Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook This past year, there have been many attempts to give proper representation to characters on the ...

"Captain: there is only one logical direction in which to go - forward." Magnolia Pictures has unveiled an official trailer for an indie dramedy titled Please Stand By, from director Ben Lewin, who ...

"Please Stand By" — the new movie that shows a young woman running away from home to take part in a "Star Trek" script contest — was conceived as a sort of love letter to the 51-year-old Trek ...

Wendy (Dakota Fanning) is a brilliant and resourceful woman trapped in the prison of her own mind. Whenever she flies into uncontrollable rages and tantrums, Scottie (Toni Collette), the teacher, ...

Directed by Ben Lewin (The Sessions), Please Stand By follows Wendy (Dakota Fanning), a fiercely independent and brilliant young woman with autism, who also deeply loves Star Trek, which she uses to ...

Warning: This review contains spoilers for "Please Stand By," which premieres today (Jan. 26). You're a smart young woman who holds down a job and watches "Star Trek" as a hobby. Then, the dream of a ...

Despite an offbeat twist about Star Trek' fandom and autism, this film timidly goes where many indies have been before. “Do you know how hard it is to write something? All the thinking and planning ...

Here’s your chance to attend a screening of “Please Stand By” in New York with Dakota Fanning – and help charity. “Did you know that approximately one percent of the world population has autism ...

Dakota Fanning plays a woman with autism who writes a fan-fiction ‘Star Trek’ screenplay in 'Please Stand By,' a comic drama directed by Ben Lewin ('The Sessions'). By Sheri Linden Senior Copy ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Dakota Fanning left an indelible mark as a child actress. She appeared in nine movies before the ...