“The Inspection” tells a heartbreaking story about surviving intense military training as a closeted gay man.
Tony and Emmy-nominated actor Jeremy Pope (“One Night in Miami”) stars as Ellis French, a homeless youth who joins the Marine Corps after his mother (Gabrielle Union) disowns him for being gay. Yet during training, Ellis falls for his superior (Raúl Castillo) while enduring the wrath of his sergeant (Bokeem Woodbine) after his sexual orientation is exposed.
Written and directed by Elegance Bratton, the A24 film “The Inspection” premieres at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is set to close the New York Film Festival.
Bratton’s semi-autobiographical film was part of the Tribeca Film Institute project, with Bratton’s bio listing him as being thrown out of his mother’s house in New Jersey at age 16, leading him to be homeless for a decade prior to joining the U.S. Marine Corps as a combat cameraman.
Tony and Emmy-nominated actor Jeremy Pope (“One Night in Miami”) stars as Ellis French, a homeless youth who joins the Marine Corps after his mother (Gabrielle Union) disowns him for being gay. Yet during training, Ellis falls for his superior (Raúl Castillo) while enduring the wrath of his sergeant (Bokeem Woodbine) after his sexual orientation is exposed.
Written and directed by Elegance Bratton, the A24 film “The Inspection” premieres at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival and is set to close the New York Film Festival.
Bratton’s semi-autobiographical film was part of the Tribeca Film Institute project, with Bratton’s bio listing him as being thrown out of his mother’s house in New Jersey at age 16, leading him to be homeless for a decade prior to joining the U.S. Marine Corps as a combat cameraman.
- 8/23/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Weeks before its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, military drama film “The Inspection” has received a first trailer from A24. The distributor has also set a Nov. 18 theatrical release date.
“The Inspection” is the narrative debut for writer-director Elegance Bratton, who previously helmed the feature documentary “Pier Kids,” which followed homeless queer youth in New York, and the Vice docuseries “My House,” which followed competitive ballroom dancing.
Bratton pulled from his own experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era for “The Inspection.” The drama stars Jeremy Pope as Ellis French, a troubled man who enlists after being rejected by his mother (Gabrielle Union). While in training, Ellis receives brutal abuse from his training sergeant (Bokeem Woodbine) and develops an attraction to one of his superiors (Raúl Castillo). The film’s cast also includes McCaul Lombardi and Aaron Dominguez.
“The Inspection” is the narrative debut for writer-director Elegance Bratton, who previously helmed the feature documentary “Pier Kids,” which followed homeless queer youth in New York, and the Vice docuseries “My House,” which followed competitive ballroom dancing.
Bratton pulled from his own experiences as a gay man in Marine Corps basic training during the Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell era for “The Inspection.” The drama stars Jeremy Pope as Ellis French, a troubled man who enlists after being rejected by his mother (Gabrielle Union). While in training, Ellis receives brutal abuse from his training sergeant (Bokeem Woodbine) and develops an attraction to one of his superiors (Raúl Castillo). The film’s cast also includes McCaul Lombardi and Aaron Dominguez.
- 8/23/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
Are any of these couples a match made in heaven?
90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? Season 5 Episode 6 continued to show off the immense amount of pressure on all of the couples to make it work, and all of them seem destined for heartache.
It's hard to believe that Elizabeth still sees value in being an item with Andrei. He belittles her at every turn, bashes her family, and appears to have created a whole new persona while back in his home country.
What his friends and family can't get to grips with is the gender roles in a relationship in the U.S. According to them, the man should be head of household. That's their culture, and realizing that Elizabeth is the person providing for the family is a bitter pill for them to swallow.
Elizabeth struggles when she's being put on blast, but every single one of her arguments...
90 Day Fiance: Happily Ever After? Season 5 Episode 6 continued to show off the immense amount of pressure on all of the couples to make it work, and all of them seem destined for heartache.
It's hard to believe that Elizabeth still sees value in being an item with Andrei. He belittles her at every turn, bashes her family, and appears to have created a whole new persona while back in his home country.
What his friends and family can't get to grips with is the gender roles in a relationship in the U.S. According to them, the man should be head of household. That's their culture, and realizing that Elizabeth is the person providing for the family is a bitter pill for them to swallow.
Elizabeth struggles when she's being put on blast, but every single one of her arguments...
- 7/20/2020
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
On Monday’s “Tonight Show,” Will Smith spit some bars from his hip-hop version of “Friend Like Me,” a key song in the upcoming live-action “Aladdin.”
Before getting down to it, Smith told Jimmy Fallon that he was extremely reluctant to accept the role.
“I got presented the idea to play the genie in ‘Aladdin,’ and the first [thought] is, ‘Hell no,'” Smith recalled on the NBC late-night series. “Robin Williams Smashed that role.”
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“I didn’t feel like I wanted to touch it,” he added.
“What did it for me, when I was messing with the music, there’s the song ‘Friend Like Me,'” Smith said. “So when I went in, I had them grab ‘Impeach the President’ by The Honeydrippers, and [the producer] used the drums.”
That was Questlove’s cue on the sticks and skins.
Before getting down to it, Smith told Jimmy Fallon that he was extremely reluctant to accept the role.
“I got presented the idea to play the genie in ‘Aladdin,’ and the first [thought] is, ‘Hell no,'” Smith recalled on the NBC late-night series. “Robin Williams Smashed that role.”
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“I didn’t feel like I wanted to touch it,” he added.
“What did it for me, when I was messing with the music, there’s the song ‘Friend Like Me,'” Smith said. “So when I went in, I had them grab ‘Impeach the President’ by The Honeydrippers, and [the producer] used the drums.”
That was Questlove’s cue on the sticks and skins.
- 5/7/2019
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
This ain't your typical Yule Ball, folks. The students of Arizona's Walden Grove High School are at it again, and they're taking us to Hogwarts with yet another viral dance sensation that'll blow you away. It seemed nearly impossible to top the dance team's Wizard of Oz-themed homecoming performance from last year, but they zeroed in on the fandom that can win us over every time: Harry Potter.
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From the cupboard under the stairs and a Sorting Hat ceremony complete with "My House" in the background to an intense dance battle against Voldemort, this performance overlooks no detail. Watch the full routine above, and prepare to have your jaw drop within the first minute.
Related: This Drag Queen's Voldemort-Themed Performance Is Going Viral Because, Well, Just Watch It
From the cupboard under the stairs and a Sorting Hat ceremony complete with "My House" in the background to an intense dance battle against Voldemort, this performance overlooks no detail. Watch the full routine above, and prepare to have your jaw drop within the first minute.
- 10/21/2018
- by Karenna Meredith
- Popsugar.com
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