to hit $99 million. If that becomes $100 million, it would mark the first time since Easter. By comparison, 2023 saw every weekend from April 7 through mid-August hit that level. In 2019, with significantly lower ticket prices, that was the case from post-Super Bowl through Labor Day.
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- 5/19/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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The summer box office is supposed to be the time of year when popular movies can flourish, but this May has not been an ideal start to the season, with another highly anticipated film falling below expectations. Read on for the weekend box office report.
With the general lack of family films in theaters — allowing movies like “Kung Fu Panda 4” and even “Godzilla x Kong” to do very well — Paramount Pictures had very high hopes for John Krasinski‘s “If,” opening it in 4,041 theaters nationwide. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming (with Krasinski in a small role as the latter’s father), the movie received poor to mixed reviews with just 49% on Rotten Tomatoes, critics not having been swayed by the film’s sweet family-friendly sentimentality.
SEEKevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ gets epic new trailer [Watch]
“If” only made $1.8 million in previews, which were pulled into its opening Friday number of $10.3 million.
With the general lack of family films in theaters — allowing movies like “Kung Fu Panda 4” and even “Godzilla x Kong” to do very well — Paramount Pictures had very high hopes for John Krasinski‘s “If,” opening it in 4,041 theaters nationwide. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Cailey Fleming (with Krasinski in a small role as the latter’s father), the movie received poor to mixed reviews with just 49% on Rotten Tomatoes, critics not having been swayed by the film’s sweet family-friendly sentimentality.
SEEKevin Costner’s ‘Horizon’ gets epic new trailer [Watch]
“If” only made $1.8 million in previews, which were pulled into its opening Friday number of $10.3 million.
- 5/19/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
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MGM/Imax’s The Blue Angels lands a hefty $1.3 million on just 255 domestic Imax screens from limited showtimes in the large format exhibitor’s exclusive theatrical engagement. The Paul Crowder film, with Glen Powell and Bad Robot as producers, follows the Navy’s famed demonstration flying squadron. It also “ushers in a new era for IMAX Documentaries, or Docu-busters,” the company said. It’s no. 9 at the domestic box office
It’s got a weeklong run before hitting Prime Video. The feature-length version for Imax multiplex locations will be followed later by a 45-minute, traditional Imax documentary version for Imax institutional locations.
I Saw The TV Glow from A24 had an impressive expansion, grossing $1+ million on just 469 screens. The Jane Shoenbrun (We’re All Going To The World’s Fair) coming of age sci-fi stars Justice Smith and Bridgette Lundy-Paine as queer teenagers navigating life in the 1990s suburbs. The film has...
It’s got a weeklong run before hitting Prime Video. The feature-length version for Imax multiplex locations will be followed later by a 45-minute, traditional Imax documentary version for Imax institutional locations.
I Saw The TV Glow from A24 had an impressive expansion, grossing $1+ million on just 469 screens. The Jane Shoenbrun (We’re All Going To The World’s Fair) coming of age sci-fi stars Justice Smith and Bridgette Lundy-Paine as queer teenagers navigating life in the 1990s suburbs. The film has...
- 5/19/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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Chicago – Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com appears on “The Morning Mess” with Dan Baker on Wbgr-fm on May 16th, reviewing “Babes,” the director debut of Pamela Adlon (FX’s “Better Things). In select theaters on May 17th. See local listings.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Eden (ilana Glazer) is a nutty yoga instructor in New York City, who hangs with her lifelong best pal Dawn (Michelle Buteau), and they are with each other when Dawn delivers her second child with husband Marty (Hasan Minhaj). On a long subway ride home, Eden meets Claude (Stephan James), an actor who she immediately is attracted to. After a one night stand later, Eden is preggers and finds out that Claude is ghosting her because he actually has died. With only her best friend, who is exhausted with two kids, Eden will try to single mother her way into a new world.
“Babes” is in select theaters on May 17th.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
Eden (ilana Glazer) is a nutty yoga instructor in New York City, who hangs with her lifelong best pal Dawn (Michelle Buteau), and they are with each other when Dawn delivers her second child with husband Marty (Hasan Minhaj). On a long subway ride home, Eden meets Claude (Stephan James), an actor who she immediately is attracted to. After a one night stand later, Eden is preggers and finds out that Claude is ghosting her because he actually has died. With only her best friend, who is exhausted with two kids, Eden will try to single mother her way into a new world.
“Babes” is in select theaters on May 17th.
- 5/17/2024
- by [email protected] (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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Babes by Pamela Adlon, co-written and starring Ilana Glazer, debuts in limited release with films by Hang Song-soo and Bertrand Bonello and docs on a controversial Venice Biennale, ground-breaking female clerics, and the Blue Angels Navy Squadron. A trio of festival favorites expand. While eyes now are on fare at Cannes — where Neon has been making high-profile moves — each week Stateside remains a test of indie film’s theatrical boundaries in a post-Covid, streaming-centric marketplace.
There have been notable hits. A24’s I Saw The TV Glow by Jane Schoenbrun is having a nice run so far as is Evil Does Not Exist — Sideshow/Janus Films’ second outing with Ryusuke Hamaguchi after Oscar-winning Drive My Car. (That 2021 Japanese film about a...
There have been notable hits. A24’s I Saw The TV Glow by Jane Schoenbrun is having a nice run so far as is Evil Does Not Exist — Sideshow/Janus Films’ second outing with Ryusuke Hamaguchi after Oscar-winning Drive My Car. (That 2021 Japanese film about a...
- 5/17/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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Léa Seydoux’s latest feature will be distributed by Neon.
Seydoux stars in “The Unknown (L’Inconnue),” which will be written and directed by Academy Award-winning “Anatomy of a Fall” screenwriter Arthur Harari. The plot details for the film are still under wraps, with production looking to be completed in early 2026.
Neon will release the film in U.S. and Canadian theaters. “The Unknown” will be produced by Bathysphere, with Pathé co-producing and selling the film internationally in Cannes.
“The Unknown” is the third feature both written and directed by Harari. He previously directed “Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle,” which opened Un Certain Regard at Cannes and went on to win numerous awards including the Best Original Screenplay César. He also wrote the screenplay for “Sibyl,” which was directed by “Anatomy of a Fall’s” Justine Triet.
The deal for “The Unknown” was negotiated by Neon’s President of...
Seydoux stars in “The Unknown (L’Inconnue),” which will be written and directed by Academy Award-winning “Anatomy of a Fall” screenwriter Arthur Harari. The plot details for the film are still under wraps, with production looking to be completed in early 2026.
Neon will release the film in U.S. and Canadian theaters. “The Unknown” will be produced by Bathysphere, with Pathé co-producing and selling the film internationally in Cannes.
“The Unknown” is the third feature both written and directed by Harari. He previously directed “Onoda: 10,000 Nights in the Jungle,” which opened Un Certain Regard at Cannes and went on to win numerous awards including the Best Original Screenplay César. He also wrote the screenplay for “Sibyl,” which was directed by “Anatomy of a Fall’s” Justine Triet.
The deal for “The Unknown” was negotiated by Neon’s President of...
- 5/17/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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Women are humanities original 3-D printers! We can grow humans inside our bodies. However, that’s just the beginning of the journey of motherhood as things get much more difficult from there. Who better then to portray the ups and downs of raising children than Better Things creator Pamela Adlon, director of Babes and written by half of the Broad City creator duo Ilana Glazer, and co-writer Josh Rabinowitz. The complexities of modern motherdom are mined for both humor and pathos, but despite its noble intentions and moments of insight, the film often veers into the realm of the cringe-worthy rather than crafting the poignant commentary one might hope for from such a talented team.
The story centers on Eden (Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), childhood best friends whose lives have diverged yet remain intertwined through their shared experiences of womanhood and growing up in NYC. Dawn, a meticulous dentist...
The story centers on Eden (Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau), childhood best friends whose lives have diverged yet remain intertwined through their shared experiences of womanhood and growing up in NYC. Dawn, a meticulous dentist...
- 5/17/2024
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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In “Babes,” Neon’s raucous comedy about the intricate emotional threads that are tested when best friends become new mothers, there’s a particularly rousing scene where Eden (Ilana Glazer) and Dawn (Michelle Buteau) lose their minds on mushrooms. In need of a night away from their troubles, the lifelong pals hole up in Eden’s Queens apartment to let loose a little — Ok, to let loose a lot — and it’s up to director Pamela Adlon to capture it all.
“So it’s 2:30 in the morning and they’re screaming,” Adlon said. “Michelle’s like, ‘Fuck yeah!’ Milk is squirting out of her tits. People are just screaming. Then, all of a sudden, I hear another scream and I’m like, ‘That’s not them.’ And I turn around and there’s a woman from the building in the apartment going, ‘Shut the fuck up! It’s 2:30 in the morning!
“So it’s 2:30 in the morning and they’re screaming,” Adlon said. “Michelle’s like, ‘Fuck yeah!’ Milk is squirting out of her tits. People are just screaming. Then, all of a sudden, I hear another scream and I’m like, ‘That’s not them.’ And I turn around and there’s a woman from the building in the apartment going, ‘Shut the fuck up! It’s 2:30 in the morning!
- 5/16/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
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Transitioning the naturalistic comic sensibilities that made Better Things a success, Pamela Adlon’s feature debut Babes manages to co-opt the rhythms of a romantic comedy to explore the relationship between two best friends at opposite points of their lives.
Eden and Dawn (Michelle Buteau) have been friends for 27 years. Married with one child and another on the way, Dawn seemingly has her life together, whereas Eden runs a yoga studio out of her apartment and doesn’t imagine settling down anytime soon. After an opening that sees Dawn go into labor during a ritual Thanksgiving-morning movie, Eden has a meet-cute with charismatic actor Claude (Stephan James). One midnight subway ride and sexual encounter later, Eden finds herself pregnant and staring down raising a baby alone. With her pregnancy she begins to increasingly lean on Dawn, who struggles with her husband Marty (Hasan Minhaj) to raise two children and balance a career.
Eden and Dawn (Michelle Buteau) have been friends for 27 years. Married with one child and another on the way, Dawn seemingly has her life together, whereas Eden runs a yoga studio out of her apartment and doesn’t imagine settling down anytime soon. After an opening that sees Dawn go into labor during a ritual Thanksgiving-morning movie, Eden has a meet-cute with charismatic actor Claude (Stephan James). One midnight subway ride and sexual encounter later, Eden finds herself pregnant and staring down raising a baby alone. With her pregnancy she begins to increasingly lean on Dawn, who struggles with her husband Marty (Hasan Minhaj) to raise two children and balance a career.
- 5/15/2024
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Film Stage
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Babes Poster Photo: Neon If you don’t use it, you lose it, and Hollywood has been using The 40-Year-Old Virgin poster for nearly 20 years. You know the one: Steve Carell in front of a glowing orange sun with his eyes staring off in the distance like he’s having...
- 5/15/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
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The 40-Year-Old Virgin and its progenyImage: The A.V. Club
If you don’t use it, you lose it, and Hollywood has been using The 40-Year-Old Virgin poster for nearly 20 years. You know the one: Steve Carell in front of a glowing orange sun with his eyes staring off in...
If you don’t use it, you lose it, and Hollywood has been using The 40-Year-Old Virgin poster for nearly 20 years. You know the one: Steve Carell in front of a glowing orange sun with his eyes staring off in...
- 5/15/2024
- by Matt Schimkowitz
- avclub.com
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Will Ferrell and Ramy Youssef are co-creating “Golf,” a comedy series set at Netflix, with Ferrell also set to star. Josh Rabinowitz also serves as co-creator.
Ferrell will play a fictional golf legend in the 10-episode series. Youssef will also appear onscreen in the series, but details regarding his character are being kept under wraps.
Youssef and Rabinowitz serve as showrunners, and executive produce alongside Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum and Alix Taylor for Gloria Sanchez Productions; Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman and Nena Rodrigue for T-Street; and Andy Campagna for Youssef’s Cairo Cowboy.
Ferrell is best known for his sevens seasons as a “Saturday Night Live” cast member and starring in films such as “Elf,” “Anchorman,” “Talladega Nights” and “Step Brothers,” having co-written the last three titles with Adam McKay. More recently, he has appeared in “Barbie,” “The Shrink Next Door” and “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.” Ferrell...
Ferrell will play a fictional golf legend in the 10-episode series. Youssef will also appear onscreen in the series, but details regarding his character are being kept under wraps.
Youssef and Rabinowitz serve as showrunners, and executive produce alongside Ferrell, Jessica Elbaum and Alix Taylor for Gloria Sanchez Productions; Rian Johnson, Ram Bergman and Nena Rodrigue for T-Street; and Andy Campagna for Youssef’s Cairo Cowboy.
Ferrell is best known for his sevens seasons as a “Saturday Night Live” cast member and starring in films such as “Elf,” “Anchorman,” “Talladega Nights” and “Step Brothers,” having co-written the last three titles with Adam McKay. More recently, he has appeared in “Barbie,” “The Shrink Next Door” and “Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga.” Ferrell...
- 5/15/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
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Put Ilana Glazer in a comedy set in New York City and we’ll be sat, no questions asked. For “Babes,” Glazer teamed up to co-write, produce, and star in Pamela Adlon‘s feature directorial debut, a laugh-out-loud coming-of-age buddy comedy following life-long best friends (Glazer and Michelle Buteau) as they navigate different phases of adulthood through the lens of pregnancy. IndieWire caught up with the team and stars behind the film at its New York City premiere on Tuesday, May 14.
Glazer, who co-wrote the film with “Broad City” alum Josh Rabinowitz, reflected on how their creative relationship has evolved since Glazer started comedy at 19 years old and Rabinowitz was just getting out of college. “Growing in comedy with Josh has been such a privilege,” Glazer told IndieWire. “I [was] a few years in and we were just knuckleheads together, like absolute knuckleheads. Just trying our best being on stage and...
Glazer, who co-wrote the film with “Broad City” alum Josh Rabinowitz, reflected on how their creative relationship has evolved since Glazer started comedy at 19 years old and Rabinowitz was just getting out of college. “Growing in comedy with Josh has been such a privilege,” Glazer told IndieWire. “I [was] a few years in and we were just knuckleheads together, like absolute knuckleheads. Just trying our best being on stage and...
- 5/15/2024
- by Vincent Perella
- Indiewire
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Neon, the Oscar-winning distributor of “Parasite,” is getting back in business with “Titane” director Julia Ducournau.
In one of the first big rights deals of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the studio announced it has acquired North American territories for Ducournau’s “Alpha.” Plot details were not immediately disclosed, except that the film will be “genre-defying.” Neon previously released Ducournau’s acclaimed “Titane,” which won Cannes’ highest honor, the Palme d’Or, in 2021. She is only the second woman director to do so, following Jane Campion for “The Piano.”
“Alpha” will star Golshifteh Farahani and Tahar Rahim.
Producers are Jean des Forêts and Amelie Jacquis of Petit Film, and Eric and Nicolas Altmayer of Mandarin & Compagnie. Frakas Productions is co-producing. Charades and FilmNation Entertainment are handling global sales. The Neon deal was negotiated by its president of acquisitions and production Jeff Deutchman, with Charades’ Carole Baraton and FilmNation...
In one of the first big rights deals of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, the studio announced it has acquired North American territories for Ducournau’s “Alpha.” Plot details were not immediately disclosed, except that the film will be “genre-defying.” Neon previously released Ducournau’s acclaimed “Titane,” which won Cannes’ highest honor, the Palme d’Or, in 2021. She is only the second woman director to do so, following Jane Campion for “The Piano.”
“Alpha” will star Golshifteh Farahani and Tahar Rahim.
Producers are Jean des Forêts and Amelie Jacquis of Petit Film, and Eric and Nicolas Altmayer of Mandarin & Compagnie. Frakas Productions is co-producing. Charades and FilmNation Entertainment are handling global sales. The Neon deal was negotiated by its president of acquisitions and production Jeff Deutchman, with Charades’ Carole Baraton and FilmNation...
- 5/14/2024
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
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After serving as the U.S. distributor for Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or-winning 2021 body horror Titane, Neon is getting back into business with the filmmaker as the North American distributor for her next genre-bending feature, Alpha.
Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson) and Tahar Rahim (The Mauritanian) are set to star, with production on the film to kick off next fall. Details as to the plot of the film are under wraps.
Producers are Jean des Forêts and Amelie Jacquis of Petit Film and Eric & Nicolas Altmayer of Mandarin & Compagnie, with Frakas Productions co-producing. Charades and FilmNation Entertainment are handling sales in the rest of the world during the Cannes Film Festival.
Picking up Ducournau’s last feature ahead of its launch at Cannes, Neon most recently acquired worldwide rights to Longlegs helmer Osgood Perkins’ next film Keeper, starring Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland, and Steven Soderbergh’s Presence. In Cannes,...
Golshifteh Farahani (Paterson) and Tahar Rahim (The Mauritanian) are set to star, with production on the film to kick off next fall. Details as to the plot of the film are under wraps.
Producers are Jean des Forêts and Amelie Jacquis of Petit Film and Eric & Nicolas Altmayer of Mandarin & Compagnie, with Frakas Productions co-producing. Charades and FilmNation Entertainment are handling sales in the rest of the world during the Cannes Film Festival.
Picking up Ducournau’s last feature ahead of its launch at Cannes, Neon most recently acquired worldwide rights to Longlegs helmer Osgood Perkins’ next film Keeper, starring Tatiana Maslany and Rossif Sutherland, and Steven Soderbergh’s Presence. In Cannes,...
- 5/14/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Daily Show correspondent Desi Lydic is set to once again host the show’s Tuesday through Thursday episodes this week, picking up where Monday night host Jon Stewart leaves off tonight.
This will be Lydic’s fourth week behind The Daily Show’s anchor desk this season. She’s hosted solo twice– in late February and early April–and co-hosted with fellow correspondent Michael Kosta for a week in March.
Comedy Central also announced the show’s guests this week.
Tonight Jon Stewart is set to welcome Ilana Glazer, no stranger to Comedy Central herself. The former Broad City co-creator and star will be promoting the new film Babes, which Glazer co-wrote and stars in.
On Tuesday Lydic will interview filmmaker and artist Miranda July on the same day her new novel “All Fours” hits bookstores.
Continue reading Desi Lydic Returns to <i>Daily Show</i> Anchor Desk This Week at LateNighter.
This will be Lydic’s fourth week behind The Daily Show’s anchor desk this season. She’s hosted solo twice– in late February and early April–and co-hosted with fellow correspondent Michael Kosta for a week in March.
Comedy Central also announced the show’s guests this week.
Tonight Jon Stewart is set to welcome Ilana Glazer, no stranger to Comedy Central herself. The former Broad City co-creator and star will be promoting the new film Babes, which Glazer co-wrote and stars in.
On Tuesday Lydic will interview filmmaker and artist Miranda July on the same day her new novel “All Fours” hits bookstores.
Continue reading Desi Lydic Returns to <i>Daily Show</i> Anchor Desk This Week at LateNighter.
- 5/13/2024
- by Jed Rosenzweig
- LateNighter
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Chicago – The excellent new film “Babes,” which screened at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival (Ccff) on May 4th, was the feature film director debut from a familiar name … Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”). Ms. Adlon walked the Red Carpet at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre.
Pamela Adlon at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival
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“Babes” is a hilarious riff on women friendships/bonding and an unexpected pregnancy. Eden and Dawn (Michelle Buteau) are besties, having grown up together in New York City, and are now firmly in different phases of adulthood. When carefree-and-single Eden finds herself pregnant after a one night stand, she decides to have the baby on her own, and her friendship with Dawn will face its greatest challenge. “Babes” is a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about the bonds of friendship and the messy, unpredictable challenges of being adult and becoming a parent.
Pamela Adlon at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
“Babes” is a hilarious riff on women friendships/bonding and an unexpected pregnancy. Eden and Dawn (Michelle Buteau) are besties, having grown up together in New York City, and are now firmly in different phases of adulthood. When carefree-and-single Eden finds herself pregnant after a one night stand, she decides to have the baby on her own, and her friendship with Dawn will face its greatest challenge. “Babes” is a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about the bonds of friendship and the messy, unpredictable challenges of being adult and becoming a parent.
- 5/5/2024
- by [email protected] (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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Exclusive: Neon has hired marketing and publicity veteran Joey Monteiro as EVP, International Marketing and Ashley Hirsch as Manager of International Sales and Marketing. The move further expands the company’s global footprint as it grows its international sales arm headed up by seasoned sales executive Kristen Figeroid.
With a career spanning more than two and a half decades, Monteiro joins Neon from Sierra-Affinity/eOne, where he served as EVP of Marketing and Publicity and was responsible for creative marketing across film markets and festivals as well as international distribution. He handled campaigns on Academy Award-winning titles including: Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, starring Ryan Gosling; Miles Teller starrer Whiplash; Margot Robbie starrer I, Tonya; Manchester By The Sea with Casey Affleck; and Nightcrawler with Jake Gyllenhaal, among others.
Prior to that, Monteiro worked at Warner Brothers Pictures as Director of Digital Marketing and Lionsgate as SVP of International Marketing,...
With a career spanning more than two and a half decades, Monteiro joins Neon from Sierra-Affinity/eOne, where he served as EVP of Marketing and Publicity and was responsible for creative marketing across film markets and festivals as well as international distribution. He handled campaigns on Academy Award-winning titles including: Nicolas Winding Refn’s Drive, starring Ryan Gosling; Miles Teller starrer Whiplash; Margot Robbie starrer I, Tonya; Manchester By The Sea with Casey Affleck; and Nightcrawler with Jake Gyllenhaal, among others.
Prior to that, Monteiro worked at Warner Brothers Pictures as Director of Digital Marketing and Lionsgate as SVP of International Marketing,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
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It’s fitting that Sam Taylor-Johnson’s “Back to Black” opened in the United Kingdom before arriving on American shores later this month. After all, the Amy Winehouse biopic — which stars Marisa Abela as the tragic singer and songwriter — chronicles the rise and fall of one of the UK’s most recognizable (and ill-fated) superstars in recent memory. Soon, Taylor-Johnson will bring the film to America, where she’s already anticipating a different reaction.
Despite mixed reviews, the film’s UK (and also Irish) release in mid-April was successful. In its opening weekend, the film made $3.4 million at the box office, putting it at number one of the also-anticipated “Civil War.” The film has so far made over $16 million in its first weeks of release. When it finally lands stateside, it will face little similar competition with other openers, which include the comedy “Babes,” the kids fantasy “If,” and the...
Despite mixed reviews, the film’s UK (and also Irish) release in mid-April was successful. In its opening weekend, the film made $3.4 million at the box office, putting it at number one of the also-anticipated “Civil War.” The film has so far made over $16 million in its first weeks of release. When it finally lands stateside, it will face little similar competition with other openers, which include the comedy “Babes,” the kids fantasy “If,” and the...
- 5/1/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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Front: I Saw The TV Glow (A24); Back: Unfrosted (John P. Johnson/Netflix) Graphic: The A.V. Club Films releases have been, let’s say, uneven in 2024: we’re finally seeing premieres for movies delayed by Covid, the writers’ strike, and the actors’ strike, in addition to whatever else...
- 4/29/2024
- by Jen Lennon
- avclub.com
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Front: I Saw The TV Glow (A24); Back: Unfrosted (John P. Johnson/Netflix)Graphic: The A.V. Club
Films releases have been, let’s say, uneven in 2024: we’re finally seeing premieres for movies delayed by Covid, the writers’ strike, and the actors’ strike, in addition to whatever else the...
Films releases have been, let’s say, uneven in 2024: we’re finally seeing premieres for movies delayed by Covid, the writers’ strike, and the actors’ strike, in addition to whatever else the...
- 4/29/2024
- by Jen Lennon, Jacob Oller, Saloni Gajjar, Mary Kate Carr, Emma Keates, Matt Schimkowitz, Cindy White, and Drew Gillis
- avclub.com
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Vashon Film Institute has set the date for the third annual Vashon Island Film Festival, which is slated to take place Aug. 8-11. The announcement comes with the launch of two new divisions of the Vashon Film Institute and a new donation arm, which accepts restricted funds to be used solely to fund improvements at the Vashon Theatre.
Vfi’s new divisions are the Quartermaster Lab, a collective of filmmaking programs, and VFIpresents, its sales, distribution and release division, which will also focus on organizing community events outside Viff.
“The quintessential goal in founding Vfi was to support independent filmmaking in the Pacific Northwest,” said Mark Mathias Sayre, founder of Vashon Film Institute. “To that end, Viff has already brought compelling indie features and documentaries to local audiences and will continue to do so. But that’s only part of the game plan: We’re equally committed to engendering the...
Vfi’s new divisions are the Quartermaster Lab, a collective of filmmaking programs, and VFIpresents, its sales, distribution and release division, which will also focus on organizing community events outside Viff.
“The quintessential goal in founding Vfi was to support independent filmmaking in the Pacific Northwest,” said Mark Mathias Sayre, founder of Vashon Film Institute. “To that end, Viff has already brought compelling indie features and documentaries to local audiences and will continue to do so. But that’s only part of the game plan: We’re equally committed to engendering the...
- 4/19/2024
- by Selena Kuznikov and Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
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We’re leaving Las Vegas.
CinemaCon 2024 is over — time for studios to go out and prove their pitches at the box office. Based on what we saw, or really what we didn’t see, that will be an uphill battle.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the folks and films that showed up. Arguably, the biggest star to attend CinemaCon was Kevin Costner. The cynical point of view? He was pitching not one but two “Horizon” films to theater owners — and simultaneously pitching third and fourth installments to Warner Bros. Plus, Costner received a trophy (the CinemaCon Visionary Award), for which WB execs shooed him offstage just to call him back up. Kinda silly. Speaking of WB execs and no-shows, if David Zaslav was in town, he didn’t come on stage.
Jeff Goldblum did, as did his fellow “Wicked” co-stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh.
CinemaCon 2024 is over — time for studios to go out and prove their pitches at the box office. Based on what we saw, or really what we didn’t see, that will be an uphill battle.
First, let’s take a moment to appreciate the folks and films that showed up. Arguably, the biggest star to attend CinemaCon was Kevin Costner. The cynical point of view? He was pitching not one but two “Horizon” films to theater owners — and simultaneously pitching third and fourth installments to Warner Bros. Plus, Costner received a trophy (the CinemaCon Visionary Award), for which WB execs shooed him offstage just to call him back up. Kinda silly. Speaking of WB execs and no-shows, if David Zaslav was in town, he didn’t come on stage.
Jeff Goldblum did, as did his fellow “Wicked” co-stars Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, and Michelle Yeoh.
- 4/12/2024
- by Tony Maglio and Brian Welk
- Indiewire
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Shawn Levy, Kevin Feige onstage during the Walt Disney Studios presentation at CinemaCon Photo: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney CinemaCon, as one might occasionally need to remind friends and family not particularly invested in entertainment industry conventions, isn’t the same thing as Comic-Con. It’s not an event that’s geared towards fans,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Brent Simon
- avclub.com
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Alan Bergman, Co-Chairman of Disney Entertainment, presents the studio’s upcoming slate at CinemaConPhoto: Jesse Grant/Getty Images for Disney
CinemaCon, as one might occasionally need to remind friends and family not particularly invested in entertainment industry conventions, isn’t the same thing as Comic-Con. It’s not an event that’s geared towards fans,...
CinemaCon, as one might occasionally need to remind friends and family not particularly invested in entertainment industry conventions, isn’t the same thing as Comic-Con. It’s not an event that’s geared towards fans,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Brent Simon
- avclub.com
“Babes” is a new live-action comedy feature, directed by Pamela Adlon, starring Ilana Glazer, Michelle Buteau, John Carroll Lynch and Hasan Minhaj, opening May 17, 2024 in theaters:
“…inseparable childhood best friends ‘Eden’ (Ilana Glazer) and ‘Dawn’ (Michelle Buteau), having grown up together in NYC, now are firmly in different phases of adulthood.
“But when carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge, in a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about the bonds of friendship, the messy, unpredictable challenges of adulthood and becoming a parent.”
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“…inseparable childhood best friends ‘Eden’ (Ilana Glazer) and ‘Dawn’ (Michelle Buteau), having grown up together in NYC, now are firmly in different phases of adulthood.
“But when carefree and single Eden decides to have a baby on her own after a one-night stand, their friendship faces its greatest challenge, in a hilarious and heartfelt comedy about the bonds of friendship, the messy, unpredictable challenges of adulthood and becoming a parent.”
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- 4/8/2024
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