Katy O’Brian and Kristen Stewart in ‘Love Lies Bleeding’ (Photo Credit: Anna Kooris / A24)
One of the big casualties of the 2020 pandemic was the horror movie Saint Maud, whose release was delayed by almost a full year. Despite its delay, the film was still a hit with fans, and many have been waiting even more patiently to see what writer/director Rose Glass would do next. That wait is over. Her newest movie, Love Lies Bleeding, is here.
Set in New Mexico in the 1980s, Love Lies Bleeding is about a young woman named Lou (Spencer’s Kristen Stewart) who befriends a female bodybuilder named Jackie (Katy O’Brian from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania) who is passing through town on her way to a competition in Las Vegas. The pair strikes up a relationship that leads them to mischief, mayhem, and murder involving Lou’s father (Ed Harris from...
One of the big casualties of the 2020 pandemic was the horror movie Saint Maud, whose release was delayed by almost a full year. Despite its delay, the film was still a hit with fans, and many have been waiting even more patiently to see what writer/director Rose Glass would do next. That wait is over. Her newest movie, Love Lies Bleeding, is here.
Set in New Mexico in the 1980s, Love Lies Bleeding is about a young woman named Lou (Spencer’s Kristen Stewart) who befriends a female bodybuilder named Jackie (Katy O’Brian from Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania) who is passing through town on her way to a competition in Las Vegas. The pair strikes up a relationship that leads them to mischief, mayhem, and murder involving Lou’s father (Ed Harris from...
- 3/14/2024
- by James Jay Edwards
- Showbiz Junkies
by Elisa Giudici
Love Lies Bleeding © Anna Kooris
A young woman hitchhikes along the edge of an American road, wearing shorts, a T-shirt, and carrying a backpack with her belongings. Jackie or Nomi? It's just one of the passages in Love Lies Bleeding that brings to mind Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls. The two films have a lot in common, starting with a rare attitude in American cinema: looking at an "unpresentable" American reality from within, while completely abstaining from any kind of judgment, morality, or dramatic commentary. Other similarities include the dream of the Vegas show (Jackie wants to participate in a bodybuilding competition) and a constant male presence as a judge and dangerous force. Director Rose Glass demonstrates the same ability as Verhoeven to make such bold and decisive choices, with a certain taste for the quip, that the film will inevitably be divisive.
With this introduction, I don't...
Love Lies Bleeding © Anna Kooris
A young woman hitchhikes along the edge of an American road, wearing shorts, a T-shirt, and carrying a backpack with her belongings. Jackie or Nomi? It's just one of the passages in Love Lies Bleeding that brings to mind Paul Verhoeven's Showgirls. The two films have a lot in common, starting with a rare attitude in American cinema: looking at an "unpresentable" American reality from within, while completely abstaining from any kind of judgment, morality, or dramatic commentary. Other similarities include the dream of the Vegas show (Jackie wants to participate in a bodybuilding competition) and a constant male presence as a judge and dangerous force. Director Rose Glass demonstrates the same ability as Verhoeven to make such bold and decisive choices, with a certain taste for the quip, that the film will inevitably be divisive.
With this introduction, I don't...
- 2/24/2024
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
It’s true: We’re finally putting a bow on our Sundance 2024 coverage. But while the annual festival has now wrapped, that doesn’t mean our work has quite concluded just yet. If nothing else, a review of our top stories from the annual event feel like a road map for the cinematic year to come, a quick trip into the obsessions and interests that guided 11 days in snowy Park City, Utah and seem destined to carry over throughout the rest of 2024.
Check out our full critics survey to see which films over 160 (!!) critics deemed the best of the fest, watch our full run of in-studio interviews with some of the biggest names of festival, and check out every piece of key Sundance news (from reviews to interviews and so much more) right here. Until next year!
As is often the case with IndieWire’s readership, first-look reviews were our hottest tickets.
Check out our full critics survey to see which films over 160 (!!) critics deemed the best of the fest, watch our full run of in-studio interviews with some of the biggest names of festival, and check out every piece of key Sundance news (from reviews to interviews and so much more) right here. Until next year!
As is often the case with IndieWire’s readership, first-look reviews were our hottest tickets.
- 2/1/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “The Curse” Episode 10, “Green Queen.”]
“We thought it was a sad thing, and it is a sad thing, but it’s also funny, too. Or there’s humor that could be found in it. Because art is about… really, art is about, um… sometimes you have to go to extreme lengths to make your point.”
In the above quote from Episode 10, Asher (Nathan Fielder) is struggling to describe Mel Brooks’ classic film “The Producers,” but he may as well be talking about “The Curse.” After all, Fielder and Benny Safdie’s impossible concoction of sad things and funny things elevates its tale of marital disillusionment and cosmetic social concerns to an extreme ending. The second half of Episode 10 is so remarkable, so unexpected, and so brain-bendingly bonkers it overwhelms everything that came before it. If you thought the Rachael Ray cold open was surprising, it’s the last thing on...
“We thought it was a sad thing, and it is a sad thing, but it’s also funny, too. Or there’s humor that could be found in it. Because art is about… really, art is about, um… sometimes you have to go to extreme lengths to make your point.”
In the above quote from Episode 10, Asher (Nathan Fielder) is struggling to describe Mel Brooks’ classic film “The Producers,” but he may as well be talking about “The Curse.” After all, Fielder and Benny Safdie’s impossible concoction of sad things and funny things elevates its tale of marital disillusionment and cosmetic social concerns to an extreme ending. The second half of Episode 10 is so remarkable, so unexpected, and so brain-bendingly bonkers it overwhelms everything that came before it. If you thought the Rachael Ray cold open was surprising, it’s the last thing on...
- 1/12/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
It’s been a tumultuous year in the world of TV. The twin writers’ and actors’ strikes threw broadcast networks’ fall schedules into chaos, and economic pressures had many media companies reevaluating what shows they wanted to spend money on. The result? A wave of TV show cancellations. So, which shows got the ax in 2023? We’ve pulled together a list of some notable shows that were canceled or ended over the past 12 months. Is your favorite on the list?
‘The Rookie: Feds’ Niecy Nash-Betts and James Lesure in ‘The Rookie: Feds’ | Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty Images
ABC’s spinoff of The Rookie starred Niecy Nash-Betts as the oldest trainee agent in the FBI. It premiered in the fall of 2022 and was stuck in limbo for months after the season 1 finale aired in May 2023. In November, the network finally confirmed that The Rookie: Feds wouldn’t return for season 2. On Instagram,...
‘The Rookie: Feds’ Niecy Nash-Betts and James Lesure in ‘The Rookie: Feds’ | Christopher Willard/ABC via Getty Images
ABC’s spinoff of The Rookie starred Niecy Nash-Betts as the oldest trainee agent in the FBI. It premiered in the fall of 2022 and was stuck in limbo for months after the season 1 finale aired in May 2023. In November, the network finally confirmed that The Rookie: Feds wouldn’t return for season 2. On Instagram,...
- 12/29/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Jesse Garcia, Dennis HaysbertPhoto: Searchlight Pictures
We wouldn’t blame you if you sat down to watch Flamin’ Hot on Hulu (premiering June 9) believing it’s the true story of the man who invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. All of the marketing leading up to the film has been designed to make you think that.
We wouldn’t blame you if you sat down to watch Flamin’ Hot on Hulu (premiering June 9) believing it’s the true story of the man who invented Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. All of the marketing leading up to the film has been designed to make you think that.
- 6/9/2023
- by Cindy White
- avclub.com
Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City,” fresh from its triumphant world premiere at the Cannes fest, opens the 38th Guadalajara Film Festival (Ficg) which touts new sections this year, including a branded series showcase and midnight screenings of Italian fright maestro Dario Argento’s horror films.
Eva Longoria’s feature directorial debut, “Flamin’ Hot,” which had its West Coast premiere at the LA Latino Film Festival (Laliff) May 31, marks its Mexican debut at the fest.
The Series Showcase includes Patricia Martinez’s fact-based “La Narcosatánica,” which will stream on the rebranded Max, and Maite Alberdi’s “Libre de reir,” a Gato Grande production that centers on inmates in a Mexican prison who enroll in a stand-up comedy workshop. Alberdi’s Sundance-winning docu “The Eternal Memory” also vies for a prize in the festival’s documentary sidebar.
According to festival director Estrella Araiza, the festival has recovered its funding and will screen...
Eva Longoria’s feature directorial debut, “Flamin’ Hot,” which had its West Coast premiere at the LA Latino Film Festival (Laliff) May 31, marks its Mexican debut at the fest.
The Series Showcase includes Patricia Martinez’s fact-based “La Narcosatánica,” which will stream on the rebranded Max, and Maite Alberdi’s “Libre de reir,” a Gato Grande production that centers on inmates in a Mexican prison who enroll in a stand-up comedy workshop. Alberdi’s Sundance-winning docu “The Eternal Memory” also vies for a prize in the festival’s documentary sidebar.
According to festival director Estrella Araiza, the festival has recovered its funding and will screen...
- 6/1/2023
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Three TV dramas have reached the end of the line at ABC: The broadcast network has canceled Big Sky after three seasons and Alaska Daily and The Company You Keep after one apiece. Big Sky, created by prolific TV producer David E. Kelly and adapted from novels by C.J. Box, followed private detective Cassie Dewell (Kylie Bunbury) and undersheriff Jenny Hoyt (Katheryn Winnick) as they investigated crimes in small-town Montana. In Season 3, subtitled Deadly Trails, the duo teamed up with sheriff Beau Arlen (Jensen Ackles) to investigate an ill-fated backcountry trip led by outfitter Sunny Barnes (Reba McEntire). Anna Kooris/ABC Season 3 — which also starred Dedee Pfeiffer as Denise Brisbane, Jamie-Lynn Sigler as Tonya Wallis, and J. Anthony Pena as Deputy Mo Poppernak — had an average 0.25 rating in the 18–49 demographic and averaged 2.28 million live-plus-same-day viewers, down 18 percent and 12 percent from Season 2, respectively, according to TV Series Finale. Alaska Daily, created...
- 5/13/2023
- TV Insider
Searchlight’s Flamin’ Hot trailer delves into the true story behind the popular (but messy) Flamin’ Hot Cheetos. Jesse Garcia (Quinceañera) stars as Richard Montañez, the janitor at a Frito-Lay factory who helped turn the industry around by cooking up a spicy version of the cheesy snack food.
“My journey is the journey of billions of people,” said the real Richard Montañez. “Being Mexican, being born in a labor camp, I’ve been fighting my whole life. I don’t know what it’s like not to fight.”
Director Eva Longoria calls Montañez the godfather of Hispanic marketing.
“That was his gift: seeing that nobody was paying attention to the Hispanic consumer. His gift wasn’t making a recipe in a chemical lab. His genius and talent and where he broke through was saying, ‘You guys, there’s a huge segment of the population in the United States that nobody is paying attention to,...
“My journey is the journey of billions of people,” said the real Richard Montañez. “Being Mexican, being born in a labor camp, I’ve been fighting my whole life. I don’t know what it’s like not to fight.”
Director Eva Longoria calls Montañez the godfather of Hispanic marketing.
“That was his gift: seeing that nobody was paying attention to the Hispanic consumer. His gift wasn’t making a recipe in a chemical lab. His genius and talent and where he broke through was saying, ‘You guys, there’s a huge segment of the population in the United States that nobody is paying attention to,...
- 5/10/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The CW’s Walker prequel, Walker Independence, is set to premiere on October 6, 2022 at 9pm Et/Pt. The new series takes place in the 1800s but shares a character – and actor – with the original show. Matt Barr stars in Walker Independence as Hoyt Rawlins, an ancestor of the Hoyt Rawlins he plays in Walker.
Speaking to TVLine, Barr described his Walker Independence character as made of the same DNA and heart as Walker‘s Hoyt. “But [Walker‘s] Hoyt was more of a talker, and this guy is a man of action. He’s a little more dangerous,” said Barr.
Katherine McNamara stars as Abby Walker, Justin Johnson Cortez plays Calian, and Katie Findlay is Kate Carver. Lawrence Kao is Kai, Philemon Chambers stars as Augustus, and Greg Hovanessian is Sheriff Tom Davidson.
Season one episode one was written by Seamus Kevin Fahey and directed by Larry Teng.
‘Walker Independence’s Philemon Chambers,...
Speaking to TVLine, Barr described his Walker Independence character as made of the same DNA and heart as Walker‘s Hoyt. “But [Walker‘s] Hoyt was more of a talker, and this guy is a man of action. He’s a little more dangerous,” said Barr.
Katherine McNamara stars as Abby Walker, Justin Johnson Cortez plays Calian, and Katie Findlay is Kate Carver. Lawrence Kao is Kai, Philemon Chambers stars as Augustus, and Greg Hovanessian is Sheriff Tom Davidson.
Season one episode one was written by Seamus Kevin Fahey and directed by Larry Teng.
‘Walker Independence’s Philemon Chambers,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Zola Photo: Anna Kooris
Zola - a film inspired by a Twitter thread that went viral - is leading the running at this year's Independent Spirit Awards, picking up seven nominations.
The tale of a pole dancer's crazy weekend faces strong competition from Lauren Hadaway's psychological thriller The Novice, with five nods, and Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut The Lost Daughter, with four. Also vying for Best Feature are Jonas Carpignano's Italian family drama A Chiara and Mike Mills' road trip drama C'mon C'mon.
In order to be eligible for the awards films have to have budgets of less than $22.5 million (£17 million)
The awards will be held as an in person event after being held virtually this year on March 6.
The nominations in full:
Best Feature
A Chiara C’mon C’mon The Lost Daughter The Novice Zola
Best Director
Janicza Bravo, Zola Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter Lauren Hadaway,...
Zola - a film inspired by a Twitter thread that went viral - is leading the running at this year's Independent Spirit Awards, picking up seven nominations.
The tale of a pole dancer's crazy weekend faces strong competition from Lauren Hadaway's psychological thriller The Novice, with five nods, and Maggie Gyllenhaal's directorial debut The Lost Daughter, with four. Also vying for Best Feature are Jonas Carpignano's Italian family drama A Chiara and Mike Mills' road trip drama C'mon C'mon.
In order to be eligible for the awards films have to have budgets of less than $22.5 million (£17 million)
The awards will be held as an in person event after being held virtually this year on March 6.
The nominations in full:
Best Feature
A Chiara C’mon C’mon The Lost Daughter The Novice Zola
Best Director
Janicza Bravo, Zola Maggie Gyllenhaal, The Lost Daughter Lauren Hadaway,...
- 12/14/2021
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Everybody’s welcome at Ma’s. But good luck getting home safe.
Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.
She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.”
But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth.
Oscar® winner Octavia Spencer stars as Sue Ann, a loner who keeps to herself in her quiet Ohio town. One day, she is asked by Maggie, a new teenager in town, to buy some booze for her and her friends, and Sue Ann sees the chance to make some unsuspecting, if younger, friends of her own.
She offers the kids the chance to avoid drinking and driving by hanging out in the basement of her home. But there are some house rules: One of the kids has to stay sober. Don’t curse. Never go upstairs. And call her “Ma.”
But as Ma’s hospitality starts to curdle into obsession, what began as a teenage dream turns into a terrorizing nightmare, and Ma’s place goes from the best place in town to the worst place on earth.
- 5/28/2019
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Author: James Kleinmann
The Tribeca Film Festival hits New York next week and runs from April 19 – 30 th. Now in its sixteenth year, the annual event was co-founded by screen legend Robert De Niro in the wake of the September 11th attacks in an effort to revitalise Lower Manhattan. Retaining an element of its original commitment to Us indie cinema, it has evolved to encompass TV, Vr, online work, music and gaming. As ever, the festival will welcome a dizzying array of big name guests including Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Jon Favreau, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Quentin Tarantino, Scarlett Johansson and Ron Howard. Here are just some of the highlights, for the full line up and to buy tickets check out the official festival website here.
Opening and Closing night Galas at Radio City Music Hall
Kicking off the festival is the world premiere of music doc Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
The Tribeca Film Festival hits New York next week and runs from April 19 – 30 th. Now in its sixteenth year, the annual event was co-founded by screen legend Robert De Niro in the wake of the September 11th attacks in an effort to revitalise Lower Manhattan. Retaining an element of its original commitment to Us indie cinema, it has evolved to encompass TV, Vr, online work, music and gaming. As ever, the festival will welcome a dizzying array of big name guests including Tom Hanks, Emma Watson, Jon Favreau, Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Quentin Tarantino, Scarlett Johansson and Ron Howard. Here are just some of the highlights, for the full line up and to buy tickets check out the official festival website here.
Opening and Closing night Galas at Radio City Music Hall
Kicking off the festival is the world premiere of music doc Clive Davis: The Soundtrack of Our Lives.
- 4/13/2017
- by James Kleinmann
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
James Franco has seen pretty much everything there is to be written about a celeb written about him. So it's only fitting he take romance rumors in stride. The latest reported object of his affection, a lovely young lady he was spotted kissing (on the cheek) on the street, turns out to be Anna Kooris, a photographer-actress who's also one of the actor's assistants and his art studio manager. And a source told E! News yesterday that they would "never be a couple." But Franco himself called out the speculation today, posting a paparazzi photo of himself getting cheeky with Kooris on the street in broad daylight with the caption: "Damnnnnnn... Just Jared's Pappo gets...
- 3/6/2015
- E! Online
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