Synopsis – A comedic retelling of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet,” told from the point of view of Romeo’s jilted ex, Rosaline, the woman Romeo first claims to love before he falls for Juliet. Directed – Karen Maine Starring – Kaitlyn Dever, Isabela Merced, Kyle Allen Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Rosaline’ Trailer Reveals the New Comedic Twist on ‘Romeo and Juliet’!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A divorced couple that teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. My Take – With this year’s Marry Me, starring Jennifer Lopez and Owen Wilson, and The Lost City, starring Sandra Bullock and Channing Tatum, finding appreciation from the audience and raking up unexpected numbers at the box office, … Continue reading Ticket to Paradise (2022) Review!!
Hulu‘s upcoming original film Rosaline received new photos that send us back to the time of Romeo & Juliet to meet Romeo’s jilted lover Rosaline Capulet. The first image of Kaitlyn Dever as the oft-forgotten first romantic interest in William Shakespeare‘s iconic tragedy came back in November, but new photos give a greater look at her donning stunning period attire along with other members of … Continue reading ‘Rosaline’: New Image Tease the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Re-imagining!! Check It Out!!
Nominations for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards were announced on Tuesday morning and HBO’s Succession led the pack with 25 total nominations, including for best drama. Apple TV+’s Ted Lasso and HBO’s The White Lotus racked up 20 nods each, followed by HBO Max’s Hacks and Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building (Season 1), which netted 17 each. By outlet, Netflix and HBO proper amassed the … Continue reading Succession, Ted Lasso, and Euphoria Lead Emmy Nominations 2022!! Check Out the Full List!!
Synopsis – A divorced couple that teams up and travels to Bali to stop their daughter from making the same mistake they think they made 25 years ago. Directed – Ol Parker Starring – Kaitlyn Dever, Julia Roberts, George Clooney Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Ticket to Paradise’ Trailer Sees Julia Roberts and George Clooney Reunite for a Tropical Rom-Com!! Check It Out!!
Rosaline, Rosaline, wherefore art thou, Rosaline. A first look image of the upcoming film Rosaline was just released as part of Disney+ Day. While it doesn’t convey much about the film, it does show star, Kaitlyn Dever, donning period clothing and looking forlorn off-camera in only the way someone who is in love can. The film is said to be a fresh comedic twist on … Continue reading ‘Rosaline’: First Image Teases ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Re-imagining!! Check It Out!!
As we all learned with The Handmaid’s Tale, Hulu doesn’t shy away from gritty dramas. For its next series, the streaming platform is tackling America’s opioid crisis prompted by a major drug company. Dopesick is coming to Hulu this October. Based on “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America,” the best-selling book by Beth Marcy, the series explores how a small Virginia … Continue reading ‘Dopesick’: New Trailer Teases the Horrors of the Opioid Crisis!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with Social Anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a fellow classmate. Directed – Stephen Chbosky Starring – Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Gets a Final Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Dear Evan Hansen, the Tony-winning musical, is getting a movie adaptation, and ahead of its release later this month, two new featurettes are helping build the anticipation for this Broadway musical’s debut on the big screen. From producers Marc Platt and Adam Siegel, the two new featurettes give us a look at the character Evan Hansen, as well as fan reactions for the movie itself. … Continue reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Movie Adaption Gets Two New Featurettes!! Check It Out!!
The pandemic times of COVID-19 have been isolating for all of us, but it’s important to remember there are still people out there who care. That’s the idea behind the latest featurette for Dear Evan Hansen, which examines the potency of one of the musical’s key songs, “You Will Be Found.” The most culturally relevant original Broadway hit of the past half-decade outside of Hamilton, … Continue reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’ Movie Adaption Gets a Featurette!! Check It Out!!
Dear Evan Hansen was a hit when it crash-landed on Broadway, taking home Tony awards, Grammys, and more. Now, the hit musical is heading to theaters as a movie musical and we have a new poster of stars Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Deaver, Amy Adams, and more! Directed by Perks of Being a Wallflower director Stephen Chbosky, the movie has Platt returning to the role of … Continue reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’: Upcoming Broadway Adaptation Gets a New Poster!! Check It Out!!
FX has released a trailer for B.J. Novak’s provocative series The Premise, which is billed as an “anthology of now.” What that means, I suppose, is that each half-hour episode offers a standalone, character-driven story that engages with the most relevant and meaningful issues of the modern era — and no topic is off-limits. The series was created by The Office alum, who also hosts … Continue reading ‘The Premise’: B.J. Novak’s FX Series Gets a Wild Trailer!! Check It Out!!
Dopesick, Hulu’s miniseries based on Beth Macy’s non-fiction book “Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company that Addicted America,” has released its first trailer. Macy’s book, which was a New York Times bestseller, and was called Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post, chronicled the opioid epidemic in the United States over the course of several decades and through various viewpoints. Hulu’s adaptation … Continue reading ‘Dopesick’: First Trailer of the New Hulu Miniseries Tackles the Opioid Crisis!! Check It Out!!
Per Deadline, Bradley Whitford has signed on to join the cast of Rosaline, the reimagining of the classic Romeo & Juliet story, to be produced by 20th Century Studios. The Emmy-nominated actor joins Kaitlyn Dever (Booksmart), Isabela Merced (Dora and the Lost City of Gold), and Kyle Allen (West Side Story). The film is set to be directed by Karen Maine, who most recently directed … Continue reading ‘Rosaline’: Bradley Whitford Joins the ‘Romeo and Juliet’ Re-imagining!!
B.J Novak, best known for his work on the NBC sitcom The Office, is the creative mind behind a new FX comedy series titled The Premise. The show will be a Hulu exclusive, and is set to premiere its first two episodes on Thursday, September 16. Along with a show title and release date, the show has also announced its star-studded cast. Previously it was … Continue reading ‘The Premise’: First Images and Details Tease B.J. Novak’s Hulu Series!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Film adaptation of the Tony and Grammy Award-winning musical about Evan Hansen, a high school senior with Social Anxiety disorder and his journey of self-discovery and acceptance following the suicide of a fellow classmate. Directed – Stephen Chbosky Starring – Ben Platt, Julianne Moore, Kaitlyn Dever Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’: First Trailer Reveals the Musical Adaptation from Stephen Chbosky!! Check It Out!!
After acquiring the spec package No One Will Save You starring Kaitlyn Dever, 20th Century Studios has just picked up another project led by Dever, who is attached to star in Rosaline, a modern, comedic take on Romeo & Juliet. Deadline broke the news, reporting that Karen Maine (Yes, God, Yes) will direct this revisionist take on William Shakespeare‘s classic. The movie will chronicle the famous love … Continue reading ‘Rosaline’: Kaitlyn Dever Set to Star in Modern Comedic Take on ‘Romeo and Juliet’!!
Kaitlyn Dever, who is one of the industry’s most talented rising stars, has signed on to a pair of new projects — Universal‘s Ticket to Paradise, in which she’ll the daughter of George Clooney and Julia Roberts, and the hot spec script No One Will Save You, which is set up at 20th Century Studios. Ol Parker (Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again) is directing Ticket … Continue reading Kaitlyn Dever Joins ‘Ticket to Paradise’ and ‘No One Will Save You’!!
Universal is set to open Dear Evan Hansen, its adaptation of the Broadway musical that stars Amy Adams, Julianne Moore and Amandla Stenberg, on Sept. 24, 2021. The Stephen Chbosky-directed movie, which also has Ben Platt reprising on screen his Broadway character of Evan Hansen, will take the place of an Untitled Universal event movie amid a Hollywood release date shuffle sparked by the coronavirus pandemic. … Continue reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’: Universal’s Adaption Sets for September 2021 Release!!
Spooky season is definitely upon us, if the trailer for Hulu’s new horror anthology Monsterland is any indication. The 8-episode series, adapted from Nathan Ballingrud’s story collection North-American Lake Monsters, has an impressively starry cast and it looks like it’ll give you the heebie-jeebies big time. Watch for yourself (if you dare). Scary right? Described in the official press release as featuring “encounters with mermaids, … Continue reading ‘Monsterland’ Trailer Reveals Hulu’s New Horror Anthology Series!! Check It Out!!
Julianne Moore is joining Amy Adams to be the maternal figureheads in Dear Evan Hansen, Universal’s adaptation of the Broadway musical. The movie is warming up its voice as it is in the throes of casting. Adams and Danny Pino joined the roll call last week. Already on board are Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever, Amandla Stenberg, Colton Ryan and Nik Dodani. Stephen Chbosky (Wonder) is … Continue reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’: Julianne Moore Latest to Join Universal’s Adaption!!
Universal’s big-screen adaptation of the Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen is about to add some A-list talent. Oscar-nominated actress Amy Adams has signed on to join the ensemble of the studio’s adaptation joining Ben Platt, Kaitlyn Dever and Amandla Stenberg. The story follows Hansen, a high schooler with social anxiety. He unintentionally gets caught up in a lie after the family of a classmate who … Continue reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’: Amy Adams Joins Universal’s Adaptation!!
HBO is bringing quarantined celebrities to the small screen with their new original special presentation “Coastal Elites,” and the just-released trailer shows the lighter side of isolation. The comic satire, the latest in a slew of pandemic programming, stars Issa Rae, Bette Midler, Kaitlyn Dever, Dan Levy and Sarah Paulson as several people telling their socially-distanced stories from across the United States. The satire, written … Continue reading ‘Coastal Elites’ Trailer Reveals the Socially-Distanced HBO Satire!! Check It Out!!
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the 819 artists who are being extended invites to join and become bona fide Oscar voters. The Academy continues a much-needed push for diversity among its membership, as the 2020 class is 45% women, 36% underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 49% international from 68 countries. Ever since #OscarsSoWhite, the Academy has been making strides to make … Continue reading Academy Invites a Whole Set of New Oscar Voters!! Check Out the Full List!!
Booksmart star Kaitlyn Dever is heading back to high school, as she’s in talks to play the female lead in the Dear Evan Hansen movie that’s gearing up at Universal. Ben Platt is expected to reprise his stage role as the title character, though in a curious move, the studio has yet to confirm the 26-year-old’s casting. The story follows high school student Evan Hansen, who … Continue reading ‘Dear Evan Hansen’: Kaitlyn Dever in Talks to Play Female Lead!!
FX has ordered a half-hour anthology series from The Office alum B.J. Novak that will feature an impressive cast of rising stars and Hollywood veterans. The untitled series will use current events to tell character-driven stories about the world we live in today. Each episode will feature a different cast, and writer-director-EP Novak has already filmed the first two installments. The first episode stars Lucas … Continue reading B.J. Novak’s FX Anthology Series Casts Jon Bernthal, Lucas Hedges, Kaitlyn Dever Among Others!!
Synopsis – On the eve of their high school graduation, two academic superstars and best friends realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram four years of fun into one night. My Take – After running itself into dormant territory due to excessive similarly themed releases, the high school coming-of-age comedy … Continue reading Booksmart (2019) Review!!
The Golden Globe nominations have been announced for the 2020 ceremony. The Globes are somehow the second most popular film awards ceremony of the year next to the Oscars, despite the fact that they’re largely kind of a joke. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association’s reputation is far from pristine, and sweeping nominations for movies like The Tourist play into the notion that they mostly just care about … Continue reading ‘Marriage Story’ and ‘Joker’ Lead 2020 Golden Globe Nominations!!!
Netflix has released the terrific first trailer for the upcoming limited series Unbelievable. Inspired by the real events in The Marshall Project and ProPublica Pulitzer Prize-winning article, “An Unbelievable Story of Rape,” written by T. Christian Miller and Ken Armstrong, and the This American Life radio episode, “Anatomy of Doubt,” the timely story follows a teenager (Kaitlyn Dever) who files a police report claiming she’s … Continue reading ‘Unbelievable’ Trailer Reveals Netflix’s Timely Limited Series!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Set deep in the wilds of Appalachia, where believers handle death-dealing snakes to prove themselves before God, Them That Follow tells the story of a pastor’s daughter who holds a secret that threatens to tear her community apart. Directed – Britt Poulton, Dan Madison Savage Starring – Kaitlyn Dever, Walton Goggins, Olivia Colman Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Them That Follow’ Trailer Tells a Tale of Faith, Love, and Snakes!! Check It Out!!
Annapurna has released the first six minutes of Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut Booksmart online. The comedy follows best friends Molly (Beanie Feldstein) and Molly (Kaitlyn Dever), who have succeeded wildly at school, but didn’t have much fun in high school. When they discover that the people who still partied got into great schools, they resolve to make up for four years of high school in … Continue reading ‘Booksmart’: First 6 Minutes of Olivia Wilde’s Terrific Comedy Released!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – 2 academic superstars and best friends who, on the eve of their high school graduation, realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram 4 years of fun into 1 night. Directed – Olivia Wilde Starring – Kaitlyn Dever, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Booksmart’: New Green-Band Trailer Reveals Olivia Wilde’s Directorial Debut!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – 2 academic superstars and best friends who, on the eve of their high school graduation, realize they should have worked less and played more. Determined not to fall short of their peers, the girls try to cram 4 years of fun into 1 night. Directed – Olivia Wilde Starring – Kaitlyn Dever, Lisa Kudrow, Will Forte Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Booksmart’: Red-Band Trailer Reveals Olivia Wilde’s Directorial Debut!! Check It Out!!
Netflix is taking on a fascinating true story for an upcoming miniseries, provocatively titled An Unbelievable Story of Rape. It’s based on a true story, covered in the Pulitzer Prize-winning article by the Marshall Project and ProPublica, as well as a This American Life radio episode called “Anatomy of Doubt,” which explore the aftermath of a case where a teenager was charged with lying about having been raped. The story … Continue reading ‘An Unbelievable Story of Rape’: Toni Collette, Kaitlyn Dever and Merritt Wever to Lead Netflix’s Miniseries!!!
Synopsis – An ex-con struggling to readjust to life in his small town forms an intense bond with his former high school teacher. Directed – Lynn Shelton Starring – Edie Falco, Jay Duplass, Kaitlyn Dever Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Outside In’ Trailer: Edie Falco Falls for an Ex-Con in Lynn Shelton’s New Drama!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – Fact-based drama set during the 1967 Detroit riots in which a group of rogue police officers respond to a complaint with retribution rather than justice on their minds. My Take – Some films are so harrowing and depressing, that it gets really hard to review them. Yes, this film is one of those that are not only hard to watch, but also manages … Continue reading Detroit (2017) Review!!!
Synopsis – A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest and most intense riots in United States history, leading to the federalization of the Michigan National Guard and the involvement of two Airborne Divisons of the United States Army. Directed – Kathryn Bigelow Starring – John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading Powerful New ‘Detroit’ Trailer Pushes Oscar Consideration for Kathryn Bigelow’s Thriller!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest and most intense riots in United States history, leading to the federalization of the Michigan National Guard and the involvement of two Airborne Divisons of the United States Army. Directed – Kathryn Bigelow Starring – John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading Final ‘Detroit’ Trailer Ratchets up the Tension!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest and most intense riots in United States history, leading to the federalization of the Michigan National Guard and the involvement of two Airborne Divisons of the United States Army. Directed – Kathryn Bigelow Starring – John Boyega, Anthony Mackie, Algee Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading New ‘Detroit’ Trailer Further Reveals Kathryn Bigelow’s Terrifying Thriller!!! Check It Out!!
Synopsis – A police raid in Detroit in 1967 results in one of the largest citizen uprisings in the United States’ history. Directed – Kathryn Bigelow Starring – John Boyega, Will Poulter, Algee Smith Check out the trailer: Continue reading ‘Detroit’ Trailer Reveals Kathryn Bigelow’s ‘Zero Dark Thirty’ Follow-Up!!! Check It Out!!
