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- 'I Saw the TV Glow' shows the sinister side of obsessive fandom
- When: I Saw the TV Glow is in theaters May 17.
- What to know: Set in the ‘90s, the psychological-horror flick stars Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine as two alienated teenagers who bond over their shared obsession of a TV show, The Pink Opaque.
- When the show mysteriously goes off the air, the teens’ lives take a turn for the dark and twisty, and their realities begin to spiral out of control.
- Director Jane Schoenbrun, who uses they/them pronouns, told Polygon that the film was inspired by their Buffy the Vampire Slayer obsession growing up.
- Why I'll be watching: The movie explores what happens when fandom goes too far.
- — Neia Balao, entertainment reporter
- May 15, 2024
Directed by. Jane Schoenbrun. Year. 2024. Starring. Justice Smith. Brigette Lundy-Paine. Ian Foreman. and Helena Howard. Fred Durst. and Danielle Deadwyler. Teenager Owen is just trying to make it through life in the suburbs when his classmate introduces him to a mysterious late-night TV show — a vision of a supernatural world beneath their own.
May 1, 2024 · “I Saw the TV Glow” mostly takes place during Owen’s older teenage years, when arresting questions of identity, sexuality, and personhood often occur with urgency. A transformative Justice Smith takes the reins of Owen, playing this outcast with the wounded rawness of a permanent scar. Owen’s young adult years are stained by personal ...
Feb 28, 2024 · I Saw The TV Glow | Official Trailer HD | A24. SUBSCRIBE: http://bit.ly/A24subscribeFrom writer/director Jane Schoenbrun and starring Justice Smith and Brigette Lundy-Paine.
2 days ago · “I Saw the TV Glow” offers a larger, more challenging narrative with a throwback vibe. Twelve-year-old Owen (Ian Foreman) comes along when his mom (Danielle Deadwyler) works an election night ...
2 days ago · The final moments of I Saw the TV Glow hit like a gut punch. Sweet, anxious Owen (Justice Smith) emits an existential wail while facilitating a kid’s birthday party, after which he stumbles into ...
May 4, 2024 · May 4, 2024 1:10pm PT. ‘I Saw the TV Glow’: Jane Schoenbrun on Why Trans Stories Don’t Need to Explain Themselves and How Directing Is Just ‘Angry Sex Between Art and Commerce’. By J. Kim Murphy....
Jan 19, 2024 · If “We’re All Going to the World’s Fair” was a 360p snapshot of dysphoria in motion, “I Saw the TV Glow” is an intimate landscape shot with the ultra-vivid resolution of a recurring dream; it...
