Tag: Ayo Edebiri
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Jacob Elordi, Ayo Edebiri, Phoebe Dynevor Among BAFTA Rising Star Nominees
The British Academy has named the nominees for its Rising Star award for up-and-coming onscreen talent, the only honor among the BAFTA film awards to be voted on by the public.Announced more than a week before the full lineup of BAFTA nominations is unveiled on Jan. 18, the 2024 lineup of Rising Star nominees includes…
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‘Bottoms’ Domestic Box Office Scores a Touchdown as It Arrives on Digital
Bottoms is an indie comedy from director Emma Seligman that reunites her with her Shiva Baby star Rachel Sennott. Also starring Ayo Edebiri — who starred with Sennott in the comedy series Ayo and Rachel Are Single — the movie details a high school experience of two queer girls who are often mocked by their…
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Before ‘Bottoms,’ Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott Starred in a Sketch Series
When the trailer for the highly anticipated teen comedy Bottoms dropped, everyone couldn’t wait to see rising stars Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott together for Emma Seligman’s second feature film. Seligman previously directed Sennott in Shiva Baby and the two co-wrote Bottoms together. Though you may recognize them separately, Edebiri and Sennott have collaborated before,…
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Union Solidarity Coalition Auction: Jeremy Allen White-Signed Apron, Dinner with Bob Odenkirk and a Tom Waits Fedora Among Items Up for Grabs
Want to grab dinner with Bob Odenkirk or a Hawaiian shirt signed by Weird Al? Well, now’s your chance.The Union Solidarity Coalition, an organization founded this year by Hollywood writers and directors, is auctioning off a host of film and TV memorabilia along with in-person hang outs with stars. The auction is designed to raise…
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Marshawn Lynch in ‘Bottoms’ Is Way More Than Stunt Casting
Shiva Baby writer-director Emma Seligman’s follow-up feature Bottoms is a groundbreaking hit for many reasons. The raunchy teen comedy follows Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri’s Pj and Josie, two lesbian high schoolers at the “bottom” of the social hierarchy who desperately want to have sex, particularly with cheerleaders Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) and Brittany (Kaia…
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The Best Sex Comedies of All Time, from ‘The Seven Year-Itch’ to ‘Magic Mike Xxl’ to ‘Bottoms’
It’s been a long, sexless decade or two for American cinema, but this summer, we’re finally getting films about laughs and lust again.The 2023 Summer film season has been bookended by two comedies about women desperate for sex, albeit for very different reasons. “No Hard Feelings,” starring Jennifer Lawrence as a woman who reluctantly accepts…
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Bottoms Grosses $516k From Just 10 Locations In Small But Mighty Opening Weekend
Lesbian losers starting a high school fight club as part of a secret plot to seduce cheerleaders? It’s more successful than you might think! At the box office, at least, where Emma Seligman’s R-rated indie comedy “Bottoms” has grossed $516k in a limited release across just ten locations nationwide. The movie is getting a wide…
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A Downton Abbey Impression Got Ayo Edebiri Her Role In Bottoms
Ayo Edebiri is having quite the 2023. She started off the year winning the Independent Spirit Award for her performance on “The Bear” — aka the best show on television — and subsequently received her first Emmy nomination for it as well (results pending). She has a recurring role on “Abbott Elementary,” the rare network…
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Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri Cause a Car Accident in ‘Bottoms’ Video
Bottoms is about to make its way towards the big screen, and a new clip from the upcoming Emma Seligman comedy has been released ahead of the movie’s premiere. Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri star in an unconventional story, where the main characters will have to do whatever it takes to make their experience in…
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Tmnt: Mutant Mayhem Features A Sneaky Mitchells Vs The Machines Easter Egg [Exclusive]
This article contains minor spoilers for “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem.””Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem” director Jeff Rowe has a fantastic animation pedigree, having written on “Gravity Falls” and “Disenchantment” as well as co-writing/directing “The Mitchells vs. the Machines” with Mike Rianda. The latter centers on a dysfunctional family fighting against a robot…