MEAN GIRLS (2024)
MEAN GIRLS (2024)
Mean Girls is a 2024 American musical teen comedy film directed by Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr. in their feature film directorial debut, from a screenplay by Tina Fey. It is based on the Broadway musical of the same name, which in turn was based on Mark Waters‘s 2004 comedy film, both written by Fey and based on Rosalind Wiseman‘s 2002 book Queen Bees and Wannabes. It features an ensemble cast that includes Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp, Auliʻi Cravalho, and Christopher Briney, while Fey and Tim Meadows reprise their roles from the original film.
Cast
- Angourie Rice as Cady Heron
- Reneé Rapp as Regina George
- Auliʻi Cravalho as Janis ‘Imi’ike
- Christopher Briney as Aaron Samuels
- Jaquel Spivey as Damian Hubbard
- Bebe Wood as Gretchen Wieners
- Avantika as Karen Shetty
- Tina Fey as Ms. Norbury
- Tim Meadows as Principal Duvall
- Jenna Fischer as Ms. Heron
- Busy Philipps as Mrs. George
- Jon Hamm as Coach Carr
- Ashley Park as Madame Park[4]
- Mahi Alam as Kevin Ganatra
- Connor Ratliff as Mr. Rapp
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ALL OF US STRANGERS
ALL OF US STRANGERS
All of Us Strangers is a 2023 British romantic fantasy film written and directed by Andrew Haigh and based on the 1987 novel Strangers by Taichi Yamada. It is the second feature adaptation of the novel after the Japanese film The Discarnates (1988). The film stars Andrew Scott, Paul Mescal, Jamie Bell, and Claire Foy.
Plot
Lonely London screenwriter Adam is flirted with by his drunk neighbor Harry, whom he rebuffs. He visits his unoccupied childhood home and finds his parents, who died in a car accident when he was twelve. Returning to his apartment, he reciprocates Harry’s interest, and they have sex. Adam comes out as gay to his mother, who accepts him but reacts with concern. He has sex with Harry again, and then Harry describes his own feelings of distance from his family.
Cast
- Andrew Scott as Adam
- Carter John Grout as young Adam
- Paul Mescal as Harry
- Jamie Bell as Adam’s father
- Claire Foy as Adam’s mother
- Ami Tredrea as Waitress
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MEMORY (2024)
MEMORY (2023)
Memory is a 2023 drama film written and directed by Michel Franco. It stars Jessica Chastain, Peter Sarsgaard, Merritt Wever, Brooke Timber, Elsie Fisher, Josh Charles and Jessica Harper. The film is a Mexican-American production.[4]
Plot
Sylvia, a single mother, social worker, and recovering alcoholic, reluctantly attends a high school reunion with her younger sister, Olivia. Sylvia is perturbed by a man who sits next to and smiles at her. She leaves the event and is followed home by the man, who waits outside in the rain.
In the morning, Sylvia finds him sleeping outside, wet and barely responsive. She finds out his name is Saul and phones his brother, Isaac, to retrieve him. At Saul and Isaac’s home, she is offered an apology: Saul suffers from early onset dementia, causing him to get disoriented and confused and hindering his ability to recall or create memories.
Cast
- Jessica Chastain as Sylvia
- Peter Sarsgaard as Saul
- Merritt Wever as Olivia
- Jessica Harper as Samantha
- Elsie Fisher as Sara
- Brooke Timber as Anna
- Josh Charles as Issac
- Tom Hammond as Robert
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THE BOOK OF CLARENCE
THE BOOK OF CLARENCE
The Book of Clarence is a 2023 American biblical comedy-drama film written and directed by Jeymes Samuel, and produced by Samuel, Jay-Z, James Lassiter, and Tendo Nagenda. It stars LaKeith Stanfield, Omar Sy, RJ Cyler, Anna Diop, David Oyelowo, Micheal Ward, Alfre Woodard, Teyana Taylor, Caleb McLaughlin, Eric Kofi-Abrefa, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, James McAvoy and Benedict Cumberbatch.
Premise
A struggling down-on-his-luck man named Clarence living in A.D. 33 Jerusalem looks to capitalize on the rise of Jesus Christ by claiming to be a new Messiah sent by God, in an attempt to free himself of debt and start a life of glory for himself.
Cast
- LaKeith Stanfield as Clarence
- Stanfield also portrays Thomas, one of the twelve apostles, and Clarence’s twin brother.
- Omar Sy as Barabbas
- Anna Diop is Clarence’s love interest and Jedediah’s sister.
- RJ Cyler as Elijah, Clarence’s best friend
- David Oyelowo as John the Baptist
- Micheal Ward as Judas Iscariot
- Alfre Woodard as Mother Mary
- Teyana Taylor as Mary Magdalene
- Caleb McLaughlin as Zeke
- Eric Kofi-Abrefa as Jedediah the Terrible
- Marianne Jean-Baptiste as Clarence’s mother
- James McAvoy as Pontius Pilate
- Benedict Cumberbatch as Benjamin
- Nicholas Pinnock as Jesus Christ
- Babs Olusanmokun
- Chase Dillon
- Tom Glynn-Carney
- Tom Vaughan-Lawlor as a Roman guard
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1/10/2024#”Mean Girls” (2024), “All of Us Strangers,” “Memory” (2023), “The Book of Clarence”