Guardians of the Galaxy Vol.3 wrapped filming last month, yet it is only just coming to light that breakout Borat Subsequent Moviefilm star Maria Bakalova has a key role in James Gunn’s final mission with the Benatar. The news was broken by Deadline, who revealed that the Oscar-nominated Bakalova had joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe […]
A24 horror-comedy Bodies Bodies Bodies gets a trailer and poster
A24 has released a poster and trailer for director Halina Reijn’s horror-comedy Bodies Bodies Bodies which follows a group of rich 20-somethings as their party game at a remote family mansion turns deadly; take a look here… When a group of rich 20-somethings plan a hurricane party at a remote family mansion, a party game […]
Movie Review – The Bubble (2022)
The Bubble, 2022. Directed by Judd Apatow. Starring Karen Gillan, Iris Apatow, Fred Armisen, Maria Bakalova, David Duchovny, Keegan-Michael Key, Leslie Mann, Kate McKinnon, Pedro Pascal, Peter Serafinowicz, Vir Das, Rob Delaney, Galen Hopper, Samson Kayo, Guz Khan, Nick Kocher, Ross Lee, Harry Trevaldwyn, Danielle Vitalis, Maria Bamford, Benedict Cumberbatch, John Cena, Beck, and James […]
2022 SXSW Film Festival Review – Women Do Cry
Women Do Cry, 2021. Directed by Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva. Starring Maria Bakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Diana Spasova, Bilyana Kazakova, Dobriela Popova, Rositca Gevrenova, Ralitsa Stoyanova, and Katia Kazakova. SYNOPSIS: A promising musician, Sonja, learns that she’s contracted HIV. After she drops out of the music conservatory, Sonja is helped out by her […]
SXSW Film Festival 2022 Review – Women Do Cry
Women Do Cry, 2022. Directed by Vesela Kazakova and Mina Mileva. Starring Maria Bakalova, Vesela Kazakova, Iossif Surchadzhiev, Diana Spasova, Bilyana Kazakova, Dobriela Popova, Rositca Gevrenova, Ralitsa Stoyanova, and Katia Kazakova. SYNOPSIS: A family full of women in a society where “gender” is not a familiar word. Based on real-life interactions and stories from writers […]
The Bubble trailer teases pandemic-era celebrity moviemaking hijinks
Ever wonder what it’s like for filmmakers trying to make a movie during COVID protocols? Judd Apatow is giving audiences a glimpse of his new comedy coming to Netflix. Teased by Netflix, The Bubble sees a star-studded cast attempt to make a movie during the trying times. Per Netflix: “You were probably wondering: What the […]
Borat’s Maria Bakalova cast in rom-com The Honeymoon
Maria Bakalova, the Academy Award nominated breakout star of Borat Subsequent Moviefilm has added romantic comedy The Honeymoon to her burgeoning resume. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Bakalova will play Sarah, a new bride who sets off with her husband on a romantic honeymoon in Venice, only to have the event gate-crashed by Adam’s excessively […]
Borat breakout Maria Bakalova joins A24 slasher Bodies, Bodies, Bodies
Maria Bakalova has already stolen Borat Subsequent Moviefilm from underneath the moustache of its star, in the process been nominated for an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, and signed on to appear in Judd Apatow’s Netflix lockdown comedy Bubble, and now she has continued the meteoric rise by joining A24’s slasher film Bodies, Bodies, […]
Judd Apatow’s The Bubble sets ensemble cast with Karen Gillan, Keegan-Michael Key, Leslie Mann, Pedro Pascal and more
Judd Apatow has set his ensemble cast for his upcoming comedy The Bubble for Netflix. Starring in the film will be Karen Gillan (Guardians of the Galaxy), Iris Apatow (Love), Fred Armisen (Portlandia), Maria Bakalova (Borat Subsequent Moviefilm), David Duchovny (The X-Files), Keegan-Michael Key (Prom), Leslie Mann (Motherless Brooklyn), Pedro Pascal (The Mandalorian) and Peter […]
Movie Review – Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (2020)
Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, 2020. Directed by Jacob Woliner. Starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Maria Bakalova. SYNOPSIS: Follow-up film to the 2006 comedy centering on the real-life adventures of a fictional Kazakh television journalist named Borat. Sacha Baron Cohen’s filmed-in-secret Borat sequel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, is faced with over-the-odds challenges compared to your average belated comedy. Cohen […]