I’m still pretty surprised how much “A Quiet Place” blew up.
Take Out Girl is the new indie breakout film co-written by and starring Hedy Wong (“Laff Mobb’s Laff Tracks,” Chinatown Squad), and directed by Hisonni Johnson (short “Red Hood It,” “Grayson: Earth One”). It recently won Best Indie Action Thriller at Film Threat Award This! And has raked up 14 wins since its premiere at Cinequest Film Festival in 2020. Now with a new home at 1091 Pictures, Take Out Girl is filled with drama, action, comedy, and romance, and is sure to be on everyone’s radar very soon.
In 2012 Haifaa al-Mansour wrote and directed Wadja the first movie to be filmed entirely in Saudi Arabia. During filming for Wadja, al-Mansour directed from a van as to not intermix with male members of her crew. With The Perfect Candidate, al-Mansour returns to Saudi Arabia, this time without the van, to focus on the evolving role of women in Saudi Arabian society.
As we approach Pesach, the holiday where Jews like myself celebrate liberation from slavery in Egypt and reflect on our history, the question of Jewish identity reaps through my mind.
The latest teasers for the adaptation of the movie musical screened last Saturday and followed with a conversation with the director, Jon M. Chu, writers and producers Lin-Manuel Miranda and Quiara Alegría Hudes, and the cast.
The American Dream has been on my mind for a while now.
Director Cameron Van Hoy makes his directorial feature debut with the crime noir “Flinch.”
Tamara Bass is a prolific writer, director, and actress who has wrapped up the production of her newest film, If Not Now, When. We caught up with her to discuss the film and the mindset of her character Patrice.
Whenever I told people I was working on this list, a typical response was, “What even came out this year?”
Writer-director Christopher Landon and producer Jason Blum have cornered the modern horror genre, so why not expand it a little further? “Freaky,” this generation’s “Freaky Friday” and “Hot Chick” with a murderous twist, brings a lighthearted approach to slasher-comedy—with a fresh modern commentary on such implications.