Zoe Lister-Jones is coming out.
The 41-year-old actress and filmmaker spoke to THR at the Spirit Awards on Sunday (February 25), where she opened up about her romantic life.
“I’m here, I’m queer, I have some fear but I’m working through it,” she told the outlet as she revealed her new relationship with filmmaker Sammi Cohen.
Keep reading to find out more…
The announcement comes after her divorce from artist and filmmaker Daryl Wein, who she was married to from 2013 to 2022.
Her Slip series was nominated for an award at the Spirit Awards, and she spoke about the show’s gender-neutral acting categories.
“I’m so grateful to Film Independent for really being pioneers in that area. All award shows should follow in their footsteps and make categories genderless,” adding, “I’m dating a nonbinary person.”
“I’m friends with so many nonbinary people. And I think that...
The 41-year-old actress and filmmaker spoke to THR at the Spirit Awards on Sunday (February 25), where she opened up about her romantic life.
“I’m here, I’m queer, I have some fear but I’m working through it,” she told the outlet as she revealed her new relationship with filmmaker Sammi Cohen.
Keep reading to find out more…
The announcement comes after her divorce from artist and filmmaker Daryl Wein, who she was married to from 2013 to 2022.
Her Slip series was nominated for an award at the Spirit Awards, and she spoke about the show’s gender-neutral acting categories.
“I’m so grateful to Film Independent for really being pioneers in that area. All award shows should follow in their footsteps and make categories genderless,” adding, “I’m dating a nonbinary person.”
“I’m friends with so many nonbinary people. And I think that...
- 2/28/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Zoe Lister-Jones was proud to attend Sunday’s Spirit Awards, and the reason is twofold. First, the multihyphenate talent turned up in Santa Monica to support a pair of nominations for Roku’s Slip, the original series she created, starred in and executive produced alongside a team that includes Dakota Johnson. Reason No. 2: She did so by walking into the event hand-in-hand with a new love in her life.
When the subject of her plus-one came up during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 41-year-old Lister-Jones responded with a big reveal: “I’m here, I’m queer, I have some fear but I’m working through it.” Lister-Jones is in a new relationship with a fellow filmmaker, Sammi Cohen, who most recently directed Netflix’s You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, the teen comedy starring Adam Sandler and family including wife Jackie and their daughters Sadie and Sunny.
When the subject of her plus-one came up during an interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the 41-year-old Lister-Jones responded with a big reveal: “I’m here, I’m queer, I have some fear but I’m working through it.” Lister-Jones is in a new relationship with a fellow filmmaker, Sammi Cohen, who most recently directed Netflix’s You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, the teen comedy starring Adam Sandler and family including wife Jackie and their daughters Sadie and Sunny.
- 2/26/2024
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Angelique Cabral is set to star in the Disney Animation feature Wish, Deadline has learned. She will voice Queen Amaya opposite Chris Pine, who stars as King Magnifico, ruler of the magical kingdom of Rosas, where wishes really do come true.
Wish follows Asha (Oscar winner Ariana DeBose), a sharp-witted idealist who makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force: a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star set out to prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. Alan Tudyk also stars as a talking goat, Valentino Hall.
The film opens November 22.
Oscar-winning director Chris Buck (Frozen franchise) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (Raya and the Last Dragon) are directors, with Peter Del Vecho (Frozen franchise) producing and Juan Pablo Reyes (Encanto) co-producing. Allison Moore is also a co-writer.
Original songs are by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer-songwriter-musician Benjamin Rice, with a score by Dave Metzger.
Cabral most recently recurred on Season 3 of ABC’s Big Sky in the role of Carla. Other notable TV credits include Fox’s Enlisted, CBS’ Life in Pieces and Prime Video’s Undone. Film credits include 2011’s The Perfect Family alongside Kathleen Turner and Emily Deschanel; Friends with Benefits that same year opposite Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake; 2017’s Band Aid; and All About Nina in 2018. In 2021, she starred in How It Ends written, directed and produced by Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones.
She is repped by Iag, Karen Forman Management & Sbv Talent.
Wish follows Asha (Oscar winner Ariana DeBose), a sharp-witted idealist who makes a wish so powerful that it is answered by a cosmic force: a little ball of boundless energy called Star. Together, Asha and Star set out to prove that when the will of one courageous human connects with the magic of the stars, wondrous things can happen. Alan Tudyk also stars as a talking goat, Valentino Hall.
The film opens November 22.
Oscar-winning director Chris Buck (Frozen franchise) and Fawn Veerasunthorn (Raya and the Last Dragon) are directors, with Peter Del Vecho (Frozen franchise) producing and Juan Pablo Reyes (Encanto) co-producing. Allison Moore is also a co-writer.
Original songs are by Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter Julia Michaels and Grammy-winning producer-songwriter-musician Benjamin Rice, with a score by Dave Metzger.
Cabral most recently recurred on Season 3 of ABC’s Big Sky in the role of Carla. Other notable TV credits include Fox’s Enlisted, CBS’ Life in Pieces and Prime Video’s Undone. Film credits include 2011’s The Perfect Family alongside Kathleen Turner and Emily Deschanel; Friends with Benefits that same year opposite Mila Kunis and Justin Timberlake; 2017’s Band Aid; and All About Nina in 2018. In 2021, she starred in How It Ends written, directed and produced by Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones.
She is repped by Iag, Karen Forman Management & Sbv Talent.
- 9/18/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
"I'm being transported to other dimensions every time I orgasm." Roku has revealed the official trailer for an upcoming mini-series titled Slip, the latest creation from actress / director Zoe Lister-Jones. She got into directing with two indie films, Band Aid and How It Ends, and this series looks like it was a film idea that she adapted into content for Roku since they are funding it. Premiering at the 2023 SXSW Film Festival before it's streaming via Roku in April. Restless in her marriage, Slip — starring Zoe Lister-Jones — follows Mae through a surreal journey of parallel universes, married to different people, trying to find a way back to her partner, and ultimately, herself. It seems to be based on her own life - as Zoe recently parted with her husband Daryl Wein, who she worked with on projects over the years. The cast includes Tymika Tafari, Whitmer Thomas, Amar Chadha-Patel, & Emily Hampshire.
- 3/10/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Something from Tiffany’s is a Prime Video romantic comedy movie directed by Daryl Wein, starring Zoey Deutch, Kendrick Sampson and Zoey Deutch. It is based on the novel written by Melissa Hill. The movie is produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine, as a co-production with Amazon Studios.
Premise Something from Tiffany’s (2022)
Jewelry works in mysterious ways in this movie that tells the story of a woman whose life is upended when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with.
About the Movie
Set in New York, up to Christmas, we are presented to these adorable lead characters that are in a story that is baked into a screenplay with all the required ingredients of the genre. Simple, chipper, light, and formulaic.
Counting on the charming Zoey Deutch and the stunning Kendrick Sampson in the lead roles,...
Premise Something from Tiffany’s (2022)
Jewelry works in mysterious ways in this movie that tells the story of a woman whose life is upended when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with.
About the Movie
Set in New York, up to Christmas, we are presented to these adorable lead characters that are in a story that is baked into a screenplay with all the required ingredients of the genre. Simple, chipper, light, and formulaic.
Counting on the charming Zoey Deutch and the stunning Kendrick Sampson in the lead roles,...
- 12/10/2022
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
‘Something from Tiffany’s’ Review: A Warm but Weak-Spirited Rom-Com that Isn’t Worthy of Zoey Deutch
Twenty-eight-year-old actress Zoey Deutch was either born at the wrong time to star in romantic comedies, or at the perfect time to redeem them. If only it were both. If only people were still making rom-coms worthy of the light and lovability that Deutch — who previously flirted with the genre in Netflix’s “Set It Up,” between spikier roles in the likes of “Everybody Wants Some!!” and “Not Okay” — is more capable of bringing to them than just about anyone this side of Meg Ryan.
But they’re not, and nowhere is that more obvious than in like “Something from Tiffany’s,” which gives Deutch a chance to shine at full-wattage during a movie that can hardly muster the energy to power a string of Christmas lights. I guess it’s fitting that her character is more of a Hanukkah kind of girl, because the fire she brings to the role...
But they’re not, and nowhere is that more obvious than in like “Something from Tiffany’s,” which gives Deutch a chance to shine at full-wattage during a movie that can hardly muster the energy to power a string of Christmas lights. I guess it’s fitting that her character is more of a Hanukkah kind of girl, because the fire she brings to the role...
- 12/8/2022
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Reese Witherspoon was out promoting a new film she’s producing Something From Tiffany’s, which had its L.A. premiere at AMC Century City this past Tuesday. Witherspoon posed for photos with some of the film’s stars including Zoey Deutch and Shay Mitchell.
Deutch is best known for her breakout role in Everybody Wants Some!! and also had a main role in the Netflix series The Politician. In this film, she plays Rachel Meyer, a woman who receives an engagement ring by mistake that ends up leading her to the man of her dreams.
>Watch Zooey Deutch’s uBIO Now!
The film is a co-production between Amazon and Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine. It was directed by Daryl Wein from a screenplay by Tamara Chestna. The film was adapted from the 2011 novel of the same name written by Melissa Hill. Something From Tiffany’s will be released on Amazon...
Deutch is best known for her breakout role in Everybody Wants Some!! and also had a main role in the Netflix series The Politician. In this film, she plays Rachel Meyer, a woman who receives an engagement ring by mistake that ends up leading her to the man of her dreams.
>Watch Zooey Deutch’s uBIO Now!
The film is a co-production between Amazon and Witherspoon’s production company Hello Sunshine. It was directed by Daryl Wein from a screenplay by Tamara Chestna. The film was adapted from the 2011 novel of the same name written by Melissa Hill. Something From Tiffany’s will be released on Amazon...
- 11/30/2022
- by Jacob Linden
- Uinterview
Something From Tiffany’s Trailer — Daryl Wein‘s Something From Tiffany’s (2022) movie trailer has been released by Prime Video. The Something From Tiffany’s trailer stars Zoey Deutch, Ray Nicholson, Kendrick Smith Sampson, and Shay Mitchell. Crew Name wrote the screenplay for Something From Tiffany’s. Plot Synopsis Something From Tiffany’s plot synopsis: based on the book by Melissa Hill, [...]
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- 11/16/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
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The trailer for Prime Video’s Something From Tiffany’s was released Tuesday and brings festivities, romance and laughter just in time for the upcoming holiday season.
Daryl Wein directed Tamara Chestna’s script for the rom-com based on the novel by Melissa Hill. The film’s cast includes Zoey Deutch, Kendrick Sampson, Rose Abdoo, Shay Mitchell, Ray Nicholson and Javicia Leslie.
Taking place in New York City during the holidays, Rachel, played by Deutch, learns how an engagement ring mix-up can lead to unexpected relationships. Rachel and Gary, played by Nicholson, seem to be in a strong relationship, but aren’t quite ready to make the big commitment. On the other hand, there’s Ethan and Vanessa, played by Sampson and Mitchell, who are prepared to make things official.
But when a special box from Tiffany & Co. gets mixed up and switched with another present,...
The trailer for Prime Video’s Something From Tiffany’s was released Tuesday and brings festivities, romance and laughter just in time for the upcoming holiday season.
Daryl Wein directed Tamara Chestna’s script for the rom-com based on the novel by Melissa Hill. The film’s cast includes Zoey Deutch, Kendrick Sampson, Rose Abdoo, Shay Mitchell, Ray Nicholson and Javicia Leslie.
Taking place in New York City during the holidays, Rachel, played by Deutch, learns how an engagement ring mix-up can lead to unexpected relationships. Rachel and Gary, played by Nicholson, seem to be in a strong relationship, but aren’t quite ready to make the big commitment. On the other hand, there’s Ethan and Vanessa, played by Sampson and Mitchell, who are prepared to make things official.
But when a special box from Tiffany & Co. gets mixed up and switched with another present,...
- 11/16/2022
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Something from Tiffany’s” is Daryl Wein’s follow-up project to “How it Ends,” which he co-directed with Zoe Lister-Jones. The film is based on the book of the same name written by Melissa Hill and stars Zoey Deutch, Kendrick Sampson, Roy Nicholson, and Shay Mitchell, with a script written by Tamara Chestna.
In a recent interview with People Magazine, Deutch teased what audiences could expect from the movie, which she believes is “so beautiful and classic, and it really makes me feel good.
Continue reading ‘Something From Tiffany’s’ Trailer: Zoey Deutch Stars In Amazon Prime Video Christmas Rom-Com at The Playlist.
In a recent interview with People Magazine, Deutch teased what audiences could expect from the movie, which she believes is “so beautiful and classic, and it really makes me feel good.
Continue reading ‘Something From Tiffany’s’ Trailer: Zoey Deutch Stars In Amazon Prime Video Christmas Rom-Com at The Playlist.
- 11/15/2022
- by Maxance Vincent
- The Playlist
Amazon Studios has unveiled the first stills from its holiday romantic comedy Something from Tiffany’s, starring Zoey Deutch (Not Okay) and Kendrick Sampson (Insecure), which is poised to launch globally on Prime Video on December 9th.
The Amazon Original, based on Melissa Hill’s novel of the same name, watches as a woman’s life is upended, when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with.
Nothing compares to the magic and excitement of the holidays in New York City, where the streets blaze with lights, windows dazzle, and a special box from Tiffany could change the course of a person’s life. Or several lives. Rachel and Gary (Deutch and Ray Nicholson) are happy enough, but not quite ready for that big commitment. Ethan and Vanessa (Sampson and Shay Mitchell), the perfect picture, are just about to make it official.
The Amazon Original, based on Melissa Hill’s novel of the same name, watches as a woman’s life is upended, when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with.
Nothing compares to the magic and excitement of the holidays in New York City, where the streets blaze with lights, windows dazzle, and a special box from Tiffany could change the course of a person’s life. Or several lives. Rachel and Gary (Deutch and Ray Nicholson) are happy enough, but not quite ready for that big commitment. Ethan and Vanessa (Sampson and Shay Mitchell), the perfect picture, are just about to make it official.
- 10/25/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
If you were one of the many viewers who checked out Amazon’s 2020 film, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm, you were likely introduced to the actress who portrayed Borat’s daughter, Maria Bakalova. The breakout actress not only kept up with the wild antics of Sasha Baron Cohen, but her performance had collected nominations for a number of awards, including a SAG award, a BAFTA, and an Academy Award. The actress has lined up her next role in a thriller for director Hala Matar.
Deadline reports that the film is already filming in Italy. The movie, Electra, will be a thriller about “a journalist who travels to Rome to interview a famous musician, only for the trip to end in deceit, betrayal, and murder.” This film comes from Daryl Wein, known for 2022’s Something from Tiffany’s, and Paul Sado. Both will serve as writers for the film, while Wein will also produce with the director,...
Deadline reports that the film is already filming in Italy. The movie, Electra, will be a thriller about “a journalist who travels to Rome to interview a famous musician, only for the trip to end in deceit, betrayal, and murder.” This film comes from Daryl Wein, known for 2022’s Something from Tiffany’s, and Paul Sado. Both will serve as writers for the film, while Wein will also produce with the director,...
- 9/28/2022
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Oscar-nominated actress Maria Bakalova has set up her next project, with Deadline reporting that she’ll be starring in the upcoming thriller Electra.
Hala Matar is making her feature directorial debut with Electra.
The film “will follow a journalist who travels to Rome to interview a famous musician, only for the trip to end in deceit, betrayal, and murder.”
The “drama-thriller” film’s cast will also include Daryl Wein (Something From Tiffany’s), Jack Farthing (Poldark), and Abigail Cowen (Fate: The Winx).
Wein, Matar and Paul Sado wrote the script.
“I am thrilled to be making my first feature film in one of the most beautiful countries in the world with this incredibly talented team of people,” said Matar.
The post ‘Electra’ – Maria Bakalova Faces Betrayal and Murder in Upcoming Thriller appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
Hala Matar is making her feature directorial debut with Electra.
The film “will follow a journalist who travels to Rome to interview a famous musician, only for the trip to end in deceit, betrayal, and murder.”
The “drama-thriller” film’s cast will also include Daryl Wein (Something From Tiffany’s), Jack Farthing (Poldark), and Abigail Cowen (Fate: The Winx).
Wein, Matar and Paul Sado wrote the script.
“I am thrilled to be making my first feature film in one of the most beautiful countries in the world with this incredibly talented team of people,” said Matar.
The post ‘Electra’ – Maria Bakalova Faces Betrayal and Murder in Upcoming Thriller appeared first on Bloody Disgusting!.
- 9/28/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: Oscar nominee Maria Bakalova (Borat 2) has been set to star with Daryl Wein (Something From Tiffany’s), Jack Farthing (Poldark), and Abigail Cowen (Fate: The Winx) in under-the-radar drama-thriller Electra, which has begun production in Italy.
Hala Matar is making her feature directorial debut on the project, which will follow a journalist who travels to Rome to interview a famous musician, only for the trip to end in deceit, betrayal, and murder.
Wein will play Dylan, the journalist. Cowen is Lucy, the journalist’s photographer and partner. Jack Farthing plays Milo, the musician, and Bakalova will be Francesca, a performance artist and Milo’s girlfriend.
Pic is written by Wein, Matar and Paul Sado; produced by Wein, Matar, Tomasso Bertani (Ring Film), Luca Cottafavi (Ring Film), Jordan Beckerman (Yale Entertainment), and Jordan Yale Levine (Yale Entertainment); and executive-produced by Elsa Ramo and Tiffany Boyle.
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Hala Matar is making her feature directorial debut on the project, which will follow a journalist who travels to Rome to interview a famous musician, only for the trip to end in deceit, betrayal, and murder.
Wein will play Dylan, the journalist. Cowen is Lucy, the journalist’s photographer and partner. Jack Farthing plays Milo, the musician, and Bakalova will be Francesca, a performance artist and Milo’s girlfriend.
Pic is written by Wein, Matar and Paul Sado; produced by Wein, Matar, Tomasso Bertani (Ring Film), Luca Cottafavi (Ring Film), Jordan Beckerman (Yale Entertainment), and Jordan Yale Levine (Yale Entertainment); and executive-produced by Elsa Ramo and Tiffany Boyle.
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- 9/28/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Jojo T. Gibbs, Javicia Leslie, Chido Nwokocha, Stephanie Shepherd (Dave) and Michael Roark have signed on to the Amazon Original film Something from Tiffany’s, based on Melissa Hill’s novel of the same name, from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and Amazon Studios.
They join an ensemble led by Zoey Deutch, which also includes Kendrick Sampson, Ray Nicholson, Shay Mitchell, and Leah Jeffries, as previously announced.
Something from Tiffany’s watches as a woman’s life is upended, when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with. Daryl Wein is directing the holiday romantic comedy from a script adapted by Tamara Chestna. Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter are producing for Hello Sunshine, with Deutch exec producing. Hello Sunshine’s first studio feature will...
They join an ensemble led by Zoey Deutch, which also includes Kendrick Sampson, Ray Nicholson, Shay Mitchell, and Leah Jeffries, as previously announced.
Something from Tiffany’s watches as a woman’s life is upended, when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with. Daryl Wein is directing the holiday romantic comedy from a script adapted by Tamara Chestna. Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter are producing for Hello Sunshine, with Deutch exec producing. Hello Sunshine’s first studio feature will...
- 2/7/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Dalip Sethi has been promoted to partner at Los Angeles-based management/production company Rain Management Group.
Dalip has been with Rmg since 2009, joining the company as an assistant. He was promoted to manager in 2012, and has since built an impressive television and film client roster with a focus on writers, filmmakers, producer-directors and showrunners. His client list includes Ryan Maldonado & Eduardo Canto, Ryan Shiraki, Bob Dearden, Nina Lopez-Corrado, Joe Chappelle, Stacey K. Black, Jorge Zamacona, Steve Robin, Jessica Kaminsky, Craig Siebels, Jim & Steve Armogida, Ron McGee, Ryan Zaragoza (Madres) and Daryl Wein (Something From Tiffany’s) among several others.
“Dalip’s partnership is greatly deserved and part of our...
Dalip has been with Rmg since 2009, joining the company as an assistant. He was promoted to manager in 2012, and has since built an impressive television and film client roster with a focus on writers, filmmakers, producer-directors and showrunners. His client list includes Ryan Maldonado & Eduardo Canto, Ryan Shiraki, Bob Dearden, Nina Lopez-Corrado, Joe Chappelle, Stacey K. Black, Jorge Zamacona, Steve Robin, Jessica Kaminsky, Craig Siebels, Jim & Steve Armogida, Ron McGee, Ryan Zaragoza (Madres) and Daryl Wein (Something From Tiffany’s) among several others.
“Dalip’s partnership is greatly deserved and part of our...
- 1/7/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The feature adaptation of Melissa Hill’s novel Something From Tiffany’s, which is already shooting in New York City, has added four to the Amazon Original and Hello Sunshine movie: Kendrick Sampson, Ray Nicholson, Shay Mitchell, and Leah Jeffries.
As Deadline first reported, Zoey Deutch is starring and executive producing Something from Tiffany’s with Daryl Wein directing from Tamara Chestna’s script. The film reps the first full studio feature from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. Witherspoon is producing with Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine.
The holiday romantic comedy will debut exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world. In the movie, a woman’s life is upended when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with.
Sampson currently stars in Insecure. He has also appeared in The Flash, How to Get Away with Murder...
As Deadline first reported, Zoey Deutch is starring and executive producing Something from Tiffany’s with Daryl Wein directing from Tamara Chestna’s script. The film reps the first full studio feature from Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine. Witherspoon is producing with Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine.
The holiday romantic comedy will debut exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories around the world. In the movie, a woman’s life is upended when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with.
Sampson currently stars in Insecure. He has also appeared in The Flash, How to Get Away with Murder...
- 12/14/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Zoey Deutch has been set to star in and be executive producer of Something from Tiffany’s, an Amazon Original film based on the Melissa Hill novel. Pic is a coproduction between Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine and Amazon Studios, and the first studio film for Hello Sunshine, which was recently acquired in a Blackstone-backed megadeal worth $900 million. Daryl Wein will direct from a script adapted by Tamara Chestna.
Something from Tiffany’s will be produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine, and executive produced by Zoey Deutch.
The romantic comedy will play exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries. A woman’s life is upended when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with.
Deutch is next up in The Outfit and most recently wrapped Not Okay, which she produces and stars in.
Something from Tiffany’s will be produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine, and executive produced by Zoey Deutch.
The romantic comedy will play exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries. A woman’s life is upended when an engagement ring meant for someone else leads her to the person she’s meant to be with.
Deutch is next up in The Outfit and most recently wrapped Not Okay, which she produces and stars in.
- 11/23/2021
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Zoe Lister-Jones, star of CBS’ Life in Pieces and Ari Aster’s upcoming Disappointment Blvd, is boarding MGM’s A Good Person directed by Zach Braff.
Pic follows Allison (Florence Pugh) whose life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. In the following years, it is the unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law (Morgan Freeman) that helps her inevitably live a life worth living.
Lister-Jones will play Simone in the movie, a hardened veteran of AA, but an earthy, good soul. She’s seen everything and overcome addiction and depression herself. She’s a tough gal, street-smart, tattooed, loving but doesn’t take crap from anyone. She has a partner and a two-year-old baby.
Production is already underway on the film, which is produced by Killer Films, Elevation Films, Braff and Pugh. Molly Shannon also stars.
MGM acquired Braff’s A Good Person for distribution...
Pic follows Allison (Florence Pugh) whose life falls apart following her involvement in a fatal accident. In the following years, it is the unlikely relationship she forms with her would-be father-in-law (Morgan Freeman) that helps her inevitably live a life worth living.
Lister-Jones will play Simone in the movie, a hardened veteran of AA, but an earthy, good soul. She’s seen everything and overcome addiction and depression herself. She’s a tough gal, street-smart, tattooed, loving but doesn’t take crap from anyone. She has a partner and a two-year-old baby.
Production is already underway on the film, which is produced by Killer Films, Elevation Films, Braff and Pugh. Molly Shannon also stars.
MGM acquired Braff’s A Good Person for distribution...
- 10/25/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Logan Marshall-Green (How It Ends) is set as a new series regular — and a key character — in the upcoming second season of ABC’s Big Sky, opposite returning leads Kylie Bunbury and Katheryn Winnick.
In Season 2 of the David E. Kelley series based on the books by C.J. Box, when private detectives Cassie Dewell (Bunbury) and Jenny Hoyt (Winnick) reunite to investigate a car wreck outside of Helena, Montana, they soon discover that the case might not be as straightforward as it seems. As they unravel the mystery of the accident, their worlds will collide with a band of unsuspecting teens, a flirtatious face from Jenny’s past and a vicious outsider hellbent on finding answers.
Marshall-Green will play that person from Jenny’s past, Travis. An old friend of Jenny (Winnick) and her late husband Cody (Ryan Phillippe), Travis has been working undercover on a local drug ring...
In Season 2 of the David E. Kelley series based on the books by C.J. Box, when private detectives Cassie Dewell (Bunbury) and Jenny Hoyt (Winnick) reunite to investigate a car wreck outside of Helena, Montana, they soon discover that the case might not be as straightforward as it seems. As they unravel the mystery of the accident, their worlds will collide with a band of unsuspecting teens, a flirtatious face from Jenny’s past and a vicious outsider hellbent on finding answers.
Marshall-Green will play that person from Jenny’s past, Travis. An old friend of Jenny (Winnick) and her late husband Cody (Ryan Phillippe), Travis has been working undercover on a local drug ring...
- 8/24/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
This review of “How It Ends” was first published after its January 2021 premiere at the Sundance Film Festival.
The cheeriest movie ever made about Armageddon, “How It Ends” started as a way to be productive during the pandemic and ended up as a cameo-studded lark that also manages to be a touching examination of the regrets we carry around. Writer-directors Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones keep things light on this scenic tour of Los Angeles by foot, but they also manage to bump up against some big ideas without letting their comic tone get too blue.
The film premiered in January at the virtual Sundance Film Festival, where Wein and Lister-Jones have spent a fair amount of time in the past, and it’s an endearing Sundance bonbon: quirky but not annoying, charming but not cloying, slight but in a good way. Wein and Lister-Jones, who occasionally direct indies together...
The cheeriest movie ever made about Armageddon, “How It Ends” started as a way to be productive during the pandemic and ended up as a cameo-studded lark that also manages to be a touching examination of the regrets we carry around. Writer-directors Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones keep things light on this scenic tour of Los Angeles by foot, but they also manage to bump up against some big ideas without letting their comic tone get too blue.
The film premiered in January at the virtual Sundance Film Festival, where Wein and Lister-Jones have spent a fair amount of time in the past, and it’s an endearing Sundance bonbon: quirky but not annoying, charming but not cloying, slight but in a good way. Wein and Lister-Jones, who occasionally direct indies together...
- 7/19/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
“Wow, wow, wow, guys — we did it. We’re here!” Daryl Wein said as he grabbed the microphone and walked to center stage on NeueHouse’s rooftop patio Thursday just before 9 p.m.
Joined by Zoe Lister-Jones, his creative collaborator on six films, the pair (married since 2013) were about to take turns introducing their latest effort, How it Ends, and its cast while adding context to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the production. “We made this film early on in the pandemic and it was really weird and scary,” Wein explained. “We were, at the ...
Joined by Zoe Lister-Jones, his creative collaborator on six films, the pair (married since 2013) were about to take turns introducing their latest effort, How it Ends, and its cast while adding context to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the production. “We made this film early on in the pandemic and it was really weird and scary,” Wein explained. “We were, at the ...
- 7/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Wow, wow, wow, guys — we did it. We’re here!” Daryl Wein said as he grabbed the microphone and walked to center stage on NeueHouse’s rooftop patio Thursday just before 9 p.m.
Joined by Zoe Lister-Jones, his creative collaborator on six films, the pair (married since 2013) were about to take turns introducing their latest effort, How it Ends, and its cast while adding context to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the production. “We made this film early on in the pandemic and it was really weird and scary,” Wein explained. “We were, at the ...
Joined by Zoe Lister-Jones, his creative collaborator on six films, the pair (married since 2013) were about to take turns introducing their latest effort, How it Ends, and its cast while adding context to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the production. “We made this film early on in the pandemic and it was really weird and scary,” Wein explained. “We were, at the ...
- 7/16/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: Logan Marshall-Green (How It Ends), Matt Craven (Sharp Objects) and newcomer Ridley Asha Bateman have joined the cast of Lou.
They’ll appear, in the Netflix film, opposite previously announced cast members Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country).
In Lou, a massive storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother, with no other option, teams up with the mysterious older woman next door to pursue the kidnapper – a journey into the wilderness that will test their limits and expose dark and shocking secrets from their pasts.
Anna Foerster is directing the film, from a script by Maggie Cohn.
JJ Abrams, Jon Cohen and Hannah Minghella are producing the feature. Its exec producers are Braden Aftergood, Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Lindsey Weber and Cory Bennett Lewis. Jeannette Francis is also on board as an associate producer.
Marshall-Green recently appeared in the film How It Ends,...
They’ll appear, in the Netflix film, opposite previously announced cast members Allison Janney and Jurnee Smollett (Lovecraft Country).
In Lou, a massive storm rages. A young girl is kidnapped. Her mother, with no other option, teams up with the mysterious older woman next door to pursue the kidnapper – a journey into the wilderness that will test their limits and expose dark and shocking secrets from their pasts.
Anna Foerster is directing the film, from a script by Maggie Cohn.
JJ Abrams, Jon Cohen and Hannah Minghella are producing the feature. Its exec producers are Braden Aftergood, Allison Janney, Jurnee Smollett, Lindsey Weber and Cory Bennett Lewis. Jeannette Francis is also on board as an associate producer.
Marshall-Green recently appeared in the film How It Ends,...
- 7/1/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
How It Ends Review — How It Ends (2021) Film Review from the 20th Annual Tribeca Film Festival, a movie directed by Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, and starring Zoe Lister-Jones, Cailee Spaeny, Whitney Cummings, Tawny Newsome, Finn Wolfhard, Nick Kroll, Logan Marshall-Green, Helen Hunt, Bradley Whitford, Bobby Lee, Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: How It Ends (2021): A Delightful Film with Some Very Fun Performances [Tribeca 2021]...
Continue reading: Film Review: How It Ends (2021): A Delightful Film with Some Very Fun Performances [Tribeca 2021]...
- 6/23/2021
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Produced, written, and directed by Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones, How It Ends was born out of the lockdown we’ve found ourselves in the past year-plus. The Sundance, SXSW, and Tribeca selection is an apocalyptic comedy in which the freewheeling Liza (Lister-Jones) scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won’t be easy, after her car is stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Accompanied by her younger self (Cailee Spaeny), Liza embarks on a journey across Los Angeles, running into an eclectic cast of characters.
Ahead of a release in just a few weeeks, MGM has now unveiled the trailer for the film also (briefly) featuring Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, Whitney Cummings, Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Helen Hunt, Nick Kroll, Lamorne Morris, Bradley Whitford, Colin Hanks, Tawny Newsome,...
Ahead of a release in just a few weeeks, MGM has now unveiled the trailer for the film also (briefly) featuring Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, Whitney Cummings, Charlie Day, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Helen Hunt, Nick Kroll, Lamorne Morris, Bradley Whitford, Colin Hanks, Tawny Newsome,...
- 6/19/2021
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
“How It Ends,” the feel-good take on the end of human civilization, is nearly here. MGM has now released the first trailer for the film, which earned critical praise at Sundance earlier in the year.
The film’s synopsis reads: “In this feel good apocalyptic comedy, freewheeling Liza (Zoe Lister-Jones) scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won’t be easy, after her car is stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Accompanied by her younger self (Cailee Spaeny), Liza embarks on a hilarious journey across Los Angeles, running into an eclectic cast of characters.”
“How It Ends” will be available on demand everywhere and in select theaters on July 20.
The film is written, produced, and directed by Daryl Wein and Lister-Jones. Lister-Jones and Spaeny star alongside Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen,...
The film’s synopsis reads: “In this feel good apocalyptic comedy, freewheeling Liza (Zoe Lister-Jones) scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won’t be easy, after her car is stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Accompanied by her younger self (Cailee Spaeny), Liza embarks on a hilarious journey across Los Angeles, running into an eclectic cast of characters.”
“How It Ends” will be available on demand everywhere and in select theaters on July 20.
The film is written, produced, and directed by Daryl Wein and Lister-Jones. Lister-Jones and Spaeny star alongside Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen,...
- 6/18/2021
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
"How It Ends" is a new comedy feature, written, directed, and produced by Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones, starring Lister-Jones, Cailee Spaeny, Olivia Wilde, Fred Armisen, Helen Hunt, Lamorne Morris and Nick Kroll, opening July 20, 2021:
"...in this 'apocalyptic comedy', freewheeling 'Liza' (Lister-Jones) scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won't be easy, after her car is stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Accompanied by her younger self (Spaeny), Liza embarks on a hilarious journey across Los Angeles, running into an eclectic cast of characters..."
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"...in this 'apocalyptic comedy', freewheeling 'Liza' (Lister-Jones) scores an invite to one last wild party before the world ends. But making it there won't be easy, after her car is stolen, and the clock is ticking on her plan to tie up loose ends with friends and family. Accompanied by her younger self (Spaeny), Liza embarks on a hilarious journey across Los Angeles, running into an eclectic cast of characters..."
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- 6/18/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
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In honor of Pride Month, we put together a collection of documentaries that explore some of the many challenges faced by the LGBTQ community, and the ongoing fight for equality. From the Stonewall Uprising, to the oldest lesbian bar in the United States, the films listed shed a light on the lives of gays, lesbians, and trans people, while showing the evolution of the Gay Rights Movement. Below, find 10 documentary films that you can rent (or buy) on Amazon Prime Video. If you’re not already an Amazon Prime member, you can joint today for free (the membership will cost you $12.99 a month after a free 30-day trial). For more LGBTQ content check...
In honor of Pride Month, we put together a collection of documentaries that explore some of the many challenges faced by the LGBTQ community, and the ongoing fight for equality. From the Stonewall Uprising, to the oldest lesbian bar in the United States, the films listed shed a light on the lives of gays, lesbians, and trans people, while showing the evolution of the Gay Rights Movement. Below, find 10 documentary films that you can rent (or buy) on Amazon Prime Video. If you’re not already an Amazon Prime member, you can joint today for free (the membership will cost you $12.99 a month after a free 30-day trial). For more LGBTQ content check...
- 6/12/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
The 2021 Sundance Film Festival selection will be released July 20 in theaters and on digital platforms
“How It Ends,” described in a statement as “an apocalyptic comedy” co-written, co-directed and co-produced by Zoe Lister-Jones and her husband and frequent collaborator Daryl Wein, has been acquired by MGM’s American International Pictures label following its Sundance Festival debut, MGM announced Monday.
The film was an official selection at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Aip, which has acquired the worldwide rights, will released the film July 20 in the U.S. in theaters and on digital platforms.
The movie tells the story of Liza (Lister-Jones) who travels across Los Angeles on the eve of the end of the world. While taking steps to reconcile with parents, former lovers and friends, she is accompanied by what a statement describes as “a metaphysical projection of her younger self” (portrayed by Cailee Spaeny of HBO’s “Mare of...
“How It Ends,” described in a statement as “an apocalyptic comedy” co-written, co-directed and co-produced by Zoe Lister-Jones and her husband and frequent collaborator Daryl Wein, has been acquired by MGM’s American International Pictures label following its Sundance Festival debut, MGM announced Monday.
The film was an official selection at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Aip, which has acquired the worldwide rights, will released the film July 20 in the U.S. in theaters and on digital platforms.
The movie tells the story of Liza (Lister-Jones) who travels across Los Angeles on the eve of the end of the world. While taking steps to reconcile with parents, former lovers and friends, she is accompanied by what a statement describes as “a metaphysical projection of her younger self” (portrayed by Cailee Spaeny of HBO’s “Mare of...
- 5/10/2021
- by Diane Haithman
- The Wrap
“How It Ends,” a serene apocalyptic comedy from partners Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, has been acquired by MGM’s American International Pictures label.
The film was an official selection at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, written, directed and produced by Lister-Jones and Wein. American International Pictures will release the project in theaters and on digital platforms on July 20 in the U.S. The company also holds worldwide distribution rights.
The project follows Liza (Lister-Jones), traversing across Los Angeles on the eve of the end of the world. As she reconciles relationships with parents, old lovers and friends, she walks in step with a metaphysical projection of her younger self (the dazzling Cailee Spaeny of HBO’s “Mare of Eastown”).
The project features dozens of cameos from top comedy stars and actors including Whitney Cummings, Tawny Newsome, Finn Wolfard, Nick Kroll, Logan Marshall Green, Bobby Lee, Fred Armisen, Glenn Howerton, Bradley Whitford,...
The film was an official selection at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, written, directed and produced by Lister-Jones and Wein. American International Pictures will release the project in theaters and on digital platforms on July 20 in the U.S. The company also holds worldwide distribution rights.
The project follows Liza (Lister-Jones), traversing across Los Angeles on the eve of the end of the world. As she reconciles relationships with parents, old lovers and friends, she walks in step with a metaphysical projection of her younger self (the dazzling Cailee Spaeny of HBO’s “Mare of Eastown”).
The project features dozens of cameos from top comedy stars and actors including Whitney Cummings, Tawny Newsome, Finn Wolfard, Nick Kroll, Logan Marshall Green, Bobby Lee, Fred Armisen, Glenn Howerton, Bradley Whitford,...
- 5/10/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
The 2021 Tribeca Festival, presented by AT&T, has today unveiled its feature film lineup, including new films from Bing Liu, Ilana Glazer, Jim Cummings, Hannah Marks, Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, Morgan Neville, Sacha Jenkins, and many more. In addition to the new selections, 53 feature films from the cancelled 2020 festival program will also be screened as part of the June event.
As the festival announced late last month, this year’s event will “transform prominent locations into an expansive 12-day multi-screen outdoor celebration” held June 9 to 20, and is believed to be first major North American film festival to mount such an in-person event. Director Jon M. Chu’s long-awaited “In the Heights,” adapted from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, will open the 20th anniversary edition of Tribeca on June 9.
The features program includes 66 films from 81 filmmakers from across 23 different countries. They include two long-awaited follow-ups: “Roadrunner,” Nevillle’s long-gestating...
As the festival announced late last month, this year’s event will “transform prominent locations into an expansive 12-day multi-screen outdoor celebration” held June 9 to 20, and is believed to be first major North American film festival to mount such an in-person event. Director Jon M. Chu’s long-awaited “In the Heights,” adapted from Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony Award-winning Broadway musical, will open the 20th anniversary edition of Tribeca on June 9.
The features program includes 66 films from 81 filmmakers from across 23 different countries. They include two long-awaited follow-ups: “Roadrunner,” Nevillle’s long-gestating...
- 4/20/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
For Zoe Lister-Jones, filmmaking is therapeutic, and when the entertainment industry shut down in 2020, she quickly realized that creativity was the only way to get through such uncharted territory. Fresh off of wrapping The Craft: Legacy, Lister-Jones remained close with her lead actor, Cailee Spaeny, and since they were both part of the same quarantine bubble, socially-distanced walks became a necessary form of release. From there, the idea for How It Ends emerged, and together with her partner and co-filmmaker Daryl Wein, Lister-Jones started crafting the story and putting the pieces in place.
With recent festival screenings at Sundance and South by ...
With recent festival screenings at Sundance and South by ...
- 3/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
For Zoe Lister-Jones, filmmaking is therapeutic, and when the entertainment industry shut down in 2020, she quickly realized that creativity was the only way to get through such uncharted territory. Fresh off of wrapping The Craft: Legacy, Lister-Jones remained close with her lead actor, Cailee Spaeny, and since they were both part of the same quarantine bubble, socially-distanced walks became a necessary form of release. From there, the idea for How It Ends emerged, and together with her partner and co-filmmaker Daryl Wein, Lister-Jones started crafting the story and putting the pieces in place.
With recent festival screenings at Sundance and South by ...
With recent festival screenings at Sundance and South by ...
- 3/25/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – The virtual/online 2021 SXSW Festival began on March 16th, and continues through March 20th. The independent films in the festival touch upon relationships, mother-to-society, sister-to-sister and adult-woman-to-younger-self. Three more film capsules are below.
There will be many advantages and unique opportunities through this event, centered as usual in Austin, Texas, including the keynote/speeches, conference sessions, music festival showcases, film festival screenings, world-class networking, online exhibitions, and the unexpected discoveries that are always a part of SXSW, all in a digital setting.
Our Father
Photo credit: SXSW.com
Films Of SXSW: Capsule Reviews
Click the title for film information and screening status …
Rating: 4.0/5.0
”I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)” – Kelley Kali stars in and co-directs this stark reality smack involving the two Americas of rich and poor. Kali is Danny, a Los Angeles mother who is “camping” with her daughter and trying to negotiate a new apartment. The backstory is she is widowed,...
There will be many advantages and unique opportunities through this event, centered as usual in Austin, Texas, including the keynote/speeches, conference sessions, music festival showcases, film festival screenings, world-class networking, online exhibitions, and the unexpected discoveries that are always a part of SXSW, all in a digital setting.
Our Father
Photo credit: SXSW.com
Films Of SXSW: Capsule Reviews
Click the title for film information and screening status …
Rating: 4.0/5.0
”I’m Fine (Thanks for Asking)” – Kelley Kali stars in and co-directs this stark reality smack involving the two Americas of rich and poor. Kali is Danny, a Los Angeles mother who is “camping” with her daughter and trying to negotiate a new apartment. The backstory is she is widowed,...
- 3/19/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Here’s a look at three more genre-related projects that recently played during the 2021 Sundance Film Festival: The Blazing World from Carlson Young, the end-of-the-world comedy How It Ends, and James Ashcroft’s Coming Home in the Dark.
The Blazing World: For her feature film debut, Carlson Young (who many genre fans will remember from her days on Scream: The TV Series) takes us on a nightmarish descent into the fragile and fractured psyche of a young woman named Margaret (also played by Young), who has been living with the trauma and grief caused by the accidental death of her twin sister decades prior. As she contemplates committing suicide, Margaret finds herself transported into an alternate world where she is tasked with retrieving a series of keys by a mysterious man called Lained (Udo Kier), who sends her on a journey that will force her to confront her demons...
The Blazing World: For her feature film debut, Carlson Young (who many genre fans will remember from her days on Scream: The TV Series) takes us on a nightmarish descent into the fragile and fractured psyche of a young woman named Margaret (also played by Young), who has been living with the trauma and grief caused by the accidental death of her twin sister decades prior. As she contemplates committing suicide, Margaret finds herself transported into an alternate world where she is tasked with retrieving a series of keys by a mysterious man called Lained (Udo Kier), who sends her on a journey that will force her to confront her demons...
- 2/13/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
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Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones were holed up in their Los Angeles home last spring, despairing about the pandemic, when they got an idea: What if they channeled their feelings into a story that showcased this surreal moment? The film that emerged was “How It Ends,” a witty comedy that follows a woman (Lister-Jones) and her younger self (Cailee Spaeny) during their last day on Earth before the apocalypse. Premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the film was shot in early summer under strict Covid-19 protocols, and the result is an impressive snapshot of our time — both in terms of narrative relevancy and nimble,...
Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones were holed up in their Los Angeles home last spring, despairing about the pandemic, when they got an idea: What if they channeled their feelings into a story that showcased this surreal moment? The film that emerged was “How It Ends,” a witty comedy that follows a woman (Lister-Jones) and her younger self (Cailee Spaeny) during their last day on Earth before the apocalypse. Premiering at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, the film was shot in early summer under strict Covid-19 protocols, and the result is an impressive snapshot of our time — both in terms of narrative relevancy and nimble,...
- 2/5/2021
- by IndieWire Staff
- Indiewire
The end of the world never looked more unbearably sunny or cheerily welcome than it does in writer-director duo (and real-world couple) Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein’s How It Ends, a light, breezy neighborhood walkabout through one woman’s last day and night on Earth. A bit too lightweight and twee for some and not lightweight or twee enough for others, How It Ends offers a surfeit of casual, surface-deep charms, from Zoe Lister-Jones’s engaging turn as Liza, a thirty-something LA woman facing the prospect of the apocalypse with uncommonly good cheer and the ever-present companionship of her once imaginary, now fully embodied, independently minded, younger self (Cailee Spaeny). Young Liza functions as a Greek chorus (minus the Greeks or the chorus, but with the never-ending...
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- 2/5/2021
- Screen Anarchy
Sundance went virtual for its 2021 edition, but that certainly didn’t slow the market down. Within a matter of days, Apple broke the record for dealmaking at the festival by scoring eventual Grand Jury prize-winner “Coda” for a whopping $25 million; Rebecca Hall’s directorial debut, “Passing,” landed with Netflix for a reported $15 million deal as the festival came to an end. Meanwhile, a number of highlights from the lineup are enmeshed in bidding wars as sales agents sort through their options, including Questlove’s celebrated documentary “Summer of Soul” and Jerrod Carmichael’s twisted buddy movie “On the Count of Three.”
Since those movies don’t exactly need our help getting on buyers radars, we’re leaving them off our usual memo to distributors in favor of a number of titiles that could really use the boost. The year ahead is certainly going to be an unpredictable one for distribution...
Since those movies don’t exactly need our help getting on buyers radars, we’re leaving them off our usual memo to distributors in favor of a number of titiles that could really use the boost. The year ahead is certainly going to be an unpredictable one for distribution...
- 2/4/2021
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
By Abe Friedtanzer
It’s been quite revealing to see how the film and television industries have responded to the limitations imposed by stringent regulations during the pandemic. We saw a few shows like Connecting… and Social Distance, the Coastal Elites special, and radically different release strategies from studios and streamers. What excites me most is the way that filmmakers have used new approaches to create stories that don’t directly reference what’s going on now in the world but try something innovative instead. To best illustrate this, let’s look at How It Ends, the new collaboration between Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, who were last at Sundance with White Rabbit in 2018.
It’s the end of the world – a comet is headed towards Earth and so there’s literally going to be no tomorrow...
It’s been quite revealing to see how the film and television industries have responded to the limitations imposed by stringent regulations during the pandemic. We saw a few shows like Connecting… and Social Distance, the Coastal Elites special, and radically different release strategies from studios and streamers. What excites me most is the way that filmmakers have used new approaches to create stories that don’t directly reference what’s going on now in the world but try something innovative instead. To best illustrate this, let’s look at How It Ends, the new collaboration between Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, who were last at Sundance with White Rabbit in 2018.
It’s the end of the world – a comet is headed towards Earth and so there’s literally going to be no tomorrow...
- 2/3/2021
- by Abe Friedtanzer
- FilmExperience
Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones’ How it Ends takes place on the eve of the Earth’s destruction. Followed by her younger self (Cailee Spaeny), Liza (played by Lister-Jones) tries to make it to a party despite the fact that her car has been stolen. Acting as co-dp (as well as co-editor and co-writer), Wein details the catharsis that came with editing his own film during the pandemic. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the editor of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired for this job? Wein: I co-edited the film […]
The post "It’s So Fun to Run and Gun": Editor Daryl Wein on How it Ends first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post "It’s So Fun to Run and Gun": Editor Daryl Wein on How it Ends first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 2/2/2021
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones’ How it Ends takes place on the eve of the Earth’s destruction. Followed by her younger self (Cailee Spaeny), Liza (played by Lister-Jones) tries to make it to a party despite the fact that her car has been stolen. Acting as co-dp (as well as co-editor and co-writer), Wein details the catharsis that came with editing his own film during the pandemic. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the editor of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired for this job? Wein: I co-edited the film […]
The post "It’s So Fun to Run and Gun": Editor Daryl Wein on How it Ends first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post "It’s So Fun to Run and Gun": Editor Daryl Wein on How it Ends first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 2/2/2021
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones’ How it Ends takes place on the eve of the Earth’s destruction. Followed by her younger self (Cailee Spaeny), Liza (played by Lister-Jones) tries to make it to a party despite the fact that her car has been stolen. Acting as co-dp (as well as co-editor and co-writer), Wein shares how he got close to the material as a consequence of the pandemic. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired for this job? Wein: I chose to […]
The post "I Wanted to Create a Kind of Subtle, Candy-Coated Pop Aesthetic": Dp Daryl Wein on How it Ends first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post "I Wanted to Create a Kind of Subtle, Candy-Coated Pop Aesthetic": Dp Daryl Wein on How it Ends first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 2/2/2021
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones’ How it Ends takes place on the eve of the Earth’s destruction. Followed by her younger self (Cailee Spaeny), Liza (played by Lister-Jones) tries to make it to a party despite the fact that her car has been stolen. Acting as co-dp (as well as co-editor and co-writer), Wein shares how he got close to the material as a consequence of the pandemic. Filmmaker: How and why did you wind up being the cinematographer of your film? What were the factors and attributes that led to your being hired for this job? Wein: I chose to […]
The post "I Wanted to Create a Kind of Subtle, Candy-Coated Pop Aesthetic": Dp Daryl Wein on How it Ends first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post "I Wanted to Create a Kind of Subtle, Candy-Coated Pop Aesthetic": Dp Daryl Wein on How it Ends first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 2/2/2021
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The Covid-19 pandemic has had a huge impact on the 2021 Sundance Film Festival, which was forced to take place largely online, with scattered outdoor screenings and socially-distanced events in cities around the country. But the pandemic has also impacted Sundance creatively, leading to an opening four days in which filmmakers have used a variety of techniques and genres to grapple with the issues of a virus that was just beginning to surface when the last in-person Sundance took place in Park City a year ago.
The most obvious example is the opening-night documentary “In the Same Breath” from Chinese-born director Nanfu Wang, who came to Park City straight from China in January 2020, and then found she couldn’t rejoin her husband and son there because of the pandemic lockdown. Her film includes wrenching footage from Wuhan in the early days of the virus but expands to look at the Chinese...
The most obvious example is the opening-night documentary “In the Same Breath” from Chinese-born director Nanfu Wang, who came to Park City straight from China in January 2020, and then found she couldn’t rejoin her husband and son there because of the pandemic lockdown. Her film includes wrenching footage from Wuhan in the early days of the virus but expands to look at the Chinese...
- 2/1/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones’ Sundance film “How It Ends” was shot during the pandemic and shows the grim realities of what life has been like for Angelenos living through lockdown. Making the film during such a trying time was not only a creative release but, Lister-Jones says, was also an effective form of therapy.
“Like everyone, we were facing so many fears and uncertainty at the beginning of quarantine and I think for both of us, we kind of don’t know how to channel our emotions through anything other than our work,” Lister-Jones told Steve Pond during TheWrap’s Sundance Virtual Studio presented by Nfp and National Geographic. “Our work serves as therapy, and this was no exception. So I think we started to do a lot of inner child work and were trying to have these dialogues with our most vulnerable selves.”
She added: “We didn’t...
“Like everyone, we were facing so many fears and uncertainty at the beginning of quarantine and I think for both of us, we kind of don’t know how to channel our emotions through anything other than our work,” Lister-Jones told Steve Pond during TheWrap’s Sundance Virtual Studio presented by Nfp and National Geographic. “Our work serves as therapy, and this was no exception. So I think we started to do a lot of inner child work and were trying to have these dialogues with our most vulnerable selves.”
She added: “We didn’t...
- 1/31/2021
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Movies about the end of the world share a similar DNA: chaos, fire, looting, revelations. But in “How It Ends,” from filmmakers Zoe Lister-Jones and Daryl Wein, the apocalypse is as serene and lush as a Southern California spa day.
Though spilling over with catharsis and a full manifestation of the lead character’s inner child, the co-directors, writers and producers have a different take on cinema’s ongoing obsession with the last day on earth — and it looks and feels a lot like coronavirus quarantine, during which it was made.
“Daryl and I, like so many people, had so many questions. Specifically about the future of filmmaking. As artists and as a team, filmmaking is really how we process a lot of deep existential questions. We were faced with both of those things, because of the singular circumstance that we were all forced into, and we didn’t have a way to process them,...
Though spilling over with catharsis and a full manifestation of the lead character’s inner child, the co-directors, writers and producers have a different take on cinema’s ongoing obsession with the last day on earth — and it looks and feels a lot like coronavirus quarantine, during which it was made.
“Daryl and I, like so many people, had so many questions. Specifically about the future of filmmaking. As artists and as a team, filmmaking is really how we process a lot of deep existential questions. We were faced with both of those things, because of the singular circumstance that we were all forced into, and we didn’t have a way to process them,...
- 1/31/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – The 2021 Sundance Film Festival is now in Day Four, offering over 20 premieres on January 31st. This year’s festival is virtual and online, meaning anyone with a ticket or a pass can indulge in the film offerings throughout the festival, which runs until February 3rd.
For the premieres of 2021, the cutting edge potential influencer films and all the ancillary new voice filmmakers, the Sundance Film Festival is the one that begins every film year with the movies that ultimately become the talk of the town and the gatherer of year end awards. Your ticket to the festival is your chance to see these films and filmmakers before the general public.
On the Count of Three
Photo credit: Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual event organized by the Sundance Institute – an organization founded by actor Robert Redford in 1980 – and dedicated to the growth of independent artists.
For the premieres of 2021, the cutting edge potential influencer films and all the ancillary new voice filmmakers, the Sundance Film Festival is the one that begins every film year with the movies that ultimately become the talk of the town and the gatherer of year end awards. Your ticket to the festival is your chance to see these films and filmmakers before the general public.
On the Count of Three
Photo credit: Sundance Film Festival
The Sundance Film Festival is an annual event organized by the Sundance Institute – an organization founded by actor Robert Redford in 1980 – and dedicated to the growth of independent artists.
- 1/31/2021
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"I have never been loved by anyone the way that you have loved me, and I am so sorry that I haven't known how to love you back." Zoe Lister-Jones utters this beautiful line with such emotion, you might expect it to be part of a dashing romantic monologue. The reality is much better and more heart-wrenching. In How It Ends - which premiered at the virtual Sundance Film Festival on Jan. 29 - Lister-Jones's Liza explores her insecurities at the end of the world with her metaphysical younger self, played by Cailee Spaeny, by her side.
"We were living it as we were performing it."
Lister-Jones and her husband (and frequent creative partner), Daryl Wein, cooked up the apocalyptic project at the beginning of Covid-19 shelter-in-place. Although the film makes no mention of the pandemic, Lister-Jones told Popsugar the real-life parallels were intentional. "We were living it as we were performing it,...
"We were living it as we were performing it."
Lister-Jones and her husband (and frequent creative partner), Daryl Wein, cooked up the apocalyptic project at the beginning of Covid-19 shelter-in-place. Although the film makes no mention of the pandemic, Lister-Jones told Popsugar the real-life parallels were intentional. "We were living it as we were performing it,...
- 1/30/2021
- by Karenna Meredith
- Popsugar.com
What would you do if you knew the world was coming to an end? It’s a familiar topic, but co-writers/directors Daryl Wein and Zoe Lister-Jones had the unique experience of putting their own spin on that idea during a time when our real world actually felt like […]
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The post ‘How It Ends’ Review: Seeking Self-Love at the End of the World [Sundance 2021] appeared first on /Film.
- 1/30/2021
- by Ben Pearson
- Slash Film
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