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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 […]
Continue reading2020 Indie Spirit Awards Winners List (Updating Live)
The winners of the 2020 Independent Spirit Awards are being announced live during today’s ceremony, hosted for the second year in a row by Aubrey Plaza (fresh off rave reviews from Sundance for her performance in the indie “Black Bear”). Unlike the Oscars where Netflix is the most-nominated studio, the Spirit Awards are dominated in […]
Continue readingWaves review – high-school sports star wrestles with emotion | Peter Bradshaw’s film of the week
Trey Edward Shults’ heartfelt redemption parable takes an unexpected route through the story of a teenager’s struggles at home and in classAfter disturbing us all with survivalist thriller It Comes at Night in 2017, Texan film-maker Trey Edward Shults – still just 31 – steps up his already impressive game with this vehemently acted and […]
Continue readingHow Waves unpicks the pressures of ‘black excellence’
Newcomers Kevin Harrison Jr and Taylor Russell on writer-director Trey Edward Shults’s drama about the aftermath of a family tragedyWhen Kelvin Harrison Jr, 25, was working on his lead role in Waves, his manager asked him if he wanted to pull out. “There was a fear,” he says, about whether he and the film’s writer-director […]
Continue readingNetflix, ‘Marriage Story’ dominate 2019 Gotham Awards
A24 claims two gongs for The Farewell, Waves.The first staging post of a truncated awards season delivered a resounding victory for Netflix on Monday night (December 2), as the streaming giant took six prizes at the 2019 Ifp Gotham Awards in New York including four for best feature winner Marriage Story.The acclaimed divorce drama also […]
Continue readingMichael Apted’s ’63 Up’ Debuts; ‘The Two Popes’ Sets Limited Run – Specialty B.O. Preview
As indie darlings and awards season contenders like Parasite, Jojo Rabbit, The Lighthouse, Waves and Dark Waters continue to impress, the Thanksgiving weekend has a handful of offerings when it comes to the specialty box office.This week will see the premiere of Michael Apted’s 63 Up, the latest installment of his acclaimed Up Series. The […]
Continue reading‘Waves’ Spoiler Interview: Writer/Director Trey Edward Shults on the Film’s Startling Second Half
It’s been difficult for me to describe what exactly happens in Waves to friends of mine who know that I love the film but want to know why. Trey Edward Shults’ third film, which is now playing in select theaters and will expand over the coming weeks, finds moving and deeply human drama in the […]
Continue reading‘Waves’ Makes Box Office Splash as Amazon and Netflix Stay Quiet
As Oscar contender “Ford v Ferrari” (20th Century Fox) opened well to adults around the country, A24 launched its own claim for awards consideration for specialty family drama “Waves,” starring Emmy-winner Sterling K. Brown. Of course, the point is to get audiences interested so the film can build.Amazon opened CIA drama “The Report,” starring Adam […]
Continue readingSterling K. Brown on His Oscar Buzz for ‘Waves’: ‘Kind of Surreal’
Sterling K. Brown can’t quite comprehend the awards attention he’s receiving for his work in the A24 drama “Waves.”“If the Academy sees fit to put me in a category with people who I absolutely adore, I will pee all over myself, dude” the Emmy winner says on the latest episode of “The Big Ticket.” “Like […]
Continue readingPhiladelphia Film Festival Sets Program Including ‘Knives Out,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘Waves’
The Philadelphia Film Festival has announced the program for its 28th edition, kicking off on Oct. 17 with Destin Daniel Cretton’s “Just Mercy,” starring Michael B. Jordan.Also screening on opening night are “Parasite,” “Cunningham,” “Come As You Are,” “Bikram: Yogi, Guru” and “The Lodge.”Sponsored by the Philadelphia Film Society, the festival wraps on Oct. 25 […]
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