Jason Bateman, the newly-minted Emmy winner for directing “Ozark,” is in talks to direct the live-action remake of “Clue” based on the Hasbro board game set up at Disney and Fox, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap. Bateman is also in early talks to star in the film alongside Ryan Reynolds.
“Clue” is a comedy and murder mystery inspired by the popular board game from Hasbro, but it’s not connected to the 1985 “Clue” film starring Tim Curry.
The writers on Reynolds’s “Deadpool,” Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, were hired to write the screenplay back in 2018 as the first project as part of a three-year, first-look deal with Twentieth Century Fox. Reynolds’s Maximum Effort is producing the film alongside Hasbro Studios’ film division Allspark Pictures, and Bateman will also work in developing the script.
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“Clue” is a comedy and murder mystery inspired by the popular board game from Hasbro, but it’s not connected to the 1985 “Clue” film starring Tim Curry.
The writers on Reynolds’s “Deadpool,” Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, were hired to write the screenplay back in 2018 as the first project as part of a three-year, first-look deal with Twentieth Century Fox. Reynolds’s Maximum Effort is producing the film alongside Hasbro Studios’ film division Allspark Pictures, and Bateman will also work in developing the script.
Also Read: 'Ozark' Star Jason Bateman on Show's Secret...
- 9/25/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Netflix has confirmed that 44 new original series, movies and specials will be debuting on the streaming service in Ju;y including: season 3 of “Stranger Things”; season 4 of “Queer Eye”; season 7 of “Orange is the New Black”; and season 11 of “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee.”
Among the new films on offer are: several installments of “Bangkok Love Stories”; a remake of “Point Blank” starring Anthony Mackie; the documentary “The Great Hack”‘; and the mockumentary “Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein.”
Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming and leaving Netflix in July 2019.
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Available July 1
“Designated Survivor: 60 Days” (Netflix Original)
“Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room” (Netflix Original)
“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
“Astro Boy”
“Caddyshack”
“Caddyshack 2”
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005)
“Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke”
“Cloverfield”
“Disney’s Race to Witch Mountain”
“Frozen River”
“Inkheart...
Among the new films on offer are: several installments of “Bangkok Love Stories”; a remake of “Point Blank” starring Anthony Mackie; the documentary “The Great Hack”‘; and the mockumentary “Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein.”
Below is the full schedule of everything that is coming and leaving Netflix in July 2019.
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Available July 1
“Designated Survivor: 60 Days” (Netflix Original)
“Katherine Ryan: Glitter Room” (Netflix Original)
“Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore”
“Astro Boy”
“Caddyshack”
“Caddyshack 2”
“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory” (2005)
“Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke”
“Cloverfield”
“Disney’s Race to Witch Mountain”
“Frozen River”
“Inkheart...
- 6/30/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
From Dear White People and Sorry to Bother You star Tessa Thompson, Oscar winning director Damien Chazelle, Palme d’Or winner and Top of the Lake director Jane Campion, there are a lot of Sundance alums named today as jurors for the 112-film festival kicking off next week.
As well as who will decided the victors in the seven juried categories, another Sff veteran and Glow actor Marianna Palka was revealed as the host of the February 2 awards ceremony in sure to be chilly Park City the day before the Super Bowl.
As they have in the past, Sundance attendees will help decide the Audience Awards winners in the World competition, U.S. competition and Next categories.
Having braved the inevitable show and cold for their love of cinema, TV and what could be the next big thing at the Robert Redford-founded fest, ticket holders will once again be...
As well as who will decided the victors in the seven juried categories, another Sff veteran and Glow actor Marianna Palka was revealed as the host of the February 2 awards ceremony in sure to be chilly Park City the day before the Super Bowl.
As they have in the past, Sundance attendees will help decide the Audience Awards winners in the World competition, U.S. competition and Next categories.
Having braved the inevitable show and cold for their love of cinema, TV and what could be the next big thing at the Robert Redford-founded fest, ticket holders will once again be...
- 1/17/2019
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Uzo Aduba (“Orange is the New Black”) and Janet McTeer (“Jessica Jones,” “A Doll’s House”) have signed on to headline New York stage productions that will play as part of Roundabout Theater Company’s 2018-19 season slate.
Tony winner McTeer, last on Broadway in “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” in 2016, will lead the cast of “Bernhardt/Hamlet,” a new play written by Theresa Rebeck and directed Moritz von Stuelpnagel (“Hand to God,” “Present Laughter”). The world premiere comedy, a Roundabout commission, follows the actress Sarah Bernhardt as she sets out to play “Hamlet” in the famous 1899 production.
Aduba, last on Broadway in the 2011 revival of “Godspell” (and recently on stage in London in “The Maids”), will star in another Roundabout commission, “Toni Stone” by Lydia R. Diamond (“Stick Fly,” “Smart People”). Pam MacKinnon (“The Parisian Woman,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”) directs the Off Broadway production, in which Aduba will...
Tony winner McTeer, last on Broadway in “Les Liaisons Dangereuses” in 2016, will lead the cast of “Bernhardt/Hamlet,” a new play written by Theresa Rebeck and directed Moritz von Stuelpnagel (“Hand to God,” “Present Laughter”). The world premiere comedy, a Roundabout commission, follows the actress Sarah Bernhardt as she sets out to play “Hamlet” in the famous 1899 production.
Aduba, last on Broadway in the 2011 revival of “Godspell” (and recently on stage in London in “The Maids”), will star in another Roundabout commission, “Toni Stone” by Lydia R. Diamond (“Stick Fly,” “Smart People”). Pam MacKinnon (“The Parisian Woman,” “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?”) directs the Off Broadway production, in which Aduba will...
- 4/9/2018
- by Gordon Cox
- Variety Film + TV
Movies tend to get a lot of things wrong about a lot of people largely because Hollywood is extremely into stereotypes that allow people to compartmentalize others into various categories for personal comfort and ease of over-classification. In other words, Hollywood wants you to know just who is what in every movie you watch. The problem is that over-generalization of a type of person can lump a lot of different people into the same group without the benefit of those folks having the same shared interests. That can then bust apart the stereotype and expose Hollywood for trying to pigeonhole
Five Things Movies Get Wrong About Really Smart People...
Five Things Movies Get Wrong About Really Smart People...
- 10/5/2017
- by Wake
- TVovermind.com
“Divorce” is back on the table, and things will be different this time. Don’t worry: Sarah Jessica Parker and Thomas Haden Church are still together (and creator Sharon Horgan is still there, too), but the second season of HBO’s dark comedy brought in a new showrunner to mix things up — and a clever Season 2 trailer shows that even though Frances (Parker) and Robert (Church) are officially split, this “Divorce” is right on track.
Read More:‘Divorce’ Review: Sarah Jessica Parker Returns to HBO in Top Form
Former “Sex and the City” and “The Big C” producer Jenny Bicks is taking over for Paul Simms in Season 2, reuniting the writer with Parker for the first time since their HBO show ended in 2004. Throw in a few additional tweaks — the release date is set for January instead of October, and, even more notably, Church shaved his magnificent mustache for the...
Read More:‘Divorce’ Review: Sarah Jessica Parker Returns to HBO in Top Form
Former “Sex and the City” and “The Big C” producer Jenny Bicks is taking over for Paul Simms in Season 2, reuniting the writer with Parker for the first time since their HBO show ended in 2004. Throw in a few additional tweaks — the release date is set for January instead of October, and, even more notably, Church shaved his magnificent mustache for the...
- 10/3/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Fall is finally upon us this year, and what best way to get in the mood for falling leaves and the cooling temperature than watching fall-themed movies. There are literally hundreds to choose from in different genres, so we’ve given you a selection that will hopefully satisfy every palate. Whether they’re stories that focus about the season or just movies that use the season as the main backdrop for their stories, these films are guaranteed to make you want to pull out your sweater in time for sweater weather. 1. Good Will Hunting Boston in the fall. Smart people falling
Five Movie Picks That’ll Get You in the Fall Mood...
Five Movie Picks That’ll Get You in the Fall Mood...
- 9/21/2017
- by Jennifer Borama
- TVovermind.com
(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fanmade productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.) In this edition, a video essay explores what Hollywood gets wrong […]
The post The Morning Watch: What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Smart People, ‘American Beauty 2’ & More appeared first on /Film.
The post The Morning Watch: What Hollywood Gets Wrong About Smart People, ‘American Beauty 2’ & More appeared first on /Film.
- 9/21/2017
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Isabelle Huppert excels at playing tough, individualistic women, but she can just as easily dial it down for more fragile performances, so it was only a matter of time before she landed a role that let her have it both ways. In Serge Bozon’s peculiar comedy “Mrs. Hyde,” she’s a beleaguered French schoolteacher who gets struck by lightning and taps into the much more powerful, vindictive side of her personality lurking beneath the surface.
It’s a fascinating role in an uneven but frequently insightful movie riddled with amusing asides and enigmatic developments, partly because Huppert doesn’t undergo a radical transformation. Instead, she subtly finds herself at war with her inner confidence, and it’s often hard to tell which side has the upper hand.
Read More:‘Tomorrow and Thereafter’ Review: A Family Drama That’s Almost Powerful But Even More Disappointing — Locarno 2017
“Mrs. Hyde” has been...
It’s a fascinating role in an uneven but frequently insightful movie riddled with amusing asides and enigmatic developments, partly because Huppert doesn’t undergo a radical transformation. Instead, she subtly finds herself at war with her inner confidence, and it’s often hard to tell which side has the upper hand.
Read More:‘Tomorrow and Thereafter’ Review: A Family Drama That’s Almost Powerful But Even More Disappointing — Locarno 2017
“Mrs. Hyde” has been...
- 8/10/2017
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Wednesday’s Legion series premiere.
It’s understandable if you came out of Legion‘s total mind-warp of a series premiere with lots of questions. Heck, by the end, even the main character wants to know: “Is this real?!”
Wednesday’s premiere of the FX superhero drama (based on the Marvel comic) introduces us to David Haller, a troubled patient at a psychiatric hospital. When new patient Syd arrives, David falls in love — and gets zapped by a supernatural force when he tries to kiss her. Suddenly, he’s switched bodies with Syd, a...
It’s understandable if you came out of Legion‘s total mind-warp of a series premiere with lots of questions. Heck, by the end, even the main character wants to know: “Is this real?!”
Wednesday’s premiere of the FX superhero drama (based on the Marvel comic) introduces us to David Haller, a troubled patient at a psychiatric hospital. When new patient Syd arrives, David falls in love — and gets zapped by a supernatural force when he tries to kiss her. Suddenly, he’s switched bodies with Syd, a...
- 2/9/2017
- TVLine.com
It’s Christmastime in the snowy suburbs of HBO’s Divorce — but there’s not a lot of joy in this world.
In this Sunday’s episode (10/9c), divorcing couple Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Robert (Thomas Haden Church) play nice for the holidays and pretend they’re happily married for the benefit of Frances’ parents. But Robert refuses to plaster on a yuletide smile; he gets plastered instead. In the exclusive sneak peek below, he helps himself to a festive glass of Scotch and snipes at Frances, “You’re forcing me to live this lie”… just as Frances’ mom swoops in with homemade hummus.
In this Sunday’s episode (10/9c), divorcing couple Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Robert (Thomas Haden Church) play nice for the holidays and pretend they’re happily married for the benefit of Frances’ parents. But Robert refuses to plaster on a yuletide smile; he gets plastered instead. In the exclusive sneak peek below, he helps himself to a festive glass of Scotch and snipes at Frances, “You’re forcing me to live this lie”… just as Frances’ mom swoops in with homemade hummus.
- 11/11/2016
- TVLine.com
Thomas Haden Church isn’t getting a divorce. Neither is Sarah Jessica Parker. Nor Sharon Horgan.
The stars and creator behind HBO’s “Divorce” don’t have pressing personal reasons to make a show about one of the most prominent painful life experiences. They don’t need an outlet for their own struggles. They’re not reliving anything onscreen.
So why do it? To answer that is to also answer why we should be watching HBO’s latest comedy, a prospect some have deemed too difficult for their weekly viewing schedule.
“With ‘Divorce,’ what’s relevant is how prescient it’s going to be to so many people,” Church told IndieWire before the series premiere. “I don’t like the word familiar, but how sort of applicable it is. We’re going to show people that [this couple are] strangers, but they’re recognizable strangers. Their life experience could very easily be the...
The stars and creator behind HBO’s “Divorce” don’t have pressing personal reasons to make a show about one of the most prominent painful life experiences. They don’t need an outlet for their own struggles. They’re not reliving anything onscreen.
So why do it? To answer that is to also answer why we should be watching HBO’s latest comedy, a prospect some have deemed too difficult for their weekly viewing schedule.
“With ‘Divorce,’ what’s relevant is how prescient it’s going to be to so many people,” Church told IndieWire before the series premiere. “I don’t like the word familiar, but how sort of applicable it is. We’re going to show people that [this couple are] strangers, but they’re recognizable strangers. Their life experience could very easily be the...
- 11/5/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Twelve years ago, Sarah Jessica Parker said goodbye to HBO as the final episode of Sex and the City aired. Now she’s saying hello again with Divorce (Sundays, 10/9c), a caustically funny comedy about a husband and wife whose marriage is rapidly crumbling — once college sweethearts, now sworn enemies.
Four episodes in, Parker’s character Frances and her husband Robert (Thomas Haden Church) have tried counseling and mediation to settle their differences like mature adults. But with an embittered Robert discovering his inner men’s-rights activist (he complains to a friend, “Seems like it’s open season on men...
Four episodes in, Parker’s character Frances and her husband Robert (Thomas Haden Church) have tried counseling and mediation to settle their differences like mature adults. But with an embittered Robert discovering his inner men’s-rights activist (he complains to a friend, “Seems like it’s open season on men...
- 11/4/2016
- TVLine.com
Have you ever heard of "The Glasses Come Off" trope? What about "The Glasses Gotta Go" or "Beautiful All Along?" They've been around a while in fiction but as it turns out sci-fi writer Isaac Asimov recognized it narrative shorthand immediately for what it was - crap. Those specific tropes spin off the more general one of "Smart People Wear Glasses," wherein a character is immediately smart (this usually also translates to nerd) if they wear glasses. Like most historical figures (and all humans) Asimov isn't without faults but this page unearthed by Twitter user @DoktorAndy from an Asimov essay titled "The Cult of Ignorance" (collected in "Is Anyone There?" in 1967) is a real revelation. Isaac Asimov's critique of the "ugly girl with glasses becoming popular" from 1956 is spectacular. pic.twitter.com/toxMCVRLgA — Doktor Andy (@DoktorAndy) October 30, 2016 I transcribed just in case that's unreadable: The cliche to which I...
- 11/1/2016
- by Jill Pantozzi
- Hitfix
Bruna Papandrea.
Bruna Papandrea has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers for Screen Forever 2016, taking place in Melbourne from November 15-17.
Papandrea runs her own film and television production company, Make Movies. She recently departed lit-focussed production company Pacific Standard, which she launched in 2012 with Reese Witherspoon.
Pacific Standard acquired and adapted Wild by Cheryl Strayed (the film starred Witherspoon and was directed by Jean Marc Vallee) and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (directed by David Fincher and starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike).
Papandrea and Witherspoon also executive produced limited series Big Little Lies starring Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley and Laura Dern for HBO, based on the novel by Aussie Liane Moriarty and set for a February 2017 debut..
Prior to Pacific Standard, Papandrea, who was born in the Adelaide suburb of Elizabeth, was president of Michael London.s Groundswell Productions, and served as a producer at...
Bruna Papandrea has been confirmed as one of the keynote speakers for Screen Forever 2016, taking place in Melbourne from November 15-17.
Papandrea runs her own film and television production company, Make Movies. She recently departed lit-focussed production company Pacific Standard, which she launched in 2012 with Reese Witherspoon.
Pacific Standard acquired and adapted Wild by Cheryl Strayed (the film starred Witherspoon and was directed by Jean Marc Vallee) and Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn (directed by David Fincher and starring Ben Affleck and Rosamund Pike).
Papandrea and Witherspoon also executive produced limited series Big Little Lies starring Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley and Laura Dern for HBO, based on the novel by Aussie Liane Moriarty and set for a February 2017 debut..
Prior to Pacific Standard, Papandrea, who was born in the Adelaide suburb of Elizabeth, was president of Michael London.s Groundswell Productions, and served as a producer at...
- 10/27/2016
- by Harry Windsor
- IF.com.au
From last week:
That, boys and girl, is called knowing the game. Those who don’t shouldn’t play. So despite being blackballed by one of the big two how was I able to thrive?
Alternative means of finding distribution, budget and happiness.
The vast majority of top tier creators in the industry use one option.
There are numerous more, and I’ll touch on those next time.
As well I will break down what option was preferred and why for the project I’m using for this series. I’ve been in the game for a long time. What I use as examples are not intended as a ‘how to’ to get into the comics biz. If so the series would be named ‘how to ruin your career.’
The underlying point is to look at the big picture when entering this field. I believe with every fiber of my...
That, boys and girl, is called knowing the game. Those who don’t shouldn’t play. So despite being blackballed by one of the big two how was I able to thrive?
Alternative means of finding distribution, budget and happiness.
The vast majority of top tier creators in the industry use one option.
There are numerous more, and I’ll touch on those next time.
As well I will break down what option was preferred and why for the project I’m using for this series. I’ve been in the game for a long time. What I use as examples are not intended as a ‘how to’ to get into the comics biz. If so the series would be named ‘how to ruin your career.’
The underlying point is to look at the big picture when entering this field. I believe with every fiber of my...
- 10/25/2016
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
Pamela Adlon, “Better Things”
Compared to Adlon’s “Louie” character, the actress’ new role as single mom Sam is just as blunt and borderline provocative but far less intimidating. In fact, she’s kind of adorable in a painfully put-upon but unapologetic way. The semi-autobiographical story has us cringing alongside every embarrassing audition, parental freakout and unfair setback, and yet, Sam’s integrity and backhanded optimism is apparent in that she doesn’t give up, but instead copes (with vodka, but copes nonetheless). Sam is the promise of “Louie’s” Pamela fully realized.
Read More: ‘Better Things’ Trailer: Pamela Adlon Struggles To Make A Living & Raise Three Kids In FX Series Co-Created By Louis C.K.
Kristen Bell, “The Good Place”
Bell came of age playing a girl sleuth on “Veronica Mars” and then pulled a 180 by embracing a truly adult role as the ruthless but complex Jeannie on Showtime’s “House of Lies.
Compared to Adlon’s “Louie” character, the actress’ new role as single mom Sam is just as blunt and borderline provocative but far less intimidating. In fact, she’s kind of adorable in a painfully put-upon but unapologetic way. The semi-autobiographical story has us cringing alongside every embarrassing audition, parental freakout and unfair setback, and yet, Sam’s integrity and backhanded optimism is apparent in that she doesn’t give up, but instead copes (with vodka, but copes nonetheless). Sam is the promise of “Louie’s” Pamela fully realized.
Read More: ‘Better Things’ Trailer: Pamela Adlon Struggles To Make A Living & Raise Three Kids In FX Series Co-Created By Louis C.K.
Kristen Bell, “The Good Place”
Bell came of age playing a girl sleuth on “Veronica Mars” and then pulled a 180 by embracing a truly adult role as the ruthless but complex Jeannie on Showtime’s “House of Lies.
- 9/7/2016
- by Liz Shannon Miller, Hanh Nguyen and Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson are going strong. The couple walked arm-in-arm on Thursday night at the opening of Jackson's Broadway play, disproving reports that the pair had split. The two look relaxed as they smiled and posed for pictures together at the opening part for Smart People at the Yotel in New York City. Kruger, 39, looked stunning in a menswear-inspired black blazer with a plunging neckline and a matching pair of black pants. She kept her blonde hair down around her shoulders and kept her makeup simple for the occasion. Jackson, 37, who plays a neuroscientist professor in the off-Broadway play,...
- 2/12/2016
- by Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
- PEOPLE.com
Diane Kruger and Joshua Jackson are going strong. The couple walked arm-in-arm on Thursday night at the opening of Jackson's Broadway play, disproving reports that the pair had split. The two look relaxed as they smiled and posed for pictures together at the opening part for Smart People at the Yotel in New York City. Kruger, 39, looked stunning in a menswear-inspired black blazer with a plunging neckline and a matching pair of black pants. She kept her blonde hair down around her shoulders and kept her makeup simple for the occasion. Jackson, 37, who plays a neuroscientist professor in the off-Broadway play,...
- 2/12/2016
- by Jodi Guglielmi, @JodiGug3
- PEOPLE.com
Lydia R. Diamond’s characters are walking on egg shells in her new play, “Smart People,” which opened Thursday at Second Stage’s Tony Kiser Theatre Off Broadway. As it turns out, these people don’t want to leave any shell uncracked, if not smashed to smithereens. “Smart People” is about racism in the way that Jules Feiffer’s screenplay for “Carnal Knowledge” is about sexism. Nothing else is open for discussion. It’s why all those eggshells keep getting broken. There’s no talking about one subject when a character is thinking something else. In other words, where’s the subtext?...
- 2/12/2016
- by Robert Hofler
- The Wrap
Due to the blizzard over the weekend and the state of emergency declared in New York,Smart People was forced to halt rehearsals. As such, Second Stage Theatre has delayed its first preview of Lydia R. Diamond's play, Smart People, by one day. The first preview will now take place on Wednesday, January 27 at Second Stage Theatre's Tony Kiser Theatre 305 West 43rd street.
- 1/25/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Second Stage Theatre will soon present the New York premiere production of Smart People, the new play by Lydia R. Diamond Stick Fly, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon A Raisin in the Sun, The Wiz Live. Mahershala Ali House of Cards, Joshua Jackson The Affair, Anne Son My Generation, and Tessa Thompson Creed will co-star in the production.
- 1/24/2016
- by TV - Press Previews
- BroadwayWorld.com
Second StageTheatre will soon present the New York premiere production of Smart People, the new play by Lydia R. Diamond Stick Fly, directed by Tony Award winner Kenny Leon A Raisin in the Sun, The Wiz Live. Mahershala Ali House of Cards, Joshua Jackson The Affair, Anne Son My Generation, and Tessa Thompson Creed will co-star in the production.Performances for Smart People will begin on January 26, 2016 atSecond StageTheatre'sTony KiserTheatre 305 West 43rd street opening night is February 11, 2016. Season subscriptions are currently available through 2St.com or by calling the box office at212-246-4422. The cast just met the press and BroadwayWorld brings you photos from the special day below...
- 1/20/2016
- by Jennifer Broski
- BroadwayWorld.com
Kenny Leon is set to direct the upcoming off-Broadway production of "Smart People," written by Lydia R. Diamond ("Stick Fly"), with Mahershala Ali, Tessa Thompson, Joshua Jackson and Anne Son all starring. "Smart People" is described as follows: "The quest for love, achievement and identity is universal, but what role does race play in the story of our lives? On the eve of Obama's first election, four Harvard intellectuals find themselves entangled in a complex web of social and sexual politics in this provocative and funny new play by Lydia R. Diamond." The creative team includes scenic design by Riccardo...
- 11/2/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Huntington Theatre Companyopensits 2015-2016 season with the Tony Award-winning musical A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim's most romantic and popular work, led by Tony and Olivier nominee Haydn Gwynne, as well as Broadway's Stephen Bogardus and Lauren Molina. Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois after all the terrible things I do Smart People Rapture, Blister, Burn and Becky Shaw directs. Performances run throughOctober 11, 2015 at the Avenue of the Arts Bu Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast in action below...
- 9/15/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Huntington Theatre Companyopens its 2015-2016 season with the Tony Award-winning musical A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim's most romantic and popular work, led by Tony and Olivier nominee Haydn Gwynne, as well as Broadway's Stephen Bogardus and Lauren Molina. Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois after all the terrible things I do Smart People Rapture, Blister, Burn and Becky Shaw will direct. Performances will run tonight, September 11, throughOctober 11, 2015 at the Avenue of the Arts Bu Theatre.
- 9/11/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
TheHuntington Theatre Companywill open its 2015-2016 season with the Tony Award-winning musical A Little Night Music,Stephen Sondheim's most romantic and popular work, led by Tony and Olivier nomineeHaydn Gwynne, as well as Broadway'sStephen BogardusandLauren Molina. Huntington Artistic DirectorPeter DuBoisafter all the terrible things I do Smart People Rapture, Blister, Burn and Becky Shaw will direct. Performances will run September 11 - October 11, 2015 at the Avenue of the Arts Bu Theatre. BroadwayWorld has a sneak peek at the cast below...
- 8/27/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Since Ellen Page stunned us with her diabolical smarts in "Hard Candy" and her straightforward drollness in "Juno," we haven't gotten to see the Oscar-nominated actress in many movies that live up to her compelling charms. Remember "Smart People" with Sarah Jessica Parker? No? Do you ever think about her exposition-spewing character Ariadne in "Inception"? What about the time Woody Allen wasted her (and Judy Davis!) in "To Rome with Love"? Enough is enough. A new trailer just debuted for "Freeheld," a drama about a real-life woman named Laurel Hester (played here by Julianne Moore) who was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and fought to ensure that her pension benefits would be passed along to her partner Stacie (Page). The trailer is gripping; watch it at Buzzfeed. (We'll add it here when an embeddable version is released.) Last year when Page came out as a lesbian at a Human Rights Campaign event,...
- 7/22/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
The Huntington Theatre Company will open its 2015-2016 season with the Tony Award-winning musical A Little Night Music, Stephen Sondheim's most romantic and popular work.Huntington Artistic Director Peter DuBois after all the terrible things I do Smart People Rapture, Blister, Burn and Becky Shaw will direct. Performances will run September 11 -October 11, 2015 at the Avenue of the Arts Bu Theatre.
- 7/16/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Second Stage Theatre has announced two New York Premiere productions for its upcoming 37th season. The season will kick off in fall 2015 with the New York Premiere production of Matt Gould and Griffin Matthews' new musical, Invisible Thread previously titled Witness Uganda, in association with American Repertory Theater, directed by Tony Award winner Diane Paulus Finding Neverland, Pippin. The season will continue in early 2016 with the New York premiere of Lydia R. Diamond's Stick Fly critically acclaimed play, Smart People, directed by Tony Award Winner Kenny Leon Fences, A Raisin in the Sun, Stick Fly. Two additional productions remain to be announced.
- 5/7/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Michael Bay is continuing to build the cast he needs for true-life thriller 13 Hours. He’s just added actor David Denman to the ensemble as he prepares to kick off shooting next month. Written by Chuck Hogan, the script adapts Mitchell Zuckoff’s book 13 Hours: The Inside Account Of What Really Happened In Benghazi. The focus will be on six members of a security team who fought to defend the Us State Department Special Mission Compound in Libya when terrorists attacked the place. Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens and one of the compound’s workers died in the initial assault and two contractors were killed during another attack on a nearby CIA facility. John Krasinski – who worked with Denman on the Us version of The Office – is starring alongside James Badge Dale, Max Martini and Pablo Schreiber, with Denman recruited as an elite sniper named Boon.In addition to The Office,...
- 3/3/2015
- EmpireOnline
As the European Film Market approaches, Atlas Independent has set Noam Murro to helm Blink, the 2014 Black List script by Hernany Perla. Murro, who recently directed Warner Bros’ 300: Rise Of An Empire, is gearing up for a summer production start. Highland Film Group is launching international sales next week in Berlin.
Perla’s story centers on a man left fully paralyzed during an infamous, unsolved bank robbery. Years later, he is taken hostage for the secrets in his head. With only the use of his eyes, he must outwit his captors and solve the mystery of the heist. William Green and Aaron Ginsburg are producing with Jake Kurily of Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment.
An eight-time DGA Award nominated commercials director, Murro made his feature debut with 2009’s Smart People. He is repped by CAA and Management 360. Perla is exec producing Sony’s action thriller Shadow Run and...
Perla’s story centers on a man left fully paralyzed during an infamous, unsolved bank robbery. Years later, he is taken hostage for the secrets in his head. With only the use of his eyes, he must outwit his captors and solve the mystery of the heist. William Green and Aaron Ginsburg are producing with Jake Kurily of Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainment.
An eight-time DGA Award nominated commercials director, Murro made his feature debut with 2009’s Smart People. He is repped by CAA and Management 360. Perla is exec producing Sony’s action thriller Shadow Run and...
- 1/29/2015
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline
Atlas Independent has tapped Noam Murro to direct Hernany Perla’s script “Blink,” which was voted to the 2014 Black List.
Years after being left fully paralyzed during an infamous, unsolved bank robbery, a man is taken hostage for the secrets in his head. With only the use of his eyes, he has to outwit his captors and solve the mystery of the heist.
Atlas Independent’s William Green and Aaron Ginsburg are producing with Atlas Entertainment’s Jake Kurily. Highland Film Group will introduce the project to international buyers at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin. Production is slated to begin this summer.
Years after being left fully paralyzed during an infamous, unsolved bank robbery, a man is taken hostage for the secrets in his head. With only the use of his eyes, he has to outwit his captors and solve the mystery of the heist.
Atlas Independent’s William Green and Aaron Ginsburg are producing with Atlas Entertainment’s Jake Kurily. Highland Film Group will introduce the project to international buyers at the upcoming European Film Market in Berlin. Production is slated to begin this summer.
- 1/29/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Samuel L Jackson has revealed that his character's speech impediment in Kingsman: The Secret Service was partially inspired by Jonathan Ross.
The actor told The Guardian that he chose to give his villainous character - internet billionaire Valentine - a noticeable lisp due to his own personal experiences.
"I did the lisp because people tend to dismiss people who have defects," he said. "In interesting sorts of ways. And especially... speech defects.
"I stuttered when I was a kid. People laughed at me when I talked. Smart people."
He added that chat show host Ross, whose wife Jane Goldman co-wrote the screenplay for Kingsman, became a type of model for his character's lisp.
"I remember the first time I met Jonathan Ross on TV, and even I was distracted by his speech impediment," he said. "I spent more time dealing with that than talking to him.
"And it's something [Goldman and I] talked about a lot.
The actor told The Guardian that he chose to give his villainous character - internet billionaire Valentine - a noticeable lisp due to his own personal experiences.
"I did the lisp because people tend to dismiss people who have defects," he said. "In interesting sorts of ways. And especially... speech defects.
"I stuttered when I was a kid. People laughed at me when I talked. Smart people."
He added that chat show host Ross, whose wife Jane Goldman co-wrote the screenplay for Kingsman, became a type of model for his character's lisp.
"I remember the first time I met Jonathan Ross on TV, and even I was distracted by his speech impediment," he said. "I spent more time dealing with that than talking to him.
"And it's something [Goldman and I] talked about a lot.
- 1/25/2015
- Digital Spy
Smart people behaving foolishly. That seems to be the essence of scripted TV these days, as characters we've come to admire for their savvy get themselves into terrible trouble because they make regrettable decisions. Sure, that sort of behavior makes for great drama and comedy, but it also makes for messy lives. If our favorite TV characters really want to clean up their acts, they'll take our advice and adopt these custom-tailored New Year's resolutions.
Sansa Stark ("Game of Thrones"): I will not accept any wedding invitations.
Mindy Lahiri ("The Mindy Project"): I will remember that life is not a romantic comedy, and everything doesn't turn out the way it does for Meg Ryan.
Lisa Simpson ("The Simpsons"): After 25 years, I will finally pass the second grade.
Don Draper ("Mad Men"): Maybe seeing Bert Cooper dancing down the hallway after his death is a sign that I shouldn't drink so much.
Sansa Stark ("Game of Thrones"): I will not accept any wedding invitations.
Mindy Lahiri ("The Mindy Project"): I will remember that life is not a romantic comedy, and everything doesn't turn out the way it does for Meg Ryan.
Lisa Simpson ("The Simpsons"): After 25 years, I will finally pass the second grade.
Don Draper ("Mad Men"): Maybe seeing Bert Cooper dancing down the hallway after his death is a sign that I shouldn't drink so much.
- 12/31/2014
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
Smart people (in this case, academics) do stupid things in The Historian, and since first-time writer/director Miles Doleac has the tendency to spell things out, one professor actually asks another how anyone so smart can be so stupid. Likewise, an embittered Valerian Hadley (William Sadler) feels compelled to tell Ben Rhodes (Doleac) that he'll end up just like him, even though it's obvious that the resentful department head is the ghost of tenured future for the upstart, who arrives at a new university with a successful book, a shattered marriage, and an exalted view of academic rigor. SAn assistant professor of classics at the University of Southern Mississippi (where he shot The Historian), Doleac captures the rhythms of academic life in a leisurely t...
- 11/26/2014
- Village Voice
You’ve probably already spotted the Esquire UK post called “Films Stupid People Think Are Clever” where the likes of Christopher Nolan and David Fincher are given the shortest end of the stick. It’s a worthless article that represents the easiest kind of contrarianism: People like these things? Let’s say we don’t like them, but not really explain why. Now, I’m a reasonable un-stupid person by all the traditional rubrics. My Iq is three digits, my Sat score was four, and I’m probably one (maybe two) practice sessions away from being able to walk and chew gum simultaneously. I’ve read books like “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” and “Love in the Time of Cholera,” and I think I’ve understood them. They’re about girls, right? Just kidding. I’m also smart enough to recognize that Esquire’s trolling traffic-magnet doesn’t deserve a response. Or...
- 10/27/2014
- by Scott Beggs
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
MSNBC was “leaning forward” with wide-eyed smiles in 2012 amid record numbers for the network. What a difference two years makes. “You can look at the dysfunction in Washington, the wariness about politics, the low approval ratings,” MSNBC President Phil Griffin told Bill Carter of the New York Times on Sunday. “That's had an impact. But we've got to adjust; we've got to evolve.” Also read: MSNBC's Phil Griffin: ‘We Have a Monopoly on Smart People’ Griffin is now answering questions about his network's recent slide to third place in the cable news ratings. In the third quarter, MSNBC fell...
- 10/13/2014
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
If you're feeling glum about the state of the world today, just watch basic cable. There, you'll stumble across a number of current shows set in past decades -- or reruns from a few decades ago -- and you'll be reminded that things weren't any better back then.
This past week saw the Season 1 finale (and perhaps the series finale) of "Halt and Catch Fire," the AMC drama about '80s techies trying to build a then-revolutionary new portable computer. Unlike many of the other period shows built on the "Mad Men" model, this one doesn't make the past look sexy; the clothes and décor are as tacky as they should for a series set in 1983, and the cutting-edge gadgetry all looks clunky and slow to today's eyes. (The computer the characters are trying to build is considered lightweight at 15 pounds.) The season built toward the unveiling in the penultimate episode of the machine,...
This past week saw the Season 1 finale (and perhaps the series finale) of "Halt and Catch Fire," the AMC drama about '80s techies trying to build a then-revolutionary new portable computer. Unlike many of the other period shows built on the "Mad Men" model, this one doesn't make the past look sexy; the clothes and décor are as tacky as they should for a series set in 1983, and the cutting-edge gadgetry all looks clunky and slow to today's eyes. (The computer the characters are trying to build is considered lightweight at 15 pounds.) The season built toward the unveiling in the penultimate episode of the machine,...
- 8/8/2014
- by Gary Susman
- Moviefone
You can’t keep a crazy Persian king down. And thus, after getting his ass handed to him by 300 Spartans in Zack Snyder’s 2006 hit “300,” Persia’s self-styled God-king Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) is back for another helping of Greek butt kicking. This time around he’s brought along vengeful gal pal Artemisia (Eva Green), a Greek orphan who has a major grudge to settle with her fellow countrymen, especially those vaunted Spartans. And so the stage is set for another Hellenic bloodbath, this time on the seas and with the Spartans playing background noise. Taking the lead is Athenian General Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton), a master tactician who may have just bitten off more than he can chew when Artemisia brings the entire Persian Navy to battle. Directed by relative newcomer Noam Murro, who does a hell of a job despite having only the moderately budgeted 2008 movie “Smart People” under his belt,...
- 6/23/2014
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
It is fitting that Hateship Loveship features the most awkward romantic chemistry between two lead actors of any film in 2014 (a year that has already brought us the insipid Winter’s Tale and Breathe In) since it also has one of the most awkward titles of any film in recent memory. Yes, the film’s title is abbreviated from the title of an Alice Munro short story that requires you to take a deep breath before mentioning it: Hateship, Friendship, Courtship, Loveship, Marriage. However, what may have blossomed on the page does not quite gel in an elongated feature-length format, despite a surprisingly strong effort from a subdued Kristen Wiig.
The actress plays Johanna, a caretaker who performs her duties with the utmost care and precision, like a shier version of Anthony Hopkins’ loyal butler from The Remains of the Day. After an old lady she nannies dies, Johanna still...
The actress plays Johanna, a caretaker who performs her duties with the utmost care and precision, like a shier version of Anthony Hopkins’ loyal butler from The Remains of the Day. After an old lady she nannies dies, Johanna still...
- 4/11/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
In March, the Above Average channel debuted a trio of new series as part of its spring content lineup. It has now added a fourth with Swimming Lessons, an animated comedy about a middle-aged deadbeat who takes a job teaching beginners-level swimming. Swimming Lessons' protagonist is Mr. James, who is "an inch away from rock bottom" after losing his job and his life. He moves back home and picks up four swimming students, each of whom is defined by his or her most dominant personality trait. There is a spoiled rich kid who is one step from Stewie Griffin, a train wreck named Dear Baby Jesus, a fat child who needs to get exercise before he has a heart attack, and a weirdo with voices in her head. Swimming Lessons has picked up the Wednesday slot previously occupied by the three-episode Idiots Guide To Smart People
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- 4/3/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Who can say no to cake? Apparently not Jennifer Aniston. Following the massive success of her R-rated comedy We're The Millers, Aniston has signed on to headline and executive produce an indie dramedy called Cake. And she's bringing a bunch of friends on board for the ride. What began as a Black List script with buzz is now an indie production with a dazzling ensemble. The Wrap reports Sam Worthington, Anna Kendrick, Chris Messina, Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives), William H. Macy (Shameless), Marianne Jean-Baptiste (Secrets & Lies), Britt Robertson (Delivery Man), Lucy Walters (The Brass Teapot), Camille Mana (Smart People), and Manuel Garcia Rulfo (Bless Me, Ultima) have all joined Cake's cast. THR adds that The Good Wife's Mamie Gummer, daughter of Meryl Streep, has also signed on. Penned by Patrick Tobin (No Easy Way Out), Cake will center on Claire (Aniston), a bitter woman who is absorbed in...
- 4/2/2014
- cinemablend.com
Sam Worthington, Anna Kendrick, Chris Messina, Felicity Huffman, William H. Macy. Britt Robertson, Lucy Walters (“Shame”), Camille Mana (“Smart People”), Manuel Garcia Rulfo (“Bless Me, Ultima) and Oscar-nominated actress Marianne Jean-Baptiste (“Secrets & Lies”) will join Jennifer Aniston in the indie movie “Cake,” TheWrap has learned. Daniel Barnz (“Won't Back Down”) will direct from Patrick Tobin's script, which was voted to the 2013 Black List. Also read: Jennifer Aniston in Talks to Star in New Line Comedy ‘Mean Moms’ (Exclusive) Aniston will play an acerbic woman named Claire who becomes fascinated by the suicide of Nina (Kendrick), a woman in her chronic pain.
- 4/2/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Welcome to the third and concluding portion of the long interview I did with Dan Harmon a couple of weeks ago in Los Angeles. In part 1, Harmon discussed the initial process of his return to “Community” and the beginning and end of his feud with Chevy Chase. In part 2, he talked about some of the specific goals of “Community” season 5 and the non-impossibility of a season 6 (and a movie). In part 3, our focus mostly shifts away from “Community” to deal with Harmon’s other show of the moment, the Adult Swim animated sci-fi comedy “Rick and Morty,” a kind of dark, twisted spin on the Doc Brown/Marty McFly relationship from “Back to the Future,” only where Rick is an alcoholic sociopath and Morty is the learning disabled grandson he takes horrific advantage of. (I reviewed it earlier this year.) We talk at times about the differences and similarities between the two shows,...
- 3/24/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
If you choose your favorite bands based on their obscurity, the following video is not for you. (Unless you have a sense of humor. Do music snobs have a sense of humor?)
For everyone else, the comedy network Above Average has created a guide to interacting with the world’s most picky music fans. It’s the second installment in their tongue-in-cheek Idiot’s Guide to Smart People series, and it’s quite humorously spot-on.
The video opens by explaining to viewers (a.k.a. “idiots”) that “it takes a smart person to love music in a way that takes...
For everyone else, the comedy network Above Average has created a guide to interacting with the world’s most picky music fans. It’s the second installment in their tongue-in-cheek Idiot’s Guide to Smart People series, and it’s quite humorously spot-on.
The video opens by explaining to viewers (a.k.a. “idiots”) that “it takes a smart person to love music in a way that takes...
- 3/23/2014
- by Amber Ray
- EW.com - PopWatch
Above Average continues to churn out new series at a rapid pace. The YouTube channel run by Saturday Night Live production company Broadway Video has debuted a new content slate, which includes three new series. The first new series to debut is Monkey Love, an animated comedy about a male chimpanzee who masquerades as a human woman in order to find love. The first man on his docket is a dopey dad played by Jeff Goldblum, and future guests include Aidy Bryant, Kate McKinnon, and Tim Meadows. As you might have guessed from the description, Monkey Love is, um, unusual. The other two entries in Above Average's new content slate play things much closer to the belt. The Idiot's Guide To Smart People is also animated; it teaches the 'ignorant' among us how to talk politics, religion, and music with the so-called 'smart' people of the world. Naturally, The Idiot's...
- 3/11/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Togas-to-go and abs to die for atop the UK box office, while Grand Budapest Hotel books in a surprise third
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The winner
Seven years after the original 300 film, and with Gerard Butler's slain character missing this time around, it was by no means certain that audiences had an appetite for second helpings. But backers Warners and Legendary Pictures will be plenty happy with the opening numbers for 300: Rise of an Empire in the Us and internationally. In the UK, the film, from director Noam Murro (Smart People) and starring Australian actor Sullivan Stapleton (Animal Kingdom), achieved a robust £2.76m debut. While that's well down on 300's opening salvo – £4.75m including previews of £784,000 – it's not bad for a film that seemed short of marketable elements other than the 300 brand name.
Rise of an Empire knocked The Lego Movie off the top spot after a three-week run.
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The winner
Seven years after the original 300 film, and with Gerard Butler's slain character missing this time around, it was by no means certain that audiences had an appetite for second helpings. But backers Warners and Legendary Pictures will be plenty happy with the opening numbers for 300: Rise of an Empire in the Us and internationally. In the UK, the film, from director Noam Murro (Smart People) and starring Australian actor Sullivan Stapleton (Animal Kingdom), achieved a robust £2.76m debut. While that's well down on 300's opening salvo – £4.75m including previews of £784,000 – it's not bad for a film that seemed short of marketable elements other than the 300 brand name.
Rise of an Empire knocked The Lego Movie off the top spot after a three-week run.
- 3/11/2014
- by Charles Gant
- The Guardian - Film News
300: Rise of an Empire speared its competition and kept on raking in the dollars on its opening weekend.Warner Bros. and Legendary’s hyper-stylized 3-D sequel earned an estimated $45 million from 3,470 theaters. Despite lackluster reviews, audiences turned out in droves to watch Eva Green’s Atremisia and the rest of the scantily clad warriors take to the sea for battle in the $108 million pic. Smart People director Noam Murro took the helm from Zack Snyder this time around — though Snyder produced and wrote the film. Audiences (62 percent male) slapped the epic with a B Cinema Score.The lure of IMAX helped.
- 3/9/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
Sullivan Stapleton is about to become a big ticket in the U.S. Warner Bros. Pictures' "300: Rise of An Empire" where he plays Themistokles alongside Eva Green as Artemisia, has now earned an estimated $45 million on its debut weekend. The film which as a $110 million production budget, averaged $12,983 from 3,470 theaters, while overseas the adventure has grossed over $87.8 million. "Smart People" helmer Noam Murro directs from the script by original "300" director Zack Snyder and Kurt Johnstad, based on the graphic novel by "Xerxes" by Frank Miller. In second, DreamWorks' "Mr. Peabody & Sherman" also performed well with around $32 million grossed from 3,934 theaters, averaging $8,261. The animation voiced by Ty Burrell, Max Charles and Stephen Colbert, has earned $65.8 million from international territories, and holds $145 million production budget. Third place "Non-Stop" from Universal showed a 46% change in its sophomore weekend with $15.3 million earned. Liam Neeson and Julianne Moore star in the Jaume Collet-Serra action...
- 3/9/2014
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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