Tag: Eighth Grade
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‘Janet Planet’ Review: Mom Means the World to an 11-Year-Old in Playwright Annie Baker’s Indelible Debut
It’s almost cosmic, the way kids start out as nothing more than a twinkle in their mother’s eye. Then they’re born into heavenly little bodies, orbiting the adults who made them like tiny moons, until such time that they overcome their parents’ gravitational pull. So it is with “Janet Planet,” one of those intensely personal…
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The Impact of ‘Asteroid City’ Isn’t Just Oscar Potential — It’s the Future of Specialized Film Itself
Paris-based auteur Wes Anderson filmed his sci-fi comedy “Asteroid City” in Spain during the pandemic in 2021, but it embraced a 1955 American milieu. The well-reviewed movie offers Anderson’s usual sprawling ensemble — Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Bryan Cranston, Tom Hanks, Steve Carell, Margot Robbie, Tilda Swinton, Ed Norton, Adrien Brody, and more — but…
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10 Highest-Grossing A24 Movies of All Time
Production company A24 was founded in 2012, and over the last ten years it has produced many intriguing, stylish movies across a range of genres. These include terrific sci-fis like Under the Skin and Denis Villeneuve’s Enemy; dramas like Locke, Eighth Grade, and 20th Century Women; and wacky genre hybrids Swiss Army Man and A…
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Funny Pages Trailer: A Dark Comedy About Drawing Comics
A24 has released the official trailer for the dark comedy “Funny Pages,” the directorial debut from Owen Kline. It’s the story of a young man named Robert (Daniel Zohlghadri from “Eighth Grade“) who loves to draw and wants to get into comics. Of course, his parents don’t approve when he says he’s going to drop out…
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‘Frozen’s’ Idina Menzel, ‘The Big Short’s’ Jae Suh Park Join ‘Latchkey Kids,’ From Mister Smith (Exclusive)
Idina Menzel and Jae Suh Park (“The Big Short”) have joined Golden Globe nominee Elsie Fisher (“Eighth Grade”) and Alan S. Kim (“Minari”) for “Latchkey Kids,” which David Garrett’s Mister Smith Entertainment has boarded as its sales agent.Starlings Entertainment is also now on board to co-produce and finance the feature, which Mister Smith is launching…
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‘My Best Friend’s Exorcism’ Will Pit Friendship Against the Devil with ‘Eighth Grade’ Star Elsie Fisher
Whenever a horror movie with an exorcism comes along, it usually threatens to tear apart a family who has just moved into a new home. But soon the evil of the devil will square off with the power of friendship in Amazon’s upcoming film adaptation of Grady Hendrix’s best-selling book My Best Friend’s Exorcism. The…
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Sundance 2021: which films might break out this year?
From buzzy horrors to difficult dramas, this year’s low-key, mostly virtual festival offers a restricted yet intriguing selectionEven in any normal year, trying to predict what will and won’t land at the Sundance film festival is something of a fool’s errand. It’s a lineup filled with small, often totally unknown films, most of which don’t…
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‘Latchkey Kids’ Comedy Will Team Up ‘Eighth Grade’ Star Elsie Fisher and ‘Minari’ Scene Stealer Alan S. Kim
Elsie Fisher delivered a wonderful breakout performance in the indie coming-of-age comedy Eighth Grade back in 2018. In 2020, young Alan S. Kim gave an adorable performance as the seven-year old son David in the buzzed about family drama Minari. Now the two A24 stars will be teaming up for a new dark comedy called…
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Elsie Fisher & Alan S. Kim Team Up For Dark Comedy ‘Latchkey Kids’
In a piece of A24 corporate synergy, “Eighth Grade” star Elsie Fisher and “Minari” star Alan S. Kim will be joining forces for a new dark comedy “Latchkey Kids.”Read More: ‘Minari’ Filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung Is Working With MGM & Brad Pitt’s Production Company On A New FilmAccording to Variety, the two young A24 stars…
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Elsie Fisher And ‘Minari’ Star Alan S. Kim To Star In Dark Comedy ‘Latchkey Kids’
Following his breakout role in award season daring Minari, Alan S. Kim is set to star opposite Eighth Grade star Elsie Fisher in Latchkey Kids. The film will be directed by John J. Budion, whose last film was the multi award-winner “Rockaway”.The dark comedy follows Shae (Kim), a bright nine year old boy, who befriends…