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“The Persian Version,” directed by Maryam Keshavarz follows an Iranian-American family through three different timelines, debuting in selected theaters across the United States on October 19th.
In the age of streaming, I forgot what it was like to watch a movie in a sold-out theatre. That was until I found myself sitting next to actor Christopher Abbott while watching actress Margaret Qualley hold a knife to his neck on screen. Qualley was sitting behind us with her fiancé Jack Antonoff.
The Knockturnal had the honor of attending “The Crossover” premiere at the Hollywood Athletic Club. “The Crossover” is the television adaptation of Kwame Alexander’s novel-in-verse. Alexander won the 2015 John Newbery Medal and a Coretta Scott King author honor for his work, and serves as the executive producer and showrunner for the new series. “The Crossover” follows Josh (Jalyn Hall), nicknamed “Filthy”, and Jordan Bell (Amir O’Neil) throughout their middle school experience while they figure out how to balance their social life, school, and basketball. The teenagers are coached by their dad (Derek Luke), a former professional basketball player.
“Good Mawnin” is rising star Ashley Brinton’s latest release, a rap-pop number that is sunny and irresistible.
On Friday, The Preppie Connection was premiered at the IFC center in downtown NYC with a private afterparty with the cast at the High Line Hotel. Check out notes and review below.