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Anora is a romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Sean Baker. The 2024 film follows the story of Anora Mikheeva, a young stripper who falls in love with and marries Vanya, the son of a Russian oligarch, and finally gets her Cinderella story but once the news reaches Vanya’s parents they come to New York to get their marriage annulled by any means necessary. Anora stars Mikey Madison in the lead role with Mark Eidelstein, Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Aleksei Serebryakov starring in supporting roles. So, if you loved the intensely dramatic story, tragic romance, and compelling characters in Anora here are some similar movies you should check out next.

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Pretty Woman is a romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay written by J.F. Lawton.

As my friend Bob George used to say, “You’re getting close.” He’d say it about my personal life and he’d say it on set. He always knew what the missing pieces were and wasn’t afraid to tell me.

I met Bob, who died last week at 51 in a tragic bike accident in Silver Lake, through a friend. It was immediately apparent that we were exact opposites. I felt instantly balanced, just being in the room with him. He was an effortless, kind and gentle soul. An affable, hilarious guy who loved to laugh. I called him the very next day to go for drinks, and it was clear to us both that we liked each other to the point that we wanted to keep each other forever.

He was still a production accountant in 2013 when he expressed an interest in producing, and I thought to myself...

Veteran Hollywood producer Bob George has died after a bike accident in Los Angeles. He was 51.

The filmmaker, who produced Drake Doremus-directed films such as “Endings, Beginnings,” “Zoe” and “Newness,” was struck by a car while riding his bicycle in Silver Lake. He died Tuesday, according to writer-director Ben York Jones, who confirmed his colleague’s death via an Instagram post. TheWrap has also reached out to the Los Angeles Police Department.

That post stated “We lost beloved and sweet and virtuous Bob George this week. Bob was a friend and collaborator. He produced ‘Newness’ and projects that had yet to be realized. His smile was undeniable and his demeanor was reverent. He was quietly kooky and eager to laugh. I loved Bob. He passed suddenly in a bicycle accident on Tuesday.”

The statement written by the “Newness” writer ended, “He rode his bike everywhere. He rides on in our hearts,...

Bob George, who served as a producer on the recent Drake Doremus-directed dramas Newness, Zoe and Endings, Beginnings, has died. He was 51.

George died Tuesday after he was stuck by a car while on his bicycle in Silver Lake, writer-actor Ben York Jones told The Hollywood Reporter. “He was very healthy and precautious and conscientious and humble, and he rode his bike everywhere,” Jones said.

Born in Peoria, Illinois, Robert Joseph George Jr. started out as production accountant on such big-budget films as Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Sum of All Fears (2002), three Pirates of the Caribbean movies and The Lone Ranger (2013).

He was a production consultant on Divergent (2014) before producing his first feature, Scott Free’s Newness (2017). Starring Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa and written by Jones, it premiered at Sundance and was acquired by Netflix.

He reunited with Doremus on the Ewan McGregor and Léa Seydoux-starring Zoe...

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Before Jimin was sure he could release a solo debut album, his fellow BTS members believed in him first.

It was last spring, and the group was in Las Vegas, carrying out the last shows on their “Permission to Dance on Stage” stadium tour. In between nights, he opened up to his brother-like band members over drinks and told them about the self-doubt he’d been experiencing during the pandemic. That’s when he received the encouragement he needed from the group, who will celebrate their 10-year anniversary this summer,...

It appears that acclaimed filmmaker Drake Doremus is set to make his debut on the TV side of things with a new series coming to Netflix, “One Day in December.” And he has a great leading lady already signed up for the job.

According to Deadline, Drake Doremus is set to write, direct, and executive produce “One Day in December,” a new romantic drama series coming to Netflix.

Continue reading ‘One Day In December’: Lucy Boynton To Star In Drake Doremus’ New Netflix Romantic Drama Series at The Playlist.

Exclusive: Esteemed indie filmmaker Drake Doremus (Like Crazy) is making his first major move into television with the series One Day in December in development at Netflix, which has Lucy Boynton (Bohemian Rhapsody) attached to exec produce and star, according to multiple sources.

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Netflix declined to comment, and the show’s studio Fifth Season could not be reached. But the romantic drama series is based on the Josie Silver novel of the same name, which was a hotly pursued property after coming in as both #1 New York Times bestseller and a Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick, upon its 2018 publication by Random House.

The book tells the story of Laurie, who per the publisher,...

Exclusive: Following his big Animated Feature Oscar win on Sunday for Pinocchio, Guillermo del Toro is getting closer to finding his next live-action film. Sources tell Deadline that Andrew Garfield, Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth are in early talks to star in del Toro’s Frankenstein at Netflix. Del Toro will write and direct the pic.

Insiders close to the pic caution that del Toro is still working on the script and no formal offers have given to any actors. But sources add that he has has met with all three and each is on board to star.

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Netflix declined comment.

Exclusive: After making her short-film directorial debut with Scott Free, Kristen Stewart is set to reunite with the banner for her feature directorial debut as she is set to direct The Chronology of Water, with Imogen Poots set to star. Stewart also will co-adapt the script with Andy Mingo, which is based on the memoir by Lidia Yuknavitch.

A Reader’s Choice Award winner at the 2012 Oregon Book Awards and finalist for the Pen Center USA Creative Nonfiction Award, the memoir is a lyrical journey through a life saved by art. A young woman finds her voice through the written word and her salvation as a swimmer – ultimately becoming a triumphant teacher, mother and a singular modern writer. A survivor’s story and a sexually abrasive and honest coming of age, the film is a physical memory wash of Yuknavitch’s inner life.

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Exclusive: Skybound Entertainment, the company founded by The Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman, is staffing up.

The company has hired Fred D. Lee as VP, Film and Television.

He joins from Nickelodeon and Awesomeness, where he produced live-action features for Paramount+.

Reporting to Rick Jacobs, Managing Partner, Linear Content, Lee will focus on expanding and guiding Skybound’s feature slate of commercial genre fare in the U.S. and international markets.

Projects include Hardcore at Universal with Adam Wingard directing; Stealth at Universal with Lee Daniels directing; and Oblivion Song at New Republic Pictures with Jake Gyllenhaal attached to produce and star.

At Paramount+, he produced Honor Society, directed by Oran Zegman and starring Angourie Rice, Gaten Matarazzo, and Christopher Mintz-Plasse, and Jojo Siwa’s The J Team.

Prior to joining Nickelodeon, he oversaw English-language development for Cj Enm, the South Korean studio behind Parasite. Projects there included Drake Doremus...

Michael Pruss has been promoted to co-president of the film division at Scott Free Productions. Pruss will continue to report to Scott Free president Kevin Walsh as he helps expand the company’s slate of feature films with a focus on developing new filmmakers and talent from across the globe and bringing them into the Scott Free fold. Pruss, known for his acumen in world cinema, has been prolific in his seven years at Scott Free, primarily focused on backing independent and international filmmakers.

“I’m hugely grateful to Ridley, Kevin, Justin – and all my Scott Free colleagues and friends – for their support, guidance and advice over these past few years,” Pruss said. “It’s a privilege to work with such excellent people everyday and I’m looking forward to continuing to make Scott Free a home for quality films and filmmakers from around the world.”

Walsh continues to oversee...

Exclusive: Cara Buono (Stranger Things) and Kai Lennox (Green Room) are set as leads opposite Elle Fanning in Hulu drama The Girl From Plainville, from The Post writer Liz Hannah and Dr. Death exec producer Patrick Macmanus. Colton Ryan, Chloë Sevigny and Norbert Leo Butz also star.

Written by Hannah and Macmanus and produced by UCP, The Girl From Plainville stars Fanning as Michelle Carter and is inspired by the true story of her controversial “texting suicide” case. Based off the Esquire article by Jesse Barron, the limited series will explore Carter’s relationship with Conrad “Coco” Roy III (Ryan) and the events that led to his death and, later, her controversial conviction of involuntary manslaughter.

Buono will play Gail Carter, Michelle’s (Fanning) mother. At first, it’s hard to crack Gail, but as the series progresses, she becomes introspective about her own skills as a mother. Gail tries...

Falcon and the Winter Soldier star Sebastian Stan shared a new image related to his upcoming part in Hulu’s limited series Pam & Tommy. In it Stan, who plays Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee opposite James’ Pamela Anderson, poses in character wearing just shorts, shoes and an apron emblazoned with the words “Kiss the Cook,” with the hashtag “Sunday” appended.

The photo is similar to many shirtless, in character poses the actor has posted in recent weeks, but his one seemed a bit more appropriate to a BBQ-filled holiday weekend.

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The post was liked by co-star Seth Rogen as well as Drake Doremus — who directed Stan in Endings — Beginnings and producer Simon Kinberg.

Hulu previously released several photos of Stan and co-star Lily James that recalled famous images of Lee and Anderson. You can see those here.

Milan Records today releases Ammonite (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) with music by Dustin O’Halloran and Volker Bertelmann. Available everywhere now, the album features music written by the duo for director Francis Lee’s critically-acclaimed film starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. Continuing a fruitful creative partnership, the nine-track album features music co-composed by O’Halloran and Bertelmann, who previously teamed on the Academy® Award, BAFTA, and Golden Globe® Award-nominated score for 2016’s Lion, A Christmas Carol and more.

Following its world premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF), Neon opened the film in select theaters on November 13.

Please watch the film safely in theatres, but don’t worry if not, it comes out digitally in the US December 4th. I hope you and your loved ones are well pic.twitter.com/ewWAVAuoNx

— Francis Lee (@strawhousefilms) November 13, 2020

Of the soundtrack, composers O’Halloran and Bertelmann say,

“Writing music for Ammonite...

Miles Teller, Shailene Woodley and William Hurt are set to star in a satirical film called “The Fence” about neighbors on both sides of the Democrat and Republican divide.

Grímur Hákonarson, an Icelandic filmmaker known for his 2015 film “Rams,” will direct “The Fence” and make his English-language debut on the project.

In the film, Teller and Woodley play a newlywed liberal couple who move in next door to an ultra-conservative neighbor and ex-marine played by Hurt. They soon become at odds with Hurt when he insists on building a 9-foot-tall fence that he believes will help him protect from terrorists.

Shane Danielsen wrote the screenplay based on a story by Hákonarson. Justin Nappi and Juliet Berman are producing for Treehouse Pictures.

ICM Partners and CAA Media Finance are handling worldwide distribution rights and are introducing “The Fence” to buyers at AFM this week. Filming is scheduled to begin in March.

Exclusive: Miles Teller (Whiplash), Golden Globe nominee Shailene Woodley (Big Little Lies) and Oscar-winner William Hurt (Kiss Of The Spider Woman) are set to star in political satire The Fence from in-demand Icelandic director Grímur Hákonarson.

The film’s fun premise sees two liberal newlyweds increasingly at odds with their ultra-conservative ex-marine neighbor over a nine-foot-tall fence that he insists on building to keep his home safe from potential terrorists.

ICM Partners and CAA Media Finance are representing worldwide distribution rights and launching the project this week for the virtual AFM. Interestingly there’s no international sales firm attached. Filming is slated to get underway next March.

The film’s premise is fertile ground right now given the polarized political climate and the casting should make it an attractive prospect for buyers or financiers.

Screenplay was written by Shane Danielsen from a story by Hákonarson. Treehouse Pictures’ Justin Nappi (All Is Lost...

Pandemics come in a handful of different varieties — some we accurately diagnose, and some we don’t even notice. A highly contagious outbreak of coronavirus (to pick a random example) leaves behind a trail of bodies that makes it rather easy for right-thinking people to recognize the disease for what it is. Other global health crises, however, can be harder to spot. The ones that poison our mental health. The ones that disguise themselves as progress. The ones that seduce us into forgetting who we are.

Set in an analog and uncertain version of the recent past (or perhaps in a parallel universe where the iPhone was never invented), Christos Nikou’s “Apples” begins in the midst of a slow-rolling plague that spreads mysteriously and leaves its victims with severe amnesia. Details are scant, but the crisis has been around long enough that people in Greece have learned to live...

Shailene Woodley is caught between two smouldering, bearded stools in an earnest drama that lacks storytelling nous

There’s a lot going on in Drake Doremus’s flawed, serious-minded movie about relationships and personal growth – more going on, in fact, that can be successfully expressed in the running time. But this is a decently intended film from a director whose 2011 drama Like Crazy I liked very much.

Daph (Shailene Woodley) is, in the words of the song, torn between two lovers. Coming off a traumatic breakup, she has quit her job and left her apartment in LA and returned to live, mortifyingly, in the pool-house belonging to her married sister Billie (Lindsay Sloane) and quite close to her demanding mother Sue (Wendie Malick). But at a party Daph meets two unfeasibly handsome guys who are best friends and totally into her: soulful intellectual Jack (Jamie Dornan) and moody bad boy Frank (Sebastian Stan).

Continue reading.

Gina Prince-Bythewood, the director of this summer’s hottest movie, The Old Guard, joins Josh and Joe for a cheerful discussion of the movies that shattered her.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

The Old Guard (2020)

The Irishman (2019)

The Other Side of the Wind (2018)

Love And Basketball (2000)

The Secret Life of Bees (2008)

First Cow (2019)

Benji (1974)

Oh! Heavenly Dog (1980)

Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (1968)

Bambi (1942)

E.T. The Extra Terrestrial (1982)

The Color Purple (1985)

Ghost (1990)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)

Ordinary People (1980)

Central Station (1998)

Life Is Beautiful (1997)

To Be Or Not To Be (1942)

Pinocchio (2002)

Like Crazy (2011)

Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Beyond The Lights (2014)

12 Years A Slave (2013)

Goodfellas (1990)

Dirty Pretty Things (2002)

Amy (2015)

Moonlight (2016)

The Florida Project (2017)

Man On Fire (2004)

Bridesmaids (2011)

Sex And The City: The Movie (2008)

Wonder Woman (2017)

Black Panther (2018)

Spy (2015)

Se7en (1995)

Fight Club (1999)

The Game (1997)

Once Upon A Time In Hollywood (2019)

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Listen To All Our Hollywood News Podcasts Happy Sunday, ladies and gentlemen! Once more, before we get down to business of self promotion, it’s important to remember what’s important during times like these. I do sincerely hope all of you are staying safe and sane, despite what’s going on in the world. As a continuing distraction during the Coronavirus pandemic, we want you to relax and enjoy some audio goodness. So, yes, we’re taking one more opportunity to give all of our readers a friendly reminder about the podcast we have here at Hollywood News. Easy to enjoy in short bursts, as the episodes are only about ten minutes long, we have plenty of Academy Award coverage from last year, and now that Oscar season is over, we’ve been moving over into more reviews and interviews, as seen a month or so ago with our...

Exclusive: Signature Entertainment has picked up a raft of film and TV content for the UK market, including Drake Doremus drama Endings, Beginnings with Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, Sebastian Stan and Matthew Gray Gubler, and Jake Gyllenhaal-produced Sundance horror Relic.

The company has also struck deals for classic library titles including Muriel’s Wedding, Luc Besson action pic Taxi and cult sci-fi series Children Of Dune via separate pacts with TF1 and Sonar Entertainment.

Toronto premiere Endings, Beginnings, from Parasite producer Cj, charts a turbulent and passionate love triangle. Acquired from UK sales outfit Protagonist, it will get a day and date theatrical release in August.

Well-received horror Relic sees Emily Mortimer (The Bookshop) star as a daughter haunted by a manifestation of her mother’s dementia. Acquired from Film Constellation, the film will be released in the UK later this year.

Meanwhile, Signature has struck a deal with TF...

Listen To All Our Hollywood News Podcasts As we no doubt should, before we get down to business of self promotion, it’s important to remember what’s important during times like these. I do sincerely hope all of you are staying safe and sane, despite what’s going on in the world. As a continuing distraction during the Coronavirus pandemic, we want you to relax and enjoy some audio goodness. So, yes, we’re taking one more opportunity to give all of our readers a friendly reminder about the podcast we have here at Hollywood News. Easy to enjoy in short bursts, as the episodes are only about ten minutes long, we have plenty of Academy Award coverage from last year, and now that Oscar season is over, we’ve been moving over into more reviews and interviews, as seen a month or so ago with our Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani chat,...

Exclusive: CAA has signed actor Sebastian Stan. He’s taking his first agent in awhile, at a time when he’s got a lot going on. He is starring alongside Anthony Mackie in the Marvel Disney + series The Falcon and the Winter Soldier, reprising the Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier role he has played in two Captain America and the last two Avengers films.

He also co-starred with Margot Robbie and Allison Janney in 2017’s I, Tonya, and costarred in the films Destroyer and Endings, Beginnings, the Drake Doremus-directed film with Shailene Woodley and Jamie Dornan which is streaming now.

Stan has coming up a lead role in the female spy movie 355 hatched by Simon Kinberg and Jessica Chastain which Universal has slated for January 15 release. He also has upcoming The Devil All The Time opposite Rob Pattinson and Tom Holland and the indie film Monday.

Stan’s team consists of Brookside Artist Management,...

Listen To All Our Hollywood News Podcasts Happy Sunday, everyone! Once again, before we get down to business of self promotion, first things first. I do sincerely hope all of you are staying safe and sane in these trying times. As a continuing distraction during the Coronavirus pandemic, we want you to enjoy some audio goodness. So, yes, we’re taking one more opportunity to give all of our readers a friendly reminder about the podcast we have here at Hollywood News. Easy to enjoy in short bursts, as the episodes are only about ten minutes long, we have plenty of Academy Award coverage from last year, and now that Oscar season is over, we’ve been moving over into more reviews and interviews, as seen a month or so ago with our Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani chat, as well a handful of others, including actors like F. Murray Abraham,...

Parasite producer Cj is lining up another genre-bending treat. The Korean powerhouse is teaming up with Midsommar and Hereditary duo Ari Aster and Lars Knudsen on an English-language remake of cult Korean movie Save The Green Planet!

The off-beat, black comedy-sci-fi mashup from 2003 follows a man who believes the world is on the verge of an alien invasion and sets out to save the planet by first kidnapping his boss. Check out the wild trailer for the original below.

Cj, which also produced the 2003 film, will finance and produce alongside Aster and Knudsen’s Square Peg production banner.

The original film’s writer-director Joon-hwan Jang will return to direct the movie. Cj and Jang most recently teamed up on 2017 political thriller 1987: When The Day Comes. Will Tracy, writer on HBO’s Succession and Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, has been tapped to write the adapted screenplay.

Executive producers...

Listen To All Our Hollywood News Podcasts Once again, before we get down to business of self promotion, first things first. I do sincerely hope all of you are staying safe and sane in these trying times. As a continuing distraction during the Coronavirus pandemic, we want you to enjoy some audio goodness. So, yes, we’re taking one more opportunity to give all of our readers a friendly reminder about the podcast we have here at Hollywood News. Easy to enjoy in short bursts, as the episodes are only about ten minutes long, we have plenty of Academy Award coverage from last year, and now that Oscar season is over, we’ve been moving over into more reviews and interviews, as seen a month or so ago with our Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani chat, as well a handful of others, including actors like John Magaro and Sam Richardson,...

Sweet, sweet pink and negative space.  Two things I do have a soft spot for in poster design.   This key art for Drake Doremus's elliptical love-triangle drama, Endings, Beginnings, debuted prior to its commercial release, missing this column, last week, by a mere few hours, last week. Designer Desi Moore was also recently featured here for its' radically different colour palette (beige & skin tones) Vermeer inspired take for Never Rarely Sometimes Always. Both posters go for the 'Polaroid Matting' around standard credit block to highlight a careful framing of spartan imagery. Cliche or not, here the boy-girl embrace is highlighted with pink and blue tinting. It gives the image a more eye-catching sizzle. Apparently, however, hair is shaded feminine for some reason that is...

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Every night at 7 p.m., Sebastian Stan peers outside the window of his Manhattan apartment and cheers. It’s become a nightly ritual for most New Yorkers to honor doctors, nurses and other essential workers who are on the frontlines of the coronavirus crisis.

“It was crazy the other day,” Stan tells Variety. “There was a woman on the street; it broke my heart almost. She started playing ‘New York, New York’ by Frank Sinatra, just blasting it out loud. And everybody was just like, ‘We ain’t going down, baby. No matter what.’”

Stan knows, better than most, what it means to be a New Yorker. Early in his career, the now 37-year-old actor had a reoccurring part on “Gossip Girl,” which shot throughout Manhattan and Brooklyn and has cameos from notable restaurants and clubs. But Stan’s career really took off after he played Steve Rogers’ best friend Bucky Barnes in “Captain America.

Endings, Beginnings, the latest from Drake Doremus, starring Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, and Sebastian Stan, is now on digital – and we’re giving away three digital copies to you, dear readers. The film follows Woodley’s character over the course of a year as she becomes intertwined with two friends, played by Dornan and Stan. […]

The post Contest: Win ‘Endings, Beginnings’ On Digital for Free appeared first on /Film.

Listen To All Our Hollywood News Podcasts Again, before we get down to business, first things first. I sincerely hope all of you are staying safe and sane in these trying times. As a continuing distraction, we’re taking one more opportunity to give all of our readers a friendly reminder about the podcast we have here at Hollywood News. Easy to enjoy in short bursts, as the episodes are only about ten minutes long, we have plenty of Academy Award coverage from last year, and now that Oscar season is over, we’ve been moving over into more reviews and interviews, as seen a month or so ago with our Emily V. Gordon and Kumail Nanjiani chat, as well a handful of others, including actors like John Magaro and Sam Richardson, as well as cinematographer Jeff Cronenweth. Earlier this week, we chatted with filmmaker Drake Doremus. Be sure to...

Shailene Woodley has done just about everything an actor can do since she began acting at the age of five, but now she can add a new bullet point to her resume: improvising an entire movie. In Drake Doremus’ Endings, Beginnings, Woodley plays Daphne, an Angeleno who’s torn between two men — Jack (Jamie Dornan) and Frank (Sebastian Stan) — despite the recent and lingering effects of a bad breakup and personal trauma.

For Woodley, the advantage of working with an indie director like Doremus, who had full creative control, allowed for a more sensitive and vulnerable performance, something ...

This time last year, audiences were buying tickets to see “Avengers: Endgame.” Now, pretty much the biggest new release — bypassing theaters and going straight to streaming, amid the turmoil caused by the coronavirus — is a movie called “Butt Boy.”

But don’t worry. Governmental leaders are starting to share plans about a reopening of movie theaters, and there are still lots of quality new releases making themselves available by streaming. So, while no new studio movies bowed this week, you can find treasures from festivals such as Sundance and Cannes, plus fresh fare for Amazon Prime and Netflix subscribers.

Here are all the new releases, with excerpts from reviews and links to where you can watch them.

Independent films, directly on demand:

A White, White Day (Hlynur Palmason) Critic’S Pick

Distributor: Film Movement

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A muscular study of toxic masculinity...

Shailene Woodley and Sebastian Stan are a karaoke match made in heaven!

On Thursday, Woodley, 28, shared on Instagram two videos of herself and Stan, 37, singing together while blowing off steam in-between takes of their new movie Endings, Beginnings. For the karaoke-filled night out, the costars belted both “Hungry Eyes” by Eric Carmen and the Cyndi Lauper hit “Time After Time.”

The scene partners showed off their vocals in the playful clips, with Stan at one point seeming particularly impressed by the Big Little Lies actress’ singing abilities.

“sometime around 3am during weekend 2 or 3 of filming, @imsebastianstan snuck us through some...

When the coronavirus pandemic hit the United States, Jamie Dornan was in New York, about to shoot a new TV series.

But as production shut down on “Dr. Death,” the 37-year-old actor flew back to his home in England, where he’s been in self-isolation with his wife and three children.

Dornan, the star of the “Fifty Shades” franchise, recently joined Instagram, posting a funny video with his face covered in blue paint for an upcoming role — a leap for a normally private person. This week, he’s been getting ready for the release of his latest film, “Endings, Beginnings,” a drama directed by Drake Doremus, which debuted at last fall’s Toronto Film Festival.

In the movie, Dorman plays an Irish writer smitten by a woman (Shailene Woodley) that both he and his best friend (Sebastian Stan) meet at a party. “Endings, Beginnings” is now available in homes on digital.

Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan and Sebastian Stan star in the latest film by director Drake Doremus, Endings, Beginnings, which sounds like another bittersweet, aching tale of romance amidst the challenges of life. Doremus' past films, including Zoe (2018), Newness (2017), Equals (2015), Breathe In (2013), and Like Crazy (2011), have often incorporated romance into their stories, though it's never been viewed in a traditional or stereotypical manner. Combined with down-to-earth visuals, they have presented a somewhat gauzy, yet grounded view of life. In Endings, Beginnings, set "in present day Los Angeles," according to the official synopsis, "Daphne (Woodley), a thirty something woman, navigates love and heartbreak over the course of one year. Daphne becomes intertwined with friends Jack (Dornan) and Frank (Stan) after meeting them...

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Are you feeling aimless, adrift and sad in Week 5 of self-isolation? Then Drake Doremus and Shailene Woodley have a movie for you.

Granted, there’s nothing about the coronavirus or anything like it in Doremus’ “Endings, Beginnings,” which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival last fall but lost its scheduled May 1 theatrical opening to the pandemic and is instead opening digitally on Friday. This is an indie drama about a young woman who’s chosen to self-isolate, and who doesn’t need a virus to nudge her into aimlessness and melancholy; the situation is different, but the feelings might hit home for more than a few viewers these days.

Then again, her isolation turns into a fairly steamy love triangle between Woodley, Jamie Dornan and Sebastian Stan, an option that’s not exactly available to anybody who’s stuck at home watching. Caveat emptor, I suppose.

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Filmmaker Drake Doremus is making himself a specialist in love-hate relationships, a kind of cinema couples therapist in such films as Like Crazy, Breathe In, Equals, and Newness. With his latest film — Endings, Beginnings — Doremus breaks from the couples path to home in on one character. Her name is Daphne, and she’s drifting into her thirties in Los Angeles (the ultimate place to drift) while having a love-hate relationship with herself. Don’t yawn. As played with banked fire by a terrific Shailene Woodley, Daphne earns our rooting interest.

If you love emotional cinema, you should be a fan of filmmaker Drake Doremus, if you aren’t already. From his breakthrough Like Crazy, to other efforts like Breathe In, Equals, Newness, and Zoe, he’s been a storyteller with one of the biggest beating hearts out there. This week, his newest film Endings, Beginnings is opening, and it’s not just one of his best, but one of the top new releases of the year so far. Doremus was kind enough to hop on the phone with me last week for a short chat about his new movie, but also just about his process, which is heavy on improvisation and letting his actors find their characters organically. Below you will find my chat with Drake Doremus, who puts forth some truly moving work with Endings, Beginnings. My rave review is up on the site, as of Monday, and can be found here,...

Some Other Beginning’s End: Doremus Continues on the Battlefield of Love

Love is hardly a many splendored thing in the filmography of Drake Doremus, who has been examining the tempestuous, oft-awkward romantic inclinations of nubile young characters, both human and not, since his humble beginnings as an indie filmmaker. With his ninth feature, Endings, Beginnings, Doremus creates a sort-of triangulated inverse of his celebrated 2011 breakout Like Crazy. Whereas that film dealt with aggravated propinquity, his latest, co-written by first-time scribe Jardine Libaire, examines the trauma and resulting irresponsibility of a thirtysomething privileged white woman attempting to overcome her malaise by attempting to reclaim the nostalgic drift of her twenties.…...

This isn’t a love triangle romance. Daphne (Shailene Woodley) hates feeling like the star of The Bachelorette upon learning the two men she sparks connections with at a party (Jamie Dornan’s Jack and Sebastian Stan’s Frank) are best friends. If she could, she’d walk away from both since this period of her life was supposed to revolve around a self-prescribed six-month sabbatical from all vices: alcohol and men alike. That’s not who she is, though. She’s never dealt with being alone well and this decision to jump into their respective beds without thinking so soon after breaking off her long-term relationship with Matthew Gray Gubler’s Adrian proves as much. The result should therefore be more complex and personal than a love triangle. It’s about distraction from self-loathing instead.

Because director Drake Doremus and co-writer Jardine Libaire have something worthwhile in this notion,...

At this point, it’s easy to spot a Drake Doremus film when you see one. There are certain hallmarks that are clearly visible, over a half dozen works into his career. For some, his approach to storytelling doesn’t work. For others, it’s an emotional and often riveting way to invest you in his characters. I’ve found myself in the latter camp ever since his breakthrough Like Crazy, and his newest movie, the romantic drama Endings, Beginnings, is another home run. Showcasing the yearning for human connection that we all share, Doremus once again will rock you to your core. This time around, he also has another stunning performance the center of his movie, with Shailene Woodley doing some of the best work of her career. Available to watch on Digital this Friday, it’s one of the best flicks of the year so far. The film...

Middle East distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment is shifting a raft of theatrical releases online due to the Covid-19 pandemic, which has shuttered cinemas across the region.

It’s rare for Mena distributors to forego theatrical releases on decent-sized movies given strict windowing rules. But the current climate will see Front Row kick off ‘Premium VOD’ launches with Jesse Eisenberg’s Marcel Marceau biopic Resistance on April 13. The film was due to launch theatrically on April 9 but but will now debut on iTunes, Google Play, beIN On Demand and Osn Store as well as all local platforms including Du, Etisalat E-Vision, Ooredoo, Vodafone, and OmanTel.

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In Endings, Beginnings, star Shailene Woodley faces a dilemma that many a young woman struggle with: being caught in a love triangle between two similar-looking bearded brunette men. It’s hard to tell where Jamie Dornan and Sebastian Stan begin in Endings, Beginnings, a dimly lit, naturally acted new romantic drama from director Drake Doremus about a woman trying to get her […]

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Love can be complicated — something Shailene Woodley seems to learn in her upcoming romantic drama, Endings, Beginnings.

The film’s first trailer dropped on Wednesday, opening up with Woodley’s idealistic character, Daphne, trying to recover from a recent break-up.

“I really thought that he was gonna be the one,” she says to her friend Ingrid (Kyra Sedgwick).

As Daphne begins to cope with her heartbreak and tries to get her life back on track, she is sucked into an unexpected love triangle when she is reunited with her friend Jack (Jamie Dornan), who later introduces her to his longtime pal Frank (Sebastian Stan).

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Director Drake Doremus returns to a familiar milieu — the romantic drama — for his newest feature, “Endings, Beginnings,” which stars Shailene Woodley as a woman attempting to get her life on track, who gets caught in a love triangle with a bad boy (Sebastian Stan) and his more erudite best friend (Jamie Dornan).

Co-scripted with novelist Jardine Libaire, the semi-improvised film is produced by Cj Entertainment, the Korean entertainment powerhouse behind Bong Joon Ho’s multiple Oscar-winning “Parasite.”

Acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films after its 2019 Toronto premiere, it will be released it on May 1, 2020. The distributor has released a first official trailer for the film.

The official synopsis for “Endings, Beginnings” reads: “In present day Los Angeles, Daphne (Woodley), a thirty-something woman, navigates love and heartbreak over the course of one year. Daphne becomes intertwined with friends Jack (Dornan) and Frank (Stan) after meeting them at a party. During that time,...

"I'm tired of hurting people... I don't know how to stop." Samuel Goldwyn Films has unveiled the trailer for an indie drama titled Endings, Beginnings, the latest feature made by filmmaker Drake Doremus. It follows a 30-something woman navigating through love and heartbreak over the course of one year. During that time, she will unlock the secrets to her life in a sudden turn of events and in the most surprising of places. This kind of intimate film all about romance and love is Drake's knack, he keeps making them, and they continue to be astonishing and heartbreaking and thrilling. Shailene Woodley stars, also with Jamie Dornan and Sebastian Stan, plus Matthew Gray Gubler, Lindsay Sloane, and Kyra Sedgwick. This one is worth a look, especially if you're a fan of these actors. Here's the first official trailer for Drake Doremus' Endings, Beginnings, direct from Sgf's YouTube: In present day Los Angeles,...

“This is the only award show that matters. Best night of my life. I love it here,” Olivia Wilde quipped while accepting Best Female Director at the 3rd annual Hollywood Critics Awards on Thursday night.

The “Booksmart” director then congratulated fellow nominees Alma Ha’rel, Lulu Wang, Greta Gerwig and Lorene Scafaria for “paving the way for all the women who are so excited to be able to work,” adding, “there was never a lack of skill or interest. There was just a lack of opportunity.”

Wilde was one of the big winners of the evening, collecting three prizes — including the Trailblazer Award — for her directorial debut. “If I have blazed any trails, it’s only because of those who have blazed them before me.”

Wilde’s fellow winners at the ceremony, held at the Taglyan Cultural Complex in Hollywood, similarly imbued their speeches with a sense of comedic irreverence...

With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options—not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves–each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit platforms. Check out this week’s selections below and an archive of past round-ups here.

América

Their bittersweet music box of a film is enamored with its title character, a 93-year-old Mexican woman caught in an unwilling limbo. Her son has been sent to prison for failing to take care of her, elder neglect, leaving her unprepared adult grandsons to look after her, perhaps in the same way she looked after them when they were children. – Jose S. (full review)

Where to Stream: iTunes

Birds of Passage (Cristina Gallego and Ciro Guerra)

It probably says more about Ciro Guerra’s last film than this inimitable new offering (which he co-directed with his long-serving producer Christina Gallego) to suggest that fans of...

Exclusive: CAA has signed award-winning filmmaker Drake Doremus.

The write-director-producer’s latest movie Endings, Beginnings which stars Shailene Woodley, Jamie Dornan, and Sebastian Stan, was recently sold to Samuel Goldwyn Films in the wake of the pic’s world premiere at Tiff.

The Orange, California native and AFI alum’s feature Douchebag, which made its world premiere in Dramatic Competition at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. There was more immediately in store for Doremus, for the following year he premiered his Anton Yelchin-Felicity Jones-Jennifer Lawrence $250K feature Like Crazy (which was largely improvised) winning the fest’s Grand Jury Prize for Best Picture. In addition, the pic landed a Special Jury Prize for Jones. The film was released by Paramount the following October and also garnered a Breakthrough Actor award from the National Board of Review for Jones.

Doremus’ other credits include Breathe In, which starred Emmy winner Guy Pearce.