Shirley Chen â22 discovered her love of theater through high school plays â but that happened long before she ever acted in one. As a kid, sheâd sit in the audience of her older brotherâs performances, awestruck by the magic of the show and the bonds between its actors.
âSeeing all the cast members in all their wardrobe and their sweaty faces coming out, and people are handing them flowers,â Chen said, âthey ve done this together and really connected, and I felt that connection to them as an audience member. There s huge camaraderie. I was always drawn to that.â
This camaraderie is explored and tested in writer-director Danny Maddenâs 2021 coming-of-age film, âBeast Beast.â In it, Chen stars as Krista, an aspiring actress navigating friendship, creativity, and loss in high school. Though the film just debuted in theaters in April, itâs a long-time labor of love for Chen, who first auditioned for the role of Krista as a stu
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Youthful self-expression is a joyride in a minefield in Danny Madden’s “Beast Beast,” an adrenalized, tone-shifting indie bringing the technology-fueled lives of three suburban souls of varying circumstances, hopes and concerns into pathways destined to converge.
Our introduction to Madden’s trio of fresh-faced, still-forming characters is through self-shot video of their passions. Outgoing, born-to-perform high-schooler Krista (Shirley Chen) is the energized center of her theater class, her phone camera always handy to help hone a monologue or movement piece. New classmate Nito (Jose Angeles) is a soft-spoken skateboarder with a friendly demeanor and uploads that show off his skills. Krista’s next-door neighbor is clean-cut and serious Adam (Will Madden, the director’s brother), at 24 still living at home, and a weapons enthusiast vlogger desperate for social media stardom with the guns-and-patriotism crowd (and therefore successful in his parents’ eyes).
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All the new movies and early theater releases you can watch at home right now
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Movie theaters are slowly reopening, but most of the new releases are headed to streaming services rather than the big screen. Whether you re staying at home to limit potential risks, or just saving a few bucks by watching from the couch, we ve organized a huge list with many of the newly added films and some upcoming titles.
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