Blaze, 2018. Directed by Ethan Hawke. Starring Ben Dickey, Alia Shawkat, Charlie Sexton, David Kallaway, Richard Linklater, Jenn Lyon, Sam Rockwell, Steve Zahn, Ritchie Montgomery, Wyatt Russell, D. Taylor Loeb, and Kris Kristofferson. SYNOPSIS: A biopic of the largely unknown country musician Blaze Foley, charting his tumultuous life, from his early marriage to his short but […]
Trailer for Ethan Hawke’s Blaze
IFC Films has released the first trailer for the upcoming musical biographical drama Blaze. Directed by Ethan Hawke, the film is based on the life of Blaze Foley and is adapted from Sybil Rosen’s novel Living in the Woods in a Tree: Remembering Blaze. Newcomer Ben Dickey leads the cast as the country musician alongside Alia […]
Arrested Development season 5 premiere date revealed and new trailer released
Just a few days after Netflix released a recut version of Arrested Development‘s fourth season, series creator Mitch Hurwitz has kept to his promise of the anticipated fifth season coming soon. Netflix announced that the season will premiere in just a few short weeks on May 29. You can check out the official synopsis for Season […]
Arrested Development season 4 to be recut into chronological order, season 5 to premiere soon
When Arrested Development returned with a fourth season on Netflix in 2013, it did so with a format very different to the original three seasons. Due mostly to the busy schedules of the actors during its production, the fourth season followed one character of the Bluth family for one episode with other members playing supporting or small […]
Movie Review – Green Room (2015)
Green Room, 2015. Directed By Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Patrick Stewart, Imogen Poots, Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Callam Turner, Marc Weber, Macon Blair, and Joe Cole. SYNOPSIS: After witnessing a murder at a concert they accepted to play against their better judgement, a young punk band is forced into a fight for survival against a group […]
Movie Review – The Final Girls (2015)
The Final Girls, 2015. Directed by Todd Strauss-Schulson Starring Taissa Farmiga, Malin Akerman, Alia Shawkat, Alexander Ludwig, Thomas Middleditch, Nina Dobrev, Adam DeVine, Chloe Bridges, Tory N. Thompson, and Angela Trimbur. SYNOPSIS: A high school student is grieving the loss of her mother. She soon finds herself and her friends transported into the cult slasher […]
Sundance London 2016 – The Intervention (2016)
The Intervention, 2016. Written and directed by Clea DuVall. Starring Cobie Smulders, Natasha Lyonne, Melanie Lynskey, Clea DuVall, Jason Ritter, Ben Schwartz, Vincent Piazza and Alia Shawkat. SYNOPSIS: A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their […]
Movie Review – The Intervention (2016)
The Intervention, 2016. Written and Directed by by Clea DuVall. Starring Melanie Lynskey, Clea DuVall, Natasha Lyonne, Cobie Smulders, Vincent Piazza, Ben Schwartz, Jason Ritter, and Alia Shawkat. SYNOPSIS: Concerned that her friends’ marriage is toxic, Annie (Melanie Lynskey) devises a plan to get the rest of their circle together to orchestrate an intervention. Peter (Vincent Piazza) and Ruby […]
Movie Review – Green Room (2016)
Green Room, 2016. Written and Directed By Jeremy Saulnier. Starring Patrick Stewart, Imogen Poots, Anton Yelchin, Alia Shawkat, Callam Turner, Marc Weber, Macon Blair, and Joe Cole. SYNOPSIS: After witnessing a murder, a punk rock band is forced into a vicious fight for survival against a group of maniacal skinheads. Green Room is that rare […]
First poster and trailer for Duck Butter starring Alia Shawkat and Laia Costa
Ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival next month, the first trailer and poster have debuted for the upcoming comedy drama Duck Butter. Directed by Miguel Arteta, the film sees Alia Shawkat and Laia Costa leading a cast that includes Mae Whitman, Hong Chau, Kumail Nanjiani, Mark Duplass, and Kate Berlant; take a […]
