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Before Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher became one of the most beloved couples in Hollywood, the actor was married to Demi Moore for a good six years. They had an age gap of 15 years and obviously, became the target of tabloids everywhere. Demi Moore was a mother to three kids before dating Ashton Kutcher and he didn’t miss a beat before adjusting to his new life.

Ashton Kutcher in Two and a Half Men | Credits: CBS

Unfortunately, the happiness bubble burst as Ashton Kutcher was accused of infidelity. They split from each other, going their separate ways. That’s when the actor stumbled upon Mila Kunis, the woman that he would go on to marry and have kids with. However, Mila Kunis was not unaware of her man’s past and she even called him out for being an as*hole.

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Indie film shoots are filled with challenges, but writer-director Nora Fiffer was determined to make the set of her debut feature film, “Another Happy Day,” as family-friendly as possible.

After all, she wrote the comedic drama about postpartum depression and the challenges that come with becoming a parent. In the film, now on VOD from Gravitas Ventures, a new mom (Lauren Lapkus) navigates many of those complex emotions: Feelings of isolation, not connecting with friends in the same way, a partner that doesn’t understand her exact needs, how relationships with work and creativity change, the exhaustion that goes deeper than simply being tired. Even though these are universal feelings for millions of women, they’re rarely shown in such a raw and unflinching way on screen, which is why Fiffer felt she needed to make the film.

“I was absolutely blindsided by not only the workload of motherhood, which is the best-kept secret,...

Lauren Lapkus and Carrie Coon star in the first trailer for the parenting-focused comedy feature Another Happy Day.

Gravitas Ventures releases writer-director Nora Fiffer’s film via all major digital platforms on Oct. 1. Marilyn Dodds Frank, Jean Elie, Hanna Dworkin, Alex Weisman and Tim Kazurinsky round out the cast for the movie centering on artist and new mom Joanna (Lapkus), who is struggling to adjust to her changing life when she launches an unlikely friendship with her estranged aunt Miriam (Dodds Frank).

“I’m not, like, a mom,” Lapkus explains in the trailer. “I just … I have a baby, you know?” At a later point, she admits, “You have no idea how badly I need family right now.”

Fiffer — who wrote and directed Another Happy Day — and Quinn Nicholson served as producers alongside lead producer Jessie Holder Tourtellotte.

Fiffer said in a statement that this is “the film I wish...

Independent film distributor Gravitas Ventures has acquired the U.S. and Canadian rights to “Another Happy Day,” written and directed by Nora Fiffer. The comedy, starring Lauren Lapkus, Marilyn Dodds Frank, Jean Elie and Carrie Coon is set to release on digital and cable video on demand Oct. 1.

Per the film’s logline: “Desperate for some company, delirious new mother Joanna tumbles into an unlikely friendship with her estranged Aunt Miriam, a reclusive actress. Miriam seems the perfect companion for Joanna: she’s artsy, honest, eccentric, and she hates babies. But all goes haywire when Joanna attempts to mother her aunt instead of her baby. ‘Another Happy Day’ is an absurd, tense comedy exploring postpartum depression, intergenerational friendship, and what it means to be family.”

Mike Castle, Francis Guinan, Hanna Dworkin, Alex Weisman, Bryan Coffee, Adam Poss, Nora Fiffer, Jessie Holder Tourtellotte and Tim Kazurinsky round out the cast.

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In 2015, Netflix released the indie horror film Circle on its platform, and it instantly became the talk of the town due to its intriguing premise. It centers around a group of 50 strangers who awaken in a dark room to find out that they're being held captive and forced to participate in a deadly game. Faced with their imminent executions, they must choose one person among them to live.

It was written and directed by Aaron Hann and Mario Miscione and was inspired by the 1957 legal drama film 12 Angry Men. Michael Nardelli, Carter Jenkins, Lawrence Kao, Allegra Masters, Julie Benz, and many others starred in the movie.

Now, almost 10 years after its release, the horror flick has been announced to be getting a sequel. It's titled Circles, and two producers from the original film are back to make it. Those two producers are Nardelli, who also starred in Circle as sole survivor Eric,...

In 2015, Netflix acquired the indie horror film “Circle,” which saw 50 strangers trapped in a room and forced to decide who would be the one survivor through a series of votes and debates about the worth of each human life.

Nearly a decade later, with the “12 Angry Men”-inspired project having become something of a cult hit, two producers of the film have reunited to create a sequel, “Circles.” Per the official logline, “17 years after being pawns in a cruel game of psychological warfare, the survivors of an invasion face a new threat.”

Michael Nardelli, who starred in “Circle” as lone survivor Eric, and Brent Stiefel are re-teaming to produce the sequel. Devon Graye is writing the film, which is financed and entering production later this year.

Nardelli made is acting debut opposite Zac Efron in the 2005 indie film “The Derby Stallion.” He also produced and starred in Sam Levinson...