Molly Shannon just might be HBO’s newest muse. As Deadline reports, the Emmy-nominated actress is set to star in an as-yet-untitled new comedy series for the cable network, which will be written by her former Saturday Night Live colleague Steve Koren. The duo will co-executive produce the new series.
As far as the plot goes, Deadline writes that Shannon will play a woman who is “deeply addicted to celebrity news and gossip. After friends and family finally confront her, she agrees to get help. Where? The same place where the stars get help—a fancy celebrity rehab in Malibu.”
Think of it as immersion therapy, Hollywood-style. Once there, Shannon’s character actually gets the chance to meet the celebrities she’s only read about—and manages to befriend a famous young actress who encourages her to ditch her family and follow her back to L.A.
It sounds like...
As far as the plot goes, Deadline writes that Shannon will play a woman who is “deeply addicted to celebrity news and gossip. After friends and family finally confront her, she agrees to get help. Where? The same place where the stars get help—a fancy celebrity rehab in Malibu.”
Think of it as immersion therapy, Hollywood-style. Once there, Shannon’s character actually gets the chance to meet the celebrities she’s only read about—and manages to befriend a famous young actress who encourages her to ditch her family and follow her back to L.A.
It sounds like...
- 4/19/2024
- by Jennifer M. Wood
- LateNighter
Saturday Night Live veterans Molly Shannon and Steve Koren (Superstar, A Night at the Roxbury) are again joining forces for a new comedy currently in development at HBO, our sister site Deadline reports.
Koren will pen the project starring Shannon as a woman deeply addicted to celebrity news and gossip who finally agrees to get help after her friends and family stage an intervention. But she checks into a fancy celebrity rehab center in Malibu, which she treats more like a stay at the Four Seasons rather than a place to confront her demons.
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Koren will pen the project starring Shannon as a woman deeply addicted to celebrity news and gossip who finally agrees to get help after her friends and family stage an intervention. But she checks into a fancy celebrity rehab center in Malibu, which she treats more like a stay at the Four Seasons rather than a place to confront her demons.
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- 4/19/2024
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Almost 30 years after they first started working together on Saturday Night Live, Molly Shannon and Steve Koren have re-teamed for a comedy series, which is in development at HBO. Shannon and Koren are executive producing the untitled project, written by Koren and starring Shannon.
This is a story about a woman (Shannon) deeply addicted to celebrity news and gossip. After friends and family finally confront her, she agrees to get help. Where? The same place where the stars get help – a fancy celebrity rehab in Malibu. Instead of confronting her demons, she behaves as if it’s the Four Seasons. Once there, she connects with her favorite young starlet and must decide whether to return to her family or join her in Hollywood.
Executive producing alongside Shannon and Koren is Shannon’s longtime manager, Steven Levy.
Shannon and Koren first met in 1995 when they were both on SNL and...
This is a story about a woman (Shannon) deeply addicted to celebrity news and gossip. After friends and family finally confront her, she agrees to get help. Where? The same place where the stars get help – a fancy celebrity rehab in Malibu. Instead of confronting her demons, she behaves as if it’s the Four Seasons. Once there, she connects with her favorite young starlet and must decide whether to return to her family or join her in Hollywood.
Executive producing alongside Shannon and Koren is Shannon’s longtime manager, Steven Levy.
Shannon and Koren first met in 1995 when they were both on SNL and...
- 4/19/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Even though Seinfeld is one of the most iconic sitcoms of all time, it is also known as one of the most controversial. Having been created decades ago, it is only natural that the series was a product of its time, and its portrayal of certain minorities would not be up to the standards that Hollywood is held to today.
A still from Seinfeld finale (1998)
However, during its run, the series took its jokes so far that it even sparked controversy among audiences three decades ago. Casual racism was often used as the punch line in the series, with episodes like The Soup Nazi and The Chinese Restaurant being excellent examples.
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Even though these two episodes have caused some of the most disagreement,...
A still from Seinfeld finale (1998)
However, during its run, the series took its jokes so far that it even sparked controversy among audiences three decades ago. Casual racism was often used as the punch line in the series, with episodes like The Soup Nazi and The Chinese Restaurant being excellent examples.
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Even though these two episodes have caused some of the most disagreement,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
It's astonishing to think what an enormous hit Tom Shadyac's film "Bruce Almighty" was when it came out back in 2003. Jim Carrey played Bruce, a mid-level TV reporter who is selfish and a little disappointed with his job. When a rival named Evan (Steve Carell) is promoted above him, Bruce wails to God that life is unfair. Astonishingly, God Almighty (Morgan Freeman) appears to Bruce in order to give him a lesson. For one week, and limited to only a small portion of Buffalo, New York, Bruce will be given the infinite power of the Divine, teaching him that being God isn't as easy as all that. Bruce uses his Godly powers for petty, personal things like parting traffic and increasing the bust size of his girlfriend Grace (Jennifer Aniston).
Naturally, Bruce's cavalier use of power -- and his lazy acumen when it comes to answering prayers -- leads to chaos.
Naturally, Bruce's cavalier use of power -- and his lazy acumen when it comes to answering prayers -- leads to chaos.
- 9/21/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
It has been revealed that Jim Carrey’s hit 2003 film Bruce Almighty almost had two sequels.
Screenwriters Steve Koren and Mark O’Keefe shared their plans for Brucifer, a Bruce Almighty sequel that would’ve found Carrey’s character gaining the powers of a devil instead of God.
In the original film, Carrey plays the role of Bruce Nolan, a television reporter who complains to God that he is not doing his job correctly and is offered the chance to try being God himself for one week.
“[Carrey’s] manager and him wanted to do Brucifer,” Koren told Syfy. “We went in and pitched it, but it never quite worked out, because it was later on… It would have been another giant movie and I don’t think they wanted to do it. It just didn’t work out for some reason, but a lot of people loved it, including Jim.”
While Brucifer...
Screenwriters Steve Koren and Mark O’Keefe shared their plans for Brucifer, a Bruce Almighty sequel that would’ve found Carrey’s character gaining the powers of a devil instead of God.
In the original film, Carrey plays the role of Bruce Nolan, a television reporter who complains to God that he is not doing his job correctly and is offered the chance to try being God himself for one week.
“[Carrey’s] manager and him wanted to do Brucifer,” Koren told Syfy. “We went in and pitched it, but it never quite worked out, because it was later on… It would have been another giant movie and I don’t think they wanted to do it. It just didn’t work out for some reason, but a lot of people loved it, including Jim.”
While Brucifer...
- 11/23/2022
- by Peony Hirwani
- The Independent - Film
Jim Carrey starred in the 2003 film Bruce Almighty which was written by Steven Koren, Mark O’Keefe and Steve Oedekerk. The film was a success at the box office and could’ve had a sequel with Carrey reprising his role but it ended up not getting made.
In an interview with SyFy Wire, Koren and O’Keefe recalled that on the premiere of Bruce Almighty they ran into producer Michael Bostick and pitched him an idea for a sequel. The follow-up story would be called “Brucifer” and would involve Carrey’s Bruce acquiring Satan’s powers.
“[Carrey’s] manager and him wanted to do Brucifer,” Koren said. “We went in and pitched it, but it never quite worked out, because it was later on … It would have been another giant movie and I don’t think they wanted to do it. It just didn’t work out for some reason, but a lot of people loved it,...
In an interview with SyFy Wire, Koren and O’Keefe recalled that on the premiere of Bruce Almighty they ran into producer Michael Bostick and pitched him an idea for a sequel. The follow-up story would be called “Brucifer” and would involve Carrey’s Bruce acquiring Satan’s powers.
“[Carrey’s] manager and him wanted to do Brucifer,” Koren said. “We went in and pitched it, but it never quite worked out, because it was later on … It would have been another giant movie and I don’t think they wanted to do it. It just didn’t work out for some reason, but a lot of people loved it,...
- 11/23/2022
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
“Bruce Almighty” remains one of Jim Carrey’s biggest hits with 484 million at the worldwide box office, so it’s no wonder co-screenwriters Steve Koren and Mark O’Keefe cracked an idea for a sequel that would bring back Carrey’s Bruce Nolan. In a recent interview with Syfy, Koren and O’Keefe revealed their plans for “Brucifer,” a “Bruce Almighty” sequel that would’ve found Carrey’s character gaining the powers of Satan instead of God.
In “Bruce Almighty,” Carrey played a stressed news reporter who gains the powers of God (played by Morgan Freeman). Bruce’s newfound omnipotence complicates his relationship with girlfriend Grace (Aniston). Koren and O’Keefe said they pitched the sequel, “Brucifer,” to producer Michael Bostick on the night “Bruce Almighty” opened in theaters in May 2003.
“[Jim Carrey’s] manager and him wanted to do ‘Brucifer,'” Koren said. “We went in and pitched it, but it never quite worked out,...
In “Bruce Almighty,” Carrey played a stressed news reporter who gains the powers of God (played by Morgan Freeman). Bruce’s newfound omnipotence complicates his relationship with girlfriend Grace (Aniston). Koren and O’Keefe said they pitched the sequel, “Brucifer,” to producer Michael Bostick on the night “Bruce Almighty” opened in theaters in May 2003.
“[Jim Carrey’s] manager and him wanted to do ‘Brucifer,'” Koren said. “We went in and pitched it, but it never quite worked out,...
- 11/22/2022
- by Zack Sharf
- Variety Film + TV
2003’s Bruce Almighty was such a smash hit that it got its inevitable sequel, Evan Almighty, in 2007, albeit without Jim Carrey. But it almost played out differently, with Jim Carrey reprising his role–but instead of playing God, he would be granted the powers of Satan.
The sequel, which would have been titled Brucifer, was something Jim Carrey was highly interested in but it didn’t get as far as intended. According to co-writer Steve Koren, “We went in and pitched it, but it never quite worked out, because it was later on…It would have been another giant movie and I don’t think they wanted to do it. It just didn’t work out for some reason, but a lot of people loved it, including Jim.”
One key reason it never got greenlit by the studio was that the pitch came in 2010, three years after Evan Almighty was...
The sequel, which would have been titled Brucifer, was something Jim Carrey was highly interested in but it didn’t get as far as intended. According to co-writer Steve Koren, “We went in and pitched it, but it never quite worked out, because it was later on…It would have been another giant movie and I don’t think they wanted to do it. It just didn’t work out for some reason, but a lot of people loved it, including Jim.”
One key reason it never got greenlit by the studio was that the pitch came in 2010, three years after Evan Almighty was...
- 11/21/2022
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
We've all had those "Sliding Doors" moments where we wonder what our lives might be like if something went differently. Usually, they come in the form of major life decisions -- promotions, relationships, time spent with loved ones -- but sometimes they're in the form of movies that got away. Reader, I'm having a real "Sliding Doors" moment right now, because I suddenly, desperately need to live in a world where Universal made a "Bruce Almighty" sequel about the devil called, of all things, "Brucifer."
"Bruce Almighty" screenwriters Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe, who co-wrote the film's script with Steve Oedekerk, recently spoke to SyFy Wire about the 2003 comedy in which Jim Carrey gains the power of God from Morgan Freeman's wise, white-clad deity. During the conversation, they opened up about an ultimately scrapped third film that would've seen TV reporter Bruce (Carrey) headed in, well, a different direction.
"Bruce Almighty" screenwriters Steve Koren and Mark O'Keefe, who co-wrote the film's script with Steve Oedekerk, recently spoke to SyFy Wire about the 2003 comedy in which Jim Carrey gains the power of God from Morgan Freeman's wise, white-clad deity. During the conversation, they opened up about an ultimately scrapped third film that would've seen TV reporter Bruce (Carrey) headed in, well, a different direction.
- 11/19/2022
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Following the departure of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players in 1980, there have been very few "Saturday Night Live" cast members who've shot to stardom via one relentlessly hilarious sketch. Certainly, there have been breakout performances, but something on the magnitude of Eddie Murphy hitting the Studio 8H stage as Little Richard Simmons only happened one more time: Chris Farley's Chippendales sketch, opposite guest host Patrick Swayze, on the show's October 27, 1990 episode.
The premise is simple: Swayze and Farley are the finalists for one open dance slot at the famous strip club. To win the gig, they have to face each other in a dance-off. People have criticized the skit for getting big laughs at Farley's expense, but that does him a huge, insulting disservice. The sketch works because of Farley's unabashed energy, and as Robert Smigel once noted, incredible nimbleness. He's a great dancer and an unparalleled physical comedian,...
The premise is simple: Swayze and Farley are the finalists for one open dance slot at the famous strip club. To win the gig, they have to face each other in a dance-off. People have criticized the skit for getting big laughs at Farley's expense, but that does him a huge, insulting disservice. The sketch works because of Farley's unabashed energy, and as Robert Smigel once noted, incredible nimbleness. He's a great dancer and an unparalleled physical comedian,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
How do you write a series about nothing? Steven Koren, an alum of the "Seinfeld" writers' room, shared some insight on the process.
Mel Magazine recently published an oral history on the creation of "Seinfeld" character Izzy Mandelbaum (Lloyd Bridges), an elderly fitness buff who lives in the same Delca Boca Vista community as Jerry's patients. Mandelbaum's debut is one of three storylines in the episode "The English Patient." The others involve Elaine being singled out as the one person who doesn't enjoy the eponymous film and George being mistaken for an attractive woman's (Chelsea Noble) boyfriend.
Koren, writer of "The English Patient," was interviewed for the feature. He didn't recall much of how he pitched the episode itself, but he was able to share how writing for "Seinfeld" differed from other series he worked on. For context: Koren got his start on "Saturday Night Live" and has since followed...
Mel Magazine recently published an oral history on the creation of "Seinfeld" character Izzy Mandelbaum (Lloyd Bridges), an elderly fitness buff who lives in the same Delca Boca Vista community as Jerry's patients. Mandelbaum's debut is one of three storylines in the episode "The English Patient." The others involve Elaine being singled out as the one person who doesn't enjoy the eponymous film and George being mistaken for an attractive woman's (Chelsea Noble) boyfriend.
Koren, writer of "The English Patient," was interviewed for the feature. He didn't recall much of how he pitched the episode itself, but he was able to share how writing for "Seinfeld" differed from other series he worked on. For context: Koren got his start on "Saturday Night Live" and has since followed...
- 10/15/2022
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
Exclusive: UTA has signed acclaimed director-producer Anthony Hemingway (Genius: Aretha) and his production company Anthony Hemingway Productions for worldwide representation in all areas.
Hemingway is an Emmy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and NAACP Image Award who has also been recognized with the PGA’s David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television. He most recently directed and executive produced ABC’s reboot of LA Law, as well as the True Lies pilot for CBS. He also recently directed and exec produced Genius: Aretha—the third season of National Geographic’s acclaimed anthology series Genius, starring Cynthia Erivo and Courtney B. Vance.
Hemingway broke out as.a director in the mid-to-late 2000s, while helming a pair of episodes for HBO’s iconic series, The Wire. In the years since, he has gone on to direct episodes of such acclaimed series as Battlestar Galactica, Community, The Closer, Fringe, Once Upon a Time,...
Hemingway is an Emmy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and NAACP Image Award who has also been recognized with the PGA’s David L. Wolper Award for Outstanding Producer of Long-Form Television. He most recently directed and executive produced ABC’s reboot of LA Law, as well as the True Lies pilot for CBS. He also recently directed and exec produced Genius: Aretha—the third season of National Geographic’s acclaimed anthology series Genius, starring Cynthia Erivo and Courtney B. Vance.
Hemingway broke out as.a director in the mid-to-late 2000s, while helming a pair of episodes for HBO’s iconic series, The Wire. In the years since, he has gone on to direct episodes of such acclaimed series as Battlestar Galactica, Community, The Closer, Fringe, Once Upon a Time,...
- 4/27/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: There’s going to be an imperial reunion of sorts on Unmentionables.
In development, the adult animated series about mismatched underwear and the millennial human who wears them will be executive produced by Anthony Hemingway and Taraji P. Henson. The Emmy-winning director was behind the camera of Fox’s landmark Empire. Multiple Emmy nominee Henson was of course the unflinching Cookie Lyon on the primetime hip hop soap created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong.
Created by Young Shelton and Netflix’s Special vets Danielle Pinnock and Punam Patel, Unmentionables will also see Taraji P. Henson Productions’ Christine Conley as an EP, along with Whitney Davis for Anthony Hemingway Productions.
“I’m incredibly grateful and blessed to have an intelligent and thoughtful team of collaborators that align with my vision which is focused on telling meaning stories that shape culture, shift the narrative and change lives,” Hemingway told Deadline.
In development, the adult animated series about mismatched underwear and the millennial human who wears them will be executive produced by Anthony Hemingway and Taraji P. Henson. The Emmy-winning director was behind the camera of Fox’s landmark Empire. Multiple Emmy nominee Henson was of course the unflinching Cookie Lyon on the primetime hip hop soap created by Lee Daniels and Danny Strong.
Created by Young Shelton and Netflix’s Special vets Danielle Pinnock and Punam Patel, Unmentionables will also see Taraji P. Henson Productions’ Christine Conley as an EP, along with Whitney Davis for Anthony Hemingway Productions.
“I’m incredibly grateful and blessed to have an intelligent and thoughtful team of collaborators that align with my vision which is focused on telling meaning stories that shape culture, shift the narrative and change lives,” Hemingway told Deadline.
- 8/25/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Fox is developing Building Security, the first-ever adaptation of a Russian comedy television series by a U.S. network.
Written by Saturday Night Live veteran Steve Koren, Building Security is a workplace single-camera comedy, adapted from Ch.O.P. (Private Security Firm), originally produced by Russia's Good Story Media and aired by the national free-to-air network TNT.
The series ran for two seasons in 2015-2016 with a total of 32 episodes aired. Its average user rating on KinoPoisk, the Russian equivalent of IMDb, is 5 out of 10.
Ch.O.P. was centered on a group of hardworking but ill-equipped employees of a ...
Written by Saturday Night Live veteran Steve Koren, Building Security is a workplace single-camera comedy, adapted from Ch.O.P. (Private Security Firm), originally produced by Russia's Good Story Media and aired by the national free-to-air network TNT.
The series ran for two seasons in 2015-2016 with a total of 32 episodes aired. Its average user rating on KinoPoisk, the Russian equivalent of IMDb, is 5 out of 10.
Ch.O.P. was centered on a group of hardworking but ill-equipped employees of a ...
- 11/8/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: Fox is developing Building Security, a single-camera workplace comedy from Saturday Night Live vet Steve Koren, 3 Arts Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.
Written by Koren, Building Security is a workplace comedy about a group of hardworking but extremely ill-equipped men and women who, occasionally, protect and serve the residents of a commercial office building.
Koren executive produces with 3 Arts’ Greg Walter and Will Rowbotham, Alex Reznik for East2West and Bill Diamond. The project is a co-production between 20th Century Fox TV and Fox Entertainment.
Koren shared in an outstanding comedy series Emmy in 2016 for his work on Veep. He was a writer on Saturday Night Live from 1990-1998 as well as SNL specials Live in the 90s: Pop Culture Nation, The Best of Chris Farley and The Best Of Phil Hartman. He recently returned as a writer for the May 4 episode with Adam Sandler in his...
Written by Koren, Building Security is a workplace comedy about a group of hardworking but extremely ill-equipped men and women who, occasionally, protect and serve the residents of a commercial office building.
Koren executive produces with 3 Arts’ Greg Walter and Will Rowbotham, Alex Reznik for East2West and Bill Diamond. The project is a co-production between 20th Century Fox TV and Fox Entertainment.
Koren shared in an outstanding comedy series Emmy in 2016 for his work on Veep. He was a writer on Saturday Night Live from 1990-1998 as well as SNL specials Live in the 90s: Pop Culture Nation, The Best of Chris Farley and The Best Of Phil Hartman. He recently returned as a writer for the May 4 episode with Adam Sandler in his...
- 10/31/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Saturday Night Live” alum Chris Kattan alleges Lorne Michaels pressured him to have sex with “Clueless” filmmaker Amy Heckerling in order to keep her attached as director on the 1998 comedy film, “A Night at the Roxbury.” Kattan wrote the movie with Will Ferrell and Steve Koren based on the “SNL” sketch featuring the popular characters of Steve and Doug Butabi. The actor makes the allegation about Michaels in his new memoir, “Baby Don’t Hurt Me.”
Kattan writes in the book (via Page Six and The Daily Beast) that Heckerling made advances towards him in the early stages of developing the movie when she was attached as director. Kattan was 27 years old at the time and declined a physical encounter with Heckerling. Kattan says he got a call from “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels afterwards informing him that Heckerling was considering dropping out of the project. Kattan writes that Michaels was “furious” and allegedly told him,...
Kattan writes in the book (via Page Six and The Daily Beast) that Heckerling made advances towards him in the early stages of developing the movie when she was attached as director. Kattan was 27 years old at the time and declined a physical encounter with Heckerling. Kattan says he got a call from “SNL” creator Lorne Michaels afterwards informing him that Heckerling was considering dropping out of the project. Kattan writes that Michaels was “furious” and allegedly told him,...
- 5/29/2019
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Fox has put in development a multi-camera parenting comedy from Saturday Night Live vet Steve Koren, 3 Arts Entertainment and 20th Century Fox TV.
Written by Koren, the untitled project centers around what happens when two people who have spent years creating a beautiful harmonious happy relationship decide to destroy it all by adding a baby.
Koren executive produces with 3 Arts’ Will Rowbotham and Greg Walter. 20th Century Fox is the studio.
Koren shared in an outstanding comedy series Emmy in 2016 for his work on Veep. He was a writer on Saturday Night Live from 1990-1998 as well as SNL specials Live in the 90s: Pop Culture Nation, The Best of Chris Farley and The Best Of Phil Hartman. His other writing credits include Seinfeld, including the classic “Serenity Now” episode. His film work includes Bruce Almighty, Click, Grown Ups, Just Go With It, Blended and Pixels. He also...
Written by Koren, the untitled project centers around what happens when two people who have spent years creating a beautiful harmonious happy relationship decide to destroy it all by adding a baby.
Koren executive produces with 3 Arts’ Will Rowbotham and Greg Walter. 20th Century Fox is the studio.
Koren shared in an outstanding comedy series Emmy in 2016 for his work on Veep. He was a writer on Saturday Night Live from 1990-1998 as well as SNL specials Live in the 90s: Pop Culture Nation, The Best of Chris Farley and The Best Of Phil Hartman. His other writing credits include Seinfeld, including the classic “Serenity Now” episode. His film work includes Bruce Almighty, Click, Grown Ups, Just Go With It, Blended and Pixels. He also...
- 10/25/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2018 Writers Guild of America Awards take place on Feb. 11 with simultaneous ceremonies held in both New York and Los Angeles. Only scripts written under the guild’s guidelines or those of several international partners are allowed to vie for these awards. As such, these kudos are not the most reliable barometer of the Oscars.
In the past nine years only 59 of the WGA nominees have numbered among the 90 screenplays that reaped Academy Awards bids. Indeed, 2014’s Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay, “Birdman,” was deemed ineligible. Likewise for one of this year’s leading contenders for that award: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
On the television side, the leading nominees are “Better Call Saul,” which competes for best drama series writing as well as for two individual episodes and “The Americans,” which is up for both overall drama series writing and an individual episode. Over in comedy, reigning Emmy...
In the past nine years only 59 of the WGA nominees have numbered among the 90 screenplays that reaped Academy Awards bids. Indeed, 2014’s Oscar winner for Best Original Screenplay, “Birdman,” was deemed ineligible. Likewise for one of this year’s leading contenders for that award: “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
On the television side, the leading nominees are “Better Call Saul,” which competes for best drama series writing as well as for two individual episodes and “The Americans,” which is up for both overall drama series writing and an individual episode. Over in comedy, reigning Emmy...
- 2/10/2018
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Writers of Hell or High Water, La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards.
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East branches of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animals produced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command And Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game Of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East branches of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester By The Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animals produced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command And Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game Of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
Writers of Hell or High Water, La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards.
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East brances of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animalsproduced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command and Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
Writers of Hell or High Water (pictured), La La Land, Arrival and Deadpool are among the nominees for this year’s Writers Guild Awards, set to be presented at ceremonies hosted by the West and East brances of the Writers Guild of America (WGA) on Feb 19.
Also nominated in the WGA’s original screenplay category are the writers of Loving, Manchester by the Sea and Moonlight. Fences, Hidden Figures and Nocturnal Animalsproduced the other nominations in the adapted screenplay category.
Documentary nominations went to Author: The Jt Leroy Story, Command and Control and Zero Days, while dramatic TV series getting nods were The Americans, Better Call Saul, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things and Westworld.
Full list of feature nominees and selected TV nominees:
Original Screenplay
Hell or High Water Taylor Sheridan
La La Land [link...
- 1/4/2017
- ScreenDaily
Last week, we got our first look at the main cast in the upcoming retro video game character invasion film Pixels. That cast consists of Peter Dinklage, Adam Sandler, Josh Gad, and Michelle Monaghan. The movie is based on a short film of the same name, and it has the potential to make for an incredibly entertaining feature film.
Sony Pictures has announced the line-up of video games and characters that will be included in the movie, and it's actually really quite impressive. Below you'll find a press released with the story synopsis and the list of characters that you'll see in the movie:
In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper (James) has to call on his childhood best friend, '80s video...
Sony Pictures has announced the line-up of video games and characters that will be included in the movie, and it's actually really quite impressive. Below you'll find a press released with the story synopsis and the list of characters that you'll see in the movie:
In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper (James) has to call on his childhood best friend, '80s video...
- 7/22/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that the studio has brought together an extraordinary number of iconic video game companies, whose classic characters – including Pac-man, Donkey Kong, Centipede, Galaga, Frogger, Q*bert, and Space Invaders – will be featured in the highly-anticipated action comedy Pixels, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, and Brian Cox, and directed by Chris Columbus. The film will be released on May 15, 2015.
In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper (James) has to call on his childhood best friend, ’80s video game champion Sam Brenner (Sandler), now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders (Dinklage and Gad) to defeat the aliens and save the planet. Monaghan plays the team’s unique weapons specialist.
In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper (James) has to call on his childhood best friend, ’80s video game champion Sam Brenner (Sandler), now a home theater installer, to lead a team of old-school arcaders (Dinklage and Gad) to defeat the aliens and save the planet. Monaghan plays the team’s unique weapons specialist.
- 7/22/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Your favorite 8 bit characters are back in the movie Pixels by Sony Pictures Entertainment.
Pixels is based on the short film by Patrick Jean and can be seen below:
Sony released the following to the press concerning the new film:
Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that the studio has brought together an extraordinary number of iconic video game companies, whose classic characters – including Pac-man, Donkey Kong, Centipede®, Galaga, Frogger, Q*bert, and Space Invaders – will be featured in the highly-anticipated action comedy Pixels, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, and Brian Cox, and directed by Chris Columbus. The film will be released on May 15, 2015.
In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper (James) has to call on his childhood best friend,...
Pixels is based on the short film by Patrick Jean and can be seen below:
Sony released the following to the press concerning the new film:
Sony Pictures Entertainment announced today that the studio has brought together an extraordinary number of iconic video game companies, whose classic characters – including Pac-man, Donkey Kong, Centipede®, Galaga, Frogger, Q*bert, and Space Invaders – will be featured in the highly-anticipated action comedy Pixels, starring Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Michelle Monaghan, Peter Dinklage, Josh Gad, and Brian Cox, and directed by Chris Columbus. The film will be released on May 15, 2015.
In Pixels, when intergalactic aliens misinterpret video-feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them, they attack the Earth, using the games as models for their various assaults. President Will Cooper (James) has to call on his childhood best friend,...
- 7/22/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Mike Petty)
- Cinelinx
Win Tickets To The Advance Screening of Blended In St. Louis – Stars Drew Barrymore and Adam Sandler
After a disastrous blind date, single parents Lauren (Drew Barrymore) and Jim (Adam Sandler) agree on only one thing: they never want to see each other again. But when they each sign up separately for a fabulous family vacation with their kids, they are all stuck sharing a suite at a luxurious African safari resort for a week.
The film also stars Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Bridesmaids”) as Lauren’s best friend, Jen, and Joel McHale (TV’s “Community”) as her unreliable ex-husband, Mark. Kevin Nealon (“Weeds”) and Jessica Lowe (funnyordie’s “RobotDown”) star as Eddy ad Ginger, an overly romantic couple who are also vacationing at the resort, and Terry Crews (“The Expendables 2”) stars as the resort’s singing host. Dan Patrick (Espn SportsCenter) appears as Jim’s boss, Dick; and Shaquille O’Neal as his coworker, Doug.
Playing Jim’s three daughters are Bella Thorne (Disney Channel’s “Shake it Up...
The film also stars Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Bridesmaids”) as Lauren’s best friend, Jen, and Joel McHale (TV’s “Community”) as her unreliable ex-husband, Mark. Kevin Nealon (“Weeds”) and Jessica Lowe (funnyordie’s “RobotDown”) star as Eddy ad Ginger, an overly romantic couple who are also vacationing at the resort, and Terry Crews (“The Expendables 2”) stars as the resort’s singing host. Dan Patrick (Espn SportsCenter) appears as Jim’s boss, Dick; and Shaquille O’Neal as his coworker, Doug.
Playing Jim’s three daughters are Bella Thorne (Disney Channel’s “Shake it Up...
- 5/13/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore star in Blended, in theaters May 23, 2014.
Blended marks the third comedy collaboration between Sandler and Barrymore, following their successful onscreen pairings in the hit romantic comedies “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer.”
After a disastrous blind date, single parents Lauren (Barrymore) and Jim (Sandler) agree on only one thing: they never want to see each other again. But when they each sign up separately for a fabulous family vacation with their kids, they are all stuck sharing a suite at a luxurious African safari resort for a week.
Watch the first trailer below.
This looks hilarious!
Blended also stars Joel McHale (NBC’s “Community”) as Lauren’s ex-husband, Mark, and Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Bridesmaids”) as her best friend, Jen; Kevin Nealon (“Weeds”) and Jessica Lowe (funnyordie’s “RobotDown”) as an overly romantic couple also vacationing at the resort; Terry Crews (“The Expendables 2”) as the resort...
Blended marks the third comedy collaboration between Sandler and Barrymore, following their successful onscreen pairings in the hit romantic comedies “50 First Dates” and “The Wedding Singer.”
After a disastrous blind date, single parents Lauren (Barrymore) and Jim (Sandler) agree on only one thing: they never want to see each other again. But when they each sign up separately for a fabulous family vacation with their kids, they are all stuck sharing a suite at a luxurious African safari resort for a week.
Watch the first trailer below.
This looks hilarious!
Blended also stars Joel McHale (NBC’s “Community”) as Lauren’s ex-husband, Mark, and Wendi McLendon-Covey (“Bridesmaids”) as her best friend, Jen; Kevin Nealon (“Weeds”) and Jessica Lowe (funnyordie’s “RobotDown”) as an overly romantic couple also vacationing at the resort; Terry Crews (“The Expendables 2”) as the resort...
- 12/18/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: June 26, 2012
Price: DVD $19.99, Blu-ray $29.99
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
In A Thousand Words, Eddie Murphy (Tower Heist) treads similar ground to Jim Carrey in 1997′s Liar Liar.
The comedy movie follows Murphy’s Jack McCall, a fast-talking literary agent who doesn’t mince words when he’s trying to close a deal. For his own selfish reasons, Jack sets his sights on popular New Age guru Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis, Colombiana), but his scheme backfires. Sinja connects Jack’s life with a magical Bodhi tree. The more Jack talks, the more leaves the tree loses. And when the tree loses its last leaf, both the tree and Jack will die. Jack comes up with some interesting ways to communicate, but sooner or later, he has to learn what matters most in life.
The movie also stars Kerry Washington (TV’s Scandal), the funny Clark Duke (Hot Tub Time Machine...
Price: DVD $19.99, Blu-ray $29.99
Studio: Paramount Home Entertainment
In A Thousand Words, Eddie Murphy (Tower Heist) treads similar ground to Jim Carrey in 1997′s Liar Liar.
The comedy movie follows Murphy’s Jack McCall, a fast-talking literary agent who doesn’t mince words when he’s trying to close a deal. For his own selfish reasons, Jack sets his sights on popular New Age guru Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis, Colombiana), but his scheme backfires. Sinja connects Jack’s life with a magical Bodhi tree. The more Jack talks, the more leaves the tree loses. And when the tree loses its last leaf, both the tree and Jack will die. Jack comes up with some interesting ways to communicate, but sooner or later, he has to learn what matters most in life.
The movie also stars Kerry Washington (TV’s Scandal), the funny Clark Duke (Hot Tub Time Machine...
- 5/11/2012
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
'Jack And Jill' swept the board at the Razzie awards picking up a record 10 prizes, including worst picture at the the 32nd Golden Raspberries. It is the first time in the 32-year history of the awards that one film has won every category.
Al Pacino, who played himself, won the worst supporting actor award. Sandler was named worst actor and actress for playing both Jack and Jill, a brother and his twin sister.
"He didn't play triplets, but he couldn't have won more awards if he had," said Razzies founder John Wilson.
Sandler unfortunately did not attend the event to collect his record amount of awards.
The film also picked up worst screen ensemble and worst re-make / rip-off - as the film was based on Ed Wood's Glen or Glenda.
Worst screen couple went to Sandler and either himself, Katie Holmes or Al Pacino.
Director Dennis Dugan...
Al Pacino, who played himself, won the worst supporting actor award. Sandler was named worst actor and actress for playing both Jack and Jill, a brother and his twin sister.
"He didn't play triplets, but he couldn't have won more awards if he had," said Razzies founder John Wilson.
Sandler unfortunately did not attend the event to collect his record amount of awards.
The film also picked up worst screen ensemble and worst re-make / rip-off - as the film was based on Ed Wood's Glen or Glenda.
Worst screen couple went to Sandler and either himself, Katie Holmes or Al Pacino.
Director Dennis Dugan...
- 4/2/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Flicks News)
- FlicksNews.net
Not that it will stop Adam Sandler from continuing to make increasingly shitacular movies, but it is kind of nice to finally see his cinematic abominations get recognized for the truly awful pieces of filmmaking they are.
Yesterday, appropriately on April Fool's Day, the Razzies handed out their statues for the best of the worst, and "Jack And Jill" swept the ceremony winning an award in every category. It was the first time in the history of Razzies that the feat was accomplished. So, congratulations Sandler, Dennis Dugan (who also won for "directing" "Just Go With It"), Al Pacino, Katie Holmes and everyone else -- you are now a part of a movie that will forever go down as one of the worst in movie history....until "Grown Ups 2."
Anyway, take a look below at the categories and see the hall of shame in all its glory. [24 Frames]
Worst Picture...
Yesterday, appropriately on April Fool's Day, the Razzies handed out their statues for the best of the worst, and "Jack And Jill" swept the ceremony winning an award in every category. It was the first time in the history of Razzies that the feat was accomplished. So, congratulations Sandler, Dennis Dugan (who also won for "directing" "Just Go With It"), Al Pacino, Katie Holmes and everyone else -- you are now a part of a movie that will forever go down as one of the worst in movie history....until "Grown Ups 2."
Anyway, take a look below at the categories and see the hall of shame in all its glory. [24 Frames]
Worst Picture...
- 4/2/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
A round of applause is deserved for Adam Sandler and Dennis Dugan. After breaking the Razzie nomination record, they have now set another milestone with their Jack & Jill winning every single category, a feat that hasn’t been accomplished its 32-year history. The ceremonies occurred last night and one can see the winners below, in which Sandler received both worst actor and actress, an accomplishment I don’t see repeating any time soon. Well, until the inevitable Jack & Jill 2.
Worst Picture
Bucky Larson:Born To Be A Star
Jack & Jill
New Year’S Eve
Transformers:Dark Of The Moon
Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn Part I
Worst Actor
Russell Brand – Arthur
Nicolas Cage – Drive Angry 3-D, Season Of The Witch and Trespass
Taylor Lautner – Abduction and Twilight S.B.D. Part I
Adam Sandler – Jack & Jill and Just Go With It
Nick Swardson -Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star...
Worst Picture
Bucky Larson:Born To Be A Star
Jack & Jill
New Year’S Eve
Transformers:Dark Of The Moon
Twilight Saga:Breaking Dawn Part I
Worst Actor
Russell Brand – Arthur
Nicolas Cage – Drive Angry 3-D, Season Of The Witch and Trespass
Taylor Lautner – Abduction and Twilight S.B.D. Part I
Adam Sandler – Jack & Jill and Just Go With It
Nick Swardson -Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star...
- 4/2/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
We were all a bit disappointed when the Razzie Awards moved away from the Oscars to end up on April Fool’s day but fortunately the awards have now been held and just as we thought, Adam Sandler’s Jack and Jill has swept the board picking up awards in all 10 categories which include Worst Actor, worst Actress, Worst Film, Worst Director and Worst screenplay. I’ve placed the full list below for your viewing pleasure!
Love these awards because they’re always completely bonkers! Roll on 2013!
Worst Picture
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star Jack & Jill New Year’S Eve Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I
Worst Actor
Russell Brand, Arthur Nicolas Cage, Drive Angry 3D, Season Of The Witch and Trespass Taylor Lautner, Abduction and Breaking Dawn Adam Sandler, Jack & Jill and Just Go With It Nick Swardson, Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star...
Love these awards because they’re always completely bonkers! Roll on 2013!
Worst Picture
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star Jack & Jill New Year’S Eve Transformers: Dark Of The Moon Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I
Worst Actor
Russell Brand, Arthur Nicolas Cage, Drive Angry 3D, Season Of The Witch and Trespass Taylor Lautner, Abduction and Breaking Dawn Adam Sandler, Jack & Jill and Just Go With It Nick Swardson, Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star...
- 4/2/2012
- by David Sztypuljak
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The 32nd Annual Razzie Awards observed several momentous firsts Sunday night. The celebration of the worst in filmmaking held its Santa Monica, Calif. ceremony on April 1 — i.e. April Fools Day — for the first time, breaking from its tradition of presenting its honors on the night before the Academy Awards. And for the first time in Razzie history, one film “won” every single Golden Raspberry handed out: Jack and Jill.
Yup, the Adam Sandler comedy about an ad exec (Sandler) and his obnoxious sister (also Sandler) earned Worst Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, Screenplay, and even the “Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel” award.
Yup, the Adam Sandler comedy about an ad exec (Sandler) and his obnoxious sister (also Sandler) earned Worst Picture, Actor, Actress, Director, Screenplay, and even the “Remake, Rip-Off or Sequel” award.
- 4/2/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW - Inside Movies
"Jack & Jill," starring Adam Sandler as both Jack And Jill, sets a new record by becoming the first film in the 32-year history of the Razzies to win every single category. The Razzies, of course, is the anti-Oscars meant to "honor" the worst movies of the year.
Here's the complete list of nominees and "winners" of the 2012 Golden Raspberry Awards aka the Razzies:
Worst Picture
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star
Columbia Pictures / Happy Madison Productions
*** Jack & Jill
Columbia Pictures / Happy Madison Productions
New Year's Eve
Warner Bros / New Line Cinema
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
Paramount Pictures / Hasbro
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I
Summit Entertainment
Worst Actor
Russell Brand
Arthur
Nicolas Cage
Drive Angry 3-D, Season Of The Witch and Trespass
Taylor Lautner
Abduction and Twilight S.B.D. Part I
*** Adam Sandler
Jack & Jill and Just Go With It
Nick Swardson
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star...
Here's the complete list of nominees and "winners" of the 2012 Golden Raspberry Awards aka the Razzies:
Worst Picture
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star
Columbia Pictures / Happy Madison Productions
*** Jack & Jill
Columbia Pictures / Happy Madison Productions
New Year's Eve
Warner Bros / New Line Cinema
Transformers: Dark Of The Moon
Paramount Pictures / Hasbro
Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part I
Summit Entertainment
Worst Actor
Russell Brand
Arthur
Nicolas Cage
Drive Angry 3-D, Season Of The Witch and Trespass
Taylor Lautner
Abduction and Twilight S.B.D. Part I
*** Adam Sandler
Jack & Jill and Just Go With It
Nick Swardson
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star...
- 4/2/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
"Jack and Jill," the Adam Sandler gender-bending comedy, is predicted to win seven of the 10 races at the Razzie Awards on April Fool's Day. Sandler, who has prevailed with just of his nine previous Razzie bids (Worst Actor: "Big Daddy," 1999), is expected to take home four prizes on Sunday. Our Editors and Users expect his limpid laffer to claim Worst Picture, Actor, Actress (both Sandler), Supporting Actor (Al Pacino), Director (Dennis Dugan), Screenplay (Sandler, Ben Zook, Steve Koren) and Couple (Sandler with himself, Pacino or Katie Holmes). Holmes is in a battle for Worst Supporting Actress with one-time underwear model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley who has a slight edge (at odds of 5 to 4) for her film debut in "Transformers: Dark of the Moon." "Jack and Jill" is also likely to lose Worst Remake/Rip-off/Sequel to "Breaking Dawn: Part 1," the fourth film in the "Twilight" franchise which has odds...
- 3/29/2012
- Gold Derby
How bad can an Eddie Murphy vehicle that's sat on the shelf for years actually be? Here's Ron's review of A Thousand Words...
Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy) is a very successful man. He's some sort of agent by trade - I believe it's literary - with a beautiful wife (Kerry Washington), an adorable little baby boy, and an awesome house in the hills of what appears to be Los Angeles. He's got the life, that's for sure, but he's always looking for more.
In this case, McCall's next big score is with a New Age nondenomination spiritual guru named Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis) who has millions of followers. McCall knows he has a book, and even though McCall never reads more than 10 pages of one, he knows dollar signs are there for the taking. So, Jack pursues Sinja to his ashram, disrupts some pleasant meditation with a brief Michael Jackson interlude,...
Jack McCall (Eddie Murphy) is a very successful man. He's some sort of agent by trade - I believe it's literary - with a beautiful wife (Kerry Washington), an adorable little baby boy, and an awesome house in the hills of what appears to be Los Angeles. He's got the life, that's for sure, but he's always looking for more.
In this case, McCall's next big score is with a New Age nondenomination spiritual guru named Dr. Sinja (Cliff Curtis) who has millions of followers. McCall knows he has a book, and even though McCall never reads more than 10 pages of one, he knows dollar signs are there for the taking. So, Jack pursues Sinja to his ashram, disrupts some pleasant meditation with a brief Michael Jackson interlude,...
- 3/12/2012
- Den of Geek
Let's face it. Things are not looking good for Eddie Murphy's new movie, "A Thousand Words." In fact, the guy has long since reached the point in his career where the craptastic movies outnumber the classics.
Penned by "Jack & Jill" scribe Steve Koren and produced, in party, by Nicolas Cage, "A Thousand Words" was already somewhat doomed. But now that critics have seen it, any chance of the movie actually not stinking has pretty much been eliminated. "Drivel" is how one film critic described Murphy's latest outing -- which was actually made in 2008 -- and it scored the elusive perfectly imperfect score of 0 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
We don't even want to tell you what its about lest the stink rub off on the six awesome Eddie Murphy movies we recommend as alternate viewing:
1. "Dreamgirls" (2006):
2. "Coming to America" (1988):
3. "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984):
4. "Trading Places" (1983):
5. "48 Hrs." (1984):...
Penned by "Jack & Jill" scribe Steve Koren and produced, in party, by Nicolas Cage, "A Thousand Words" was already somewhat doomed. But now that critics have seen it, any chance of the movie actually not stinking has pretty much been eliminated. "Drivel" is how one film critic described Murphy's latest outing -- which was actually made in 2008 -- and it scored the elusive perfectly imperfect score of 0 percent on Rotten Tomatoes.
We don't even want to tell you what its about lest the stink rub off on the six awesome Eddie Murphy movies we recommend as alternate viewing:
1. "Dreamgirls" (2006):
2. "Coming to America" (1988):
3. "Beverly Hills Cop" (1984):
4. "Trading Places" (1983):
5. "48 Hrs." (1984):...
- 3/10/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Chicago – The movie business is a funny thing in that Everyone involved with “A Thousand Words” has moved on and yet there are studio executives who still want you to care enough to open your wallet. Who didn’t care before you? The writers who delivered once of the worst scripts in years, the director who proved that his pedestrian work on “Norbit” and “Meet Dave” was the pinnacle of his abilities, and the producers who let this cinematic crime get even more stale than when it was shot. (For a fun drinking game, count the dated jokes from “Chili’s Baby Back Ribs” to Britney Spears’ tabloid life in a film that was shot in 2008). Everyone involved left it behind. Why should you care? Only the most masochistic connoisseurs of the truly awful need check it out.
Rating: 0.5/5.0
With a ridiculous plot that will make you long for the subtlety of “Liar,...
Rating: 0.5/5.0
With a ridiculous plot that will make you long for the subtlety of “Liar,...
- 3/9/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
A few days before it opens in the U.S. theaters, Eddie Murphy's "A Thousand Words" has unveiled a brand new clip. Entitled "Chalkboard", the fresh sneak peek revolves around the scene where Murphy's character Jack struggles to tell Clark Duke's Aaron the reason why he couldn't say a word.
In this comedy movie, Jack is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time and any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. However, Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack's life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard.
With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. While words have never failed Jack, he now has got to stop talking...
In this comedy movie, Jack is a fast-talking literary agent, who can close any deal, any time and any way. He has set his sights on New Age guru Dr. Sinja for his own selfish purposes. However, Dr. Sinja is on to him, and Jack's life comes unglued after a magical Bodhi tree mysteriously appears in his backyard.
With every word Jack speaks, a leaf falls from the tree and he realizes that when the last leaf falls, both he and the tree are toast. While words have never failed Jack, he now has got to stop talking...
- 3/9/2012
- icelebz.com
-- In the opening sequence of "A Thousand Words," Eddie Murphy starts with his back to the camera then turns abruptly to reveal a strip of duct tape over his mouth.
A very good idea, if the once hip fast-talker of "Beverly Hills Cop" is going to continue using hollow, stumbling comedies such as this as his mouthpiece to the world.
The notion of taking away motor-mouth Murphy's ability to spew words sounds like a bizarre filmmaking choice until you encounter the obnoxious clown he plays here, boorish literary agent and inattentive family man Jack McCall. He's so annoying you'll be aching for the moment the action comes around to that opening image when the duct tape gets slapped over Jack's mouth. That would be so he'll hold his tongue after a bodhi tree magically appears in his backyard and begins losing leaves each time he utters a word, and...
A very good idea, if the once hip fast-talker of "Beverly Hills Cop" is going to continue using hollow, stumbling comedies such as this as his mouthpiece to the world.
The notion of taking away motor-mouth Murphy's ability to spew words sounds like a bizarre filmmaking choice until you encounter the obnoxious clown he plays here, boorish literary agent and inattentive family man Jack McCall. He's so annoying you'll be aching for the moment the action comes around to that opening image when the duct tape gets slapped over Jack's mouth. That would be so he'll hold his tongue after a bodhi tree magically appears in his backyard and begins losing leaves each time he utters a word, and...
- 3/8/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
New exclusive clip from Eddie Murphy starrer A Thousand Words, directed by Brian Robbins. Thanks to Yahoo Movies, we have a new video from Paramount Pictures' comedy which assembles other cast members like Clark Duke, Kerry Washington, Allison Janney, Jordan-Claire Green, Philip Pavel, Jackie Greary, Justina Machado, Terence Bernie Hines and Darcy Rose Byrnes. Pic is scripted by Steve Koren, known for films like A Night at the Roxbury, Grown Ups, Bruce Almighty, Click, Just Go With It and two of the worst films of 2011 found in Jack and Jill and Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star. In A Thousand Words, Eddie Murphy plays a man who learns that he has only "a thousand words" left to speak before he dies.
- 3/7/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
New exclusive clip from Eddie Murphy starrer A Thousand Words, directed by Brian Robbins. Thanks to Yahoo Movies, we have a new video from Paramount Pictures' comedy which assembles other cast members like Clark Duke, Kerry Washington, Allison Janney, Jordan-Claire Green, Philip Pavel, Jackie Greary, Justina Machado, Terence Bernie Hines and Darcy Rose Byrnes. Pic is scripted by Steve Koren, known for films like A Night at the Roxbury, Grown Ups, Bruce Almighty, Click, Just Go With It and two of the worst films of 2011 found in Jack and Jill and Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star. In A Thousand Words, Eddie Murphy plays a man who learns that he has only "a thousand words" left to speak before he dies.
- 3/7/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
New exclusive clip from Eddie Murphy starrer A Thousand Words, directed by Brian Robbins. Thanks to Yahoo Movies, we have a new video from Paramount Pictures' comedy which assembles other cast members like Clark Duke, Kerry Washington, Allison Janney, Jordan-Claire Green, Philip Pavel, Jackie Greary, Justina Machado, Terence Bernie Hines and Darcy Rose Byrnes. Pic is scripted by Steve Koren, known for films like A Night at the Roxbury, Grown Ups, Bruce Almighty, Click, Just Go With It and two of the worst films of 2011 found in Jack and Jill and Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star. In A Thousand Words, Eddie Murphy plays a man who learns that he has only "a thousand words" left to speak before he dies.
- 3/7/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
2 New Clips from A Thousand Words, starring Eddie Murphy. Paramount Pictures distributes the comedy directed by Brian Robbins from the script by Steve Koren. The family comedy which opens March 9th is produced by Sharla Sumpter Bridgett, Nicolas Cage, Norm Golightly, Alain Chabat, Stephanie Danan and Robbins. Also in the cast are Ariel Winter, Allison Janney, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, Darcy Rose Bynes, Jordan-Claire Green, John Witherspoon and Justina Machado. The story tells of Jack McCall (Murphy), who says anything to get what he wants. However, when he lies to a spiritual guru about getting his book published, his home is implanted with a tree with leaves that drop each time Jack speaks. How, he has a thousand words left to speak, they'd better be worth mouthing out. What happens when a tree loses all its leaves?...
- 3/1/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
2 New Clips from A Thousand Words, starring Eddie Murphy. Paramount Pictures distributes the comedy directed by Brian Robbins from the script by Steve Koren. The family comedy which opens March 9th is produced by Sharla Sumpter Bridgett, Nicolas Cage, Norm Golightly, Alain Chabat, Stephanie Danan and Robbins. Also in the cast are Ariel Winter, Allison Janney, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, Darcy Rose Bynes, Jordan-Claire Green, John Witherspoon and Justina Machado. The story tells of Jack McCall (Murphy), who says anything to get what he wants. However, when he lies to a spiritual guru about getting his book published, his home is implanted with a tree with leaves that drop each time Jack speaks. How, he has a thousand words left to speak, they'd better be worth mouthing out. What happens when a tree loses all its leaves?...
- 3/1/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
2 New Clips from A Thousand Words, starring Eddie Murphy. Paramount Pictures distributes the comedy directed by Brian Robbins from the script by Steve Koren. The family comedy which opens March 9th is produced by Sharla Sumpter Bridgett, Nicolas Cage, Norm Golightly, Alain Chabat, Stephanie Danan and Robbins. Also in the cast are Ariel Winter, Allison Janney, Kerry Washington, Cliff Curtis, Clark Duke, Darcy Rose Bynes, Jordan-Claire Green, John Witherspoon and Justina Machado. The story tells of Jack McCall (Murphy), who says anything to get what he wants. However, when he lies to a spiritual guru about getting his book published, his home is implanted with a tree with leaves that drop each time Jack speaks. How, he has a thousand words left to speak, they'd better be worth mouthing out. What happens when a tree loses all its leaves?...
- 3/1/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Us comic outdoes Eddie Murphy's 2007 record with 11 nods for awards recognising year's worst performances
A day after the Oscars claimed to highlight 2011's best movies, Adam Sandler has received a record-breaking 11 nominations for the annual Razzie awards, which aim to recognise the year's poorest performances in film.
Sandler's haul is more than double the previous individual record of five nods held by Eddie Murphy for his 2007 film Norbit, a fairly staggering indictment. Most of the nominations are for the Us comic's film Jack and Jill, in which he plays a successful advertising executive whose irritating twin sister arrives for Thanksgiving. The comedy, which itself has 12 nods, will duke it out with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, which has eight nominations. Sandler himself is up for both worst actor and worst actress, worst screenplay and worst ensemble for Jack and Jill. With his production company Happy Madison having released...
A day after the Oscars claimed to highlight 2011's best movies, Adam Sandler has received a record-breaking 11 nominations for the annual Razzie awards, which aim to recognise the year's poorest performances in film.
Sandler's haul is more than double the previous individual record of five nods held by Eddie Murphy for his 2007 film Norbit, a fairly staggering indictment. Most of the nominations are for the Us comic's film Jack and Jill, in which he plays a successful advertising executive whose irritating twin sister arrives for Thanksgiving. The comedy, which itself has 12 nods, will duke it out with The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1, which has eight nominations. Sandler himself is up for both worst actor and worst actress, worst screenplay and worst ensemble for Jack and Jill. With his production company Happy Madison having released...
- 2/28/2012
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
The 32nd annual Razzie Awards nominations have been announced celebrating 2011's worst achievements in film. Leading the pack with most nomination is Adam Sandler who earned a record breaking eleven nominations! These included his involvement with films such as Jack and Jill, Bucky Larson, and Just Go With It. I'm not really surprised by this, and I imagine it's not a surprise for him as well. The guy knows he's making crap movies.
This year's Razzie Awards will handed out on April 1st, 2012. The only film I've seen on this list is Transformers: Dark of the Moon. That being said, the worst movie that I did see last year was Tree of Life, which was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
What was the worst movie that you went out and saw last year?
Worst Picture
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star Jack & Jill New Year’S...
This year's Razzie Awards will handed out on April 1st, 2012. The only film I've seen on this list is Transformers: Dark of the Moon. That being said, the worst movie that I did see last year was Tree of Life, which was nominated for Best Picture at the Academy Awards.
What was the worst movie that you went out and saw last year?
Worst Picture
Bucky Larson: Born To Be A Star Jack & Jill New Year’S...
- 2/28/2012
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
So, change of plans for the the Razzies this year... they will be announcing the winners on April Fool's Day, instead of the day before the Oscars. Hilariously fitting, right? In order to continue riding the wave of Oscar press coverage, however, they decided to unveil their nominees over the weekend. I think you can probably guess most of the films that are nominated before you even read the list, but for the sake of convenience, here is a basic summary. The four most obvious targets this year are Transformers: Dark of the Moon, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1, Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star and Jack & Jill, with a little bit of New Year's Eve, The Hangover: Part II and Martin Lawrence sprinkled throughout. I'm not sure how Arthur really deserves to be in here, but I digress. The big news is that Adam Sandler has...
- 2/27/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Standing as the complete antithesis of the likes of the Academy Awards in the annual award season, the Golden Raspberry Awards, also known as the Razzies, have announced the list of nominations for their 32nd ceremony, decreeing the worst in film in 2011.
I don’t especially love the sentiment of the Razzies myself, and think it’s pretty mean to single out films in this way, but I’m sure that none of the nominees pay much, if any, attention to them, given that the nominees are often films that have done pretty successfully commercially, if not critically.
This year, Adam Sandler has a record-breaking 11 nominations, topping Eddie Murphy’s 5 nominations with Norbit a few years back. And for the first time in the thirty-two years of Razzie history, the five nominees in the Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Screen Ensemble are all the same.
Here’s...
I don’t especially love the sentiment of the Razzies myself, and think it’s pretty mean to single out films in this way, but I’m sure that none of the nominees pay much, if any, attention to them, given that the nominees are often films that have done pretty successfully commercially, if not critically.
This year, Adam Sandler has a record-breaking 11 nominations, topping Eddie Murphy’s 5 nominations with Norbit a few years back. And for the first time in the thirty-two years of Razzie history, the five nominees in the Worst Picture, Worst Director, Worst Screenplay, and Worst Screen Ensemble are all the same.
Here’s...
- 2/27/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The nominations are in for the Golden Raspberry Awards 2012. And Adam Sandler leads the way, with eleven nominations…
The Golden Raspberry Awards, the Razzies, are usually given out the night before the Oscars. However, this year, things have changed, with the awards being given out this year on April 1st. That means that Oscar time has, instead, brought us the list of Razzie nominations.
Now, usually, the big accusation aimed at the Razzies, with some justification, is that it targets high profile failures, as opposed to genuinely abysmal failures. It’s an accusation that’s hard to shift, but having sat through more than a few of the movies on its list here, it’s hard to grumble too much.
Points of interest? Well, there appear to be four men up for actress awards, and it seems as if the categories have been reangled to give Adam Sandler as many...
The Golden Raspberry Awards, the Razzies, are usually given out the night before the Oscars. However, this year, things have changed, with the awards being given out this year on April 1st. That means that Oscar time has, instead, brought us the list of Razzie nominations.
Now, usually, the big accusation aimed at the Razzies, with some justification, is that it targets high profile failures, as opposed to genuinely abysmal failures. It’s an accusation that’s hard to shift, but having sat through more than a few of the movies on its list here, it’s hard to grumble too much.
Points of interest? Well, there appear to be four men up for actress awards, and it seems as if the categories have been reangled to give Adam Sandler as many...
- 2/27/2012
- Den of Geek
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