Monsters and Critics

Dakota Johnson and Cooper Raiff had ‘immediate chemistry’ in Cha Cha Real Smooth [SXSW 2022]

The creation of Cooper Raiff’s second feature film Cha Cha Real Smooth was a true collaboration, with main actor and producer Dakota Johnson coming on board before the script was complete. “There wasn ...
Mission Local

Cha Cha Cha returns to S.F.’s Mission after year-long closure

After closing its doors in July 2022, longtime neighborhood favorite Cha Cha Cha is expected to reopen at its original location this month, according to its owner. In the interlude, the restaurateurs ...
Jewish Telegraphic Agency

Is ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ the first good bar/bat mitzvah movie?

(JTA) – It seems hard to believe, but there’s never been a truly great bar/bat mitzvah movie — mostly because there just haven’t been that many bar/bat mitzvah movies, period. But after that, things ...
FirstShowing.net

Cooper Raiff's 'Cha Cha Real Smooth' Trailer Starring Dakota Johnson

"I'm having more fun now than I did the whole night." Apple has revealed the official trailer for Cha Cha Real Smooth, the third feature from talented young filmmaker Cooper Raiff, following his ...
USA Today

'Cha Cha Real Smooth': Cooper Raiff, Dakota Johnson talk ‘poignant’ Apple TV+ dramedy

The romantic dramedy, about a floundering college grad-turned-bar mitzvah party starter (Cooper Raiff), is named for a lyric in DJ Casper's dancefloor staple "Cha Cha Slide." Raiff, who also wrote and ...
The Boston Globe

‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’: When the one ‘becoming a man’ is the bar mitzvah emcee

Cooper Raiff wrote, directed, and stars in this story about a recent college grad who falls for an older woman (Dakota Johnson) with an autistic daughter (Vanessa Burghardt) “Cha Cha Real Smooth” has ...
Business Insider

'Cha Cha Real Smooth' breakout star Vanessa Burghardt brings authentic autistic representation to Dakota Johnson's Sundance hit

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The Harvard Crimson

From Sundance: ‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ is More Honest than Most Romantic Comedies

In January, 24-year-old director Cooper Raiff told The Hollywood Reporter that his second feature film “Cha Cha Real Smooth” was inspired by his idea to tell a coming-of-age story about “a 12-year-old ...
Los Angeles Times

‘Cha Cha Real Smooth’ isn’t trying to be cool. That’s part of its ample charm

Will somebody please continue to give two-time filmmaker Cooper Raiff the resources he needs to make whatever movies he wants while firmly and in perpetuity revoking his titling privileges? “Cha Cha ...
Eater

Stylish Mexican Seafood Spot to Open in Elysian Valley from Downtown’s Cha Cha Chá Team

The LA Cha Cha Chá team out of the Arts District has scored some new real estate in the Frogtown neighborhood (known formally as Elysian Valley) between Silver Lake, Atwater Village, and Glassell Park ...
Variety

‘Cha Cha Real Smooth,‘ ’Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Among Ruderman Seal of Authentic Representation Recipients (EXCLUSIVE)

“Cha Cha Real Smooth” and “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” are among the recent honorees of the Ruderman Family Foundation‘s Seal of Authentic Representation, Variety has learned exclusively. The ...