Mayim Bialik writes and directs AS THEY MADE US, which arrives soon via Quiver Distribution.
Synopsis:
As They Made Us follows Abigail (Agron), a divorced mother of two, who is struggling to find sanity in her dysfunctional family as she attempts to cultivate new love. Her father, Eugene (Hoffman), has a degenerative condition that he and his wife, Barbara (Bergen), refuse to accept. Her brother Nathan (Helberg) has been estranged from the family for decades. A self-appointed fixer, Abigail attempts to mend her complicated family before it’s too late.
Moving between present-day and flashbacks to a chaotic and confusing childhood, Abigail juggles parenting her young sons with her annoyingly competent ex-husband Peter (Weber) and trying to land a cover story at the news magazine she works for. Barbara barely gives Abigail a moment of peace, calling her to clean up messes every time Eugene falls or when a nurse sneaks him weed gummy bears against her wishes. Barbara’s intrusiveness proves amusing to Abigail’s crush, her landscaper Jay (Chu Cary), but it’s yet another part of Abigail’s life which she finds unable to disentangle her family’s insanity.
Navigating Eugene’s degenerative condition and Barbara’s manic hostility is alternately hilarious and heartbreakingly cringe-worthy. Family struggles range from fights over birthday cake to wheelchair mechanical snafus to Barbara’s bizarre behavior at doctor’s appointments. Things come to a head when Nathan agrees to visit Eugene, but only if Barbara isn’t present. Barbara begrudgingly agrees to let them have their reunion, and Nathan and Eugene’s visit is bittersweet. However, Barbara cannot resist spoiling Abigail’s joy, leaving Abigail to once again choose between her comfort and that of her mother. Eugene’s health worsens and with his passing, Nathan and Abigail begin to repair their relationship and, in turn, their family.
AS THEY MADE US arrives on VOD April 8, 2022.
(Photo/video credit: Quiver Distribution)
eOne Films + Mr. Will want to take Readers to see an Advance Screening of FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS! Screenings take place as follows:
Toronto – Monday August 8 – Varsity – 7:00PM
Vancouver – Wednesday August 10 – International Village – 7:00PM
Calgary – Wednesday August 10 – Eau Claire – 7:00PM
Edmonton – Wednesday August 10 – North Edmonton – 7:00PM
Winnipeg – Wednesday August 10 – McGillivray – 7:00PM
Ottawa – Wednesday August 10 – Gloucester – 7:00PM
Halifax – Wednesday August 10 – Park Lane – 7:00PM
Victoria – Wednesday August 10 – Odeon Victoria – 7:00PM
Synopsis:
The true story of the legendary New York heiress and socialite, Florence Foster Jenkins (Meryl Streep), who in the early 1900s, obsessively pursued her dream of becoming a great singer—despite having a singing voice that was so out of tune and unable to hit the right notes that people found it hilarious.
Supported by her younger partner, actor St. Clair Bayfield (Hugh Grant), she mostly performed concerts for friends, but in 1944, she staged a public performance at the famed Carnegie Hall, that quickly sold out.
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eOne Films release FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS on Friday, August 12, 2016.
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