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Janicza Bravo Talks 'Zola' & More [The Playlist Podcast]

Janicza Bravo Talks ‘Zola,’ Charming Villains, The “PR Of Whiteness” & More [The Playlist Podcast]

August 14, 2021 10:45 am

"Y’all wanna hear a story about why me & this bitch here fell out? It’s kind of long but full of suspense.” On this episode of The Playlist Podcast, we spoke with writer, director (and actor) Janicza Bravo...

‘Zola’ Trailer: Riley Keough & Taylour Paige Are The Messy B*tches From An Epic Twitter Thread

Edward Davis

March 31, 2021 9:00 am

News, Trailers

Did we ever envision a day when a whole-ass Twitter thread would become a movie? Well, it happened alright; an epic story by A’Ziah King, aka ZOLA, told on Twitter (since deleted) became "Zola." The movie prem...

Jake Gyllenhaal To Star In A Series From ‘Zola’ Director About The Life Of Infamous Writer Dan Mallory

Charles Barfield

August 20, 2020 2:53 pm

News, Television

“Zola” hasn’t even hit theaters (or streaming…or wherever it gets released) yet, and people are already raving about Janicza Bravo’s debut film. The young writer-director debuted the feature at Sundance and it...

‘Zola’ Teaser: A24 Offers First Look At Janicza Bravo’s New Film & An Unclear Release Strategy

Charles Barfield

August 6, 2020 11:23 am

News, Trailers

One of the most anticipated films of 2020 is definitely A24’s upcoming feature, “Zola.” Even before one frame of film (or megabyte of footage) was produced, “Zola” had everyone talking thanks to the production...

‘Zola’ Is The Ultimate Internet-Age Tale Of Messy Bitches Being Extra [Sundance Review]

Jessica Kiang

January 24, 2020 10:09 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Every generation gets a defining literary opening line – "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times…" or "As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams…" And for the generation alive and onlin...

52 Movies Directed By Women - Most Anticipated 2020

52 Films Directed By Women To Watch In 2020

Lena Wilson

January 19, 2020 2:03 pm

Features, News

Academy snubs be damned, 2019 was a spectacular end to a decade of outstanding films directed by women. Joanna Hogg reinvented visual memoir with “The Souvenir,” Lulu Wang challenged American conceptions of fa...

Sundance First Look: Anne Hathaway in Dee Rees’ Latest, Miranda July’s ‘Kajillionaire,’ Riley Keough In ‘Zola’ & More

The Playlist Staff

December 4, 2019 4:51 pm

News

The 2019 Sundance Film Festival is upon us and we're feeling good about most of our Most Anticipated 2020 Film feature predictions; many of the films with early February release dates are indeed making Sundance...

Netflix’s ‘Love’ Is As Endearing As Ever In Its Final Season [Review]

Elazar Fine

March 9, 2018 11:50 am

News, Reviews, Television

Netflix is famous for withholding its viewing data, but it’s probably not a big stretch to say that "Love" isn't bringing in huge numbers, like say "Stranger Things." For one thing, the Judd Apatow-produced ser...

Brett Gelman & Michael Cera Get Weird In New Trailer For ‘Lemon’

Kevin Jagernauth

July 10, 2017 2:44 pm

News, Trailers

"Twin Peaks" is providing plenty of summer weirdness on the small screen, but if you're looking for something oddball at the cinema, put "Lemon" on your list. The new comedy from director Janicza Bravo premiere...

Sour ‘Lemon’ With Brett Gelman, Michael Cera, Judy Greer & Gillan Jacobs Is Heavy On Quirk, But Little Else [Rotterdam Review]

Jessica Kiang

January 30, 2017 10:19 am

Reviews

So often the problem with quirk is not the quirk itself, but the fact that the quirk is alloyed with sentimentality, and the resulting whimsy becomes just too cute to bear. So Janicza Bravo's directorial debut,...

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