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Incredulous Spin on Teenage Love “Licorice Pizza”

Written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, Licorice Pizza follows Alana Kane, played by Alana Haim, and Gary Valentine, played by Cooper Hoffman, growing up, running around and falling in love in the San Fernando Valley in 1973. The film tracks Anderson’s take on the treacherous navigation of first love.

The movie also stars Sean Penn, Tom Waits, Bradley Cooper and Benny Safdie.

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“The Dead Don’t Die” Trailer and Poster

Written and directed by Jim Jarmusch, The Dead Don’t Die takes place in a peaceful town of Centerville. The inhabitants find themselves battling an enormous amount of zombies as the dead rise from their graves.

Focus Featurettes is calling this more “the greatest zombie cast ever disassembled.” The all-star cast includes Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny, Steve Buscemi, Danny Glover, Caleb Landry Jones, Rosie Perez, Iggy Pop, Sara Driver, RZA, Selena Gomez, Carol Kane, and Tom Waits.

Jarmusch worked with both Murray and Driver in Broken Flowers and Paterson respectively.

Watching the trailer is so funny. I bellied laughed and laughed. The cast must have had a great time filming this movie. It’s hilarious.