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Focus Features has released the first trailer for Luke Greenfield's heartfelt new comedy Half Brothers. The film stars Luis Gerardo Méndez as Renato, a successful Mexican aviation executive who is shocked to discover he has an American half-brother he never knew about -- the free-spirited Asher (Connor Del Rio). The two very different half-siblings are forced on a road trip together to trace the path their ailing father took as an immigrant from Mexico to the U.S. Eduardo Cisneros and Jason Shuman co-wrote and produced the film, which co-stars Juan Pablo Espinosa, José …
In their original films and series alike, Netflix has become a proud home to some of the best teen comedies and high school romances in the industry. And wouldn't you just know it, they struck gold again with Alice Wu's The Half of It. Leah Lewis stars as Ellie Chu, a quiet top-of-her-class student who makes extra money to keep her family’s lights on by writing papers for her cohorts. But when a friendly but not-so-eloquent football player (Daniel Diemer) comes asking for help, it’s not with school, it’s with …
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With The Half Of It arriving on Netflix on May 1st, I recently got the opportunity to hop on the phone with writer-director Alice Wu for an extended conversation about the movie. We already shared the portion of our chat detailing Wu's journey from her the release of her feature directorial debut in 2005 to her return to filmmaking for The Half Of It, but now it's time to put the spotlight on her stars, Leah Lewis and Daniel Diemer. Lewis stars in the movie as Ellie, an extremely bright high school student who usually keeps to …
I recently got the opportunity to hop on the phone with The Half Of It write-director Alice Wu to talk about a whole bunch of things like her journey back to the film industry and also why she thinks Leah Lewis and Daniel Diemer are standout stars on the rise, but now it's time to get into the spoiler segments of our conversation. If you've yet to watch The Half Of It, which is now streaming on Netflix, this is where we leave you because the rest of this article is all about one major plot point …
For anyone who saw Alice Wu's The Half Of It pop up on their Netflix account and brushed it off as another formulaic teen romcom, I have to encourage you to give it a shot. While it does work with some familiar genre techniques and formulas, they're being used to bolster an exploration of some very relatable, complex themes and ideas. If you're still on the fence about whether or not to watch, hopefully my review will sway you so that you can read the following discussion on the ending of the movie. Here's your one …
It’s been nearly 15 years since Alice Wu’s feature debut Saving Face hit select theaters. Now she’s back with the new Netflix feature, The Half Of It, and it proves the industry is lucky to have her back as a filmmaker who’s willing to make bold choices with a familiar genre format to effectively reinforce that there’s no one right way to love. The movie stars Leah Lewis as Ellie Chu. She’s an extremely bright high school student who isn’t much of a social butterfly. In fact, Ellie’s interaction with her peers …
This might be one of my favorite phone interviews that I've ever had the privilege of doing. Not only is writer-director Alice Wu's journey from first feature to second quite inspiring, but I also greatly appreciated how she challenged my thoughts and questions throughout. That turned our planned 20-minute interview into a 40-minute conversation so that means you're getting more than one piece on Wu's journey and her new Netflix movie, The Half Of It! Leah Lewis leads the film as Ellie, a super smart high school student who keeps to herself for …