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Lola Petticrew, an Irish actor whose career has only recently gotten started, has had a recent run of movie and television performances that is setting up the actor for an impressive and celebrated filmography that fans will want to keep an eye on. Born in Belfast, Northern Ireland, Petticrew began their professional career with the 2017 short film, Sparrow. Mainstream work came the next year, in 2018, when Petticrew appeared in small roles in Come Home and Next of Kin. While they would go on to have a notable movie career, it's TV where Petticrew has made the biggest impact.

Petticrew has identified as queer and non-binary since they were 14, though they consider their work in Dating Amber, a coming-of-age dramedy about two closeted teens in 1990s Ireland, as the moment they learned to fully embrace their gender and sexuality (via TheQueerReview). For most of their career, Petticrew has appeared in Irish TV and movie productions,...

John Early and Olga Merediz have joined the cast of A24’s “Eternity.”

The romantic comedy, in which people must decide who they want to spend eternity with, also stars Miles Teller (“Top Gun: Maverick”), Elizabeth Olsen (“WandaVision”), Callum Turner (“Masters of the Air”) and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”).

David Freyne is directing the movie; Pat Cunnane (“Designated Survivor”) wrote the script, which appeared on the 2022 Black List.

A24 is financing and distributing the rom-com, as well as producing with Star Thrower Entertainment and its founders Trevor White and Tim White. The film is currently in production.

Early was last seen in the 2024 pandemic comedy “Stress Positions,” from director Theda Hammel. On Monday, the comedian announced a fall tour and album to accompany his 2023 HBO special “Now More Than Ever.” Early is also known for “Search Party,” “The Afterparty” and his special with Kate Berlant “Would It Kill You to Laugh?...

Fresh off an Oscar win in 2023, one of the stars of The Holdovers has officially found another role. Da'Vine Joy Randolph has joined the cast of the upcoming A24 romantic comedy, Eternity, according to Variety. Randolph joins Top Gun: Maverick star Miles Teller and Marvel veteran Elizabeth Olsen in the cast. Callum Turner, star of Apple TV+'s Masters of the Air with Barry Keoghan and Austin Butler, is also set to star, and David Freyne, who previously directed Dating Amber and The Curse, will helm the film.

Descubre más sobre la emocionante producción y el elenco de lujo que la encabeza.

De acuerdo con Deadline, A24 y Star Thrower Entertainment se han unido para producir “Eternity”, la nueva comedia romántica del director David Freyne (“Dating Amber”) y con un guion destacado en la Black List de 2022 escrito por Pat Cunnane.

Aunque aún no se han dado a conocer todos los detalles de la trama, se afirma que la película es una comedia romántica en la que cada uno debe decidir con quién quiere pasar la eternidad.

Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen y Callum Turner se encuentran en conversaciones para protagonizar la película, que también contará con Teller y Olsen como productores ejecutivos.

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A new rom-com is in the works with some major talent!

Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner are all reportedly in talks to star in Eternity from A24, according to Deadline.

The three stars will be directed by David Freyne, who has helmed such features as Dating Amber and The Cured.

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While plot details are being kept a secret at this time, the film is said to be “a romantic comedy where everyone must decide who they want to spend eternity with.”

A24 is financing and producing, with Trevor White and Tim White under their Star Thrower Entertainment banner.

The script was written by Pat Cunnane, who worked on the Fox series Designated Survivor.

If you missed it, it was recently announced that Elizabeth will be starring in a new dark comedy movie alongside Charles Melton!

Earlier this year, it was revealed...

A24 continues its run (hopefully for the better of cinema) and it’s being reported by Deadline that Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller and Callum Turner are set to star in a romantic comedy for the blossoming studio. Star Thrower Entertainment partners with A24 for Eternity, which is set to be directed by David Freyne, who helmed the 2020 film Dating Amber. Olsen and Teller are also attached to the rom-com as executive producers.

The plot for the movie has not currently been revealed, but according to Deadline, “The film is said to be a romantic comedy where everyone must decide who they want to spend eternity with. A24 will handle the global release.” Freyne directs from a screenplay that was written by Pat Cunnane — a script that appeared on the 2022 Black List. A24 will be financing and producing the feature along with Oscar-nominated producers Trevor White and Tim White, who will...

Exclusive: A24 and Star Thrower Entertainment have partnered on director David Freyne’s romantic comedy Eternity with Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner in talks to star. Freyne will direct the pic, with Teller and Olsen exec producing.

A24 will finance and produce, with Oscar-nominated producers Trevor White and Tim White under their Star Thrower Entertainment banner, which is best known for producing The Post and King Richard. Pat Cunnane wrote the script, which appeared on the 2022 Black List.

Plot details are being kept under wraps, but the film is said to be a romantic comedy where everyone must decide who they want to spend eternity with. A24 will handle the global release.

After starring in the global blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick, Teller has continued to stay busy and next will be seen in Apple Original Films’ The Gorge opposite Anya-Taylor Joy. He is currently filming the Michael Jackson biopic Michael,...

FX has ordered a limited series adaptation of the Patrick Radden Keefe book “Say Nothing,” Variety has learned.

The nine-episode series explores The Troubles in Northern Ireland. Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan, and Maxine Peake will star.

It will be available exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories.

The official description states:

“Spanning four decades, ‘Say Nothing’ explores the tumultuous period in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles. The series launches with the shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again. But McConville was only one of many others who became known collectively as The Disappeared. Through the eyes of various Ira members, including sisters Dolours and Marian Price—young women who transformed into magnetic symbols of radical politics, Brendan Hughes—a tight-lipped but conflicted military strategist,...

FX has ordered the limited series Say Nothing and tapped Lola Petticrew, Hazel Doupe, Anthony Boyle, Josh Finan and Maxine Peake to star with Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson’s Color Force producing. The nine-episode series is based on the book by Patrick Radden Keefe (who will serve as an exec producer) and tells an account of the troubles in Northern Ireland. Josh Zetumer and Michael Lennox will join as exec producers with Zetumer also serving as showrunner and Lennox directing.

The series will be available exclusively on Hulu in the U.S., Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ in all other territories.

Spanning four decades, Say Nothing explores the tumultuous period in Northern Ireland known as The Troubles. The series launches with the shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again. But McConville was only...

A24 has released a trailer for its upcoming emotional drama, “Tuesday,” which stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus (“Veep”) and Lola Petticrew.

The film premiered at the 50th Telluride Film Festival on Sept. 1 and is expected to release sometime this summer.

Louis-Dreyfus plays a loving, caring mother to a terminally ill teenage daughter (Petticrew). The two have a powerful bond, and early scenes of the “Tuesday” trailer show how they’ve embraced their circumstances with joy and humor, undaunted by the looming specter of death.

That changes when the daughter is literally confronted by death manifested in the form of a talking bird. As the story unfolds, the mother must learn to make her peace with and accept the brevity of her daughter’s time on Earth in an emotionally devastating drama about the echoes of loss and finding resilience in the unexpected.

Rounding out the cast is British actor and playwright Arinzé Kene.

A number of great movies are leaving HBO Max at the end of March, so it’s time to prioritize these titles in your queue. Filmmaker James Gunn’s sequel/soft reboot “The Suicide Squad” will depart the streaming service on March 22 after first hitting HBO Max the same day it was released in theaters back in 2021. Similarly, “Space Jam: A New Legacy” was whisked away on March 1 after also getting a day-and-date release in 2021 (sorry/not sorry if you missed it).

You also only have until March 7 to stream “Just a Boy From Tupelo: Bringing Elvis to the Big Screen,” a short documentary on the making of the Oscar-nominated biopic “Elvis.”

Other noteworthy films leaving HBO Max this month include “The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford,” “Contagion,” the extended version of “Dances with Wolves,” “Ghostbusters,” “Four Weddings and a Funeral,” “Love & Basketball” and “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.

There’s nothing quite like when HBO is airing one of its trademark watercooler-worthy dramas weekly. Thankfully, we’ll get to it experience exactly that and more on HBO Max in March 2023.

The big ticket item on HBO Max this March is undoubtedly Succession Season 4 on March 26. Part prestige drama and part screwball comedy, Succession is about as fun a watch as they come. Season 4 of the series about egregious wealth will find the Roy siblings reeling after trying and failing to take down their father, Logan (Brian Cox).

HBO Max’s other major TV option this month is another weekly release from HBO. Matthew Rhys returns as the titular lawyer in Perry Mason Season 2 on March 6. Season 1 of this period piece reboot flexed the classic TV character’s detective skills. From the look of the trailer, it seems as though this is the year Perry makes his name in the court room.

Pierce Brosnan, Helena Bonham Carter and Gabriel Byrne are teaming up for Four Letters of Love, based on Niall Williams’ international bestselling novel. Polly Steele (Let Me Go, Elton John: Tantrums & Tiaras) is set to direct.

Described as a “lyrical and deeply romantic Irish story,” the film will see the trio play parents of two lovers, portrayed by rising stars Fionn O’Shea (Dance First, Dating Amber, Normal People) and Ann Skelly (The Nevers, Kissing Candice, Rose Plays Julie). Cornerstone will handle worldwide sales and distribution, and will commence sales at the European Film Market. The Reset Collective will handle the release in Australia and New Zealand.

The description: Nicholas Coughlan (O’Shea) and Isabel Gore (Skelly) are fated to be together. That is as sure as the sky is blue and the sea is ever-changing. The question is whether or not they will ever find out. As ghosts, fate and...

Aidan Gillen, who played Littlefinger in “Game of Thrones,” and Sandrine Bonnaire, a best actress winner at Venice for “La cérémonie,” have joined Gabriel Byrne in Samuel Beckett biopic “Dance First,” directed by Oscar-winner James Marsh.

Film Constellation has closed pre-sales on the film in Australia/New Zealand (Icon), Italy (Bim Distribuzione), Spain (Filmin), Portugal (Nos Audiovisuais), Greece (Filmtrade), Hungary (Vertigo Media), former Yugoslavia (Discovery) and Taiwan (Cai Chang). Pay TV outlet Sky developed the film as a Sky Original in the U.K.

Marsh, best-known for “The Theory of Everything,” for which Eddie Redmayne won an Oscar, and Oscar-winner “Man on Wire,” will start shooting the film on May 30 in Budapest.

“Dance First’s” cast also includes Fionn O’Shea, who will play the young Beckett. He appeared in “Handsome Devil,” “Dating Amber” and “Normal People,” and will be seen next in “Masters of the Air.” The film is written by Neil Forsyth.

Strong totals for Phyllida Lloyd’s ‘Herself’, animation ‘Wolfwalkers’.

Coming-of-age drama Dating Amber, Element Pictures’ Herself, and Oscar nominee Wolfwalkers are among the best film contenders at this year’s Irish Film & Television Awards (IFTAs).

Element and BBC TV series Normal People leads the overall nominations, shortlisted in 15 categories.

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Nominations across 25 categories in film and TV drama have been announced, with the awards to take place virtually and be broadcast on Virgin Media One on Sunday, July 4.

Across all film categories including craft and technical, David Freyne’s Dating Amber, about two closeted teenagers in 1990s Ireland,...

Pride Month is observed every June in the U.S. to honor the 1969 Stonewall Uprising in Manhattan, a flashpoint for the Gay Liberation Movement. Here’s a sampling of programming from TV networks and other media platforms, organizations and communities. We’ll update the list when new Pride Month programming is announced.

Showtime

The premium cable network will feature more than 50 hours of LGBTQ+ programming including Xy Chelsea, Same Sex America, Beyond Opposite Sex, L Word Mississippi: Hate the Sin and Semper Fi; select episodes of Desus & Mero; and the first seasons of The L Word, The L Word: Generation Q, Queer as Folk, Work in Progress and Couples Therapy.

HBO Max

WarnerMedia’s streamer is launching its Shine On spotlight page, which honors and recognizes its library of Lgbtqia+ stories, characters and creators. A list of curations that will be included on the page is here.

Paramount+

Discovery...

Recently seen in a small role in Marvel's Falcon and The Winter Soldier, Julia Louis-Dreyfus has reportedly signed on to star in new fantasy comedy Tuesday. While little is known about the plot, the A24/BBC Film co-financed movie has been described as a "mother-daughter fairytale". The vagueness of the brief synopsis means there is a lot of directions this could go, but based on the credentials of the cast and crew there is likely to be a few laughs on the way.

Julia Louis-Dreyfus takes on the role of the mother of the title character, Tuesday, who will be played by up and coming Lola Petticrew. The Irish actress has appeared in a number of roles since making her tv debut in 2018 mini-series Next of Kin, including Bloodlands and My Left Nut as well as the movies Dating Amber and A Bump Along The Way. She will next be...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is set to star in the upcoming A24 movie “Tuesday.”

Plot details are being kept under wraps, though the film is being described as a “mother-daughter fairytale.”

Irish actor Lola Petticrew, whose credits include indie comedies “A Bump Along the Way” and “Dating Amber” will play the Louis Dreyfus’ daughter, named Tuesday, in the film. The cast also includes British actor and playwright Arinzé Kene.

BBC Film is co-financing the film with A24, alongside BFI awarding funds from the National Lottery, and Cinereach. The project was developed with BBC Film, BFI, and Gingerbread Pictures.

Along with A24, producers include Ivana MacKinnon for Wild Swim Films, Helen Gladders for Gingerbread Pictures and Oliver Roskill for Record Player Films.

London-based filmmaker Daina O. Pusic is directing “Tuesday” in her feature film directorial debut. She gained recognition after her short film “The Beast” premiered at the Telluride Film Festival in 2015. Her follow-up short film,...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus is set to star in Daina O. Pusic’s debut feature film “Tuesday” at A24, the company announced Wednesday.

Lola Petticrew will play the role of Tuesday, co-starring as Louis-Dreyfus’ daughter in the film. Actor and playwright Arinzé Kene has also joined the cast.

Described as a mother-daughter fairytale, the plot of the film is being kept under wraps. The project was developed with BBC Film, BFI and Gingerbread Pictures.

Producing alongside A24 are Ivana MacKinnon for Wild Swim Films, Helen Gladders for Gingerbread Pictures and Oliver Roskill for Record Player Films. BBC Film joins A24 as co-financing partners, alongside BFI awarding funds from the National Lottery, and Cinereach.

Daina O. Pusic is an award-winning Croatian writer and director based in London. In 2015, her short film “The Beast” premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and subsequently screened at over 30 festivals. Her follow-up project, a comedy short called “Rhonna & Donna,...

ViacomCBS-backed U.K. broadcaster Channel 5 has revealed a trailer for its much anticipated series “Anne Boleyn,” starring “Queen & Slim” actor Jodie Turner-Smith.

The trailer begins with Turner-Smith, as Tudor queen Anne Boleyn, pleading not guilty to charges of treason. It proceeds to rack up the emotional tension with a childbirth sequence and then asks a series of questions — ‘Dishonest or Devoted?’; ‘Traitor or Trailblazer?’; and ‘Sinner or Saint?’ after which the queen declares: “The world will know my innocence.”

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The three-part psychological thriller follows Boleyn, the most notorious of Henry VIII’s wives, best known for her untimely demise by execution.

Produced by Fable Pictures and Sony Pictures Television, “Anne Boleyn” garnered headlines last year for Turner-Smith’s casting, which marks one of a handful of times a Black actor has portrayed a major royal figure on a British terrestrial broadcaster.

Directed by Antaine Furlong, starring Charlotte Best, and set in the elevator of a high-rise, the sci-fi thriller Rising Wolf has been acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films:

Press Release: Los Angeles, CA – Samuel Goldwyn Films announced today that the company has acquired Worldwide Rights (excl. Australia and New Zealand) to Antaine Furlong’s feature ‘Rising Wolf’. The film stars Charlotte Best (A Name Without A Place), Jonny Pasvolsky (The Front Runner), Alex Menglet (TV’s Wentworth), Susan Prior (The Rover), Lily Stewart, Justin Cotta,Tahlia Sturzaker (I am Mother), and introducing Karelina Clarke.

A young woman wakes, trapped, kidnapped in an elevator of a super high­ rise building at the mercy of her tormentors. This stylistic thriller, set in Shanghai, explores a young woman's instinct to survive in a situation out of her control. Trapped, without any form of escape, and cocooned in the belly of the beast, Aria is forced to adapt her thinking,...

ViacomCBS-backed U.K. broadcaster Channel 5 has revealed a teaser for its keenly anticipated series “Anne Boleyn,” starring “Queen & Slim” actor Jodie Turner-Smith.

The teaser begins by quoting Variety, saying “There’s a new Queen in town,” and goes on to show the actor walking tensely through a royal court.

Turner-Smith stars as Tudor queen Anne Boleyn — the most notorious of Henry VIII’s wives, best known for her untimely demise by execution — in the three-part psychological thriller.

Your first look at our Queen Jodie Turner-Smith as Anne Boleyn, coming soon to @channel5_tv#AnneBoleyn #JodieTurnerSmith #Channel5 @MissJodie pic.twitter.com/n8UHymFgW7

— Channel 5 (@channel5_tv) April 7, 2021

Produced by Fable Pictures and Sony Pictures Television, “Anne Boleyn” garnered headlines last year for Turner-Smith’s casting, which marks one of a handful of times a Black actor has portrayed a major royal figure on a British terrestrial broadcaster. The...

There’s a new queen in town.

Variety can reveal the first look of “Queen & Slim” actor Jodie Turner-Smith as Tudor queen Anne Boleyn — the most notorious of Henry VIII’s wives, best known for her untimely demise by execution — in three-part psychological thriller “Anne Boleyn” for ViacomCBS-backed U.K. broadcaster Channel 5. The show wrapped production on location in Yorkshire in December, and is set to air later this year.

Produced by Fable Pictures and Sony Pictures Television, “Anne Boleyn” garnered headlines last year for Turner-Smith’s casting, which marks one of a handful of times a Black actor has portrayed a major royal figure on a British terrestrial broadcaster. More recently, Sophie Okonedo played Queen of England Margaret, who was married to Henry VI, in the BBC’s “The Hollow Crown.” She starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch.

“Anne Boleyn” — which is gearing up to be Channel 5’s...

Talent showcase to move online due to ongoing virus restrictions.

The 10 rising actors selected for this year’s European Shooting Stars has been unveiled and will be showcased online for the first time as a result of the pandemic.

This year’s selection comprise: Seidi Haarla (Finland); Nicolas Maury (France); Albrecht Schuch (Germany); Natasa Stork (Hungary); Fionn O’Shea (Ireland); Zygimante Elena Jakstaite (Lithuania); Martijn Lakemeijer (Netherlands); Sara Klimoska (North Macedonia); Alba Baptista (Portugal); and Gustav Lindh (Sweden).

European Film Promotion (Efp) usually provides a high-profile platform for emerging talent at the Berlinale, introducing young actors to international casting directors, producers and filmmakers at the festival.

European Film Promotion has revealed the 10 actors who will take part in the 24th edition of European Shooting Stars. The program, which launches emerging European thespians onto the world stage, has boosted the careers of actors like Carey Mulligan, Alicia Vikander, Riz Ahmed and George MacKay.

For the first time, Efp will present the neophyte actors to the film industry, public and international press as part of a three-day online program. Efp’s oldest and most prestigious initiative will take place digitally from Feb. 23-25, one week before the industry events of this year’s 71st Berlinale (March 1-5). The Shooting Stars award ceremony will take place within the framework of the Berlinale screenings in the summer.

“Although this year we sadly cannot meet in person, we invite you to join, discover and celebrate the best in rising European acting talent, while staying safe at home,” Efp’s managing director Sonja Heinen said.

The European Shooting Stars, an annual list of the top 10 new acting talents coming out of Europe, unveiled its 2021 roster on Tuesday.

They include Germany’s Albrecht Schuch, who caught international attention for his performances in System Crasher (2019) and Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020); Irish actor Fionn O’Shea, who stars in David Freyne’s Dating Amber (2020) and has a supporting role in Hulu drama Normal People (2020); Natasa Stork, the star of Hungary’s international feature Oscar contender Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (2020); and Nicolas Maury, a member of the ensemble cast of Netflix’s French ...

The European Shooting Stars, an annual list of the top 10 new acting talents coming out of Europe, unveiled its 2021 roster on Tuesday.

They include Germany’s Albrecht Schuch, who caught international attention for his performances in System Crasher (2019) and Berlin Alexanderplatz (2020); Irish actor Fionn O’Shea, who stars in David Freyne’s Dating Amber (2020) and has a supporting role in Hulu drama Normal People (2020); Natasa Stork, the star of Hungary’s international feature Oscar contender Preparations to be Together for an Unknown Period of Time (2020); and Nicolas Maury, a member of the ensemble cast of Netflix’s French ...

TV nominations include ‘Normal People’ and ‘Ted Lasso’.

Rose Glass’s psychological horror Saint Maud and Armando Iannucci’s The Personal History of David Copperfield are among the nominations for the UK Casting Directors’ Guild awards.

The third edition of the CDG Casting Awards will take place online on February 21 and encompass film, TV, theatre and commercials.

In the independent film category, Kharmel Cochrane has been nominated for her casting of Saint Maud, which stars Morfydd Clark, who was named a Screen Star of Tomorrow in 2016.

Further nominees include Isabella Odoffin for Blue Story, Shaheen Baig for Calm with Horses,...

First love, no matter what it looks like, can offer teenagers the hope and courage to be who they truly are, and shape who they will become for the rest of their lives. That important message drives the new romantic comedy-drama, ‘Dating Amber,’ which serves as a love letter to the adolescents who feel different […]

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For those of us old enough to remember, in 1995 the majority of teenagers in the developed world were almost as ignorant and bigoted as their parents about gender and sexual identity — or at least decidedly not the enlightened folk most Gen-z kids seem to be these days. The endearing Irish comedy-drama Dating Amber harkens back to that time with a mix of wary nostalgia and downbeat affection by casting Fionn O’Shea and Lola Petticrew as two queer teenagers pretending to be a straight couple to get a little peace.

Although much jollier than writer-director David Freyne’s ...

For those of us old enough to remember, in 1995 the majority of teenagers in the developed world were almost as ignorant and bigoted as their parents about gender and sexual identity — or at least decidedly not the enlightened folk most Gen-z kids seem to be these days. The endearing Irish comedy-drama Dating Amber harkens back to that time with a mix of wary nostalgia and downbeat affection by casting Fionn O’Shea and Lola Petticrew as two queer teenagers pretending to be a straight couple to get a little peace.

Although much jollier than writer-director David Freyne’s ...

A new drama about Tudor queen Anne Boleyn, starring Jodie Turner-Smith, has found its Henry VIII.

British actor Mark Stanley has been cast as the iconic monarch. Best known for playing Grenn in the HBO series “Game of Thrones,” Stanley has also had starring roles in “Kajaki,” “Our Kind of Traitor” and “Dickensian.”

Boleyn was the Queen of England from 1533 to 1536 as the second wife of King Henry VIII. Their tempestuous marriage, and her execution for treason, made her one of the most colorful figures in English history. The Fable Pictures drama for U.K. broadcaster Channel 5 will explore the final months of Boleyn’s life from her perspective, and will follow her as she struggles to survive, to secure a future for her daughter, and to challenge the powerful patriarchy closing in around her.

The hotly anticipated series — which is shaping up to be one of the most...

First love, no matter what it looks like, can offer teenagers the hope and courage to be who they truly are, and shape who they will become for the rest of their lives. That important message drives the upcoming romantic comedy-drama, ‘Dating Amber,’ which serves as a love letter to the adolescents who feel different […]

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Coverage from NewFest the 32nd Annual LGBTQ Film Festival

By Abe Friedtanzer

I imagine that I’ll be thinking about Normal People for a while every time I watch an Irish romance (or maybe just any Irish production!). If I can’t see Connell and Marianne on screen again, the next-best thing is probably Dating Amber, a wonderfully entertaining comedy showing at NewFest. One of its stars is Fionn O’Shea, who portrayed the despicable and manipulative Jamie in Normal People. He's one of the romantic leads this time...

Coming of age movies are a dime a dozen. They follow teens coming to terms with themselves, which often includes accepting and embracing their sexuality. “Dating Amber” offers a different kind of coming of age story — one in which a lesbian and gay teen help each other to accept themselves and their sexuality.

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The movie follows teens Amber and Eddie as they both struggle with rumors at school that they are gay.

Continue reading ‘Dating Amber’ Trailer: Fionn O’Shea, The Jerk From ‘Normal People,’ Stars In A Queer-Positive RomCom With Lola Petticrew at The Playlist.

"You know you can tell me anything and I will love you no matter what." Goldwyn Films has released a trailer for the British indie coming-of-age comedy film Dating Amber, the second feature from filmmaker David Freyne. The film is about a closeted gay teen and his lesbian counterpart who pretend to be a couple to avoid suspicion. Dating Amber is "a love letter to all those kids who grew up in a small town and who needed to escape in order to be themselves." Starring Fionn O’Shea & Lola Petticrew as Eddie & Amber, along with Sharon Horgan, Barry Ward, Simone Kirby, Evan O'Connor, Ian O'Reilly, and Emma Willis. This looks good! Yes it's a story we've heard before, but this looks like it has a refreshingly spunky look and feel, not only taking place during the 1990s but the with the wonderful connection these two have. Here's the official trailer...

Samuel Goldwyn Films has debuted a new US trailer for the Irish coming of age movie ‘Dating Amber’.

Set-in Ireland during the mid-90’s, Eddie and Amber decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his Dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. However, their ‘ideal’ arrangement begins to fall apart, forcing Eddie deeper into denial as Amber realizes that a perilous future awaits her best friend unless she intervenes.

Written and directed by David Freyne, the film stars Fionn O’Shea, Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan and Barry Ward.

Also in trailers – Queen Catherine goes to war both at home and on the battlefield in trailer for ‘The Spanish Princess’ part 2

The film is released On Demand and Digital November 13th.

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The 30th annual Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival has revealed its lineup for this year’s virtual edition which will also include drive-in and special events as it showcases 150 films and Nine episodic series. The fest was originally set for May but was pushed to October 1-11.

Inside Out’s Executive Director Andria Wilson and the festival’s Director of Programming Andrew Murphy unveiled the lineup for the 10-day festival which includes an exclusive conversation with talent from Netflix’s The Boys in the Band. Based on the Tony-award winning play, the new film stars Zachary Quinto, Andrew Rannells, Matt Bomer, Jim Parsons and is directed by Joe Mantello and produced by Ryan Murphy. The Boys in the Band debuts on September 30 and will be available for audiences to stream ahead of the conversation.

The festival will include a Special Presentation timed event screening of Ali LeRoi’s The...

Exclusive: Samuel Goldwyn has acquired the North American rights to Dating Amber from filmmaker David Freyne. The LGBTQ+ teen comedy is slated to debut on-demand and digital at a to-be-announced date in November.

Written and directed by Freyne, the film stars Fionn O’Shea (Normal People), Lola Petticrew (A Bump Along the Way), and Sharon Horgan (Game Night). The coming-out comedy takes an honest and funny look at the highs and lows of teenage life and figuring out where you fit in — even if this goes against your very being. Set in Ireland during the mid-’90s, Eddie (O’Shea) and Amber (Petticrew) decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his Dad into the military, while Amber dreams of moving to the liberal hub of London. The plan seems solid, but as their arrangement begins to fall apart, Eddie...

In his latest podcast, host and screenwriter Stuart Wright talks with writer/director David Freyne about his new movie Dating Amber, which stars Finn O’Shea, Lola Petticrew, Sharon Horgan and Barry Ward.

Dating Amber is a hilarious coming-of-age comedy set in Ireland in the mid-90s. Things begin to unravel when two closeted teens – Eddie and Amber, decide to stage a fake relationship to stop everyone from speculating about their sexuality.

Dating Amber is available now on Amazon Prime. Whilst David Freyne’s first feature, the horror film The Cured, is available to watch in the UK on Netflix.

Teen romantic comedies can be hard to invest in emotionally, particularly as one sinks further into decrepit, cynical adulthood. Whether or not the guy gets the girl in time for senior prom seems pretty inconsequential when you know they’ll probably be torn asunder by college. The good ones have something a little more lasting and internal at stake: Youthful crushes come and go, but you only truly come of age once. A gentle, bittersweet Irish charmer that’s more thoughtful than its generic title, “Dating Amber” finds such stakes as it follows two closeted teens who pretend to be in love, thus deflecting the speculation of classmates and concerned parents. What we root for isn’t just the kids’ tender (if strictly platonic) relationship, but their threatened senses of self: With light, loving strokes, writer-director David Freyne etches lives on the precipice of ruin.

British critic Tim Robey once...

So Dating Amber, released originally as "Beards", is a “poignant” (check), “honest” (absolutely!) and “funny” (very much so) “look at the highs and lows of teenage life where the only way to fit in is to not be yourself, even if this goes against your very being”.

That’s what it says on the label and, for the most part, the label is accurate. Well, for the first half anyway. According to personal preference, you may consider that a serious weakness or strength in what might otherwise come across as yet one more frothy tale of bigotry and coming out in Ireland in the 90s.

The set-up is recognisable from other recent comedy offerings that deal with growing up and being true to yourself, including Sing Street, Sex Education (Netflix) and Normal People.

Amber (Lola Petticrew) and Eddie (Fionn O’Shea) are two teens on the brink of leaving school to begin the journey.

To celebrate the release of the brilliant new romantic comedy-drama Dating Amber, which arrives on Amazon Prime Video this week, we spoke to one of its stars Fionn O’Shea about the film and his recent hot streak…

Set in the 1990’s Ireland, Dating Amber charts the friendship between Eddie (O’Shea) and Amber (Lola Petticrew) who decide to pretend to be a straight relationship in an effort to fit in and to keep their parents at bay. While it’s setting its thirty years prior, much of modern-day attitudes towards queer and Lgbtq+ lives can be seen through the characters in the film, and O’Shea talks to us about the importance of that, why the film isn’t a “happy ever after” story and the impact the story will have on audiences.

We also talked about the phenomenal success of BBC Three’s Normal People and his character Jamie,...

Greetings, and welcome to our monthly rundown of goodies that are set for Amazon’s Prime Video streaming service here in the UK this June!

Highlights on Prime this month? Anthony Horowitz’s Alex Rider book series gets the TV treatment, This Is Us returns for season 4 after Channel 4 abandoned the UK broadcast rights to the hit series last year, and El Presidente explores the 2015 FIFA Gate corruption scandal for dramatic purposes. Elsewhere, A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon will be streaming, as will 2018’s terrifically underrated dark comedy Game Night, starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams. Definitely try and check that out if you have a bit of time on your hands! When all else fails, you can also watch the Back to the Future trilogy again, as that’ll be available, too.

You will find as the weeks tick along that our list of stuff coming...

Altitude handles international sales and will screen the film at Cannes virtual market.

David Freyne’s Irish comedy Dating Amber will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on June 4 in the UK & Ireland following a deal with Altitude.

Fionn O’Shea and Lola Petticrew play best friends in the mid-90s who stage a relationship in order to end speculation about their sexuality, only for the arrangement to fall apart. Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe), Barry Ward (Jimmy’s Hall) and Simone Kirby (Artemis Fowl) also star.

Screen Ireland and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland funded Dating Amber, which was produced by Rachael O’Kane and John Keville.

Altitude handles international sales and will screen film at Cannes virtual market.

David Freyne’s Irish comedy Dating Amber will premiere on Amazon Prime Video on June 4 in the UK & Ireland following a deal with Altitude.

Fionn O’Shea and Lola Petticrew play best friends in the mid-90s who stage a relationship in order to end speculation about their sexuality, only for the arrangement to fall apart. Sharon Horgan (Catastrophe), Barry Ward (Jimmy’s Hall) and Simone Kirby (Artemis Fowl) also star.

Screen Ireland and the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland funded Dating Amber, which was produced by Rachael O’Kane and John Keville.

The Irish helmer’s second feature is a coming-of-age comedy starring Fionn O’Shea and Lola Petticrew in the lead roles. After a five-week shoot in Ireland, David Freyne’s new comedy, Beards, recently wrapped filming and has now entered post-production. The director’s first feature, entitled The Cured (2017), was a sci-fi horror flick set in a post-apocalyptic society, in which a virus that turns people into zombies has been cured. That film starred actors Ellen Page, Sam Keeley and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, among others. Freyne’s very well-received debut was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. The story of Beards, penned in its entirety by the helmer himself, centres on two closeted teenagers in mid-1990s Ireland, called Eddie and Amber (both aged 17), who decide to stage a relationship in order to stop everyone speculating about their sexuality. Eddie is keen to follow his dad into the.