Tomris Laffly, Author at The Playlist

Josephine Decker Discusses ‘Shirley’ & Its Real-Life Literary Inspiration [Sundance Interview]

January 30, 2020 1:03 pm

“I feel like the movies this year are better than they’ve ever been,” says “Madeline’s Madeline” writer-director Josephine Decker about this year’s Sundance fare, before settling into a conversation about her ...

‘Bombshell’: A Strong Cast (And Quality Prosthetics) Only Scratches The Surface Of This Sexual Harassment Scandal [Review]

Tomris Laffly

December 9, 2019 10:26 am

Features, News, Reviews

“Sushi is not a liberal food.” “Ask yourself what would scare your grandmother and piss off your grandfather. That’s a Fox story.” “I’m not a feminist, I’m a lawyer.” These are just a few of the comica...

‘Judy’: Renee Zellweger Brings Triumph & Dignity To The Final Days Of Judy Garland [Telluride Review]

Tomris Laffly

August 31, 2019 12:50 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

“I was born at the age of twelve on the MGM lot,” Judy Garland once said. Adapted by Tom Edge from Peter Quilter’s stage play “End of the Rainbow,” director Rupert Goold’s big-hearted (yet semi-conventional) Ga...

‘The Farewell’ Director Lulu Wang Talks The Emotion & Unexpected Humor Found In Her Autobiographical Family Drama [Interview]

Tomris Laffly

July 10, 2019 12:04 pm

Interviews, News

Lulu Wang’s bittersweet familial drama “The Farewell” is based on an actual lie. And this much is not a spoiler, but the very premise of the filmmaker’s sophomore feature, which follows a Chinese-American famil...

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