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  1. Jesse Peretz – „Juliet, Naked“ (2018)

    Nick Hornby kennt sich gut aus, mit Nerds. Schließlich ist er selber einer. Und deshalb schreibt er über sie, schon seit Jahrzehnten, immer auch mit Nähe und Sympathie. In diesem Film geht es wieder um seine zwei wichtigsten Themen: Musik und Frauen. Die leise Erosion einer Liebesgeschichte durch eine sehr spezifisch männliche Obsession ist der Ausgangspunkt dieses fast wundervollen Films mit Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke und Chris O’Dowd. (ARD, Wh.)

    Zum Blog: nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/
  2. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You: Another Brilliant Psychological Drama 🦵

    Written and directed by Mary Bronstein, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is an excellent 2025 psychological drama starring Rose Byrne. A challenging film about mental health struggles, it explores the lead character’s descent into major instability.

    The plot is driven along by the brilliance of Rose Byrne, quite the performance in a very challenging piece. It follows a mother stretched to her psychological limits dealing with work, an absent husband, and young daughter struggling with an illness.

    There’s Never Enough Wine in If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

    Over two hours this is quite the slow burner, with Rose Byrne’s character Linda allowed the time for a realistic sense of mental decline.

    Byrne is probably most famous for her role as a Little Miss Perfect type in Kristen Wiig’s Bridesmaids (2011). At 47, this is her first notable serious acting role, which kind of highlights how difficult it is for actors to get a role worthy of their talents.

    As she’s goddamn awesome in this. A hell of a performance.

    The narrative follows Linda as she gradually loses it, descending further and further into a world of stress and mental instability. She works as a psychotherapist, with her husband Charles (Christian Slater) working away from home as a ship’s captain. Meanwhile, her daughter has a feeding disorder and is anxiety-ridden.

    Linda seems to be aware she’s stressed, but in denial about the true extent, but is nevertheless seeking counsel in her therapist colleague (an unexpected serious turn by Conan O’Brien).

    You never see the daughter, all you ever hear is her clingy voice, screams, and general protestations.

    The struggles with this, including driving her daughter daily to the hospital, then to school, whilst also managing her day job, is capped off when her apartment’s roof collapses and is flooded. This catalogue of problems reminds us of the Coen brother’s excellent A Serious Man (2009) and the consideration of how the hell everything can go wrong at once.

    Facing exhaustion through stress and lack of sleep, she’s also drinking wine heavily every night and smoking weed. These don’t help and her behaviour becomes increasingly unstable.

    Some elements of the story become surrealist. There’s a scene with a newly bought pet hamster that makes you question reality, as if Linda is so exhausted she’s hallucinating things.

    That’s certainly the case at times as it’s made clear she’s imagining some occurrences. Other times, the audience is left guessing what’s going on. Such as with the open-ended nature of the film’s conclusion, where the peak of Linda’s mania arrives.

    We should imagine many mothers who watch If I Had Legs I’d Kick You will relate to it enormously.

    It’s not outright a feminist text, we’d argue, it’s more a naturalistic focus on one woman’s battle with rapidly declining mental health. There aren’t any answers provided for what Linda should do, more it’s an accurate depiction of how someone can lose control. And in that depiction, people can find that all-important relatable solace.

    Not that If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is a miserable experience. There are lashings of excellent dark humour and absurdist happenings, but it really is Rose Byrne’s fantastic performance that should get you watching the thing.

    The Production of If I Had Legs I’d Kick You

    The ever-excellent American independent company A24 led this production. They’re responsible for backing so many modern classics and here’s another. The film got its debut at the Sundance 2025 Film Festival and launched in February 2025 across international cinemas.

    It didn’t get a huge distribution as we can’t recall seeing it advertised here in the UK. But it did well enough to make $1.7 million at the box office off its limited budget. It launched on Blu-ray and DVD in December 2025 (reminder to us, we need to get a copy).

    Rose Byrne’s performance got huge swathes of praise. She was nominated for Best Actress at the 2026 Oscars and won the same award at various other festivals and awards ceremonies this year. Don’t straight! She deserved it. The most notable win was probably the Golden Globe Awards gong.

    From our counting, Byrne has won 15 awards for her performance so far!

    It really does carry the film. With a script like this, you need someone to deliver and she did it big time. Although Bronstein’s screenplay was very sharp and well written, too (just everything about the film is dominated by Byrne). The plot was based on Bronstein’s struggles dealing with her severely ill 7-year-old daughter.

    If I Had Legs I’d Kick You was shot in August and September of 2023 in Montauk of New York. Mary Bronstein waived her director’s fee to add just two extra days to the shoot, which was only 27 days long. A reminder that many in the film industry don’t earn that much, it’s only the big hitters who rake it in. Some are just there for the love of it.

    #Cinema #ConanOBrien #darkComedy #Drama #Films #IfIHadLegsIDKickYou #Illness #Lifestyle #MaryBronstein #mentalHealth #mentalIllness #motherhood #RoseByrne #Stress
  3. Rose Byrne spelar en kvinna som håller ihop med naglar och tänder. Någonstans på vägen slutar hon hålla ihop. Det är premissen för en riktigt ångestfylld film.#Tips #IfIHadLegsIdKickYou #HBOMax #Drama #Thriller #RoseByrne #ConanOBrien
    Nu finns Oscarsnominerad psykologisk thriller från 2025 äntligen att streama
  4. Tow, true underdog story starring Rose Byrne

    Tow, directed by Stephanie Laing, tells a true story about an unhoused woman's fight to get her car back from a towing company. Rose Byrne stars as the woman who just won't quit fighting for what's hers. […]

    oldaintdead.com/tow-true-under

  5. ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Aims to Swing Past ‘Insidious’ Sequel for Fourth Box Office Win

    Spider-Man: Brand New Day looks to continue its indefatigable run at the box office against such new challengers…
    #NewsBeep #News #Movies #boxoffice #BrandNewDay #BrandonPerea #Entertainment #Insidious #JasonStatham #northamerican #PatrickWilson #productionbudget #RoseByrne #ScreenGems #SonyPictures #TheHollywoodReporter #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/743875/

  6. #BehindTheScenes
    #Bridesmaids (2011)
    Competition between the maid of honor and a bridesmaid, over who is the bride's best friend, threatens to upend the life of an out-of-work pastry chef.

    #RoseByrne and #KristenWiig

  7. The bit that you skip #208: The Postal Service – Against all odds (Take a look at me now)

    It’s no secret that Against All Odds is a perfect example of an 80s remake. Similar to Scarface, it takes Out of the Past, a classic noir film, and gives it a slick, neon and polyester do over. I like the movie but it’s barely mentioned now. What transcended was the Phil Collins hit single, which supposedly helped the movie on the box office by a few millions.

    Understandable, since Phil Collins was a hit making machine in the 80s, and the track, as mushy as it is, is perfect. The video, directed by Taylor Hackford (Devil’s Advocate, Ray, An Officer and A Gentleman), intercuts his own film with Phil Collins in a neon lit dark studio. It’s strangely timeless, even if its feels like a Trapper Keeper-friendly fever dream. My fave Phil Collins track too.

    When Wicker Park was released in 2004, it didn’t make much of impact. Sure, we got Rose Byrne and the always reliable Matthew Lillard doing great work, but it wasn’t the hit MGM wanted. I blame it on the trailer, really, it did a poor job selling the flick. Oddly enough, it’s a remake too, in this case of a French hit called L’Appartament.

    Oddly enough, I also liked Wicker Park, but L’Appartament is a much superior film. Especially with Monica Bellucci and Vincent Cassel doing their best.

    Where Wicker Park truly shines is with its soundtrack. A veritable who’s who of 2004 pop royalty. Mogwai, Aqualung, Mazzy Star, Death Cab for Cutie, Broken Social Scene and many more. The soundtrack wasn’t enough to give the flick a push on the box office, though.

    The Postal Service gives an indie-doomed (!) coat of painting to Against all odds. The mournful piano is now replaced by droning synth swells and Ben Gibbard’s distorted vocals. It’s a perfect recreation of Collins’ beautiful heartbreaking intro. The oddly syncopated drumming fits perfect with the urgency of the track, which goes for the right amount of kitchen sink drama stylings.

    It’d be interesting to do a movie night with Out of the past, Against all odds, L’Appartament, and Wicker Park. I think I have an obsession with remakes, and how the same tale can be retold many times, sometimes reflecting the ups and downs of the decade it was made on. I know some films are timeless, others aren’t. And that’s all right.

    -Sam J. Valdés López

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pvjlivsCBcM

    #AgainstAllOdds #DeathCabForCutie #DianeKruger #JoshHarnett #LAppartment #MatthewLillard #MonicaBellucci #PhilCollins #RoseByrne #ThePostalService #VincentCassel #WickerPark
  8. Jenna Ortega, Rose Byrne Set for ‘Nasty’ at Warner Bros Clockwork Label

    Warner Bros. Clockwork is rolling cameras this fall on Nasty starring Jenna Ortega and Oscar nominee Rose Bryne.…
    #NewsBeep #News #Celebrities #Entertainment #JennaOrtega #MaryBronstein #nasty #RoseByrne #UK #UnitedKingdom #WarnerBrosClockwork
    newsbeep.com/uk/695272/

  9. Troy (2004) – Review

    Once Ridley Scott’s Gladiator threw open the door of possibilities and revived the expired sword and sandals epics that used to populate the cinema of the 50s and 60s, it was only a matter of time before other studios tested the waters to find out if it was just another passing fad. One of the more noticeable attempts was Troy, Wolfgang Peterson’s attempt to smoosh down Homer’s epic The Illiad into something that fit snugly into multiplexes the world over.
    All the bells and whistles you’d expect were in place – an absurd scale; a massive, all-star cast that was spread over multiple generations; and rollicking battle scenes that caused countless extras to leak copious amounts of stage blood into the sand. But despite checking many boxes, could Troy manage to condense and convey Homer’s legendary story enough despite having a bladder busting two hour and thirty-five minute runtime to do it in? Opinion is mixed, but even though the film comes complete with an Achillies, it also means it has to have an achilles’ heel or two to go with him…

    By 1184, the ambitious appetites of King Agamemnon united the Greek kingdoms almost entirely by conquerering them one by one and then grafting their vanquished armies onto his own. Most of his victories can be attributed to the mighty warrior known as Achillies, but the unkillable soldier has grown unruly and difficult to control due to his distaste of his King’s methods. However, an opportunity to expand his kingdom beyond the Aegean Sea raises itself when peace between Troy and Sparta – the kingdom of his bother, Menelaus – takes a sudden nosedive when Prince Paris runs back to Troy with the King’s young wife, Helen, on his arm.
    Horrified that his younger brother would place his kingdom in such dire peril over love, big bro Hector races them back to the unbreechable city of Troy and girds his people for a nasty siege, knowing that Agamemnon will use this slight against his brother’s honor as an excuse to claim the city as his own. However, with the likes of Achillies, Odysseus and Ajax on his side, Agamemnon still finds it virtually impossible to break the walls or outflank the military savvy of Hector who holds all the aces thanks to the history of the formidable walls of Troy.
    However, while those stone barriers hold fast, the various people on both sides of it don’t prove to be nearly as sturdy. Achillies’ distain of Agamemnon only increases once he meets the imprisoned cousin of Hector and Paris; the strain of keeping his city safe puts added pressure on Hector; and Helen soon finds that her guilt at the situation she’s caused may bring ruin to everyone involved. But with heroes and villains on both sides of this conflict, there’s no way that even half of those caught up in this Greek tragedy are destined to have a happy ending.

    Troy is one of those films that requires a hefty amount of forgiveness from a certain contingent of it’s viewers. For a start, anyone who demands historical accuracy from their ancient epics may feel their eye twitch involuntarily with the sheer variation of accents on display here. Despite all the characters hailing from Greece, we get English accents, Irish accents, German accents, Scottish acccents, thinly disguised American and Australian accents – you name the the accent, chances are you’ll find it here (except, of course, greek). Of course, period epics have a long history of throwing factual caution to the wind and as The Illiad is a primarily fantastical tale, it’s not the end of the world that Peterson is injecting a whole bunch of unrealistic realism by staging it as a true-life historical epic. However, those who love the book may still rankle at some of the changes inflicted by scripter David (Game Of Thrones) Benioff in order to make certain parts fly for a 2004 blockbuster (Patroclus is Achillies “cousin”? Oh, okay then.).
    However, even when you take all of this into account and are willing to let it slide, some parts of Peterson’s take simply work better than others. Some of the actors who have chosen to adopt more balanced accents (ie. English) audibly struggle trying to make some of their lines sound even remotely grounded. Brad Pitt’s Achillies and Eric Bana’s Hector both suffer from this malady numerous times, but thankfully are bailed out by the rising sense of dread that arises when we realise that these two highly decent men are destined to eventually battle to the death due to circumstances far beyond their control. Similarly, other high points include some nicely robust battle scenes and the sight of Pitt milking a luxurious blond wig while casually one-shotting his enemies proves to make many amends for his wavering accent. His stylish dispatching of a hulking Nathan Jones or the genuinely tense face-off with Hector makes that exceedingly long runtime come alive.

    However, despite some robust action and a juicy smattering of senior character actors (Brian Cox, Brenda Gleeson, Peter O’Toole) chewing the expansive scenery, large chunks of Troy end up falling frustratingly flat. While the affair between Orlando Bloom’s Paris and Diane Kruger’s Helen may have launched a thousand (admittedly impressive) ships, it doesn’t launch any emotions other than a profound sense of irritation. Kruger at least looks worried that her decisions have had extreme ramifications, but Bloom’s spoilt pretty-boy ends up displaying the spine of the earthworm and it’s all you can do to fight the urge to reach into the screen a slap the shit out of him. While heaping flaws upon the character does aid the plot when setting it’s many tragedies in motion, it does so at the cost of making Paris so incredibly hate-worthy, which ends up unbalancing much of the final film. The love between he and Helen needed to be so transcendent so you could understand why everyone would risk the threat of an invasion, but as it stands, the actors portray the legendary affair like a high school fling.
    Maybe if the Gods have been reinserted back into the story and a sense of fantasy allowed to breathe, maybe I could have sustained my disbelief in the central romance irking me so much. But while Troy’s robust runtime will test the heartiest of bladders, it’s still only a mere fraction of Homer’s original tale; but while those ignorant of the source material may find lots of Gladiator-style thrills in the battles and drama, there’s far more to explore in this particular Troy story.

    While Troy comes complete with some genuinely great moments (seriously, Achillies vs Hector is an all-timer), it’s negative points prove to stay with you far longer than everything else. Peterson’s attempts to keep the sword and sandals flag flying is admirable, and you can’t deny the artistry at work here; but beyond Pitt’s preening and a fittingly sizable scale, Troy is ultimately a attempt that’ll likely anger the Gods.
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    #2000s #2004 #BradPitt #BrendonGleeson #BrianCox #DianeKruger #EricBana #Fantasy #FilmReview #GarrettHedlund #HistoricalEpic #JulieChristie #NathanJones #OrlandoBloom #PeterOToole #RoseByrne #SaffronBurrows #SeanBean #Troy #TylerMane #WolfgangPeterson
  10. The 2017 movie Brendan Gleeson calls his only “perfect” film

    Credit: Raph_PH Sun 21 June 2026 12:30, UK Some actors have a handy knack of acting like a…
    #NewsBeep #News #Celebrities #2017 #brendan-gleeson #Entertainment #Paddington #RoseByrne #thebansheesofinisherin #UK #UnitedKingdom
    newsbeep.com/uk/650719/

  11. Movie TV Tech Geeks #TVFeatures #RoseByrne #CateBlanchett #FX Rose Byrne’s Near-Perfect 9-Part Masterpiece Miniseries Quietly Hits Harder Today dlvr.it/TSlR9S

  12. Tony Awards Predictions: 10 Burning Questions, From Scott Rudin’s Return to Record-Breaking Noms for Laurie Metcalf, June Squibb and Danny Burstein
    #Variety #Awards #Columns #News #LaurieMetcalf #RoseByrne #ScottRudin #Tonys

    variety.com/2026/legit/awards/

  13. Tony Awards Predictions: 10 Burning Questions, From Scott Rudin’s Return to Record-Breaking Noms for Laurie Metcalf, June Squibb and Danny Burstein

    fed.brid.gy/r/https://variety.

  14. Jesse Peretz – „Juliet, Naked“ (2018)

    Es gibt diese spezielle Sorte Männer, die sich über Kunst definieren, die sie eigentlich nur konsumieren, archivieren und verteidigen. Hier sitzt so ein Nerd in einer englischen Küstenstadt und versucht seit 15 Jahren seiner Freundin zu erklären, warum ein verschollenes Album seines Lieblingsmusikers tatsächlich das Zentrum seines Universums ist. Und während so er redet, lebt sie einfach weiter neben ihm her. Nicht die Liebesgeschichte, sondern die leise Erosion einer Beziehung durch eine sehr männliche Obsession ist der eigentliche Ausgangspunkt dieses Films. Mit Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke und Chris O’Dowd. (ARD, Neu)

    Zum Blog: nexxtpress.de/mediathekperlen/
  15. EL OJO CRITICO.
    SI PUDIERA, TE DARÍA UNA PATADA (2025)
    Hay películas que entran en escena con vocación de comedia incómoda y acaban revelándose como algo más punzante, casi una radiografía emocional envuelta en carcajadas nerviosas. Si pudiera, te daría una patada pertenece a esa estirpe: una historia que parece ligera en su superficie, pero que va dejando pequeños cortes a medida que avanza…
    nuevoimagenesdeactualidad.blog
    #cine #cinema #christianslater #rosebyrne #conanobrien

  16. ‘Tow’ Review: Rose Byrne Plays Another Charismatic Pill — a Seattle Homeless Woman Fighting to Get Her Car Back
    #Variety #Reviews #RoseByrne #Tow

    variety.com/2026/film/reviews/

  17. Movie TV Tech Geeks #MovieNews #Bridesmaids #RoseByrne #KristenWiig 15 Years Later, We're Finally Getting More ‘Bridesmaids’ — With a Twist dlvr.it/TRMydG

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