It has been a couple years since Amy Adams was first cast in Nightbitch, but the film is finally back on track as Variety reports that Scoot McNairy (Narcos: Mexico) has joined her in the cast. Nightbitch follows Adams as “a suburban mom thrown into the stay-at-home routine of raising a toddler. As she embraces the […]
Anya Taylor-Joy stars in trailer for Netflix thriller series The Queen’s Gambit
Netflix has released the first trailer and images for the upcoming psyThe Queen’s Gambit. Based on Walter Tevis’ 1983 novel of the same name, the series stars Anya Taylor-Joy, Marielle Heller, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Moses Ingram, Harry Melling and Bill Camp; take a look here… Based on the novel by Walter Tevis, the Netflix limited series […]
Movie Review – A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood (2019)
A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, 2019 Directed by Marielle Heller Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, Wendy Makkena, Sakina Jaffrey, Carmen Cusack, Noah Harpster, and Maddie Corman SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. […]
Exclusive Interview – Marielle Heller on A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood and working with Tom Hanks
Laura Jorden chats with acclaimed director Marielle Heller about her latest film A Beautiful Day In The Neighborhood, the “radical” Mr. Rogers, and working with Tom Hanks… When Lloyd Vogel, a tough investigative journalist, is assigned the bizarre task of profiling Children’s TV presenter Fred Rogers – a.k.a. Mr. Rogers, a beloved father figure to […]
Movie Review – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019)
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Chris Cooper, Susan Kelechi Watson, Christine Lahti, Wendy Makkena, Tammy Blanchard, Noah Harpster and Maryann Plunkett. SYNOPSIS: Based on the true story of a real-life friendship between Fred Rogers and journalist Tom Junod. A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood […]
2019 BFI London Film Festival Review – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, and Wendy Makkena. SYNOPSIS: After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s […]
Toronto International Film Festival Review – A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, 2019. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Tom Hanks, Matthew Rhys, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Cooper, Enrico Colantoni, Maryann Plunkett, Tammy Blanchard, and Wendy Makkena. SYNOPSIS: After a jaded magazine writer is assigned a profile of Fred Rogers, he overcomes his skepticism, learning about empathy, kindness, and decency from America’s […]
Movie Review – Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?, 2018. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone, Gregory Korostishevsky, Jane Curtin, Stephen Spinella, Christian Navarro, Anna Deavere Smith, and Kevin Carolan. SYNOPSIS: Lee Israel (Melissa McCarthy) is a biographer who has fallen on hard times. Cantankerous, talented but defensive she hides behind […]
Mr. Rogers biopic starring Tom Hanks officially titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood
The Fred Rogers biopic starring Tom Hanks has undergone a title change. Formerly known as You Are My Friend, the film has now been officially titled A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, after the theme song of Rogers’ beloved television series. Directed by Marielle Heller (Diary of a Teenage Girl), the film stars Hanks as Mr. Rogers, […]
Movie Review – Can You Ever Forgive Me? (2018)
Can You Ever Forgive Me?, 2018. Directed by Marielle Heller. Starring Melissa McCarthy, Richard E. Grant, Dolly Wells, Ben Falcone, Gregory Korostishevsky, Jane Curtin, Stephen Spinella, Christian Navarro, Anna Deavere Smith, and Kevin Carolan. SYNOPSIS: When Lee Israel falls out of step with current tastes, she turns her art form to deception. An adaptation of […]