The film Dandelion tells the story of a young singer-songwriter named Dandelion, played by KiKi Layne, who leaves her hometown of Cincinnati hoping to find belonging. She’s a talented musician but feels lost performing the same songs every week to distracted crowds at a hotel bar. Director Nicole Riegel creates a character study focused on Dandelion’s journey to discover her artistic voice.
Frustrated by her situation, Dandelion decides to take a chance on a music competition in South Dakota. There, she meets another musician named Casey, played by Thomas Doherty. Both are talented but going through creative struggles. Casey had left his band seeking stability. Though from different backgrounds, they connect through their passion for music.
Over the course of just a few days, Dandelion and Casey inspire each other artistically and develop strong feelings. Their creativity feeds into new songs composed together. Riegel uses their deepening bond...
Frustrated by her situation, Dandelion decides to take a chance on a music competition in South Dakota. There, she meets another musician named Casey, played by Thomas Doherty. Both are talented but going through creative struggles. Casey had left his band seeking stability. Though from different backgrounds, they connect through their passion for music.
Over the course of just a few days, Dandelion and Casey inspire each other artistically and develop strong feelings. Their creativity feeds into new songs composed together. Riegel uses their deepening bond...
- 9/23/2024
- by Shahrbanoo Golmohamadi
- Gazettely
It was a star-studded outing at Tory Burch‘s fashion show held during New York Fashion Week.
Elizabeth Olsen, Mindy Kaling, and Joey King were among the celebs sitting in the front row at the event on Monday night (September 9) at Skylight at the Refinery in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Some of the other celebs in attendance included Michelle Williams, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lola Tung, Maude Apatow, Kiki Layne, and VP Kamala Harris‘ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff, among others.
“The synchronicity of movement and form. This collection began with the essence of sport: power and grace, precision and freedom,” fashion designer Tory Burch said in a statement about the collection.
Joey and Michelle previously worked together on the movie Oz The Great and Powerful and Joey recently worked with Michelle‘s husband Thomas Kail on the Hulu series We Were the Lucky Ones. The couple attended Joey‘s Mallorca wedding one year ago!
Elizabeth Olsen, Mindy Kaling, and Joey King were among the celebs sitting in the front row at the event on Monday night (September 9) at Skylight at the Refinery in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Some of the other celebs in attendance included Michelle Williams, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lola Tung, Maude Apatow, Kiki Layne, and VP Kamala Harris‘ stepdaughter Ella Emhoff, among others.
“The synchronicity of movement and form. This collection began with the essence of sport: power and grace, precision and freedom,” fashion designer Tory Burch said in a statement about the collection.
Joey and Michelle previously worked together on the movie Oz The Great and Powerful and Joey recently worked with Michelle‘s husband Thomas Kail on the Hulu series We Were the Lucky Ones. The couple attended Joey‘s Mallorca wedding one year ago!
- 9/10/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
When it was announced that Charlize Theron’s The Old Guard sequel had wrapped up filming all the way back in October 2022, fans were hopeful of getting to witness the movie unfold before them in 2024 (as was initially planned).
Yet fate had other plans in store for the movie directed by Victoria Mahoney, as it found itself in dire straits soon after it went into production, leading some fans to worry that they had seen the last of Charlize Theron’s Andy.
The Old Guard‘s success paved the way for its sequel Charlize Theron’s The Old Guard enthralled fans with its engrossing storyline || Image by Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Based on Greg Rucka’s Comic books of the same name, The Old Guard revolves around a group of immortals who use their healing ability to help out humanity. With a stellar cast consisting of Charlize Theron,...
Yet fate had other plans in store for the movie directed by Victoria Mahoney, as it found itself in dire straits soon after it went into production, leading some fans to worry that they had seen the last of Charlize Theron’s Andy.
The Old Guard‘s success paved the way for its sequel Charlize Theron’s The Old Guard enthralled fans with its engrossing storyline || Image by Gage Skidmore, licensed under Cc By-sa 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Based on Greg Rucka’s Comic books of the same name, The Old Guard revolves around a group of immortals who use their healing ability to help out humanity. With a stellar cast consisting of Charlize Theron,...
- 9/2/2024
- by Smriti Sneh
- FandomWire
Are ballerina dancers Hollywood’s new hotness? With the John Wick spinoff Ballerina, starring Ana de Armas, pirouetting into theaters next year and the latest indie action film Ballerina Overdrive coming from 87North and Gulfstream Pictures, it could be time for me to slip into a tutu and show my sweet moves to some studios heads. While I will likely keep stretching along a long bar, Uma Thurman is joining the cast of Ballerina Overdrive, an upcoming survivalist action film.
Uma Thurman joins Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Millicent Simmonds, Maddie Ziegler, and Avantika. Previously, Lena Headey, Yara Shahidi, and Isabela Merced were supposed to star in Ballerina Overdrive but have since stepped away.
Vicky Jewson directs Ballerina Overdrive from a script by Kate Freund. The plot revolves around a troupe of ballerinas who find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape from a remote inn after their bus...
Uma Thurman joins Lana Condor, Iris Apatow, Millicent Simmonds, Maddie Ziegler, and Avantika. Previously, Lena Headey, Yara Shahidi, and Isabela Merced were supposed to star in Ballerina Overdrive but have since stepped away.
Vicky Jewson directs Ballerina Overdrive from a script by Kate Freund. The plot revolves around a troupe of ballerinas who find themselves fighting for survival as they attempt to escape from a remote inn after their bus...
- 8/28/2024
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Blink Twice is a psychological thriller film directed by Zoë Kravitz from a screenplay co-written by Zoë Kravitz and E.T. Feigenbaum. The thrilling new film follows the story of a cocktail waitress Frida as she gets invited for a dream on a private island by tech billionaire Slater King. But soon she finds herself losing her mind and experiences strange things that lead her to investigate the truth behind all of it. Blink Twice stars Channing Tatum, Naomi Ackie, Adria Arjona, Alia Shawkat, Haley Joel Osment, Levon Hawke, Christian Slater, Liz Caribel, Geena Davis, and Kyle MacLachlan. So, if you loved the thrilling mystery, complex characters, and the edge-of-the-seat experience in Blink Twice here are some similar movies you should check out next.
Don’t Worry Darling (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.
Don’t Worry Darling is a psychological mystery thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde from a screenplay by Katie Silberman.
Don’t Worry Darling (Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Warner Bros.
Don’t Worry Darling is a psychological mystery thriller film directed by Olivia Wilde from a screenplay by Katie Silberman.
- 8/23/2024
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Who among us hasn’t stood in awe at the eye-popping sums our beloved Hollywood A-listers pocket, playing the glamorous role of brand ambassadors for powerhouse names? Take, for instance, the Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron, whose journey to becoming the Tinseltown titan is the stuff of fairy tales.
This South African-born beauty, who first turned heads as a fashion model in the late 1990s, has not only bolstered her place in the acting world but has also built an empire that could be the envy of many.
Charlize Theron in The School for Good and Evil | Netflix
At 49, Theron has transformed from a rising model to a reigning queen of movie business, with a career that reads like a list of box office gold. Her influence stretches far beyond the big screen, spilling into the world of high fashion, where her relationship with Dior ($55 million worth contract), stands as a...
This South African-born beauty, who first turned heads as a fashion model in the late 1990s, has not only bolstered her place in the acting world but has also built an empire that could be the envy of many.
Charlize Theron in The School for Good and Evil | Netflix
At 49, Theron has transformed from a rising model to a reigning queen of movie business, with a career that reads like a list of box office gold. Her influence stretches far beyond the big screen, spilling into the world of high fashion, where her relationship with Dior ($55 million worth contract), stands as a...
- 8/8/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
With temps climbing and the sun frankly being just too bright, there’s no better time to hide away in a dark, air conditioned movie theater. And luckily, August has delivered on giving us all some exciting films for us to see as we shelter-in-place (at the theater). This month we have everything from alpine horror to a couple of music led pics, and some home viewing including a vertigo-inducing romance. Check them out below.
Dandelion
When You Can Watch: Now
Where You Can Watch: Theaters
Director: Nicole Riegel
Cast: Thomas Doherty, Kiki Layne, Melanie Nicholls-King
Why We’re Excited: Film Independent Spirit Awards alum for Best First Feature for her coming-of-age drama Holler, writer-director Riegel’s sophomore film premiered at SXSW. Part of the Film Independent Presents screening series, the drama follows the titular Dandelion (Layne), a struggling singer-songwriter from Cincinnati who takes a gig in South Dakota because...
Dandelion
When You Can Watch: Now
Where You Can Watch: Theaters
Director: Nicole Riegel
Cast: Thomas Doherty, Kiki Layne, Melanie Nicholls-King
Why We’re Excited: Film Independent Spirit Awards alum for Best First Feature for her coming-of-age drama Holler, writer-director Riegel’s sophomore film premiered at SXSW. Part of the Film Independent Presents screening series, the drama follows the titular Dandelion (Layne), a struggling singer-songwriter from Cincinnati who takes a gig in South Dakota because...
- 8/5/2024
- by Su Fang Tham
- Film Independent News & More
It's been just over four years since Gina Prince-Bythewood's action-packed film adaptation of Greg Rucka's "The Old Guard" comic was released on Netflix, and there have been rumblings about a potential sequel — and maybe even a third entry in the franchise — almost since the first movie debuted. That film, which was about a group of immortal warriors led by Charlize Theron, is one of the best Netflix original action movies the streamer has ever produced. That may sound like damning with faint praise, but I legitimately enjoyed the movie; it's a great showcase for Theron both physically and emotionally, Kiki Layne did a great job as the audience surrogate character, and the action is crisp and well-executed.
There was a flurry of updates about "The Old Guard 2" back in 2021 and 2022, but since then, there's been relative silence about the project, leading many to wonder if the sequel...
There was a flurry of updates about "The Old Guard 2" back in 2021 and 2022, but since then, there's been relative silence about the project, leading many to wonder if the sequel...
- 7/28/2024
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
Fans of the immortal mercenary movie “The Old Guard” have been eagerly awaiting news about the sequel for over three years now. The first film was a huge hit for Netflix when it came out in 2020, with over 72 million households watching it in the first four weeks! Work on the follow-up movie has hit some bumps, but it seems like things are finally wrapping up.
Charlize Theron, who plays Andy the leader of the group, talked about the delays at an event recently. She said Netflix went through some big changes while they were working on the sequel. “Our post-production literally shut down after only five weeks of work,” Theron explained. But don’t worry – the actress assured fans that filming and editing are back on track. “We finally got it going again and I’m really excited for everyone to see it,” she said.
The sequel was directed by...
Charlize Theron, who plays Andy the leader of the group, talked about the delays at an event recently. She said Netflix went through some big changes while they were working on the sequel. “Our post-production literally shut down after only five weeks of work,” Theron explained. But don’t worry – the actress assured fans that filming and editing are back on track. “We finally got it going again and I’m really excited for everyone to see it,” she said.
The sequel was directed by...
- 7/21/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
The last update on The Old Guard 2 was the realization that Netflix doesn't appear to be moving forward with plans to release the sequel in 2024, despite the fact the filming wrapped on the project over a year ago.
When the streamer released a sizzle reel highlighting all of the new shows and movies hitting the platform in 2024, footage from The Old Guard 2 was conspicuously absent.
In a recent interview with Variety, the film's star, Charlize Theron, revealed that Netflix halted post-production work on the sequel but she's confident that the film will eventually be released.
Said Theron, "Netflix went through quite a changeover. We got kind of stuck in that and our post-production shut down, I think, five weeks into it. They were going through a lot of changes, and I totally understand it. We finally picked it back up and I’m really excited about it. It’s really good.
When the streamer released a sizzle reel highlighting all of the new shows and movies hitting the platform in 2024, footage from The Old Guard 2 was conspicuously absent.
In a recent interview with Variety, the film's star, Charlize Theron, revealed that Netflix halted post-production work on the sequel but she's confident that the film will eventually be released.
Said Theron, "Netflix went through quite a changeover. We got kind of stuck in that and our post-production shut down, I think, five weeks into it. They were going through a lot of changes, and I totally understand it. We finally picked it back up and I’m really excited about it. It’s really good.
- 7/20/2024
- ComicBookMovie.com
Charlize Theron starred as the immortal mercenary Andy in Netflix’s The Old Guard in 2020. The critical acclaim and popularity of the film resulted in the streamer greenlighting a sequel, The Old Guard 2. The sequel film completed filming in 2022, but a delay in post-production work halted the film’s progress. Theron is confident in the project and shared that it would soon hit the screens.
Charlize Theron in The Old Guard | Netflix
The Old Guard 2 is one film that the actress looks forward to in her future filmography. It is also possible that the films could be made into a trilogy, with the second film leaving scope for a third potential film. Interestingly, she has less hope for her Marvel return as she revealed that she hadn’t gotten a call from the studio.
Charlize Theron Says The Old Guard 2 Will Be Back Soon Charlize Theron in...
Charlize Theron in The Old Guard | Netflix
The Old Guard 2 is one film that the actress looks forward to in her future filmography. It is also possible that the films could be made into a trilogy, with the second film leaving scope for a third potential film. Interestingly, she has less hope for her Marvel return as she revealed that she hadn’t gotten a call from the studio.
Charlize Theron Says The Old Guard 2 Will Be Back Soon Charlize Theron in...
- 7/18/2024
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire
The Charlize Theron action film The Old Guard was a hit for the Netflix streaming service when it was released in 2020, but the sequel The Old Guard 2 has had an unexpectedly bumpy ride while making its way out into the world. It went into production back in 2022, and filming had to be halted briefly after a fire broke out at the film studio where the movie had been shooting; Rome, Italy’s historic Cinecittà Studios. Then there was a shake-up at Netflix during post-production, so the project got shut down for a while – but Theron has told Variety that The Old Guard 2 is now back on track and coming soon.
Theron said, “Netflix went through quite a changeover. We got kind of stuck in that and our post-production shut down, I think, five weeks into it. They were going through a lot of changes, and I totally understand it.
Theron said, “Netflix went through quite a changeover. We got kind of stuck in that and our post-production shut down, I think, five weeks into it. They were going through a lot of changes, and I totally understand it.
- 7/18/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Charlize Theron says The Old Guard 2 is still coming, but changes at Netflix appear to have held up the movie’s release.
After the success of the first film, starring Charlize Theron, Netflix quickly gave the greenlight to The Old Guard 2. Victoria Mahoney has directed the action thriller sequel, which co-stars KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Uma Thurman among others.
The movie completed photography nearly two years ago now, with production wrapping in September 2022. Since then though, it’s been pretty much radio silence. Netflix has been uncharacteristically mum about the movie, and there’s been no sign of a trailer, a bunch of promo pictures, or a release date.
Charlize Theron has given a new interview where the absence of The Old Guard 2 has been raised, and she tells Variety that the film is still on its way. “We got kind of stuck in...
After the success of the first film, starring Charlize Theron, Netflix quickly gave the greenlight to The Old Guard 2. Victoria Mahoney has directed the action thriller sequel, which co-stars KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Uma Thurman among others.
The movie completed photography nearly two years ago now, with production wrapping in September 2022. Since then though, it’s been pretty much radio silence. Netflix has been uncharacteristically mum about the movie, and there’s been no sign of a trailer, a bunch of promo pictures, or a release date.
Charlize Theron has given a new interview where the absence of The Old Guard 2 has been raised, and she tells Variety that the film is still on its way. “We got kind of stuck in...
- 7/18/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
Charlize Theron insists “The Old Guard 2” will be released “soon.”
The Oscar winner explains that the action sequel, which wrapped shooting about two years ago, has faced a lengthy delay due in part to a change in Netflix leadership. “Netflix went through quite a changeover,” Theron told me at her Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project Block Party on Saturday. “We got kind of stuck in that and our post-production shut down, I think, five weeks into it.”
The actors and writers strikes are also said to have kept the film from being on schedule. Even so, Theron never worried that the movie could be shelved.
“They were going through a lot of changes, and I totally understand it,” she said. “We finally picked it back up and I’m really excited about it.”
The first “Old Guard” was released in 2020, with the streamer announcing that it reached 72 million households in its first four weeks.
The Oscar winner explains that the action sequel, which wrapped shooting about two years ago, has faced a lengthy delay due in part to a change in Netflix leadership. “Netflix went through quite a changeover,” Theron told me at her Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project Block Party on Saturday. “We got kind of stuck in that and our post-production shut down, I think, five weeks into it.”
The actors and writers strikes are also said to have kept the film from being on schedule. Even so, Theron never worried that the movie could be shelved.
“They were going through a lot of changes, and I totally understand it,” she said. “We finally picked it back up and I’m really excited about it.”
The first “Old Guard” was released in 2020, with the streamer announcing that it reached 72 million households in its first four weeks.
- 7/18/2024
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Sing Sing, the powerful, poignant prison drama starring Colman Domingo, opens NY/LA, with indie love stories Dandelion and Touch debuting on hundreds of screens as distributors continue to tinker with release patterns. Martin Scorsese, eloquent as always, narrates (and executive produced) Made In England: The Films of Powell And Pressburger. Sorry/Not Sorry takes on comedian Louis C.K.
It’s a mixed specialty market still below pre-Covid levels but buoyed recently by hits like Thelma and hopeful that cinema goers are starting to sort out what to see, when and where.
“I think you’re starting to see who’s really theatrical and who isn’t. The lines are becoming clearer. Like, ‘Okay, I’m going to see this, Inside Out 2, in a theater, and I’m going to see that at the Angelika, or wherever, it might be. But I’m going to see it in a theater,...
It’s a mixed specialty market still below pre-Covid levels but buoyed recently by hits like Thelma and hopeful that cinema goers are starting to sort out what to see, when and where.
“I think you’re starting to see who’s really theatrical and who isn’t. The lines are becoming clearer. Like, ‘Okay, I’m going to see this, Inside Out 2, in a theater, and I’m going to see that at the Angelika, or wherever, it might be. But I’m going to see it in a theater,...
- 7/12/2024
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
For all the music acts that have broken into mainstream fame thanks to social media, countless others have surrendered their aspirations on the road to making it big. “Dandelion,” the sophomore effort from writer-director Nicole Riegel (“Holler”), observes the impromptu romance and creative synergy between two musicians on the precipice of giving up. The evocative visuals here sing in unison with the characters’ yearning to fulfill the promise of their lifelong dreams. They are chasing a glimmer of light before twilight.
Tired of singing in a Cincinnati hotel bar to an audience for whom she is no more than background noise, singer-songwriter Theresa (KiKi Layne), stage name Dandelion, travels to South Dakota for a competition to be the opening act at a major event. Though she fails to land the gig, she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a Scottish man in town to play with his old bandmates. The archetype of the scruffy indie musician,...
Tired of singing in a Cincinnati hotel bar to an audience for whom she is no more than background noise, singer-songwriter Theresa (KiKi Layne), stage name Dandelion, travels to South Dakota for a competition to be the opening act at a major event. Though she fails to land the gig, she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a Scottish man in town to play with his old bandmates. The archetype of the scruffy indie musician,...
- 7/12/2024
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Variety Film + TV
In the multitude of A Star Is Born movies and their progeny, an aspiring artist’s struggles are prelude to a melodrama of triumph and conflict, played out in the unforgiving glare of the fame machine’s klieg lights. Nicole Riegel’s Dandelion turns that template inside out: In its fringe milieu of shadows, the yearning and bursts of inspiration, the discouragement and relentless hard work are not prelude but the main action.
The story of a young singer-songwriter who’s stuck in a nowhere loop until she takes an impulsive leap, the feature is sometimes clunky but often quietly transporting, with strong chemistry between KiKi Layne as the title character and Thomas Doherty as the charismatic musician she meets when she ventures out of Cincinnati and her self-defeating rut.
This is the second part of a planned trilogy centering on Ohio women, and, as in her debut feature, Holler,...
The story of a young singer-songwriter who’s stuck in a nowhere loop until she takes an impulsive leap, the feature is sometimes clunky but often quietly transporting, with strong chemistry between KiKi Layne as the title character and Thomas Doherty as the charismatic musician she meets when she ventures out of Cincinnati and her self-defeating rut.
This is the second part of a planned trilogy centering on Ohio women, and, as in her debut feature, Holler,...
- 7/11/2024
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kiki Layne in Dandelion Photo: courtesy of IFC Films. An IFC Films release.
Nicole Riegel's sophomore feature, Dandelion, is the second part of a planned thematic trilogy of films about three different women from lower income backgrounds. Following her 2020 feature debut, Holler, about Ruth (Jessica Barden), a teenager with dreams of going to college, who gets a job at a scrapyard, she shifts focus to Dandelion (KiKi Layne), a struggling thirtysomething Cincinnati singer-songwriter.
Ready to sell her guitar and give up on her dream, Dandelion takes one last shot at a gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota. She crosses paths with Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist, who introduces her to his nomadic group of struggling musicians. Amid her waning self-belief, she finds a new perspective on her creative journey.
Nicole Riegel
In conversation with Eye For Film, Riegel lamented the cinema she once knew, the future of her trilogy,...
Nicole Riegel's sophomore feature, Dandelion, is the second part of a planned thematic trilogy of films about three different women from lower income backgrounds. Following her 2020 feature debut, Holler, about Ruth (Jessica Barden), a teenager with dreams of going to college, who gets a job at a scrapyard, she shifts focus to Dandelion (KiKi Layne), a struggling thirtysomething Cincinnati singer-songwriter.
Ready to sell her guitar and give up on her dream, Dandelion takes one last shot at a gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota. She crosses paths with Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist, who introduces her to his nomadic group of struggling musicians. Amid her waning self-belief, she finds a new perspective on her creative journey.
Nicole Riegel
In conversation with Eye For Film, Riegel lamented the cinema she once knew, the future of her trilogy,...
- 7/11/2024
- by Paul Risker
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
DandelionImage: IFC Films
The title of writer-director Nicole Riegel’s Dandelion suggests it’s an allegorical tale about a sprouting seedling carried on a once-in-a-lifetime journey along a soft, gentle breeze. Instead it’s focused on two strangers caught up in complicated circumstances that pit head against heart. One is...
The title of writer-director Nicole Riegel’s Dandelion suggests it’s an allegorical tale about a sprouting seedling carried on a once-in-a-lifetime journey along a soft, gentle breeze. Instead it’s focused on two strangers caught up in complicated circumstances that pit head against heart. One is...
- 7/10/2024
- by Courtney Howard
- avclub.com
Chicago – Growth from a young and rising actor is defined by KiKi Layne. After getting her big break as Tish in “If Beale Street Could Talk” from 2018, she has build her resume in both independent (“Native Son”) and tentpole (“Coming 2 America”) films, and showcases her music talent as the title character in “Dandelion,” which opens Friday, July 12th.
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Dandelion (KiKi Layne) is a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, including dead end gigs and a mother who needs caregiving. When she takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance.
The film is a passionate meditation on young love and the sensitive artist trying to interpret it. The...
Rating: 4.0/5.0
Dandelion (KiKi Layne) is a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, including dead end gigs and a mother who needs caregiving. When she takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance.
The film is a passionate meditation on young love and the sensitive artist trying to interpret it. The...
- 7/9/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Dandelion (KiKi Layne) is not appreciated in her own time. She’s not appreciated at the swanky Cincinnati hotel where she sings and plays guitar three nights a week, trying her damndest to be heard over rude guests who talk during her set, jabber on their phones, or simply pretend she doesn’t exist. She’s not appreciated at home, where her ailing mother Jean (Melanie Nicholls-King) can barely be coaxed off the couch without tossing off a combative word at her daughter. And she’s not appreciated the way the same people she came up with on the local music scene are, so many of them crowding her social media feeds as they sign big deals and frequently flash their bodies for some added clout.
So when Dandelion takes off in the middle of the night, bound for the last place she expects to find anything of value for...
So when Dandelion takes off in the middle of the night, bound for the last place she expects to find anything of value for...
- 7/9/2024
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The centerpiece of Nicole Riegel’s Dandelion is the eponymous character (KiKi Layne) taking a chance on a biker rally music festival in South Dakota. A Black singer-songwriter living in Cincinnati, Dandelion initially scoffs at the idea when the bartender at the hotel where she plays three days a week slides her the flyer for the festival. White people on motorcycles who probably want to hear rock or country isn’t exactly her scene. But she goes, and it goes poorly—until, that is, she meets a charming guitarist named Casey (Thomas Doherty).
The folky compositions that result from Dandelion and Casey collaborating on music are a far cry from the acoustic cover of Gin Blossoms’s “Hey Jealousy” that we first see Dandelion play back home. The downfall of many a music-based film is often the music at its center, but the songs that these lovers play together—courtesy...
The folky compositions that result from Dandelion and Casey collaborating on music are a far cry from the acoustic cover of Gin Blossoms’s “Hey Jealousy” that we first see Dandelion play back home. The downfall of many a music-based film is often the music at its center, but the songs that these lovers play together—courtesy...
- 7/7/2024
- by Steven Scaife
- Slant Magazine
I love Dandelion. A film that speaks volumes about creative journeys. Kiki Layne stars in the title role as Dandelion, a singer-songwriter whose creativity receives some much-needed jolt after meeting Thomas Doherty’s Casey in a gig in South Dakota. From director Nicole Riegel, Dandelion is a feast for music lovers and songwriters. Take a look
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- 7/6/2024
- by manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Writer-director Nicole Riegel is following up her 2020 directorial debut coming-of-age drama Holler with another story of a young woman finding her way in the world, this time scored and produced by the famed musical brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner. Her new film, titled Dandelion, premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival and will be released in theaters nationwide on July 12. Starring KiKi Layne of If Beale Street Could Talk as well as Thomas Doherty and Melanie Nicholls-King, the first trailer has arrived ahead of the release.
Here’s the official synopsis: “Dandelion (KiKi Layne), a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance.
Here’s the official synopsis: “Dandelion (KiKi Layne), a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance.
- 6/12/2024
- by Justin Martinez
- The Film Stage
"Chasing dreams is hard..." IFC Films has revealed an official trailer for a passionate love story film titled Dandelion, which just premiered at the 2024 SXSW Film Festival a few months ago. This is already set for release in July in limited theaters, with stops at the Athens, Cleveland, and Boston Film Festivals along the way. Acclaimed actress KiKi Layne stars as a struggling singer-songwriter from Cincinnati, Ohio named Dandelion. She falls into an intoxicating romance that leads to a deeper appreciation of her artistic journey and the discovery of a voice that is authentically her own. In a last-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota, she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. But when she falls for him their love of music offers them both a chance to blossom. The cast also includes Thomas Doherty as Casey and Melanie Nicholls-King as Jean.
- 6/11/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“If Beale Street Could Talk” was one of the best films of 2018. Since then, we’ve been watching the young actress in the lead, KiKi Layne, and waiting for her star to keep rising. To be fair, she’s done some high-profile gigs since, including “The Old Guard” and “Coming 2 America,” but nothing that has really caught our eye since ‘Beale Street.’ From the looks of it, “Dandelion” could be that film.
Continue reading ‘Dandelion’ Trailer: KiKi Layne Stars As A Struggling Musician In Nicole Riegel’s New Drama at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Dandelion’ Trailer: KiKi Layne Stars As A Struggling Musician In Nicole Riegel’s New Drama at The Playlist.
- 6/11/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Chicago – “Dandelion” was the centerpiece film at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival (Ccff) on May 6th, and featured an appearance by the actor portraying the title character, KiKi Layne (“If Beale Street Could Talk”). Ms. Layne walked the Red Carpet at Chicago’s historic Music Box Theatre.
Dandelion (KiKi Layne) is a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance.
KiKi Layne at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
KiKi Layne is an ascending actor after making her feature film debut in “If Beale Street Could Talk” in 2018 as Tish Rivers. She also...
Dandelion (KiKi Layne) is a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance.
KiKi Layne at the 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
KiKi Layne is an ascending actor after making her feature film debut in “If Beale Street Could Talk” in 2018 as Tish Rivers. She also...
- 5/7/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The 2024 Chicago Critics Film Festival Day Four – Monday, May 6th – presents a film about music dreams and a documentary on a music store. “Dandelion” is written and directed by Nicole Riegel and “Flipside” by Chris Wilcha are the centerpiece screenings. For the full schedule, info and tickets, click Ccff May 6th. For individual films, click titles below.
Dandelion
Dandelion
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Dandelion (KiKi Layne) is a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance.
Capsule Review: This is a passionate meditation on young love and the sensitive artist trying to interpret it. The love is as much about the...
Dandelion
Dandelion
Photo credit: ChicagoCriticsFilmFestival.com
Dandelion (KiKi Layne) is a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey (Thomas Doherty), a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance.
Capsule Review: This is a passionate meditation on young love and the sensitive artist trying to interpret it. The love is as much about the...
- 5/6/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Well, get ready to witness the magic of ‘Lion King’ in a whole new way as Mufasa: The Lion King’s first teaser trailer was recently dropped (April 29). And we got to learn that Hamilton star Lin-Manuel Miranda is in charge of the soundtrack for the live-action animated prequel to The Lion King.
The songwriter-actor, 44, composed the music for a number of films and TV shows, including Moana and Encanto, to refer a few. Not to mention making physical appearances in Mary Poppins Returns, 200 Cartas, and other flicks.
Barry Jenkins | Credit: Wikimedia Commons
And after a quieter few years, Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King brings him back under the familiar roof of The Walt Disney Company. While the fact that the composer of some of Disney’s most popular hits is returning to the studio is not appalling in and of itself, it is surprising to hear that his...
The songwriter-actor, 44, composed the music for a number of films and TV shows, including Moana and Encanto, to refer a few. Not to mention making physical appearances in Mary Poppins Returns, 200 Cartas, and other flicks.
Barry Jenkins | Credit: Wikimedia Commons
And after a quieter few years, Barry Jenkins’ Mufasa: The Lion King brings him back under the familiar roof of The Walt Disney Company. While the fact that the composer of some of Disney’s most popular hits is returning to the studio is not appalling in and of itself, it is surprising to hear that his...
- 4/30/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
The invitation read “dress code: Fashion,” and guests at the second annual Fashion Trust U.S. Awards didn’t disappoint – with Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Jessica Biel, Andra Day, Awkwafina, Heidi Klum, Janelle Monaé and Kelsea Ballerini showing up in head-turning looks.
“Get ready for a wild night,” host Zooey Deschanel improvised, as she waited for the starry crowd to take their seats inside the tented dinner held in the backyard of a sprawling Beverly Hills estate on Tuesday. The actress kept things moving with a series of lighthearted jokes between awards. “It’s clear the world needs fashion more than ever because without fashion, all the problems of the world would still exist but everyone would be naked and naked is boring.”
The evening was anything but that thanks, in part, to a surprise appearance from Macy Gray, who sang a four-song set. The performance brought the crowd to their...
“Get ready for a wild night,” host Zooey Deschanel improvised, as she waited for the starry crowd to take their seats inside the tented dinner held in the backyard of a sprawling Beverly Hills estate on Tuesday. The actress kept things moving with a series of lighthearted jokes between awards. “It’s clear the world needs fashion more than ever because without fashion, all the problems of the world would still exist but everyone would be naked and naked is boring.”
The evening was anything but that thanks, in part, to a surprise appearance from Macy Gray, who sang a four-song set. The performance brought the crowd to their...
- 4/10/2024
- by Lindzi Scharf
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The stars are stepping out in style!
Jenna Dewan, Kelly Rowland, Janelle Monae, Sophia Bush, and Paris Hilton hit the red carpet while arriving at the 2024 Fashion Trust U.S. Awards on Tuesday (April 9) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The Fashion Trust U.S. is a “nonprofit initiative dedicated to discovering, funding, and nurturing young design talent with the aim of helping them build their label into a thriving global brand.”
The event this year was hosted by Zooey Deschanel.
Following the event, we recapped all of the stars on the red carpet so that you can see what everyone wore.
Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to see the stars in attendance…
Alessandra Ambrosio
Alexandra Shipp
Alison Brie
Fyi: Alison Brie is wearing a Tory Burch dress.
Alton Mason
Andra Day
Fyi: Andra Day is wearing a Zuhair Murad dress with Effy jewelry.
Ashley Graham
Aurora James
Awkwafina...
Jenna Dewan, Kelly Rowland, Janelle Monae, Sophia Bush, and Paris Hilton hit the red carpet while arriving at the 2024 Fashion Trust U.S. Awards on Tuesday (April 9) in Beverly Hills, Calif.
The Fashion Trust U.S. is a “nonprofit initiative dedicated to discovering, funding, and nurturing young design talent with the aim of helping them build their label into a thriving global brand.”
The event this year was hosted by Zooey Deschanel.
Following the event, we recapped all of the stars on the red carpet so that you can see what everyone wore.
Keep reading to find out more…Keep scrolling to see the stars in attendance…
Alessandra Ambrosio
Alexandra Shipp
Alison Brie
Fyi: Alison Brie is wearing a Tory Burch dress.
Alton Mason
Andra Day
Fyi: Andra Day is wearing a Zuhair Murad dress with Effy jewelry.
Ashley Graham
Aurora James
Awkwafina...
- 4/10/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
KiKi Layne, breakout of “If Beale Street Could Talk” and other indies, sings and performs in Nicole Riegel’s SXSW premiere “Dandelion” as a Cincinnati singer/songwriter in a downward spiral. IndieWire shares an exclusive first look at the film here ahead of its March 10 premiere in Austin at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival. Riegel previously directed 2021’s “Holler,” a blue-collar drama starring Jessica Barden.
Here’s the SXSW synopsis for “Dandelion”: “Dandelion, a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance. The experience moves Dandelion from a narrow view of success to a deeper appreciation of her artistic journey, and the discovery...
Here’s the SXSW synopsis for “Dandelion”: “Dandelion, a struggling Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral, takes a last-ditch-effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago. As Dandelion joins Casey’s nomadic group of struggling musicians, the kindred spirits make music together and strike up a whirlwind romance. The experience moves Dandelion from a narrow view of success to a deeper appreciation of her artistic journey, and the discovery...
- 3/4/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Thomas Doherty (Gossip Girl) is joining season 2 of the Hulu Original Series Tell Me Lies.
Doherty has been cast as Leo, a junior at Baird who returns to campus after studying abroad for a year and finds himself immediately drawn to Lucy (Grace Van Patten). He seems as kind as he is charming, but Lucy isn’t sure whether she can fully trust him. Leo will eventually become entangled in the web created by Lucy and Stephen’s (Jackson White) toxic relationship.
Tell Me Lies follows a tumultuous but intoxicating relationship as it unfolds over the course of eight years and sweeps everyone around it into its dangerous wake. A group of college friends has no idea that one addictive entanglement among them has the power to pull them all into a web of betrayal, sex, and lies that will permanently alter each of their paths forever.
Doherty, who...
Doherty has been cast as Leo, a junior at Baird who returns to campus after studying abroad for a year and finds himself immediately drawn to Lucy (Grace Van Patten). He seems as kind as he is charming, but Lucy isn’t sure whether she can fully trust him. Leo will eventually become entangled in the web created by Lucy and Stephen’s (Jackson White) toxic relationship.
Tell Me Lies follows a tumultuous but intoxicating relationship as it unfolds over the course of eight years and sweeps everyone around it into its dangerous wake. A group of college friends has no idea that one addictive entanglement among them has the power to pull them all into a web of betrayal, sex, and lies that will permanently alter each of their paths forever.
Doherty, who...
- 2/14/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Ask anyone who works in the fashion industry, and they’ll be quick to tell you it’s a competitive, sometimes brutal business — and they wouldn’t dream of doing anything else. Another truism: The creatives behind it outwardly seem to possess spines made of steel, and yet every element of their soul will go into a collection.
That was undeniably true on the first day of New York Fashion Week, when Prabal Gurung presented a wholly poetic Fall Winter 2024 collection inspired by personal loss. The Singapore-born Gurung was raised by Nepali parents in Katmandu, and he’s often said that he knew from an early age that he wanted to come to the U.S. and launch his own label; that decision, however, strained his relationship with his father, who died this past November. “I always had a fraught relationship with him, and now I had to go back...
That was undeniably true on the first day of New York Fashion Week, when Prabal Gurung presented a wholly poetic Fall Winter 2024 collection inspired by personal loss. The Singapore-born Gurung was raised by Nepali parents in Katmandu, and he’s often said that he knew from an early age that he wanted to come to the U.S. and launch his own label; that decision, however, strained his relationship with his father, who died this past November. “I always had a fraught relationship with him, and now I had to go back...
- 2/13/2024
- by Laurie Brookins
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
This coming month, the free streamer Tubi is adding dozens of new titles to its library, from Academy Award-nominated genre-bending thrillers like 2019’s “The Lighthouse” to rom-coms that have dominated culture for decades, such as Nora Ephron’s quintessential “When Harry Met Sally.”
Check out The Streamable’s picks for the best of Tubi’s February additions, and find out everything coming to the platform this month!
Watch Now Free TubiTV.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Tubi in February 2024? “If Beale Street Could Talk” | Thursday, Feb. 1
Barry Jenkins follows up his Oscar-winning “Moonlight” with another Oscar nominee in this adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel of the same name. KiKi Layne and Stephan James lead the cast as Tish and Fonny a devoted couple who have been friends since childhood who dream of a future together but whose plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested...
Check out The Streamable’s picks for the best of Tubi’s February additions, and find out everything coming to the platform this month!
Watch Now Free TubiTV.com What are the 5 Best Shows and Movies Coming to Tubi in February 2024? “If Beale Street Could Talk” | Thursday, Feb. 1
Barry Jenkins follows up his Oscar-winning “Moonlight” with another Oscar nominee in this adaptation of James Baldwin’s novel of the same name. KiKi Layne and Stephan James lead the cast as Tish and Fonny a devoted couple who have been friends since childhood who dream of a future together but whose plans are derailed when Fonny is arrested...
- 1/26/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
The Paramount Pictures adaptation of the hit YA book “Children of Blood and Bone” is taking another step toward the big screen, with Gina Prince-Bythewood signing on to direct.
Prince-Bythewood will develop the next pass of a draft penned by author Tomi Adeyemi.
The action fantasy novel follows heroine Zélie Adebola, who belongs to a class of magic practicioners know as the maji, as she attempts to restore magic to the kingdom of Orïsha, following the ruling class kosidáns’ brutal suppression of her people.
Rights to the 2018 book by Nigerian American novelist Adeyemi were acquired by Paramount in 2022 after a planned adaptation by Fox2000 and then Disney’s Lucasfilm stalled. Prince-Bythewood will develop another pass of a draft written by Adeyemi, who will also executive produce the film alongside Reggie Rock Bythewood. Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill Entertainment, Karen Rosenfelt of Sunswept Entertainment, and Matt Jackson of Jackson Pictures will produce.
Prince-Bythewood will develop the next pass of a draft penned by author Tomi Adeyemi.
The action fantasy novel follows heroine Zélie Adebola, who belongs to a class of magic practicioners know as the maji, as she attempts to restore magic to the kingdom of Orïsha, following the ruling class kosidáns’ brutal suppression of her people.
Rights to the 2018 book by Nigerian American novelist Adeyemi were acquired by Paramount in 2022 after a planned adaptation by Fox2000 and then Disney’s Lucasfilm stalled. Prince-Bythewood will develop another pass of a draft written by Adeyemi, who will also executive produce the film alongside Reggie Rock Bythewood. Wyck Godfrey and Marty Bowen of Temple Hill Entertainment, Karen Rosenfelt of Sunswept Entertainment, and Matt Jackson of Jackson Pictures will produce.
- 12/14/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Eric Dane (Euphoria), Maia Mitchell (Good Trouble), Tyriq Withers (Atlanta) and Thomas Doherty (Gossip Girl) have been set to star in Family Secrets, a new thriller from Matt Kaplan’s Ace Entertainment.
Currently in production in Montenegro, the film follows a charming young man (Withers) who makes himself part of a destination wedding to exact revenge on the family’s patriarch (Dane) by seducing his affluent goddaughter (Mitchell) and befriending the groom-to-be (Doherty). But as their relationship gets steamier, the truth gets closer to the surface, forcing the question of whether anyone is safe… and who is conning who?
Directing the pic is Malik Vitthal, the filmmaker best known for his law enforcement horror Body Cam starring Mary J. Blige and Nat Wolff, as well as the John Boyega Netflix drama Imperial Dreams, which won the Best of Next! Audience Award at Sundance. Writers of the most recent draft...
Currently in production in Montenegro, the film follows a charming young man (Withers) who makes himself part of a destination wedding to exact revenge on the family’s patriarch (Dane) by seducing his affluent goddaughter (Mitchell) and befriending the groom-to-be (Doherty). But as their relationship gets steamier, the truth gets closer to the surface, forcing the question of whether anyone is safe… and who is conning who?
Directing the pic is Malik Vitthal, the filmmaker best known for his law enforcement horror Body Cam starring Mary J. Blige and Nat Wolff, as well as the John Boyega Netflix drama Imperial Dreams, which won the Best of Next! Audience Award at Sundance. Writers of the most recent draft...
- 12/7/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Eif Rivera is set to make his feature debut with the promising-looking period thriller Killing Castro, starring Al Pacino.
Romulus Entertainment has announced Killing Castro, an exciting-sounding project that boasts an intriguing cast.
The period thriller is set to feature a bevy of exciting names including Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Xolo Mariduena, KiKi Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Kendrick Sampson, Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall-Green and Titus Welliver.
Based on true events, the film is set in 1960 and ‘begins when Fidel Castro travels to New York City to deliver his first speech to the United Nations after having won the Cuban revolution. When met with hostility at his original hotel, Castro meets Malcolm X, who invites him to stay at the famed Hotel Theresa in Harlem. With the eyes of the world watching, a rookie undercover FBI agent originally assigned to investigate Malcolm X suddenly becomes the FBI’s most...
Romulus Entertainment has announced Killing Castro, an exciting-sounding project that boasts an intriguing cast.
The period thriller is set to feature a bevy of exciting names including Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Xolo Mariduena, KiKi Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Kendrick Sampson, Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall-Green and Titus Welliver.
Based on true events, the film is set in 1960 and ‘begins when Fidel Castro travels to New York City to deliver his first speech to the United Nations after having won the Cuban revolution. When met with hostility at his original hotel, Castro meets Malcolm X, who invites him to stay at the famed Hotel Theresa in Harlem. With the eyes of the world watching, a rookie undercover FBI agent originally assigned to investigate Malcolm X suddenly becomes the FBI’s most...
- 12/5/2023
- by Dan Cooper
- Film Stories
Exclusive: Al Pacino, Diego Boneta, Xolo Maridueña, KiKi Layne, Alexander Ludwig, Ron Livingston, Kendrick Sampson, Nicole Beharie, Logan Marshall Green and Titus Welliver will star in Killing Castro. Eif Rivera will direct the movie from a script by Leon Hendrix, Thomas DeGrezia and Colin Bateman. This will be Rivera’s first feature film.
Killing Castro will be produced by Romulus Entertainment’s Brad Feinstein, along with Christina Weiss Lurie of Fourth and Twenty-Eight Films. Romulus will also finance. Principal photography will take place in Newark, NJ.
Based on true events, the film is set in 1960. Shortly after winning the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro travels to New York City to deliver his first speech to the United Nations. When met with hostility at his original hotel, Castro meets Malcolm X who invites him to stay at famed Hotel Theresa in Harlem. With the eyes of the world watching, a rookie undercover...
Killing Castro will be produced by Romulus Entertainment’s Brad Feinstein, along with Christina Weiss Lurie of Fourth and Twenty-Eight Films. Romulus will also finance. Principal photography will take place in Newark, NJ.
Based on true events, the film is set in 1960. Shortly after winning the Cuban revolution, Fidel Castro travels to New York City to deliver his first speech to the United Nations. When met with hostility at his original hotel, Castro meets Malcolm X who invites him to stay at famed Hotel Theresa in Harlem. With the eyes of the world watching, a rookie undercover...
- 12/4/2023
- by Justin Kroll
- Deadline Film + TV
Selected for SXSW in 2020 but unfortunately that was the last minute canceled edition, Nicole Riegel‘s debut film Holler would technically land its world premiere at the 2020 Deauville American Film Festival. She quickly followed this up with a sophomore film that shot in October of 2022 shot in Cincinnati and South Dakota — the IFC Films folks re-teamed with the director and will distribute. A romantic drama, Dandelion is toplined by KiKi Layne who also has producer creds.
Gist: KiKi Layne plays a struggling, but determined Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral. She reluctantly takes a last ditch effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.…...
Gist: KiKi Layne plays a struggling, but determined Cincinnati singer-songwriter in a downward spiral. She reluctantly takes a last ditch effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream long ago.…...
- 11/9/2023
- by Eric Lavallée
- IONCINEMA.com
With October coming to a close, it's time to wrap up the spooky season and get ready for the holidays. But since there aren't a lot of good Thanksgiving movies available to enjoy without digging into the dredges of Hallmark movies, maybe you'd like to stick with some scary movies for one more month before it's time for Christmas overload. Thankfully, Max is keeping a roster of terrors around for awhile before they disappear from the streaming service at the end of November. But that's not all.
Max has revealed the full list of TV shows and movies that will be leaving the streaming service next month, and we've rounded up some of the best titles that you should absolutely seek out before they go away. Whether it's a powerful romance that racked up some awards accolades back in 2018, one of the better horror reboots of the modern era, a...
Max has revealed the full list of TV shows and movies that will be leaving the streaming service next month, and we've rounded up some of the best titles that you should absolutely seek out before they go away. Whether it's a powerful romance that racked up some awards accolades back in 2018, one of the better horror reboots of the modern era, a...
- 10/25/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Though she’d dreamed of owning a Spanish Revival home, there was something about the boxy, modern house that Anonymous Content manager Meredith Rothman couldn’t shake. Maybe it was the floor-to-ceiling windows. Or the abundance of natural light. Or the fact that it was tucked neatly into a canyon in Beverly Hills, conjuring up memories of her childhood home in Bel Air. Rothman asked interior designer Lauren Waters for her thoughts. “I assured her it was a wonderful blank canvas for intriguing furniture and great art,” says Waters.
That advice sealed the deal for Rothman, who tasked Waters with transforming the 2,500-square-foot spec house into a home that would serve as space to unwind, enable her to host the occasional soiree and showcase her burgeoning art collection, which includes works by Analia Saban and John Baldessari, as well as a charcoal drawing by her grandmother Luddie Waters, who was...
That advice sealed the deal for Rothman, who tasked Waters with transforming the 2,500-square-foot spec house into a home that would serve as space to unwind, enable her to host the occasional soiree and showcase her burgeoning art collection, which includes works by Analia Saban and John Baldessari, as well as a charcoal drawing by her grandmother Luddie Waters, who was...
- 10/14/2023
- by Abigail Stone
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate has inked a deal with the parent of Ebony magazine to launch a free ad-supported channel, Ebony TV by Lionsgate.
The new Fast channel will offer premium content from Lionsgate’s library and will launch on Oct. 11 on Samsung TV Plus. “Ebony is the perfect partner to help bring our expansive library to a demographic that has been previously underserved in the Fast space,” said Susan Hummel, Lionsgate head of domestic channels and executive vp and managing director Canada, in a statement on Tuesday.
The Hollywood studio said channels targeted at Black audiences make up just 2 percent of all available Fast channels in the U.S. market, when African Americans represent 14 percent of the U.S. population.
The first content offerings for the next Fast channel will include The Great Debaters, starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker; the Dwayne Johnson starrer Snitch; Dear White People, starring Tessa Thompson; If Beale Street Could Talk,...
The new Fast channel will offer premium content from Lionsgate’s library and will launch on Oct. 11 on Samsung TV Plus. “Ebony is the perfect partner to help bring our expansive library to a demographic that has been previously underserved in the Fast space,” said Susan Hummel, Lionsgate head of domestic channels and executive vp and managing director Canada, in a statement on Tuesday.
The Hollywood studio said channels targeted at Black audiences make up just 2 percent of all available Fast channels in the U.S. market, when African Americans represent 14 percent of the U.S. population.
The first content offerings for the next Fast channel will include The Great Debaters, starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker; the Dwayne Johnson starrer Snitch; Dear White People, starring Tessa Thompson; If Beale Street Could Talk,...
- 10/10/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate is teaming up with Ebony Media Group to launch a new free, ad-supported streaming television (Fast) channel focused on the African-American point of view.
The offering, which will feature award-winning films and popular series that celebrate Black culture, will officially launch on Oct. 11 via Samsung TV Plus (channel 1054), followed by additional platforms including The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Amazon Freevee by the end of the month.
Ebony TV by Lionsgate’s programming will include the Golden Globe-nominated drama “The Great Debaters,” starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker; the Dwayne Johnson starrer “Snitch;” “Dear White People,” starring Tessa Thompson;” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” starring KiKi Layne; Tyler Perry’s “I Can Do Bad All by Myself,” starring Taraji P. Henson; and Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown,” starring Pam Grier. The channel will also feature shows such as “Are We There Yet?” and “Kevin Hart: What the Fit.”
“Ebony has...
The offering, which will feature award-winning films and popular series that celebrate Black culture, will officially launch on Oct. 11 via Samsung TV Plus (channel 1054), followed by additional platforms including The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Amazon Freevee by the end of the month.
Ebony TV by Lionsgate’s programming will include the Golden Globe-nominated drama “The Great Debaters,” starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker; the Dwayne Johnson starrer “Snitch;” “Dear White People,” starring Tessa Thompson;” “If Beale Street Could Talk,” starring KiKi Layne; Tyler Perry’s “I Can Do Bad All by Myself,” starring Taraji P. Henson; and Quentin Tarantino’s “Jackie Brown,” starring Pam Grier. The channel will also feature shows such as “Are We There Yet?” and “Kevin Hart: What the Fit.”
“Ebony has...
- 10/10/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Ebony Media Group has partnered with Lionsgate to launch Ebony TV by Lionsgate, a new Fast channel geared to Black audiences.
Channels targeting Black viewers make up just 2% of all available Fast channels in the U.S., even though African Americans represent 14% of the U.S. population. Starting tomorrow, Ebony TV will be available on Samsung TV Plus (channel 1054), followed by additional platforms including The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Amazon Freevee by the end of the month.
Some of the programming planned for Ebony TV that’s been curated from Liongate’s 18,000-title library includes The Great Debaters starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker; the Dwayne Johnson starrer Snitch; Dear White People with Tessa Thompson; If Beale Street Could Talk, starring KiKi Layne; I Can Do Bad All by Myself, starring Taraji P. Henson; and Jackie Brown, starring Pam Grier. The channel will also feature shows such as Are We There Yet?...
Channels targeting Black viewers make up just 2% of all available Fast channels in the U.S., even though African Americans represent 14% of the U.S. population. Starting tomorrow, Ebony TV will be available on Samsung TV Plus (channel 1054), followed by additional platforms including The Roku Channel, Tubi, and Amazon Freevee by the end of the month.
Some of the programming planned for Ebony TV that’s been curated from Liongate’s 18,000-title library includes The Great Debaters starring Denzel Washington and Forest Whitaker; the Dwayne Johnson starrer Snitch; Dear White People with Tessa Thompson; If Beale Street Could Talk, starring KiKi Layne; I Can Do Bad All by Myself, starring Taraji P. Henson; and Jackie Brown, starring Pam Grier. The channel will also feature shows such as Are We There Yet?...
- 10/10/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Is it beginning to feel a little like 2020 to anyone else? As the major Hollywood studios continue to refuse even entertaining the completely reasonable requests from the striking actors' and writers' guilds, they've already started pushing back films that were previously set to arrive in the next couple of months, with more delays potentially on the way. Meanwhile, Netflix is doing better than ever -- although, in this case, it's thanks to their deeply unpopular but undeniably successful crackdown on password sharing and not because everyone is stuck at home with nothing else to do but finally stream those films and TV series they've been meaning to catch up on.
Speaking of which (how's that for a segue?), if you've been planning to watch any of the films or shows leaving Netflix in August 2023, now's the time to get cracking. There's nothing departing this month too likely to vanish completely into the streaming void.
Speaking of which (how's that for a segue?), if you've been planning to watch any of the films or shows leaving Netflix in August 2023, now's the time to get cracking. There's nothing departing this month too likely to vanish completely into the streaming void.
- 7/29/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
On Saturday night, the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project (Ctaop) hosted the annual Block Party 2023, raising over $900,000 for Ctaop.
Alan Ritchson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez and Sung Kang with Ctaop auction winner (2nd from L) speak on stage during Charlize Theron's Africa Outreach Project Block Party
Credit/Copyright: Presley Ann/Getty Images for Ctaop
The event brought together over 350 guests for a night of food, music, and fun to benefit Ctaop’s work supporting the health, education, and safety of youth in Southern Africa.
The evening’s live programming included a special drag show featuring performances by drag queens Luxx and Salina EsTitties, an onstage trivia game with the cast of Fast X, hosted by Aisha Tyler, and a live auction.
Charlize Theron is the founder of Ctaop, an organization dedicated to supporting the health and safety of youth in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on her home country of South Africa.
Alan Ritchson, Jordana Brewster, Michelle Rodriguez and Sung Kang with Ctaop auction winner (2nd from L) speak on stage during Charlize Theron's Africa Outreach Project Block Party
Credit/Copyright: Presley Ann/Getty Images for Ctaop
The event brought together over 350 guests for a night of food, music, and fun to benefit Ctaop’s work supporting the health, education, and safety of youth in Southern Africa.
The evening’s live programming included a special drag show featuring performances by drag queens Luxx and Salina EsTitties, an onstage trivia game with the cast of Fast X, hosted by Aisha Tyler, and a live auction.
Charlize Theron is the founder of Ctaop, an organization dedicated to supporting the health and safety of youth in sub-Saharan Africa, with a particular focus on her home country of South Africa.
- 5/22/2023
- Look to the Stars
The “Old Guard” sequel starring Charlize Theron doesn’t even have an official release date, but a third installment may already be brewing. “There’s an ending to No. 2 that kind of demands a No. 3, which makes me very happy,” producer Marc Evans told me at the premiere of “The Mother,” Netflix’s new Jennifer Lopez action movie.
In “The Old Guard 2,” Theron reprises her role as the leader of a group of immortal mercenaries, and Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli return as gay couple Joe and Nicky. “You’re going to see more story of Joe and Nicky,” Evans assured.
After pandemic delays, filming began on the sequel, with Victoria Mahoney directing, about a year ago. Asked if Theron was contracted for a third movie, Evans would only say, “Charlize is a producer on the movie and deeply supportive of the franchise.”
“The Old Guard,” directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood,...
In “The Old Guard 2,” Theron reprises her role as the leader of a group of immortal mercenaries, and Marwan Kenzari and Luca Marinelli return as gay couple Joe and Nicky. “You’re going to see more story of Joe and Nicky,” Evans assured.
After pandemic delays, filming began on the sequel, with Victoria Mahoney directing, about a year ago. Asked if Theron was contracted for a third movie, Evans would only say, “Charlize is a producer on the movie and deeply supportive of the franchise.”
“The Old Guard,” directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood,...
- 5/18/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
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In short, there are a lot of good movies to watch on Hulu so we’ve put together a handy list to help you stop scrolling and start watching — we even made the titles clickable so you can get right to it.
- 3/24/2023
- by Haleigh Foutch
- The Wrap
Anne Hathaway (Eileen) has signed on to star in a mysterious new film that David Robert Mitchell will direct for Warner Bros. Pictures, Bad Robot and Jackson Pictures.
While the pic is billed as a “thrill-ride” to be shot in IMAX, which will head into production this fall, other details are scarce at present.
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Mitchell penned the original script and will produce alongside J.J. Abrams and Hannah Minghella for Bad Robot, and Jackson Pictures’ Matt Jackson. Jake Weiner and Chris Bender of Good Fear Content will serve as exec producers.
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While the pic is billed as a “thrill-ride” to be shot in IMAX, which will head into production this fall, other details are scarce at present.
Related Story Denzel Washington Reuniting With Ridley Scott On ‘Gladiator’ Sequel At Paramount Related Story 'Shazam! Fury Of The Gods' Thunders To $3.4M On Thursday Night – Box Office Related Story 'Shazam! Fury Of The Gods' Review: DC's Young Superhero Saga Led By Zachary Levi Is Bigger But Still Has Humor And Heart Intact
Mitchell penned the original script and will produce alongside J.J. Abrams and Hannah Minghella for Bad Robot, and Jackson Pictures’ Matt Jackson. Jake Weiner and Chris Bender of Good Fear Content will serve as exec producers.
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- 3/17/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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