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A teen romance unfolds in a high school setting, emerging from a digital literary source that has engaged young readers. The film originates on a popular online platform, converting a Wattpad YA story into a visual narrative through digital channels. This adaptation reflects current trends in storytelling, where youth culture and online creativity merge to create compelling visual experiences.

The high school environment, blending sports and dance elements, explores a specific cultural context while connecting with wider audiences. It captures the rhythm of youth—intertwining athletic dreams, creative expression, and personal growth. The visual storytelling draws from contemporary coming-of-age narratives, offering insight into regional artistic expressions that connect globally.

Director Justin Wu brings a multifaceted perspective through his work as a photographer, writer, and producer, shaping the film’s distinctive approach. Performances by Siena Agudong, Noah Beck, and Drew Ray Tanner reveal characters wrestling with personal and social challenges, prompting...

Slickly made high-school movie is packed with slow-motion corridor walks and flawless cheer-squad routines – but it’s hard to get caught up in a plot with so few surprises

Dallas (Siena Agudong) is a hot cheerleader with dreams of auditioning for CalTech. Drayton (Noah Beck) is a cute star quarterback whose dad is adamant he follow in his footsteps and attend his alma mater with a football scholarship. Surely this very well-matched chalk and chalk couple will never overcome their complete lack of differences and get together? Only time will tell.

A slickly made, nicely shot high-school movie adapted from a Wattpad story with an Instagram-ready cast, the biggest surprise here is James Van Der Beek popping up in a thankless role as the humourless dad. We know from The Rules of Attraction and Don’t Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 that Van Der Beek’s tastes are on the edgier side,...

On the eve of EFM in Berlin, Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to the new feature adaptation of the Eugene O’Neill stage classic Long Day’s Journey Into Night starring Ed Harris and Jessica Lange.

Jonathan Kent, the acclaimed British theatre and opera director and former joint artistic director of the Almeida Theatre, makes his feature debut and directed from an adapted screenplay by David Lindsay-Abaire, who scripted Rabbit Hole. Kent directed Lange in the 2016 Broadway production.

Long Day’s Journey Into Night will screen for buyers in Berlin and receives its world premiere at Dublin International Film...

The Tubi original has the most viewers of any title to date.

Following up on the amazing success of the original “Sidelined: The Qb and Me,” Tubi has given the green light to a sequel. Based on the hit Wattpad original “The Qb Bad Boy and Me,” the movie follows the story of high school quarterback Drayton (Noah Beck) and his complicated relationship with dancer Dallas (Siena Agudong).

Key Details “Sidelined: The Qb and Me” sequel is in the works at Tubi. The original feature held the #1 spot the first week in both the U.S. and Canada. The movie is based on Wattpad original “The Qb Bad Boy and Me.” Watch Now Free TubiTV.com Watch the ‘Sidelined: The Qb and Me’ trailer

An instant hit on Tubi, “Sidelined: The Qb and Me,” drew the biggest viewer numbers of any title on Tubi in its first week and also...

Exclusive: Ahead of the EFM, Blue Fox Entertainment has acquired international sales rights to the recently greenlit sequel to the hit Tubi Original, Sidelined: The Qb and Me, known internationally as The Bad Boy And Me.

Stars Noah Beck and Siena Agudong are reprising their roles. Justin Wu will also return to direct, with Thunderbird Entertainment’s Great Pacific Media, Marshall Arts and Wattpad Webtoon Studios producing. Crystal Ferreiro, who co-wrote the first film with Mary Gulino, will pen the sequel.

Based on Wattpad hit The Qb Bad Boy And Me by Tay Marley, the sequel will focus on freshman star quarterback Drayton (Beck) as he struggles with the weight of expectations after a devastating setback, while dancer Dallas (Agudong) begins to question the future she thought she wanted. As their high school relationship begins to unravel under the pressures of distance and self-discovery, they’ll learn that the bravest...

Noah Beck is stepping into the world of acting with his debut role in the new Tubi teen romance Sidelined: The Qb and Me. The 23-year-old former soccer player and TikTok sensation stars as Drayton, a popular high school quarterback, alongside Siena Agudong, who plays his love interest, Dallas. The film, directed by Justin Wu, is based on the Wattpad young adult novel The Qb Bad Boy and Me by Tay…

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TikTok star Noah Beck is ready for his close-up.

The 23-year-old former soccer player makes his acting debut in director Justin Wu’s “Sidelined: The Qb and Me.” He stars in the Tubi teen romance as high school quarterback heartthrob Drayton opposite Siena Agudong (TV’s “Resident Evil”) as his dancer love interest Dallas. The film is based on the Wattpad YA novel “The Qb Bad Boy and Me” by Tay Marley.

“For the longest time, when the idea of acting floated in my head, I was like, ‘I want to do this.’ And I liked the idea of starting from scratch, not really knowing much about the space,” Beck tells me. “I was constantly seeking something more and wanting to do something creatively that felt bigger than me and collaborative. And I think acting and the industry and movies, it does just that.”

Beck’s social media stardom took off about four years ago.

Sidelined: The Qb and Me boasts a strong cast of up-and-coming stars led by Noah Beck and Siena Agudong (Resident Evil). 

Tubi's new romance movie follows the love story of a self-willed dancer and an arrogant quarterback whose feelings for each other might get in the way of their bright post-graduate future after high school. 

Sidelined: The Qb and Me was produced by Wattpad Webtoon Studios. It is inspired by Tay Marley's hit Wattpad novel, "The Qb Bad Boy and Me," which has over 31.2 million reads on the platform. 

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James Van Der Beek steps out for the premiere of his new movie Sidelined: The Qb & Me held at The London West Hollywood at Beverly Hills on Thursday evening (November 14) in Los Angeles.

The 47-year-old actor joined co-star Noah Beck at the event, who plays his son in the upcoming Tubi movie.

This marks James‘ first public appearance since he revealed he was diagnosed with colorectal cancer earlier this month.

Also in attendance at the premiere were co-stars Siena Agudong, Drew Ray Tanner and Deborah Cox, director Justin Wu and author Tay Marley, who penned the Wattpad novel the movie is based on.

Here’s a synopsis: Dallas Bryan (Agudong) is a high school cheerleader impassioned by the art of dance who hopes to use it as a means of escaping her sleepy small town. Bryan has her sights on a coveted dance scholarship at CalArts, and nothing—or no...

In the four decades he has released films, director Kevin Smith has done everything from romantic comedies to epic fantasy comedies to animated comedies and even horror comedies. While Smith certainly has a niche audience that has stuck with him since the 1990s, the director has never shied away from making movies he would have loved to have watched and movies he feels personally connected with. Smith has continued producing and fostering other projects while making his own films, and his latest project may be one of his best.

The 4:30 Movie is a coming-of-age tale set in the 1980s when hanging out with your friends at the local multiplex was the height of entertainment. Inspired by the director’s own youth in suburban New Jersey, The 4:30 Movie is distinct from Smith’s other movies in many ways. While it does not feature Jay or Silent Bob, the movie...

Kevin Smith just directed The 4:30 Movie, which all but worships the movie-going experience – something that those caught up in today's world of streaming might not be too familiar with.

The film takes place in 1986 and follows Austin Zajur's Brian David, who invites his crush, Melody Barnegat (Siena Agudong), to see a movie with him at 4:30.

The story unfolds almost entirely in the movie theater as Brian and his friends hang out and watch other films while waiting for the fateful date.

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Filmmaker Kevin Smith presents his most personal film to date with The 4:30 Movie, a coming-of-age story - set in the summer of 1986 - that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex.

When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity breaks loose, as a self-important theater manager (Ken Jeong) and teen rivalries interfere with his best-laid plans. Justin Long, Rosario Dawson, Jason Biggs, and more contribute outrageous characters to this poignant comic valentine to moviegoing and the youth of the '80s.

Shot in Smith's Smodcastle Cinemas in Atlantic Highlands, New Jersey, the movie has the same vibe as Clerks and is full of fun nostalgic Easter Eggs and pop culture references. It's also a relatable tale which features star-making performances from its four young leads: Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, Reed Northrup,...

The 4:30 Movie is a 2024 American semi-autobiographical coming-of-age comedy film written and directed by Kevin Smith. It stars Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, Reed Northrup, Siena Agudong, and Ken Jeong. The story is loosely based on Smith’s experiences sneaking into movie theatres as a teenager and his earliest romantic endeavours.

Writer-director Kevin Smith presents his most personal film to date with this coming-of-age story – set in the summer of 1986 – that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local Cineplex. When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity breaks loose, as a self-important theater manager (Ken Jeong) and teen rivalries interfere with his best-laid plans. Justin Long, Rosario Dawson, Jason Biggs, and more contribute outrageous characters to this poignant comic valentine to movie-going and the youth of the ’80s.

The 4:30 Movie was released, in the US,...

The digital release date has been revealed for The 4:30 Movie. The 4:30 Movie is a film directed by Kevin Smith, which follows a coming-of-age story of three teenagers in the 1980s who spend their day hopping between theaters. In addition to directing, Smith also wrote the film. The 4:30 Movie features a leading cast including Siena Agudong, Austin Zajur, Kate Micucci, Ming Chen, Method Man, and Betty Aberlin.

Now, Lionsgate has revealed the digital release date for The 4:30 Movie. The film will arrive on Electronic Sell-Through starting on October 1.

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The 4:30 Movie 0 Director Kevin SmithRelease Date September 13, 2024Writers Kevin SmithCast Aaron Shuf, Morgan Bluestein, Michelle Santiago, Evelyn Giovine, Logic, Nicholas Cirillo, Siena Agudong, Betty Aberlin, Jason Biggs, Diedrich Bader, Method Man, Ralph Garman, Jason Mewes, Genesis Rodriguez, Brian O'Halloran, Austin Zajur, Sam Richardson, Kate Micucci, Jeff Anderson, Rosario Dawson, Rachel Dratch, Ken Jeong,...

The 4:30 Movie, the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith, received a theatrical release on September 13th, and now it has been revealed that the movie is coming to 4K and Blu-ray on November 5th! Copies of the physical media versions of the movie are available for pre-order on Amazon – including an Amazon-exclusive steelbook edition where the case is designed to look like a large VHS tape and the discs look like VHS tape spools! A fitting design for a movie that’s set in 1986. Images of the steelbook design can be seen right here:

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The 4:30 Movie is a coming-of-age comedy that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each...

Peter Sarsgaard, the veteran character actor who has received some of the best notices of his career this year for his performance on the Apple TV+ drama series Presumed Innocent and in the Paramount film September 5, will receive the Newport Beach Film Festival’s Film Performance of the Year Award and record an episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s Awards Chatter podcast live in front of a festival audience, Nbff announced on Tuesday.

Sarsgaard’s award presentation and podcast recording will take place on Wednesday, Oct. 23, during the 25th edition of Nbff, which will run Oct. 17-24.

The fest also announced its film lineup, which includes 112 films from 19 countries, including 16 world premieres, 10 U.S. premieres, 16 North American premieres, 13 West Coast premieres and 10 Southern California Premieres

This year’s Nbff will open on Oct. 17 with the world premiere of Simon West’s Old Guy, with West and star Chrostoph Waltz in attendance,...

In another world, The 4:30 Movie might have been named ‘Movierats’. Kevin Smith has long told tales of New Jersey kids simply hanging out, be it at the local shop (Clerks), the local fast-food restaurant (Clerks II), or the local mall (Mallrats). Here, he takes that template and applies it to the local multiplex — what better love-letter to cinema than a film set almost entirely at the cinema? And more specifically, the cinema of Smith’s own youth, which he now owns and operates as Smodcastle Cinemas in Atlantic Highlands, NJ? Disappointingly, for all the promise in the premise, it rarely projects in quite the way you’d hope.

In typical Smith style, this is very much a story from the heart, remixing personal experience in cinematic form — lead character Brian David (a charming and engaging Austin Zajur) is a clear Kevin Smith stand-in, a deeply nerdy kid with a passion for cinema,...

As Hollywood attempts to keep up with the ever-changing face of streaming, Kevin Smith has gotten into the movie theater business.

The director’s latest film is The 4:30 Movie, which serves as a love letter to small-town cinemas. It came at a time when he was feeling “existential” about being “one more goofy-ass tile to this never-ending wall” of film and television content on streaming platforms.

“I know it’s hard out there. It’s always been hard,” he said. “That’s the one thing I could say. But it’s worth the struggle. It’s worth the fight. Like, it’s worth making that tile, man, because that tile winds up being all the difference in some person’s life you’ll never meet.

“I meet people who tell you wonderful things about movies you’ve made years ago that other people lambast, and they’re like: ‘That’s my favorite movie.

There are some minor Spoilers ahead if you don’t want anything about writer/director Kevin Smith’s new film The 4:30 Movie given away before you see it… but for those of you who would like to weigh whether not these are the sort of spoilers you feel you should avoid, I will say that this only concerns one exchange of dialogue and some of the special thanks seen in the end credits. Now, to get to the point: The 4:30 Movie is in theatres as of today, and since its release date also happens to be a Friday the 13th, I thought it was worth pointing out and celebrating the fact that Jason Voorhees, the iconic star of the Friday the 13th franchise, gets a shout-out in the movie!

Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie is a coming-of-age comedy that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend...

Thirty years ago, Kevin Smith burst into the world of independent filmmaking in a blaze of glorious serendipity that nobody could replicate if they tried. Self-financed for less than $30,000 and shot entirely in the convenience store where he worked, the original “Clerks” was an electrifying mix of slacker wit and utter absurdism at a time when putting pop culture-obsessed male mediocrity on the big screen felt like a genuinely novel concept. Even after double digit viewings, the film still feels like a pitch-perfect punk rock farce that can make even the most discerning cinephile laugh out loud more than it has any right to.

None of Smith’s subsequent work caught that kind of lightning in a bottle, but quite a few of his early films were close enough to the original high to be watchable. “Mallrats” is a passable ’90s comedy, “Chasing Amy” is a clever character study anchored...

Once an indie underdog, Kevin Smith has, in middle age, devoted himself to making what critics and fans alike might characterize as glorified, self-referential home movies, cast with friends and family members and filled with callbacks, in-jokes, and the same familiar anxieties about friendship, romance, and growing up. This is not an original observation.

As someone who grew up loving movies in the 1980s, I can’t help but wonder if we’ll ever shut up about movies from the 1980s. Yeah, a lot of those movies were good. A lot of them also stank out loud. You could make both those statements about any decade for the last 120 years. When, oh when will filmmakers finally move on and, just for a change of pace, make some cinematic love letters to the summer “The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen” and “From Justin to Kelly” came out?

Not today, that’s for sure. “The 4:30 Movie” is a nostalgic throwback to the sleepy summer of 1986, when teenagers watched wrestling religiously, made ironic predictions about the Mets never winning the World Series, and spent all day at the movies jumping from theater to theater. The mission was simple: Buy one ticket to a film rated G, PG...

Kevin Smith is back with his latest effort, the quasi-autobiographical coming-of-age story, The 4:30 Movie. Set in 1986, the film follows a group of teenage boys who spend the day at their local movie theater, sneaking in and out while attempting to fulfill their teenage dream: sneaking into an R-rated movie with a girl.

The 4:30 Movie stars a quartet of young actors in the leading roles: Austin Zajur plays Brian David, a character based on a teenage Kevin Smith, while Nick Cirillo and and Reed Northrup play his two best friends, with Siena Agudong as Melody, the girl of Brian David's dreams. In addition to its young leads, The 4:30 Movie boasts an all-star roster of supporting players in minor roles, including Kevin Smith regulars like Jason Mewes, Justin Long, Jason Lee, Jeff Anderson, and Method Man, among many others, including some cameos we won't spoil here.

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The indie comedy boom of the 1990s features some voices that remain iconic to this day. For pop culture fanatics like myself, Kevin Smith occupied a space between outsider and emerging superstar. However, in the following years, Smith’s changed his approach and tone to filmmaking, providing a more self-reflexive tone over the past three features. The 4:30 Movie certainly falls in this category, taking us back to his high school days when his entire world was dominated by movies. Even though he’s covered similar ground in the past, The 4:30 Movie exists outside, mainly outside the View Askewiverse. It makes for a standalone story and still contains his trademark comedic touch.

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Plot: Writer-director Kevin Smith presents his most personal film to date with this coming-of-age story — set in the summer of 1986 — that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity breaks loose, as a self-important theater manager and teen rivalries interfere with his best-laid plans.

Review: I have been a Kevin Smith fan since I saw Clerks in the mid-90s. Smith had a solid run over the early course of his career, but the 2010s were less kind from a critical standpoint. While I have stood by his projects even when the quality was less than I knew he was capable of, my gut told me that Kevin Smith had another great project in him. I am happy to say that The 4:30 Movie is...

Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie follows Brian David, a teenager enjoying his final days of freedom before the start of the new school year. Living with his parents in suburban New Jersey, Brian spends his days hanging out at the local movie theater with his best buds, Belly and Burny. Their favorite pastime is “movie-hopping” between shows to sneak into multiple films in a single afternoon.

On this particular Saturday, Brian works up the courage to ask his longtime crush Melody on a date. To his delight, she says yes and agrees to join him for the 4:30 screening. Directed by Kevin Smith, well known for semi-autobiographical comedies that mine his experiences growing up in New Jersey, The 4:30 Movie has a very similar feel. Smith brings the same lighthearted sense of humor and flair for capturing the small moments of teenage life.

While the plot is simple,...

Kevin Smith will always hold a special place in my heart as one of the filmmakers who defined my formative years in cinema. "Clerks," "Mallrats," "Chasing Amy," "Dogma," and even the silly "Jay & Silent Bob Strike Back" were packed full of hilarious yet immature laughs and pop culture references that tickled my funny bone and my geek gland. But ever since he tried to make his own Judd Apatow movie with "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," which made him feel like he ruined Seth Rogen's career at the time, he's struggled to re-capture the comedic voice that once defined him.

"Jay & Silent Bob Reboot" was a clumsy return to Kevin Smith's stoner slacker duo, and while "Clerks III" had a meaningful emotional core inspired by the filmmaker's real life brush with death and a meta narrative about the beginning of his film career, the movie ultimately...

The Clerks director continues his nostalgic mood in endearing study of a geeky adolescent with high romantic ambitions

Following on from his likable threequel Clerks III, Kevin Smith remains in a nostalgic mood with yet another semi-autobiographical comedy whose main character is basically an avatar of Smith himself, just a little thinner. Protagonist Brian David is a junior in high school. This being 1986, there’s not much for a 16-year-old to do in suburban New Jersey but go to the local multiplex with his friends, geeky Belly (Reed Northrup) and cocky Burny (Nicholas Cirillo) – so that’s what the guys get up to, paying to see something PG and then sneaking into the R-rated film when the ushers aren’t looking.

However, on this particular day, Brian has mustered the courage to ask his crush, Melody (Siena Agudong), to go see a new release on a date with him at...

Jam-packed with his familiar brand of vulgar yet verbose stoner humor and free-flowing riffs on movies—especially his own—the vibes are certainly off the charts in Kevin Smith’s The 4:30 Movie. Set in the summer of 1986, the film chronicles an initially magical day in the life of a Smith stand-in, Brian David (Austin Zajur), after he invites a girl from school, Melody Barnegat (Siena Agudong), to their local movie theater. But a raucous comedy of errors ensues thanks to Brian’s slacker friends, Burny (Nicholas Cirillo) and Belly (Reed Northrup), and a revolving door of local weirdos played by Smith’s Irl famous friends, turning the theater into a lawless asylum.

The 4:30 Movie doesn’t so much find Smith in his wheelhouse as it does in some kind of Synecdoche, New York-style Tower of slacker-movie Babylon. That, though, doesn’t translate to comedy gold, let alone a cohesive film.

Kevin Smith returns with a new movie, and the options for where to watch The 4:30 Movie in theaters or on streaming vary. 30 years after his breakout movie Clerks, Kevin Smith is still one of Hollywood's beloved voices as he's developed the View Askewniverse. With a passion for telling stories directly connected to his own experiences with movies, The 4:30 Movie is one of his most personal. The movie is semi-autobiographical and follows a teenage boy as he sneaks into movies and falls in love for the first time.

Although Kevin Smith's movies were never big budget fare with massive box office expectations, his films have become even more niche releases in the years leading up to The 4:30 Movie. This was evident with Jay and Silent Bob Reboot and Clerks III, two titles connected to Smith's biggest movies, receiving limited theatrical releases before being made available at home. The...

The 4:30 Movie is the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith, and a while back the movie not only received an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board, but it also secured a distribution deal with Saban Films that will see it reaching theatres on September 13th. In the trailer that has made its way online (and is embedded above), there’s a moment where we see a construction worker played by Jason Biggs having an intense experience in a port-a-potty… and Smith has revealed what’s going on in that scene. As it turns out, this is a movie-within-the-movie moment, much like the Sister Sugar Walls faux trailer that opens the trailer and the imagery we’ve seen from Astro Blaster and the Beaver-Men, which is the movie the characters are going to see at 4:30. The scene with Jason Biggs in a port-a-potty is from...

Kevin Smith can’t quit New Jersey, but today, there is a split in his fandom between those who gave up on the director around Jersey Girl and those New Jerseyans riding their hometown hero until the wheels fall off. But with The 4:30 Movie, maybe he can get some...

Kevin Smith has often blurred the lines between documentary and fiction. With semi-autobiographical film “The 4:30 Movie”, the writer/director is tapping into his New Jersey teen years.

Smith wrote and directed the feature that is billed as his “most personal film to date.” The coming-of-age story stars “Clerks 3” actor Austin Zajur as Brian David, a teen cinephile (and Smith surrogate) who regularly sneaks into movie theaters.

The official synopsis for “The 4:30 Movie” reads: “Three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of the guys invites the girl of his dreams to see an R-rated film, all hilarity breaks loose, as a self-important theater manager (Ken Jeong) and teen rivalries interfere with his best-laid plans.”

The film takes place in the summer of 1986, and includes cameos from former Smith collaborators Justin Long, Rosario Dawson, Jason Biggs, Jason Mewes, Jason Lee (all the Jasons), and more.

Kevin Smith is back with a new film, The 4:30 Movie, which is heavily inspired by the writer and director’s mid ’80s upbringing and his movie-loving teenage years.

The 4:30 Movie takes place in New Jersey, where Smith grew up, and large parts were filmed at the Smodcastle Cinemas, which Smith now co-owns. Soundtracked by Kim Wilde’s “Kids in America,” the trailer for the lighthearted coming-of-age film follows a 16-year-old boy (played by Austin Zajur) who finally works up the courage to ask out his crush, Melody (Siena Agudong), to a 4:30 p.m. R-rated film, before “all hilarity breaks loose.”

The film’s official logline reads, “Writer-director Kevin Smith presents his most personal film to date with this coming-of-age story — set in the summer of 1986 — that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local cineplex. When one of the guys invites...

"Movies make life make sense." Saban Films has unveiled the first official trailer for The 4:30 Movie, the new Kevin Smith coming-of-age comedy, described as "his most personal film" yet. While Smith has made three Clerks movies over the decades, this one is about him, telling the story of his love for movies growing up in New Jersey. Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie is a coming-of-age story about three 16 year old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. When one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams (Siena Agudong) to see the latest comedy, each of the teens will learn something serious about life and love before the credits roll. Set in the mobile phoneless, social media-free 80s, Smith shot this at Smodcastle Cinemas in New Jersey – the same movie theater he haunted every weekend when he was a teenager.

Kevin Smith's The 4:30 Movie trailer is released at Sdcc based on his teenage years at the movies in the 1980s. The film stars a cast including Justin Long, Jason Lee, Diedrich Bader, and Ken Jeong in a coming-of-age story. Set in a real-life theater co-owned by Smith, the R-rated movie promises to deliver a nostalgic and entertaining experience.

The first trailer for Kevin Smith's The 4:30 Movie has been released at San Diego Comic Con. The movie is loosely based on Smith's teenage years of going to the movies with his friends in the 1980s. The featured location is set at the real-life theater Smith attended in his youth and is now a co-owner of. The R-rated coming-of-age movie stars Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, Reed Northrup, Siena Agudong, Jason Lee, Justin Long, Diedrich Bader, and Ken Jeong.

Originally debuting at Sdcc, Smith now releases the trailer for his upcoming movie.

The 4:30 Movie is the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith, and a while back the movie not only received an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board, but it also secured a distribution deal with Saban Films that will see it reaching theatres on September 13th. Smith showed a trailer for the film to fans who attended his Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic-Con this past Saturday… and now that trailer has made its way online. Check it out in the embed above!

Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie is a coming-of-age comedy that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each of the teens will learn something serious about life and love before the credits roll.

The 4:30 Movie is the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith, and a while back the movie not only received an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board, but it also secured a distribution deal with Saban Films that will see it reaching theatres sometime this fall (we had previously heard that it would be out this summer, but it apparently shifted back a little bit). Today, Smith took to social media to unveil a poster for the film, which can be seen at the bottom of this article, while also confirming that he’ll be showing the trailer to fans who attend his Hall H panel at the San Diego Comic-Con this Saturday. The trailer with then drop online next Monday morning, which is also when tickets to the world premiere event will be available for purchase.

Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie is a...

The 4:30 Movie is the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith, and a while back the movie not only received an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board, but it also secured a distribution deal with Saban Films that will see it reaching theatres sometime this fall (we had previously heard that it would be out this summer, but it apparently shifted back a little bit). Today, Smith took to social media to share a behind-the-scenes look at a movie within the movie, and also revealed that he will be showing the trailer for The 4:30 Movie during his panel at the San Diego Comic-Con later this month!

Smith wrote, “Astro Blaster And The Beaver-men is the fake flick all the kids in 1986 wanna see in my new film The 4:30 Movie – coming this fall!. Logic plays the Flash Gordon-ish hero from Earth and Diedrich Bader plays...

Exclusive: Siena Agudong (Resident Evil), Luke Eisner (Tall Girl) and Noah Lomax (The Walking Dead) are among the newest additions to the cast of The Upside of Unrequited, the forthcoming coming-of-age comedy from filmmakers Anna-Elizabeth and Hillary Shakespeare, aka The Shakespeare Sisters.

Other newcomers to the cast include Patrick Luwis (Barbie) and Matthew Sato. As previously announced, Ayvan Williams Jessica Belkin and Savannah Smith will also star.

Based on the book of the same name by New York Times bestselling author Becky Albertalli, The Upside of Unrequited centers on Molly (Williams), an awkward teenager who feels left behind when her twin sister Cassie (Belkin) starts her first relationship with her dream girl Mina (Agudong). In an attempt to get closer to her sister again, Molly lets Cassie set her up with Mina’s best friend Will (Eisner). Molly goes along with it but she’s caught:...

The 4:30 Movie is the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith, and a while back the movie not only received an R-rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board, but it also secured a distribution deal with Saban Films that will see it reaching theatres sometime this fall. Smith is currently putting the finishing touches on the film in post-production, and has taken to social media to share a look at the color timing. You can check out the images on Instagram or Facebook.

Smith wrote, “What a difference a little color can make! My new flick that Saban Films is releasing this fall is set in 1986 and titled The 4:30 Movie. So while color timing the film, our cinematographer Yaron Levy was able to dial up the warmth to give the picture the halcyon glow of the 80s!“

Set in the summer of 1986, this one is a coming-of-age...

Exclusive: James Van Der Beek (Pose) has signed on to star in Sidelined: The Qb and Me (fka The Qb Bad Boy and Me), the upcoming Tubi Original based on Wattpad’s breakout YA novel The Qb Bad Boy and Me by Tay Marley, which has to date amassed over 31M reads.

Van Der Beek joins a cast led by Siena Agudong, which also includes Noah Beck and Drew Ray Tanner. Other new additions to the ensemble of the film, on which we were first to report, include Deborah Cox (Station Eleven) and Jake Foy (Allegiance).

Sidelined tells the story of Dallas (Agudong), a burdened but headstrong dancer, who is determined to get into the best dance school in the country — her late mother’s alma mater. However, that dream is suddenly derailed when the cheeky yet secretly grieving football star, Drayton (Beck), crashes into her life with a unique story of his own.

The 4:30 Movie is the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith – and while he was making the movie, he thought he was making something that would get a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association ratings board. But the MPA saw it differently. When they had the chance to watch the movie earlier this year, they felt the sexual references in the dialogue were enough for the movie to earn an R rating for sexual content. Smith appealed the rating (and subscribers to That Kevin Smith Club got some interesting insight into the appeals process), but the ratings board decided to stick with the R. They confirmed today that The 4:30 Movie will remain an R rated film.

Smith has a history of being able to get his films re-rated on appeal. Clerks and Zack and Miri Make a Porno were both given Nc-17 ratings, but were re-rated R on appeal.

Blue Fox Entertainment has reported a strong response here to the YA romance The Qb Bad Boy And Me based on the Wattpad novel to star TikTok influencer Noah Beck in his feature acting debut and Siena Agudong from Netflix’s Resident Evil series.

Deals have closed in Germany and Austria (Capelight Pictures), Latin America, Spain, Portugal, and South Africa (Sun Distribution Group), France (Snd), Australia and New Zealand (Kismet Movies), Scandinavia (Mis.Label), Switzerland (Praesens-Film Ag), Turkey (Videomite), and Eastern Europe excluding Poland (Prorom).

Justin Wu, whose credits include CBC’s K-Pop series Gangnam Project, directed the feature about a...

Lego Masters host Will Arnett kicked off the 2024 Fox Upfront by introducing most of the celebrity players for the new season, including Jon Hamm, Olivia Culpo, Tom Brady and of course Rob Lowe, who he introduced as coming straight from St. Elmo’s Fire.

What else happened at the presentation in the Hammerstein Ballroom in New York City? Read on.

Michael Strahan and Gordon Ramsay kicked off the show in the theater-in-the-sound setting, and it took all of 20 seconds before Ramsay dropped his first f-bomb. The duo riffed about their pairing as hosts and Ramsay cussed some more before they brought out Jeff Collins, President of Advertising Sales, Marketing and Brand Partnerships. “The Fox portfolio is designed to drive maximum impact for your brand,” he said in a statement that absolutely no one has ever heard before at a NY upfront.

The 4:30 Movie brings Kevin Smith back to his comedy roots with a New Jersey hangout story akin to Clerks and Mallrats. The film is set in the 1980s in a movie theater, allowing Smith to explore ripe joke areas and pop culture references. Like Clerks and Mallrats, The 4:30 Movie will be a hangout comedy set in one day, focusing on characters and relationships.

Kevin Smith has just secured a distribution deal for his next film, The 4:30 Movie, which is taking him back to his comedy roots with a New Jersey-set hangout story similar to Clerks and Mallrats. Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie sees three 16-year-old friends – played by Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo, and Reed Northrup – sneaking into various movies at their local theater over the course of a laidback Saturday. The conflict of the story involves one of these friends inviting the girl he likes,...

Kevin Smith’s new film, The 4:30 Movie, has been shot and has now been snapped up for distribution worldwide: more here.

Rest is not on the agenda for Kevin Smith, who in recent times has invested in the cinema he frequented when he was younger, rebranding it The Smodcastle Cinemas. He co-owns the site, and also shot a film there by the name of The 4:30 Movie.

Starring Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo and Reed Northrup, The 4:30 Movie is described as a 1986-set comedy of age comedy, centred on three 16-year old chums who sneak into the movies every Saturday. What’s this, though? One of them, one day, invites a girl? Honestly. Tsk. Etc. She’s played by Siena Agudong, and also in the cast are Justin Long, Harley Quinn Smith, Keon Jeong and Jason Lee.

Kevin Smith has, of course, in recent times been successfully making low budget films on his terms,...

Having wrapped up (at least for now — there has still been talk of more Jay and Silent Bob movies and that long-anticipated Mallrats sequel) his Clerks universe with the third outing, Kevin Smith is back in original territory. His latest film, The 4:30 Movie, has just landed its first distribution deal.

Not, as you might initially suspect, a play on 4/20 and stoner culture (which has been a fertile subject matter for Smith), it'd actually a coming-of-age comedy set in the heady days of one summer in 1986.

We meet three 16-year-old friends, played by Austin Zajur, Nicholas Cirillo and Reed Northrup, who like nothing more of a Saturday than sneaking into their local multiplex. Divisions creep in when one of them invites the girl of his dreams (Siena Agudong) along, and all end up learning lessons about life and love.

Smith shot the movie in the Smodcastle Cinema he owns in...

Saban Films announced today the acquisition of worldwide rights to the upcoming comedy The 4:30 Movie, directed and written by Kevin Smith.

Set in the summer of 1986, The 4:30 Movie is a coming-of-age story about three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams (Siena Agudong) to see the latest comedy, each of the teens will learn something serious about life and love before the credits roll.

Set in the mobile phoneless, social media-free era of the ’80s, Smith shot The 4:30 Movie at his Smodcastle Cinemas in New Jersey—the same movie theater he haunted every weekend as a teenager. Two years ago, Smith and his co-owners saved the century-old Atlantic Highlands bijou from demolition, renaming it after his podcast theater.

The cast features an all-star ensemble that includes Ken Jeong,...

The 4:30 Movie is the sixteenth feature film from director Kevin Smith – and as reported on Deadline (plus Smith’s own social media accounts), this film has officially secured a distribution deal that will see it reaching theatres sometime this summer! Saban Films has picked up the worldwide rights to The 4:30 Movie, which Smith will be taking on a multi-city national tour that will be followed by a nationwide theatrical rollout. Specific dates have not yet been revealed.

Set in the summer of 1986, this one is a coming-of-age comedy that follows three sixteen-year-old friends who spend their Saturdays sneaking into movies at the local multiplex. But when one of the guys also invites the girl of his dreams to see the latest comedy, each of the teens will learn something serious about life and love before the credits roll.

Austin Zajur (Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark), Nicholas Cirillo...