Gyarkye, Lovia (April 20, 2023). " 'Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret' Review: Rachel McAdams in a Judy Blume Adaptation That Was Worth the Wait". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 20, 2023 . Retrieved April 20, 2023. The film also shares an honest quality with Blume's book. It's still rare, for example, to see a character putting on a sanitary pad on screen. They're usually a source of horror comedy, if seen at all. "That scene was electric to film," says Craig, "It felt like we were throwing off shame and embarrassment."

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Anderson, Erik (June 30, 2023). "Hollywood Critics Association 2023 Midseason HCA Awards: 'Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse,' 'Past Lives,' 'Air' are Top Winners". AwardsWatch . Retrieved November 14, 2023.For that reason, present-day teenagers may roll their eyes at Kelly Fremon Craig’s sweet, never quite cloying, tilt at Blume’s book. They will undoubtedly be baffled by the heroine’s quest for spiritual fulfilment as she is torn between her father’s flinty New York Judaism and the Heartland Christianity in which her mother was raised (and which she has shunned): who needs God when you have TikTok? Movies, storytelling is sort of a safe buffer to inspire difficult conversations," she says. "I think it could be a great way in for parents to talk about something that is still uncomfortable. I mean, we can't deny there is a reason why [talking about sex] is still uncomfortable and kids just want to, like, die when you bring it up. But also... Blume’s novel featured a half-Jewish, half-Christian protagonist who was questioning the existence of God while awaiting salvation via the arrival of her period, and eager to start wearing a bra. These preoccupations come to touchingly radical life in Fremon Craig’s funny-sad adaption, where entire minutes of footage are devoted to Margaret Simon (the remarkable Abby Ryder Fortson) trying on an absorbent pad or investigating different ways to sport a bra when her body does not require one.

Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. - Financial Information". The Numbers . Retrieved June 16, 2023. The first trailer for the movie is released, paying homage to the book on which it is based. ( Source: YouTube)

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For over fifty years, Judy Blume’s classic and groundbreaking novel Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. has impacted generations with its timeless coming of age story, insightful humor, and candid exploration of life’s biggest questions. In Lionsgate’s big-screen adaptation, 11-year-old Margaret (Abby Ryder Fortson) is uprooted from her life in New York City for the suburbs of New Jersey, going through the messy and tumultuous throes of puberty with new friends in a new school. She relies on her mother, Barbara (Rachel McAdams), who is also struggling to adjust to life outside the big city, and her adoring grandmother, Sylvia (Kathy Bates), who isn’t happy they moved away and likes to remind them every chance she gets. The film also stars Benny Safdie (Licorice Pizza, Good Time) and is written for the screen and directed by Kelly Fremon Craig (The Edge of Seventeen), based on the book by Judy Blume, and produced by Gracie Films’ Academy Award® winner James L. Brooks (Best Picture, 1983 – Terms of Endearment), alongside Julie Ansell, Richard Sakai, Kelly Fremon Craig, Judy Blume, Amy Lorraine Brooks, Aldric La’auli Porter, and executive produced by Jonathan McCoy. It's easy to see why Craig feels that way. The book meant so much to so many people when they were growing up. "Reading Margaret was hugely helpful in my childhood," Alison Michael, who co-hosts the Blume Saloon podcast with Jody Worthington, tells BBC Culture. For the past six years they have been rereading Blume's oeuvre and reflecting on her work. Growing up, says Michael, "I didn't have a tonne of people to ask these questions of and reading the book, while having the same questions as Margaret about religion and periods, was really affirming."