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{{Infobox film
{{Infobox film
| name = Cubby
| name = Cubby
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| caption = Film poster
| caption = Film poster
| director = [[Mark Blane]]<br>Ben Mankoff
| director = [[Mark Blane]]<br>Ben Mankoff
| producers = Carolina Gimenez<br>Mark Blane
| producer = Carolina Gimenez<br>Mark Blane
| writers = Mark Blane
| writer = Mark Blane
| starring = Mark Blane<br>[[Patricia Richardson]]<br>Jeanine Serralles
| starring = Mark Blane<br>[[Patricia Richardson]]<br>Jeanine Serralles
| music = Jon Natchez
| music = Jon Natchez
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*Joseph Seuffert as Milo
*Joseph Seuffert as Milo
*[[Zachary Booth]] as S, the Art Gallery Receptionist
*[[Zachary Booth]] as S, the Art Gallery Receptionist
*Donna Mitchell as Cora
*[[Donna Mitchell]] as Cora
*[[Naian Gonzalez Norvind]] as Briahna
*[[Naian Gonzalez Norvind]] as Briahna
*[[Lucy DeVito]] as Alexis
*[[Lucy DeVito]] as Alexis
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==Release==
==Release==
The world premiere was in International Film Competition at the oldest LGBTQ film festival in Europe, Torino Lovers Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|last=Billington|first=Alex|title=Official Trailer for Funky NYC Comedy 'Cubby' Starring Mark Blane|date=22 July 2019|publisher=[First Showing]|url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/mark-blane-is-cubby-in-first-trailer-for-quirky-nyc-comedy-cubby/|accessdate=29 December 2020}}</ref>The film played at the [[Outfest LA]] Film Festival on July 19, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dry|first=Jude|title='Cubby' Trailer: A Quirky Queer Coming-of-Age Comedy Featuring Patricia Richardson|date=18 July 2019|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/cubby-trailer-gay-comedy-patricia-richardson-1202158824/|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref>
The world premiere was in International Film Competition at the oldest LGBTQ film festival in Europe, Torino Lovers Film Festival.<ref>{{cite web|last=Billington|first=Alex|title=Official Trailer for Funky NYC Comedy 'Cubby' Starring Mark Blane|date=22 July 2019|publisher=[First Showing]|url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2019/mark-blane-is-cubby-in-first-trailer-for-quirky-nyc-comedy-cubby/|accessdate=29 December 2020}}</ref> The film played at the [[Outfest LA]] Film Festival on July 19, 2019.<ref>{{cite web|last=Dry|first=Jude|title='Cubby' Trailer: A Quirky Queer Coming-of-Age Comedy Featuring Patricia Richardson|date=18 July 2019|publisher=[[IndieWire]]|url=https://www.indiewire.com/2019/07/cubby-trailer-gay-comedy-patricia-richardson-1202158824/|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref>


===Film festivals===
===Film festivals===
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==Reception==
==Reception==
The film has a 73% rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Cubby|work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cubby|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref> Norman Gidney of ''[[Film Threat]]'' awarded the film a 6 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gidney|first=Norman|title=Cubby|date=10 November 2019|publisher=[[Film Threat]]|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/cubby/|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref> He writes "It is clear that Blane was influenced by John Cameron Mitchell...he has Mitchell’s warm understanding and faith in the goodness of people in general."<ref>{{cite web|last=Gidney|first=Norman|title=Cubby|date=10 November 2019|publisher=[[Film Threat]]|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/cubby/|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref>
The film has {{a or an|{{RT data|score}}}} rating on [[Rotten Tomatoes]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/cubby|title=Cubby|website=[[Rotten Tomatoes]]|publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]]|access-date={{RT data|access date|df=dmy}}}}</ref> Norman Gidney of ''[[Film Threat]]'' awarded the film a 6 out of 10.<ref>{{cite web|last=Gidney|first=Norman|title=Cubby|date=10 November 2019|publisher=[[Film Threat]]|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/cubby/|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref> He writes "It is clear that Blane was influenced by John Cameron Mitchell...he has Mitchell’s warm understanding and faith in the goodness of people in general."<ref>{{cite web|last=Gidney|first=Norman|title=Cubby|date=10 November 2019|publisher=[[Film Threat]]|url=https://filmthreat.com/reviews/cubby/|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref>


Kimber Myers of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Directors Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff bring a kinky sweetness to this oddball dramedy, but audience's appetites for it will depend on their patience with its lead character."<ref>{{cite web|last=Myers|first=Kimber|title= Review: Meet Leather-Man, the imaginary friend in quirky Brooklyn dramedy 'Cubby'|date=29 October 2019|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-10-29/cubby-review-brooklyn-leather-man|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref>
Kimber Myers of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'' gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Directors Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff bring a kinky sweetness to this oddball dramedy, but audience's appetites for it will depend on their patience with its lead character."<ref>{{cite web|last=Myers|first=Kimber|title= Review: Meet Leather-Man, the imaginary friend in quirky Brooklyn dramedy 'Cubby'|date=29 October 2019|work=[[Los Angeles Times]]|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-10-29/cubby-review-brooklyn-leather-man|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref>
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Ben Kenigsberg of ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Whatever charms the filmmakers envisioned are nowhere apparent in these 83 cringe-worthy minutes."<ref>{{cite web|last=Kenigsberg|first=Ben|title='Cubby' Review: Offbeat? Definitely. Out of Touch? That Too.|date=31 October 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/movies/cubby-review.html|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref>
Ben Kenigsberg of ''[[The New York Times]]'' gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Whatever charms the filmmakers envisioned are nowhere apparent in these 83 cringe-worthy minutes."<ref>{{cite web|last=Kenigsberg|first=Ben|title='Cubby' Review: Offbeat? Definitely. Out of Touch? That Too.|date=31 October 2019|work=[[The New York Times]]|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2019/10/31/movies/cubby-review.html|accessdate=7 November 2020}}</ref>


John Paul King of the [https://www.losangelesblade.com/ Los Angeles Blade] gave the film a positive review and concluded "Because in the end, that’s what makes “Cubby” – as well as its awkward hero – lovable in spite of itself. It’s a film that is often infuriating and sometimes difficult to watch, but it has a voice of its own that is not quite like anything else you’ve ever seen – and there are very few films out there today, Indie or otherwise, that can lay claim to that."<ref>{{cite web|last=Paul King|first=John|title='Cubby' Review: Offbeat ‘Cubby’ a coming-of-age tale with lies and leather|date=7 November 2019|work=[[The Los Angeles Blade]]|url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2019/11/07/offbeat-cubby-a-coming-of-age-tale-with-lies-and-leather/|accessdate=29 December 2020}}</ref>
John Paul King of the [https://www.losangelesblade.com/ Los Angeles Blade] gave the film a positive review and concluded "Because in the end, that’s what makes “Cubby” – as well as its awkward hero – lovable in spite of itself. It's a film that is often infuriating and sometimes difficult to watch, but it has a voice of its own that is not quite like anything else you've ever seen – and there are very few films out there today, Indie or otherwise, that can lay claim to that."<ref>{{cite web|last=Paul King|first=John|title='Cubby' Review: Offbeat ‘Cubby’ a coming-of-age tale with lies and leather|date=7 November 2019|work=[[The Los Angeles Blade]]|url=https://www.losangelesblade.com/2019/11/07/offbeat-cubby-a-coming-of-age-tale-with-lies-and-leather/|accessdate=29 December 2020}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 03:12, 17 September 2024

Cubby
Film poster
Directed byMark Blane
Ben Mankoff
Written byMark Blane
Produced byCarolina Gimenez
Mark Blane
StarringMark Blane
Patricia Richardson
Jeanine Serralles
CinematographySinisa Kukic
Edited byMax Ethan Miller
Music byJon Natchez
Distributed byBreaking Glass Pictures
Release date
Running time
83 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Cubby is a 2019 American fantasy comedy-drama film directed by Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff and starring Blane, Patricia Richardson, Jeanine Serralles, Peter Y. Kim, and Joseph Seuffert.

Cast

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Release

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The world premiere was in International Film Competition at the oldest LGBTQ film festival in Europe, Torino Lovers Film Festival.[1] The film played at the Outfest LA Film Festival on July 19, 2019.[2]

Film festivals

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  • Lovers Film Festival – Torino LGBTQI Visions, Turin, Italy (April 2019)
  • Frameline Film Festival (24 June 2019)[3]
  • Outfest, Los Angeles, US (July 2019)[4]
  • OUTshine Film Fest, Fort Lauderdale, United States (October 2019)
  • NewFest, New York City, US (October 2019)
  • Mostra Fire, Barcelona, Spain (June 2019)
  • GAZE Film Festival, Dublin, Ireland (August 2019)
  • Iris Prize, Cardiff, Wales (October 2019)
  • Gender Bender, Bologna, Italy (September 2019)
  • Faroe Islands International Minority Film Festival, Tórshavn, Denmark (October 2019)
  • Inside Out, Toronto, Canada (May 2019)
  • Reeling International Film Festival, Chicago, US (September 2019)
  • Out on Film, Atlanta, USA (October 2019)
  • Cinema Queer, Stockholm, Sweden (September 2019)
  • Roze Filmdagen, Amsterdam, Netherlands (March 2021)
  • Festival de Cine LGBTIQ - Asturias, Aviles, Spain (June 2020)

Reception

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The film has a 73% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[5] Norman Gidney of Film Threat awarded the film a 6 out of 10.[6] He writes "It is clear that Blane was influenced by John Cameron Mitchell...he has Mitchell’s warm understanding and faith in the goodness of people in general."[7]

Kimber Myers of the Los Angeles Times gave the film a positive review and wrote, "Directors Mark Blane and Ben Mankoff bring a kinky sweetness to this oddball dramedy, but audience's appetites for it will depend on their patience with its lead character."[8]

Ben Kenigsberg of The New York Times gave the film a negative review and wrote, "Whatever charms the filmmakers envisioned are nowhere apparent in these 83 cringe-worthy minutes."[9]

John Paul King of the Los Angeles Blade gave the film a positive review and concluded "Because in the end, that’s what makes “Cubby” – as well as its awkward hero – lovable in spite of itself. It's a film that is often infuriating and sometimes difficult to watch, but it has a voice of its own that is not quite like anything else you've ever seen – and there are very few films out there today, Indie or otherwise, that can lay claim to that."[10]

References

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  1. ^ Billington, Alex (22 July 2019). "Official Trailer for Funky NYC Comedy 'Cubby' Starring Mark Blane". [First Showing]. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  2. ^ Dry, Jude (18 July 2019). "'Cubby' Trailer: A Quirky Queer Coming-of-Age Comedy Featuring Patricia Richardson". IndieWire. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  3. ^ Reddish, David (2019-06-16). "Fab at Frameline43: 'Sid & Judy,' 'Socrates,' 'Before You Know It,' 'Cubby' and more". Queerty. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  4. ^ "Outfest Unveils 2019 Lineup Featuring 'Circus Of Books', 'Before You Know It' And 3rd Annual Trans Summit". 2019-06-12. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
  5. ^ "Cubby". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
  6. ^ Gidney, Norman (10 November 2019). "Cubby". Film Threat. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  7. ^ Gidney, Norman (10 November 2019). "Cubby". Film Threat. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  8. ^ Myers, Kimber (29 October 2019). "Review: Meet Leather-Man, the imaginary friend in quirky Brooklyn dramedy 'Cubby'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  9. ^ Kenigsberg, Ben (31 October 2019). "'Cubby' Review: Offbeat? Definitely. Out of Touch? That Too". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
  10. ^ Paul King, John (7 November 2019). "'Cubby' Review: Offbeat 'Cubby' a coming-of-age tale with lies and leather". The Los Angeles Blade. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
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