The Tale, 2017. Directed by Jennifer Fox. Starring Laura Dern, Isabelle Nelisse, Jason Ritter, Elizabeth Debicki, Ellen Burstyn, and Common. SYNOPSIS: Documentary maker Jennifer seems to have it all until a story she wrote at the age of 13 is discovered by her mother. It’s about a special relationship with an adult and Jennifer realises […]
Laura Dern stars in trailer for HBO’s The Tale
Ahead of its premiere next month, HBO has released a new trailer for writer-director Jennifer Fox’s upcoming drama The Tale. The film is based on Fox’s true story and stars Laura Dern in the lead role as the filmmaker alongside Jason Ritter, Ellen Burstyn, Common, Frances Conroy, John Heard, Elizabeth Debicki, and Isabel Nélisse; watch it […]
HBO’s The Tale starring Laura Dern gets May premiere date and teaser trailer
Before she returns for the second season of Big Little Lies, Laura Dern is set to star in the TV drama mystery film The Tale for HBO. Set for a premiere date of Saturday, May 26, 2018 at 10 PM EST, the film is written and directed by documentary filmmaker Jennifer Fox (Beirut) in her first narrative […]
New poster and trailer for dark comedy Bitch unleashed
Ahead of its release next month, Dark Sky Films has unleashed a new poster and trailer for writer-director Marianna Palka’s dark comedy Bitch which stars Jason Ritter, Marianna Palka, Jaime King, Brighton Sharbino, Rio Mangini, Kingston Foster, and Jason Maybaum; check them out below… After her philandering husband and unruly kids break her psyche, Jill […]
Sundance London 2017 Review – Bitch (2017)
Bitch, 2017. Directed by Marianna Palka. Starring Caroline Aaron, Eric Edelstein, Kingston Foster, Jamie King, Ren Hanami, and Jason Ritter. SYNOPSIS: An ordinary suburban family descends into chaos when the mother suddenly and unexplainably takes on the psyche of a rabid dog. There are few experiences like sitting through Marianna Palka’s violently off-beat Bitch. What […]
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 […]
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 […]
51st Chicago International Film Festival Review – Embers (2015)
Embers, 2015. Directed by Claire Carre. Starring Jason Ritter, Iva Gocheva, Greta Fernandez, Tucker Smallwood, Karl Glusman, Roberto Cots, Dominique Swain, Matthew Goulish, and Silvan Friedman. SYNOPSIS: After a global neurological epidemic, those who remain search for meaning and connection in a world without memory. Embers poses a very terrifying apocalyptic scenario; what if a […]
Movie Review – 7 Minutes (2014)
7 Minutes, 2014. Written and Directed by Jay Martin. Starring Jason Ritter, Luke Mitchell, Zane Holtz, Levin Rambin, Kevin Gage, Joel Murray, Brandon Hardesty and Kris Kristofferson. SYNOPSIS: Three high school friends are forced to commit a brazen robbery which quickly goes horribly wrong. Ok, get in the bank, take the money and be out […]
