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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.

Exclusive: Michael Mohan, the filmmaker behind Neon’s recent horror pic Immaculate, produced by and starring Sydney Sweeney, has joined the roster at management and production company Range Media Partners.

Released in theaters in March, following its premiere at SXSW, Mohan’s Immaculate follows Cecilia (Sweeney), a woman of devout faith who is offered a fulfilling new role at an illustrious Italian convent. Her warm welcome to the picture-perfect Italian countryside is soon interrupted as it becomes clearer to Cecilia that her new home harbors some dark and horrifying secrets.

The film was critically acclaimed, if only a modest success at the box office, at a gross exceeding $28 million. Mohan directed from a script by Andrew Lobel.

Prior to Immaculate, Mohan collaborated with Sweeney on The Voyeurs, an erotic thriller for Prime Video, which also starred Justice Smith, Ben Hardy, and Natasha Liu Bordizzo. She also appeared on his teen comedy-drama series Everything Sucks!,...

In every generation, there is a scream queen–an actress known for starring in horror films who comes to embody the genre landscape of her time. From Janet Leigh and her daughter Jamie Lee Curtis, Sarah Michelle Gellar to Maika Monroe, these women often originate a beloved character or star in a variety of cutting edge films, pushing the boundaries as cinema evolves.

The jury’s still out on which Gen Z actress will ascend to the scream queen throne, but Sydney Sweeney is making a strong case for her legacy. Though not exclusively known for horror, this versatile actress specializes in creating fearsome characters that break the mold set by her predecessors. With her wide eyes and angelic smile, Sweeney has a knack for luring us in with the perception of innocence only to shock us with a cutting remark or withering glare.

In Immaculate, Sweeney enters the taboo...

"Euphoria" and "The White Lotus" star Sydney Sweeney has been having a pretty stellar moment. While the actor has been performing since childhood, her star has been shooting across the sky in the last few years. Just last year, she starred in the thrilling drama "Reality" for HBO and the box office smash hit "Anyone But You," and is kicking off her 2024 by entering Sony's Spider-Man Universe with "Madame Web." But becoming Spider-Woman isn't the only exciting venture on Sweeney's horizon. She's also reteaming with director Michael Mohan once again, this time for the horror film "Immaculate."

With a script by Andrew Lobel, "Immaculate" is a psychological horror film wherein Sweeney plays Cecilia, a nun who is given the opportunity to join an illustrious convent in Italy. Her new home seems absolutely perfect until strange things begin happening around the convent, including what appears to be an immaculate conception.

Bob George, who served as a producer on the dramas Newness, Zoe and Endings, Beginnings, died Tuesday from injuries suffered in a bicycle accident in the Silver Lake section of Los Angeles.

George was hit by a car immediately after the door of a parked car opened into the bike lane, according to writer-actor Ben York Jones.

Born in Peoria, Illinois, George was a production accountant on Armageddon (1998), Pearl Harbor (2001), The Sum of All Fears (2002), three Pirates of the Caribbean films and The Lone Ranger (2013).

“We lost beloved and sweet and virtuous Bob George this week,” wrote York Jones on Instagram. “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. He rode his bike everywhere.

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...

It says something about the state of modern romance that even the most mainstream teen rom-coms find inspiration in deconstructing traditional relationship structures. Based on the eponymous YA novel by Jennifer E. Smith and with a screenlay by Ben York Jones and Amy Reed, Netflix’s latest teen romance “Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between” follows two teens who plan their break-up on their very first date. No longer the sole province of Woody Allen-influenced adult rom-coms, the neurotic commitment-phobic teen, jaded by parental divorce and social media, has finally come for YA. Unfortunately in this case, they’re far less interesting than that sounds.

Playing with a gimmicky structure, “Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between” begins with a meet-cute, fast-forwards through a whirlwind senior year romance montage, then spends most of its brief 84-minute running time on a highly planned final “break-up” date. As Aidan (Jordan Fisher) and...

Adapted from the novel by Jennifer E. Smith, director Michael Lewen’s “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between” captures adolescent interactions and intelligence through an empathetic lens. But even though this Netflix original doesn’t condescend to its targeted teen audience, it fails to surmount basic issues dealing with narrative credulity and the outcome’s predictability.

The story centers on two modern-minded teens who enter a 10-month-long dating compact as an obligatory starter romance, agreeing to break up the night before leaving for college. But would real teens remotely act this way? Or are the adult creators transposing their own ideas onto teen turf?

Cautious high school senior Clare (Talia Ryder) thinks she’s risk-averse. All the moving around when she was young, due to her parents’ divorce, made her plunge head first into her textbooks. Determined not to be distracted by boys or friendships, she concentrated instead on securing...

Netflix has acquired global rights to Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between, an upcoming YA rom-com based on Jennifer E. Smith’s 2015 novel of the same name, from Ace Entertainment, which produced all three films in its popular To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before franchise.

Michael Lewen’s feature directorial debut centers on Claire and Aidan, who after making a pact that they would break up before college, find themselves retracing the steps of their relationship on their last evening as a couple. The epic date leads them to familiar landmarks and unexpected places, and causes them to question whether high school love is meant to last. Jordan Fisher, Talia Ryder, Ayo Edebiri and Nico Hiraga star in the film, which is slated for release this summer.

Jordan Fisher and Talia Ryder are set to lead a new Netflix teen rom-com backed by Ace Entertainment, which produced the wildly successful “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” franchise.

The film, titled “Hello, Goodbye, and Everything in Between,” is financed and produced by Ace, who acquired the adaptation rights to Jennifer E. Smith’s novel of the same name. Per its logline, the rom-com “centers around Claire (Ryder) and Aidan (Fisher) who after making a pact that they would break up before college, find themselves retracing the steps of their relationship on their last evening as a couple. The epic date leads them to familiar landmarks, unexpected places, and causes them to question whether high school love is meant to last.”

Directed by “The King of Staten Island” producer Michael Lewen in his feature debut, “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between” also stars Ayo Edebiri and Nico Hiraga.

Netflix has acquired the rights to a young adult romantic comedy titled “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between” from the producers of the streamer’s hit trilogy of YA films, “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before.”

Netflix acquired the project from Ace Entertainment, which produced all three of the “To All the Boys” films and also financed and produced “Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between,” based on Jennifer E. Smith’s novel of the same name. The film has already completed production, and Netflix is now adding it to their 2022 slate for a release later this summer.

“Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between” stars Jordan Fisher (“Work It”) and Talia Ryder (“Never Rarely Sometimes Always”). The romantic comedy is about a couple who made a pact to break up before college, only to find themselves retracing the steps of their relationship on their last evening as a couple. The...

Ace Entertainment’s Hello, Goodbye and Everything in Between has rounded out its cast adding Ayo Edebiri, Nico Hiraga, Jennifer Robertson, Patrick Sabongui, Eva Day, Julia Benson, Dalias Blake, Sarah Grey and Djouliet Amara to the ensemble. They join Jordan Fisher and Talia Ryder, who are set to star.

To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You producer Matt Kaplan will produce through Ace Entertainment with Fisher exec producing. The two recently worked together on To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You.The film is currently in production in Vancouver.

Michael Lewen is directing the film. The book by Jennifer E. Smith was originally adapted by Ben York Jones with the current draft of the script having been written by Amy Reed.

The story follows Clare and Aidan, who after making a pact that they would break up before college, find themselves retracing...

Exclusive: Jordan Fisher is set to star in Ace Entertainment’s feature film Hello, Goodbye and Everything In Between.

To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You producer Matt Kaplan will produce through Ace Entertainment with Fisher exec producing; Fisher played John Ambrose in the hit Netflix sequel.

Michael Lewen is directing Hello, Goodbye. The book by Jennifer E. Smith was originally adapted by Ben York Jones with the current draft of the script having been written by Amy Reed.

“I was fortunate enough to enter a really special space with the To All The Boys family. We got to make magic and I’m Thrilled to do that again with the same family, but with a new story. I adore Matt and the entire Ace team, and I can’t wait to get back to set with this particular film and have the opportunity to work...

Exclusive: Talia Ryder, who had her breakout role in the Broadway adaptation of Matilda, is set to star in the indie Hello, Goodbye And Everything In Between.

To All The Boys: P.S. I Still Love You producer Matt Kaplan will produce through Ace Entertainment with Michael Lewen directing. The book by Jennifer E. Smith was originally adapted by Ben York Jones with the current draft of the script having been written by Amy Reed.

The story follows Clare and Aidan, who after making a pact that they would break up before college, find themselves retracing the steps of their relationship on their last evening as a couple. The epic date leads them to familiar landmarks, unexpected places, and causes them to question whether high school love is meant to last.

Ryder received critical acclaim for her breakout role in Never Rarely Sometimes Always, which has been one of...

Exclusive: Quibi has put in development Heartbeats, a scripted dramedy from Everything Sucks creators Michael Mohan and Ben York Jones, eOne and Hypnotic.

Written by Mohan and Jones and directed by Mohan, Heartbeats follows the “perfect couple,” Kristen and Bobby, as they navigate the aftermath of their surprising and emotional break up. Told from the perspective of the viewer as their mutual friend, Heartbeats shows what can happen when the right person comes into your life at the wrong time.

eOne and Hypnotic co-produce. eOne is the studio.

Mohan and Jones created dramedy Everything Sucks, which aired for one season on Netflix. Jones co-wrote 2011 feature Like Crazy. Mohan is in post-production on thriller film The Voyeurs, which he wrote and directed.

Quibi launches on April 6.

Ashes In The Snow Vertical Reviewed for Shockya.com by: Harvey Karten Director: Marius Markevicius Screenwriter: Ben York Jones, based on Ruta Sepetys’ novel “Between Shades of Gray” Cast: Bel Powley, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Martin Wallstrom, Sam Hazeldine, Peter Franzen, Sophie Cookson Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 1/3/19 Opens: January 11, 2019 When Ruta Sepetys’ novel […]

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Vertical Entertainment has acquired North American rights to Ashes in the Snow, the narrative directorial debut of Marius Markevicius that stars Bel Powley. The coming-of-age drama set in 1941 during Stalin’s brutal dismantling of the Baltic region just had its world premiere at the Los Angeles Film Festival. Vertical is eyeing an early 2019 theatrical release. Powley plays Lina, a young Lithuanian artist arrested by the Soviet secret police and deported with her mother and younger brother to labor camps in Siberia. She finds solace in her art and risks everything to document and draw what she sees in hopes her drawings will shed light upon Stalin’s terror. Martin Wallström, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Jonah Hauer-King, Sophie Cookson, James Cosmo and Sam Hazeldine also star. Ben York Jones penned the script, adapted from Ruta Sepetya’s novel, and Sorrento Productions, Tauras Films and Twilight Merengue Studios produced. The deal was negotiated by Vertical’s Rich Goldberg,...

I guess audiences just aren't into the 90s as much as Netflix thought. After only one season, the streaming service canceled the 90s set series Everything Sucks! and I'm kinda bummed out by that. I actually enjoyed the show and thought it was entertaining.

The series was created by Ben York Jones and Michael Mohan and the show followed two groups of high school misfits from the A/V club and a Drama club who join forces to make a movie in 1996 Oregon. There were also a few coming-of-age subplots involving the growing pains of being a young teenager in high school.

THR explained that the show "made waves within the Lgbt community but struggled to cut through to mass appeal despite a small group of loyal and vocal supporters. The series was particularly praised for its lesbian representation as it followed young Kate Messner's (Peyton Kennedy) coming-out process."

It...

Network: Netflix. Episodes: 10 (half-hour). Seasons: One. TV show dates: February 16, 2018 — April 6, 2018. Series status: Cancelled. Performers include: Peyton Kennedy, Jahi Di'Allo Winston, Patch Darragh, Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako, Sydney Sweeney, Elijah Stevenson, Quinn Liebling, and Rio Mangini. TV show description: From creators Ben York Jones and Michael Mohan, the Everything Sucks! TV show is a 1990s coming-of-age period piece. The half-hour high school dramedy kicks off in 1996, in Boring, Oregon. The story centers on high schoolers Kate Messner (Kennedy) Luke O'Neil (Winston), as well as Kate's dad, Ken (Darragh), and Luke's mom, Sherry (Nako). Everything sucks, and high school is no exception -- for students, teachers, and parents alike. When...

Well, add this to the list, along with everything else. The Everything Sucks! TV show has been cancelled by Netflix. There will be no second season of the coming-of-age dramedy, which premiered in February of this year. Check out the tweets from the show's official Twitter page and stars Peyton Kennedy and Sydney Sweeney, below. A Netflix original from Ben York Jones and Michael Mohan, Everything Sucks! stars Peyton Kennedy, Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Patch Darragh, Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako, Sydney Sweeney, Elijah Stevenson, Quinn Liebling, and Rio Mangini. The period piece kicks off in 1996, in Boring, Oregon. The story centers on high schoolers Kate Messner (Kennedy) and Luke O’Neil (Winston), as well as Kate’s dad, Ken (Darragh), and Luke’s mom, Sherry (Nako). Everything sucks, and high school is no exception — for students, teachers, and parents alike. When two...

The cast, producers and fans of the Netflix comedy/drama Everything Sucks! will not let the series go gently into that good night of cancellations. Reactions were fast and furious online to the news that the 1990s-set series from writers Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) and Michael Mohan (Save the Date) was being axed by Netflix after one season.

Created by Jones and Mohan, the series followed two groups of high school misfits, an A/V club and a drama club, who collide in 1996 Oregon. It starred Peyton Kennedy and Jahi Winston as students Kate Messner and Luke O’Neil, with Patch Darragh and Claudine Nako as their respective parents. The series also featured Sydney Sweeney (Emaline), Elijah Stevenson (Oliver), Quinn Liebling (Tyler) and Rio Mangini (McQuaid).

The series fit into Netflix’s 1990s nostalgia theme along with Fuller House, a follow-up to the popular 1990s sitcom Full House.

If...

Well, this, um, stinks: Netflix has cancelled the ’90s-set coming-of-age dramedy Everything Sucks! after one season, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Set in the town of Boring, Oregon in the year 1996, Everything Sucks! starred Jahi Di’Allo Winston (The New Edition Story) and Peyton Kennedy (Odd Squad) as Luke and Kate, whose lives intersect when Luke joins his high school’s A/V club. Luke develops a crush on Kate, but she begins questioning her sexuality when she meets drama student Emaline (Sydney Sweeney). The supporting cast included Patch Darragh, Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako, Rio Mangini, Quinn Liebling and Elijah Stevenson.

Netflix has canceled the coming-of-age comedy “Everything Sucks” after one season, TheWrap has confirmed.

The comedy, from creators Ben York Jones and Michael Mohan, followed two groups of high school misfits, an A/V club and a drama club as they collide in 1996 Oregon.

Peyton Kennedy and Jahi Winston starred in the series as two teenagers who lead a group trying to make a movie together after the high school play is canceled. Patch Darragh, Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako, Rio Mangini, Quinn Liebling, Sydney Sweeney and Elijah Stevenson also starred.

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On Twitter, the show’s official account noted the cancelation with appropriately 90’s-level detachment:

This is Boring High, signing off. <3 pic.twitter.com/bSVBFTSYFX

— Everything Sucks (@EverythingSuxTV) April 6, 2018

Josh Appelbaum, André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner and Scott Rosenberg also served as executive producers on the series alongside Kennedy and Winston.

The Hollywood Reporter first reported the news.

Read original story ‘Everything Sucks’ Canceled After One Season on Netflix At TheWrap...

Netflix has canceled coming-of-age dramedy Everything Sucks after one season, Deadline has confirmed.

The 1990s-set series, a Netflix production, hailed from writers Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) and Michael Mohan (Save the Date) and producers Midnight Radio. It had premiered to mixed reviews.

Said Everything Sucks Ep Jeff Pinkner of Midnight Radio: “We’re super proud of the show we made — and very proud that it found an audience of very passionate fans, for many of whom it became an important personal touchstone: either reflecting their current life, or an echo of their own teenage years. We are grateful to Netflix for the opportunity, but are very disheartened we won’t be continuing to tell these stories.”

Created by Jones and Mohan, the series followed two groups of high school misfits, an A/V club and a drama club, who collide in 1996 Oregon. It starred Peyton Kennedy and Jahi Winston...

Well, that certainly does suck.

Variety has confirmed that Netflix has canceled comedy series “Everything Sucks!” after just one season.

The series followed two groups of high school misfits from the A/V club and a Drama club who collide in 1996 Oregon. It starred Peyton Kennedy, Jahi Winston, Patch Darragh, Claudine Mboligikpelani Nako, Sydney Sweeney, Elijah Stevenson, Quinn Liebling, and Rio Mangini.

The series was created by Ben York Jones and Michael Mohan, who also served as executive producers. Midnight Radio’s Jeff Pinkner, Scott Rosenberg, Josh Appelbaum, and André Nemec also executive produced.

Pinkner said in a statement, “We’re super proud of the show we made — and very proud that it found an audience of very passionate fans, for many of whom it became an important personal touchstone: either reflecting their current life, or an echo of their own teenage years. We are grateful to Netflix for the opportunity,...

Netflix continues to refine its scripted roster.

The streaming giant has canceled rookie comedy <em><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/netflix-orders-1990s-set-comedy-series-everything-sucks-1016898" target="_blank">Everything Sucks</a> </em>after one season.

Created by Ben York Jones (<em>Like Crazy</em>) and Michael Mohan (<em>Save the Date</em>), the 1990s-set coming-out comedy series, starring Peyton Kennedy (<em>American Fable</em>) and Jahi Winston (<em>The New Edition Story</em>), bowed Feb. 16 to promising <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/everything-sucks-review-1084902">reviews</a>.

"We're super proud of the show we made — and very proud that it found an audience of very passionate fans, for many of whom it became an important personal touchstone: either reflecting their current life, or an echo of their own teenage years,"...

I’m not sure if you noticed, but “Everything Sucks!” takes place in the ’90s. I know, I know. It’s quite a revelation, given how subtly the new Netflix comedy incorporates its period appropriate props and dialogue. But among the many, many casual and clunky references to an emerging narrative source of millennial nostalgia, two nods to the decade that gave us the Macarena and Crystal Pepsi are actually, you know, important.

[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Everything Sucks!” Season 1, including the ending.]

And they both occur around the same time: Near the end of the first season, the Av and Drama clubs of Boring High School take an unexpected field trip to Dominguez Rocks, a canyon nestled northwest of Santa Clarita, CA. (Sadly, there’s no synergistic Drew Barrymore cameo.) They’re on a mission to complete their school movie, but the key references have nothing to do with blue aliens and low-budget special effects.

What first stands out is Blockbuster.

“Everything Sucks!” has a very simple problem that could — but likely won’t — be remedied should future seasons come to pass: It’s too obsessed with the ’90s. Filled with slap bracelets and Zima, “Beavis and Butthead” impressions and “Pulp Fiction” speeches, a soundtrack cribbed from “Now That’s What I Call Music” Vols. 33 – 37 and baggy clothes any grunge kid would’ve been proud to wear to a Nirvana concert, the Netflix original series manufactures too many moments solely to reference a decade only recently being mined for ‘member berries.

While that can work for plenty of period pieces — just look how well “Stranger Things” utilized its ’80s aesthetic — here it’s at the expense of a heartfelt story in need of more earnest attention. All the “as ifs” and “Run Forrest, run!”‘s spoil a unique and stirring coming out story (not to mention a compelling performance from Peyton Kennedy...

Alec Bojalad Feb 16, 2018

90s-set comedy Everything Sucks! has comforting Generation Y charms but doesn't break any new ground, say our Us chums...

“Everything Sucks!” is a great, bold name for a TV show. Particularly a TV show about the 90s.

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How else could you describe the youth experience in the 90s other than to say that everything sucks? The glorious excess of the 80s is wearing off, late night talk show hosts are teaching us how to be cynical and carry a sense of ironic detachment, Kurt Cobain is dead, and you have to rewind the damn tapes yourself.

The sense of ennui and dissatisfaction is a rich vein of drama for any piece...

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Netflix has released a big trailer for their new 90s-set show, Everything Sucks!, which is likely to tug at every nostalgic heartstring...

While the insane array of original series on Netflix probably can’t be accurately categorised by any one offering, the streaming giant has taken a special shine to nostalgia, evidenced by the embracing of the 1980s-era idiosyncrasies of Stranger Things, its fostering of the 2001 (early 1980s-set) cult film Wet Hot American Summer into a television franchise, as well as Full House spinoff Fuller House. However, teen comedy series Everything Sucks! brandishes a mantra that fits in the angsty era in which it will take place: the 1990s.

Here's the first trailer...

Amongst the array of 1990s iconography and tropes lies an irreverent take on the high school experience, that – in a comparison that can’t be evoked enough – is clearly reminiscent in tone...

Netflix has released a full trailer for their upcoming 1996-set series Everything Sucks! and it looks so good! The series looks like it will be filled with heart, humor, and nostalgia. This latest trailer offers us a better look at the stories that the series will tell and it goes beyond the drama of high school teens. It also focuses on two single parents who find themselves getting into a little trouble themselves as they start a relationship of their own.

I'm excited about this show! Having grown up as a teenager in the 90s, it's going to be fun to be reminded of what life was life back then, like with the whole dial-up internet! That just seems so ridiculous now! It's one of those shows that I'm sure will jar some other memories from the 90s loose, and I'm looking forward to that.

The ’90s high school experience: Desperate,...

Netflix has released the official trailer for Everything Sucks!, a half-hour coming-of-age dramedy from writers Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) and Michael Mohan (Save the Date) and producers Midnight Radio. Set in the real-life town of Boring, Oregon in 1996, Everything Sucks! revolves round Boring High School's A/V Club and Drama Club— two crews of nerdy-edgy outsiders, who join forces to make a movie and endure the purgatory known as high school. Peyton Kennedy (American Fa…...

Last year, chenille sweaters were a holiday party staple and Jenny Slate made frizzy hair cool again in “Landline.” With Netflix’s latest comedy driving a Volvo station wagon back to 1996, it appears ’90s nostalgia is far from reaching a saturation point. The first trailer for “Everything Sucks!” promises plenty of VHS tapes, flannel, and CD-skipping jokes, plus a crew of scheming pre-teens who are just trying to deal. Looking like a cross between “Stranger Things” and “Big Mouth,” “Everything Sucks!” could be the latest Netflix comedy to go make waves.

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Per the official synopsis: “Set in the real life town of Boring, Oregon in 1996, ‘Everything Sucks!’ is a quirky, funny coming of age story that revolves around Boring High School’s A/V Club and Drama Club— two crews of nerdy-edgy outsiders, who join...

I spent my teenage years in the 1990s and when I look back at that time, I loved it! I have so many great memories, but at the same time, it was awkward as hell! If you grew up in the 90s this new trailer for Netflix's upcoming series Everything Sucks! will flood your senses with nostalgic memories of what it was like to grow up during this era of greatness. The teaser was made in the style of those cheesy pop up music videos that I'm sure many of you will remember from Vh-1. This teaser trailer did a great job of getting me excited about this series!

The ’90s high school experience: Desperate, heartfelt, awkward, exciting, and free of smartphones. Set in the real life town of Boring, Oregon in 1996, Everything Sucks! is a quirky, funny coming-of-age story that revolves around Boring High School’s A/V Club...

Netflix has set February 16 for the premiere of Everything Sucks!, a half-hour coming-of-age dramedy from writers Ben York Jones (Like Crazy) and Michael Mohan (Save the Date) and producers Midnight Radio. Set in Boring, Oregon, in 1996, Everything Sucks! revolves around Boring High School's A/V Club and Drama Club— two crews of nerdy-edgy outsiders, who join forces to make a movie and endure the purgatory known as high school. The series stars Peyton Kennedy (American Fab…...

In Drake Doremus' 2011 breakthrough Like Crazy, a beautiful pair of young lovers (Anton Yelchin and Felicity Jones) face a situation in which they should break up, but don't — creating much misery, however bittersweet and beautifully photographed, for themselves. In Newness, the director (and his Like Crazy co-writer Ben York Jones) again puts a young couple through self-inflicted trials, inspiring viewers who've been around the block to wince at the pain sure to come. While it (appropriately) lacks the first-love poetry of the earlier film, the picture benefits from two strong lead performances (from Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa)...

The early scenes of the contemporary romance “Newness” make it seem like the movie is going to be a frank critique of dating in the iPhone age, when apps make it easier to find a mate — at least for the night —but also make it easier to ignore them once the sex is over. Director Drake Doremus and his frequent writer/producer partner Ben York Jones open “Newness” with a frenzied montage of swiping and screwing, facilitated by a dating app called Winx.

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In the age of social media apps such as Tinder, the way we view and define relationships is ever changing. As a society we are moving towards a dangerous code of ethics that holds instant gratification above all else. When love and sex can be found at the speed of your finger swiping across a screen, what are the consequences? How does this constant bombardment of eligible suitors affect us in this day and age? How are the concepts of truth and privacy going to be defined going forward? With Newness, Director Drake Doremus tackles these questions and more.

Director Drake Doremus and Screenwriter Ben York Jones have a working friendship that dates back to their 2010 Sundance collaborative debut Douchebag. Since then, they have collaborated on a string of runaway Sundance successes that has helped pull them out from shadows, and propelled them into powerhouse status. With Newness,...

Have you guys heard about millennials? Well, Drake Doremus has — he’s one of them! — and he’s got some thoughts about all that random sex they’re having. Doremus, who won Sundance with 2011’s sensitively simple “Like Crazy,” has never met a flimsy romantic premise he couldn’t populate with beautiful people and banal observations. It was only a matter of time before this prolific indie auteur turned his eye toward the hedonistic thunderdome of dating apps.

Set in contemporary Los Angeles, “Newness” tells the story of two horny (but also sad) twentysomethings who mysteriously regain their feelings and fall in love, causing tensions between themselves and their society. This is not to be confused with Doremus’ last film, the sci-fi slog “Equals,” which was set in an emotionless utopia where two horny (but also sad) twentysomethings mysteriously regain their feelings and fall in love, causing tensions between them and their society.

The new Drake Doremus movie “Newness” is the rare film that was kept a secret almost by accident. A last-minute addition to the Sundance Film Festival, the movie was financed and produced so quickly that the filmmaking team skipped the usual casting announcements and other publicity efforts that accompany most Hollywood movies. It’s not that the producers tried to fly under the radar – they were just too busy making the actual movie.

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Doremus’ fourth film to premiere in Park City after “Douchebag,” “Like Crazy” and “Breathe In,” the movie stars Nicholas Hoult and Laia Costa as a couple in contemporary Los Angeles navigating the world of online dating and social media–driven hookup culture. The film co-stars Matthew Gray Gubler, Courtney Eaton, Danny Huston and Courtney Eaton.

“Newness” writer Ben York Jones (“Like Crazy,...

Lisa Loven Kongsli (upcoming Wonder Woman, Force Majeure), Sophie Cookson (Kingsman: The Secret Service), and Peter Franzen (History Channel’s ‘Vikings’, The Gunman) have joined 2016 BAFTA Rising Star nominee Bel Powley (upcoming Carrie Pilby, The Diary Of A Teenage Girl), Jonah Hauer-King, and Martin Wallstrom (FX series ‘Mr. Robot’) in Marius Markevicius’ riveting Ashes In The Snow, it was announced by Radiant Films International President and CEO, Mimi Steinbauer.

Rounding out the newly announced cast are Sam Hazeldine (The Huntsman: Winter’S War, Monuments Men), James Cosmo (HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’, upcoming Ben-hur), Adrian Schiller (The Danish Girl, Suffragette) and Tom Sweet.

Currently in production, Radiant will present the project to international buyers at the upcoming Marche du Film in Cannes.

Ashes In The Snow is the poignant story of a 16-year-old heroine Lina Vilkas (Powley) who is separated from her family amidst Stalin’s reign of terror in the Baltic region during WWII.

Here's an entertaining short film from director Max Sherman titled "But I'd Really Have To Kill You" that pokes fun at the inane small talk that happens all the time in office environments. This hit Vimeo a few months ago, but I'm just catching it now thanks to GeeksAreSexy. It made me laugh, so I figured I'd pass it along in case you haven't seen it yet. Any of you who have worked in a place like this will almost certainly find that it rings true. Ben York Jones (Douchebag, Like Crazy) and Tim Baltz (Drunk History) star.

As far as first impressions go, Swedish actor Martin Wallstrom (full name: Carl Martin Gunnar Wallström Milkéwitz) was one of the biggest highlights coming out of the inaugural season of Mr. Robot, and considering the sheer quality of USA Network’s acclaimed cyber-thriller, that’s quite the compliment.

It’s a breakout performance that hasn’t gone unnoticed, either, with The Hollywood Reporter today revealing that Wallstrom has landed a key role in Ashes in the Snow. Set to star opposite Bel Powley, the coming-of-age drama is lifted from Ruta Sepetys’ World War II best-seller Between Shades of Grey and will see Wallstrom don the military garb as a Soviet officer. Taunted for his Ukrainian upbringing, Wallstrom’s outcast strikes up an unlikely friendship with 16-year-old Lina Vilkas (Powley) and her ailing mother, lending them a shred of hope in an otherwise bitter and harsh environment.

Adapting Sepetys’ acclaimed novel...