Review: “Gilbert” at the 2017 Tribeca Film Festival

You know the voice of Gilbert Gottfried. But who is the man behind the voice? That’s the question Neil Berkeley wanted to answer. Berkeley, who previously directed the 2014 documentary Harmontown, wondered how character comedians lived offstage when not in character. Which naturally led him to Gottfried. Those dirty jokes. That voice, so loud, so […]

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HBO Is Developing a TV Adaptation of 1997’s ‘Wag the Dog’

HBO wants to turn the 1997 political satire Wag the Dog into a television series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, original director Barry Levinson is attached to adapt Wag the Dog for TV in the form of a half-hour comedy for the network, which is described as “an ode to the classic film, but moving […]

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Kevin Hart is starring in a remake of 80s classic “The Great Outdoors”

Kevin Hart will star in a remake of John Candy’s classic summer family film The Great Outdoors, Deadline reports. Originally released… MORE

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Adam Sandler’s fourth Netflix film, “The Week Of,” will co-star Chris Rock

Netflix has announced the latest project from its multi-film deal with Adam Sandler, a wedding comedy co-starring Chris Rock called The… MORE

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Adam Sandler and Chris Rock Will Star in a Netflix Movie Directed by Robert Smigel

Adam Sandler is working on his next movie for Netflix, and a rumor about the project that Sandler would star alongside Chris Rock has been confirmed today. Deadline reports that Sandler’s final comedy from his original four-movie deal with the streaming network will be titled The Week Of, which Sandler co-wrote with Robert Smigel, who […]

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1942’s ‘Woman of the Year’ Remains a Contemporary Romantic Comedy, But Not Necessarily for Good Reasons

This month Criterion is releasing Woman of the Year on DVD and Blu-ray. The 1942 film remains beloved in many circles for a number of reasons. It was directed by award-winning filmmaker George Stevens and has a witty script by Ring Lardner, Jr., Michael Kanin, and John Lee Mahin. This was also the first Spencer […]

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‘Bob Roberts’: From 1992 Mockumentary to 2017 Reality

If you want to be disturbed and yet also oddly reassured that American politics cycle through the same themes again and again, look no further than the 1992 political mockumentary Bob Roberts written, directed by, and starring Tim Robbins as the eponymous Pennsylvania senatorial candidate, a Yale educated financial man with a serious fencing habit-turned-down-home, […]

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Check Out the Trailer for ‘The Little Hours’ Starring Kate Micucci, Alison Brie, and Aubrey Plaza

Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, and Kate Micucci star in a new movie together, and today the trailer was released. Titled The Little Hours, the film premiered at Sundance earlier this year and also stars John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, Dave Franco, Adam Pally, and Nick Offerman. Here’s the full logline: Medieval nuns Alessandra […]

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Check Out the Trailer for ‘The Little Hours’ Starring Kate Micucci, Alison Brie, and Aubrey Plaza

Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza, and Kate Micucci star in a new movie together, and today the trailer was released. Titled The Little Hours, the film premiered at Sundance earlier this year and also stars John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, Fred Armisen, Dave Franco, Adam Pally, and Nick Offerman. Here’s the full logline: Medieval nuns Alessandra […]

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“Get Out” is now the second highest grossing horror film of all time

It’s official: according to Forbes, Jordan Peele’s Get Out is the second highest grossing horror film of all time. In the category… MORE

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