The best movie culture writing from around the internet-o-sphere. There will be a quiz later. Just leave a tab open for us, will ya? “10 Huge Tentpole Movies That Should Have Been Low-Budget Gonzo Films” — Charlie Jane Anders at io9 offers us an alternative universe where Hancock was closer to Tonight, He Comes. On the other hand, there’s something vilely appealing about gigantic budgets that produce overwrought insanity. “The six-second movie stars” — Noel Murray at The Dissolve checks in with an evolving sense of creative celebrity and the blurring lines between stars and their fans. “Why Think Like a Man Too is proof that Hollywood fails black audiences” — Dominick Mayer at The Week recognizes a thin alleyway of success replicating itself into oblivion. “It’s not that these films are just bad — or derivative. It’s that they’re homogenizing the black film to a point where anybody could sit down and enjoy it, lest...
- 7/10/2014
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Charlie Day did not eat a baby. As an avid reader of The Huffington Post, Charlie Day wanted to pick his own headline, one that he himself might click on. He chose, "Charlie Day Eats A Baby." A baby what? We can't tell you. That's for you to find out below. (Not really.)
What Day is discussing is this week's new Guillermo del Toro-directed Giant Robot-versus-Giant Monster movie, "Pacific Rim." Day's character does not pilot a robot, nor is Day's character a monster. Day plays Dr. Newton Geizler, a skittish scientist who has a special fondness for the Kaiju (i.e. giant monsters) that are destroying Earth. Actually, it's more than a fondness -- he's a fan. He collects their memorabilia (and their body parts). Also, as a fairly fantastic subplot, Geizler spends a good portion of "Pacific Rim" attempting to purchase a still-living Kaiju brain (he wants...
What Day is discussing is this week's new Guillermo del Toro-directed Giant Robot-versus-Giant Monster movie, "Pacific Rim." Day's character does not pilot a robot, nor is Day's character a monster. Day plays Dr. Newton Geizler, a skittish scientist who has a special fondness for the Kaiju (i.e. giant monsters) that are destroying Earth. Actually, it's more than a fondness -- he's a fan. He collects their memorabilia (and their body parts). Also, as a fairly fantastic subplot, Geizler spends a good portion of "Pacific Rim" attempting to purchase a still-living Kaiju brain (he wants...
- 7/9/2013
- by Mike Ryan
- Huffington Post
Nick Offerman plays Ron Swanson on the beloved NBC series "Parks and Recreation," but that doesn't mean he's actually Ron Swanson. (Sorry, Internet.) The 42-year-old actor has 71 credits on his IMDb, ranging from "ER" and "The West Wing" to "Miss Congeniality 2." Not every character he plays loves bacon and woodworking. (Even though Offerman himself does love woodworking.)
Take Offerman's Frank Toy in "The Kings of Summer." The coming-of-age comedy, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival with the title of "Toy's House," features Offerman playing an overbearing dad with a love of Monopoly and a penchant for creating angst in his son, Joe (Nick Robinson). After one particularly fierce row, Joe runs away from home with two of his friends to build and live in a house in the middle of the woods.
Ahead, in a long and raunchy conversation with Offerman, we learn what life is like when you're...
Take Offerman's Frank Toy in "The Kings of Summer." The coming-of-age comedy, which debuted at the Sundance Film Festival with the title of "Toy's House," features Offerman playing an overbearing dad with a love of Monopoly and a penchant for creating angst in his son, Joe (Nick Robinson). After one particularly fierce row, Joe runs away from home with two of his friends to build and live in a house in the middle of the woods.
Ahead, in a long and raunchy conversation with Offerman, we learn what life is like when you're...
- 5/28/2013
- by Mike Ryan
- Huffington Post
Well, we are officially obsessed with Chris Evans now. Not that we didn’t respect the Captain America star as a talented actor and consummate babe before, but his delightfully candid interview with The Huffington Post’s Mike Ryan at the Toronto International Film Festival about Evans’ new film The Iceman really sealed the deal. “Well, I became a d—, so get ready,” he warns his two-time interviewer Ryan, before launching into what has to be the funniest, most honest and (let’s be real here) comically depressing rants about being an actor we’ve read in a long time. Maybe ever? Get ready to fall in love…all over again:
“Is any of this fun? Not to knock you, but you do these things and you tell yourself, ‘Well, it’s for this, it’s for that.’ Even right now, I’m like, ‘What am I doing here? What am I talking about?...
“Is any of this fun? Not to knock you, but you do these things and you tell yourself, ‘Well, it’s for this, it’s for that.’ Even right now, I’m like, ‘What am I doing here? What am I talking about?...
- 9/13/2012
- by Halle Kiefer
- TheFabLife - Movies
Jay Roach has a lot to say about American politics, even if he does downplay his role. Roach, whose directorial debut was a little movie called "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," has been slowly drifting away from the safer, undeniably successful comedies like "Meet the Parents" to some more controversial subjects -- like Sarah Palin. Roach, who directed "Game Change," the HBO film chronicling Sarah Palin's ascent during the 2008 election, now jumps right back into the fray with the surprisingly hard-r rated "The Campaign."
In "The Campaign," Will Ferrell plays Cam Brady, a philandering, corrupt and not particularly bright North Carolina congressman running for reelection. Zach Galifianakis plays Marty Huggins, his ernest (but backed by unscrupulous donors) opponent who, in the end, just loves North Carolina. (Surprisingly, as far as movies go, Ferrell plays the Democrat and Galifiankis plays a sympathetic Republican.) Here, Roach talks about his foray...
In "The Campaign," Will Ferrell plays Cam Brady, a philandering, corrupt and not particularly bright North Carolina congressman running for reelection. Zach Galifianakis plays Marty Huggins, his ernest (but backed by unscrupulous donors) opponent who, in the end, just loves North Carolina. (Surprisingly, as far as movies go, Ferrell plays the Democrat and Galifiankis plays a sympathetic Republican.) Here, Roach talks about his foray...
- 8/1/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Charlie Day isn't exactly the first name that springs to mind when asked, "Who should be one of the stars of Guillermo del Toro's new robots-versus-monsters movie?" Then again, who does spring to mind? In "Pacific Rim" -- footage of which Del Toro brought to Comic-Con where it received an enthusiastic response -- monsters are unleashed from below the ocean floor. To combat these monsters (or kaiju), giant, human-piloted robots are created. (Just writing that last sentence, good lord.)
I met Day at his hotel, away from the rambunctious Comic-Con crowd. Day is known for his bombastic on-screen persona (in films like "Horrible Bosses" and the TV series "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia"), but the actor I met was extremely polite and genuinely excited to be in a movie about giant monsters and robots that fight. Here, Day explains what it was like to be on the set of "Pacific Rim,...
I met Day at his hotel, away from the rambunctious Comic-Con crowd. Day is known for his bombastic on-screen persona (in films like "Horrible Bosses" and the TV series "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia"), but the actor I met was extremely polite and genuinely excited to be in a movie about giant monsters and robots that fight. Here, Day explains what it was like to be on the set of "Pacific Rim,...
- 7/15/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Charlie Day isn't exactly the first name that springs to mind when asked, "Who should be one of the stars of Guillermo del Toro's new robots-versus-monsters movie?" Then again, who does spring to mind? In "Pacific Rim" -- footage of which Del Toro brought to Comic-Con where it received an enthusiastic response -- monsters are unleashed from below the ocean floor. To combat these monsters (or kaiju), giant, human-piloted robots are created. (Just writing that last sentence, good lord.)
I met Day at his hotel, away from the rambunctious Comic-Con crowd. Day is known for his bombastic on-screen persona (in films like "Horrible Bosses" and the TV series "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia"), but the actor I met was extremely polite and genuinely excited to be in a movie about giant monsters and robots that fight. Here, Day explains what it was like to be on the set of "Pacific Rim,...
I met Day at his hotel, away from the rambunctious Comic-Con crowd. Day is known for his bombastic on-screen persona (in films like "Horrible Bosses" and the TV series "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia"), but the actor I met was extremely polite and genuinely excited to be in a movie about giant monsters and robots that fight. Here, Day explains what it was like to be on the set of "Pacific Rim,...
- 7/15/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
Earlier, Martin Short spoke about his voice work in this weekend's new animated film, "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" -- as well as reflecting on past film roles in favorites like "Three Amigos," "InnerSpace" and "Clifford." Here, in part two, Short discusses his time on the Canadian sketch comedy show "Second City Television," as well as his one season on "Saturday Night Live."
"Sctv," a Toronto based sketch comedy show that aired off an on from 1976 to 1984, spawned the likes of comedy legends John Candy, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty and, of course Martin Short. Then, in the fall of 1984, the already established Short joined other "all stars" Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer for the last season of Dick Ebersol's run as the producer of "SNL."
Here, Short talks about his days on "Sctv" and his former fellow cast member, Rick Moranis...
"Sctv," a Toronto based sketch comedy show that aired off an on from 1976 to 1984, spawned the likes of comedy legends John Candy, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty and, of course Martin Short. Then, in the fall of 1984, the already established Short joined other "all stars" Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer for the last season of Dick Ebersol's run as the producer of "SNL."
Here, Short talks about his days on "Sctv" and his former fellow cast member, Rick Moranis...
- 6/7/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Earlier, Martin Short spoke about his voice work in this weekend's new animated film, "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" -- as well as reflecting on past film roles in favorites like "Three Amigos," "InnerSpace" and "Clifford." Here, in part two, Short discusses his time on the Canadian sketch comedy show "Second City Television," as well as his one season on "Saturday Night Live."
"Sctv," a Toronto based sketch comedy show that aired off an on from 1976 to 1984, spawned the likes of comedy legends John Candy, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty and, of course Martin Short. Then, in the fall of 1984, the already established Short joined other "all stars" Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer for the last season of Dick Ebersol's run as the producer of "SNL."
Here, Short talks about his days on "Sctv" and his former fellow cast member, Rick Moranis...
"Sctv," a Toronto based sketch comedy show that aired off an on from 1976 to 1984, spawned the likes of comedy legends John Candy, Harold Ramis, Rick Moranis, Eugene Levy, Catherine O'Hara, Joe Flaherty and, of course Martin Short. Then, in the fall of 1984, the already established Short joined other "all stars" Billy Crystal, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer for the last season of Dick Ebersol's run as the producer of "SNL."
Here, Short talks about his days on "Sctv" and his former fellow cast member, Rick Moranis...
- 6/7/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
Since "Saturday Night Live" began airing, only one show made a serious run at unseating its cultural significance as the go-to sketch comedy series: ABC's "Fridays."
Starting in 1980 -- a year that would see Lorne Michaels leave "SNL," hurtling the show toward the brink of cancellation -- "Fridays" ran for two seasons, and would help launch the careers of Michael Richards and Rich Hall. (In the film "Man on the Moon," Jim Carrey, playing Andy Kaufman, reenacts one of the most notorious moments from "Fridays.") But, more important, "Fridays" began the collaboration between Larry David and Larry Charles -- two men who would go on to work on two television shows that you may have heard of: "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
These days, Charles is the director of Sacha Baron Cohen's movies: "Borat," "Bruno," and, now, "The Dictator" -- the first scripted collaboration between Cohen and his director.
Starting in 1980 -- a year that would see Lorne Michaels leave "SNL," hurtling the show toward the brink of cancellation -- "Fridays" ran for two seasons, and would help launch the careers of Michael Richards and Rich Hall. (In the film "Man on the Moon," Jim Carrey, playing Andy Kaufman, reenacts one of the most notorious moments from "Fridays.") But, more important, "Fridays" began the collaboration between Larry David and Larry Charles -- two men who would go on to work on two television shows that you may have heard of: "Seinfeld" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm."
These days, Charles is the director of Sacha Baron Cohen's movies: "Borat," "Bruno," and, now, "The Dictator" -- the first scripted collaboration between Cohen and his director.
- 5/16/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
It's kind of remarkable that it would be the French-born actor (and indie movie queen) Julie Delpy who would finally figure out what to do with the talents of Chris Rock in a film. Which -- in "2 Days In New York" -- she very much does. I met with the duo -- who are in New York to support their Sundance favorite, and, now, Tribeca entry -- and the conversation took some interesting turns. For example: A question about Steve Carell's infamous Chris Rock impression on "The Office" somehow led to Rock and Delpy discussing the merits of "South Park." You know what? That's fine by me.
In "2 Days in New York" -- a sequel to 2007's "2 Days in Paris" -- Rock and Delpy play Mingus and Marion, a New York-based couple bracing for the arrival of Marion's French family. Ahead, Rock and Delpy discuss, well, a lot. From...
In "2 Days in New York" -- a sequel to 2007's "2 Days in Paris" -- Rock and Delpy play Mingus and Marion, a New York-based couple bracing for the arrival of Marion's French family. Ahead, Rock and Delpy discuss, well, a lot. From...
- 4/27/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
You probably know Mark Webber best from his role as Stephen Stills, the lead singer of Sex Bob-omb, in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." This is important because in Webber's new Sundance film, "The End of Love," he's plays Mark Webber, an actor who once starred in "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World." In real life, Mark Webber and the mother of his son ended their relationship. In "The End of Love," the mother of his son dies in a car accident. (As Webber admits, it was a "tough sell" to his ex, you know, killing her off and all; she eventually relented and accepted a minor role in the film.) In real life and in this film, Webber is friends with Michael Cera. (I'm going to go ahead and assume that the real-life Cera does not walk around with a possibly loaded pistol at parties, as the fictionalized version of Cera does in this film.
- 1/27/2012
- by Mike Ryan
- Moviefone
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