Megadonor and disgraced crypto billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried burrowed his campaign cash so deep into the Democratic Party that lawmakers are now preparing internal investigations to be sure they’re rid of it — and prepared for any potential restitution to victims of Bankman-Fried’s crimes.
The campaign of Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-n.Y.) is currently conducting an internal assessment of any donations it may have received from political or professional associates of Bankman-Fried. Once those donations have been identified, the Torres campaign will set them aside for a fund it expects...
The campaign of Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-n.Y.) is currently conducting an internal assessment of any donations it may have received from political or professional associates of Bankman-Fried. Once those donations have been identified, the Torres campaign will set them aside for a fund it expects...
- 12/22/2022
- by Kara Voght
- Rollingstone.com
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For the 30-year-old at the center of Mack & Rita, a repurposed tanning bed and a New Age charlatan’s mumbo-jumbo summon body-switch magic: She emerges from the gussied-up contraption as the older woman she believes she truly is. The good news for the audience is that the septuagenarian is played by Diane Keaton. For Keaton, the movie is better news than Poms, but still a hit-and-miss affair. At times disarming, at others plain silly, it takes a few daring leaps without quite avoiding middle-of-the-road sitcom territory.
This makes sense given that screenwriters Madeline Walter and Paul Welsh are vets of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Actor-turned-filmmaker Katie Aselton (Black Rock, The Freebie), who played Keaton’s daughter in Book Club, directs the material with a sunshiny SoCal sensibility and an appreciation of the terrific comic cast, though more than a few barely escape being wasted. If there’s magic here,...
For the 30-year-old at the center of Mack & Rita, a repurposed tanning bed and a New Age charlatan’s mumbo-jumbo summon body-switch magic: She emerges from the gussied-up contraption as the older woman she believes she truly is. The good news for the audience is that the septuagenarian is played by Diane Keaton. For Keaton, the movie is better news than Poms, but still a hit-and-miss affair. At times disarming, at others plain silly, it takes a few daring leaps without quite avoiding middle-of-the-road sitcom territory.
This makes sense given that screenwriters Madeline Walter and Paul Welsh are vets of Brooklyn Nine-Nine. Actor-turned-filmmaker Katie Aselton (Black Rock, The Freebie), who played Keaton’s daughter in Book Club, directs the material with a sunshiny SoCal sensibility and an appreciation of the terrific comic cast, though more than a few barely escape being wasted. If there’s magic here,...
- 8/10/2022
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After directing her first two features (both Sundance entires) in The Freebie (2010) and Black Rock (2012), Katie Aselton would move more into her acting career. So it was a big deal when it was announced that production on her third feature would begin in March of this year with a cast with the likes of Diane Keaton and Taylour Paige in the lead. With cinematographer Sean McElwee lensing in Los Angeles, this was written by Madeline Walter and Paul Welsh.
Gist: Mack and Rita follows Mackenzie Martin is tired of doing all the things she has to do to keep up and get ahead in her 30’s.…...
Gist: Mack and Rita follows Mackenzie Martin is tired of doing all the things she has to do to keep up and get ahead in her 30’s.…...
- 11/23/2021
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
“They say you can’t forget feelings,and I still believe that.”
In Little Fish, newlyweds Jude (Jack O’Connell) and Emma (Olivia Cooke) find themselves amidst a global pandemic where memories begin to fade without warning. When Jack’s memory starts to deteriorate, the two will stop at nothing to hold on to the life they know and remember the love they share.
Writer/director Chad Hartigan is best known for his award-winning feature films This Is Martin Bonner and Morris From America. Hartigan won the John Cassavetes Award at the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards, as well as the “Best of Next” Audience Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, for This Is Martin Bonner. Hartigan won the Waldo Scott Screenwriter Award at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival for his film Morris From America. Little Fish marks the third collaboration between childhood friends Hartigan, composer Keegan Dewitt (Hearts Beat Loud) and cinematographer Sean McElwee...
In Little Fish, newlyweds Jude (Jack O’Connell) and Emma (Olivia Cooke) find themselves amidst a global pandemic where memories begin to fade without warning. When Jack’s memory starts to deteriorate, the two will stop at nothing to hold on to the life they know and remember the love they share.
Writer/director Chad Hartigan is best known for his award-winning feature films This Is Martin Bonner and Morris From America. Hartigan won the John Cassavetes Award at the 2014 Independent Spirit Awards, as well as the “Best of Next” Audience Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, for This Is Martin Bonner. Hartigan won the Waldo Scott Screenwriter Award at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival for his film Morris From America. Little Fish marks the third collaboration between childhood friends Hartigan, composer Keegan Dewitt (Hearts Beat Loud) and cinematographer Sean McElwee...
- 2/10/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Following his breakout film, the affecting character study This is Martin Bonner, and his follow-up, the vibrant fish out of water tale Morris In America, director Chad Hartigan had a prescient, ambitious vision for his next feature. Set during a global pandemic in which a growing portion of the population is affiliated with memory loss, Little Fish tenderly follows the relationship between a couple (Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell) as they must face this scary new world and the personal strife they are forced to reckon with. As Hartigan elegantly jumps between the past and the present to show all facets of the bond at the film’s center, he contends with the universal fear of having those closest to you drift away.
Written by Mattson Tomlin, based on Aja Gabel’s short story, the logline of tackling a global pandemic may seem it could be conveyed with immense scope,...
Written by Mattson Tomlin, based on Aja Gabel’s short story, the logline of tackling a global pandemic may seem it could be conveyed with immense scope,...
- 2/3/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
A funny thing happens about a third of the way into “Horse Girl,” Jeff Baena’s fourth Sundance feature after “Life After Beth,” “Joshy” and “The Little Hours.” Or rather, a funny thing stops happening: the familiar, steady-heartbeat rhythms of the low-budget social awkwardness comedy become erratic, tachycardiac, as the initially endearing foibles of the film’s heroine, Sarah (a revelatory Alison Brie), are found to have deeper roots and more painful ramifications than feels right to laugh at. It’s the point at which we realize that “Horse Girl” is not your classic, hackneyed Sundance indie and is instead a far weirder, harder and sadder subversion of just that stereotype. It’s the point at which the movie stops being cute, and starts being good.
The setup is such a convincing red herring though, that for a while it functions just fine as your standard offbeat dramedy, laden with...
The setup is such a convincing red herring though, that for a while it functions just fine as your standard offbeat dramedy, laden with...
- 1/28/2020
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
For the 2020 election, Democrats are proposing policies of sweep and ambition not seen since the New Deal or the Great Society. Ideas that would have seemed radical even five years ago — publicly funded college, a Green New Deal, Medicare for All — are now at the top of many candidates’ platforms.
Most intriguing: As once-fringe ideas enter the mainstream debate, they are proving popular. “Medicare for All is supported by at least 55 percent of the public,” says Sean McElwee, a co-founder of the progressive think tank Data for Progress. “So why...
Most intriguing: As once-fringe ideas enter the mainstream debate, they are proving popular. “Medicare for All is supported by at least 55 percent of the public,” says Sean McElwee, a co-founder of the progressive think tank Data for Progress. “So why...
- 6/30/2019
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
Cinematographer Sean McElwee arrived at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival with two films in the Premieres lineup: Fun Mom Dinner and The Incredible Jessica James. The latter, from writer/director Jim Strouse, represents the first leading turn from Daily Show correspondent Jessica Williams. The film chronicles the romantic woes (and comic mishaps) of an aspiring playwright in New York City. Below, McElwee discusses how to shoot a comedy with romantic notes and have it not scream “romantic comedy.” The Incredible Jessica James will screen three times during this year’s Sundance. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of […]...
- 1/27/2017
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
An innocuous night out among four women turns silly, dark and ultimately touching in Fun Mom Dinner. With a cast that includes Molly Shannon, Toni Collette and Adam Scott, the film marks the feature debut of director Alethea Jones. Jones hired Sean McElwee – who shot last year’s Morris From America, another Sundance premiere – to Dp the film. McElwee spoke with Filmmaker ahead of the film’s premiere about the earnest-yet-edgy approach he and Jones took to this story. Fun Mom Dinner makes it world premiere at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your […]...
- 1/26/2017
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Markees Christmas in Morris From America - 13-year-old Morris, a hip-hop loving American, moves to Heidelberg, Germany, with his father. In this completely foreign land, he falls in love with a local girl, befriends his German tutor-turned-confidant, and attempts to navigate the unique trials and tribulations of adolescence. Photo: Sean McElwee Sundance Institute and Picturehouse announced today the programme of feature films, short films and panel discussions for this year's Sundance Film Festival: London, which takes place from 2-5 June.
Films in the line-up include Chad Hartigan's coming-of-age comedy Morris From America, which won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the festival, plus a Special Jury Prize for acting for Craig Robinson, and Us political documentary Weiner - about the scandal-hit New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner - which won the Grand Jury Documentary Prize.
Also featured is Sian Heder's Tallulah - featuring excellent performances from Ellen Paige...
Films in the line-up include Chad Hartigan's coming-of-age comedy Morris From America, which won the Waldo Salt Screenwriting Award at the festival, plus a Special Jury Prize for acting for Craig Robinson, and Us political documentary Weiner - about the scandal-hit New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner - which won the Grand Jury Documentary Prize.
Also featured is Sian Heder's Tallulah - featuring excellent performances from Ellen Paige...
- 4/20/2016
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
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