EXCLUSIVE: The Bear actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach has joined Jennifer Lawrence in Sony Pictures’ R-rated comedy, No Hard Feelings, from filmmaker Gene Stupnitsky.
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“Catherine Called Birdy” is Lena Dunham’s second feature film of 2022, and they present a striking study in contrasts. “Sharp Stick” is a provocative and occasionally cringe-y examination of contemporary mores, particularly regarding sexuality—in other words, exactly what you’d expect from a Lena Dunham movie.
“Birdy,” on the other hand, is a period piece based on a book and rated PG-13; it feels like a movie made as a conscious effort to prove that she’s more than you think. Continue reading ‘Catherine Called Birdy’ Review: A Delightfully Ribald Period Comedy From Lena Dunham [TIFF] at The Playlist.
.EXCLUSIVE: The Bear actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach has joined Jennifer Lawrence in Sony Pictures’ R-rated comedy, No Hard Feelings, from filmmaker Gene Stupnitsky.
Actor Ebon Moss-Bachrach is riding high at the moment. Known initially for his work in Lena Dunham’s “Girls,” his breakthrough appearance essentially, in the ensuing years, he’s put in the work and been in all kinds of indies, dramas, and varied film and TV works.
K.J. Yossman MetFilm is expanding into distribution with the acquisition of U.K. distribution company Republic Film Distribution (“Brittany Runs a Marathon”). Republic, which is run by former Icon Films exec Zak Brilliant, will be re-branded as MetFilm Distribution. Brilliant will take on the role of head of MetFilm distribution and MetFilm sales, working with the existing sales team, comprised of Mitch Clare, Jenny Bohnhoff and Ella Pham. The company is already planning to increase its headcount. MetFilm Distribution will aim to release six to eight titles annually. The films they take on will have a strong theatrical focus, starting with November’s “A Bunch of Amateurs” by Kim Hopkins, which won the Sheffield DocFest audience award.
MetFilm has acquired Republic Film Distribution, the UK distribution company run by former Icon Films executive Zak Brilliant.
problematic uncle in the industry family, certain to entertain and disturb in equal measure, depending on what one is willing to overlook when the sausage is being made (or even, considering some reports, when he’s away from the factory).That the Oscar-nominated writer-director is in the mix again with the period comedy-adventure “Amsterdam” after seven years away (since 2015’s lumpy “Joy”) indicates a willingness in Hollywood to endure the reminders of his behavioral issues and to bet on the recipe of star power, emotional smarts and provocative farce that forged “Flirting with Disaster,” “Silver Linings Playbook” and “American Hustle.”Only the first ingredient is in evidence with “Amsterdam,” however, and no amount of wattage from Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington, Zoe Saldana, Anya Taylor-Joy, Rami Malek or Robert De Niro — or even an A-list B-team of Taylor Swift, Chris Rock, Andrea Riseborough, Matthias Schoenaerts, Alessandro Nivola, Mike Myers and Michael Shannon — can lift this flat, unfunny genre-fluid whatsit from its performative stumbling toward contemporary relevance.At first, when it’s 1933 New York, we sense an eccentric buddy-picture in the making, centered on themes of integration and the treatment of veterans. Bale’s character (and semi-narrator) is Burt Berendsen, a scraggly, half-Catholic/half-Jewish doctor focused on new medicines for wounded Great War soldiers like himself (he lost an eye) and estranged from his status-conscious Park Avenue wife (Riseborough).
There is a movie that opened in theaters on Friday from a well-known female director that should be on your radar but probably isn’t. No, it’s not Olivia Wilde‘s oversaturated “Don’t Worry Darling.” It’s the second feature film from Lena Dunham in the past 12 months, “Catherine Called Birdy.” And, frankly, it’s a joy.
, which stars Pedro Pascal as a hardened survivor named Joel and his 14-year-old companion, Ellie, played by Bella Ramsey. And boy, does it deliver! Set to an ominous Hank Williams tune, the teaser shows what life is like 20 years after an outbreak destroyed modern civilization, and humans are struggling to survive among the zombie apocalypse.
Lena Dunham "struggled" with putting her health above having children. The 'Girls' creator - who is married to Luis Felber - has been open about her struggles with endometriosis and ultimately underwent a hysterectomy and though she was worried she'd closed the door on starting a family, she eventually realised she couldn't carrying on living in constant pain. She told Observer magazine: “It was one of those decisions where… it’s not really a decision? I struggled with this idea, that I had chosen my own health over being able to bear children.
Jordan Moreau HBO’s highly anticipated “The Last of Us” TV series has released its first official trailer on Monday, giving fans their first look at the adaptation of the popular, post-apocalyptic video game. The show premieres in 2023. Just like the PlayStation video game, “The Last of Us” series follows a hardened survivor named Joel, played by “The Mandalorian” star Pedro Pascal, as he journeys across a United States decimated by a deadly disease called the cordyceps fungus. Along the way, he travels with a young girl named Ellie, played by “Game of Thrones” alum Bella Ramsey, who plays a crucial part is finding a cure for the zombie-like plague that has destroyed society.
HBO has released the first trailer for The Last Of Us starring Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey – check it out above.Adapted from the 2013 action game by developer Naughty Dog, The Last Of Us follows Joel (Pascal) who is tasked with escorting teenager Ellie (Ramsey) across a post-apocalyptic United States that’s been ravaged by a deadly disease.The series also stars Gabriel Luna as Joel’s younger brother Tommy, alongside Merle Dandridge, Jeffrey Pierce and Anna Torv. Guest stars in the series include Nico Parker, Murray Bartlett, Nick Offerman, Lamar Johnson and Storm Reid.Troy Baker and Ashley Johnson, who portrayed Joel and Ellie in the original game, have also been cast in undisclosed roles.The Last Of Us consists of ten episodes and is written by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and Naughty Dog co-president Neil Druckmann, who wrote and directed the game.The trailer was unveiled as part of The Last Of Us Day on September 26, which has taken place annually since 2013.A sequel to The Last Of Us was released in June 2020 on the PlayStation 4.
Lena Dunham has explained why she took a break following the final season of Girls, describing it as “necessary to survive”.After the sixth season premiered in 2017, the actor and writer faced criticism for defending Girls executive producer Murray Miller over rape allegations by actor Aurora Perrineau. Dunham later retracted her statement and apologised.In 2018, Dunham entered rehab for an addiction to benzodiazepines, specifically Klonopin.
Lena Dunham thinks the themes of her new movie remain as "relevant today" as they were in medieval times. The 36-year-old star has directed 'Catherine Called Birdy' - which focuses on issues faced by young women in medieval England - and Lena thinks it's sad that the pace of progression remains so slow. She shared: "We like to think that we've improved upon history and this is almost 1,000 years ago and yet so many of the themes of the film continue to be relevant today, with the recent sort of political changes in the US, it's something that feels maddeningly close.
Lena Dunham has always enjoyed "being entrusted with freedom and confidence". The 36-year-old star has directed the new comedy film 'Catherine Called Birdy', and Lena has been determined to give the cast "a lot of freedom". Lena - whose movie features the likes of Bella Ramsey, Andrew Scott, Billie Piper, Russell Brand and Joe Alwyn - explained: "My goal with directing is always to have a really clear sense of what I want to do visually and then be able to also, within that, give the actors a lot of freedom.
Joe Alwyn grabs a quick picture with a fan while arriving at the premiere of Catherine, Called Birdy held at the Curzon Mayfair on Tuesday (September 20) in London, England.
HBO series “Girls” was infamously nudity-and-sex-filled has segued to the coming-of-age genre with her charming comedy “Catherine Called Birdy,” which had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival.Running time: 108 minutes. Rated PG-13 (some suggestive material and thematic elements). In theaters Sept.
Lena Dunham is premiering her new movie at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival!
Kris Jenner paid a visit to “The Late Late Show with James Corden” recently, where a statement she made about daughter Kim Kardashian’s infamous sex tape with Ray J has infuriated the rapper.