A QUIET PLACE: DAY ONE
A Quiet Place: Day One is an upcoming American apocalyptic horror film written and directed by Michael Sarnoski, based on a story he conceived with John Krasinski. It is the third installment in the A Quiet Place film series, serving as a spin-off prequel to the first film. The film stars Lupita Nyong’o, Joseph Quinn, and Alex Wolff, with Djimon Hounsou reprising his role from A Quiet Place Part II (2020).
A Quiet Place: Day One is scheduled to premiere at the Tribeca Festival on June 26, 2024, and be released in the United States by Paramount Pictures on June 28, 2024.
Premise
Follows a woman named Sam during the early stages of an invasion in New York City by alien creatures with ultrasonic hearing.
Cast
- Lupita Nyong’o as Sam[3]
- Joseph Quinn as Eric[3]
- Alex Wolff as Reuben[4]
- Djimon Hounsou as Henri[5]
- Eliane Umuhire[6]
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HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA, CHAPTER 1
HORIZON: AN AMERICAN SAGA, CHAPTER 1
Kevin Costner’s Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga—Chapter 1” premieres, but it faces challenges.
Key takeaways
- Kevin Costner’s Western epic “Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1” premieres, marking his return to the genre that launched his stardom12.
- The film spans three hours and three decades, introducing various characters and conflicts in a throwback style.
- Director: Kevin Costner
- Writer: Jon Baird, Kevin Costner
- Stars: Kevin Costner, Sienna Miller, Sam Worthington
- Genre: Drama, Western
- Release Date: 2024-06-28
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DADDIO
DADDIO
Daddio is a 2023 American drama film produced, written and directed by Christy Hall. It stars Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn.
Premise
After landing at JFK International Airport, a young woman takes a cab back to her apartment in Manhattan. During the ride, she and the cab driver, Clark, have unexpectedly honest conversations about numerous topics, including their past and present relationships, sex and power dynamics, loss, and vulnerability.[2]
Cast
- Dakota Johnson as Girlie[3]
- Sean Penn as Clark
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HOW TO COME ALIVE with NORMAN MAILER
HOW TO COME ALIVE with NORMAN MAILER
“HOW TO COME ALIVE with Norman Mailer” is an upcoming documentary set to release on June 28, 20241. Directed by Jeff Zimbalist and written by Victoria Marquette and Jeff Zimbalist, the film explores the life of Norman Mailer, a significant figure in American literature1. The documentary covers Mailer’s journey from his early years in Brooklyn to becoming a leading cultural voice, detailing his six marriages, nine children, eleven bestselling books, and two Pulitzer Prizes1. It offers an intimate look at Mailer’s life, featuring access to his family and previously unseen footage1.
Nachem “Norman” Malech (“King”)[b] Mailer was born to a Jewish family in Long Branch, New Jersey, on January 31, 1923.[2][3] His father, Isaac Barnett Mailer, popularly known as “Barney,” was an accountant[3] born in South Africa, and his mother, Fanny (née Schneider), ran a housekeeping and nursing agency. Mailer’s sister, Barbara, was born in 1927.[4]
Mailer was raised in Brooklyn, first in Flatbush on Cortelyou Road[5] and later in Crown Heights at the corner of Albany and Crown Streets.[6] He graduated from Boys High School and entered Harvard College in 1939 when he was 16. As an undergraduate, he was a member of the Signet Society. At Harvard, he majored in engineering but took writing courses as electives.[7] He published his first story, “The Greatest Thing in the World,” at age 18, winning Story magazine’s college contest in 1941.[8]
Mailer graduated from Harvard in 1943 with a Bachelor of Science with honors. He married his first wife, Beatrice “Bea” Silverman, in January 1944, just before he was drafted into the U.S. Army.[9] Hoping to gain a deferment from service, Mailer argued that he was writing an “important literary work” that pertained to the war.[10] The deferral was denied, and Mailer was forced to enter the Army.[11] After training at Fort Bragg, he was stationed in the Philippines with the 112th Cavalry.[12]
During his time in the Philippines, Mailer was first assigned to regimental headquarters as a typist, then assigned as a wire lineman. In early 1945, after volunteering for a reconnaissance platoon, he completed more than two dozen patrols in contested territory and engaged in several firefights and skirmishes. After the Japanese surrender, he was sent to Japan as part of the army of occupation, was promoted to sergeant, and became a first cook.[13]
When asked about his war experiences, he said that the army was “the worst experience of my life, and also the most important.”[14] While in Japan and the Philippines, Mailer wrote to his wife Bea almost daily, and these approximately 400 letters became the foundation of The Naked and the Dead.[15] He drew on his experience as a reconnaissance rifleman for the novel’s central action: a long patrol behind enemy lines.[16][17]
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6/25/2024 #A Quiet Place: Day One #Horizon: An American Saga, Chapter 1 #Daddio #How to Come Alive with Norman Mailer
