Tag: No Hard Feelings
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This Weekend at the Box Office: Critical Darlings and a Raunchy Comedy Must Answer Some Key Questions
Last weekend was a critical test of the summer box office, with results more negative than positive. This weekend has the opportunity to change that course.This late June weekend is normally a high point. The last five years pre-pandemic, it saw an average gross of around $200 million (and at lower ticket prices). This year…
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Jennifer Lawrence Is “Totally Open” To The Possibility Of A TV Series In The Future
Jennifer Lawrence is at the place in her career where she can do, basically, whatever project she wants. Whether it’s an indie drama that she produces, such as “Causeway,” or a raunch R-rated comedy like “No Hard Feelings,” Lawrence is really able to flex whatever acting muscles she wants. And apparently, that’s not limited to…
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Box Office: Jennifer Lawrence’s ‘No Hard Feelings’ Aims for $12 Million Debut, ‘The Flash’ Braces for 60% Drop
Can an R-rated comedy that draws big laughs still bring in outsized ticket sales at the box office?Jennifer Lawrence’s “No Hard Feelings” will put that question to the test as the raunchy funny film opens over the weekend in 3,000 North American theaters, where it’s expected to earn a tepid $12 million in its debut.That’s…
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‘No Hard Feelings’ Review: Jennifer Lawrence’s Limp Teen Sex Comedy Falls Flat
If anyone could have saved the studio comedy, it might have been Jennifer Lawrence. But if the uneven sex comedy “No Hard Feelings” is Hollywood’s best effort, it’s not looking good for either one. Starring Lawrence as a broadly sketched caricature of an emotionally stunted, sexually liberated thirtysomething struggling to stay afloat, “No Hard Feelings”…
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Actor Natalie Morales on the end of Roe: ‘I don’t want to sow divisiveness any more’
Comedy queen and director of Plan B talks about contraception, last year’s Dobbs decision and the importance of connectionIt’s not yet noon in Portland when Natalie Morales repairs to a modest Airbnb and plops on to a couch next to a deep-slumbering lap hound named Taco, a very good dog. Morales is filming a feature…
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12 Movies To See In June: ‘Across The Spider-Verse,’ ‘No Hard Feelings,’ ‘Asteroid City’ & More
To get a sense of the quality of films on the docket for June, look to the opening weekend. Between “Past Lives” and “Across the Spider-Verse,” there are two genuinely terrific films that couldn’t be more different. It’s a mix of boundary-pushing blockbuster fun and intimate stories destined to make you weep.Later in the month,…
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New York LGBTQ Film Festival to Open With Francis Lee’s ‘Ammonite,’ Screen Alan Ball’s ‘Uncle Frank’
NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ film and media organization, has announced its program for the 32nd New York LGBTQ Film Festival. This year’s event will feature virtual events, as well as drive-in screenings at the Queens Drive-In at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.The festival will open on Oct. 16 with the New York City premiere of Francis…