Dating and New York
{{Short description|American comedy film}}
{{Infobox film
| name = Dating and New York
| image = Dating and New York.jpg
| alt = A man and a woman talk outside of a park while holding umbrellas.
| caption = Theatrical release poster
| director = Jonah Feingold
| producer = Joaquin Acrich
| writer = Jonah Feingold
| starring = {{Plainlist|
- Jaboukie Young-White
- Francesca Reale
- Catherine Cohen
- Brian Muller
- Jerry Ferrara
- Arturo Castro
- Taylor Hill
- Alex Moffat
- Eva Victor
- Yedoye Travis
}}
| music = Grant Fonda
| cinematography = Maria Rusche
| editing = Hanna A. Park
| production_companies = {{Plainlist|
- MXN Entertainment
}}
| distributor = IFC Films
| released = {{Film date|2021|6|13|Tribeca|2021|9|10|United States}}
| runtime = 91 minutes{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/films/dating-and-new-york-2021|title=Dating and New York|website=Tribeca Film Festival|access-date=May 3, 2021|archive-date=May 3, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210503155112/https://tribecafilm.com/films/dating-and-new-york-2021|url-status=dead}}
| country = United States
| language = English
| budget =
| gross = $47,215{{cite web|url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3507389185/weekend/|title= Dating & New York|website=Box Office Mojo|access-date=September 24, 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Dating-and-New-York-(2021)#tab=summary|title=Dating & New York|website=The Numbers|access-date=September 24, 2021}}
}}
Dating and New York is a 2021 American comedy film written and directed by Jonah Feingold in his directorial debut. It stars Jaboukie Young-White, Francesca Reale, Catherine Cohen, Brian Muller, Jerry Ferrara, Arturo Castro, Taylor Hill, Alex Moffat, Eva Victor and Yedoye Travis.
It had its world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2021. It was released on September 10, 2021 by IFC Films.
Cast
{{Cast listing|
- Jaboukie Young-White as Milo Marks
- Francesca Reale as Wendy Brinkley
- Catherine Cohen as Jessie Katz
- Brian Muller as Hank Kadner
- Jerry Ferrara as Cole
- Arturo Castro as Bradley
- Taylor Hill as Olivia
- Jonah Feingold as Mort
- Alex Moffat as Trent 'The Rebounds' Wilkinson
- Eva Victor as Jenna 'The Rebounds' Brookes
- Yedoye Travis as Tripp
}}
Production
In December 2019, it was announced Jaboukie Young-White, Francesca Reale, Catherine Cohen, Brian Muller, Jerry Ferrara, Arturo Castro, Taylor Hill, Alex Moffat, Eva Victor and Yedoye Travis had joined the cast of the film, with Jonah Feingold directing from a screenplay he wrote.{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2019/12/francesca-reale-jaboukie-young-white-dating-in-new-york-terry-moore-isabella-blake-thomas-evie-rose-1202807161/|title=Francesca Reale & Jaboukie Young-White Star In 'Dating in New York'; Terry Moore, Isabella Blake-Thomas Topline 'Evie Rose'|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Amanda|last=N'Duka|date=December 13, 2019|accessdate=June 9, 2020}}
Principal photography began in October 2019.{{cite web|url=https://productionlist.com/production/dating-in-new-york/|title=Dating in New York|website=Production List|date=7 October 2019|accessdate=June 9, 2020}} The film was shot in New York at 22 locations in 15 days.{{cite news |last1=Dean |first1=Sadie |title='Dating & New York' Writer-Director Jonah Feingold on Filmmaking and Modern Love |url=https://scriptmag.com/interviews-features/dating-new-york-writer-director-jonah-feingold-on-filmmaking-and-modern-love |access-date=13 June 2022 |publisher=Script |date=9 September 2021}}
Release
The film had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 13, 2021.{{cite web|url=https://tribecafilm.com/news/exclusive-premieres-announced-for-tribeca-at-home|title=Exclusive Premieres Announced For Tribeca At Home|website=Tribeca Film Festival|date=May 3, 2021|access-date=May 3, 2021}} Prior to the festival, IFC Films acquired distribution rights to the film.{{cite web|url= https://www.variety.com/2021/film/festivals/ifc-films-dating-and-new-york-tribeca-film-festival-1234991181/|title=IFC Films Buys Modern Romantic Comedy 'Dating & New York' Ahead of Tribeca Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)|website=Variety|first=Rebecca|last=Rubin|date=June 9, 2021|access-date=June 9, 2021}} It was released in theaters by IFC Films on September 10, 2021.{{cite news |last1=Billington |first1=Alex |title=Official Trailer for Modern NYC Romantic Comedy 'Dating & New York' |url=https://www.firstshowing.net/2021/official-trailer-for-modern-nyc-romantic-comedy-dating-new-york/ |access-date=26 May 2022 |publisher=First Showing |date=10 August 2021}}
Reception
On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 41% of 22 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 5.3/10.{{cite Rotten Tomatoes|type=m|id=dating_and_new_york|title=Dating & New York|access-date=April 5, 2022}} Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 42 out of 100 based on six critics, indicating "mixed or average" reviews.{{cite Metacritic|type=movie|id=dating-new-york|title=Dating & New York|access-date=April 5, 2022}}
References
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