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Yahoo
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
I Asked Logan Lerman How Long He Was Handcuffed To A Bed For His New Dark Comedy Oh, Hi!, And His Answer Is So Wild To Me
When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. If you're a fan of great romantic comedies, I definitely recommend you watch Oh, Hi!, which is a project on the 2025 movie schedule that presents a clever twist on the genre. And its leading man, Logan Lerman, certainly had a unique experience on the independent film, considering his character is handcuffed naked to the bed most of the time. Considering the premise, I of course had to ask the Percy Jackson actor during our interview how long he was actually handcuffed to a bed for the shoot. And, his answer pretty much blew my mind. The movie, co-written by The Bear's Molly Gordon (who's been in a ton of great movies over the years), follows a couple, Iris and Isaac (played by Gordon and Lerman), who go on a romantic getaway to a remote cabin. The couple gets a little kinky in the bedroom, and Isaac ends up in handcuffs. But when he makes a troubling confession to Iris about their relationship, Iris decides to keep him chained to the bed. Here's what Lerman had to say about being handcuffed on set: I'm guessing it was a hundred hours. We're probably shooting for about 10 hours a lot of those days [for] at least 10 days. Yeah, probably around a hundred hours. Maybe something less. Yeah, you know give or take a few hours, we're looking at about 100 hours in a bed, tied up. It was fun. Molly Gordon added that it was definitely 'a long time' and was giving 'held captive vibes,' but hey, it seems like Lerman was very much game to do it. For some reason, I thought he was going to say that he was never really handcuffed for long, but I'm amazed he really committed. And for a good reason. Oh, Hi! is a really fun movie that highlights the frustration that can come with dating when two people who like each other aren't looking for the same thing. In Iris's case, she comes into the getaway thinking they are a couple, whereas Isaac explains to her he's not looking for anything serious, and she goes a bit Misery on him. As we also discussed in the interview, one big problem it brought up for the actor was not having the ability to use his hands in conversation. As he explained: It was limiting, because I talk with my hands a lot too. I am guilty of [that] constantly… I'm that person. Like I really use my hands when I'm talking. It was limiting. You kind of just adapt, adjust and do the scene within those limitations. But, it was great. It boiled it down for me as an actor. It really did work, too, and helped make the movie. After Molly Gordon successfully called out theater kids by co-writing and co-directing Theater Camp, which came out in 2023, I was very excited for what she'd be doing next as a filmmaker. For Oh, Hi!, she collaborated with co-writer/director Sophie Brooks to bring to life this dark comedy in between her work on The Bear (which is already coming back for Season 5). You can check out if Logan Lerman's Isaac ever gets out of those handcuffs when Oh, Hi! hits theaters this Friday, July 25. Solve the daily Crossword
The Guardian
23-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
What Does That Nature Say to You review – funny and complex Korean dad-boyfriend standoff
With his own particular kind of unhurried ceaselessness and murmuring calm, Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo has produced another of his elegant, discursive, low-key movies of the educated middle classes. These are movies so numerous and so obviously comparable to each other that they collectively constitute a kind of Balzacian Comédie Humaine, though on a more intimate scale. It will surprise none of Hong's admirers to discover that this film once again shows us a series of conversations with familiar repertory players, informal one-on-one chats shot casually in available light, with people doing a vast amount of daytime drinking. Really, does any film-maker show characters getting quietly plastered as often and realistically as Hong? It's possible to feel simultaneously amused, bemused, intrigued and exasperated at Hong's film-making, to wonder if the drinking and the consequent inevitable cathartic outburst are in fact cathartic or dramatically meaningful, to wonder what it is leading to. But arguably the enigma is the point. This movie lodged in my mind a little more than Hong's earlier films, perhaps because it is less contrived and it features a genuinely funny and complex opening scene. Donghwa (Ha Seong-guk) is an amiable but conceited man in his mid 30s who aspires to be a poet; it is quite clear that his wealthy lawyer father is bankrolling him, however much he claims to be independent. For three years, he has been dating Sunhee (Cho Yun-hee) though without ever meeting or apparently wanting to meet her parents. It is only when dropping her off at their house one day that he is prevailed upon to come in and meet them, while being astonished at how grand the house is (in the process revealing that he is more impressed by money than he would admit). Sunhee's father Oryeong (Hong regular Kwon Hae-hyo) is polite and blusteringly good humoured, though clearly nettled at Donghwa's finally deigning to say hello. His complicated and contradictory emotions spill out in an amusingly pointless and embarrassing discussion of Donghwa's secondhand car – which he impulsively asks to drive, just to see what it's like, and to demonstrate his alpha-male mastery of the situation. Many other embarrassingly uptight conversations between Sunhee's dad and boyfriend ensue, fuelled by drink. Finally, there is a weirdly fractious scene at the dinner table, triggered by Sunhee's sister and her scepticism of Donghwa. Yet the boozing seems to result in no hangover, real or metaphorical. Intriguing as ever. What Does That Nature Say to You is at the ICA, London, from 25 July.
The Guardian
22-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
What Does That Nature Say to You review – funny and complex Korean dad-boyfriend standoff
With his own particular kind of unhurried ceaselessness and murmuring calm, Korean auteur Hong Sang-soo has produced another of his elegant, discursive, low-key movies of the educated middle classes. These are movies so numerous and so obviously comparable to each other that they collectively constitute a kind of Balzacian Comédie Humaine, though on a more intimate scale. It will surprise none of Hong's admirers to discover that this film once again shows us a series of conversations with familiar repertory players, informal one-on-one chats shot casually in available light, with people doing a vast amount of daytime drinking. Really, does any film-maker show characters getting quietly plastered as often and realistically as Hong? It's possible to feel simultaneously amused, bemused, intrigued and exasperated at Hong's film-making, to wonder if the drinking and the consequent inevitable cathartic outburst are in fact cathartic or dramatically meaningful, to wonder what it is leading to. But arguably the enigma is the point. This movie lodged in my mind a little more than Hong's earlier films, perhaps because it is less contrived and it features a genuinely funny and complex opening scene. Donghwa (Ha Seong-guk) is an amiable but conceited man in his mid 30s who aspires to be a poet; it is quite clear that his wealthy lawyer father is bankrolling him, however much he claims to be independent. For three years, he has been dating Sunhee (Cho Yun-hee) though without ever meeting or apparently wanting to meet her parents. It is only when dropping her off at their house one day that he is prevailed upon to come in and meet them, while being astonished at how grand the house is (in the process revealing that he is more impressed by money than he would admit). Sunhee's father Oryeong (Hong regular Kwon Hae-hyo) is polite and blusteringly good humoured, though clearly nettled at Donghwa's finally deigning to say hello. His complicated and contradictory emotions spill out in an amusingly pointless and embarrassing discussion of Donghwa's secondhand car – which he impulsively asks to drive, just to see what it's like, and to demonstrate his alpha-male mastery of the situation. Many other embarrassingly uptight conversations between Sunhee's dad and boyfriend ensue, fuelled by drink. Finally, there is a weirdly fractious scene at the dinner table, triggered by Sunhee's sister and her scepticism of Donghwa. Yet the boozing seems to result in no hangover, real or metaphorical. Intriguing as ever. What Does That Nature Say to You is at the ICA, London, from 25 July.
ABC News
20-07-2025
- Entertainment
- ABC News
Independent filmmaker's big 'journey of self-belief' and $100k spend to make movie
Mara Jean Quinn, 35, has spent all her money making a movie. Her film, Andamooka, is about a woman whose life crumbles before her 30th birthday, so in search of comfort and clarity, she sets out to spend the milestone in the outback. "I don't own a house, I don't have any money to my name and I have a family." Her film, which culminates in the South Australian town of the same name, was shot in 2019 on a shoestring budget, by a crew of three. Quinn said it was inspired by a break-up and most characters were found during the trip from Longreach to Alice Springs and Andamooka. "I was working in post-production in Sydney … and it just wasn't giving me any joy and I really wanted to go see central Australia," she said. Quinn is doing the hard yards taking her film on the road and screening it at any film festival she can, a reality for most independent filmmakers in Australia. "Distribution has been impossible. It's been a huge journey of self-belief," she said. Andamooka recently screened at Vision Splendid, a film festival that's been running in Winton in central-west Queensland for 11 years. Festival creative director Greg Dolgopolov said Australian indie, or independent, films should be better supported. "The costs for releasing a film are often so high that those films will play in a few select cinemas or film festivals before they kind of disappear," Dr Dolgopolov said. Andamooka sat untouched until 2023, when Quinn again gave up any income to start post-production and make the film a reality. Another Australian filmmaker Tristan Barr recently screened his fifth indie production as an "audience test" at the festival in Winton, the town that inspired the film. He directed Dunny Derby — The Legend of Derek Dallas & The Underbogs, written by Matthew Caffow. It follows a team trying to beat the "city slicker" antagonists in an infamous dunny race in town. "We were in Winton shooting a horror film and heard about the local dunny races," Barr said. "We just thought this is an amazing environment and unlike anything we'd ever seen." But it took almost six years to get the movie together. "We got supported in many ways by different people along the way. "Festivals are incredible because you get feedback." Barr said the film was likely to officially premiere late this year or early next year. Dr Dolgopolov said film festivals played a crucial role for independent productions. "They inspire people and people often want more, but you know in the real world they can't access more outside of film festivals and that's where the real problem lies. "If you look at any regional or even outer suburban cinema complex, they're not the venues for screening Australian independent films, they just don't make it there." Cinema Association Australasia executive director Cameron Mitchell said local Australian-made films contributed about 5 per cent of Australia's box-office revenue annually. "In 2024, 85 Australian local films were released in Australian cinemas," Mr Mitchell said. "The Australian cinema community works closely with Australian filmmakers to support the creation of Australian content for the enjoyment of Australian audiences." Quinn is still on the road to finding a wider audience for her film. "Other filmmakers have been really inspired by the fact that I did make a feature film on the smell of an oily rag as a nobody."
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Carrie Coon Talks Emmy Nomination, Future Of ‘The Gilded Age' & Whether She'd Return For ‘The White Lotus' Season 4
How's Carrie Coon celebrating her third Emmy nomination — this time for her turn in Season 3 of Mike White's The White Lotus — you ask? 'I'm working, which, again, is the best way to celebrate,' she told Deadline in an interview this morning. 'I'm in Vancouver doing an independent film. I'm here with my whole family, so it's very chaotic. The days are long, and it's the kind of good, hard, fulfilling work I've been lucky to do. I'm very fortunate to be working right now.' More from Deadline Colman Domingo Celebrates 'The Four Seasons' Emmy Nom From 'Euphoria' Set: "Maybe It's A Good Luck Charm" Seth Meyers Has A Chance To Finally To Win An Emmy For 'Corrections' But He Has To Beat Kimmel, Fallon & Desi Lydic First 'SNL50' Helps NBC Show To Record Haul The actress — who previously scored noms for FX's Fargo and HBO Max's The Gilded Age, which is currently halfway through airing its third season — is in production for Harmonia, Guy Nattiv's thriller that also stars Odessa Young, Lily James and Bella Ramsey, an HBO compatriot of Coon's who scored a historic second Emmy nomination this morning as the first openly nonbinary actor. 'We've got a really big day today, so I'm packing all my snacks,' Coon said, adding that the project is 'based on a true story of the filmmaker's grandmother, who was a Polish Holocaust survivor. But the thing I'd like to say most is that I'm so thrilled for Bella Ramsey, who plays my daughter [in the movie], who also received an Emmy nomination this morning, and they're the loveliest person, and I'm just thrilled for Bella.' Speaking to her future on both HBO juggernauts, the Gone Girl actress said she leaves her fate up to the C-Suite executives. 'I have no say in the future of [The Gilded Age] — I'll have to redirect you to the head of HBO,' Coon said. 'The response so far has been tremendous, which gives us hope for the possibility of another season.' (As a note, The Gilded Age Season 3 will be eligible for nominations at the Emmys next year, as its premiere was outside the window of eligibility this year.) Thanks to her White Lotus character Laurie's on-point survival skills (Coon was a competitive runner in high school, and it showed as her New York-based lawyer booked it after hearing gunshots in the explosive finale), she could be the tie-in for Season 4 — an idea the actress is open to on one condition. 'I would certainly be open to it. I would prefer to work in the snow,' she said, alluding to her six months in Thailand in the humid heat. 'It was the hottest I've ever been in my life, and it's only getting hotter.' As it stands, creator White has teased that he wants to 'get a little bit out of the crashing waves of rocks vernacular' with the next installment, as all three seasons have been set in picturesque, beach-y environments with Hawaii and Italy serving as stages for Seasons 1 and 2, respectively. That leaves the door open for a ski chalet perhaps; Deadline reported earlier this year that the drama anthology was considering a Four Seasons hotel in Europe, with a source adding that 'everything is on the table for next season' but that no decision has been made. This year, the popular satire racked up 23 nominations overall, with a strong ensemble showing in the Supporting Actor/Actress in a Drama Series categories, thus matching its most recent nomination tally in 2023. (The series was not up for honors in 2024, as the dual strikes delayed the release of Season 3). 'I'm thrilled for the other members of my ensemble who were nominated this morning,' Coon concluded. 'Of course, the reason we're all nominated is because we were supported by a tremendous group of actors working under extreme, extreme circumstances. And so we all know that our nominations are entirely dependent on the work of our friends, and so we share this morning with them.' Best of Deadline Everything We Know About Amazon's 'Verity' Movie So Far 'Street Fighter' Cast: Who's Who In The Live-Action Arcade Film Adaption 2025-26 Awards Season Calendar: Dates For Emmys, Oscars, Grammys & More
