Actress Maria Dizzia (1974)

Vox Lux (2018), an American musical drama film, follows the story of a tragic incident in early January 2000. Cullen Active enters his school in Staten Island and shoots his teacher and classmates before taking his own life. Amidst the chaos, 13-year-old Celeste Montgomery calmly speaks to Cullen and offers to pray with him. Despite her efforts, the shooting results in multiple casualties and Celeste herself is injured. As she recovers, she turns to music for solace and begins writing songs with her older sister Eleanor. During an event honoring the victims, Celeste performs one of their original pieces titled ‘Wrapped Up’. The song receives instant ...

Christine (2016) is an American independent biographical psychological drama film directed by Antonio Campos and written by Craig Shilowich. Set in 1974 Sarasota, Florida, the movie follows reporter Christine Chubbuck as she navigates her career at a local news station. Constantly clashing with her boss Michael over editorial decisions, Christine is torn between pursuing human-interest pieces or catering to the desire for crime-focused news that brings in ratings. She also harbors feelings for her colleague George Peter Ryan. Amidst all of this, Christine receives some ...

While We’re Young (2014) is an American comedy-drama film by Noah Baumbach. The film follows Josh and Cornelia Srebnick, a married couple and filmmakers living in New York City. Josh has been working on his documentary about leftist intellectual Ira Mandelstam for the past decade, without allowing his producer wife to assist. After giving a lecture at the college where he teaches, Josh meets Jamie and Darby Massey – a young couple who invite him and Cornelia to dinner. Jamie admires Josh’s work and that of his father-in-law, esteemed documentary filmmaker Leslie Breitbart. As they spend more time with ...