Directed by Benjamin Renner, Migration is a modern-day comedy following a family of ducks who convince their overprotective father to go on the vacation of a lifetime as they attempt to migrate from New England through New York City. Somehow, they ultimately end up down in the Bahamas.
Wes Anderson directed Asteroid City and co-wrote the screenplay with Roman Coppola. Anderson produced the film with his long-time collaborators, Jeremy Dawson and Steven Rales.
The film takes place in 1955 in a fictional town called Asteroid City. Parents and students from across the country gather for a scholarly competition. During the Junior Stargazer competition, there is recreation, rest, drama, comedy and romance. World-changing events disrupt the event.
The film headlines an impressive ensemble cast: Scarlett Johansson, Jason Schwartzman, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright, Ed Norton, Adrien Brody, Liev Schreiber, Hope Davis, Steve Carell, Matt Dillon, Willem Dafoe, Rupert Friend, Margot Robbie and Jeff Goldblum.
Thank you, Comic Book and IMDB, for the information.
After two films of genuine friendship and relentless flirting, Poppy, voiced by Anna Kendrick, and Branch, voiced by Justin Timberlake, are now officially a couple!
As they grow closer, Poppy discovers Branch has a secret past. He was once part of her favorite boy band phenomenon, BroZone, with his four brothers: Floyd, voiced by Troye Sivan; John Dory, voiced by Eric André; Spruce, voiced by Daveed Diggs; and Clay, voiced by Kid Cudi. BroZone disbanded when Branch was still a baby, as did the family, and Branch hadn’t seen his brothers since.
But when nefarious pop-star villains kidnap Branch’s bro Floyd for his musical talents, they embark on a harrowing and emotional journey.
The villains are Velvet, voiced by Amy Schumer, and Veneer, voiced by Andrew Rannells.
Poppy and Branch reunite the other brothers and rescue Floyd from a fate worse than pop-culture obscurity.
Renfield is a horror thriller written by Ryan Ridley and directed by Chris McKay. Those familiar with Bram Stoker’s novel Dracula will recognize the character R.M. Renfield. The movie draws inspiration from Renfield.
The film follows Renfield, played by Nicholas Hoult. He’s a lawyer who journeys to Transylvania for business with an affluent nobleman. He becomes imprisoned in a castle under the spell of a sinister force.
The film delves into the origin story of Renfield and his collapse into madness. His relationship with Dracula, played by Nicolas Cage, moves the story along with some delightful humor.
Renfield is also a psychological thriller, exploring the themes of control, power and the human soul.
Additional cast members include Mckenna Grace, Dakota Fanning and Willem Dafoe in supporting roles.
Joy Ride is a raunchy, hilarious and unapologetic film starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu. The story of identity and self-discovery centers on four unlikely friends who embark on a once-in-a-lifetime international adventure.
When Audrey’s (Park) business trip to Asia goes sideways, she enlists the aid of Lolo (Cola), her irreverent childhood best friend who also is a hot mess. Other friends are Kat (Hsu), her college friend turned Chinese soap star and Deadeye (Wu), Lolo’s eccentric cousin.
Their no-holds-barred, epic experience becomes a journey of bonding, friendship, belonging, and wild debauchery that reveals the universal truth of what it means to know and love who you are.
Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin star as estranged friends who reunite to seek revenge on the petulant widower, played by Malcolm McDowell, of their recently deceased best friend.
Along the way, Fonda’s character reunites with her great love, played by Richard Roundtree, as each woman learns to make peace with the past and each other.
Weiz wrote the script because Fonda and Tomlin asked him to write a movie they could star. Weitz said he wrote the story with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin in mind as Claire and Evelyn, two pals who come together to get back at their friend’s partner after she passes away.
Tomlin has worked with Weitz previously on Admission and Grandma and has found that the filmmaker is “very open and supportive.”
Fonda also enjoys Weitz’s work, recalling, “I also watched American Pie and About a Boy and really liked Paul’s work, his sensibility.”
She viewed her character as an opportunity to stray a bit from the pure comedic roles she had been doing recently and “thought the script was really intriguing with the interesting play between comedy and tragedy.”
Weitz adds, “I like making movies about mature people who are still changing and becoming something new. Particularly women like Lily and Jane, who are so sharp and funny and loaded for bear.”
He further explains, giving more insight into his artistic approach, “I looked at this as a western, to some degree, with a gunslinger coming to town to get revenge on a man who wronged her, and saddling up with her old friend to help her.”
When Weitz writes a film, he usually thinks of a couple of scenes and then builds out from there instead of being set on making a film about something in particular. “There’s a phenomenological aspect to writing (and acting) that makes one simultaneously the creator and observer if you’re doing it properly,” Weitz notes.
Sharing his philosophy, “In this case, it was Jane walking up to Malcolm and saying ‘I’m going to kill you this weekend’ and wondering why, and then Lily interrupting his eulogy.”
Leo Russo, played by Ray Romano, lives a simple life in Queens, New York, with his wife Angela, played by Laurie Metcalf, their shy but talented son “Sticks,” played by Jacob Ward, and Leo’s close-knit network of Italian-American relatives and neighborhood friends.
Romano directs Somewhere in Queens. Happy enough working at the family construction business alongside his father, played by Tony Lo Bianco, and younger brother, played by Sebastian Maniscalco, Leo lives each week for Sticks’ high-school basketball games, never missing a chance to cheer on his only child as he rules the court as a star athlete.
When the high-school senior gets an incredible and life-changing opportunity to play basketball in college, Leo jumps to provide a plan for his future away from the family construction business.
But when sudden heartbreak threatens to derail Sticks, Leo goes to incredible lengths to keep his son on this ideal path.
Sebastian Maniscalco joins forces with legendary Italian-American Robert De Niro in the new comedy About My Father, directed by Laura Terruso.
The film centers on Sebastian, played by Maniscalco. His fiancee, played by Leslie Bibb, encourages him to bring his immigrant hairdresser father, Salvo, played by De Niro, to a weekend get-together with her super-rich and exceedingly eccentric family. Kim Cattrall, Anders Holm, Brett Dier and David Rasche play her family.
The weekend develops into what the studio can only describe as a culture clash, leaving Sebastian and Salvo to discover that the great thing about family is everything about family.
Yes. It’s a comedy.
Coming-of-age films are rampant. Having one based on June Bloom’s popular classic book for over fifty years is refreshing. Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.
You know you’re in for some honest entertainment. Bloom’s book has affected generations with its timeless coming-of-age story, insightful humor, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions.
Written and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig, the film follows 11-year-old Margaret, played by Abby Ryder Fortson. Her mother uproots her from her life in New York City to the suburbs of New Jersey.
She goes through puberty’s messy and tumultuous throes with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara, played by Rachel McAdams, who struggles to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia, played by Kathy Bates. Sylvia isn’t happy they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets.
Not a kid’s movie. In that case, it might be time for some sweet revenge, doggy style.
When Reggie, played by Will Ferrell, a naïve, relentlessly optimistic Border Terrier, becomes an abandoned dog. He’s left on the mean city streets by his lowlife owner, Doug, played by Will Forte. Reggie is sure that his beloved owner will never leave him on purpose.
Reggie falls in with a fast-talking, foul-mouthed Boston Terrier named Bug, played by Jamie Foxx, a stray who loves his freedom and believes owners are for suckers. Reggie finally realizes Doug is in a toxic relationship and sees Doug for the heartless sleazeball that he is.
Determined to seek revenge, Reggie, Bug and Bug’s pals—Maggie, played by Isla Fisher, a brilliant Australian Shepherd whose owner’s new puppy has sidelined, and Hunter, played by Randall Park, an anxious Great Dane who’s stressed out by his work as an emotional support animal. Together, the dogs hatch a plan and embark on an epic adventure to help Reggie find his way home and make Doug pay by biting off the appendage he loves the most.