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This May, Netflix will release the first volume of “Stranger Things” Season 4, one of the streaming platform’s most popular and successful shows. It also plans to release “Love, Death & Robots: Volume 3,” a new comedy called “Senior Year” with Rebel Wilson, and much more.

Here’s the full list of what’s new on Netflix for May 2022.

New on Netflix on May 1

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3 Ninjas: Kick Back

40-Love

A River Runs Through It

Are You the One?, Season 6

Blippi Wonders, Season 1

Corpse Bride

Crazy, Stupid, Love.

Den of Thieves

Dirty Harry

Empire State

Forrest Gump

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

Hello, My Name Is Doris

Jackass: The Movie

Jackass 2.5

Jackass 3.5

John Q

Menace II Society

Once Upon a Time in America

Rambo

Rambo: Last Blood

Road to Perdition

Seven Years in Tibet

Soul Surfer

Summerland

The Gentlemen

The Lake House

U.S. Marshals (1998)

War of the Worlds

When Harry Met Sally

You’ve Got Mail...

Joint venture plans to use box office intelligence to inform the development of Taiwanese films.

Taiwan Creative Content Agency (Taicca) and four Taiwanese exhibitors are launching a joint venture, Bole Film, to support the production and distribution of Taiwanese films.

The company is backed by Taicca and Good Hands Film – a joint venture between Vieshow Cinemas, Showtime Cinemas, Ambassador Theaters and Sk Cinemas. Between them, the four cinema chains account for more than 70% of Taiwan’s box office. The goal of the new venture is to use their box office data to inform the development of films that meet market needs.

The second fiction feature by Arantxa Echevarría, a comedy also starring Jesús Vidal, Gonzalo de Castro and Carolina Yuste, is nearing the end of post-production. With Carmen & Lola, a drama about youthful lesbian love that was set in the milieu of the Spanish Gypsy community, Bilbao-born Arantxa Echevarría garnered critical acclaim, was selected for the Directors’ Fortnight at the Cannes Film Festival and picked up a well-deserved Goya Award for Best New Director in 2019. For all these reasons, her new work, entitled La familia perfecta (lit. “The Perfect Family”), which the director shot last year and which is currently having the finishing touches put to its edit, is particularly hotly anticipated. On this occasion, it will represent a complete change of direction in terms of genre, concept and style, as it will be a madcap comedy starring Belén Rueda, José Coronado (who previously worked together on the thriller...

KollywoodSathyaraj will be playing the main lead in this 10-episode web series which will also have Sukanya playing the female lead. Digital NativeDigital NativeVeteran actor Sathyaraj is known for signing up some of the best projects. In fact, he is not only a busy character artiste in the Tamil film industry but in Telugu as well. And the latest we hear about him is that he will be foraying into the digital platform with the web series The Perfect Family. Sathyaraj will be playing the main lead in this 10-episode web series which will also have Sukanya playing the female lead. Interestingly, Sathyaraj and Sukanya have starred in several blockbuster hits during their heydays as hero and heroine respectively. The web series will also feature Livingston and Seetha in prominent roles besides a host of other actors. Plans were on to air The Perfect Family this May but with the coronavirus scare and lockdown,...

Jane Green has been published in over 25 languages, and there are over 10 million copies of her books in print. Is it any wonder she's frequently referred to as the Queen of the Summer Novel? Green consistently delivers page-turners that are smart and thoughtful, and this year this no exception. With The Friends We Keep, Green gives us the story of three friends who meet in college. They grow up together, and then grow apart. With their 30-year reunion approaching, can they come back together? Or will the secrets they've kept finally catch up with them?

The Friends We Keep will be out on June 4, 2019, but you don't have to wait until then, because we've got a sneak peek at the first chapter right now!

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Once upon a time Evvie would have been like these other students, she thought as she paid the taxi driver and wrestled the huge...

A few weeks ago, Adamari Lopez made it loud and clear that she’s confident in her own skin. “I am very calm and happy doing the things that I enjoy and showing myself as I am because I’m happy with myself,” she told Today after she was body shamed for posting a photo in a swimsuit. This picture was of her relaxing on the beach while on vacation with her husband, dance instructor Toni Costa for her 46th birthday.

Shaking off the negative criticism, the host of the Emmy-award winning morning show Un Nuevo Día put a swimsuit...

Nick and Vanessa Lachey have officially welcomed their second child!

The two gave birth to daughter Brooklyn Elisabeth on Monday, Jan. 5, Vanessa announced via her website on Tuesday.

"Nick, Camden and I are So excited to announce the birth of our sweet, beautiful baby girl, Brooklyn Elisabeth Lachey!" the former Total Request Live host writes, also sharing a black-and-white photo of her holding her daughter's tiny hand. "I have been dreaming of this moment for as long as I can remember, the day I was going to meet my little girl."

Photo: The Perfect Family? Vanessa and Nick Lachey Have the Most Adorable Holiday Card Ever

"A friend recently told me how magical today was going to be because it’s the day I would meet my best friend," she adds. "I can’t even begin to tell you how it felt to hold her in my arms for the very first time. Mommy, Daddy...

The perfect family of four! Jessica Simpson told Ryan Seacrest during an interview for On Air With Ryan Seacrest on Thursday, Sept. 18, that she and husband Eric Johnson are still in the honeymoon phase since tying the knot, but that they're done having kids. Simpson, who said "I do" to the former NFL pro over the Fourth of July holiday, also dispelled rumors that she and Johnson toast their marriage every morning with champagne. "That is so not true," she told the radio host. "If anything, we [...]...

Kathleen Turner has signed on to star in the upcoming comedy sequel Dumb and Dumber To for Universal Pictures and Red Granite Productions. No details were given in regards to her character.

Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels return as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne from the 1994 comedy Dumb and Dumber, which took in $247 million worldwide from just a $17 million production budget. The project had been in development for years before Warner Bros. dropped the sequel in June. Eight days later, Universal Pictures and Red Granite signed on to co-finance and co-distribute. The story revolves around Lloyd and Harry hitting the road once again, this time to find the love child one of them may have sired, who is in need of a kidney.

Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly are directing from a screenplay by Sean Anders and John Morris (Sex Drive, That's My Boy). Production is scheduled to begin sometime this summer.

Check out the latest and greatest casting news below: Kurt Russell (Death Proof) is in negotiations to star in James Wan's Fast & Furious 7. Kathleen Turner (The Perfect Family) will join Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels in the Bobby and Peter Farrelly-directed comedy sequel, Dumb and Dumber To. Richard Gere (Arbitrage) has signed on to star in the indie drama, Fanny, from writer-director Andrew Renzi. Hit the jump for more on each picture. First up in a trio of casting gets for Variety is news that perennial badass Russell is eying a role in Wan's upcoming seventh installment of the Fast and the Furious franchise.  The report has no details on the role itself, except to say that Universal previously offered it to one Denzel Washington.  The plot of the picture will return (non-exclusively) to Los Angeles after a world tour of location shoots during the previous five films.

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Spain's openly lesbian politician Ángeles Álvarez is encouraging closeted women to come out. She's like "Look, guys, I did it and I survived!"

I never thought I'd read these words; "She plays a glam lesbian plumber." Apparently that is true of Joanne Matthews in the new BBC sitcom The Wright Way. The actress told The Daily Star:

Susan moves in her lesbian girlfriend, which riles [her dad]. He is very Ocd about everything.

Her Gf, played by Jennifer Saunders’ daughter Beattie Edmondson, has a fake Jamaican accent "as her character wants to be a DJ." This show sounds terrible or amazing.

If NeNe Leakes were gay, I feel like she'd be out about it, considering she's on two of the gayest TV shows on air. But Real Housewives lesbian rumors just keep on happening.

At the White House Correspondents' Dinner over the weekend,...

Washington, Feb 5 (Ians/Ria Novosti) Meet Elizabeth and Philip Jennings, a 30-something couple raising two kids in a typical middle class home in the suburbs of Washington circa 1981. The perfect family, living the American dream, except for one little thing - Elizabeth and Philip are Soviet spies.

Welcome to "The Americans", a new TV series in the Us that challenges some of the cliches of Hollywood's relentlessly and uniformly negative depiction of Russians.

"It's all right there in the title, 'The Americans', these Russians are portraying Americans. They're really just like us," show creator, executive producer and.

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Good morning! How about the finale of American Horror Story? Wow!

Speaking of Ahs, Sarah Paulson was on Anderson Live yesterday and she said she's not too bummed about losing at the Golden Globes because she was in good company.

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And because you've waited long enough, here is the entire new Tegan and Sara album Heartthrob.

How cute was White Collar's Marsha Thomason as a baby?

Tig Notaro says she has no regrets from her 20s: "Honestly, I can't think of a single regret that I have. Every horrible decision that I possibly should regret in life lead me to where I am today. It's difficult to feel anything but pretty great." But out chef Gabrielle Hamilton has one: "In my twenties, I mistook meanness for intellectualism, and had this idea that...

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The voting on our Best Lesbian/Bi Movie Ever poll closes next Tuesday, and if you haven't yet figured out what film deserves your click of approval, then perhaps you'll take some professional opinions into account. We asked some of our favorite out directors, actors and writers to tell us which movie they'd vote for to win the title of Best Lesbian/Bi Movie Ever, and it proved to be an interesting experiment. Most of them had the same problem you do: It's hard to pick just one! You might even get a few new films to watch out of reading their responses.

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Jamie Babbit, director of But I'm a Cheerleader: Heavenly Creatures is my vote. Kate Winslet in her first role and Melanie Lynsky (she was later in my film But I'm a Cheerleader...

Scotland's premiere arts festival for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people launched in Glasgow last night with a packed party followed by a screening of new Kathleen Turner film The Perfect Family. Glasgay, which was founded in 1993, incorporates a strong film strand which will this year give viewers the chance to see of the year's most talked-about movies before they go on general distribution.

Highlights this year include Cannes hit Laurence Anyways, the story of a couple trying to keep their love alive as one of them changes gender role, which is also at the London Film Festival; and documentary Call Me Kuchu, about the experiences of lgbt people in Uganda. Tough but passionate love story Keep The Lights On explores lives driven by addiction and Yossi looks at a different side of macho Israeli culture and its impact on one man.

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Angelique Cabral has booked a recurring role on the second season of ABC’s Don’t Trust The B—- In Apartment 23. She will play Fox Paris, a woman who is also a junior analyst at the financial firm where June (Drema Walker) has just been hired. Cabral, repped by Pakula/King and Karen Forman Management, is currently co-starring in the feature The Perfect Family with Emily Deschanel. Desperate Housewives alum Steven Culp is back on ABC with a recurring role on Grey’s Anatomy, playing Dr. Parker, a top dog doctor. He is with Domain and manager Miriam Milgrom. Maureen Sebastian has landed a potentially recurring role on the new NBC drama Revolution, playing the wife of Aaron (Zak Orth) in flashbacks. She is managed by Susan Yoo. Wendy Crewson (Saving Hope, The Vow) has booked a recurring role on ABC’s Revenge, playing Helen, a powerful business executive.

Chicago – The opening moments of Anne Renton’s feature debut, “The Perfect Family,” paint a typically cheery portrait of suburbia, complete with a sign displaying the generic tagline, “An Enjoyable Town.” It’s the sort of neighborhood audiences have seen countless times before in indies aiming to depict the “dark side” of small town America, a la “Blue Velvet.”

When uptight Catholic server, Eileen (Kathleen Turner), accidentally spills a handful of communion wafers and secretly shoves them in her mouth with the exquisite clumsiness of Lucille Ball at the chocolate factory, I was fully prepared for this film to devolve into a caustic slice of familial dysfunction along the lines of “Another Happy Day,” populated with shrill stereotypes and Puritanical basket cases. “The Perfect Family” could’ve easily been that movie, but it isn’t. In fact, it’s a much more tender and thoughtful picture than one would expect.

Last year or a bit further back (?) I tried to give you the choice of which DVDs I would review from the weekly crop released but we didn't get very far on account of Netflix's month-long delays with some studios and my policies of mandatory procrastination. So irritating! Given that the bulk of readers and, indeed, the bulk of everyone watches their movies at home now (sigh), let's try again! I'll figure it out on my end.  We'll skip the newish releases we've already discussed like 21 Jump Street (review) and Mirror Mirror (review) and the one's I have no interest in. 

Let's start simple with 2012 movies fairly fresh on DVD that I haven't seen. though perhaps I'll speak out if there's a great commentary. If there is I trust someone will let me know. 

 

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Moviefone's New Release Pick of the Week "The Artist" What's It About? The Academy Awards' Best Picture of the Year just so happened to be a black-and-white silent film about a beloved actor who struggles to adjust to the advent of "talkies" in Hollywood. See It Because: Even without hearing a word he says, Jean Dujardin (Best Actor Oscar winner) brings a full and expressive performance as movie star George Valentin. And while the film's approach is decidedly old-fashioned, it's a real crowd-pleaser. Oh and also, Uggie the Dog pretty much upstages everybody. (Also Available on Redbox DVD & Blu-ray | Amazon Instant Video ) Family Release of the Week "Mirror Mirror" What's It About? Tarsem Singh ("The Fall," "Immortals") offers his own unique, stylized spin on the "Snow White" fairy tale, bringing Julia Roberts along as the Evil Queen. See It Because: Tarsem's style has always been distinct -- full of lush colors,...

Festival initiative “U.S. in Progress” introduces four U.S. productions in post-production to European buyers.

American Independent films, French Independent Films and Oscar Nominated Foreign Language Films will be showcased.

The Weinstein Company’s Harvey Weinstein wil receive a tribute and will host a retrospective of his films.

Donald Sutherland will host a screening of Klute and will receive a Medal of Arts and Letters bestowed by Frederic Mitterrand.

The Champs Elysees Film Festival’s U.S. President is Michael Madsen

The French Festival President is Lambert Wilson

The discussions held so often about the sustainability of arthouse theaters, about the joining of forces between them and festivals and the ownership of festivals themselves, and sometimes of theaters as well, by distributors as a way to sustain the three key players of this precious triangle of culture, continue as the first Champs Elysees Film Festival presents a jam-packed line up and full program of events at its inaugural edition.

The seven day festival, June 6-12, has been formed and is owned by the independent distributor Sophie Dulac. It is exciting for me to go to see the arthouses we have already written about in the area of the Champs Elysees - the Balzac, its rival the Lincoln, the Publicis, and the two major chains, Gaumont Champs Elysees and Ugc George V. Another interesting aspect of this upcoming event is the festival's ownership by a French distributor, Sophie Dulac. This is one of two similarities between Gutek and Dulac. The New Horizons and the American Film Festivals are owned by Roman Gutek whose distribution company Gutek is the largest arthouse distributor in Poland. Similarly Sophie Dulac seems to "own" this festival. Somewhat analagous to this is the "owning" of distribution company Tribeca Films by the Tribeca Film Festival or the Sundance Select Distribution arm owned by the Sundance Film Festival. The New York Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festivals have yet to declare themselves distributors but do own the arthouses in which to show "their" films year round in festival settings.

Dulac explains the impetus to launch the Champs Elysees Film Festival, “As Paris’ first truly international film festival, our mission is to create a bridge between the independent American and French film industries. In the most beautiful city in the world and one with a worldwide association to cinema, the Champs Elysées Film Festival will be a celebration of film promoting the work of young filmmakers and honoring the work of established directors.” She adds, “We want to throw a spotlight on independent film from France and the U.S. We will welcome famous names, offer new films, open up discussions between members of the film industry, give short films a special showcase and invite audiences to gala previews.”

I personally hope the tourists of Champs Elysees see this as a special opportunity to share inside festival experiences with international professionals and that it brings in more business than ordinary theatrical fare brings to the same theaters, thus proving that festivals serve as a new branch of film distribution and that the joining of forces between distributor, exhibitor and festival point toward a new mode of profitability for all parties.

U.S. in Progress was first presented at the American Film Festival in Wroclaw Poland in November. This is the second similarity between Dulac and Gutek. U.S. in Progress will now be here as well. U.S. in Progress is in fact a joint initiative between the American Film Festival in Wroclaw, the Champs Elysees Film Festival in Paris and Black Rabbit Film, a company of Adeline Monzier who also created the association of European indie distributors called EuropaDistribution. It is the first and only industry event devoted to U.S. indies in Europe. Its aim is to present U.S. indie films in post-production to European buyers in order to foster the circulation and distribution of American indie films in Europe. This presentation of American independent films in post-production to European buyers to promote the distribution of American independent films in Europe is uniquely one of the top new developments in the industry. The program works to forge inroads between the generation of talented American filmmakers emerging today and European buyers. I am so proud to be serving on its jury as I did on the first edition as well.

The other sections are: Official Selection of American Independent Films, French Galas, American Galas, Oscar Nominated Foreign Language Films and Shorts. A tribute to Harvey Weinstein will be presented on June 6 at an event to celebrate his career. Weinstein will participate in a roundtable conversation to discuss French/American co-productions and a Retrospective of 11 of his films will be shown throughout the week.

The American independent films selected as part of the inaugural program include Richard Linklater’s Bernie (Isa: Hyde Park, U.S.: Millennium) with Jack Black, Shirley Maclaine and Matthew McConaughey; Jesus Henry Christ (Isa: Im Global, U.S. E1) with Toni Collette and Michael Sheen; Bruce Beresford’s Peace, Love & Misunderstanding (Isa: Voltage, U.S. IFC) starring Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener and Elizabeth Olsen and Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present (Isa: Submarine, U.S. Music Box). An Audience Award will be given out to the most popular American Independent. American Galas include Jennifer Westfeldt’s Friends with Kids (Isa: Red Granite, U.S. Roadside Attractions/ Lionsgate) and Wes Craven’s My Soul to Take (2010) in 3D.

French films include Comme Un Homme (Isa: Memento) directed by Safy Nebbou; Journal de France (Isa: Wild Bunch) directed by Claudine Nougaret and Raymond Depardon; Vous n'avez encore rien vu (Isa: Studiocanal) directed by Alain Resnais and Wrong (Isa: Kinology) helmed by Quentin Dupieux.

The Champs Elysees Film Festival has selected esteemed French Actor Lambert Wilson for the role of French President and Michael Madsen has accepted the role of the Festival’s U.S. President.

The festival will pay tribute to the actor Donald Sutherland who will be at the Festival to host a screening of the masterpiece Klute directed by Alan J. Pakula followed by a “Hollywood Conversation” with the iconic actor. Frederic Mitterrand will bestow Sutherland with the medal of Commander of Arts and Letters that evening.

Official Selection of American Independent Films

Blank City, a documentary directed by Celine Danhier’s

Bernie directed by Richard Linklater starring Jack Black, Shirley Maclaine and Matthew McConaughey

Jesus Henry Christ with Toni Colette, Jason Spevack and Michael Sheen

Keep The Lights On directed by Ira Sachs

Luv directed by Sheldon Candis

Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present, Matthew Akers acclaimed documentary

Not Waving But Drowning directed by Devyn Waitt, winner of U.S. in Progress Prize, Wroclaw, Poland.

Peace, Love & Misunderstanding directed by Bruce Beresford starring Jane Fonda, Catherine Keener and Elizabeth Olsen

Tabloid, Errol Morris fascinating documentary

The Perfect Family, directed by Anne Renton and starring Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel and Jason Ritter

French Galas

Adieu Berthe directed by Bruno Podalydès

Comme Un Homme directed by Safy Nebbou

Du Vent Dans Mes Mollets directed by Carine Tardieu

Journal De France directed by Claudine Nougaret and Raymond Depardon

La Clinique De L’Amour directed by Artus de Penguern

L’Air De Rien directed by Grégory Magne and Stéphane Viard

Mains Armees directed by Pierre Jolivet

Quand Je Serai Petit directed by Jean-Paul Rouve

Vous N’Avez Encore Rien Vu directed by Alain Resnais

Wrong helmed by Quentin Dupieux.

American Galas

After Life directed by Agnieszka Wojtow

Brake directed by Gabe Torres

Bitch Slap directed by Rick Jacobson

Friends With Kids directed by Jennifer Westfeldt

My Soul To Take (3D) directed by Wes Craven

Perfect Host directed by Nick Tomnay

Terri, directed by Azazel Jacobs

Summertime directed by Matthew Gordon.

The Champs Elysees Film Festival intends to reflect the diversity of international production by offering the public a selection of the 2012 Oscar nominated foreign language films, some never before seen in France:

Bullhead directed by Michael R.Roskam (Belgium)

Dans Ses Veux directed by Juan José Campanella (Spain/Argentina)(2010)

Monsieur Lazhar directed by Philippe Falardeau (Canada)

Une Separation directed by Asghar Farhadi (Iran)

72 Days directed by Danilo Serbedzija (Croatia)

Letters To Angel directed by Sulev Keedus (Estonia)

Volcano directed by Runar Runarsson (Iceland)

Films being screened as part of Harvey Weinstein’s retrospective include The Aviator, Chicago, Gangs Of New York, Jackie Brown, Kill Bill 1&2, The English Patient, Pulp Fiction, Shakespeare In Love, Good Will Hunting and The Yards.

More than thirty short films comprise the Champs Elysees Film Festival’s Official Selection of Short Films which were selected by a French industry team as well as four major film school programs: University of Southern California’s School of Cinematic Arts, New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts and Columbia University’s Columbia University Film Festival for the United States and Paris-based film school La Femis for France:

French Shorts Selection

Hurlement D’Un Poisson directed by Sébastien Carfora

It’S A Miracul’House directed by Stéphane Freiss

Les Meutes directed by Manuel Schapira

Mon Canard directed by Emmanuelle Michelet & Vincent Fouquet

Les Grossesses De Charlemagne directed by Nicolas Slomka and Matthieu Rumani,

Plume directed by Barry Purves

Personne(S) directed by Marc Fouchard

La Fille De L’Homme directed by Manuel Schapira

Kiss & Kill directed by Alain Ross

USC School of Cinematic Arts Shorts Selection

Little Spoon directed by Lauren Fash

Ellen directed by Kyle Hausmann-Stokes

Efrain directed by Matthew Breault

Fig directed by Ryan Coogler

The Nature Of Fall directed by Tomer Stolz

New York University Tisch School of the Arts Shorts Selection

Little Horse directed by Levi Abrino

Border Land directed by Alexander Smolowe

Premature directed by Rashaad Ernesto Green

Down In Number 5 directed by Kim Spurlock

Columbia University Film Festival Shorts Selection

Rolling On The Floor Laughing directed by Rusel Harbaugh

Motherland directed by Shario Siddiqui

Hatch directed by Christoph Kusching

Crossing directed by Gina Atwater

Off Season directed by Jonathan Van Tulleken

The Hirosaki Players directed by Jeff Sousa

La Femis Shorts Selection

Goose directed by Morgan Simon

Demain Ce Sera Bien directed by Pauline Gay

On Traks directed by Laurent Navarri

Bye Bye Wild Boy directed by Julie Lena...

The Perfect Family stars Kathleen Turner as a devout Catholic woman with two grown children. She prays before every meal, delivers food to elderly residents unable to leave their homes, and even assists Monsignor Murphy (Richard Chamberlain) with Communion during Mass. She couldn’t be more thrilled when she discovers she’s been nominated for Catholic Woman of the Year, but when she’s told the judges need to evaluate her entire family before making their decision she moves into overdrive to ensure they resemble nothing less than the perfect Catholic family. But with a son (Jason Ritter) who’s left his wife and kids for the bed of another woman, a daughter (Emily Deschanel) who’s in a lesbian relationship, and a husband who’s a recovering alcoholic, winning this major award isn’t going to be easy. Eileen sets out to correct these “wrongs” and discovers some truths along the way…truths...

We're just gonna say it: Jason Ritter is the nicest guy ever. Sure, he also happens to be crazy talented, but it's pretty clear that much of the heartfelt depth he gives to his roles comes from his naturally kind disposition -- which might be why he is one of the rare actors who can transition seamlessly from crime mysteries (NBC's short-lived "The Event") to dramedies (the series "Parenthood," also on NBC) to indie films, like his latest, "A Bag of Hammers."

Jason plays Ben, a silk-bathrobe-wearing car thief who has gotten "on the property ladder" early with his Bff and partner in crime, Alan (Jake Sandvig). When they rent their income property to a struggling single mom, however, they end up a wee bit (read: a whole lot) in over their heads. We chatted with Jason about the possibility of fatherhood, what makes Rebecca Hall so posh and why he's a proud Prius owner.

You might not have heard about it given all the hubbub in the last few weeks, but believe it or not there were movies besides The Avengers that opened in theaters last weekend. So when you're done flying around with superheroes, there are a lot of great indies out there to choose from, among them The Perfect Family, the comedy starring Kathleen Turner as a woman running for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local church, but having to work around her nutty family in the process. The Perfect Family opened in theaters on May 4 and is playing now, and we're premiering an exclusive new poster for the film to give you an idea what to expect. Take a look below, and click on it to see the higher-res version: Turner, of course, became famous in the 80s as the skilled, multifaceted star of movies like Body...

You might not have heard about it given all the hubbub in the last few weeks, but believe it or not there were movies besides The Avengers that opened in theaters last weekend. So when you're done flying around with superheroes, there are a lot of great indies out there to choose from, among them The Perfect Family, the comedy starring Kathleen Turner as a woman running for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local church, but having to work around her nutty family in the process. The Perfect Family opened in theaters on May 4 and is playing now, and we're premiering an exclusive new poster for the film to give you an idea what to expect. Take a look below, and click on it to see the higher-res version: Turner, of course, became famous in the 80s as the skilled, multifaceted star of movies like Body...

Title: The Perfect Family Director: Anne Renton Starring: Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Sharon Lawrence, Michael McGrady, Angelique Cabral, Richard Chamberlain, Elizabeth Pena A putative dramedy centering on the happy-face domestic veneer many of us feel it so necessary to play-act and pantomime, ”The Perfect Family” never locates and communicates a very persuasive reason for its existence, or even a compelling dramatic throughline. As a vehicle for the not-much-seen Kathleen Turner, this indie film from first-time director Anne Renton, which premiered at last year’s Tribeca Film Festival, is so-so, but that represents the high point of qualified recommendation for this resolutely middle-of-the-road affair, a cinematic “meh” if ever there were one. Eileen [ Read More ]...

It’s been said that virtually everyone has wanted to switch families at some point in their lives, but if everyone’s dirty laundry and closeted skeletons were dragged out into the light of day and put in the middle of a room, how quickly most of us would snatch back our own little bundle of dysfunction. That maxim is on rich display in “The Perfect Family,” a comedy about a mother forced to choose between her engrained religious beliefs and her family. Director Anne Renton’s film stars Kathleen Turner as a devoutly Catholic suburban mother, Eileen Cleary, who – when running for the “Catholic Woman of the Year” title at her local parish, [ Read More ]...

Kathleen Turner is getting rave reviews for her staring role in the new comedy "The Perfect Family." The film tells the tale of a Catholic housewife nominated for her parish's coveted Catholic Woman of the Year award, yet to clinch the prize she must show off her 'perfect family,' which includes a lesbian daughter and a son whose marriage is falling apart.

While the film follows her trying to resolve this conflicting love of her church and her family, the film's Catholic setting has drawn the predictable outrage from The Catholic League's Bill Donahue who says it 'smacks Catholicism.'

HuffPost Senior Religion Editor Paul Brandeis Raushenbush spoke with Turner on the phone about the film and the Catholic character she plays.

Tell me about your character Eileen in "The Perfect Family." Was this Catholic woman someone whom you liked?

When I first got this script I asked myself,...

This week on Indiewire, we were honored to be chosen as this year's Webby winner in the "Movie & Film" category.  In more sombre news, Adam Yauch, founder of Oscilloscope and member of the Beastie Boys, passed away late this week.  Also this week: Tribeca wrapped; Kathleen Turner chatted about returning to the screen in "The Perfect Family"; Cannes added a few more titles to its lineup; we told you what to check out on VOD and DVD/Blu-ray; and we shared out preview of the 20 indie movies that you must check out this summer.  Click through below for all the best news, reviews, and features from Indiewire this week. News Oscilloscope Founder and Beastie Boy Adam Yauch Has Died at 47 Beastie Boy member Adam Yauch, who went on to found the independent film distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories, has died today, Rolling Stone has reported.  Indiewire Wins Webby Award for Movie and...

The summer movie season has officially begun.  Kicking off the blockbuster barrage of the next few months is Joss Whedon's much anticipated superhero flick "The Avengers," which has been getting almost unanimously glowing reviews across the board.  As is always the case with summer, a number of smaller films are opening alongside the weekly big budget monsters.  Also opening this week: a top-notch cast in the counter-programming "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel"; Kathleen Turner returns from a long onscreen absence in the "The Perfect Family"; Samuel L. Jackson stars as a serial killer in "Meeting Evil"; and the water crisis documentary "Last Call at the Oasis." Click through below for all the reviews from the Indiewire network for this week's new releases. "The Avengers" Leonard Maltin We can only invest in an action movie if we relate to the characters and believe that something is at...

Emily Deschanel is best known for her work as forensic anthropologist Dr. Temperance "Bones" Brennan on Fox's "Bones," which is currently in its seventh season -- and also for being the older sister of Zooey Deschanel.

Deschanel costars in the indie comedy "The Perfect Family," in which Kathleen Turner returns to the big screen as Eileen, a devout Catholic who has been nominated for Catholic Woman of the Year. The religious matriarch -- who has a recovering alcoholic husband, a son who's cheating on his wife, and a lesbian daughter (Deschanel) planning to marry her partner and have a baby with her -- is forced to examine what makes a family perfect: its appearance to the outside world, or how it feels from the inside.

We sat down with the energetic Deschanel as she talked to us about gay rights, potentially working with her sister, what's next on "Bones" and...

The summer movie season has finally arrived, swooping in to save us from an extremely dull April, and I don't think there could be a better movie to kick things off. The Avengers is already a mega-hit overseas and there is probably a good chance that it will break some records in North America, but the bottom line is that no one in their right mind would release another studio movie on the same weekend. There are just a handful of indie releases in select theatres including The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel starring Judi Dench and Bill Nighy, A Little Bit of Heaven starring Kate Hudson and Gael García Bernal, and Lol starring Miley Cyrus. There are also a couple of genre flicks to choose with Darren Lynn Bousman's Mother's Day remake and Meeting Evil starring Luke Wilson and Samuel L. Jackson. So how many times will you be watching The Avengers this weekend?...

Below director Anne Renton shares a scene from her dark comedy "The Perfect Family," which sees Kathleen Turner turning in her first on-screen lead performance in almost two decades. The film opens in select theaters and hits VOD today. The Film Suburban supermom Eileen Cleary (played by Turner) is the ultimate Catholic. And when she’s nominated for the coveted Catholic Woman of the Year Award at her local parish, only one final test remains—introducing her family to the church board for the seal of approval. Eileen must prove that her family conforms to the image of the "perfect family" as envisioned by the church, an image she's put forth (with considerable effort) her whole life. Struggling to make her family “acceptable”, Eileen is forced to confront a few very revealing truths about the world she lives in. Her gay daughter, Shannon (Emily Deschanel), is about to marry her life partner.

Director: Anne Renton Writers: Paula Goldberg, Claire V. Riley Starring: Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Kathleen Turner, Richard Chamberlain, Elizabeth Peña, Michael McGrady, Sharon Lawrence, Kristen Dalton, Scott Michael Campbell, Angelique Cabral With The Perfect Family, director Anne Renton poses the age old question: aren't Catholics silly? They have a holier than thou attitude because they go to church so frequently and do penance just as often. They strive for sainthood and obey every word of their supreme leader, the Pope. They also believe that their god is the cause of everything that happens to them (no matter if its good or bad) because its all part of their god's plan; in turn, they tend to say a lot of prayers for everything and everyone. Eileen (Kathleen Turner) is one such dedicated Catholic; in fact, she is so devout that she has been nominated as a contender for Catholic Woman of the Year.

As sure as the Pope resides at the Vatican, the Catholic Church won’t be organizing busloads of parishioners for fieldtrips to go see “The Perfect Family.” That’s because this slight satirical comedy has as its center a woman so slavishly devoted to the church that she has worn blinders for years that keep her from seeing that her own family is falling apart. The film’s title, “The Perfect Family,” is meant to be ironic with a neon yellow highlighter through it. A matronly Kathleen Turner tears with gusto into the role of...

Kathleen Turner is, more or less, exactly how you'd expect her. You can hear her long before and after you're in the same room, and she certainly doesn't suffer fools. Or anybody else, for that matter. We spoke (for much less than our alloted time slot) with the iconic star of "Body Heat," "Serial Mom" and "Baby Geniuses" about her role in "The Perfect Family," an ultra low-budget indie about a Catholic woman who is shocked to discover that her family falls short of her ideals. How did you come into the project? The script was sent to my agency by, well, you know, an established person. And I have a reputation for being very open to material, which I try to do, if it comes through the right channels, and I say that so I won't be flattered with unqualified scripts. I was intrigued. I was very intrigued. Eileen is a good woman,...

Capsule Options is a new weekly column intended to provide reviews of nearly every new indie release. This week's capsules are written by Indiewire's Chief Film Critic, Eric Kohn along with other contributors as noted. Reviews This Week: "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" "The Connection" "First Position" "Follow Me: The Yoni Netanyahu Story" "Last Call at the Oasis" "A Little Bit of Heaven" "Meeting Evil" "Mother's Day" "The Perfect Family" "You Hurt My Feelings" "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" It's little wonder the British retiree dramedy "The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel" is a hit in the U.K. The film follows the template similar to the one that made "Mamma Mia!" a massive hit in the same territory: Transplant a top tier crop of actors over the age of 50 to an exotic locale...

The Perfect Family, from first-time feature director Anne Renton, tells the story of suburban super-mom Eileen Cleary (Academy Award nominee Kathleen Turner), the ultimate devoted Catholic who gets nominated for the coveted Catholic Woman of the Year Award at her local parish and will go to any lengths to prove she’s worthy of the title. But, needing the church board’s approval is proving to be a difficult task, with her non-conformist family that includes a gay daughter (Emily Deschanel), an unhappily married son (Jason Ritter) and her recovering alcoholic husband (Michael McGrady). At the film’s press day, Collider spoke to actress Kathleen Turner, in both a roundtable and a 1-on-1 interview, about how she came to be a part of this indie film, the ways in which she identified with her character, the challenge of finding roles that are not so predictable, and how she hopes audiences...

Jason Ritter stars in an excellent new film called The Perfect Family, where the characters comprise a clan that is anything but. From The Cleary's blindly devout mother to her lesbian daughter and directionless son, the film is a fascinating portrait of a modern American family -- one that puts the fun is dysfunction.

And a family that stands in stark contrast to the all-too-together Bravermans on NBC's Parenthood, where Jason plays Mark, potential fiance of eldest daughter Sarah. But what effect will his role on a potential new NBC series have on Mark's return? That was one of the questions I asked Jason when we caught up earlier this week to chat.

Insider.com: What attracted you to this movie?

Jason Ritter: I was reading and enjoying the script, but found myself worrying about how it would end – it's this very fragile material. You have to walk a tightrope while talking about these issues because...

Dear Kathleen Turner: I missed you. I confess I'd almost forgotten about you. And then you turned up surprisingly in the starring role of The Perfect Family, leading a cast that worked together beautifully to portray a very believable family, even amid an often-unbelievable plot. Don't be a stranger, okay?

In The Perfect Family, Turner plays Eileen Cleary, a devout Catholic middle-aged wife-and-mom whose spends her days in charitable church-related activities, such as delivering meals to the elderly, now that her children are grown and out of the house. Monsignor Murphy (Richard Chamberlain) nominates her for the church's Catholic Woman on the Year award ... and she'll be competing against a woman who's been her rival since grade school. The winner will receive the sacrament of absolution from the Archbishop of Dublin, who will attend the award ceremony.

The monsignor tells Eileen to expect a home visit where her children should be present,...

Title: The Perfect Family Director: Anne Renton (‘Love Is Short’) Starring: Kathleen Turner (‘Peggy Sue Got Married,’ TV’s ‘Friends’), Emily Deschanel and Jason Ritter People at times can become so caught up in appearing successful in their personal and professional lives to the outside world that they often neglect to strongly evaluate the differences and imperfections plaguing their families. It can take even the most seemingly perfect event that their families’ opinions greatly differ on to force them to truly acknowledge and embrace their relatives’ true personalities. Such is the case with the main character, Eileen Cleary, in first-time feature film director Anne Renton’s new comedy-drama ‘The Perfect Family.’ Eileen [ Read More ]...

In her new indie drama The Perfect Family, Kathleen Turner plays a docile, frumpy Catholic housewife whose life is thrown into turmoil when her nomination for Catholic Woman of the Year (yes, it's a real thing) is threatened by her daughter's lesbian wedding and her son's impending divorce. But this being a Kathleen Turner character, she finds that she has some unexpected fight in her. In real life, Turner has fought the stigma of the aging sex symbol, won her own battles with both rheumatoid arthritis and alcoholism, and emerged as a woman thoroughly in charge of her career. She does fewer films these days, preferring to work in theater — her next project is a revival of Red Hot Patriot, her acclaimed one-woman show about political humorist Molly Ivins, which she's taking to Washington. And though she has long sworn off doing her own television series, she told us...

ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at a new TV spot for The Perfect Family , opening in theaters on May 4 and starring Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel, Jason Ritter, Richard Chamberlain and Michael McGrady. In the film, suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary (Turner) has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish.an award she has coveted for years.her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of approval. Now she must finally face the nonconformist family she has been glossing over for years. Her gay daughter, Shannon (Emily Deschanel), a successful lawyer, is about to marry her life partner Angela (Angelique Cabral). Her unhappily married son Frank Jr. (Jason Ritter) is cheating...

The most perfect thing about the Cleary family is how completely imperfect they are. In the trailer for The Perfect Family, Kathleen Turner plays Eileen Cleary, an ultra-conservative Christian mother battling another woman from her church to win theCatholic Woman of the Year award. Easy enough, right?

Not quite. On paper, Eileen’s family plays the ideal support system for this anal-retentive matriarch. But take that paper and consider it shredded because on the brink of the announcement, her daughter (Emily Deschanel) reveals that she’s pregnant and moving in with her girlfriend, while her son (Jason Ritter) announces he...

We’ve got a few new posters to share with you today. Briefly: On the Road—Kristen Stewart, Garrett Hedlund and Viggo Mortensen star in the first feature film adaptation of Jack Kerouac’s classic novel. The film premieres at the Cannes Film Festival, and you can watch the trailer here. Killer Joe—Matthew McConaughey, Emile Hirsch and Juno Temple star in this Nc-17-rated story of a brother and sister who hire a contract killer to murder their mother in order to get her insurance policy. The film is currently awaiting a release date. Read Matt’s review here. The Perfect Family—Kathleen Turner stars as a suburban mother and devout Catholic running for the Catholic Woman of the Year title. Jason Ritter and Emily Deschanel also star. The film opens on May 4th. Hit the jump to check out the posters. Poster via Facebook. Here’s the synopsis...

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Variance Films has released the first trailer for The Perfect Family, director Anne Renton's dramatic comedy which hits theaters May 4. Kathleen Turner stars as a suburban mother who has hidden her bizarre family away from her church, until she goes up for the Catholic Woman of the Year title, which forces her to bring them out of the woodwork. Take a look at The Perfect Family.

The Perfect Family: Trailer

Suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary (Kathleen Turner) has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish-an award she has coveted for years - her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of approval. Now she must finally face the nonconformist family she has been glossing over for years. Her gay daughter, Shannon (Emily Deschanel), a successful lawyer, is about to...

Director Anne Renton's debut feature The Perfect Family is sure to offend some, as its trailer boasts the line, "I don't have to think! I'm a Catholic!" However, if you look beyond this biting bon mot, it's easy to see that Renton's dramedy appears to be a thoughtful explorations of faith and family, or more specifically: what to do when your family challenges your faith. Kathleen Turner stars as Eileen Cleary, a devoted Catholic and proud wife and mother who is being considered for a coveted award within her parish, honoring exemplary members of the church. While she loves her husband and two grown children, she fears their less-than-pious life styles will lose her the recognition she so badly desires. Emily Deschanel (Bones) and Jason Ritter (Parenthood) play her children, a soon-to-be-married lesbian and a cheating husband respectively, while Michael McGrady (Southland) co-stars as her drunk and beleaguered husband Frank.

Trailer for The Perfect Family, starring Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel and Jason Ritter The Variance Films release opens May 5th, under the direction of Anne Renton. Cast also includes Richard Chamberlain, Elizabeth Peña, and Michael McGrady and tells of suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary (Kathleen Turner) who has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish-an award she has coveted for years-her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of approval. Now she must finally face the nonconformist family she has been glossing over for years. Her gay daughter, Shannon (Emily Deschanel), a successful lawyer, is about to marry her life partner Angela (Angelique Cabral). Her unhappily married son Frank Jr. (Jason Ritter) is cheating on his wife with the local manicurist. And Eileen's own marriage to a recovered alcoholic is pulling at the seams.

Trailer for The Perfect Family, starring Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel and Jason Ritter The Variance Films release opens May 5th, under the direction of Anne Renton. Cast also includes Richard Chamberlain, Elizabeth Peña, and Michael McGrady and tells of suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary (Kathleen Turner) who has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish-an award she has coveted for years-her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of approval. Now she must finally face the nonconformist family she has been glossing over for years. Her gay daughter, Shannon (Emily Deschanel), a successful lawyer, is about to marry her life partner Angela (Angelique Cabral). Her unhappily married son Frank Jr. (Jason Ritter) is cheating on his wife with the local manicurist. And Eileen's own marriage to a recovered alcoholic is pulling at the seams.

Trailer for The Perfect Family, starring Kathleen Turner, Emily Deschanel and Jason Ritter The Variance Films release opens May 5th, under the direction of Anne Renton. Cast also includes Richard Chamberlain, Elizabeth Peña, and Michael McGrady and tells of suburban mother and devout Catholic Eileen Cleary (Kathleen Turner) who has always kept up appearances. When she runs for the Catholic Woman of the Year title at her local parish-an award she has coveted for years-her final test is introducing her family to the board for the seal of approval. Now she must finally face the nonconformist family she has been glossing over for years. Her gay daughter, Shannon (Emily Deschanel), a successful lawyer, is about to marry her life partner Angela (Angelique Cabral). Her unhappily married son Frank Jr. (Jason Ritter) is cheating on his wife with the local manicurist. And Eileen's own marriage to a recovered alcoholic is pulling at the seams.