Tag: Shiva Baby
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‘Bottoms’ Domestic Box Office Scores a Touchdown as It Arrives on Digital
Bottoms is an indie comedy from director Emma Seligman that reunites her with her Shiva Baby star Rachel Sennott. Also starring Ayo Edebiri — who starred with Sennott in the comedy series Ayo and Rachel Are Single — the movie details a high school experience of two queer girls who are often mocked by their…
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Before ‘Bottoms,’ Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott Starred in a Sketch Series
When the trailer for the highly anticipated teen comedy Bottoms dropped, everyone couldn’t wait to see rising stars Ayo Edebiri and Rachel Sennott together for Emma Seligman’s second feature film. Seligman previously directed Sennott in Shiva Baby and the two co-wrote Bottoms together. Though you may recognize them separately, Edebiri and Sennott have collaborated before,…
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‘Bottoms’ Domestic Box Office Nears a Promising Milestone
Bottoms is continuing to make its mark at the box office. The satirical teen comedy, directed by Shiva Baby director Emma Seligman, is poised to become a favorite among younger moviegoers as it nears the $10 million mark at the domestic box office this weekend. Bottoms grossed an additional $1.2 million on its fourth box…
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Marshawn Lynch in ‘Bottoms’ Is Way More Than Stunt Casting
Shiva Baby writer-director Emma Seligman’s follow-up feature Bottoms is a groundbreaking hit for many reasons. The raunchy teen comedy follows Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri’s Pj and Josie, two lesbian high schoolers at the “bottom” of the social hierarchy who desperately want to have sex, particularly with cheerleaders Isabel (Havana Rose Liu) and Brittany (Kaia…
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The Best Sex Comedies of All Time, from ‘The Seven Year-Itch’ to ‘Magic Mike Xxl’ to ‘Bottoms’
It’s been a long, sexless decade or two for American cinema, but this summer, we’re finally getting films about laughs and lust again.The 2023 Summer film season has been bookended by two comedies about women desperate for sex, albeit for very different reasons. “No Hard Feelings,” starring Jennifer Lawrence as a woman who reluctantly accepts…
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Bottoms Grosses $516k From Just 10 Locations In Small But Mighty Opening Weekend
Lesbian losers starting a high school fight club as part of a secret plot to seduce cheerleaders? It’s more successful than you might think! At the box office, at least, where Emma Seligman’s R-rated indie comedy “Bottoms” has grossed $516k in a limited release across just ten locations nationwide. The movie is getting a wide…
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Shiva Baby Is the Queer Millennial Uncut Gems
Emma Seligman’s Shiva Baby is full of essential themes that perfectly blend into an anxiety-inducing thriller. This subgenre has become a popular storytelling vehicle to capture a range of self-destructive moments and journeys. These self-destructive plot points often force audiences to question the reliability and morality of the protagonist. For example, when a titular character…
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Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri Cause a Car Accident in ‘Bottoms’ Video
Bottoms is about to make its way towards the big screen, and a new clip from the upcoming Emma Seligman comedy has been released ahead of the movie’s premiere. Rachel Sennott and Ayo Edebiri star in an unconventional story, where the main characters will have to do whatever it takes to make their experience in…
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Grace Glowicki-Starrer ’Booger,’ from ‘Everything Everywhere,’ ‘Shiva Baby’ Exec Producers, Boarded by Visit Films (Exclusive)
Following Montreal’s 2023 Frontières Market, New York sales agent Visit Films has scooped world sales rights to “Booger,” headlining “Strawberry Mansion” star Grace Glowicki and exec produced by Ley Line Ent. and Neon Heart Ent., behind “Everything Everywhere All at Once” and “Shiva Baby” respectively.A sometimes excruciating genre bending and blending body horror comedy about…
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Loc Agency, Brand and Talent Management Service for Films, Personalities and More, Launches (Exclusive)
Loc Agency, a brand and talent management service founded by Jessica Hoy and Teddy Duvall, has launched to offer strategic advisory and creative services for films, personalities and more.Loc Agency works with a range of feature films, brands and high-profile talent to deliver brand management, public relations, special events and sponsorship sales and brand activation…