#sarah adina smith

[rrrauschen]

Sarah Adina Smith, {2014} The Midnight Swim

[girlboxd]

Birds of Paradise (2021) Dir. Sarah Adina Smith

[rickchung]

Lessons in Chemistry (prod. Lee Eisenberg).

Apple's miniseries adaptation of Bonnie Garmus' bestselling debut novel stars Brie Larson as a chemist turned television cooking host in a simplified dramatization of the female empowerment movement in midcentury Southern California. How it weaves in a reluctant romance, academic politics, and Civil Rights through its Black characters never quite entirely works together episodically.

[90sagony]

#241 Domestic studies: Birds of Paradise (2021)

[stuff-diary]

Looking for Alaska

TV Shows/Dramas watched in 2023

Looking for Alaska (2019, USA)

Directors: Sarah Adina Smith, Rachel Lee Goldenberg, Brett Haley, Ami Canaan Mann, Clea DuVall, Megan Griffiths, Rashaad Ernesto Green & Josh Schwartz

Writers: Josh Schwartz, Warren Hsu Leonard, Stephanie Savage, Ashley Wigfield, Kirk A. Moore, Leila Gerstein & Kendall Rogers

Mini-review:

There are a lot of good book-to-movie/TV adaptations. However, there is something that's a lot rarer: an adaptation that improves on the original in pretty much every way. Looking for Alaska is one of those. Going for a miniseries instead of a movie means that everything is much more fleshed out, from the characters to the setting and the themes. The show also perfectly captures the atmosphere of the novel. I've always felt that atmosphere was what made this book so special and popular, and this adaptation made me feel exactly the same. I must admit, though, I still don't like Miles as a lead character, like at all. But, since the other characters get as much focus as him, I didn't dislike him as much as I did in the book.

What's more, the cast is absolutely spectacular. They all nail their roles. I seriously can't think of many teen movies/shows with such fantastic acting. Kristine Froseth and Denny Love are particularly showstopping and I was really surprised (and disappointed) to see they didn't get any award nominations. They're truly that good. Lastly, I want to talk about the setting. I just loved Culver Creek, the pranks, the locations, everything. I honestly wish they would have turned this into some sort of anthology where we follow a different set of Culver Creek students in each season. Seriously, the setting has so much potential. Anyway, this is easily one of the best book adaptations I've ever seen, and I'm really glad I decided to watch it.

[darkmovies]

Something In The Dirt (2022)

[watchingalotofmovies]

Something in the Dirt

Something in the Dirt    [trailer]

Two new neighbors witness what seems to be a supernatural event in one of their apartments. At first terrified, they realize that documenting this phenomenon could provide them the lives they’ve always dreamed of.

Delightful spoof of pseudo-scientific reports and paranormal thrillers.

It takes a while to get used to the two characters. The opening feels a little too agressively improvised with dialogue that sounded like being made-up on the spot.

But after a while the riffing on made-up scientific theories and ideas takes over and you start to get into the flow. Though I think they should've tried to streamline it a bit and find an end around the 90 minutes mark.

Nevertheless, proof that it was possible to make movies during the pandemic that are much more energetic and weird than just two people having a zoom conversation.

[cultfaction]

Final trailer released for Something in the Dirt

Final trailer released for Something in the Dirt

Lightbulb Film Distribution is thrilled to confirm that the surreal, critically acclaimed sci-fi / horror Something In The Dirt will be in UK Cinemas from 4th November and then available on Digital Download from 28th November 2022 and Blu-ray from 5th December. Something In The Dirt is the latest title from filmmakers Aaron Moorhead and Justin Benson, the creators of the critically acclaimed The…

[ninadaily]

nina :

"Happy fourth everyone. Be safe, it’s dangerous out there. Take it from @keleighteller and I 🫣❤️‍🩹😂🤟🏼 #teamUSA #topgun"

[chickensoup1025]

I can't believe it. I know the musical is new, like really new, but I didn't think tumblr would let me down like this.

I found NOTHING for A Transparent Musical.

I've already seen it twice and BOY CAN I NOT WAIT FOR THE SOUNDTRACK TO BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

I've got the songs stuck in my head and no where to hyperfixate. It's driving me mad that I can't even find any of the lyrics online.

I need to draw fanart soon or I'm going to burst.

[sersi]

Brie Larson as Elizabeth Zott in Lessons in Chemistry (2023) Episode 1: Little Miss Hastings dir. Sarah Adina Smith

[luxicides]

a femcel's guide to films ˖⁺ ⋆ ୭

hi. 2022 is (sadly? thankfully?) coming to a close - and i've watched quite a number of films this year. i think.

and, as a ~film student~, i think it only fitting that i ever so kindly share with you, fellow tumblr user, the top 10 most female manipulator lana del rey gone girl jennifers body effy stonem girlblogger2008 manic pixie dream girl movies i've watched so far.

if you're anything like me (read: anxiety-riddled, deftones listener, lana del rey fanatic, pinterest addict), perhaps you'd find these films enjoyable.

(don't take this too seriously. but do. because my taste is great. kidding.)

the virgin suicides (1999) dir. sofia coppola

girl, interrupted (1999) dir. james mangold

black swan (2010) dir. darren aronofsky

gone girl (2014) dir. david fincher

ginger snaps (2000) dir. john fawcett

palo alto (2013) dir. gia coppola

buffalo '66 (1998) dir. vincent gallo

ex machina (2014) dir. alex garland

sucker punch (2011) dir. zack snyder

birds of paradise (2021) dir. sarah adina smith

i'm aware this list is very basic and really that's because i'm just a bad film student. lol.

this list is not in any way serious - this part, however, is (ish).

as much as we all love categorising media into neat little aesthetic categories à la tiktok and its constant outpour of increasingly niche aesthetics, whittling films and really any piece of media into just an aesthetic is, honestly, kind of strange.

yes, films can have elements that are inherently aesthetic. and, yes, tone and vibe does contribute heavily to a film's quality. but a film is so much more than just that.

i'm aware that a vast majority of people don't actually watch a film for solely its visual aestheticism. and i don't mean to attack anyone who watches a film simply because they are attracted to its aesthetic quality. i'd be lying if i said i haven't done that either.

okay, i give up on pseudo-analysis. i don't really know where this is going. i guess that's it from me.

xoxo

[rickchung]

The Drop (dir. Sarah Adina Smith).

Jermaine Fowler and Anna Konkle star as a married couple in the deceptively simple premised vacation comedy about the repercussions of dropping and injuring a baby. Despite the laser-focused comedic setup, the loose film drives down on its characters, situational nature, and awkward jokes. There’s not much to the thin plot where the comic actors and comedians are allowed to riff on the nature of their situation.

[brokehorrorfan]

Something in the Dirt is available on Blu-ray via XYZ Films. The 2022 sci-fi horror film is directed by Justin Benson & Aaron Moorhead (Moon Knight, The Endless).

Benson and Moorhead also star with Sarah Adina Smith, Wanjiru M. Njendu, Vinny Curran, Jeremy Harlin, Gille Klabin, Issa Lopez, and C. Robert Cargill. Benson wrote the script.

Special features are listed below.

Special features:

Audio commentaries

Behind-the-scenes featurettes

Q&A moderated by filmmaker Mike Flannigan

Q&A moderated by Run the Jewels’ El-P

Deleted scenes

When neighbors John and Levi witness supernatural events in their Los Angeles apartment building, they realize documenting the paranormal could inject some fame and fortune into their wasted lives. An ever-deeper, darker rabbit hole, their friendship frays as they uncover the dangers of the phenomena, the city and each other.

Order Something in the Dirt.

[blackfemmecharacterdependency]

Black Femme Character Dependency Dark Skin Directory || Entertainers Pt. 1 (A-N)

For the purposes of this list and on this page, whenever I say “dark skinned,” I mean a traditional brown crayon or darker. I grew up around Black people, so the words “dark skinned” do not mean the same thing to me as it do to some nonblacks.

*I am attempting to redo this list that will not show up for some reason...

A.

Aaron Rose Philip | Abbey Mag | Adelayo Adedayo | Adele Oni | Adella Afadi | Adepero Oduye | Adina Porter | Aesha Ash | Afton Williamson | Aïssa Maïga | Aja Naomi King | Ajak Deng | Akiima | Akon Changkou | Alexandra Arboleda | Alfre Woodard | Aliet Sarah | Alisha White | Allison Dean | Alysia Rogers | Amanda Warren | Amandla Jahava | Amber Gray | Amber Riley | Amber Ruffin | Andrea Bordeaux | Anesha Bailey | Angel Haze | Angel Theory | Angelica Joy | Angelica Ross |  Angelique Noire | Angely Gaviria |  Aniela Gumbs | Ann Ogbomo | Ann Wolfe | Anne Amari |   Antoinette Robertson | Ashleigh Morghan |  Ashleigh Murray | Ashley Blaine Featherson | Ashley Romans | Asjha Cooper |   Assa Sylla | Aube Jolicoeur | Aunjanue Ellis | Awar Mou | Aweng Chuol | Ayisha Issa |  Ayo Edebiri

B.

Betty Adewole | Beverly Osu | Bianca Brewton | Biba Williams | Bintou Sillah |   Blesnya Minher | Bob the Drag Queen | Bonnie Mbuli | Brandy Norwood | Bre Scullark | Bria Henderson | Brittany Adebumola | Brittany Marie Batchelder |   Brooke Singleton

C.

Camille Winbush | Caroline Chikezie | Ceval Omar | Chanelletime | Charlayne Woodard | Charnele Brown |  Chinenye Ezeudu | Chiquita Fuller |  Christine Adams | Cicely Tyson | Coco Jones | Colette Dalal Tchantcho | Condola Rashad | Crystal Clarke

D.

Da’Vine Joy Randolph | Damaris Lewis | Damita Jane Howard | Dana Davis |  Danai Gurira | Danielle Deadwyler | Danielle Moné Truitt | Dawnn Lewis | Debbi Morgan | Deborah Ayorinde | Debra Wilson | Denee Benton | Dewanda Wise |   Diahann Carroll | Diany Samba-Bandza | Diarra Ndiaye | Dominique Jackson | Duckie Thot

E. 

Ebboney Wilson |   Ebonee Noel |  Ebony Obsidian |  Edun Bola | Ego Nwodim |  Elle M. Chaman | Ellen Bendu |   Ellen Thomas |  Elise Neal |  Emayatzy Corinealdi |  Enuka Okuma |  Erica Tazel |   Erika Alexander |  Ester Dean |  Esther Rolle

F.

Faith Alabi |  Faith Omole | Faithe Herman | Fardosa | Fatou Jobe | Felecia M. Bell |  Femi Taylor |   Florence Kasumba | Folake Olowofoyeku |  Franchesca Ramsey

G.

Gabrielle Graham |  Gabrielle Union Wade |  Gabourey Sidibe |  Garcelle Beauvais |  Geffri Maya | Genevieve Nnaji |  Gina Torres |  Gloria Hendry |  Grace Jones  

H.

Halimotu Shokunbi |  Hamamat |  Harriett D Foy |  Heather Headley |  Heir of Glee |  Helen Aluko

I.

Ifeoma Nwobu | Iman |  Imani Hakim |  Imani Lewis |  Ingrid Silva |  Ireanna |  Issa Rae  

J.

Jacqueline Moore |  Jada Harris | Jade Eshete | Jaimi Gray |  Janelle James |  Janelle Monae |  Janeshia Adams Ginyard |   Janet Hubert |  Janet Jumbo |  Javicia Leslie |  Javonna Charde’ | Jayden Rey |  Jayme Lawson | Jeante Godlock |   Jemima Osunde |  Jennifer Hudson | Jerrika Hinton |  Jessica Allain |  Jessieca Alford | Jill Marie Jones |  Jo Marie Payton |  Jobel Mokonzi |   Jodie Turner Smith |  Johnnie Hill |  Joi Harris |  Joie Lee |  Jonica “Jojo” T. Gibbs |  Josette Simon |  Jwaundace Candece  

K.

Kabrina Adams |  Karen Glave |  Karen Obilom | Karidja Touré |  Karimah Westbrook |  Keeya King |  Kellie Shanygne Williams |  Kellita Smith |  Kelly Rowland |  |Kenya Moore |  Keshia Knight Pulliam |  Kiara Pike |  Kiki Layne |  Kimberly Marable |  Kirby Howell Baptiste |  Kyla Ramsey 

L.

Laci Mosley |  Lanei Chapman |  Lashana Lynch |  Laura Kariuki |  Lauren Byfield |  Lidya Jewett |  Lisa Berry |  Lisette Malidor |  Lolly Adefope |  Lorraine Pascale | Lorraine Toussaint |  Loren Lott | Loretta Devine | LovelyOverdose |  Lyric Ross

M.

MaameYaa Boafo | Madisin Rian | Madison Curry | Mame Adjei | Marcia McBroom | Maria Borges | Mariah Iman Wilson |  Marlene Clark |  Marsai Martin |  Mary Alice |  Mary Oyaya | Mayowa Nicolas |  Medina Senghore | Melinda Berry (Melrose) | Melodie Wakivuamina |  Melody Lulu-Briggs | Merrin Dungey |  Michaela Coel |  Miji Awakyr |  Milauna Jackson |   Mimi Ndiweni | Miqueal-Symone Williams | Morgan Dawson |  Moses Ingram |  Moshidi Motshegwa |  Mouna Fadiga | Mouna Traoré |  Mumbi Maina | Musabey

N.

Naomi Campbell | Naomi Ekperigin | Naomi WWE | Naomie Harris | Natalie Desselle Reid |  N’Bushe Wright | Nia Jervier |  Nia Long |  Nichole Galicia |  Nicki Micheaux | Nicole Beharie | Nicole Byer | Normani Kordei | Nyakim Gatwech | Nyanderi Deng | Nyarach Abouch Ayuel | Nyaueth Riam | Nykhor Paul | Nyla Lueeth |  Nyma Tang