Florence Pugh brought an added pop of vibrancy to the streets of Rome, Italy during a photoshoot for Valentino.
22.03.2023 - 19:15 / variety.com
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic The drama of addiction and recovery, as it takes place in the movies, tends to come at us like a series of rituals. There’s the rule-by-rule, day-by-day protocol of 12-step programs (the meetings, the showing up, the sharing, the calls to sponsors); a lot of us may feel we know it well from movies, even if we’ve never personally undergone the experience. There are the deeply engraved patterns of addiction itself: the highs, the lows, the cravings, the exploitation of friends and family members, the descent to the bottom, the grasping for the drink or the pill or the fix (or the one that isn’t there) and, in some cases, the criminal behavior. The reaching out to save oneself is also a kind of ritual — one that some addicts would say God built into us.
The ritual, in the case of this subject, extends to the audience. We live in a profoundly addictive society; whether or not you, I, or anyone else happens to be an “addict,” we all carry shadings of the addictive temperament. And dramas of addiction, like “Clean and Sober” or “The Way Back,” have so many rhyming touchstones of behavior that they almost become a kind of therapy for the viewer. That’s why when you’re watching one, you can be aware of the emotions it’s manipulating, even the buttons it’s pushing, and still be drawn in and moved by it. A good addiction drama doesn’t have to be art, any more than therapy is art. What it does need to do is tell the truth about itself — to not cut corners, to make the trauma of its characters honest and relatable. “A Good Person,” the fourth feature written and directed by Zach Braff (and the best one that he has made since his first, “Garden State,” in 2004), is exactly that kind of movie. It’s
Florence Pugh brought an added pop of vibrancy to the streets of Rome, Italy during a photoshoot for Valentino.
An iconic duo. Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield were spotted getting cozy — in character! — while in London filming We Live in Time.
was just announced in March 2023, but it's already my entire personality. Not much is known about the “” starring Andrew Garfield and Florence Pugh, but putting those two names together is enough to get most of the internet on board.
Midsommar.In the psychological thriller, Pugh plays Dani who struggles following the death of her sister and the murder of her parents.In a new interview on Off Menu Podcast, Pugh revealed (via Consequence) that she’d “never played someone that was in that much pain before.”“I would put myself in really shitty situations that maybe other actors don’t need to do, but I would just be imagining the worst things,” she continued. “Each day the content would be getting more weird and harder to do.
Florence Pugh steps outside to enjoy some small talk with boyfriend Charlie Gooch and some friends after a dinner out together in Rome, Italy over the weekend.
The pace of arthouse /smart-house releases accelerated this weekend as wide-for-specialty openings like The Good Person and The Lost King joined a handful of solid single-theater openings from distributors Greenwich Entertainment, Sideshow/Janus Films, Mubi, Abramorama and Cinema Guild – all set for some expansion.
Florence Pugh is doing more than just acting in her new movie A Good Person.
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EXCLUSIVE: Actor-filmmaker Zach Braff has signed with Range Media Partners ahead of the MGM theatrical release of his newest directorial effort A Good Person, starring Florence Pugh and Morgan Freeman.
Florence Pugh was all over New York City on Wednesday (March 22) promoting her brand new movie, A Good Person.
While Zach Braff might be best known for his comedic acting roles, his filmmaking ventures, specifically the three he’s written and directed, have primarily dealt with serious family dramas and that specific genre. Of course, everyone knows his 2007 breakout film, “Garden State,” or at least the memes, which tackles a quarter-life crisis and depression.
A wily old pro teams up with one of the most exciting young actresses of the day in the emotionally loaded drama A Good Person. Zach Braff’s third feature excels at taking the measure of how people cope with personal tragedy and does so in a vital and engaging way that’s far more invigorating than depressing. Braff essentially makes one feature film every 10 years (Garden State and Wish I Was Here came before), and while he otherwise busies himself with music, television and other pursuits, his talent is such that you’d like to see him wade more frequently and deeper into film work than he so far has.
has as of late made sheer her thing. Earlier this month, a completely sheer and sparkly Valentino maxi skirt over a thong at Paris Fashion Week. Now, she's taken the trend across the Atlantic, gracing the streets of New York City with her sheerness.On Tuesday, March 21, Pugh was spotted in NYC wearing a star-spangled sheer white dress over black briefs, which she styled with a heavy leather jacket and chunky black platform boots.
Zach Braff has nothing but mountains of praise for Florence Pugh.
Florence Pugh had a blast with her latest role.
Zack Sharf Digital News Director Zach Braff was the toast of the 2004 Sundance Film Festival, where he emerged as an indie film wunderkind thanks to “Garden State.” The coming-of-age dramedy sold to Fox Searchlight for $5 million, double its production budget, and became a poster child for hip indies of the early aughts thanks to its Grammy-winning soundtrack and quirky characters. Flash forward to 2015, and Vice was celebrating the film’s anniversary with the following headline: “It’s the 10-Year Anniversary of Realizing ‘Garden State’ Sucked.” Time has not been kind to “Garden State.” It’s the kind of film that now elicits groans and eye-rolls since its arty blocking (that wallpaper!) and alt-rock soundtrack have become worn out indie film cliches. Natalie Portman’s character, Sam, is often cited as one of the worst offenders of the “manic pixie dream girl” stereotype, which describes a quirky female character whose main narrative purpose is to save their male counterpart and teach him about the meaning of love and life. Nearly 20 years after the film’s debut, Braff confronted the backlash head on in a new interview with The Independent.
Florence Pugh has no problem being her ex, Zach Braff's, muse. The 27-year-old actress is starring in Braff's new film,, in the lead role of Allison, which he specifically wrote for her.Pugh spoke with ET's Rachel Smith about the making of the film, calling it «such a special time.» Braff wrote the film as he was grieving the loss of several important people in his life, including his friend, Nick Cordero, who died of COVID-19 in 2020. The story, which follows Pugh's Allison as she works to overcome an opioid addiction in the wake of a tragic accident, handles a dark storyline with brevity.«We were living in that time where it was immense darkness and yet through the light of seeing our friends and laughing with our friends made it possible, and I think that's what Zach does so well is he's so good at writing people going through hard times but with that they constantly find levity and constantly find light,» Pugh shared. As for taking on a role specifically written for her, Pugh felt that slipping into the character had a different kind of ease. «Him writing for me, it's a luxury.
Zach Braff and Florence Pugh are no longer together. However, they are still friendly – so much so that they collaborated on their new movie A Good Person.
Florence Pugh gives a sweet kiss to her grandmother, Pat Mackin, at the premiere of her new movie, A Good Person.
Last year, red carpet outfits saw a particular absence of statement jewellery. Celebs were avoiding accessorising and choosing to let their clothes do the talking instead. However, the 95th Academy Awards saw the return of statement necklaces adorning the necks of plenty of actors, models, and singers as they took to the award ceremony’s champagne-coloured carpet.