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MOVIE OF THE WEEK April 24, 2020: TO THE STARS

April 19, 2020April 24, 2020 Jennifer Merin 0 Comments betsy bozdech, Cate Marquis, jennifer merin, kara hayward, leslie combemale, liana liberato, liz whittemore, loren king, martha stephens, motw, Movie of the Week, nell minow, to the stars

A transformative friendship between two teenage girls takes center stage in Martha Stephens’ earnest coming-of-age drama To the Stars. The film features exceptionally strong performances from its stars, Liana Liberato and Kara Hayward, who play the two teen girls who are chafing at the social restrictions and conventional expectations of life in 1960s rural Oklahoma.

Reviews

TO THE STARS – Review by Susan Wloszczyna

April 15, 2020April 19, 2020 Susan Wloszczyna 0 Comments kara hayward, liana liberato, martha stephens, motw, Movie of the Week, to the stars

To the Stars sometimes feels earthbound by melodramatic tendencies as it unfolds in a small-minded Oklahoma town in the early ‘60s. What saves this coming-of-age drama from simply being a farm-land Peyton Place that centers upon female social politics are its two leading ladies, Kara Hayward and Liana Liberato.

News

WEEK IN WOMEN: Samuel Goldwyn Films acquires TO THE STARS – Brandy McDonnell reports

October 21, 2019October 27, 2019 Brandy McDonnell 0 Comments kara hayward, liana liberato, martha stephens, to the stars, twiw, week in women

Samuel Goldwyn Films has announced that the company has acquired the North American rights to Martha Stephens’ feature film To the Stars. The period drama premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in U.S. Dramatic Competition and has played other festivals worldwide, including the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, where the film had its international premiere, according to a news release.