The 2022 American slasher film They/Them, written and directed by John Logan, in his feature directorial debut, and produced by Jason Blum, hit theaters last July 24 and had its premiere on the streaming platform Peacock last August 5. It stars Theo Germaine, Carrie Preston, Anna Chlumsky, Austin Crute, Quei Tann, Anna Lore, Cooper Koch, Monique Kim, Darwin del Fabro, Hayley Griffith, Boone Platt, Mark Ashworth, and Kevin Bacon. The film centers on a group of Lbtq+ teens joining a week-long program in a conversion camp. Aside from being subjected to unsettling conversion methods, the teens face danger as a
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- 8/19/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
They/Them Review — They/Them (2022) Film Review, a movie written and directed by John Logan and starring Kevin Bacon, Theo Germaine, Anna Chlumsky, Carrie Preston, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, Anna Lore, Monique Kim, Cooper Koch, Darwin del Fabro, Hayley Griffith, Boone Platt, Mark Ashworth, Brooke Jaye Taylor, Steven Anthony Washington, Destiny Danielle Freeman and [...]
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- 8/14/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Stars: Theo Germaine, Kevin Bacon, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, Monique Kim | Written and Directed by John Logan
Campers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endure unsettling psychological techniques while the campsite is stalked by a mysterious killer.
John Logan‘s They/Them is absolutely one of the weirdest slasher films in years. First thing’s first – why did this movie get dumped straight to streaming when it stars Kevin Bacon aka one of the most recognizable actors in the world? Number two, what’s up with that abysmally awful poster? And number three, why does this movie feel like it has no direction and why does it save everything interesting until the end?
Long story short, They/Them is a bad movie. It actually had an interesting setup which was why the first twenty minutes had me a little hooked. A group of queer kids attend Whistler Camp, run by a man named Owen Whistler.
Campers at an LGBTQ+ conversion camp endure unsettling psychological techniques while the campsite is stalked by a mysterious killer.
John Logan‘s They/Them is absolutely one of the weirdest slasher films in years. First thing’s first – why did this movie get dumped straight to streaming when it stars Kevin Bacon aka one of the most recognizable actors in the world? Number two, what’s up with that abysmally awful poster? And number three, why does this movie feel like it has no direction and why does it save everything interesting until the end?
Long story short, They/Them is a bad movie. It actually had an interesting setup which was why the first twenty minutes had me a little hooked. A group of queer kids attend Whistler Camp, run by a man named Owen Whistler.
- 8/11/2022
- by Caillou Pettis
- Nerdly
Horror film “They/Them” (pronounced “They Slash Them”), from producers Jason Blum and Michael Aguilar, finally slashes its way onto screens in the first week of August.
Written, directed and executive produced by John Logan and executive produced by Kevin Bacon, Scott Turner Schofield, Howie Young and Michael Aguilar, the movie features Lgbtqia+ youth attending and a gay conversion camp.
The fear-based film marks gay playwright John Logan’s directorial debut. Logan has previously written Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator,” as well as Tim Butron’s “Sweeney Todd” and Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo.” He also created Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful.” “The/Them” premiered at the 40th Los Angeles Outfest Film Festival in early July.
TheWrap has rounded up all the details regarding how to watch “They/Them” below.
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After premiering on the closing night...
Written, directed and executive produced by John Logan and executive produced by Kevin Bacon, Scott Turner Schofield, Howie Young and Michael Aguilar, the movie features Lgbtqia+ youth attending and a gay conversion camp.
The fear-based film marks gay playwright John Logan’s directorial debut. Logan has previously written Ridley Scott’s “Gladiator,” as well as Tim Butron’s “Sweeney Todd” and Martin Scorsese’s “Hugo.” He also created Showtime’s “Penny Dreadful.” “The/Them” premiered at the 40th Los Angeles Outfest Film Festival in early July.
TheWrap has rounded up all the details regarding how to watch “They/Them” below.
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After premiering on the closing night...
- 8/5/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
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Respect, Renew, Rejoice. These are the three words that greet visitors entering Whilster Camp, the fictional conversion therapy program at the center of John Logan’s sinister directorial debut They/Them. From a distance, the camp and its surrounding acreage resemble any other: Log cabins dot the premise, the waters of the serene lake glisten in the sun, the sky is a clear blue. The counselors beam and recite banal motivations. But the camp is a menacing place — a site where Owen Whilster (a brilliant Kevin Bacon), its director, runs a week-long program to turn gay young adults straight.
Conversion therapy — a delusional concept — dates back to at least the 19th century, when Albert von Schrenck-Notzing, a German psychiatrist, convinced a crowd that he had turned a gay man straight through hypnosis. His experiment set an alarming precedent and birthed an entire field — now...
Respect, Renew, Rejoice. These are the three words that greet visitors entering Whilster Camp, the fictional conversion therapy program at the center of John Logan’s sinister directorial debut They/Them. From a distance, the camp and its surrounding acreage resemble any other: Log cabins dot the premise, the waters of the serene lake glisten in the sun, the sky is a clear blue. The counselors beam and recite banal motivations. But the camp is a menacing place — a site where Owen Whilster (a brilliant Kevin Bacon), its director, runs a week-long program to turn gay young adults straight.
Conversion therapy — a delusional concept — dates back to at least the 19th century, when Albert von Schrenck-Notzing, a German psychiatrist, convinced a crowd that he had turned a gay man straight through hypnosis. His experiment set an alarming precedent and birthed an entire field — now...
- 8/4/2022
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Of the many positive trends “Get Out” ushered forth — the highbrow-ification of horror, irrefutable proof that Black stories can rock the box office — there’s also been a proliferation of socially conscious horror with somewhat mixed results. Studios began to shove political commentary into every horror movie, whether it was “The Forever Purge” pitting Mexican immigrants against gun-toting Maga gangs, or the latest “Texas Chainsaw Massacre” turning Leatherface into a displaced victim of tech gentrification. Horror fans can sense when films force satire into a bloodbath and it’s annoying: They’re being sold a market trend and usually all they want is good clean bloody fun.
Leading that charge is Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Prods., the prolific banner behind some of the most successful horror franchises of the last decade, including “Paranormal Activity” and “The Purge” as well as “Get Out” and “Us.” But in its rapid expansion, Blumhouse...
Leading that charge is Jason Blum’s Blumhouse Prods., the prolific banner behind some of the most successful horror franchises of the last decade, including “Paranormal Activity” and “The Purge” as well as “Get Out” and “Us.” But in its rapid expansion, Blumhouse...
- 8/4/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
John Logan, the Oscar-nominated writer behind “Gladiator,” “Skyfall,” “The Aviator” and more, says his biggest challenge upon making the horror movie “They/Them,” his directorial debut, had little to do with the actual filming but in the meticulous casting of its LGBTQ+ leads.
While “They/Them” is top-billed by Kevin Bacon as the head of a sinister gay conversion therapy camp, the film centers around seven different campers that each represent “different parts of the queer experience,” including nonbinary actor Theo Germaine and trans actress Quei Tann portraying two of the leads, Jordan and Alexandra, respectively. And Logan, who is neither nonbinary nor trans, says he leaned on conversations with those actors and others in creating each character and finding their authentic voice.
“I knew those seven campers were going to be the heart of the film. So we took a long time casting,” Logan told TheWrap, adding that part of that...
While “They/Them” is top-billed by Kevin Bacon as the head of a sinister gay conversion therapy camp, the film centers around seven different campers that each represent “different parts of the queer experience,” including nonbinary actor Theo Germaine and trans actress Quei Tann portraying two of the leads, Jordan and Alexandra, respectively. And Logan, who is neither nonbinary nor trans, says he leaned on conversations with those actors and others in creating each character and finding their authentic voice.
“I knew those seven campers were going to be the heart of the film. So we took a long time casting,” Logan told TheWrap, adding that part of that...
- 8/4/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“They/Them,” a new Blumhouse slasher that promises a queer take on the horror genre, is set to go straight to streaming on Peacock next month. But before that, the film received a full in-person theatrical screening, as the closing night premiere of Los Angeles queer film festival Outfest.
“This is the perfect place,” Kevin Bacon, who plays the film’s chief villain Owen Whistler, told Variety on the red carpet.
“They/Them” is a slasher horror film set in a gay conversion therapy camp. “When we learned we were going to be in Outfest, let alone the closing night, we were absolutely thrilled,” Bacon said. “I don’t generally get to see my films with an audience, especially these days. When they’re made for a platform, you don’t get a chance to see how it plays. So this is really exciting.”
Joining Bacon at the Ace Hotel on Sunday...
“This is the perfect place,” Kevin Bacon, who plays the film’s chief villain Owen Whistler, told Variety on the red carpet.
“They/Them” is a slasher horror film set in a gay conversion therapy camp. “When we learned we were going to be in Outfest, let alone the closing night, we were absolutely thrilled,” Bacon said. “I don’t generally get to see my films with an audience, especially these days. When they’re made for a platform, you don’t get a chance to see how it plays. So this is really exciting.”
Joining Bacon at the Ace Hotel on Sunday...
- 7/27/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Outfest has announced the award winners of its 40th Anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival.
Top prizes went to Amanda Kramer’s Please Baby Please, starring Andrea Riseborough, Henry Melling, Karl Glusman and Demi Moore, for Outstanding North American Narrative Feature; Gabriel Martins’ Brazilian family drama Mars One took the Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding International Narrative Feature, and the newly-named Paul D. Lerner and Stephen Reis Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding Documentary Feature went to Rita Baghdadi’s Sirens, about the Lebanese female thrash metal band Slave to Sirens. The Academy Award-qualifying festival’s two Grand Jury prizes for Narrative shorts went to April Maxey’s Work (Outstanding U.S. Narrative Short) and Dania Bedir’s Warsha, both of which are now Oscar eligible. Outstanding Documentary Short went to Brydie O’Connor’s Love, Barbara.
Audience awards went to Juan Felipe Zuleta’s crowd-pleasing Unidentified Objects, and documentary feature...
Top prizes went to Amanda Kramer’s Please Baby Please, starring Andrea Riseborough, Henry Melling, Karl Glusman and Demi Moore, for Outstanding North American Narrative Feature; Gabriel Martins’ Brazilian family drama Mars One took the Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding International Narrative Feature, and the newly-named Paul D. Lerner and Stephen Reis Grand Jury Prize for Outstanding Documentary Feature went to Rita Baghdadi’s Sirens, about the Lebanese female thrash metal band Slave to Sirens. The Academy Award-qualifying festival’s two Grand Jury prizes for Narrative shorts went to April Maxey’s Work (Outstanding U.S. Narrative Short) and Dania Bedir’s Warsha, both of which are now Oscar eligible. Outstanding Documentary Short went to Brydie O’Connor’s Love, Barbara.
Audience awards went to Juan Felipe Zuleta’s crowd-pleasing Unidentified Objects, and documentary feature...
- 7/27/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
"Just enjoy the sunshine and work on your tan." Peacock has unveiled the full official trailer for the horror comedy slasher They/Them, a reference to the "they/them" pronounces from the LGBTQ community. This film marks the directorial debut of a screenwriter named John Logan, with Jason Blum of Blumhouse producing. They/Them is an empowering slasher film featuring an ensemble cast: Carrie Preston, Anna Chlumsky, Theo Germaine, Quei Tann, Anna Lore, Monique Kim, Darwin del Fabro, Cooper Koch, and Austin Crute. Plus, of course, Kevin Bacon as the camp counselor. When a group of LGBTQ+ campers arrives at Whistler Camp, a religious conversion camp, a mysterious killer starts claiming victims, and they must reclaim their power if they're going to survive the horrors of the camp. The very specific pronunciation of the title "they slash them" makes me think it's going to be... they are slashing them ...
- 7/20/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Peacock is upping the stakes with They/Them, a new original movie from Blumhouse, premiering Friday, August 5.
The flick has a stellar cast, and the official trailer certainly leaves you wanting more.
"Kevin Bacon plays Owen Whistler in this slasher horror film set at an Lgbtqia+ conversion camp," reads the logline for the horror movie.
The logline continues:
Several queer and trans campers join Whistler for a week of programming intended to “help them find a new sense of freedom”.
As the camp’s methods become increasingly more psychologically unsettling, the campers must work together to protect themselves.
When a mysterious killer starts claiming victims, things get even more dangerous.
Carrie Preston is also on board as Owen's wife Cora, a therapist who is in charge of the campers' therapy sessions.
Bacon plays Owen Whistler, the conversion camp director who runs Whistler Camp alongside several counselors.
Anna Chlumsky plays Molly,...
The flick has a stellar cast, and the official trailer certainly leaves you wanting more.
"Kevin Bacon plays Owen Whistler in this slasher horror film set at an Lgbtqia+ conversion camp," reads the logline for the horror movie.
The logline continues:
Several queer and trans campers join Whistler for a week of programming intended to “help them find a new sense of freedom”.
As the camp’s methods become increasingly more psychologically unsettling, the campers must work together to protect themselves.
When a mysterious killer starts claiming victims, things get even more dangerous.
Carrie Preston is also on board as Owen's wife Cora, a therapist who is in charge of the campers' therapy sessions.
Bacon plays Owen Whistler, the conversion camp director who runs Whistler Camp alongside several counselors.
Anna Chlumsky plays Molly,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
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Kevin Bacon is the devilish head of a LGBTQ+ conversion program that has campers fighting for their lives in the latest trailer for They/Them, the queer empowerment slasher-horror pic from Blumhouse that’s set to debut on Peacock on Aug. 5.
“It’s a great day to be alive, isn’t it?” Bacon, who plays camp leader Owen Whistler, says as he welcomes a ragtag group of wary queer and trans campers for a week of programming. Carrie Preston plays Cora Whistler, a creepy therapist, and Anna Chlumsky is Molly, the camp’s medic and newest employee.
“Where’s my killer?” Bacon’s character asks at one point as campers begin to reach the breaking point. When a mysterious killer with a scarecrow-like mask begins a slashing spree, events get even more dangerous at Whistler Camp.
They/Them (pronounced “They-Slash-Them”) is written and directed...
Kevin Bacon is the devilish head of a LGBTQ+ conversion program that has campers fighting for their lives in the latest trailer for They/Them, the queer empowerment slasher-horror pic from Blumhouse that’s set to debut on Peacock on Aug. 5.
“It’s a great day to be alive, isn’t it?” Bacon, who plays camp leader Owen Whistler, says as he welcomes a ragtag group of wary queer and trans campers for a week of programming. Carrie Preston plays Cora Whistler, a creepy therapist, and Anna Chlumsky is Molly, the camp’s medic and newest employee.
“Where’s my killer?” Bacon’s character asks at one point as campers begin to reach the breaking point. When a mysterious killer with a scarecrow-like mask begins a slashing spree, events get even more dangerous at Whistler Camp.
They/Them (pronounced “They-Slash-Them”) is written and directed...
- 7/20/2022
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“They Fear Them” in the new trailer for They/Them, a Peacock original from prolific horror flick producers Blumhouse, premiering Friday, August 5.
Written/directed by John Logan (Skyfall) and produced by Jason Blum (Get Out) and Michael Aguilar (Penny Dreadful), the streaming movie stars Kevin Bacon as Owen Whistler, the director of an Lgbtqia+ conversion camp.
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Written/directed by John Logan (Skyfall) and produced by Jason Blum (Get Out) and Michael Aguilar (Penny Dreadful), the streaming movie stars Kevin Bacon as Owen Whistler, the director of an Lgbtqia+ conversion camp.
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- 7/20/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
They/Them Trailer — John Logan‘s They/Them (2022) movie trailer has been released by Peacock. The They/Them trailer stars Kevin Bacon, Anna Chlumsky, Theo Germaine, Carrie Preston, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, Monique Kim, Anna Lore, Cooper Koch, and Darwin del Fabro. Crew • Executive Producers: Kevin Bacon, [...]
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- 6/22/2022
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"This is a safe space... for everyone." Peacock has revealed the first teaser trailer for a new horror comedy slasher film called They/Them, a reference to the "they/them" pronounces from the LGBTQ community. This film marks the directorial debut of an acclaimed screenwriter named John Logan, with Jason Blum of Blumhouse producing. They/Them is an empowering slasher film starring an ensemble cast with Carrie Preston, Anna Chlumsky, Theo Germaine, Quei Tann, Anna Lore, Monique Kim, Darwin del Fabro, Cooper Koch, and Austin Crute. Plus, of course, Kevin Bacon as the camp counselor. When a group of LGBTQ+ campers arrives at Whistler Camp, a religious conversion camp, a mysterious killer starts claiming victims, and they must reclaim their power if they're going to survive the horrors of the camp. I dig the literal slash in this slasher teaser trailer - all this footage got my attention... Curious ...
- 6/22/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Forget Camp Crystal Lake — it’s Whistler Camp that truly is the stuff of nightmares.
The Blumhouse-produced horror film “They/Them” debuts Friday, August 5 on Peacock and centers on conversion camp Whistler, run by charismatic camp director Owen Whistler played by Kevin Bacon, who also executive produces the film. Licensed therapist and Owen’s wife Cora Whistler co-runs the program and is portrayed by Bacon’s “Space Oddity” co-star Carrie Preston. “Veep” and “Inventing Anna” star Anna Chlumsky plays Molly, the camp’s medic and newest employee.
“They/Them” marks Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan’s directorial debut after penning Academy Award winners “The Aviator,” “Gladiator,” and “Skyfall.” Logan wrote the script and serves as an executive producer for “They/Them.”
“‘They/Them’ has been germinating within me my whole life,” Logan said in a press statement. “I’ve loved horror movies as long as I can remember, I think because...
The Blumhouse-produced horror film “They/Them” debuts Friday, August 5 on Peacock and centers on conversion camp Whistler, run by charismatic camp director Owen Whistler played by Kevin Bacon, who also executive produces the film. Licensed therapist and Owen’s wife Cora Whistler co-runs the program and is portrayed by Bacon’s “Space Oddity” co-star Carrie Preston. “Veep” and “Inventing Anna” star Anna Chlumsky plays Molly, the camp’s medic and newest employee.
“They/Them” marks Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan’s directorial debut after penning Academy Award winners “The Aviator,” “Gladiator,” and “Skyfall.” Logan wrote the script and serves as an executive producer for “They/Them.”
“‘They/Them’ has been germinating within me my whole life,” Logan said in a press statement. “I’ve loved horror movies as long as I can remember, I think because...
- 6/22/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Bigotry is the real horror in the first teaser for “They/Them,” a new slasher film about conversion therapy starring Kevin Bacon and Theo Germaine.
Written and directed by John Logan, “They/Them” stars Bacon as Owen Whistler, the director of a conversion therapy camp dedicated to “curing” LGBTQ+ teenagers of their sexual and gender identities. Over the course of a week-long session at the camp, Whistler butts heads with Jordan (played by Germaine), a trans and nonbinary teen who made a deal with their parents to legally emancipate themself after attending the camp. As Jordan and their fellow campers rebel against Whistler and his staff’s cruel methods of “treatment,” a mysterious string of murders begins piling up, forcing Jordan to investigate into the camp’s secrets.
In addition to Bacon and Germaine, Carrie Preston also stars in the film as Whistler’s wife and camp therapist Cora, while...
Written and directed by John Logan, “They/Them” stars Bacon as Owen Whistler, the director of a conversion therapy camp dedicated to “curing” LGBTQ+ teenagers of their sexual and gender identities. Over the course of a week-long session at the camp, Whistler butts heads with Jordan (played by Germaine), a trans and nonbinary teen who made a deal with their parents to legally emancipate themself after attending the camp. As Jordan and their fellow campers rebel against Whistler and his staff’s cruel methods of “treatment,” a mysterious string of murders begins piling up, forcing Jordan to investigate into the camp’s secrets.
In addition to Bacon and Germaine, Carrie Preston also stars in the film as Whistler’s wife and camp therapist Cora, while...
- 6/22/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
When Kevin Bacon in the trailer for “They/Them” welcomes a group of queer teens to a gay conversion camp and promises them “a safe space” that will be inclusive for everyone, “safe” hardly means that you won’t be murdered.
“They/Them” is an LGBTQ+ horror thriller from writer and director John Logan and the team at Blumhouse Productions, and the title itself even has fun with some pronouns, as it’s pronounced “They Slash Them,” as in a slasher movie.
But the story actually comes from a personal place for Logan, the writer of “Skyfall,” “The Aviator” and “Gladiator” who is making his directorial debut on the film.
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“’They/Them’ has been germinating within me my whole life. I’ve loved horror movies as long as I can remember, I think...
“They/Them” is an LGBTQ+ horror thriller from writer and director John Logan and the team at Blumhouse Productions, and the title itself even has fun with some pronouns, as it’s pronounced “They Slash Them,” as in a slasher movie.
But the story actually comes from a personal place for Logan, the writer of “Skyfall,” “The Aviator” and “Gladiator” who is making his directorial debut on the film.
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Why ‘The Black Phone’ Is Scott Derrickson’s Most Personal Film — and His Favorite Yet
“’They/Them’ has been germinating within me my whole life. I’ve loved horror movies as long as I can remember, I think...
- 6/22/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Outfest has announced the complete lineup for its 40th-anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, which will take place from July 14-24 at multiple locations throughout Los Angeles.
More than 200 films, representing 29 countries, will screen as part of this year’s lineup. 42 will make their world premieres, including the doc Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story from Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films and Pulse Films; the UK feature Phea, starring Sherika Sherard; Mercedes Kane’s Art and Pep; and Scout Durwood’s Youtopia.
Outfest Los Angeles’ Episodics section will also feature a host of world premieres, including advanced looks at at Shudder’s forthcoming docuseries Queer for Fear; the comedy special Queer Riot, headlined by Margaret Cho; and writer-producer Des Moran’s series halfsies, as well as a free sneak peek screening of the upcoming Prime Video series A League of Their Own, starring Abbi Jacobson.
The fest’s Platinum section,...
More than 200 films, representing 29 countries, will screen as part of this year’s lineup. 42 will make their world premieres, including the doc Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story from Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films and Pulse Films; the UK feature Phea, starring Sherika Sherard; Mercedes Kane’s Art and Pep; and Scout Durwood’s Youtopia.
Outfest Los Angeles’ Episodics section will also feature a host of world premieres, including advanced looks at at Shudder’s forthcoming docuseries Queer for Fear; the comedy special Queer Riot, headlined by Margaret Cho; and writer-producer Des Moran’s series halfsies, as well as a free sneak peek screening of the upcoming Prime Video series A League of Their Own, starring Abbi Jacobson.
The fest’s Platinum section,...
- 6/22/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Outfest is prepping to roll out the red carpet for a milestone 40th annual event next month, setting Billy Porter’s directorial debut Anything’s Possible to open, horror film They/Them to close, and appearances by Kevin Bacon, Theo Germaine, Julianne Moore, Todd Haynes, Clive Barker, Big Freedia and Christine Vachon, among others.
Presented by Warner Bros. Discover and IMDb, the fest runs July 14-24 at various Los Angeles venues. Opening night, held at Downtown L.A.’s historic Orpheum Theatre, will feature Porter’s Anything’s Possible from Prime Video Original. The high school set pic follows a young trans student and her love interest as they navigate a romance during their senior year and it stars Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali, Simone Joy Jones, Kelly Lamor Wilson and Broadway star Renée Elise Goldsberry.
Opening night is shaping up to be a big evening for Porter,...
Outfest is prepping to roll out the red carpet for a milestone 40th annual event next month, setting Billy Porter’s directorial debut Anything’s Possible to open, horror film They/Them to close, and appearances by Kevin Bacon, Theo Germaine, Julianne Moore, Todd Haynes, Clive Barker, Big Freedia and Christine Vachon, among others.
Presented by Warner Bros. Discover and IMDb, the fest runs July 14-24 at various Los Angeles venues. Opening night, held at Downtown L.A.’s historic Orpheum Theatre, will feature Porter’s Anything’s Possible from Prime Video Original. The high school set pic follows a young trans student and her love interest as they navigate a romance during their senior year and it stars Eva Reign, Abubakr Ali, Simone Joy Jones, Kelly Lamor Wilson and Broadway star Renée Elise Goldsberry.
Opening night is shaping up to be a big evening for Porter,...
- 6/9/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival today announced a star-studded lineup of galas and centerpiece events that will punctuate its 40th anniversary, which will be celebrated from July 14-24 in venues around Los Angeles.
The 11-day festival will kick off at downtown L.A.’s Orpheum Theatre with the world premiere of Grammy-, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning artist Billy Porter’s directorial debut, Anything’s Possible. The Prime Video Original is an uplifting teenage romance about an unflappable trans girl and a charming cis boy navigating a senior year relationship. Porter will be present at the event to receive the 2022 Outfest Annual Achievement Award.
The festival will close at The Theater at the Ace Hotel on July 24 with the world premiere of Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan’s directorial debut, They/Them. The Blumhouse Production, to be released by Peacock, is a horror film set at an Lgbtqia+ conversion camp, in which...
The 11-day festival will kick off at downtown L.A.’s Orpheum Theatre with the world premiere of Grammy-, Emmy- and Tony Award-winning artist Billy Porter’s directorial debut, Anything’s Possible. The Prime Video Original is an uplifting teenage romance about an unflappable trans girl and a charming cis boy navigating a senior year relationship. Porter will be present at the event to receive the 2022 Outfest Annual Achievement Award.
The festival will close at The Theater at the Ace Hotel on July 24 with the world premiere of Oscar-nominated screenwriter John Logan’s directorial debut, They/Them. The Blumhouse Production, to be released by Peacock, is a horror film set at an Lgbtqia+ conversion camp, in which...
- 6/9/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
A new horror film about the terrors of conversion therapy is coming to Peacock. “They/Them,” a horror film produced by venerable production studio Blumhouse and starring Kevin Bacon, will be hitting the streamer Aug. 5.
Bacon stars in the film as Owen Whistler, the director of a conversion therapy camp named Whistler Camp, which attempts to “turn” LGBTQ+ teenagers straight and cisgender. Set over a week-long session at the camp, the film focuses on the various campers, led by trans and nonbinary Jordan (Theo Germaine), as they undergo psychological torment from the camp’s programming. When an unidentified killer begins claiming victims, the kids must team up to protect each other, both from the killer and from the camp staff.
Anna Chlumsky and Carrie Preston join Bacon in the film as Camp Whistler staff members. Quei Tann, Austin Crute, Monique Kim, Anna Lore, Cooper Koch and Darwin del Fabro portray...
Bacon stars in the film as Owen Whistler, the director of a conversion therapy camp named Whistler Camp, which attempts to “turn” LGBTQ+ teenagers straight and cisgender. Set over a week-long session at the camp, the film focuses on the various campers, led by trans and nonbinary Jordan (Theo Germaine), as they undergo psychological torment from the camp’s programming. When an unidentified killer begins claiming victims, the kids must team up to protect each other, both from the killer and from the camp staff.
Anna Chlumsky and Carrie Preston join Bacon in the film as Camp Whistler staff members. Quei Tann, Austin Crute, Monique Kim, Anna Lore, Cooper Koch and Darwin del Fabro portray...
- 5/12/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Today BlumFest it was announced that John Logan’s feature directorial debut, the Lgbtqia+ horror film set at a gay conversion camp, will stream on Peacock. In addition, Quei Tann, Austin Crute, Anna Lore, Monique Kim, Cooper Koch, and Darwin del Fabro are joining already cast Kevin Bacon, Anna Chlumsky, Theo Germain and Carrie Preston in the feature written by the 3x Oscar nominated Hugo scribe.
Tann is a recurring guest star on Tyler Perry’s Bruh,” airing on BET+, playing Officer Darla Grills on the series, which is about the lives of a group of 30- something Black men as they explore the world of dating, careers and friendship in present-day society. She is also awaiting the release of the Bella Thorne executive produced short film Jelly, where she stars as ‘Edith,’ opposite Harley Quinn Smith. The Park Noak Agency repped actress starred in Blumhouse’s 2018 feature Cam. Other...
Tann is a recurring guest star on Tyler Perry’s Bruh,” airing on BET+, playing Officer Darla Grills on the series, which is about the lives of a group of 30- something Black men as they explore the world of dating, careers and friendship in present-day society. She is also awaiting the release of the Bella Thorne executive produced short film Jelly, where she stars as ‘Edith,’ opposite Harley Quinn Smith. The Park Noak Agency repped actress starred in Blumhouse’s 2018 feature Cam. Other...
- 10/1/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Filming has begun on EastSiders creator Kit Williamson’s dark comedy series Unconventional, whose cast is being led by Kit Williamson (Mad Men), Aubrey Peeples (Nashville), James Bland (Giants) and Briana Venskus (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).
Developed at The Sundance Lab, the series follows eccentric, queer siblings Noah and Margot Guillory (Williamson and Peeples) and their significant others Dan Charles and Elisa Slate (Bland and Venskus) as they try to start an unconventional family while navigating their thirties, trying to stay sane in an unstable world and, most importantly, trying to hold onto the bonds they share.
Series regulars also include Willam Belli (EastSiders), Constantine Rousouli (Charmed) Laith Ashley (Pose) and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (Friday Night Lights). Wheeler-Nicholson plays Carolyn Guillory, the conservative matriarch of the family who leaves her home state of Texas after an unexpected tragedy to join her children in the California desert, where she is thrust into...
Developed at The Sundance Lab, the series follows eccentric, queer siblings Noah and Margot Guillory (Williamson and Peeples) and their significant others Dan Charles and Elisa Slate (Bland and Venskus) as they try to start an unconventional family while navigating their thirties, trying to stay sane in an unstable world and, most importantly, trying to hold onto the bonds they share.
Series regulars also include Willam Belli (EastSiders), Constantine Rousouli (Charmed) Laith Ashley (Pose) and Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (Friday Night Lights). Wheeler-Nicholson plays Carolyn Guillory, the conservative matriarch of the family who leaves her home state of Texas after an unexpected tragedy to join her children in the California desert, where she is thrust into...
- 8/18/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Another Tyler Perry series is headed back to the small screen. Tyler Perry's Bruh is returning for its second season later this week, and viewers will see four additional faces in recurring roles on the series. Shawn Vaughn, Quei Tann, Liz Lafontant, and Ebony N. Mayo have all joined Barry Brewer, Mahdi Cocci, Phillip Mullings Jr., Monti Washington, Chandra Currelley, Candice Renée, and Alyssa Goss on the series.
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- 5/24/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Exclusive: BET+ is gearing up for the second season of Tyler Perry’s Bruh. The 19-episode dramedy returns for Season 2 on Thursday, May 27 with three episodes at launch, then moving a to a weekly rollout every Thursday thereafter. Shawn Vaughn (This is 20), Quei Tann (How To Get Away With Murder), Liz Lafontant (The Oval) and Ebony N. Mayo (Star) have been added as recurring cast, joining stars Barry Brewer, Mahdi Cocci, Phillip Mullings Jr., Monti Washington, Chandra Currelley, Candice Renée and Alyssa Goss, who return to reprise their roles. The streamer also released the official trailer for Season 2. You can watch is below.
The debut season of Bruh followed best friends John (Brewer), Tom (Mahdi), Mike (Mullings) and Bill (Washington), four thirty-something year-olds who’ve known each other since college, as they maintain their brother-like relationship while trying to find love and fulfilling careers.
Season two picks up with the...
The debut season of Bruh followed best friends John (Brewer), Tom (Mahdi), Mike (Mullings) and Bill (Washington), four thirty-something year-olds who’ve known each other since college, as they maintain their brother-like relationship while trying to find love and fulfilling careers.
Season two picks up with the...
- 5/20/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein accuser Sarah Ann Masse and Dear White People actress Quei Tann have joined the cast for A More Perfect Union, a pandemic-inspired whistleblower drama.
The indie, directed by Ian Mark and Blaize Hall, portrays a family torn apart when an Nsa whistleblower is infected with Covid-19 while on trial at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. While forced to isolate away from his wife, a former medical student, she must care for their child alone, battle mounting mental health issues and craving an escape.
Masse and Tann join an ensemble cast that includes Mark, Hall, George Wyner and ...
The indie, directed by Ian Mark and Blaize Hall, portrays a family torn apart when an Nsa whistleblower is infected with Covid-19 while on trial at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. While forced to isolate away from his wife, a former medical student, she must care for their child alone, battle mounting mental health issues and craving an escape.
Masse and Tann join an ensemble cast that includes Mark, Hall, George Wyner and ...
- 11/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Harvey Weinstein accuser Sarah Ann Masse and Dear White People actress Quei Tann have joined the cast for A More Perfect Union, a pandemic-inspired whistleblower drama.
The indie, directed by Ian Mark and Blaize Hall, portrays a family torn apart when an Nsa whistleblower is infected with Covid-19 while on trial at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. While forced to isolate away from his wife, a former medical student, she must care for their child alone, battle mounting mental health issues and craving an escape.
Masse and Tann join an ensemble cast that includes Mark, Hall, George Wyner and ...
The indie, directed by Ian Mark and Blaize Hall, portrays a family torn apart when an Nsa whistleblower is infected with Covid-19 while on trial at the start of the lockdown in March 2020. While forced to isolate away from his wife, a former medical student, she must care for their child alone, battle mounting mental health issues and craving an escape.
Masse and Tann join an ensemble cast that includes Mark, Hall, George Wyner and ...
- 11/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
In a competitive situation, WME has signed Jamie Dolan and Adam Faze, founders of the production banner Must B Nice, in all areas.
The recently launched Must B Nice is known for pandemic-set narrative anthology series podcast Day By Day featuring Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges, Camila Mendes (Riverdale), Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), Julia Fox (Uncut Gems), Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) and three-time Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans), among others.
Must B Nice has set Hell House as one of their first productions. Directed by Andrew Gori, who co-wrote it with Ambre Kelly, the social thriller centers around the relationship between two high school peers on the eve of a religious-themed Halloween attraction in the Deep South. The film stars Stefanie Scott and Zoe Lawrence. The pair has also set the short film Jelly written and directed by Ariela Barer (Marvel’s Runaways) and starring Quei Tann,...
The recently launched Must B Nice is known for pandemic-set narrative anthology series podcast Day By Day featuring Oscar nominee Lucas Hedges, Camila Mendes (Riverdale), Lucy Hale (Pretty Little Liars), Sydney Sweeney (Euphoria), Julia Fox (Uncut Gems), Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks), Elsie Fisher (Eighth Grade) and three-time Emmy winner Margo Martindale (The Americans), among others.
Must B Nice has set Hell House as one of their first productions. Directed by Andrew Gori, who co-wrote it with Ambre Kelly, the social thriller centers around the relationship between two high school peers on the eve of a religious-themed Halloween attraction in the Deep South. The film stars Stefanie Scott and Zoe Lawrence. The pair has also set the short film Jelly written and directed by Ariela Barer (Marvel’s Runaways) and starring Quei Tann,...
- 7/30/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Ladyworld producer Jamie Dolan and Loo creator Adam Faze have teamed to launch the new production company must b nice.
The bi-coastal banner will be based in Los Angeles and New York and has set the indie horror Hell House as one of their first productions. Directed by Andrew Gori, who co-wrote it with Ambre Kelly, the social thriller centers around the complicated relationship between two high school peers on the eve of a religious-themed Halloween attraction in the Deep South. Produced by Dolan, the pic stars Stefanie Scott, Zoe Lawrence, Michael Abbott Jr., Jess Weixler, Odessa A’zion, and Joshuah Melnick.
Faze’s Loo is a short-form anthology series of stories from the most private place: the bathroom. The first episode in is titled “River Fork” and stars Ben Ross (Dear Evan Hansen), Oona Roche, and Sawyer DeVuyst. The episode is written and...
The bi-coastal banner will be based in Los Angeles and New York and has set the indie horror Hell House as one of their first productions. Directed by Andrew Gori, who co-wrote it with Ambre Kelly, the social thriller centers around the complicated relationship between two high school peers on the eve of a religious-themed Halloween attraction in the Deep South. Produced by Dolan, the pic stars Stefanie Scott, Zoe Lawrence, Michael Abbott Jr., Jess Weixler, Odessa A’zion, and Joshuah Melnick.
Faze’s Loo is a short-form anthology series of stories from the most private place: the bathroom. The first episode in is titled “River Fork” and stars Ben Ross (Dear Evan Hansen), Oona Roche, and Sawyer DeVuyst. The episode is written and...
- 3/2/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
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