Tag: Eighth Grade
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2019 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘We the Animals’, ‘Eighth Grade’ and ‘First Reformed’ Lead the Pack
Awards season is officially in full swing as the folks at Film Independent have officially announced the nominations for the 2019 Independent Spirit Awards, honoring achievements in independent film for the year 2018. Jeremiah Zagar‘s film We the Animals led the indie pack with five total nominations. But coming in close behind are two wildly…
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‘Free Solo’ Sets Documentary Record at Indie Box Office
While “Fahrenheit 11/9” wasn’t was box office analysts expected, this weekend saw The Year of the Documentary strike again with the arrival of National Geographic’s “Free Solo” in the indie box office, and with it, a new per screen average record for docs.Telling the story of climber Alex Hannold’s quest to climb Yosemite’s El Capitan…
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‘Free Solo’ Documentary Climbs Indie Box Office With Best Screen Average of 2018
“Free Solo,” National Geographic’s exhilarating adventure documentary about the first free solo rock climb of Yosemite’s El Capitan, notched the best screen average of the year to date. It picked up $300,804 when it debuted this weekend on four screens, translating to $75,201 per location.That distinction previously belonged to Bo Burnham’s “Eighth Grade.” The A24…
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‘Eighth Grade’ Rules Indie Box Office With Top Screen Average of 2018
“Eighth Grade” is already scoring high marks.The feature debut from writer-director Bo Burnham launched this weekend with $255,000. Its debut was especially noteworthy given the film opened in just four theaters, translating to a per-screen-average of $63,071. That was enough to top the record previously held by Fox Searchlight’s “Isle of Dogs.” Wes Anderson’s stop-motion…
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‘Eighth Grade’ Graduates to Best Opening Per Theater Average of 2018 at $63K; ’Sorry To Bother You’ Expands Strong: Specialty Box Office
Bo Burnham’s Sundance debut Eighth Grade opened with the best debut weekend per theater average of the year. Released via A24, the feature grossed over $252K in four locations, giving it a robust $63,071 PTA. The figure tops Searchlight’s Isle Of Dogs, which now holds the second-highest opening weekend average of 2018 at $60,011. Amazon…
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‘Eighth Grade’: Sign Up For Free Tickets to Special Advance Screenings of Bo Burnham’s Indie
Writer and director Bo Burnham is making his directorial debut this summer with “Eighth Grade,” which stars and Elsie Fisher and Josh Hamilton. The film follows Kayla (Fisher), a teen trying to survive the last week of eighth grade before heading off to high school.Read More: ‘Eighth Grade’ Review: Bo Burnham’s Directorial Debut Is An…
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BAMcinemaFest Announces 2018 Lineup, Including ‘Madeline’s Madeline’ and ‘Sorry to Bother You’
Bam has announced the lineup for the 10th annual BAMcinemaFest, which takes place June 20–July 1. The festival will open with Boots Riley’s “Sorry to Bother You” and end with Josephine Decker’s “Madeline’s Madeline,” with Debra Granik’s “Leave No Trace,” Bo Burnham’s “Eighth Grade,” and many more playing in between.In a message shared exclusively with…
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Female Filmmakers Center Stage at Sundance Film Festival London
Seven of the dozen films screening at Sundance Film Festival: London 2018 are directed by women as the U.K. edition of the indie festival puts female filmmakers center stage.The selection includes the U.K. premieres of Desiree Akhavan’s “The Miseducation of Cameron Post” (pictured), Crystal Moselle’s “Skate Kitchen,” and the international premiere of Augustine Frizzel’s “Never…
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‘Eighth Grade’ Trailer Introduces Bo Burnham’s Delightfully Awkward Coming of Age Comedy
One of the breakout hits from the 2018 Sundance Film Festival in January was the coming-of-age comedy Eighth Grade. Marking the directorial debut of YouTube star-turned-professional comedian Bo Burnham, the film throws us right into the middle of the final week of the last year of middle school for Kayla Day (played spectacularly by Elsie…
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‘Eighth Grade’ Trailer Reveals Bo Burnham’s Directorial Debut
A24 has released the first trailer for comedian Bo Burnham’s directorial debut Eighth Grade. Written and directed by Burnham, the film stars newcomer Elsie Fisher and is a painfully honest look at life in middle school on the cusp of moving to high school. The story is told from the point of view of an…