Tag: Luce
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Exclusive: ‘Euphoria’ Season 2 Adding Kelvin Harrison Jr. from ‘Luce’ and ‘Waves’
Kelvin Harrison Jr., the rising star of last year’s acclaimed indie films Luce and Waves, is in talks to join the cast of HBO’s Euphoria next season, Collider has exclusively learned. Of course, when it comes to casting matters, it all comes down to scheduling, and given the current pandemic that has halted production around…
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Adam Sandler Wins Best Actor at the Spirit Awards — The Oscar Should’ve Been Next
Adam Sandler has taken home the 2020 Independent Spirit Award for Best Male Lead thanks to his critically acclaimed performance in Josh and Benny Safdie’s “Uncut Gems.” Sandler earned the best reviews of his career for his performance as Howard Ratner, a self-destructive New York City gambler whose escalating addiction to gambling derails his personal…
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‘The Wolf Hour’ Trailer: Naomi Watts Is A Paranoid Shut-In During The Summer Of Sam
Most years are kind to Naomi Watts, and 2019 is no real exception. The actress has been in the hit Sundance film “Luce,” and she was cast as the lead in one of HBO’s “Game Of Thrones” spin-offs, although you won’t see that one until 2020 at the earliest. But she’s also been in one…
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‘Luce’ Opens Strong, ‘The Farewell’ Is Here to Stay as Sundance Makes Box-Office Comeback
With several name actors, good reviews, and top theaters, Sundance-premiere drama “Luce” led multiple new releases this weekend. Also showing promise are “The Babadook” director Jennifer Kent’s second feature, “The Nightingale,” at two initial theaters, while at one New York location “Jay Rises” scored as yet another strong documentary. And summer breakout “The Farewell” continued…
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‘Luce’: How Will Smith and Barack Obama Inspired Questions About Black Masculinity in Provocative Film
In the smart psychological thriller “Luce,” Kelvin Harrison Jr., plays a reluctant poster boy for the new American Dream. The film finds white liberal couple Amy and Peter Edgar (Naomi Watts and Tim Roth), reconsidering their impressions of their adopted black son after they discover he has written a disturbing essay for a history class…
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‘Luce’: Octavia Spencer & Naomi Watts Talk Complex Characters That Don’t Have All The Answers [Interview]
Critics out of Sundance this year have been talking about Julius Onah’s new film, “Luce.” Leads Kelvin Harrison Jr., Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, and Tim Roth bring their A-game in this thrilling drama that is certain to create a conversation surrounding its themes of privilege, and accountability where its characters are concerned.‘Luce’: Julius Onah’s Powerfully…