James Cameron and Pixar are set to deliver a blockbuster streaming month for Disney+ as “Avatar: Fire and Ash” and “Hoppers” arrive on the platform after successful box office runs in movie theaters. Cameron’s “Fire and Ash” expands the universe of Pandora after two of the biggest movies in film history, “Avatar” and “Avatar: The […]
Costume designer Sarah Millman came onto witchy cult horror movie “Forbidden Fruits” with a constrained budget, a tight prep window and a cast of characters who each needed to feel visually distinct. The answer came from an unlikely collaborator: American Eagle. American Eagle came on as a sponsor for the film in a way the […]
A recent interview with Riverdale star Lili Reinhart is reigniting the body positivity debate, particularly as it pertains to Hollywood beauty standards – including which sex has it harder. The latest flare-up started with an interview for Cosmopolitan, in which Reinhart and co-stars Alexandra Shipp, Lola Tung, and Victoria Pedretti promoted their new film, Forbidden Fruits, […]
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“Riverdale” and “Forbidden Fruits” actor Lili Reinhart recently took part in a video interview for Cosmopolitan magazine and revealed that a male director once told her to “suck in her stomach a little bit” in between takes. Reinhart did not reveal the male director’s name. Joined by her “Forbidden Fruits” co-stars Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti […]
"Forbidden Fruits" is the latest indie horror film to confuse fleeting ad hype for serious staying power.
ComingSoon Editor-in-Chief Tyler Treese spoke with Forbidden Fruits director Meredith Alloway about her feature debut. Alloway discussed her style, the film’s gore and sexuality, plus the sequel tease at the end. Starring Lili Reinhart, Lola Tung, Victoria Pedretti, and Alexandra Shipp, it is now playing in theaters. “Free Eden employee Apple secretly runs a witchy […]
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At Free Eden, a Dallas mall boutique, four young women sell overpriced clothes, burn sage and run a secret after-hours coven. “Forbidden Fruits,” the horror-comedy from first-time feature director Meredith Alloway, is now open in theaters. Adapted from playwright Lily Houghton’s stage work “Of the Woman Came the Beginning of Sin, and Through Her We […]
Fresh off Paris Fashion Week, Lola Tung, the actress who became a household name playing Isabel “Belly” Conklin in Prime Video’s “The Summer I Turned Pretty,” sat down for the inaugural episode of Variety’s “Up Next” podcast, where she opened up about the show’s upcoming film continuation, two new horror projects and her path to […]
Early reviews for Forbidden Fruits, starring Lili Reinhart, have given the R-rated horror film a respectable score on Rotten Tomatoes. The project, which follows a secretive, cult-like group operating within a mall, is beginning to gain attention as critics weigh in on it ahead of its release. What critics are saying about Forbidden Fruits in […]
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Director Meredith Alloway makes her baffling feature-length debut set in a Texas-area mall.
Rolling spring breaks remain in effect this weekend, but the feature that’s reaping the benefit of that is Amazon MGM Studios’ second weekend of Project Hail Mary, which is eyeing a hold similar to another March release, 2024’s Dune: Part Two (-44%) at $45M. Directed and produced by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, the heartfelt […]
Audiences got an ample serving of Forbidden Fruits during the movie’s SXSW world premiere on Monday, marking director Meredith Alloway’s unhinged camp feature debut. Co-written by Alloway and Lily Houghton, based on the latter’s 2019 play Of the woman came the beginning of sin, and through her we all die, the movie stars Lili Reinhart […]
If you see one spicy depraved satirical thriller this year that’s a cross between "Mean Girls" and "The Craft" and something far darker, by all means make that movie "Forbidden Fruits."
Filmmaker is heading to the 40th edition of SXSW, where myself and several talented contributors will be on the ground filing interviews and dispatches from various corners of Austin’s city limits. This year’s lineup is massive—with 119 feature films alone—and we happily assume the daunting role of covering buzzy world premieres and hidden gems alike. Speaking of world premieres, there’s an…
Keke Palmer, Maya Hawke and Britt Lower are among the celebrities headlining Austin-bound movies this year.