He couldn't help it. <p><strong>The Background</strong>: Riley Utley is the Weekend Editor at CinemaBlend. She has written for national publications as well as daily and alt-weekly newspapers in Spokane, Washington, Syracuse, New York and Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated with her master’s degree in arts journalism and communications from the Newhouse School at Syracuse University. Since joining the CB team she has covered numerous TV shows and movies -- including her personal favorite shows <em>Ted Lasso </em>and <em>The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel</em>. She also has followed and consistently written about everything from Taylor Swift to <em>Fire Country</em>, and she's enjoyed every second of it. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>What She's Into</strong>: Riley’s range in likes is random and wide, from Marvel to musicals and from<em> Game of Thrones</em> to the latest Netflix rom-com you can catch her watching just about anything. Her favorite movies include but are not limited to <em>When Harry Met Sally, Spider-Man: Into the Spider-verse, Finding Nemo</em> and <em>The Grand Budapest Hotel</em>. She loves going to the movie theater, consuming copious amounts of popcorn and logging whatever she saw on Letterboxd immediately afterward. She constantly walks around quoting <em>Ted Lasso, SNL</em> and <em>Parks and Rec</em>. She has been known to create the occasional PowerPoint explaining the MCU to those who don’t get it. In the non-media realm, Riley is a massive college basketball fan. She is a firm believer that the Gonzaga men’s basketball team is the best team of all time, and she is patiently waiting for the day they finally win a national championship. She grew up in Washington and loves skiing, coffee and making sure that people know she is from the state, not D.C. </p> <p><br></p> <p><strong>What She's Excited About Right Now</strong>: Anything Taylor Swift or Andrew Garfield does, finally seeing strong female representation in the MCU and eventually seeing Jonathan Bailey sing his heart out in <em>Wicked</em>. </p>
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From executive producers Martin Gero and Brendan Gall, the NBC ensemble comedy Connecting follows a group of friends who are trying to understand and navigate life during a pandemic. Staying close through video chats is no easy feat for these seven friends, as they try to maintain their relationships while sharing the highs and lows that they’re individually experiencing. During this phone interview with Collider, co-creators Martin Gero and Brendan Gall talked about what made them want to do a TV series set in a pandemic while we’re still in that pandemic, the challenges in going into …
Amy Schumer is known for many things. Being filtered is not one of them. But the actress, writer, and comedian is giving audiences the most unfiltered look into her life yet with Expecting Amy. The upcoming three-part HBO Max documentary series goes behind-the-scenes of Schumer's difficult pregnancy and the creative process behind her subsequent comedy special, pulling back the curtain on her private life and Hollywood career. While the promise of a behind-the-scenes look at Schumer's creative process is intriguing, I'm mostly invested in this one because of how little honest representation …
Michelle Obama opens up about growing up on Chicago's south side and more.
Michelle Obama opens up about growing up on Chicago's south side and more.
A24 has released the first trailer for the upcoming drama Waves, which has drawn, well, raves out of its debut at the Telluride Film Festival. Written and directed by Trey Edward Shults, the film traces the epic emotional journey of a suburban African-American family, led by a well-intentioned but domineering father played by Sterling K. Brown. The impressive ensemble includes Hamilton alum Renée Elise Goldsberry as the family matriarch and Luce breakout Kelvin Harrison Jr. as their teenaged son. This trailer is pretty stunning, and it hints at some heavy emotional beats to come while keeping the …
In 2017, Logan was hailed as a serious drama that happened to feature a character with superpowers. It had the benefit of the Wolverine character, but it gave fans of the superhero genre a dead-serious movie about people living with the tough choices they’ve made and trying to atone for those choices. I can’t help but wonder if people who enjoyed Logan will come to Fast Color, another drama about characters with superpowers but without the benefit of the X-Men IP. But those who skip Julia Hart’s movie do so at their own peril because …
From filmmaker Gregg Araki and sex columnist Karley Sciortino, as well as executive producers Steven Soderbergh and Greg Jacobs, the 10-episode, half-hour Starz comedy series Now Apocalypse is a surreal and wild coming-of-age story that follows Ulysses (Avan Jogia) and his friends – Ford (Beau Mirchoff), Carly (Kelli Berglund) and Severine (Roxane Mesquida) – as they explore identity, sexuality and love in the often strange city of Los Angeles. As his premonitory dreams become more troubling and seemingly apocalyptic, Ulysses begins to wonder if something dark and dangerous is going on, or if the weed he’s been …
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