The film "Atropia" is a dark comedy set at a U.S. military facility in California designed to simulate battle conditions in Iraq. NPR's Leila Fadel speaks with actor Alia Shawkat.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Shawkat said that she was “incredibly lucky” to be cast in the series and it was her mom, who has “amazing taste,” who first read ...

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Film Review, a movie written and directed by Hailey Gates and starring Alia Shawkat, Callum Turner, Zahra Alzubaidi, Toby ...

From writer-director Hailey Benton Gates, it follows a group of performers in a town designed as a warfare simulation to prepare U.S. soldiers “To play an Iraqi struggling actress is right up my alley ...

Alia Shawkat led the cult-favorite series Search Party, which boldly turned into an apocalypse story in Season 5 on HBO Max.

Alia Shawkat is diving into the twisty world of Jack Bergin mysteries with The Big Fix. The Audible drama serves as season 2 of the Jon Hamm-led neo-noir series, with the Emmy and Golden Globe-winning ...

Alia Shawkat and Callum Turner fake it so real in this Army simulation exercise in the California desert. By Glenn Kenny When you purchase a ticket for an independently reviewed film through our site, ...

Shawkat began playing Mae "Maeby" Fünke when she was 14 years old Alia Shawkat took time to make peace with her Arrested Development past. Shawkat said that she was “incredibly lucky” to be cast in ...

Alia Shawkat took time to make peace with her Arrested Development past. Shawkat, 36, opened up on the Dec. 22 episode of the Happy Sad Confused podcast, hosted by Josh Horowitz about her long career.