Rock fans are in luck: This week’s digital releases involve Sonic Youth, Indigo Girls, and The Beatles. Get ready for a toe-tapping triple feature.
The contender to watch this week: “Uncropped”
A perfect companion piece to “The Freaks Came Out to Write,” Tricia Romano‘s new book about the history of The Village Voice, “Uncropped” profiles one of the iconoclastic newspaper’s signature photographers. James Hamilton captured the streets of New York, musicians like Patti Smith and the Beastie Boys, wartime conflicts in China and the Philippines, and production stills for the likes of Francis Ford Coppola and Wes Anderson. His juicy career is detailed in this unconventional documentary directed by D.W. Young (“The Booksellers”), who stages a handful of intimate conversations between Hamilton and his collaborators, including Anderson and Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore. Following a limited theatrical release in April, “Uncropped” is available on VOD.
Other contenders:...
The contender to watch this week: “Uncropped”
A perfect companion piece to “The Freaks Came Out to Write,” Tricia Romano‘s new book about the history of The Village Voice, “Uncropped” profiles one of the iconoclastic newspaper’s signature photographers. James Hamilton captured the streets of New York, musicians like Patti Smith and the Beastie Boys, wartime conflicts in China and the Philippines, and production stills for the likes of Francis Ford Coppola and Wes Anderson. His juicy career is detailed in this unconventional documentary directed by D.W. Young (“The Booksellers”), who stages a handful of intimate conversations between Hamilton and his collaborators, including Anderson and Sonic Youth frontman Thurston Moore. Following a limited theatrical release in April, “Uncropped” is available on VOD.
Other contenders:...
- 5/11/2024
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
Two women working at a juvenile detention facility strike up a friendship… until their relationship takes a twisted turn. That’s the plot of the new psychological thriller “Eileen,” which is available to stream on Hulu beginning on Friday, May 10. Starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie, the film chronicles the lengths that two women will go to in order to uncover abuse and to find love. A throwback to films of a previous generation, “Eileen” will be a film that will leave viewers talking. You can watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu.
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During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca Saint John, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works.
How to Watch Anne Hathaway Movie 'Eileen' When: Friday, May 10, 2024 Where: Hulu Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu. 30-Day Free Trial$7.99+ / month hulu.com About Anne Hathaway Movie 'Eileen'
During a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by Rebecca Saint John, the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works.
- 5/10/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
“Eileen”, the 2023 ‘psychological thriller’ directed by William Oldroyd, based on the 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, stars Anne Hathaway, Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, streaming May 10, 2024 on Hulu”:
“…in 1960’s Massachusetts, ‘Eileen Dunlop’ works at a corrections facility for teenage boys. At work, Eileen is shunned by her colleagues and fantasizes about one of the guards. At home, Eileen lives with her widowed and alcoholic father, ‘Jim’, a former chief of police who suffers from paranoia and is emotionally abusive towards her. Eileen frequently daydreams about killing herself .
“But then a new psychologist, ‘Rebecca Saint John’, joins the prison staff and Eileen is immediately drawn to Rebecca's intellectual conversation and glamorous appearance, until things get out of hand…”
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“…in 1960’s Massachusetts, ‘Eileen Dunlop’ works at a corrections facility for teenage boys. At work, Eileen is shunned by her colleagues and fantasizes about one of the guards. At home, Eileen lives with her widowed and alcoholic father, ‘Jim’, a former chief of police who suffers from paranoia and is emotionally abusive towards her. Eileen frequently daydreams about killing herself .
“But then a new psychologist, ‘Rebecca Saint John’, joins the prison staff and Eileen is immediately drawn to Rebecca's intellectual conversation and glamorous appearance, until things get out of hand…”
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- 4/30/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Get in touch to send in cinephile news and discoveries. For regular updates, sign up for our weekly email newsletter and follow us @NotebookMUBI.NEWSGoodbye, Dragon Inn.It’s getting harder to go to the movies. IndieWire surveys the state of cinemagoing in the US region by region as multiplexes continue to shutter. From downtown Detroit, the closest first-run theater is now in Canada.More than 500 pro-Palestinian demonstrators staged a sit-in at MoMA on Saturday, protesting the museum trustees’ alleged investments in weapons used by the Israeli military in Gaza. The museum closed its doors to the public and rescheduled planned programming.After confirming that three sitting representatives of the far-right AfD party had been invited to tomorrow night’s Berlinale opening ceremony, amid public outcry, the festival has now disinvited them.REMEMBERINGRocky II.The tributes to Carl Weathers continue to roll in after his death last week at the...
- 2/28/2024
- MUBI
Ottessa Moshfegh may have been channeling Hitchcock for her screenplay for William Oldroyd’s “Eileen,” but star Marin Ireland turned to a much different filmmaker for creative inspiration on the 1960s-set noir. The film was co-written by Luke Goebel.
Ireland, nominated for Best Supporting Performance for “Eileen” opposite Anne Hathaway, who was also nominated, came by IndieWire’s spot at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards red carpet to talk the 2023 Neon release. In the film, Ireland plays the mother of a teenager who’s been arrested for his father’s murder, and she’s hiding a secret.
“I had read the book years earlier, and I was like, what are we doing? Where did this come from?” Ireland said of her first meeting with Moshfegh. “She told me about this documentary she had watched called ‘Lost for Life’ about teens who were convicted as adults, who were serving life sentences,...
Ireland, nominated for Best Supporting Performance for “Eileen” opposite Anne Hathaway, who was also nominated, came by IndieWire’s spot at the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards red carpet to talk the 2023 Neon release. In the film, Ireland plays the mother of a teenager who’s been arrested for his father’s murder, and she’s hiding a secret.
“I had read the book years earlier, and I was like, what are we doing? Where did this come from?” Ireland said of her first meeting with Moshfegh. “She told me about this documentary she had watched called ‘Lost for Life’ about teens who were convicted as adults, who were serving life sentences,...
- 2/25/2024
- by Ryan Lattanzio and Vincent Perella
- Indiewire
Eileen Movie Review Rating:
Star Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Anne Hathaway
Director: William Oldroyd
Review of Eileen Is Out! (Picture Credit: Youtube)
What’s Good: Thomasin McKenzie’s portrayal of Eileen is refreshing, devoid of traditional expectations, while Anne Hathaway captivates with her artificial yet electric depiction of Rebecca. Marin Ireland’s exceptional performance adds authentic trauma, and the film’s cold, desolate portrayal of women resonates.
What’s Bad: The narrative loses its initial psychological complexity, devolving into a thinly developed crime plot. The film needs to work on the balance between psychosexual strangeness and a more conventional storyline, leaving the audience uncertain about its direction.
Loo Break: “‘Eileen” offers a brief pause around the 45-minute mark when Eileen enters Rebecca’s office. Feel free to take a break but return promptly for the unfolding narrative.
Watch or Not?: “Eileen” is a film...
Star Cast: Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague, Anne Hathaway
Director: William Oldroyd
Review of Eileen Is Out! (Picture Credit: Youtube)
What’s Good: Thomasin McKenzie’s portrayal of Eileen is refreshing, devoid of traditional expectations, while Anne Hathaway captivates with her artificial yet electric depiction of Rebecca. Marin Ireland’s exceptional performance adds authentic trauma, and the film’s cold, desolate portrayal of women resonates.
What’s Bad: The narrative loses its initial psychological complexity, devolving into a thinly developed crime plot. The film needs to work on the balance between psychosexual strangeness and a more conventional storyline, leaving the audience uncertain about its direction.
Loo Break: “‘Eileen” offers a brief pause around the 45-minute mark when Eileen enters Rebecca’s office. Feel free to take a break but return promptly for the unfolding narrative.
Watch or Not?: “Eileen” is a film...
- 1/13/2024
- by Hari P N
- KoiMoi
In Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, the woman with a morbidly empty existence and a miserable relationship with her life is vocal about the gory bits of it all. The same Eileen is more of an enigma in the 2023 movie adaptation by William Oldroyd, where the layers of her insipid lifestyle are ruffled by her effervescent desires to break free. Thomasin McKenzie’s lead in Eileen seems to have internalized the quiet chaos that’d brew within someone like Eileen, only to explode when touched by Anne Hathaway’s glamorous Rebecca.
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In The Film?
1960s Massachusetts was neither the right time nor the right place for Eileen. For someone with the kind of instinctive imagination that’d shock even those with a strong stomach, 24-year-old Eileen simply didn’t belong in the kind of job that she had and didn’t deserve to...
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens In The Film?
1960s Massachusetts was neither the right time nor the right place for Eileen. For someone with the kind of instinctive imagination that’d shock even those with a strong stomach, 24-year-old Eileen simply didn’t belong in the kind of job that she had and didn’t deserve to...
- 1/9/2024
- by Lopamudra Mukherjee
- Film Fugitives
Welcome to the Scene to Seen Podcast. I am Valerie Complex Associate editor and film writer at Deadline.
I have a disclaimer. I talk to actress Thomasin Mackenzie, director William Oldroyd, script writers Ottessa Moshfeg and Luke Goebel, about the Neon film Eileen, but this episode is going to be split into two.
First half is a separate interview with Thomasin Mackenzie and the second half is a full interview with Moshfegh, Goebel and Oldroyd. Think of this as the Eileen hour! Hope you can cut me some slack because they couldn’t record together!
Eileen is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Ottessa Moshfeg. Alongside Mackenzie, the film stars Ann Hathaway, Shea Wigham, Marin Ireland, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan.
The film is set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their...
I have a disclaimer. I talk to actress Thomasin Mackenzie, director William Oldroyd, script writers Ottessa Moshfeg and Luke Goebel, about the Neon film Eileen, but this episode is going to be split into two.
First half is a separate interview with Thomasin Mackenzie and the second half is a full interview with Moshfegh, Goebel and Oldroyd. Think of this as the Eileen hour! Hope you can cut me some slack because they couldn’t record together!
Eileen is adapted from the novel of the same name written by Ottessa Moshfeg. Alongside Mackenzie, the film stars Ann Hathaway, Shea Wigham, Marin Ireland, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan.
The film is set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their...
- 12/22/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Eileen is an unsettling and hypnotic piece, wrapped in a thick blanket of New England snow but with creeping tendrils of toxicity throughout. Anchored in two compelling performances by Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway, it lingers like smoke. Its subject matter is more than difficult, content warnings should apply. The cruelties of institutions, be they the boys' reform school that brings them together or law enforcement or families and repeatedly their intersections, are writ large in action and small in gesture.
Adapted from her own book by Ottessa Moshfegh with co-writer Luke Goebel, there are significant changes made to the text. Goebel and Moshfegh have co-written before. 2022's Causeway was an original idea. Though Eileen was a (prize-winning) début novel it does seem that experience with film has allowed changes for the better. They both in their own way tell you what their endings will be, but how they get from.
Adapted from her own book by Ottessa Moshfegh with co-writer Luke Goebel, there are significant changes made to the text. Goebel and Moshfegh have co-written before. 2022's Causeway was an original idea. Though Eileen was a (prize-winning) début novel it does seem that experience with film has allowed changes for the better. They both in their own way tell you what their endings will be, but how they get from.
- 12/22/2023
- by Andrew Robertson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Spoiler Alert: The script reveals a key plot detail of Eileen, which opened December 1 in limited release and continues to expand.
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Eileen, the William Oldroyd-directed thriller that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Neon scooped it up in March and has been growing it since its December 1 release.
Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway star along with Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague, with Oldroyd, Hathaway and Ireland recently scoring Spirit Awards nominations.
The screenplay was adapted by the husband-wife team of Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh based on Mosfegh’s 2015 debut novel. Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, McKenzie plays the titular young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor Rebecca (Hathaway) at the prison where she works. Their friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret,...
Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Eileen, the William Oldroyd-directed thriller that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Neon scooped it up in March and has been growing it since its December 1 release.
Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway star along with Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague, with Oldroyd, Hathaway and Ireland recently scoring Spirit Awards nominations.
The screenplay was adapted by the husband-wife team of Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh based on Mosfegh’s 2015 debut novel. Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, McKenzie plays the titular young secretary who becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor Rebecca (Hathaway) at the prison where she works. Their friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret,...
- 12/12/2023
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
We’ve all got that friend. The one who convinces us to push our boundaries or take that crazy risk, even though we have a hunch we’ll probably get hurt. They’re exciting, they’re cool, maybe even supportive, but they tend to lead us down the road to trouble, only to duck out when the consequences roll around. Film has a long history of these toxic troublemakers. Looking back, the Horror/Thriller genre was practically built on the backs of these smiling devils, who lure us in with their fun-loving wiles, then lead us off the side of a cliff.
Director William Oldroyd plays with this treacherous archetype in his adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 novel Eileen. At first, Rebecca (Anne Hathaway) seems like a breath of fresh air to Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie). She’s the glamorous new educational director at a boys reformatory, who encourages Eileen to...
Director William Oldroyd plays with this treacherous archetype in his adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s 2015 novel Eileen. At first, Rebecca (Anne Hathaway) seems like a breath of fresh air to Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie). She’s the glamorous new educational director at a boys reformatory, who encourages Eileen to...
- 12/8/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
This article contains major spoilers for "Eileen."
A lot of people know what they want when they buy a ticket to see a movie, or buy it on physical media, or click on a title in the streaming service of their choice. If it looks like a romantic comedy, they expect a romantic comedy, and they're likely to be disappointed if they get something else instead. This is where the concept of genre comes from, the desire to categorize films based on tangible qualities, so the audiences in the mood for certain storytelling or artistic styles can find what they're looking for. It's comforting to have at least some idea of what you're going to get, even if you don't know how exactly you are going to get it.
But then there are films like William Oldroyd's "Eileen."
"Eileen" has elements of crime movies and thrillers and prison dramas and coming of age stories,...
A lot of people know what they want when they buy a ticket to see a movie, or buy it on physical media, or click on a title in the streaming service of their choice. If it looks like a romantic comedy, they expect a romantic comedy, and they're likely to be disappointed if they get something else instead. This is where the concept of genre comes from, the desire to categorize films based on tangible qualities, so the audiences in the mood for certain storytelling or artistic styles can find what they're looking for. It's comforting to have at least some idea of what you're going to get, even if you don't know how exactly you are going to get it.
But then there are films like William Oldroyd's "Eileen."
"Eileen" has elements of crime movies and thrillers and prison dramas and coming of age stories,...
- 12/8/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- Slash Film
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When it comes to entertainment, the holiday season means an endless procession of specials and familiar movies. But for all the holiday favorites, there’s no shortage of new streaming releases to catch this December. Theaters, meantime, are also filled with prestigious movies. Here are some of this month’s most promising offerings, from Eileen, starring Anne Hathaway, to Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet. (Plus: Check out our favorite...
When it comes to entertainment, the holiday season means an endless procession of specials and familiar movies. But for all the holiday favorites, there’s no shortage of new streaming releases to catch this December. Theaters, meantime, are also filled with prestigious movies. Here are some of this month’s most promising offerings, from Eileen, starring Anne Hathaway, to Wonka, starring Timothée Chalamet. (Plus: Check out our favorite...
- 12/8/2023
- by Keith Phipps
- Rollingstone.com
Parasitic obsession poisons the roots of William Oldroyd’s perverse noir romance “Eileen.” The film is adapted by screenwriter Ottessa Moshfegh and her partner Luke Goebel from her own mean and pungent novella about a repressed 24-year-old prison secretary who, in 1964 Massachusetts, falls under the spell of a beautiful, blond-headed Harvard-grad psychologist named, of all things, Rebecca. Is that on-the-nose-Hitchcockian enough for you?
Eileen is played by Thomasin McKenzie, while Rebecca is played by Anne Hathaway, who slurps martinis and says things like “I shouldn’t smoke, but I do.” She drifts into Eileen’s world like a vapor, and then, just as quickly, is gone. But not without bringing chaos crashing down onto Eileen’s life amid a depraved dance of muted desire.
Hathaway, who is now nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performer, certainly evokes Katharine Hepburn (and maybe even Cate Blanchett’s...
Eileen is played by Thomasin McKenzie, while Rebecca is played by Anne Hathaway, who slurps martinis and says things like “I shouldn’t smoke, but I do.” She drifts into Eileen’s world like a vapor, and then, just as quickly, is gone. But not without bringing chaos crashing down onto Eileen’s life amid a depraved dance of muted desire.
Hathaway, who is now nominated for a Film Independent Spirit Award for Best Supporting Performer, certainly evokes Katharine Hepburn (and maybe even Cate Blanchett’s...
- 12/6/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following story contains light spoilers for the film “Eileen.”]
Thomasin McKenzie’s repressed prison secretary Eileen in William Oldroyd’s movie of the same name is a young woman whose bodily obsessions are an almost pathological rebellion against social decorum: downing chocolates and spitting them up, masturbating in car parks and shoving snow down her pants to stop up her desire, or examining a pubic hair embedded on a bar of soap.
In the novel “Eileen,” written by Ottessa Moshfegh who also co-writes the movie with her partner Luke Goebel, the character is much more scatologically fixated, compulsively eating laxatives and talking openly about matters of shit. But her gross little world in early 1960s Massachusetts is punctured by the arrival of a platinum-blonde, liberated psychologist played by Anne Hathaway.
“There were definitely some moments I was nervous to do. There’s some things you don’t want to be known for,” McKenzie told IndieWire. “I don’t...
Thomasin McKenzie’s repressed prison secretary Eileen in William Oldroyd’s movie of the same name is a young woman whose bodily obsessions are an almost pathological rebellion against social decorum: downing chocolates and spitting them up, masturbating in car parks and shoving snow down her pants to stop up her desire, or examining a pubic hair embedded on a bar of soap.
In the novel “Eileen,” written by Ottessa Moshfegh who also co-writes the movie with her partner Luke Goebel, the character is much more scatologically fixated, compulsively eating laxatives and talking openly about matters of shit. But her gross little world in early 1960s Massachusetts is punctured by the arrival of a platinum-blonde, liberated psychologist played by Anne Hathaway.
“There were definitely some moments I was nervous to do. There’s some things you don’t want to be known for,” McKenzie told IndieWire. “I don’t...
- 12/5/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Plot: Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) is a depressed young woman living a dreary existence in 1960s Boston. She’s stuck taking care of her cruel, alcoholic father (Shea Whigham) while working as a secretary in a boys’ prison. Her life changes when the prison’s new psychiatrist turns out to be an alluring young woman (Anne Hathaway), unlike anyone Eileen has ever met.
Review: Based upon the above synopsis, one might expect this to be a companion piece to Todd Haynes’ excellent Carol, which told a period love story between two women shackled by their repressive era. Eileen isn’t that movie. They might be selling it as that kind of film, but suffice it to say William Oldroyd’s (Lady Macbeth) movie will surprise you – unless you’ve read the book it’s based on by Ottessa Moshfegh. A third-act twist essentially changes the movie’s genre and sends it into pulpier territory,...
Review: Based upon the above synopsis, one might expect this to be a companion piece to Todd Haynes’ excellent Carol, which told a period love story between two women shackled by their repressive era. Eileen isn’t that movie. They might be selling it as that kind of film, but suffice it to say William Oldroyd’s (Lady Macbeth) movie will surprise you – unless you’ve read the book it’s based on by Ottessa Moshfegh. A third-act twist essentially changes the movie’s genre and sends it into pulpier territory,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Femme fatales have existed since the dawn of narrative art. This intoxicating female archetype is known for her alluring sensuality and dark habit of causing harm or destruction to any man who falls into her grasp. From the sirens of Greek literature and Shakespeare’s Lady MacBeth to the vamps of the silent film era and gangster movie gun molls, femme fatales have continued to change with times.
A surge of classic examples arose in pulp literature and the subsequent film noir heyday of the 1940s and 50s – possibly a response to shifting gender roles in the wake of World War II. Many consider Barbara Stanwyck’s Phyllis Dietrichson to be the prototypical film fatale of the silver screen. In Double Indemnity, this magnetic blonde seduces a hapless salesman and convinces him to kill her husband in order to cash in on the titular insurance policy.
Despite her classical origins,...
A surge of classic examples arose in pulp literature and the subsequent film noir heyday of the 1940s and 50s – possibly a response to shifting gender roles in the wake of World War II. Many consider Barbara Stanwyck’s Phyllis Dietrichson to be the prototypical film fatale of the silver screen. In Double Indemnity, this magnetic blonde seduces a hapless salesman and convinces him to kill her husband in order to cash in on the titular insurance policy.
Despite her classical origins,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Released by Neon, and now playing in theaters, Eileen, which we saw and really enjoyed at Sundance back in January, is a thriller set in In 1964 Massachusetts. It follows a young secretary, Eileen, played by Last Night in Soho breakout Thomasin McKenzie, who works at a prison. She becomes enchanted by Rebecca, (Anne Hathaway) the glamorous and liberated new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship soon takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret.
This film is based on the novel written by Ottessa Moshfegh. Today on JoBlo our very own Eric Walkuski sat down with stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie as they talk about the intimate story and their own onscreen chemistry. We also chatted the author of the book Ottessa Moshfegh along with her husband producer Luke Goebel as they talked about working on set together and having director William Oldroyd...
This film is based on the novel written by Ottessa Moshfegh. Today on JoBlo our very own Eric Walkuski sat down with stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie as they talk about the intimate story and their own onscreen chemistry. We also chatted the author of the book Ottessa Moshfegh along with her husband producer Luke Goebel as they talked about working on set together and having director William Oldroyd...
- 12/4/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Graphic: The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, Image: The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, The A.V. Club, Photo: Toho Studios, Chris McGrath (Getty Images), Neon, Warner Bros.Every Godzilla film, ranked from worst to bestClockwise from bottom left: Godzilla (2014) (Warner Bros.), Godzilla Vs.
- 12/2/2023
- avclub.com
Like many actors coming out of the recent SAG strike, Anne Hathaway and Tomasin McKenzie seemed more enthusiastic than usual to talk about their new movie. Even after hours of interviews, some in person, some on Zoom, they were still genuinely engaged, and, in general, that isn’t always the case. It doesn’t hurt that William Oldroyd’s “Eileen,” adapted by Ottessa Moshfegh from her own novel, gives both actors two of their most tantalizing roles in years.
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- 12/1/2023
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
It’s the final month of the year, which means much of our attention will be turned to sharing various best-of-2023 rundowns throughout December. The month also brings many of the year’s most noteworthy films, which we’ve rounded up before––some of which will be opening in a more limited capacity and expanding next month.
We should also note some top November picks like The Boy and the Heron and May December are finally getting in front of wider audiences, with the former getting a wide release on December 8 and the latter arriving on Netflix this Friday. For this round-up we’re also not including films getting limited one-week-only runs this month, such as Noora Niasari’s Shayda on December 1 and Ava DuVernay’s Origin and Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera on December 8.
14. Memory (Michel Franco; Dec. 22)
Every year there’s at least one film that premieres at...
We should also note some top November picks like The Boy and the Heron and May December are finally getting in front of wider audiences, with the former getting a wide release on December 8 and the latter arriving on Netflix this Friday. For this round-up we’re also not including films getting limited one-week-only runs this month, such as Noora Niasari’s Shayda on December 1 and Ava DuVernay’s Origin and Alice Rohrwacher’s La Chimera on December 8.
14. Memory (Michel Franco; Dec. 22)
Every year there’s at least one film that premieres at...
- 12/1/2023
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie in EileenPhoto: Neon
From the very first few minutes of Eileen, the audience is clued that this won’t be your conventional mid-20th century set drama. The eponymous character masturbates twice, has a wild sex fantasy about a co-worker, and threatens to murder her father.
From the very first few minutes of Eileen, the audience is clued that this won’t be your conventional mid-20th century set drama. The eponymous character masturbates twice, has a wild sex fantasy about a co-worker, and threatens to murder her father.
- 11/29/2023
- by Murtada Elfadl
- avclub.com
Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel becomes a disappointing movie, unable to decide if it’s a thriller or a dark comedy, though Thomasin McKenzie and Hathaway give it their all
Here’s a peculiar misfire of a psycho-noir, for which Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh have co-adapted Moshfegh’s Booker-shortlisted novel of the same name and William Oldroyd directs. It’s acted and presented with a weirdly solemn intensity, like a deadly serious remake of some lost John Waters pulp classic. Gif immortality beckons for the bizarre moment in which Anne Hathaway’s character grapples with what looks worryingly like a fake cat, throwing it out of the front door with a yowling noise on the soundtrack.
The setting is a small Massachusetts town in the early 60s, and Thomasin McKenzie plays Eileen, a mousy and repressed young woman working as a filing assistant at a juvenile prison. At home she...
Here’s a peculiar misfire of a psycho-noir, for which Luke Goebel and Ottessa Moshfegh have co-adapted Moshfegh’s Booker-shortlisted novel of the same name and William Oldroyd directs. It’s acted and presented with a weirdly solemn intensity, like a deadly serious remake of some lost John Waters pulp classic. Gif immortality beckons for the bizarre moment in which Anne Hathaway’s character grapples with what looks worryingly like a fake cat, throwing it out of the front door with a yowling noise on the soundtrack.
The setting is a small Massachusetts town in the early 60s, and Thomasin McKenzie plays Eileen, a mousy and repressed young woman working as a filing assistant at a juvenile prison. At home she...
- 11/29/2023
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Eileen
Screenplay adapted by Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel
Ottessa Moshfegh’s debut novel, 2015’s Eileen, was an overwhelming literary success; it won the Pen Award for debut fiction and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. But beyond the accolades, the critical reception often included backhanded — sometimes bordering on misogynistic — disparagements of the protagonist. The book follows 24-year-old Eileen, stuck caring for her alcoholic father in her Massachusetts hometown while working as a secretary at the local juvenile correction facility. In first-person narrative, she fantasizes about moving to New York City and describes her dirty house, body issues and laxative abuse; the latter spurred readers to use terms like “disgusting” to describe the main character.
Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel
Moshfegh says she has complicated feelings about that element of the book’s publication, but when she sat down to write the screenplay for the Neon film alongside her husband,...
Screenplay adapted by Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel
Ottessa Moshfegh’s debut novel, 2015’s Eileen, was an overwhelming literary success; it won the Pen Award for debut fiction and was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. But beyond the accolades, the critical reception often included backhanded — sometimes bordering on misogynistic — disparagements of the protagonist. The book follows 24-year-old Eileen, stuck caring for her alcoholic father in her Massachusetts hometown while working as a secretary at the local juvenile correction facility. In first-person narrative, she fantasizes about moving to New York City and describes her dirty house, body issues and laxative abuse; the latter spurred readers to use terms like “disgusting” to describe the main character.
Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel
Moshfegh says she has complicated feelings about that element of the book’s publication, but when she sat down to write the screenplay for the Neon film alongside her husband,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Seija Rankin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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December has always been one of the most important moviegoing months of the year; you’ve got all the prestige pics competing for Oscar nominations,...
December has always been one of the most important moviegoing months of the year; you’ve got all the prestige pics competing for Oscar nominations,...
- 11/27/2023
- by Jen Lennon, Matt Schimkowitz, Ian Spelling, Luke Y. Thompson, and Phil Pirrello
- avclub.com
Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie are getting ready for the release of their movie Eileen!
The co-stars stepped out for the special screening of their movie on Wednesday (November 15) at the Whitby Hotel in New York City.
Anne and Thomasin were joined by co-star Marin Ireland, as well as director William Oldroyd, as well as writer/producers Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel.
Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
The movie is based on Ottessa‘s 2015 debut novel, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and won the Pen/Hemingway Award for debut fiction.
Eileen hits theaters in limited release on December 1 and everywhere on December 8.
Watch the trailer now!
The co-stars stepped out for the special screening of their movie on Wednesday (November 15) at the Whitby Hotel in New York City.
Anne and Thomasin were joined by co-star Marin Ireland, as well as director William Oldroyd, as well as writer/producers Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel.
Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.
The movie is based on Ottessa‘s 2015 debut novel, which was shortlisted for the 2016 Man Booker Prize and the National Book Critics Circle Award, and won the Pen/Hemingway Award for debut fiction.
Eileen hits theaters in limited release on December 1 and everywhere on December 8.
Watch the trailer now!
- 11/17/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Novelist Ottessa Moshfegh is still in the midst of adapting her hit novel “My Year of Rest and Relaxation” into a feature film.
The sensational 2018 book follows an unnamed woman who, just after the turn of the millennium, escalates her use of sleeping pills to try and stay mostly unconscious for a full year. So far, it’s only been turned into a 2020 stage play in Switzerland.
After Margot Robbie’s production company LuckyChap optioned the rights to the book in 2018, rumors swirled of “Poor Things” auteur Yorgos Lanthimos being attached to direct. (IndieWire has reached out to check up on this.) Moshfegh with her partner Luke Goebel more recently adapted her own novel, 2015’s “Eileen,” for the forthcoming William Oldroyd film starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie, out from Neon in December. “Eileen” premiered at Sundance in January and centers on two women who form a dark bond in 1960s Massachusetts.
The sensational 2018 book follows an unnamed woman who, just after the turn of the millennium, escalates her use of sleeping pills to try and stay mostly unconscious for a full year. So far, it’s only been turned into a 2020 stage play in Switzerland.
After Margot Robbie’s production company LuckyChap optioned the rights to the book in 2018, rumors swirled of “Poor Things” auteur Yorgos Lanthimos being attached to direct. (IndieWire has reached out to check up on this.) Moshfegh with her partner Luke Goebel more recently adapted her own novel, 2015’s “Eileen,” for the forthcoming William Oldroyd film starring Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie, out from Neon in December. “Eileen” premiered at Sundance in January and centers on two women who form a dark bond in 1960s Massachusetts.
- 11/15/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Sitting in her shabby car by a foggy waterfront, Eileen Dunlop (Thomasin McKenzie) is waiting for the smoke to envelop her. It gently unfurls through the vehicle, and as she stares out past the grey horizon of the ocean, you sense that she’s used to pondering what it would be like to be swallowed into nothingness. Eileen then turns to look at a couple having sex in a nearby car, and after opening the door to grab a fistful of filthy snow from the ground, she shoves it down her crotch—something cold on something waiting to burn.
It’s an apt metaphor to place at the top of the 1960s-set Eileen, William Oldroyd’s deliciously teasing adaption of Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, insofar as the pleasures of this queer noir, which suggests Todd Haynes’s Carol with poison in its veins, are rooted in...
It’s an apt metaphor to place at the top of the 1960s-set Eileen, William Oldroyd’s deliciously teasing adaption of Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, insofar as the pleasures of this queer noir, which suggests Todd Haynes’s Carol with poison in its veins, are rooted in...
- 11/6/2023
- by Kyle Turner
- Slant Magazine
Having had a pretty rough time of it in :a[Last Night In Soho]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/last-night-in-soho/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'}, Thomasin McKenzie is trading London for Massachusetts, fashion design for prison secretarial work, and even making pals with new prison psychologist on the block Anne Hathaway in :a[Lady Macbeth]{href='https://www.empireonline.com/movies/reviews/lady-macbeth-review/' target='_blank' rel='noreferrer noopener'} director William Oldroyd's '60s-set Eileen. What could possibly go wrong this time? Check out the newly released first trailer for the psychological noir thriller below:
Ah. Maybe we spoke too soon! And everything starts so promisingly for McKenzie's titular secretary in the trailer, too. "My day was a doozy," Eileen tells her dad over the phone at the start of this uber-stylish teaser. "It was one of those days you never forget." Why, we hear you cry?...
Ah. Maybe we spoke too soon! And everything starts so promisingly for McKenzie's titular secretary in the trailer, too. "My day was a doozy," Eileen tells her dad over the phone at the start of this uber-stylish teaser. "It was one of those days you never forget." Why, we hear you cry?...
- 10/18/2023
- by Jordan King
- Empire - Movies
Universal Pictures has debuted the trailer for William Oldroyd’s ‘Eileen.’
Based on the book of the same name by literary powerhouse Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen follows a peculiar young woman whose dreary life stretches on toward unending misery. In frigid 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) shuffles between her father’s dingy, emotionally haunted home and the prison where she works alongside colleagues who have ostracized her. When an intoxicating woman (Anne Hathaway) joins the prison staff, Eileen is taken. Just when the possibility of a salvational friendship (or maybe more) takes hold and forms a singular glimmer in Eileen’s darkness, her newfound confidant entangles her in a shocking crime that alters all.
Directed by William Oldroyd, Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Wigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague star.
Also in trailers – Jeffrey Wright stars in trailer for ‘American Fiction’
The film hits cinemas on December 1st.
The post “You...
Based on the book of the same name by literary powerhouse Ottessa Moshfegh, Eileen follows a peculiar young woman whose dreary life stretches on toward unending misery. In frigid 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) shuffles between her father’s dingy, emotionally haunted home and the prison where she works alongside colleagues who have ostracized her. When an intoxicating woman (Anne Hathaway) joins the prison staff, Eileen is taken. Just when the possibility of a salvational friendship (or maybe more) takes hold and forms a singular glimmer in Eileen’s darkness, her newfound confidant entangles her in a shocking crime that alters all.
Directed by William Oldroyd, Thomasin McKenzie, Anne Hathaway, Shea Wigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague star.
Also in trailers – Jeffrey Wright stars in trailer for ‘American Fiction’
The film hits cinemas on December 1st.
The post “You...
- 10/18/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"Eileen" is a new 'psychological thriller' feature, directed by William Oldroyd, starring Thomasin McKenzie, Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland, Owen Teague and Anne Hathaway, based on the 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, releasing December 1, 2023 in theaters:
"...set in 1960's Boston, the film follows a weird relationship between two women working at a juvenile detention facility, when 'Eileen Dunlop' working at a prison, is attracted to a seemingly glamorous counselor.
"The new girl helps Eileen access facets of her personality but may be drawing her into something more dangerous..."
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"...set in 1960's Boston, the film follows a weird relationship between two women working at a juvenile detention facility, when 'Eileen Dunlop' working at a prison, is attracted to a seemingly glamorous counselor.
"The new girl helps Eileen access facets of her personality but may be drawing her into something more dangerous..."
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- 10/18/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The trailer for Anne Hathaway‘s new thriller has been released.
The 40-year-old Oscar-winning actress stars alongside Thomasin McKenzie in director William Oldroyd‘s new movie Eileen, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis: “Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen (McKenzie) becomes enchanted by Rebecca (Hathaway), the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.”
Ottessa co-wrote the screenplay with Luke Goebel.
In an interview from earlier this year, Anne revealed what drew her to accept the role in the new movie despite the “challenging” script.
Eileen will be released in theaters in New York City and Los Angeles on Dec. 1 and everywhere on Dec. 8.
The 40-year-old Oscar-winning actress stars alongside Thomasin McKenzie in director William Oldroyd‘s new movie Eileen, based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Ottessa Moshfegh.
Keep reading to find out more…
Here’s the synopsis: “Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen (McKenzie) becomes enchanted by Rebecca (Hathaway), the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.”
Ottessa co-wrote the screenplay with Luke Goebel.
In an interview from earlier this year, Anne revealed what drew her to accept the role in the new movie despite the “challenging” script.
Eileen will be released in theaters in New York City and Los Angeles on Dec. 1 and everywhere on Dec. 8.
- 10/18/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie are spiraling into something dark in the first trailer for Neon’s Eileen.
Directed by William Oldroyd, written by Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel, and also starring Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague, Eileen follows McKenzie’s titular young secretary, employed at a prison during a bitter Massachusetts winter in 1964.
The more than two-minute trailer teases a doozy of a day — “one of those days you’ll never forget” — for Eileen after the arrival of Hathaway’s Rebecca, the new prison psychologist. “She may be easy on the eyes,” one man says as he introduces her to prison staff. “But I assure you, she is very smart.”
The blonde-haired, pink-lipped smoker leaves Eileen feeling off-kilter, as someone who “lives a little differently than most people.” She sees something in Eileen, who is hardly normal and far from “average,” according to the psychologist.
“You got...
Directed by William Oldroyd, written by Ottessa Moshfegh and Luke Goebel, and also starring Shea Whigham, Marin Ireland and Owen Teague, Eileen follows McKenzie’s titular young secretary, employed at a prison during a bitter Massachusetts winter in 1964.
The more than two-minute trailer teases a doozy of a day — “one of those days you’ll never forget” — for Eileen after the arrival of Hathaway’s Rebecca, the new prison psychologist. “She may be easy on the eyes,” one man says as he introduces her to prison staff. “But I assure you, she is very smart.”
The blonde-haired, pink-lipped smoker leaves Eileen feeling off-kilter, as someone who “lives a little differently than most people.” She sees something in Eileen, who is hardly normal and far from “average,” according to the psychologist.
“You got...
- 10/17/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Thomasin McKenzie’s dull life transforms once Anne Hathaway comes onto the scene in Neon’s Eileen trailer. McKenzie (Totally Completely Fine) stars as a secretary who quickly becomes infatuated with a new counselor, played by Oscar winner Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables), in the noir thriller.
The cast also includes Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola, Owen Teague, Marin Ireland, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan.
Eileen‘s based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s book, with the author and Luke Goebel (Moshefegh’s spouse) adapting and William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) directing. Producers include Moshfegh, Goebel, Oldroyd, Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu, Peter Cron, and Bavand Karim.
The R-rated drama currently sits at 89% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes following its Sundance Film Festival premiere. IGN’s Matt Donato calls it a “nifty little shapeshifter of a thriller,” while Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson says, “Eileen is dank and disturbing and, when you’re in the mood for something that will mess you up,...
The cast also includes Shea Whigham, Sam Nivola, Owen Teague, Marin Ireland, and Siobhan Fallon Hogan.
Eileen‘s based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s book, with the author and Luke Goebel (Moshefegh’s spouse) adapting and William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) directing. Producers include Moshfegh, Goebel, Oldroyd, Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu, Peter Cron, and Bavand Karim.
The R-rated drama currently sits at 89% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes following its Sundance Film Festival premiere. IGN’s Matt Donato calls it a “nifty little shapeshifter of a thriller,” while Vox’s Alissa Wilkinson says, “Eileen is dank and disturbing and, when you’re in the mood for something that will mess you up,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Thomasin McKenzie has a doozy of a day, the kind she’ll never forget in the first trailer for “Eileen.” Set during a grim 1964 Massachusetts winter, the William Oldroyd-directed noir concerns a young and impressionable secretary who becomes understandably enraptured by a new counselor (Anne Hathaway) at the prison where she works. The trailer doesn’t spell out what diabolical doings will be done, but the implication is Hathaway goes full femme fatale.
Alongside its two top-billed stars, “Eileen” features Shea Whigham, Siobhan Fallon Hogan and Owen Teague (who will soon headline “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” alongside Freya Allen).
Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name and produced by Fifth Season, “Eileen” debuted to positive reviews at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Neon picked up the picture and plans to give it a year end awards season push. Audiences can expect a...
Alongside its two top-billed stars, “Eileen” features Shea Whigham, Siobhan Fallon Hogan and Owen Teague (who will soon headline “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” alongside Freya Allen).
Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name and produced by Fifth Season, “Eileen” debuted to positive reviews at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Neon picked up the picture and plans to give it a year end awards season push. Audiences can expect a...
- 10/17/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray had the opportunity to watch Lady Macbeth director William Oldroyd’s “terrific potboiler” Eileen at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year (you can read his 8/10 review at This Link), and soon a wider audience will have their chance to check it out. Neon will be giving Eileen a theatrical release in December, starting in New York and Los Angeles on December 1st and then expanding across North America on December 8th. With those release dates drawing near, a trailer for the film has arrived online and can be seen in the embed above.
Based on the 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, who wrote the screenplay adaptation with Luke Goebel, Eileen has the following synopsis: Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca...
Based on the 2015 novel by Ottessa Moshfegh, who wrote the screenplay adaptation with Luke Goebel, Eileen has the following synopsis: Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca...
- 10/17/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
"You really think you're a normal person? I bet you have brilliant dreams..." Neon has unveiled an official trailer for Eileen, an indie psychological crime thriller from filmmaker William Oldroyd (Lady Macbeth) that first premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival. This got mostly dismal reviews out of Sundance, with many saying it was one of their least favorite films from the fest, however Neon snatched it up and will release it this fall anyway. Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret — throwing Eileen onto a sinister path... It's based on the book of the same name written by Ottessa Moshfegh, to give you an idea of what you're getting into with this story. Thomasin McKenzie stars as the titular Eileen in this story,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Described as a “wild Hitchcockian noir,” Neon has released the trailer for Eileen this afternoon, which stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie (Last Night in Soho).
The psychological thriller opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 1, followed by a wide theatrical release nationwide on December 8, 2023.
An adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s acclaimed novel, Eileen was directed by William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”). Moshfegh wrote the script alongside Luke Goebel.
In the film, “Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works.”
The official plot description continues, “Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret – throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.”
“Seeing my book come to life on screen has always been a career goal. The premiere at Sundance was a beautiful glimpse of what is to come,” Moshfegh said in a recent statement.
The psychological thriller opens in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on December 1, followed by a wide theatrical release nationwide on December 8, 2023.
An adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s acclaimed novel, Eileen was directed by William Oldroyd (“Lady Macbeth”). Moshfegh wrote the script alongside Luke Goebel.
In the film, “Set during a bitter 1964 Massachusetts winter, young secretary Eileen becomes enchanted by the glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works.”
The official plot description continues, “Their budding friendship takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret – throwing Eileen onto a sinister path.”
“Seeing my book come to life on screen has always been a career goal. The premiere at Sundance was a beautiful glimpse of what is to come,” Moshfegh said in a recent statement.
- 10/17/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Need a twisty, genre-bending thriller this holiday season? Look no further than “Eileen,” William Oldroyd‘s first feature since 2016’s “Lady Macbeth.” And Oldroyd could do much worse for his latest film than adapting the debut novel of Ottessa Moshfegh, one of the premier female novelists in contemporary American literature.
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Set in 1960s New England, “Eileen” follows Thomasin McKenzie‘s young secretary at a juvenile detention facility as she falls under the dangerous spell of an alluring female colleague.
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- 10/17/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
After delivering Florence Pugh’s breakout role in Lady Macbeth, director William Oldroyd returned earlier to Sundance with an adaptation of Ottessa Moshfegh’s Eileen, which was picked up by Neon and set for a December 1 release. The first trailer has now arrived for the 1964-set story of a young secretary Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) who becomes enchanted by Rebecca (Anne Hathaway), the glamorous new counselor at the Massachusetts prison where she works.
As Jordan Raup said in his review, “In the cold, dreary outskirts of 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) spends her days hoping for a better (or at least more sexually active) life, splitting her time working at a juvenile prison ward and caring for her ailing drunk of a father (Shea Whigham). When the elegant, mysterious Rebecca (Anne Hathaway) glides into her work as the new psychologist on staff, Eileen’s dull world is suddenly brought to life and an unspoken attraction sparks.
As Jordan Raup said in his review, “In the cold, dreary outskirts of 1960s Boston, Eileen (Thomasin McKenzie) spends her days hoping for a better (or at least more sexually active) life, splitting her time working at a juvenile prison ward and caring for her ailing drunk of a father (Shea Whigham). When the elegant, mysterious Rebecca (Anne Hathaway) glides into her work as the new psychologist on staff, Eileen’s dull world is suddenly brought to life and an unspoken attraction sparks.
- 10/17/2023
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Parasitic obsession sickens the roots of “Eileen,” director William Oldroyd’s adaptation of novelist Ottessa Moshfegh’s slim 2015 chiller. The 1960s-set noir, which played out of competition way back in January at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, stars Anne Hathaway and Thomasin McKenzie in career-topping turns. Neon will open the film in limited release on December 1 before going wide on December 8. Watch the official trailer below.
Set in a punishing 1964 winter outside of Boston, “Eileen” centers on the title character, a young secretary played by Thomas McKenzie, who becomes enchanted by the glamorous, blonde new counselor at the prison where she works. Their friendship takes a sinister turn around a recently incarcerated juvenile, now at the institution after his father’s murder, and together Eileen and Rebecca (Hathaway) spark a twisted connection reminiscent of “Carol” meets Hitchcock — especially when you consider Hathaway’s character’s cinematic namesake.
Oldroyd’s second feature...
Set in a punishing 1964 winter outside of Boston, “Eileen” centers on the title character, a young secretary played by Thomas McKenzie, who becomes enchanted by the glamorous, blonde new counselor at the prison where she works. Their friendship takes a sinister turn around a recently incarcerated juvenile, now at the institution after his father’s murder, and together Eileen and Rebecca (Hathaway) spark a twisted connection reminiscent of “Carol” meets Hitchcock — especially when you consider Hathaway’s character’s cinematic namesake.
Oldroyd’s second feature...
- 10/17/2023
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Allow me to engage in some sausage-making, inside baseball nonsense: I've been working in the online film press since 2009 and have spent that entire time realizing that spoilers don't bother me. As I have stumbled up the rungs of responsibility, eventually landing where I am now, as the lead (whether folks like it or not) of Slash Film Dot Com, spoilers have become a fact of life. I learn spoilers when I make phone calls to confirm or debunk stories. I learn spoilers when I work with my team to plan coverage for a new release. Learning the plot of a film, sometimes in great detail, before I see it has never hindered my enjoyment of a truly good movie. Spoilers don't matter. In the grand scheme, plot is the least important part of a movie.
And today, I'm throwing my hands up in the air and temporarily tossing this philosophy out the window.
And today, I'm throwing my hands up in the air and temporarily tossing this philosophy out the window.
- 9/24/2023
- by Jacob Hall
- Slash Film
“Anatomy of a Fall,” which won the Palme d’Or (and also the Palme Dog) at the Cannes Film Festival this past summer, is opening in the U.S. on Oct. 13. And ahead of its theatrical debut, its American distributor Neon has released a brand-new, nerve-shredding trailer (watch it above).
In “Anatomy of a Fall” Sandra Hüller plays a woman who lives alone with her husband and young son in the French Alps.
When her husband dies in the snow, seemingly from a fall, she goes from being a grieving widow to a prime suspect. Who can you trust? Especially when the only “eyewitnesses” are the couple’s blind son and the dog?
When the movie debuted at Cannes in May it was a sensation and quickly snapped by Neon for stateside distribution. Our review was slightly more subdued but still enthusiastic: “Part thorny family story, part whodunit, part courtroom...
In “Anatomy of a Fall” Sandra Hüller plays a woman who lives alone with her husband and young son in the French Alps.
When her husband dies in the snow, seemingly from a fall, she goes from being a grieving widow to a prime suspect. Who can you trust? Especially when the only “eyewitnesses” are the couple’s blind son and the dog?
When the movie debuted at Cannes in May it was a sensation and quickly snapped by Neon for stateside distribution. Our review was slightly more subdued but still enthusiastic: “Part thorny family story, part whodunit, part courtroom...
- 8/17/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Fantastic Fest 2023 is set to kick off with a world premiere of Legendary Pictures’ The Toxic Avenger reboot of the 1984 Troma classic that stars Peter Dinklage.
The reimagining of director Macon Blair’s original film — centered on a mild-mannered man named Melvin who becomes disfigured after falling into a vat of toxic waste and goes on to fight bad guys under the superhero name Toxie — also stars Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Elijah Wood and Kevin Bacon.
Fantastic Fest — taking place at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas, from Sept. 21 to 28 — also announced a world premiere for the thriller Your Lucky Day, which includes one of Angus Cloud’s final performances in the debut feature from Dan Brown.
“The Fantastic Fest team was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Angus Cloud. His performance in Your Lucky Day immediately won over our team, and we want to pay tribute...
The reimagining of director Macon Blair’s original film — centered on a mild-mannered man named Melvin who becomes disfigured after falling into a vat of toxic waste and goes on to fight bad guys under the superhero name Toxie — also stars Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Elijah Wood and Kevin Bacon.
Fantastic Fest — taking place at Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, Texas, from Sept. 21 to 28 — also announced a world premiere for the thriller Your Lucky Day, which includes one of Angus Cloud’s final performances in the debut feature from Dan Brown.
“The Fantastic Fest team was deeply saddened to hear about the passing of Angus Cloud. His performance in Your Lucky Day immediately won over our team, and we want to pay tribute...
- 8/15/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fantastic Fest is set to unleash its 18th edition on Austin this September and, as usual, the lineup is packed with an eclectic mix of world premieres, cult classic restorations, and special events. Kicking things off with the world premiere of The Toxic Avenger, we have all the details:
Take a trip to the dark side and indulge your taste for wild films, outrageous events, and shocking surprises all under one roof. World-famous genre festival Fantastic Fest is back for its eighteenth edition featuring 29 World Premieres, 24 North American Premieres, and 18 U.S. Premieres. The festival will once again possess Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX from September 21st - 28th. Badges are available now at FantasticFest.com.
“The Fantastic Fest team is ready to take you on a journey you won’t ever forget. We’ve taken the best week of the year and supercharged it: more movies, more parties,...
Take a trip to the dark side and indulge your taste for wild films, outrageous events, and shocking surprises all under one roof. World-famous genre festival Fantastic Fest is back for its eighteenth edition featuring 29 World Premieres, 24 North American Premieres, and 18 U.S. Premieres. The festival will once again possess Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX from September 21st - 28th. Badges are available now at FantasticFest.com.
“The Fantastic Fest team is ready to take you on a journey you won’t ever forget. We’ve taken the best week of the year and supercharged it: more movies, more parties,...
- 8/15/2023
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Fantastic Fest is back for its eighteenth edition which is jam-packed with horror insanity including World Premieres of several prominent titles including the remake of Troma’s cult classic The Toxic Avenger, the Bloody Disgusting-produced Shudder Original V/H/S/85, Blumhouse and Amazon’s Totally Killer, and Paramount’s hotly anticipated Pet Sematary: Bloodlines.
The festival will once again possess Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX from September 21st – 28th. Badges are available now at FantasticFest.com.
From the press release:
The opening night film for Fantastic Fest 2023 is the world premiere of Legendary Pictures’ The Toxic Avenger, a hilarious and action-packed reimagining of the classic Troma film from director Macon Blair that features an all-star cast including Peter Dinklage who will pick up the infamous mop to become the hideous vigilante that no one knew they needed (or wanted) as well as Jacob Tremblay and Taylour Paige with Elijah Wood and Kevin Bacon.
The festival will once again possess Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX from September 21st – 28th. Badges are available now at FantasticFest.com.
From the press release:
The opening night film for Fantastic Fest 2023 is the world premiere of Legendary Pictures’ The Toxic Avenger, a hilarious and action-packed reimagining of the classic Troma film from director Macon Blair that features an all-star cast including Peter Dinklage who will pick up the infamous mop to become the hideous vigilante that no one knew they needed (or wanted) as well as Jacob Tremblay and Taylour Paige with Elijah Wood and Kevin Bacon.
- 8/15/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Fantastic Fest, the genre film festival that takes place in Austin, Texas every fall, has unveiled its 2023 lineup, which includes a new take on Troma’s classic “The Toxic Avenger” from Blumhouse, Prime Video’s time travel slasher “Totally Killer,” episodes of Mike Flanagan’s new Netflix series “The Fall of the House of Usher” and the latest film by South Korean auteur Kim Jee-woon (“Cobweb”) as the festival’s reputation for bringing film fans the most adventurous offerings remains unchallenged.
The opening night movie for the festival is the new “Toxic Avenger,” produced by Legendary alongside Troma, and written and directed by the great Macon Blair (recently seen as Oppenheimer’s put-upon lawyer in Christopher Nolan’s film). Peter Dinklage plays the title character with a supporting cast that includes Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Elijah Wood and Kevin Bacon.
Other highlights include “Always Be My Maybe” director Nahnatchka Khan...
The opening night movie for the festival is the new “Toxic Avenger,” produced by Legendary alongside Troma, and written and directed by the great Macon Blair (recently seen as Oppenheimer’s put-upon lawyer in Christopher Nolan’s film). Peter Dinklage plays the title character with a supporting cast that includes Jacob Tremblay, Taylour Paige, Elijah Wood and Kevin Bacon.
Other highlights include “Always Be My Maybe” director Nahnatchka Khan...
- 8/15/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Fantastic Fest is back for its eighteenth edition featuring 29 World Premieres, 24 North American Premieres, and 18 U.S. Premieres. The festival will once again possess Alamo Drafthouse South Lamar in Austin, TX from September 21st – 28th. Badges are available now.
“The Fantastic Fest team is ready to take you on a journey you won’t ever forget. We’ve taken the best week of the year and supercharged it: more movies, more parties, more fun,” says Festival Director Lisa Dreyer. “If you want to see the best new movies from around the world first with the best audience, Fantastic Fest is the place to be.”
The opening night film for Fantastic Fest 2023 is the world premiere of Legendary Pictures’ The Toxic Avenger, a hilarious and action-packed reimagining of the classic Troma film from director Macon Blair that features an all-star cast including Peter Dinklage who will pick up the infamous mop...
“The Fantastic Fest team is ready to take you on a journey you won’t ever forget. We’ve taken the best week of the year and supercharged it: more movies, more parties, more fun,” says Festival Director Lisa Dreyer. “If you want to see the best new movies from around the world first with the best audience, Fantastic Fest is the place to be.”
The opening night film for Fantastic Fest 2023 is the world premiere of Legendary Pictures’ The Toxic Avenger, a hilarious and action-packed reimagining of the classic Troma film from director Macon Blair that features an all-star cast including Peter Dinklage who will pick up the infamous mop...
- 8/15/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
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Whether you’re singling out which books to bring on an upcoming vacation, luxuriating in low-key Sunday afternoons, or hiding out in bookstores until the temperature mercifully drops somewhere below hellscape, this month offers a host of new book releases to scoop up. From debut fiction to fresh work from award-winning authors and non-fiction galore, there’s enough to (maybe) lure you away from seeing Barbie and Oppenheimer on opening weekend.
Whether you’re singling out which books to bring on an upcoming vacation, luxuriating in low-key Sunday afternoons, or hiding out in bookstores until the temperature mercifully drops somewhere below hellscape, this month offers a host of new book releases to scoop up. From debut fiction to fresh work from award-winning authors and non-fiction galore, there’s enough to (maybe) lure you away from seeing Barbie and Oppenheimer on opening weekend.
- 7/20/2023
- by Liz Doupnik
- Rollingstone.com
“Eileen,” which debuted to mostly positive reviews at this year’s Sundance film festival, will arrive in theaters amid the year-end awards season rush. Neon has slated the 1960s-set queer melodrama, starring Thomasin McKenzie and Anne Hathaway, for a platform release in New York City and Los Angeles on Dec. 1 before going wide on Dec. 8.
Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, and produced by Fifth Season, “Eileen” concerns a young secretary becoming enchanted by and then befriending, a glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their friendship amid a harsh 1964 Massachusetts winter takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret and sets Eileen on a sinister path.
“Eileen” is directed by William Oldroyd from a screenplay courtesy of Moshfegh and Luke Goebel. They both serve as producers alongside the director and Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu and Peter Cron.
Alongside its top-billed stars,...
Based on Ottessa Moshfegh’s novel of the same name, and produced by Fifth Season, “Eileen” concerns a young secretary becoming enchanted by and then befriending, a glamorous new counselor at the prison where she works. Their friendship amid a harsh 1964 Massachusetts winter takes a twisted turn when Rebecca reveals a dark secret and sets Eileen on a sinister path.
“Eileen” is directed by William Oldroyd from a screenplay courtesy of Moshfegh and Luke Goebel. They both serve as producers alongside the director and Anthony Bregman, Stefanie Azpiazu and Peter Cron.
Alongside its top-billed stars,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
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