Hannah Einbinder is optimistic about the future of queer cinema after starring in writer/director Jane Schoenbrun‘s latest film, “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma.” “I hope that with the hopeful success of films like this, that [Hollywood] is able to trust queer filmmakers and showrunners more,” Einbinder told Variety at the U.S. premiere of
When “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma” director Jane Schoenbrun described their vision for the bloody one-take sequence in which Little Death (Jack Haven) massacres an entire summer camp — all set to Counting Crows’ 1996 rock ballad “A Long December” — they said it should feel like a Michael Bay movie. “That’s the one
When I started planning a trip to Scotland with my 17-year-old daughter, I knew we wanted to spend some time in Edinburgh and then visit the Isle of Skye. The logistics of the trip were a little overwhelming: as the only adult, I would be responsible for driving. And even more stressful was the thought
When 18-year-old Damarion Spann saw a flyer on Instagram calling for a mass gathering on a beach near downtown Chicago, she immediately wanted to go. Thousands of people joined him that night in the arena, playing music and dancing. The cultural trend of so-called teen power grabs has emerged across the United States in recent
Mubi has expanded its theatrical distribution partnership with Madman Entertainment, tapping the independent Australian and New Zealand distributor to release five films theatrically across the region, including several award-winners from Cannes and Berlinale. Madman will first open Jane Schoenbrun’s “Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma,” on August 6 in Australia and August 20 in
When they were very little, we used to call vacations with kids “palm tree babysitting.” Now that they’re teenagers, maybe it’s more like “traveling with idiots.” I mean, sometimes they’re grateful and committed. But just as often, it can feel like every decision is being evaluated by the most ruthless and genius jury of tired,