Tag: Thoroughbreds
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Anya Taylor-Joy on ‘Thoroughbreds,’ Anton Yelchin, Women in Movies and What’s Next
Anya Taylor-Joy is a former BAFTA Rising Star nominee and one of Variety’s 2018 Brits to Watch. Having starred in Robert Eggers’ “The Witch” and M. Night Shyamalan’s “Split,” she can now be seen in “Thoroughbreds,” described by Variety as a “remarkable debut” for playwright and first-time director Cory Finley.The film set in wealthy Connecticut…
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From Heathers to Thoroughbreds: what next for teen nihilism?
In the wake of #NeverAgain and a generation of politicised youth, the mean-scheming adolescents found in films feel out of dateRelated: Heathers trailer: TV remake flirts clumsily with identity politics“This is Amanda: she feels nothing. This is Lily: she feels everything.” This is teenhood in a nutshell. And this is the crawl from the trailer…
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Hugh Jackman Eyes ‘Bad Education’ as Next Pic From ‘La La Land’ Producer Fred Berger (Exclusive)
Hugh Jackman looks to have found his next project as the A-list star is in talks to star in the Automatik pic “Bad Education.”“I Think We’re Alone Now” scribe Mike Makowsky penned the script. Cory Finley, who recently directed the Sundance darling “Thoroughbreds,” will direct.Though plot details are being kept under wraps, the script, which…
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‘The Death of Stalin’ Lives as the First Big Specialized Opener of 2018
New blood! “The Death of Stalin” came along just in time to replace the aging awards titles that dominated the specialized world since October. In its initial two-city platform, audiences embraced the unlikely comedy involving a group of famous Soviet figures who plan to kill the Communist despot. Maybe the Oscar hangover won’t be so…
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Anya Taylor-Joy: ‘Whenever I’ve got a girlfriend role, I’ve sent it back’
The 21-year-old actor is quickly carving out a niche for playing strong-willed women, in dark thrillers like The Witch and Split, and her latest film, pitch-black comedy Thoroughbreds, might be her darkest yetHi Anya, how’s your day been?Pretty chilled. Doing press for this movie has actually been pretty wonderful because people are receiving it so…
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Film Review: ‘Thoroughbreds’
Remember the name Cory Finley. The astonishingly gifted writer-director of “Thoroughbreds” is going places, which could also be said for Olivia Cooke (“Vanity Fair”) and Anya Taylor-Joy (“Split”), the two note-perfect lead actresses who star in Finley’s icy psychological thriller — a refined, upper-class riff on “Heavenly Creatures,” “Fun,” and the entire wicked subgenre in…
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‘Thoroughbreds’ Featurette Explains How a Play Evolved Into a Movie
Focus Features’ upcoming thriller Thoroughbreds may seem like it’s being helmed by a long-time filmmaker with plenty of features under his belt, but it’s actually the debut movie for writer/director Cory Finley. We’re debuting a brand new Thoroughbreds featurette in which Finley explains how the story morphed from its original form – a stage play…
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Trailer Round-Up: ‘On Chesil Beach’, ‘Pandas’, ‘Pyewacket’, ‘Andre the Giant’ and More
Are you looking for some excitement? Well, nothing, and I mean nothing, is more exciting than a trailer round-up. This latest trailer round-up features a new film featuring Saoirse Ronan; Pandas!; a horror movie that looks good but has a bit of a poor title; a documentary about Andre the Giant; yet another Thoroughbreds trailer;…
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‘Thoroughbreds’ Clip: Learn The Technique Behind Fake Tears
In Thoroughbreds, two childhood friends reunite, and promptly bring out each other’s destructive tendencies. The black comedy stars indie film stars Anya Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke. Below, a Thoroughbreds clip introduces you to “the technique.” Thoroughbreds has been a long time coming to the big screen. The dark comedy has been making the festival circuit…