TIFF: Flanked by a stellar supporting cast of comedy A-listers, Early’s debut is a tender and bold ode to women. “Maddie’s Secret” is probably not what you are expecting. Comedian John Early’s ...

Maddie’s Secret mines melodrama for comedy, but pushes it so far, it swings back around to being emotionally affecting again. Photo: Toronto International Film Festival Comedian John Early’s ...

In his sure-to-be-divisive directorial debut, the comedian wholeheartedly commits to a character few would dare to play: the woman at the center of a classic movie-of-the-week meller. The secret of ...

Magnolia Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to "Maddie's Secret." The film is a John Early production in every sense. It was written, produced, and directed by the comedian, who also appears as the ...

John Early wants the audience of his feature directorial debut to feel the way he does when he watches Paul Verhoeven’s 1995 cult classic, Showgirls. “My dream response to it is that people are ...