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In the world of rising stars and child actors, let’s meet the 14-year-old prodigy Ryan Kiera Armstrong. Famously making headlines for her latest appearance in the Star Wars installment Skeleton Crew, Armstrong has grown up on the big screen in several blockbuster movies including the sequel to the horror flick It.

Ryan Kiera Armstrong in The Art of Racing in the Rain | image: 20th Century Studios

But while it’s interesting to learn about Ryan Kiera Armstrong and her legendary achievements at just 14 years of age, let’s take a look at the base of her talent. Diving deep into her family background, let us figure out the possible inspiration behind her phenomenal acting chops.

Who is Ryan Kiera Armstrong?

Born on March 10, 2010, in New York City to a Christian family, Ryan Kiera Armstrong is popularly known for her iconic achievement as a child star in the cut-throat entertainment industry.

Jay Baruchel has boarded Chandler Levack’s romantic comedy Mile End Kicks, which also stars Barbie Ferreira, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.

Set in 2011 in Montreal’s indie music scene, the film follows Grace Pine (Ferreira), a 24-year-old music critic who moves to the Canadian city to write a book on Alanis Morissette’s classic Jagged Little Pill album. But her plans take an unexpected turn when she gets romantically involved with members of an indie band for whom she serves as their publicist.

Mile End Kicks, the Canadian indie from producers Zapruder Films and Banner House Productions, gets Baruchel back together with the production team behind Blackberry. Baruchel co-starred in Matt Johnson’s tale of the once-revolutionary cel phone invention out of Waterloo, Ontario, and the band of uber-nerd techies at Research in Motion who made it happen.

The indie also stars Devon Bostick, Stanley Simons and Juliette Gariépy,...

Jay Baruchel has reunited with the production team behind indie hit “Blackberry” on the upcoming rom-com “Mile End Kicks.”

The film, written and directed by Chandler Levack (“I Like Movies”), has just wrapped production in Montreal, and also stars Barbie Ferreira (“Euphoria”), Devon Bostick (“Oppenheimer”) Stanley Simons (“The Iron Claw”) and Juliette Gariépy (“Red Rooms”). Beloved Montreal rock band Tops has written two original songs for the soundtrack, performed live by a fictional rock group in the film.

The film is a Banner House Productions/Zapruder Films production and is produced by Pat Kiely (“Three Night Stand”) and Matthew Miller (“BlackBerry”). XYZ Films is financing the project in conjunction with Ipr.Vc via its New Visions initiative.

In the film, Grace Pine (Ferreira), a 24-year-old music critic moves to Montreal in the summer of 2011 with the goal of writing a book about Alanis Morissette’s “Jagged Little Pill.” Instead, she falls...

Amazon Studios’ feature film “Crime 101” is rounding out its cast.

Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte, Tate Donovan, Babak Tafti, Payman Maadi, Deborah Hedwall, Devon Bostick, Paul Adelstein, Drew Powell and Matthew Del Negro have boarded the upcoming crime thriller, which will be released in theaters.

They join previously announced cast members Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Barry Keoghan, Monica Barbaro, Corey Hawkins and Halle Berry. Bart Layton wrote the script, which is based on a novella by Don Winslow, and will direct.

Per the logline, Winslow’s original story follows a series of high level jewelry thefts up and down the Pacific Coast Highway that have gone unsolved for years, mostly because the perpetrator has lived by a strict code he calls ‘Crime 101.’ Police attribute the thefts to the Colombian cartels, but Detective Lou Lubesnick’s gut says it’s the work of just one man. Now the lone-wolf jewel...

Barbie Ferreira has lined up her first big rom-com!

The 27-year-old actress, who was a Euphoria favorite for her portrayal of Kat Hernandez, is set to star in the new romantic comedy Mile End Kicks, which is from writer-director Chandler Levack.

She’ll find herself wrapped up in a love triangle in the project, which is already in production in Montreal, Canada.

Keep reading to find out more…

Variety reported that Barbie will star in the movie alongside Devon Bostick, Stanley Simons and Juliette Gariepy.

According to the outlet, the movie “follows Grace Pine (Ferreira), a 24-year-old music critic who moves to Montreal intending to write a book about Alanis Morissette’s Jagged Little Pill. Her plans take an unexpected turn when she becomes romantically involved with two members of the same struggling indie rock band and decides to become their publicist.”

Barbie will also act as an executive producer on the project.

Into the Badlands is “a high-octane sci-fi martial arts series” created by Alfred Gough and Miles Millar. The AMC series is set in a dystopian future with humanity in ruins because of wars, and it follows the story of Sunny, a fierce warrior who rescues a teenager with a bounty on his head. They both journey through a dangerous territory known as the Badlands to survive. Into the Badlands stars Daniel Wu in the lead role, with Orla Brady, Sarah Bolger, Aramis Knight, Emily Beecham, Oliver Stark, Madeleine Mantock, Ally Ioannides, Marton Csokas, and Nick Frost starring in supporting roles. Into the Badlands is a unique series with a unique setting, and that’s why it is hard to find a series with a similar setting and story elements, but we have tried very hard to find shows with similar story elements and many high-octane action sequences.

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As Emma (Margaret Cho) grieves her recently deceased dog, her erstwhile coworker Kayla (Missi Pyle) tries to extend a bit of comfort. “My grandma used to say that, once they know they’re yours, they’ll always be with you,” she says. “Even when they’re gone, they’ll find a way to let you know they’re still there.”

It’s the sort of well-meaning, well-worn sentiment that anyone who’s suffered such a tragedy has certainly heard before, and that, depending on the context, might read as trite bullshit or a profound insight. All That We Love takes it as its north star, and turns it into the latter. What could sound on paper like a saccharine sobfest becomes a gentle meditation on love in all its forms, and the grooves it leaves behind even after the objects of our affection have gone.

Fair warning, though: You will cry during this one,...

“All That We Love” is not, at first brush, a lovable film. Or perhaps the midlife crisis meets coming-of-age drama led by Margaret Cho is too lovable and therefore falls flat for its earnestness?

Cho stars as Emma, an empty nester who realizes just how alone she truly is after the death of her family dog Tanner. Emma is frustrated at work, faced with the return of her ex-husband Andy (Kenneth Choi), and forced to confront the fact that her daughter Maggie (Alice Lee) is relocating to Australia with her boyfriend (Devon Bostick). Basically, Emma is having a bad time. The only bright spot in Emma’s social circle, it seems, is her friendship with Stan (Jesse Tyler Ferguson), who is also dealing with a loss of his own…and a crisis reaction that includes purchasing a motorcycle.

As Stan comforts Emma, she begins to reevaluate the (non-canine) relationships in her life.

When actor Charlie Wright was cast as main character Rodrick Heffley in the fourth “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” live-action film, the Internet reacted with a #NotMyRodrick meme that the actor says “ruined my career.”

In a video posted Sunday to YouTube and TikTok, the now-25-year-0ld actor publicly spoke for the first time about the overwhelmingly negative reaction to him taking over the role originally played by Devon Bostick. “It kind of ruined my acting career, but I’m still alive. I’m still here.”

In the nine-minute video, Wright described the harsh response to the release of the first “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul” trailer in early 2017. “Let’s just say that when the world found out I was playing Rodrick, they weren’t very happy.”

He shared some of the versions of the meme that compared him to Bostick, including one with the caption,...

Los Angeles, Dec 17 (Ians) Jack Quaid started a group chat called the ‘Oppenhomies’ with the cast of Christopher Nolan’s epic biopic ‘Oppenheimer’ when the actor got stranded filming in Los Alamos, New Mexico.

“It’s like my biggest claim to fame at this point… starting a huge text chain,” Quaid said during an impromptu panel for author Jada Yuan’s “Unleashing Oppenheimer: Inside Christopher Nolan’s Atomic-Age Thriller” at a private Brooklyn.

The actor, who also stars in the hit show ‘The Boys’, recalled how he’d taken a taxi from his Hampton Inn while filming the Nolan drama to a local grocery store, then realised he had no way to get back, reports pagesix.com.

“I’m leaving, I have my cartful of groceries, I’m on my phone and I realise I was very lucky to get that Uber… because there’s no Uber,” said Quaid.

He...

Memories are powerful, they have the ability to connect us to our pasts whilst evoking a plethora of emotions which we have no control over, so what if there was a way you could access them without limits? Mirage from filmmaker Elizabeth Acevedo explores this very concept through a fantastical drug – Nostalgia. Her debut short film is an exhilarating, visceral study of the role of memory within relationships and the terrifying implications of having unlimited access to our inner worlds. Mirage deploys a heady blend of colours, tones, dissolves and fades which not only reflect the protagonist’s loss to the drug but also play with time in a way reflective of the filmmaker’s deep understanding of memory, addiction and loss. Acevado worked intimately with actors Devon Bostick and Dylan Gelula to build a deep and connected understanding of the characters, thus intensifying the audience’s journey through the film.

Christopher Nolan is getting a big endorsement for Oppenheimer from Paul Schrader who is praising his latest film.

In a post on Facebook, the Taxi Driver screenwriter and American Gigolo director shared a photo alongside Nolan giving high marks to the movie about the atomic bomb.

“Oppenheimer. The best, most important film of this century,” Schrader wrote. “If you see one film in cinemas this year it should be Oppenheimer. I’m not a Nolan groupie but this one blows the doors off the hinges.”

Oppenheimer has already been getting positive reactions from film critics following its multiple screenings.

The film stars Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist credited as the “father of the atomic bomb.” The film is directed and written by Nolan and is based on “American Prometheus” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.

Other cast members include Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr.,...

We’re at least a decade past the point at which seeing a so-called “movie star” deigning to grace the small screen could be conceived of as a novelty. Heck, we’re coming off a spring in which Harrison Ford was starring in multiple television shows at the same time.

Still, there’s an immediate pleasure that comes from witnessing former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger make a late arrival to the streaming landscape as the star of Netflix’s new action comedy Fubar.

Like his Planet Hollywood comrade Sylvester Stallone, currently getting to relive his Oscar and Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot salad days on the Paramount+ dime, Schwarzenegger is using his streaming platform as something of a time machine.

Fubar is a throwback — if you told me that creator Nick Santora has had some version of this script in his drawer since 1995, I would believe you — to a...

Cillian Murphy and Emily Blunt in OppenheimerPhoto: Melinda Sue Gordon/Universal Pictures

No one becomes death, destroyer of worlds without a little help from their friends. After initial teasers for Christopher Nolan’s long-awaited historical drama Oppenheimer focused closely on the “father of the atomic bomb” J. Robert Oppenheimer (Cillian Murphy) himself,...

Christopher Nolan kicked off Universal’s CinemaCon presentation today in Las Vegas, taking the stage to talk about his thriller Oppenheimer, which releases in July. Cillian Murphy stars as the titular J. Robert Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the creation of the atomic bomb.

“I’m here with a story in the story of J Robert Oppenheimer,” Nolan said. “I know of no more dramatic tale with higher stakes, twists and turns and ethical dilemmas. … The finest minds in the country were in a desperate race against the Nazis to harness the power of the atom in World War II. Picture those same minds realizing the possibility that they might set fire to the entire world, yet they went ahead and pushed the button. I wanted to be there and see what that might be like.”

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George A. Romero brought the world the first flesh-eating zombies in the 1968 classic Night of the Living Dead, then followed that up with Dawn of the Dead in 1978 and Day of the Dead in 1985. He was hoping to get another Dead movie made in the ’90s, but wasn’t able to get it into production until the next decade – resulting in the 2005 release Land of the Dead (watch it Here). And with the new episode of the Wtf Happened to This Horror Movie?, we’re digging into the story of the making of Romero’s long-awaited fourth Dead movie. Check it out in the embed above!

Written and directed by Romero, Land of the Dead had the following synopsis: In a world where zombies form the majority of the population, the remaining humans build a feudal society away from the undead. Ruthless Paul Kaufman rules and protects this microcosm but enforces painful class distinctions.

The first full trailer for Christopher Nolan’s ‘Oppenheimer’ film has dropped, with Cillian Murphy starring in the epic thriller based on the creation of the first atomic bomb.

Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist credited as the “father of the atomic bomb”.

The film directed and written by Nolan is based on the biography, “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer”, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin, reports ‘Deadline’.

“We imagine a future and our imaginings horrifiers. They would fear it until they understand it, and they won’t understand it until they’ve used it,” Murphy’s Oppenheimer says in the trailer.

“Theory will only take you so far. I don’t know if we can be trusted with such a weapon but we have no choice.”

Other cast members include Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek,...

The first full trailer for Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer film has dropped. Cillian Murphy stars in the epic thriller based on the creation of the first atomic bomb. Watch the clip in the video posted above.

Murphy plays J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American theoretical physicist credited as the “father of the atomic bomb.” The film directed and written by Nolan is based on “American Prometheus” by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin.

“We imagine a future and our imaginings horrify. They would fear it until they understand it, and they won’t understand it until they’ve used it,” Murphy’s Oppenheimer says in the trailer.

He continued, “Theory will only take you so far. I don’t know if we can be trusted with such a weapon but we have no choice.”

Other cast members include Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie,...

Christopher Nolan’s first biopic “Oppenheimer” is set to hit theaters in July 2023. Bit by bit, the project has come together to include an impressive ensemble of actors and actresses in varying roles and capacities and a unique approach to one of history’s most important stories.

Led by Cillian Murphy, who will portray the father of the atomic bomb, other stars like Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Emily Hunt and more will bring his life story to the big screen, marking Nolan’s first new film since 2020’s “Tenet.”

Here’s everything we know about Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer”:

It’s based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning book

Written and directed by Nolan, the film is based on the book “American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer” written by Kai Bird and Martin J Sherwin and published in May 2006. The book won...

Arnold Schwarzenegger‘s Untitled Netflix Project is bulking up its cast as the scripted global spy adventure series adds several stars to its roster. The show is Schwarzenegger’s first television project and hails from Skydance Television and creator Nick Santora. As previously announced, Schwarzenegger and Monica Barbaro will feature in the series, which will now include several other regulars and recurring stars. Among the casting, series regular additions include Jay Baruchel, Aparna Brielle, Andy Buckley, Milan Carter, Fortune Feimster, Barbara Eve Harris, Gabriel Luna, Fabiana Udenio, and Travis Van Winkle. Recurring stars that have been cast include Devon Bostick, David Chinchilla, Rachel Lynch, Stephanie Sy, and Scott Thompson. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Monica Barbaro (Credit: Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images; Phillip Faraone/Getty Images for Vanity Fair) In this yet-to-be-titled series, Schwarzenegger plays Luke, dad to Barbaro’s Emma. When they learn they’ve each secretly been working as CIA Operatives for years,...

Jay Baruchel, known for his roles in “This is the End” and “She’s Out of My League,” is among the cast joining Arnold Schwarzenegger and Monica Barbaro on his untitled father-daughter duo spy adventure Netflix series, which the “Terminator” star will also executive produce.

Baruchel will play Emma’s (Barbaro) unassuming kindergarten teacher boyfriend, who is clueless to her CIA role and is under the impression that she works for a nonprofit organization. The show, from “Scorpion” creator Nick Santora, follows the aftermath of a father and daughter finding out they’ve both been working as clandestine operatives and don’t know anything about the other’s real lives.

The eight-episode drama will also feature Aparna Brielle (“A.P. Bio”), Milan Carter (“The Neighborhood”), Fortune Feimster (“The Mindy Project”), Travis Van Winkle (“You”) and Barbara Eve Harris (“Station 19”), who play CIA-affiliated characters. Fabiana Udenio (“Jane the Virgin”) will play Luke’s (Schwarzenegger) ex-wife,...

Netflix and Skydance Television have set the cast of the untitled Arnold Schwarzenegger spy adventure series, signing nine actors as series regulars to join Schwarzenegger in his first TV series role, and previously announced female lead Monica Barbaro. The list includes Travis Van Winkle (You), Gabriel Luna, reuniting with Schwarzenegger after starring together in Terminator: Dark Fate, Fortune Feimster (The Mindy Project), Jay Baruchel (This Is the End), Milan Carter (Warped!), Fabiana Udenio (Jane the Virgin), Barbara Eve Harris (Station 19), Aparna Brielle (A.P. Bio) and Andy Buckley (The Office).

Additionally, the series, from creator, executive producer and showrunner Nick Santora has cast five recurring players, Devon Bostick (Oppenheimer), David Chinchilla (Reacher), Stephanie Sy (Seance), Scott Thompson (Hannibal) and child actor Rachel Lynch.

In the untitled series (informally referred to as Fubar), when a father and daughter learn that they’ve each secretly been working as CIA Operatives for years,...

The Netflix spy series led by Arnold Schwarzenegger and Monica Barbaro has set its main cast, Variety has learned.

Appearing in series regular roles in the series are: Jay Baruchel, Aparna Brielle, Andy Buckley, Milan Carter, Fortune Feimster, Barbara Eve Harris, Gabriel Luna, Fabiana Udenio, and Travis Van Winkle. Additionally, the following actors will appear in recurring roles: Devon Bostick, David Chinchilla, Rachel Lynch, Stephanie Sy, and Scott Thompson.

Full character descriptions for all the new cast members can be found below.

The untitled spy drama was ordered at Netflix in May 2021, with the streamer giving the one-hour show an eight episode order. In the show, when a father (Schwarzenegger) and daughter ( Barbaro) learn that they’ve each secretly been working as CIA Operatives for years, they realize their entire relationship has been a lie and they truly don’t know one another at all.

“Reacher” creator Nick Santora created...

Exclusive: Olivia Thirlby is joining the star-studded cast of Christopher Nolan’s feature film Oppenheimer.

Oppenheimer is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Cillian Murphy stars as Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the creation of the atomic bomb. Details with regard to the characters Denham and Zuckerman are playing have not been disclosed. Nolan is directing from his own screenplay and producing alongside Emma Thomas and Atlas Entertainment’s Charles Roven. Pic hits theaters on July 21, 2023. Production is taking place in New Mexico, California and New Jersey.

Thirlby joins a massive ensemble that also includes Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, David Dastmalchian,...

Exclusive: Christopher Denham (Being the Ricardos) and Josh Zuckerman (The Offer) have signed on for roles in Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer for Universal Pictures, which is currently in production.

They join an ensemble led by Cillian Murphy, which also includes Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, David Dastmalchian, Olli Haaskivi, Jason Clarke, James D’Arcy, Michael Angarano, Guy Burnet, Danny Deferrari, Matthias Schweighöfer, Gary Oldman, Harrison Gilbertson, Emma Dumont, Devon Bostick and Trond Fausa, as previously announced.

Nolan’s latest is based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin. Murphy stars as Oppenheimer, the theoretical physicist whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the creation of the atomic bomb. Details with...

Exclusive: Billy Slaughter (The Card Counter) has boarded Amazon Studios’ film The Burial, which is currently in production in New Orleans.

He joins an ensemble that also includes Jamie Foxx, Tommy Lee Jones, Jurnee Smollett, Mamoudou Athie, Bill Camp, Dorian Missick, Pamela Reed, Amanda Warren, Jim Klock and Alan Ruck, as previously announced.

Director Maggie Betts’ film is based on the New Yorker article by Jonathan Harr. It follows a charismatic personal injury lawyer famous for his impressive track record and loudly unconventional approach who decides to help a funeral home owner save his family business from a predatory corporate behemoth. In a move to bring emotional resonance to a dry contract law case, the lawyer digs up an unexpected and complex web of race, power and oppression that forces everyone to examine long-buried prejudices they didn’t know they had.

Details with regard to the character Slaughter is playing have not been disclosed.

At this point, it seems like it's easier to start listing all of the Hollywood actors not cast in Christopher Nolan's WWII drama, "Oppenheimer." For those keeping score at home, the cast "Oppenheimer" already includes Cillian Murphy, Florence Pugh, Kenneth Branagh, Matt Damon, Robert Downey Jr., Emily Blunt, Jason Clarke, Benny Safdie, Rami Malek, Jack Quaid, Michael Angarano, Josh Peck, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, James D'Arcy, Matthias Schweighöfer, Alden Ehrenreich, Matthew Modine, David Dastmalchian, David Krumholtz, Scott Grimes, Devon Bostick, Emma Dumont, Dylan Arnold, and a partridge in a pear tree. I swear, the cast of "Oppenheimer" is so...

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Exclusive: Devon Bostick (Pink Skies Ahead) is the latest addition to the cast of Christopher Nolan’s film Oppenheimer for Universal Pictures.

He joins a stacked ensemble led by Cillian Murphy that also includes Emily Blunt, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Matt Damon, Rami Malek, Benny Safdie, Josh Hartnett, Dane DeHaan, Jack Quaid, Matthew Modine, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, David Dastmalchian, Olli Haaskivi, Jason Clarke, James D’Arcy, Michael Angarano, Guy Burnet, Danny Deferrari, Matthias Schweighöfer, Harrison Gilbertson and Emma Dumont, as previously announced.

In the film, based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning book American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin, Murphy plays the theoretical physicist whose work on the Manhattan Project led to the creation of the atomic bomb. Bostick will play Seth Neddermeyer, the physicist who discovered the elementary particle known as the muon and later...

Exclusive: Skeet Ulrich has joined the cast of Salvation, a dramatic thriller from director Mackenzie Munro and Walk Like A Duck Entertainment.

He’ll star alongside Ashley Moore (Amazon’s I Know What You Did Last Summer), Theo Rossi (Sons of Anarchy), Devon Bostick (Okja), Claire Forlani (Black Beauty) and Thomas Jane (The Vanished).

In Salvation, a troubled foster child is given a final chance to make good when she is sent to live with a kind couple in rural Tennessee. She soon learns however that her foster family is not quite what they seem as she is drawn into their world of snake-handling worship where even holy people can do evil things.

Alex Runnels wrote the script for the film, which is currently in production in Boston. Walk Like A Duck’s Rob Goodrich and Jason Armstrong are producing with Kari Skogland, Mad Rabbit and Blonde Mamba,...

Updated with release date: Pink Skies Ahead, the drama written and directed by Kelly Oxford that MTV Entertainment Studios acquired ahead of its world premiere at last year’s AFI Fest, will premiere commercial free on MTV and simulcast on Pop TV on Saturday, May 8 at 9 p.m. It will bow as part of MTV’s newly launched Mental Health is Health initiative.

Set in Los Angeles in 1998, it follows Winona (End of the F***ing World‘s Jessica Barden) who, after dropping out of college and moving back home to live with her parents, is diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. Skeptical of her doctor’s opinion — she hasn’t had a panic attack after all —Winona carries on with her wild lifestyle. Only when things begin to truly unravel around her, does she reluctantly decide to see a therapist and face her truths.

Mary J. Blige, Devon Bostick, Marcia Gay Harden,...

Terrific performances from Devon Bostick and Natalia Dyer can’t save this cliched drama about a college drop-out who falls for a troubled young woman

“She might be crazy, or she might be the sanest person I’ve ever met.” Some cringingly obvious lines really lower the tone of this deep south melodrama (released in the US last year with the title Tuscaloosa). It’s an adaptation of Glasgow Phillips’s novel about a white kid in early-70s Alabama: a psychiatrist’s son, he falls in love with one of his dad’s patients. The director is Philip Harder, a veteran music promo maker who evokes time and place with the intoxicatingly intense colour and heightened reality of a William Eggleston photograph. But his film, though well-meaning, is disappointingly tame and soap opera-ish.

What it has got going for it is a trio of gusty, heart-on-sleeve performances. Devon Bostick is terrific as Billy,...

Words on Bathroom Walls Review — Words on Bathroom Walls (2020) Video Movie Review, a Roadside Attractions movie directed by Thor Freudenthal, written by Nick Naveda, and stars Charlie Plummer, Andy Garcia, Taylor Russell, AnnaSophia Robb, Beth Grant, Devon Bostick, Lobo Sebastian, Molly Parker, and Walton Goggins. In this video review, I talk about the new [...]

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Kelly Oxford can do anything, it seems: She’s a bestselling author, a social media star, and a newly minted filmmaker. The Canadian native first caught the world’s attention with her funny and confessional Twitter account, which eventually led to a book deal and multiple optioned scripts that drew the attentions of everyone from Drew Barrymore and Jessica Alba to Diablo Cody and Cameron Crowe.

And she did it all while managing an anxiety disorder she was diagnosed with at the tender age of 19. As a 43-year-old single mother of three, Oxford still has to deal with those feelings — she’s the first one to tell you they never just go away — but now she’s harnessed them to craft her directorial debut, “Pink Skies Ahead,” which debuts October 18 at AFI Fest.

The charming and insightful ’90s-set coming-of-age dramedy stars Jessica Barden as Winona who, just as Oxford did in suburban Calgary,...

Words On Bathroom Walls tells the familiar story of bright 16-year old Adam (Charlie Plummer), who suffers from schizophrenia. Expelled following a fistfight, he is sent to a Catholic school to finish out his senior year. Adam makes little attempt to fit in until he meets Maya (Taylor Russell), a hyper-intelligent girl from the wrong side of the tracks and there is an instant soulful and romantic connection. When he starts hearing voices and seeing people who aren’t there, he attempts to hide his illness because he fears it will interfere with his dream of attending culinary school.

The screenplay for Words On Bathroom Walls stuffs in every cliché about teen angst yet is a laudable attempt to seem heartfelt without too much blatant manipulation. It’s an uneven film, but generally succeeds thanks especially to a winning central performance Charlie Plummer. The film itself often seems schizophrenic. The...

After numerous delays, Well Go USA’s Cut Throat City is finally making its debut — and in theaters. Yes, you heard that right. The RZA-directed crime drama will make its way into select theaters starting today as they slowly start to open their doors across the country.

“Well Go is a supporter of the traditional theatrical window and when we initially read the script a couple years ago we truly envisioned Cut Throat City as a wide theatrical release,” said Doris Pfardrescher, President & CEO, Well Go USA. “It is a socially relevant film that we feel needs to be seen on the big screen. We also want to help support the cinemas as best we can in bringing life back to their business.”

She added, “Obviously, safety is an important part of reopening but we do feel that the cinemas are taking every precaution to make us all and the environment feel safe.

The 1999 Drew Barrymore romcom “Never Been Kissed” is referenced multiple times in “Words on Bathroom Walls,” with the older film cast in a rosy Proustian glow that may come as a jolt to any viewers who remember the 20th century. Fully 21st-century teens Adam (Charlie Plummer) and Maya (Taylor Russell) describe it as a “classic” and a “cinematic masterpiece” with equal parts affection and irony, believing themselves a little smarter than its cozy high-school movie clichés. So does “Words on Bathroom Walls,” in ways that sometimes pay off strikingly.

A teen movie for the generation of mental health awareness, this slick, well-acted adaptation of Julia Walton’s popular Ya novel complicates typical coming-of-age stakes and obstacles with the disorienting realities of the hero’s diagnosed schizophrenia, giving unusual, anxious treatment to the genre’s standard set pieces — from dreamy prom night to rousing graduation speech — along the way.

Yet Thor Freudenthal...

The forthcoming film Words on Bathroom Walls, from Ld Entertainment and Roadside Attractions has just released a new trailer and poster, which you can check out right here.

Words on Bathroom Walls tells the story of Adam (Charlie Plummer), who appears to be your typical young adult — a little unkempt with raging hormones and excited about a future pursuing his dream of becoming a chef. Expelled halfway through his senior year, Adam is diagnosed with a mental illness that he keeps secret at his new school. Living in constant fear of being exposed, Adam finds a soulful, comforting connection in Maya (Taylor Russell), an outspoken and fiercely intelligent girl who inspires him to open his heart and not be defined by his condition. With the love and support of his newfound romance and family, Adam is hopeful for the very first time that he can see the light and triumph...

"Is that why you didn't tell me?" Roadside Attractions has unveiled the first official trailer for a smart teen romance Words on Bathroom Walls, the latest from director Thor Freudenthal. Adapted from the novel of the same name, the film stars Charlie Plummer as a "typical young adult" in high school. He is diagnosed with paranoid schizophrenia, which he keeps a secret from everyone else, and hopes his new experimental drug treatment will help him navigate high school and the outside world. Also starring Taylor Russell (from Waves) as a young woman who he falls in love with and helps support him dealing with all of it. With AnnaSophia Robb, Walton Goggins, Andy Garcia, Molly Parker, Devon Bostick, and Beth Grant. This has some striking visuals that connect with what his schizophrenic mind is showing him. I'm intrigued, looks quite good. Check it out. Here's the first trailer ...

Exclusive: Film Mode Entertainment has add two further titles to its sales roster ahead of the Cannes Virtual Marche.

Joining the slate is romance Tuscaloosa, starring Devon Bostick, Tate Donovan, Natalia Dyer, Marchánt Davis and the rapper Yg. Philip Harder directed and producers are Josh and Brian Etting. Pic debuted at the Nashville Film Festival back in October. Film Mode will rep world rights outside of the U.S..

The company has also boarded The Private Life Of A Modern Woman, starring Sienna Miller and Alec Baldwin. James Toback directed the movie about a successful actress who wakes up from a nightmare to realize it has come true – she has killed her abusive ex-boyfriend and hidden his body in her apartment. Michael Mailer produced. Film Mode will rep world rights excluding The Middle East and has boarded the film in partnership with BondIt Media Capital. The pic first screened at...

The final season of the post-apocalyptic, science fiction TV series, "The 100", based on the novels by Kass Morgan, will conclude its run with 16 new episodes, starting May 20, 2020 on The CW:

"...a group of post-apocalyptic survivors, include a group of criminal adolescents, including 'Clarke Griffin' (Eliza Taylor), 'Finn Collins' (Thomas McDonell), 'Bellamy Blake' (Bob Morley), 'Octavia Blake' (Marie Avgeropoulos), 'Jasper Jordan' (Devon Bostick), 'Monty Green' (Christopher Larkin), 'Raven Reyes' (Lindsey Morgan), 'John Murphy' (Richard Harmon) and 'Wells Jaha' (Eli Goree).

"They are among the first people from a space habitat, the 'Ark', to return to Earth after a devastating nuclear apocalypse.

"In the sixth season, after 125 years in 'cryosleep', 'Clarke', 'Bellamy' and the others wake up to find out that they are no longer orbiting Earth and have been brought to a new habitable world, 'Alpha', also known as 'Sanctum'.

"After landing on this world, they discover a new society,...

"You're either part of the problem, or you're part of the solution." Cinedigm has revealed an official trailer for an indie drama titled Tuscaloosa, which is indeed set in the town of Tuscaloosa, Alabama. Based on the Southern novel by W. Glasgow Phillips, this film is set in 1972 and centers around a major civil rights movement. On the verge of entering high society, college graduate Billy Mitchell finds his plans changing when he falls in love with a young patient with multiple personalities at his father's mental institution, and becomes involved in a radical civil rights fight against Tuscaloosa's power elite. Starring Devon Bostick, Natalia Dyer, Marchánt Davis, Tate Donovan, Ella Rae Peck, Nathan Phillips, Birgundi Baker, and hip hop artist / actor Yg. Looks like a radical trip back to the 70s, with some groovy dialogue in there. Here's the official trailer (+ poster) for Philip Harder's Tuscaloosa, direct from Cinedigm's YouTube: Alabama,...

In today’s film news roundup, “Parasite” wins half a dozen awards at the Global Cinemateque organization, Legion M partners with Endeavor Content and “Tuscaloosa” finds a home.

‘Parasite’ Awards

South Korean dark comedy “Parasite” has dominated the inaugural World Cinema Awards from the Global Cinemateque organization.

Founded by Jacqueline Lyanga and co-founded by Jasmine Jaisinghani, the World Cinema Awards celebrates the best international cinema of year across 10 categories. Winners were announced Thursday.

“Parasite,” which is nominated for six Academy Awards, won the global narrative trophy with “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” in second and “Pain and Glory” in third. Bong Joon-Ho won the director category for “Parasite” and shared the writing trophy with Han Jin Won. Cinematographer Kyung-pyo Hong, editor Jinmo Yang and composer Jaeil Jung won their categories for their work on “Parasite.”

Adèle Haenel and Noémie Merlant won the actress category for their work in “Portrait of a Lady on Fire...

Before Sundance gets underway, SXSW has unveiled the first wave of their film lineup. This year’s slate includes Judd Apatow’s Pete Davidson-led comedy The King of Staten Island, a new Spike Jonze-directed Beastie Boys documentary, an intriguing new film by Amy Seimetz, and more.

There’s also The Lovebirds, directed by Michael Showalter (The Big Sick) and starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, whose comedic stylings coalesce astoundingly well in the first trailer. The duo play Leilani and Jibran, a couple who are accidentally embroiled in a murder mystery as a man claiming to be a cop commits murder with their car and leaves them with the evidence.

Ahead of a release on April 3, see the trailer below, followed by the SXSW 2020 lineup.

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The 27th edition of the SXSW Film Festival will feature a romantic caper starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani, a documentary about the Beastie Boys directed by Spike Jonze, a “hidden camera” comedy headlined by Tiffany Haddish and an autobiographical studio vehicle from Pete Davidson.

Thousands of moviegoers will flock to Austin, Texas, starting on March 13 for the annual gathering, which is a launching pad for major summer — or spring — studio releases, as well as smaller independent films and buzzy TV shows.

“King of Staten Island,” which stars Davidson, will open the fest. The movie is directed by Judd Apatow, who is no stranger to SXSW, having brought many of his hit projects — from “Knocked Up” to “Bridesmaids” — to screen first at SXSW.

Other high-profile titles that will premiere in Austin include “The Lovebirds,” a comedy from Michael Showalter, with Rae and Nanjiani trying to solve a murder mystery; “Bad Trip,...

The 27th edition of the SXSW Film Festival has unveiled its robust slate of feature and episodic premieres which will kick off with its opening night film, Judd Apatow’s The King of Staten Island starring Saturday Night Live cast member Pete Davidson. The fest is set to run March 13-22 in Austin.

In The King of Staten Island, Davidson is a burnout living in the titular New York City borough with his mom played by Oscar-winning actress Marisa Tomei. The movie, which will make its world premiere at SXSW, also stars Bill Burr, Bel Powley, Steve Buscemi and Maude Apatow.

“Judd Apatow has consistently provided transcendent, exhilarating experiences at SXSW, starting with Knocked Up, then Bridesmaids, Trainwreck, Girls, The Big Sick, and his documentary May it Last: A Portrait of the Avett Brothers,” said Janet Pierson, Director of Film. “This March it’s our particular privilege to present his...

“The King of Staten Island,” written by Judd Apatow and Pete Davidson, as well as “Bad Trip” starring Tiffany Haddish and Eric Andre, have been announced as part of the 2020 SXSW Film Festival lineup.

“Pink Skies Ahead,” starring Mary J. Blige and Marcia Gay Hayden, “Violet,” starring Olivia Munn and Justin Theroux, Spike Jonze’s “Beastie Boys Story” documentary, and “The Love Birds,” starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani,” will also be debuting at the festival.

Alex Gibney will be returning with “Crazy, Not Insane,” a documentary about the minds of serial killers. “The King of Staten Island” is also the festival’s Opening Night Film.

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In total, 102 features and episodics were announced on Wednesday — dozens of additional titles will be announced on Feb. 5. The 2020 program was selected from 2,316 feature-length film submissions. The...

Exclusive: Chuku Modu, who joined the sixth season of the CW’s The 100 as a recurring, has been promoted to series regular for the seventh and final season of the post-apocalyptic drama series.

Modu plays Dr. Gabriel Santiago, aka Xavier. After last season’s shocking revelation that rebel leader “Xavier” is actually the fallen Prime Gabriel resurrected in a new body, his obsessive journey to answer the many mysteries of the Anomaly continues as he seeks to create new meaning for his centuries-long life. He appeared in 10 episodes in Season 6.

Based on the book series by Kass Morgan, The 100 is from Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros Television and CBS Television Studios with executive producers Jason Rothenberg and Leslie Morgenstein.

The series follows a group of post-apocalyptic survivors, largely a group of criminal adolescents, including Clarke Griffin, played by Eliza Taylor, Finn Collins, played by Thomas McDonell, Bellamy Blake, played by Bob Morley,...

The 100 is coming to an end with its upcoming seventh season.

The CW is bringing the post-apocalyptic drama to a conclusion after renewing the Jason Rothberg-developed series for a seventh season earlier this year.

The announcement was made by Mark Pedowitz, President, The CW at the TCA summer press tour. He said that Rothberg had always wanted to end The 100 after the seventh season and that has a number of ideas that he wants to develop. “We’ve been very good at listening to our showrunner creators about the right time to end our series,” he said.

Season 7 will consist of 16 episodes, bringing the series run to 100 episodes.

Based on the book series by Kass Morgan, The 100 is from Alloy Entertainment, Warner Bros Television and CBS Television Studios with executive producers Rothenberg and Leslie Morgenstein.

The series follows a group of post-apocalyptic survivors, largely a group of criminal adolescents,...

Oscar-nominated Mudbound star Mary J. Blige, Better Call Saul and Good Omens actor Michael McKean, Lady Bird’s Odeya Rush, and Evan Ross, from Fox’s recently canceled Star series, have joined the cast of Pink Skies Ahead, Stampede’s first feature which just commenced production.

Kelly Oxford wrote and is directing the pic, which also stars Jessica Barden, Henry Winkler, Rosa Salazar, Lewis Pullman, Devon Bostick, and Marcia Gay Harden.

It’s about a wild young woman, Winona (Barden) whose life unravels after dropping out of college, moving in with her parents, and being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder.

Blige, who also co-starred in Netflix’s hit series, The Umbrella Academy, will play as Dr. Monroe, a therapist who specializes in panic attacks, along with McKean as Winona’s conservative father, Robert, who gives Winona a nothing job at his reasonably successful property management business.

Rush is Winona’s new friend Stephanie,...

In today’s film news roundup, Marcia Gay Harden joins “Pink Skies Ahead,” Jack Mulhern stars in a Europe-set hockey movie, Oceana Studio opens its financing division and Participant hires a social impact veteran.

Castings

Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden has been added to the cast of the drama “Pink Skies Ahead,” the first feature film from Greg Silverman’s Stampede.

The Kelly Oxford film, which will begin production later this month in Los Angeles, tells the story of a wild young woman — played by Jessica Barden — whose life unravels after dropping out of college, moving in with her parents and being diagnosed with an anxiety disorder. It’s based on the essay “No Real Danger” from Oxford’s second book, “When You Find Out the World Is Against You.”

Henry Winkler, Rosa Salazar, Devon Bostick and Lewis Pullman also star. Silverman and Lisa Zambri are producing alongside Divide...