Sarah Boscarino plays a Gen Z-er girlbossing an exclusive country club, but her charisma and comic timing can’t overcome the glaring implausibilities
From its faux female-empowerment storyline to its you-go-girl ethos, so much of Jeannette Godoy’s romantic comedy feels planted firmly in 2010s millennial culture. Given a membership by her millionaire uncle to his exclusive country club, our scrappy protagonist Ariana (Samantha Boscarino) spends the whole movie girlbossing her way to the top. She even manages to find love on the way.
Centring its comedy around the clash between Ariana’s rebellious nature and the snobbery of the private club – which manifests in the terrifying form of posh queen bee Skyler (Caitlin Carver) – Diamond in the Rough attempts to update the mean-girl trope with a painfully superficial dose of class consciousness. The positioning of Ariana as an underdog is quite ludicrous, considering how her family connections land her...
From its faux female-empowerment storyline to its you-go-girl ethos, so much of Jeannette Godoy’s romantic comedy feels planted firmly in 2010s millennial culture. Given a membership by her millionaire uncle to his exclusive country club, our scrappy protagonist Ariana (Samantha Boscarino) spends the whole movie girlbossing her way to the top. She even manages to find love on the way.
Centring its comedy around the clash between Ariana’s rebellious nature and the snobbery of the private club – which manifests in the terrifying form of posh queen bee Skyler (Caitlin Carver) – Diamond in the Rough attempts to update the mean-girl trope with a painfully superficial dose of class consciousness. The positioning of Ariana as an underdog is quite ludicrous, considering how her family connections land her...
- 11/22/2022
- by Phuong Le
- The Guardian - Film News
After breaking out as part of a TikTok collective, Griffin Johnson now the leading man in a feature film. Johnson, who is perhaps best known as a member of Sway House, is the star of Diamond In The Rough, which is now available via production and distribution platform Creator+.
Diamond in the Rough, first announced last November, is a golf comedy for Generation Z. Johnson stars alongside Samantha Boscarino with Jeannette Godoy directing. The film premiered on June 29 in L.A. at an event attended by Amanda Diaz, Alan Chikin Chow, Ben of the Week, and several other high-profile TikTokers.
The film is available as an 11.99 rental through Creator+'s SVOD platform. The production company raised 12 million last year to provide an online-video-to-film pipeline for creators. Though Diamond in the Rough is not the first film Creator+ has announced, it is the first one to see a wide release. The psychological thriller Jane,...
Diamond in the Rough, first announced last November, is a golf comedy for Generation Z. Johnson stars alongside Samantha Boscarino with Jeannette Godoy directing. The film premiered on June 29 in L.A. at an event attended by Amanda Diaz, Alan Chikin Chow, Ben of the Week, and several other high-profile TikTokers.
The film is available as an 11.99 rental through Creator+'s SVOD platform. The production company raised 12 million last year to provide an online-video-to-film pipeline for creators. Though Diamond in the Rough is not the first film Creator+ has announced, it is the first one to see a wide release. The psychological thriller Jane,...
- 7/1/2022
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
"I can think of a million ways to make this more fun." Creator+ has revealed an official trailer for an indie romantic comedy titled Diamond in the Rough, a perfectly cheesy name for a cheesy film. It's available for streaming now on their new Creator+ content service (first time we've even heard of it). Recent college grad Ariana Alvarez, played by Samantha Boscarino, is given a chance to turn her life around when she joins a stuffy country club complete with a hopelessly hot caddy. Drawing on her spunk, irreverence, and copious amounts of street-honed charm, Ariana battles prejudice, antiquated rules, and worst of all—mean girls—in order to shine through as a diamond in the rough. The rest of the film's cast includes Griffin M. Johnson, Caitlin Carver, Rizwan Manji, and David Koechner. This pretty much looks like Mean Girls set at a country club, nothing much else...
- 6/17/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Noah Beck, the internet’s favorite boy-next-door influencer and athlete, is set to star in romantic comedy “The Qb Bad Boy and Me” — marking his feature-film acting debut.
The movie is being produced by Creator Plus, a content studio and distribution platform startup focused on for digital creators, alongside Wattpad Webtoon Studios, the fan-driven global entertainment and publishing arm of Webtoon and Wattpad. There’s currently no release date or additional casting details.
“The Qb Bad Boy and Me” is based on Tay Marley’s Wattpad story of the same name, which currently has more than 30 million reads on the platform. The published novel version of Marley’s “The Qb Bad Boy and Me” has been one of the top-selling titles from Wattpad Books. Writer Mary Gulino is on board to adapt for the screen.
“I am thrilled to be partnering with this incredible team and am honored to bring...
The movie is being produced by Creator Plus, a content studio and distribution platform startup focused on for digital creators, alongside Wattpad Webtoon Studios, the fan-driven global entertainment and publishing arm of Webtoon and Wattpad. There’s currently no release date or additional casting details.
“The Qb Bad Boy and Me” is based on Tay Marley’s Wattpad story of the same name, which currently has more than 30 million reads on the platform. The published novel version of Marley’s “The Qb Bad Boy and Me” has been one of the top-selling titles from Wattpad Books. Writer Mary Gulino is on board to adapt for the screen.
“I am thrilled to be partnering with this incredible team and am honored to bring...
- 3/31/2022
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Noah Beck To Produce & Star In Rom-Com ‘The Qb Bad Boy And Me’ For Wattpad Webtoon Studios, Creator+
Exclusive: Social media phenom Noah Beck is set to make his feature acting debut in The Qb Bad Boy and Me, an upcoming romantic comedy produced by Creator+ and Wattpad Webtoon Studios.
The film is based Tay Marley’s Wattpad novel of the same name, which has registered over 30 million reads on the digital platform, and in published form has come in as one of Wattpad Books’ top-selling titles. It centers on Dallas Bryan, a high school cheerleader impassioned by the art of dance who hopes to use it as a means of escaping her sleepy small town. Bryan has her sights on a coveted dance scholarship at CalArts, and nothing—or no one—is going to stand in her way. That is… until the star high school quarterback, Drayton Lahey (Beck), crashes into her life.
Writer Mary Gulino (Disney+’s Hailey’s On It!) will adapt the book for the screen.
The film is based Tay Marley’s Wattpad novel of the same name, which has registered over 30 million reads on the digital platform, and in published form has come in as one of Wattpad Books’ top-selling titles. It centers on Dallas Bryan, a high school cheerleader impassioned by the art of dance who hopes to use it as a means of escaping her sleepy small town. Bryan has her sights on a coveted dance scholarship at CalArts, and nothing—or no one—is going to stand in her way. That is… until the star high school quarterback, Drayton Lahey (Beck), crashes into her life.
Writer Mary Gulino (Disney+’s Hailey’s On It!) will adapt the book for the screen.
- 3/31/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Creator+, which produces and distributes films starring top digital creators, has unveiled its second project.
Diamond In The Rough will star Disney and Lifetime actress Samantha Boscarino and TikToker Griffin Johnson (10.6 million followers), with Johnson also serving as producer. The film follows a young woman who loses her parents and is gifted a country club membership, where she must navigate racial and gender prejudices as well as class dynamics.
Creator+ likens the project to a modern-day Caddyshack or Happy Gilmore. Production began this week in Los Angeles.
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Diamond In The Rough will star Disney and Lifetime actress Samantha Boscarino and TikToker Griffin Johnson (10.6 million followers), with Johnson also serving as producer. The film follows a young woman who loses her parents and is gifted a country club membership, where she must navigate racial and gender prejudices as well as class dynamics.
Creator+ likens the project to a modern-day Caddyshack or Happy Gilmore. Production began this week in Los Angeles.
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- 11/18/2021
- by Geoff Weiss
- Tubefilter.com
Samantha Boscarino (Good Luck Charlie), Griffin Johnson (Ridiculousness), David Koechner (Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) and Rizwan Manji (Schitt’s Creek) have signed on to star in Diamond in the Rough, the second feature financed and produced by Creator+, which will enter production in Los Angeles this week.
They’ll be joined in the ensemble by Caitlin Carver (Dear White People), Natasha Behnam (American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules), Essence Stiggers (the upcoming Bosch spinoff), Kirstin Leigh (Hawaii Five-0), Carolyn Hennesy (True Blood), Wayne Wilderson (The Mick), Andy Cohen (Ray Donovan), Pat Finn (The Middle) and Carlos Lacamara (The Garcias).
The film directed by Jeannette Godoy (The Garcias) centers on Ariana Alvarez (Boscarino), who is lost after the death of her parents and can’t hold down a job because corporate life is so not her. To help her navigate post-college life, her doting Tío Jorge gets her a seasonal membership...
They’ll be joined in the ensemble by Caitlin Carver (Dear White People), Natasha Behnam (American Pie Presents: Girls’ Rules), Essence Stiggers (the upcoming Bosch spinoff), Kirstin Leigh (Hawaii Five-0), Carolyn Hennesy (True Blood), Wayne Wilderson (The Mick), Andy Cohen (Ray Donovan), Pat Finn (The Middle) and Carlos Lacamara (The Garcias).
The film directed by Jeannette Godoy (The Garcias) centers on Ariana Alvarez (Boscarino), who is lost after the death of her parents and can’t hold down a job because corporate life is so not her. To help her navigate post-college life, her doting Tío Jorge gets her a seasonal membership...
- 11/18/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Creator Plus, a movie studio and distribution startup centered on digital influencers, has greenlit its second feature-length film: Country-club comedy “Diamond in the Rough,” starring Samantha Boscarino (Disney’s “Good Luck Charlie”) and TikTok star and entrepreneur Griffin Johnson (MTV’s “Ridiculousness”).
Production is slated to begin this week in Los Angeles. Creator Plus expects to release the movie on its digital sell-through platform in the spring of 2022.
The film joins the startup’s first film project, “Jane,” starring Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), who is also producing, singer-songwriter Chlöe Bailey (part of sister duo Chloe x Halle), Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”), Ian Owens and model Chloe Yu. “Jane,” which has run into Covid-related production delays, is slated for an early 2022 release.
Creator Plus, formed earlier this year, finances in-house production and development and promises to give its talent partners creative approval and to share profits. “Creators can participate evenly with us in shared revenue and,...
Production is slated to begin this week in Los Angeles. Creator Plus expects to release the movie on its digital sell-through platform in the spring of 2022.
The film joins the startup’s first film project, “Jane,” starring Madelaine Petsch (“Riverdale”), who is also producing, singer-songwriter Chlöe Bailey (part of sister duo Chloe x Halle), Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”), Ian Owens and model Chloe Yu. “Jane,” which has run into Covid-related production delays, is slated for an early 2022 release.
Creator Plus, formed earlier this year, finances in-house production and development and promises to give its talent partners creative approval and to share profits. “Creators can participate evenly with us in shared revenue and,...
- 11/18/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
TikTok star Griffin Johnson will lead and produce Diamond in the Rough, the second feature from Creator+, a studio and streaming platform catered toward digital creators and Gen Z viewers.
Samantha Boscarino of Disney’s Good Luck Charlie will play the lead role of Ariana Alvarez who after the death of her parents joins a swanky country club, only to encounter cliques, mean girls and rich kids calling the shots. Will the country club change Ariana — or will it be the other way around?
Creator+ will finance Diamond in the Rough after Riverdale star Madelaine Petsch starred in and produced Jane, the debut feature film from ...
Samantha Boscarino of Disney’s Good Luck Charlie will play the lead role of Ariana Alvarez who after the death of her parents joins a swanky country club, only to encounter cliques, mean girls and rich kids calling the shots. Will the country club change Ariana — or will it be the other way around?
Creator+ will finance Diamond in the Rough after Riverdale star Madelaine Petsch starred in and produced Jane, the debut feature film from ...
- 11/18/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
TikTok star Griffin Johnson will lead and produce Diamond in the Rough, the second feature from Creator+, a studio and streaming platform catered toward digital creators and Gen Z viewers.
Samantha Boscarino of Disney’s Good Luck Charlie will play the lead role of Ariana Alvarez who after the death of her parents joins a swanky country club, only to encounter cliques, mean girls and rich kids calling the shots. Will the country club change Ariana — or will it be the other way around?
Creator+ will finance Diamond in the Rough after Riverdale star Madelaine Petsch starred in and produced Jane, the debut feature film from ...
Samantha Boscarino of Disney’s Good Luck Charlie will play the lead role of Ariana Alvarez who after the death of her parents joins a swanky country club, only to encounter cliques, mean girls and rich kids calling the shots. Will the country club change Ariana — or will it be the other way around?
Creator+ will finance Diamond in the Rough after Riverdale star Madelaine Petsch starred in and produced Jane, the debut feature film from ...
- 11/18/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Stars: Ashley Jones, Samantha Boscarino, Baker Chase Powell, Darielle Deigan | Written by Marc Cartwright, Cassie Keet | Directed by Marc Cartwright
Aidan, a young man crippled by loneliness and insecurity, wants nothing more than to experience love, but he compulsively ghosts any connections he makes through dating sites. Aidan’s co-worker Elaine, generous with her advice and kindness to a fault, encourages him to put himself out there — although, in her heart of hearts, she wishes he would pick up on her feelings for him. Everything changes when Chelsea, beautiful and distant, moves into the apartment across the hall from Aidan’s. The two feel an instant connection based on their refusal to engage in social norms, and bond over an unusual hobby. This chance encounter throws Aidan into a spiral of dangerous infatuation that will alter all three of their lives. Touching on themes of loneliness, obsession, and the brutal nature of relationships,...
Aidan, a young man crippled by loneliness and insecurity, wants nothing more than to experience love, but he compulsively ghosts any connections he makes through dating sites. Aidan’s co-worker Elaine, generous with her advice and kindness to a fault, encourages him to put himself out there — although, in her heart of hearts, she wishes he would pick up on her feelings for him. Everything changes when Chelsea, beautiful and distant, moves into the apartment across the hall from Aidan’s. The two feel an instant connection based on their refusal to engage in social norms, and bond over an unusual hobby. This chance encounter throws Aidan into a spiral of dangerous infatuation that will alter all three of their lives. Touching on themes of loneliness, obsession, and the brutal nature of relationships,...
- 11/16/2020
- by Chris Thomas
- Nerdly
Essentially the “Why We Fight” series for The War on Christmas, the “God’s Not Dead” franchise has — with its first two installments — asserted itself as the chintziest and most intellectually counterfeit branch of the lucrative faith-based film wave that it’s helped to define. Whereas other recent offerings like “Heaven Is for Real” and last week’s “I Can Only Imagine” are largely harmless in how they preach to the choir and prostrate themselves before Evangelical audiences, Pure Flix’s “God’s Not Dead” saga has been defined by a persecution complex large enough to crucify Christ the Redeemer.
These movies are fundamentalist propaganda aimed at people who are convinced their religion is under attack in this country just because it doesn’t exempt them from the Constitution. At a time when antisemitic hate crimes are on the rise and America is openly hostile towards its own Muslim community...
These movies are fundamentalist propaganda aimed at people who are convinced their religion is under attack in this country just because it doesn’t exempt them from the Constitution. At a time when antisemitic hate crimes are on the rise and America is openly hostile towards its own Muslim community...
- 3/29/2018
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "NCIS" episode 8 of season 12. The episode is entitled, "Semper Fortis," and it turns out that a Navy hospital corpsman is going to get in some major trouble, and Gibbs will come to the rescue, and more. In the new, 8th episode press release: Gibbs is going to search for a way to help a Navy hospital corpsman arrested after providing unlicensed, yet necessary, medical care at the scene of a hit and run accident. Press release number 2: While the NCIS team investigates the cause of a hit and run accident that resulted in the death of a Petty Officer, Gibbs is going to search for a way to clear a Navy Hospital Corpsman, who has served two medical tours in Afghanistan, after she’s indicted for illegally providing medical aid to the victims of the crash, even though...
- 11/11/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
Nickelodeon has decided to cancel their How To Rock TV series. This is the fourth sitcom that the cable channel has announced is ending -- along with Victorious, Bucket & Skinner's Epic Adventures, and iCarly.
How to Rock revolves around Kacey Simon (Cymphonique Miller), a popular mean girl whose status goes down after she must briefly wear braces and glasses. She's ignored by her friends so Kacey finds a new way to express herself through music. She becomes the lead singer of a pop/hip-hop band. Others in the cast include Samantha Boscarino, Max Schneider, Lulu Antariksa, Halston Sage, Noah Crawford, and Christopher O'Neal.
The show premiered to a very healthy 3.28 million viewers with a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The numbers fell over the course of the season and most recently generated 2.1 million in a 0.3 demo rating.
How to Rock revolves around Kacey Simon (Cymphonique Miller), a popular mean girl whose status goes down after she must briefly wear braces and glasses. She's ignored by her friends so Kacey finds a new way to express herself through music. She becomes the lead singer of a pop/hip-hop band. Others in the cast include Samantha Boscarino, Max Schneider, Lulu Antariksa, Halston Sage, Noah Crawford, and Christopher O'Neal.
The show premiered to a very healthy 3.28 million viewers with a 0.55 rating in the 18-49 demographic. The numbers fell over the course of the season and most recently generated 2.1 million in a 0.3 demo rating.
- 8/27/2012
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Rip, Sam Bosco.
Terry Kinney's character was killed off The Mentalist two weeks; but the CBS drama is wasting no time in finding a new character to come on board the show.
Aunjanue Ellis has joined the cast of the hit series in a recurring role. She'll portray the new head of the California Bureau of Investigation, installed following the death of Bosco and the resignation of the unit's supervisor, Virgil Minelli.
Ellis is a veteran of the small screen.
She's most recently been seen on episodes of The Good Wife and True Blood and will premiere on The Mentalist in early 2010.
Terry Kinney's character was killed off The Mentalist two weeks; but the CBS drama is wasting no time in finding a new character to come on board the show.
Aunjanue Ellis has joined the cast of the hit series in a recurring role. She'll portray the new head of the California Bureau of Investigation, installed following the death of Bosco and the resignation of the unit's supervisor, Virgil Minelli.
Ellis is a veteran of the small screen.
She's most recently been seen on episodes of The Good Wife and True Blood and will premiere on The Mentalist in early 2010.
- 11/30/2009
- by matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
- TVfanatic
Meet the new boss on "The Mentalist."
Aunjanue Ellis has joined the cast of the sophomore CBS drama in a heavily recurring role.
She will play the beautiful but tough new head of the California Bureau of Investigation who is installed following the resignation of the unit's former chief, Virgil Minelli, played by Gregory Itzin. (Itzin recently signed on to return to "24," reprising his role as former President Charles Logan.)
She is brought in to restore discipline and morale to the division after the murder of three agents, including Agent Sam Bosco (Terry Kinney), and will be Agent Teresa Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) new supervisor.
The Warner Bros. TV-produced series revolves around Lisbon's team and the help they get from independent consultant Patrick Jane (Simon Baker).
Ellis' debut on "Mentalist" is tentatively slated for April.
The actress, who appeared in "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," recently co-starred on Broadway...
Aunjanue Ellis has joined the cast of the sophomore CBS drama in a heavily recurring role.
She will play the beautiful but tough new head of the California Bureau of Investigation who is installed following the resignation of the unit's former chief, Virgil Minelli, played by Gregory Itzin. (Itzin recently signed on to return to "24," reprising his role as former President Charles Logan.)
She is brought in to restore discipline and morale to the division after the murder of three agents, including Agent Sam Bosco (Terry Kinney), and will be Agent Teresa Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) new supervisor.
The Warner Bros. TV-produced series revolves around Lisbon's team and the help they get from independent consultant Patrick Jane (Simon Baker).
Ellis' debut on "Mentalist" is tentatively slated for April.
The actress, who appeared in "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3," recently co-starred on Broadway...
- 11/29/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Red John rumors became a reality last week.
Following days of talk that a key character on The Mentalist would be killed off the show, Sam Bosco took a bullet on the November 19 episode of the highly-rated hit.
Following his exit from the show, actor Terry Kinney spoke to TV Guide Magazine about his stint on the drama...
On Bosco's admission of love for Lisbon: "I think all this time anyone watching might have thought they were hiding some kind of dirty secret or affair. And really, I think the beauty in the end is that nothing happened between them physically, but there was always an unspoken deep affection and love, which he never had the nerve to tell her."
On upcoming Bosco revelations: "The thing that will probably come out later about this character is what Lisbon might have done on his behalf in regards to police work...
Following days of talk that a key character on The Mentalist would be killed off the show, Sam Bosco took a bullet on the November 19 episode of the highly-rated hit.
Following his exit from the show, actor Terry Kinney spoke to TV Guide Magazine about his stint on the drama...
On Bosco's admission of love for Lisbon: "I think all this time anyone watching might have thought they were hiding some kind of dirty secret or affair. And really, I think the beauty in the end is that nothing happened between them physically, but there was always an unspoken deep affection and love, which he never had the nerve to tell her."
On upcoming Bosco revelations: "The thing that will probably come out later about this character is what Lisbon might have done on his behalf in regards to police work...
- 11/23/2009
- by matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
- TVfanatic
The big news tonight on The Mentalist episode "Red Bulls" is that Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) and Agent Sam Bosco (Terry Kinney) work together on a case. The episode begins with a tense scene involving Bosco's team, busting into an abandoned house they believe houses a kidnap victim and her captors. Guns drawn, they rush into a crowded room–populated by Agent Teresa Lisbon's (Robin Tunney) Cbi team, including Jane. After a tense moment of adrenaline and demanding to know what the other is doing there, Jane finally gets them all to lower their guns.
Turns out Lisbon and her team were asked to investigate a report of a dead body in the abandoned house. The body turns out to be a young man who had been kidnapped years earlier. Cbi boss Minelli (Gregory Itzin) agrees with Jane that the coincidences are too great between the two kidnap cases, and...
Turns out Lisbon and her team were asked to investigate a report of a dead body in the abandoned house. The body turns out to be a young man who had been kidnapped years earlier. Cbi boss Minelli (Gregory Itzin) agrees with Jane that the coincidences are too great between the two kidnap cases, and...
- 11/13/2009
- by ValerieDavid
- TVovermind.com
Next week on "The Mentalist", the Cbi team investigates the death of a wealthy man whom witnesses say was killed by a ghost haunting his mansion. "Red Scare" is slated to air on Thursday, October 29 with Terry Kinney and Gregory Itzin recurring as Sam Bosco and Virgil Minelli respectively.
Several suspects are quickly drawn to determine who or what killed Alan Foster. There is the old mansion's previous owner, Victoria Abner, who believes in anything spiritual. She is the granddaughter of the original owner of Greystone Mansion who was unable to pay her taxes on property and was forced to sell the mansion. Victoria got bitter from it, believing that she was robbed off a family legacy.
Then there's Victoria's adolescent son Drew who is also not pleased with the family legacy snatched away from him. The Cbi also questions a local resident by the name of Jeb Haas who...
Several suspects are quickly drawn to determine who or what killed Alan Foster. There is the old mansion's previous owner, Victoria Abner, who believes in anything spiritual. She is the granddaughter of the original owner of Greystone Mansion who was unable to pay her taxes on property and was forced to sell the mansion. Victoria got bitter from it, believing that she was robbed off a family legacy.
Then there's Victoria's adolescent son Drew who is also not pleased with the family legacy snatched away from him. The Cbi also questions a local resident by the name of Jeb Haas who...
- 10/23/2009
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
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