Miguel Arteta, director of last year’s Beatriz at Dinner, about a Mexican woman accidentally finding herself sitting down with a group of unpleasant rich people for an evening, clearly doesn’t mind when comedy gets tense (his early film Chuck and Buck is one of the most unnerving and oddly funny queer films of the past 20 years). Arteta’s latest, Limited Partners, looks like it might have something in common with those films.
It’s the story of two close friends and business partners, played by Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne, whose contrasting personalities make for a strong personal and business connection. But when the company they built is on the table for a huge buyout, they realize their opposing values might tear them and the business apart. Along for this ride are Salma Hayak, Ari Graynor (The Disaster Artist), and our favorite Pose emcee, Billy Porter. We’re told that the film is like Bridesmaids, but sometimes we think studio people and publicists just say that any movie starring women is like Bridesmaids, so since nobody appears to be getting married in this one we’re going to hope that what really happens is that two interesting women resist the capitalist domination of their friendship.
We can’t wait for Shrill
We still mourn the loss of the very unusual, very bold Dietland. That cancelled series was about a fat woman who learns to take control of her body – not by dieting, but by joining a female terrorist organization that eradicates toxic men. We assume no terrorism takes place in Shrill, Hulu’s upcoming series based on the book by Lindy West. Saturday Night Live’s Aidy Bryant stars as a fat woman who’s already in control of her body because she doesn’t feel like changing it for anyone. Instead she wants to make it as a journalist while juggling annoying boyfriends and sick parents and the opinions of a world that constantly reminds fat people that their weight means there’s something wrong with them. We’re thrilled for this one for a few reasons; Bryant is a semi-stealth MVP on SNL, Julia Sweeney, another underrated SNL vet, will play her mother, and our beloved Hedwig, John Cameron Mitchell, will play her boss. Mostly, though, it’s the source material that’s got us wanting to watch it right now, because Lindy West’s book is a hilarious shining light in a dark time and she deserves to be at least a household name, and possibly the next President.
Romeo San Vicente thinks nobody should have to change their body, but that everyone should be into his.
source https://hotspotsmagazine.com/2018/11/20/tiffany-haddish-rose-byrne-billy-porter-sign-up-for-limited-partners/
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