Tag: Honey Boy
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Shia Labeouf Disowns ‘Honey Boy’ Script He Wrote: I ‘Vilified’ Dad with ‘F*cking Nonsense’ Abuse Depiction
Shia Labeouf is finding “Holes” in his own autobiographical film.The “Padre Pio” actor wrote and starred in 2019 film “Honey Boy” detailing his childhood stardom and fraught relationship with his abusive father, whom Labeouf portrayed in the movie. Noah Jupe and Lucas Hedges play younger versions of Labeouf in the film directed by Alma Har’el…
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Shia Labeouf Addresses Abuse Allegations: ‘I F—ed Up,’ ‘I Hurt That Woman’
Shia Labeouf is opening up about the abuse allegations that have disgraced his career.On Jon Bernthal’s podcast “Real Ones,” Labeouf addresses the disturbing accusations of sexual battery and physical and verbal abuse brought against him by FKA Twigs in a 2020 lawsuit. Labeouf dated FKA Twigs for roughly a year after they met on the…
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‘Honey Boy’ Director Alma Har’el Voices Support For Fka Twigs Following Shia Labeouf Allegations
After standing by Shia Labeouf for the last two years, “Honey Boy” filmmaker Alma Har’el released a statement of solidarity with the actor’s former girlfriend Fka Twigs, who is suing the actor for sexual battery, assault, and infliction of emotional distress. The director worked very closely with Labeouf on the 2019 film, which was loosely…
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Directors Guild Nominees Include Bong Joon Ho, Sam Mendes, Taika Waititi
The Directors Guild of America has nominated Bong Joon Ho for “Parasite,” Sam Mendes for “1917,” Martin Scorsese for “The Irishman,” Quentin Tarantino for “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” and Taika Waititi for “Jojo Rabbit.”The DGAs are seen as a stepping stone to the Oscars, where the last six best director winners also went…
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HFPA President Responds to Golden Globes’ Female Director Shut-Out: ‘We Vote by Film’
Despite gains in the number of films and TV shows helmed by women, female directors were completely shut out of the Golden Globes once again this year.The snub was immediately called out on social media, with filmmakers like “Honey Boy” director Alma Har’el tweeting, “do not look for justice in the awards system.” However, Hollywood…
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Amazon’s ‘Honey Boy’ Tops Netflix’s ‘Marriage Story’ In Select Theaters
Shia Labeouf flexed his star power at the weekend box office, as his personal drama “Honey Boy” launched bigger than expected in limited theaters. Streaming giant Amazon reported better results than the estimated numbers for Netflix’s well-reviewed festival hit “Marriage Story,” starring Adam Driver and Scarlett Johansson. It’s tough to gauge what this means in…
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‘Honey Boy’: How Shia Labeouf’s Past and Present Found a New Shape in the Editing Room
Much has been made about the therapy-meets-art process of “Honey Boy,” which actor Shia Labeouf wrote while exploring his traumatic childhood in court-mandated therapy and rehab. The writer-actor even went so far as to play his father in the film’s flashbacks. Yet what’s fascinating about the making of “Honey Boy” is how those filmic connections…
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Shia Labeouf’s ‘Honey Boy’ Set for November Launch
Amazon Studios has set an awards season release of Nov. 8 for Shia Labeouf’s show business drama “Honey Boy.”The story centers on a child star attempting to mend his relationship with his law-breaking, alcohol-abusing father over the course of a decade and is loosely based on Labeouf’s life. “Honey Boy” was Labeouf’s childhood nickname. The…
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‘Premature’ Review: Perceptive and Poetic Writing Elevates Cliched Coming-of-Age Tale — Sundance
Things are already tense between lovers Ayanna (Zora Howard) and Isaiah (Joshua Boone) by the time he blows up at her friends in a crowded restaurant, running out on them (and her), later sniffing to his teenage girlfriend that they’re “so young.” Ayanna, of course, is just as young as they are, but she’s so…
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Shia Labeouf Turned Court-Ordered Therapy Writing Into ‘Honey Boy’ Screenplay — IndieWire Sundance Studio
Shia Labeouf’s personal life has garnered as many headlines as his performances in recent years, so it only makes sense that he would eventually merge the two. He’s done just that in “Honey Boy,” which the actor wrote and stars in as his own father. Speaking at the IndieWire Studio, presented by Dropbox, director Alma…