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Jordan News
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- Jordan News
Dylan O'Brien Faces Himself in New Image for Upcoming Psychological Dark Comedy ‘Twinless' - Jordan News
There's a new feature-length, dramatized study of grief on the way, with James Sweeney's Twinless set for a theatrical release on September 5. The film is much more than its initial heartfelt appearance of two young men coping with the loss of their twins. Instead, it promises to be a twisted psychological thrill ride that — for now — is keeping its cards close to its chest. But today, we're excited to get audiences one step closer to the truth of the story thanks to a new image as part of Collider's Exclusive Preview event that captures Dylan O'Brien's (Teen Wolf) co-leading character, Roman. اضافة اعلان In the shot, we see the surviving sibling in a frame that captures him from the chest up. Wearing a light blue sweater, Roman looks off camera at something just outside of view. Speaking to the part of the character that is now dead and buried, the image reflects Roman's face, seeming to insinuate that there are still two sides to Roman even after his brother's passing. Along with helming the film, Sweeney also penned the screenplay and stars opposite O'Brien as a fellow twin in mourning named Dennis. Roman and Dennis couldn't be more opposite to one another, but when they meet during a support group for others like them who have lost their identical half, they quickly form a bond. As the two grow closer, they fill the void in one another's lives that was left behind by their departed siblings, but soon, secrets begin to bubble to the surface that reveal each of the young men is hiding something from the other. Meet the Team Behind 'Twinless' Joining O'Brien and Sweeney to fill out the cast of Twinless is a lineup that also includes several familiar faces, such as Lauren Graham (Gilmore Girls), Aisling Franciosi (The Last Voyage of the Demeter), Chris Perfetti (Abbott Elementary), and Tasha Smith (Why Did I Get Married?). Sweeney also produces alongside David Permut, with the project serving as the former's sophomore title following 2019's Straight Up, which featured Katie Findlay, Tracie Thoms, and Randall Park. Ahead of its release courtesy of Roadside Attractions and Lionsgate, Twinless celebrated its world premiere earlier this year at the Sundance Film Festival. There, it wowed attendees and took home the Audience Award, as well as the Special Jury Award for Acting — pointing to a promising run in theaters next month.
San Francisco Chronicle
11-06-2025
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Frameline 49: 7 must-see movies capturing the LGBTQ+ experience
Frameline turns 49 this year, unreeling a prismatic array of films that capture a wide variety of LGBTQ+ experience. Drama, comedy, romance, documentary, even animation, all step into the festival spotlight. The 10-day event is bookended by star turns from John Lithgow and Olivia Colman in the opening night drama 'Jimpa' on Wednesday, June 18, and by Dylan O'Brien in the closing night comedy 'Twinless' on Pink Saturday, June 28. 'Playing with Fire: A Psychosexual Emergency' When the 2020 CZU Lightning Complex fire forced artists and activists Beth Stephens and Annie Sprinkle to evacuate their Boulder Creek (Santa Cruz County) home, it inspired the couple to confront the realities of the wildfires that threaten communities while acknowledging fire's capacity to renew. Partially narrated by Albert, a glorious white peacock personified by voiceover, this vivid documentary accompanies Stephens and Sprinkle on their journey to get to the heart of fire. Visiting with artists, a formerly incarcerated firefighter, Indigenous elders and others, the filmmakers concoct a heady brew of the mystical, the magical and the scientific. Burlesque artist Lady Monster's fiery tassel dance, a flaming stunt from performance artist Cassils, and a ceremony binding Stephens and Sprinkle to a most unusual partner are among the arresting scenes in a film that blends art with a call to action. 11 a.m. Friday, June 20. Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St., S.F. 'The Librarians' In her chilling documentary depicting the crisis modern-day librarians face, filmmaker Kim A. Snyder fittingly quotes Ray Bradbury classic dystopian novel 'Fahrenheit 451' about a fascist society where books aren't just banned, they're burned. With politicians, school boards and Moms for Liberty waging a fierce campaign to limit what young people can read, United States' librarians are the heroes fighting for free expression and the right to read. Snyder follows unfolding events at libraries, school board meetings, legislative sessions, and more in this illuminating, enraging documentary. 1:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21. Vogue Theatre. Vogue Theatre, 3290 Sacramento St., S.F. 'By Design' While her mother (Betty Buckley) and friends (Samantha Mathis, Robin Tunney) barely notice Camille's sudden vegetative state, the chair's owner, pianist Olivier (Mamoudou Athie), develops his own passionate obsession with the comely piece of furniture. 3:30 p.m. Saturday, June 21. Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St., S.F. 'Lesbian Space Princess' Broken-hearted Princess Saira, future queen of Clitopolis, gets a second chance at love when Straight White Malians kidnap her bounty hunter ex-girlfriend Kiki and demand an unusual ransom only Saira can access. The introverted royal undertakes a grand interstellar adventure to rescue her love, facing down her fears, lack of confidence, and misogynist spaceship. Through her escapades along the way to the Straight White Malians' lair, can she gain enough pluck to prevail? First-time feature makers Emma Hughes Hobbs and Leela Varghese won the Teddy Award at the Berlin International Film Festival for this Australian import, a hilarious, eye-popping animated caper. 8:30 p.m. Sunday, June 22. Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St., S.F. 'She's the He' 'Superbad' meets 'Bottoms' in writer-director Siobhan McCarthy's debut feature that views gender and identity through the lens of a raunchy teen comedy. Obsessed with his dream girl Sasha, brash high school senior Alex decides the only way he can get close to her is if he can invade the girls' locker room. To achieve that goal, he and his best friend Ethan pretend to come out as trans girls, an act with profound consequences for shy, self-deprecating Ethan. Misha Osherovich as Ethan is a standout in a sparkling ensemble of trans, queer and nonbinary actors in this raucous coming-of-age film with serious intent and a huge heart. 5:45 p.m. Tuesday, June 24. Roxie Theater, 3117 16th St., S.F. 'We Are Faheem & Karun' Indian border guard Karun and Faheem, a college student living in the country's northern region of Kashmir, live deeply closeted lives. But when they meet at a border checkpoint, instant attraction flares. Reconnecting in Faheem's village, there is no denying their feelings. The actors' erotic chemistry is white-hot even as their characters' situation is fraught. Karun's family expects him to marry. Faheem is Muslim. And the situation at the border is turning into a tinderbox. Co-writer/director Onir based this sensual, sensitive drama on a real-life Indian soldier's story. 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 25. Vogue Theatre, 3290 Sacramento St., S.F. 'Drive Back Home' Alan Cumming turns on his ebullient charm to play Perley, an adman arrested for public indecency in 1970 Toronto, in this drama inspired by writer/director Michael Clowater's family history. Reluctantly coming to his estranged brother's rescue is terse plumber Weldon (Charlie Creed-Miles), who insists Perley come back with him to their small New Brunswick hometown. 5:30 p.m. Thursday, June 26. Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Ave., S.F.
Asharq Al-Awsat
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Asharq Al-Awsat
‘Atropia' and ‘Twinless' Win Top Prizes at Sundance Film Festival
The war satire 'Atropia,' about actors in a military role-playing facility, won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival's US dramatic competition, while the Dylan O'Brien movie 'Twinless' got the coveted audience award. Juries and programmers for the 41st edition of the independent film festival announced the major prizewinners Friday in Park City, Utah. Other grand jury winners included the documentaries 'Seeds,' about farmers in rural Georgia and 'Cutting Through the Rocks,' about the first elected councilwoman in an Iranian village. The Indian drama 'Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears),' about a city dweller mourning his father in the western Indian countryside, won the top prize in the world cinema competition. 'It's for my dad,' said writer and director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade. His late father, he said, was the one who encouraged him to pursue filmmaking. Audiences also get to vote on their own awards, where James Sweeney's 'Twinless,' about the friendship between two men who meet in a twin bereavement support group, triumphed in the US dramatic category. O'Brien also won a special jury award for his acting. The US documentary audience award went to 'André is an Idiot,' a life-affirming film about dying of colon cancer. Other audience picks were 'Prime Minister,' about former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and 'DJ Ahmet,' a coming-of-age film about a 15-year-old boy in North Macedonia. Mstyslav Chernov, the Oscar-winning Associated Press journalist, won the world cinema documentary directing award for his latest dispatch from Ukraine, '2000 Meters to Andriivka,' a joint production between the AP and PBS Frontline. 'Here's to all documentary directors who are risking their lives in Ukraine trying to tell the stories of people who protect the land that I call home,' Chernov said onstage. Others singled out for directing include Geeta Gandbhir for 'The Perfect Neighbor,' a documentary about a murder in Florida told through the use of police body camera footage, and Rashad Frett for 'Ricky,' a drama about life post-incarceration. The Sundance Film Festival runs through Sunday.
The Independent
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- The Independent
‘Atropia' and ‘Twinless' win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival
The war satire 'Atropia,' about actors in a military role-playing facility, won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival's U.S. dramatic competition, while the Dylan O'Brien movie 'Twinless' got the coveted audience award. Juries and programmers for the 41st edition of the independent film festival announced the major prizewinners Friday in Park City, Utah. Other grand jury winners included the documentaries 'Seeds,' about farmers in rural Georgia and 'Cutting Through the Rocks,' about the first elected councilwoman in an Iranian village. The Indian drama 'Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears),' about a city dweller mourning his father in the western Indian countryside, won the top prize in the world cinema competition. 'It's for my dad,' said writer and director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade. His late father, he said, was the one who encouraged him to pursue filmmaking. Audiences also get to vote on their own awards, where James Sweeney's 'Twinless,' about the bromance between two men who meet in a twin bereavement support group, triumphed in the U.S. dramatic category. O'Brien also won a special jury award for his acting. The U.S. documentary audience award went to 'André is an Idiot,' a life-affirming film about dying of colon cancer. Other audience picks were 'Prime Minister,' about former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and 'DJ Ahmet,' a coming-of-age film about a 15-year-old boy in North Macedonia. Mstyslav Chernov, the Oscar-winning Associated Press journalist, won the world cinema documentary directing award for his latest dispatch from Ukraine, '2000 Meters to Andriivka,' a joint production between the AP and PBS Frontline. 'Here's to all documentary directors who are risking their lives in Ukraine trying to tell the stories of people who protect the land that I call home,' Chernov said onstage. Others singled out for directing include Geeta Gandbhir for 'The Perfect Neighbor,' a documentary about a murder in Florida told through the use of police body camera footage, and Rashad Frett for 'Ricky,' a drama about life post-incarceration. The world cinema documentary jury also gave special prizes to 'Coexistence, My Ass!' about a comedian who creates a one-woman show about the struggle for equality in Israel and Palestine, and 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin,' in which a Russian teacher goes undercover to expose what's happening in his school during the invasion of Ukraine. 'Our programming team is so thrilled to have introduced these moving and impactful works to our audiences this Festival, and we look forward to following the journeys of each of these talented artists and their projects,' said festival programming director Kim Yutani. The Sundance Film Festival runs through Sunday. ___
Yahoo
31-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Atropia' and ‘Twinless' win top prizes at Sundance Film Festival
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — The war satire 'Atropia,' about actors in a military role-playing facility, won the grand jury prize in the Sundance Film Festival's U.S. dramatic competition, while the Dylan O'Brien movie 'Twinless' got the coveted audience award. Juries and programmers for the 41st edition of the independent film festival announced the major prizewinners Friday in Park City, Utah. Other grand jury winners included the documentaries 'Seeds,' about farmers in rural Georgia and 'Cutting Through the Rocks,' about the first elected councilwoman in an Iranian village. The Indian drama 'Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears),' about a city dweller mourning his father in the western Indian countryside, won the top prize in the world cinema competition. 'It's for my dad,' said writer and director Rohan Parashuram Kanawade. His late father, he said, was the one who encouraged him to pursue filmmaking. Audiences also get to vote on their own awards, where James Sweeney's 'Twinless,' about the bromance between two men who meet in a twin bereavement support group, triumphed in the U.S. dramatic category. O'Brien also won a special jury award for his acting. The U.S. documentary audience award went to 'André is an Idiot,' a life-affirming film about dying of colon cancer. Other audience picks were 'Prime Minister,' about former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, and 'DJ Ahmet,' a coming-of-age film about a 15-year-old boy in North Macedonia. Mstyslav Chernov, the Oscar-winning Associated Press journalist, won the world cinema documentary directing award for his latest dispatch from Ukraine, '2000 Meters to Andriivka,' a joint production between the AP and PBS Frontline. 'Here's to all documentary directors who are risking their lives in Ukraine trying to tell the stories of people who protect the land that I call home,' Chernov said onstage. Others singled out for directing include Geeta Gandbhir for 'The Perfect Neighbor,' a documentary about a murder in Florida told through the use of police body camera footage, and Rashad Frett for 'Ricky,' a drama about life post-incarceration. The world cinema documentary jury also gave special prizes to 'Coexistence, My Ass!' about a comedian who creates a one-woman show about the struggle for equality in Israel and Palestine, and 'Mr. Nobody Against Putin,' in which a Russian teacher goes undercover to expose what's happening in his school during the invasion of Ukraine. 'Our programming team is so thrilled to have introduced these moving and impactful works to our audiences this Festival, and we look forward to following the journeys of each of these talented artists and their projects,' said festival programming director Kim Yutani. The Sundance Film Festival runs through Sunday. ___ For more coverage of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, visit: Lindsey Bahr, The Associated Press
