Mama's little boy is growing up! Though Prince George just celebrated his second birthday, his mom, Kate Middleton, recently revealed that her son already thinks he's 3. While attending the later canceled America's Cup World Series in Portsmouth, England, Middleton, 33, was approached by a little boy named Freddie Wilson. He is the son of one of the teams' leaders, Head Coach Rob Wilson. "Hello, Princess, my name is Freddie Wilson," he said, greeting the Duchess. Later his mom, Wendy Maxwell, told reporters of the encounter, "[Middleton] asked him [...]...
- 7/26/2015
- Us Weekly
David Sherborne and Carine Patry Hoskins will not face disciplinary proceedings, says Bar Standards Board
A complaint over an alleged relationship between two lawyers involved in the Leveson inquiry has been dismissed by the body that regulates barristers.
The Bar Standards Board said on Thursday that complaints about David Sherborne, who represented Hugh Grant and other phone-hacking victims at the inquiry, and counsel for the inquiry Carine Patry Hoskins had been investigated, but its professional conduct committee decided there was no "realistic prospect" that a disciplinary tribunal would make a finding of professional misconduct.
Earlier this year Lord Justice Leveson was forced to reject suggestions that his report into press standards may have been tainted by the alleged relationship between the two barristers.
Sherborne and Patry Hoskins reportedly went on holiday together to Santorini last August, days after the public hearings concluded and months before the inquiry ended.
But they...
A complaint over an alleged relationship between two lawyers involved in the Leveson inquiry has been dismissed by the body that regulates barristers.
The Bar Standards Board said on Thursday that complaints about David Sherborne, who represented Hugh Grant and other phone-hacking victims at the inquiry, and counsel for the inquiry Carine Patry Hoskins had been investigated, but its professional conduct committee decided there was no "realistic prospect" that a disciplinary tribunal would make a finding of professional misconduct.
Earlier this year Lord Justice Leveson was forced to reject suggestions that his report into press standards may have been tainted by the alleged relationship between the two barristers.
Sherborne and Patry Hoskins reportedly went on holiday together to Santorini last August, days after the public hearings concluded and months before the inquiry ended.
But they...
- 12/20/2013
- The Guardian - Film News
Birthday shoutouts go to Jonny Lee Miller (above), who is 40, a belated happy birthday to Ae reader pdentgrou, Judy Gold is 50, Ed Asner is 83, and Frida is 67.FX has renewed American Horror Story for a third season, and once again, many of the same actors will return, including Jessica Lange.The People's Choice Awards nominations have been announced, with Glee and Vampire Diaries tied for the most with five. And four of the five nominees for Favorite Comedic TV Actor are gay men: Chris Colfer, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Jim Parsons, Neil Patrick Harris and Ty Burrell. Is Christina Aguilera's new album going to flop?In ratings news, Arrow continues to impress, drawing its second-largest audience.Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper Vs. the "Party Python."
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Rob Wilson on The Price Is Right
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Below you can see Betty Bowers, Heaven's Realtor..
Rob Wilson on The Price Is Right
The Out Hot 100 covers.
Continuing the Official snicks Top 100 Lost...
- 11/15/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Rob Wilson, "The Price Is Right's" first male model will participate in the show's holiday specials.
Wilson will be part of the Thanksgiving episode airing Monday, November 19 at 11 a.m. Et. The special features prizes designed to bring friends and family together. Wilson also tweeted that he'll be a part of the Christmas-themed episode.
Click through the gallery below to see Wilson in action on "The Price Is Right."...
Wilson will be part of the Thanksgiving episode airing Monday, November 19 at 11 a.m. Et. The special features prizes designed to bring friends and family together. Wilson also tweeted that he'll be a part of the Christmas-themed episode.
Click through the gallery below to see Wilson in action on "The Price Is Right."...
- 11/14/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
Rob Wilson, "The Price Is Right's" first male model will participate in the show's holiday specials.
Wilson will be part of the Thanksgiving episode airing Monday, November 19 at 11 a.m. Et. The special features prizes designed to bring friends and family together. Wilson also tweeted that he'll be a part of the Christmas-themed episode.
Click through the gallery below to see Wilson in action on "The Price Is Right."...
Wilson will be part of the Thanksgiving episode airing Monday, November 19 at 11 a.m. Et. The special features prizes designed to bring friends and family together. Wilson also tweeted that he'll be a part of the Christmas-themed episode.
Click through the gallery below to see Wilson in action on "The Price Is Right."...
- 11/14/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Aol TV.
Taylor Momsen and Connor Paulo have been spotted on the set of Gossip Girl, leading some to speculate a family reunion for the series finale. Maybe Eric will come home with a husband?
Scientists have discovered a planet in Alpha Centauri, only 4.3 light years away, and it's earth sized. Who wants to hop on a 10 year spaceship with me?
Chick-Fil-a says that the infamous ad from the Georgia location referencing fruitcakes isn't a gay slur, but a five year old holiday campaign. Or it could be a five year old gay slur.
Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez have been confirmed as the hosts of The X Factor. Can we make him do it shirtless?
Buzzfeed talked to Ryan Andresen, who was denied his Eagle Scout badge because he was gay. When asked what he might say to other closeted teens, Andresen admits there are no easy answers. "My advice is...
Scientists have discovered a planet in Alpha Centauri, only 4.3 light years away, and it's earth sized. Who wants to hop on a 10 year spaceship with me?
Chick-Fil-a says that the infamous ad from the Georgia location referencing fruitcakes isn't a gay slur, but a five year old holiday campaign. Or it could be a five year old gay slur.
Khloe Kardashian and Mario Lopez have been confirmed as the hosts of The X Factor. Can we make him do it shirtless?
Buzzfeed talked to Ryan Andresen, who was denied his Eagle Scout badge because he was gay. When asked what he might say to other closeted teens, Andresen admits there are no easy answers. "My advice is...
- 10/17/2012
- by lostinmiami
- The Backlot
It's one thing to do an interview shirtless. It's another to do an interview shirtless with "Access Hollywood Live" hosts Billy Bush and Kit Hoover.
Rob Wilson, the first ever male model on CBS' game show institution "The Price is Right," found that out the hard way. He probably had very important points to make about America's economic crisis, rising tensions in the Middle East and climate change.
But all Bush and Hoover wanted to do was make Wilson take off his shirt. Then they took turns stroking his abdomen. Seriously.
Check out the (borderline creepy) clip below:...
Rob Wilson, the first ever male model on CBS' game show institution "The Price is Right," found that out the hard way. He probably had very important points to make about America's economic crisis, rising tensions in the Middle East and climate change.
But all Bush and Hoover wanted to do was make Wilson take off his shirt. Then they took turns stroking his abdomen. Seriously.
Check out the (borderline creepy) clip below:...
- 10/12/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"The Price Is Right's" first ever male model, Rob Wilson, came on down to Access Hollywood Live on Thursday and showed off some of the reasons (have you seen his abs?!) why he beat out the rest of the competition for the historic gig!
"For some reason this feels comfortable now," Rob told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover after taking off his shirt (at Kit's request) on Thursday's show.
The Boston-born model/actor said he had a blast with host Drew Carey and the other female models on the long-running CBS show.
"I just wanted to do my ...
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"For some reason this feels comfortable now," Rob told Billy Bush and Kit Hoover after taking off his shirt (at Kit's request) on Thursday's show.
The Boston-born model/actor said he had a blast with host Drew Carey and the other female models on the long-running CBS show.
"I just wanted to do my ...
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This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 10/11/2012
- by nobody@accesshollywood.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
We rejoiced when Boston model/actor Rob Wilson was announced as the The Price is Right's first male model. Hooray for bare chests adorned with price-tag stickers! Wilson will begin straddling jetskis and wielding Plinko chips for a one-week stint beginning October 15, and hopefully he'll do well enough that men become a permanent addition to the modeling staff. In the meantime, we have a few decades of game show brawn to remember:
$ale of the Century's beaming hunks Gregorio Gaviati and David Gibbs want to strike a deal with you.
$ale of the Century: It's the thinking man's Let's Make a Deal! When contestants correctly answered enough questions on this Jim Perry-hosted jam, they became eligible to win prizes for giving up points. If you're shocked to find this 1980s U.S. game show featured male models, consider that $ale of the Century's main gimmick is tempting contestants into buying personal luxury gifts,...
$ale of the Century's beaming hunks Gregorio Gaviati and David Gibbs want to strike a deal with you.
$ale of the Century: It's the thinking man's Let's Make a Deal! When contestants correctly answered enough questions on this Jim Perry-hosted jam, they became eligible to win prizes for giving up points. If you're shocked to find this 1980s U.S. game show featured male models, consider that $ale of the Century's main gimmick is tempting contestants into buying personal luxury gifts,...
- 10/10/2012
- by virtel
- The Backlot
The Price is Right has named its very first male model, striking a blow for Plinko-related gender-equality everywhere. Twenty-four-year-old Rob Wilson—the frontrunner in EW’s own poll—demonstrated the blank smile and awkward stance necessary to show off wood-paneled hot tubs and karaoke machines, beating out hundreds of other similarly qualified hopefuls. Wilson’s stint starts Oct. 15 and will last for at least one week, marking a break in the CBS game show’s 40-year history of exclusively female models.
- 10/6/2012
- by Keith Staskiewicz
- EW - Inside TV
Here is last week's caption pic winner. This week's caption pic is at the bottom of the page.
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
"Here's your 47%!"
Thanks to virgo108 for this week's winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Michael Arden (above) is 30, Aaron and Shawn Ashmore are 33, Dan Savage is 48, Judy Landers is 54, John Mellencamp is 61, Joy Behar is 70, Jesse Eisenberg is 29, Thomas Roberts is 40, Clive Barker is 60, and Kate Winslet is 37. Queen Latifah revokes Anderson's gay card. Growing up gay and Amish. There's no shame in retiring, sir. The sooner, the better.In ratings news, if you're a fan of ABC's Last Resort ... sorry.Big congrats to Good Morning America weather anchor Sam Champion, who has announced his engagement to now-fiance Rubem Robierb. Is this the first time he's publicly confirmed being gay?...
Thanks to everyone for participating! The winner is ...
"Here's your 47%!"
Thanks to virgo108 for this week's winning caption!
Weekend Birthdays! (Note: Birthday shoutouts are for out entertainers, allies, or for any celeb that seems to have a following on Ae). Michael Arden (above) is 30, Aaron and Shawn Ashmore are 33, Dan Savage is 48, Judy Landers is 54, John Mellencamp is 61, Joy Behar is 70, Jesse Eisenberg is 29, Thomas Roberts is 40, Clive Barker is 60, and Kate Winslet is 37. Queen Latifah revokes Anderson's gay card. Growing up gay and Amish. There's no shame in retiring, sir. The sooner, the better.In ratings news, if you're a fan of ABC's Last Resort ... sorry.Big congrats to Good Morning America weather anchor Sam Champion, who has announced his engagement to now-fiance Rubem Robierb. Is this the first time he's publicly confirmed being gay?...
- 10/5/2012
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Come on up, Rob Wilson: You've won yourself a new job! The Price Is Right announced Friday that the Boston-born model-actor is the winner of their first-ever male model search. Rob, who currently lives in L.A., beat out hundreds of hopefuls who showed up to an open L.A. call on Aug. 30. The field was narrowed down to 26, who then competed in a series of challenges that aired on priceisright.com. Rob made it to the top three and, after fans voted online, was given the gig. According to Rob's Price Is Right bio, he "grew up watching [the show] with my family and loved it so much I'd even fake sick to stay home from school to watch!" The actor and model is "featured in TV, film...
- 10/5/2012
- E! Online
If you've been watching "The Price Is Right" for as long as we have, you've likely noticed that all of models on the show have been women. Well, no longer. The first-ever male model of the show has been chosen and was announced during today's episode of the game show.
Meet Rob Wilson of Boston, Mass. He will be the newest face on CBS's long-running game show as he welcomes contestants to "come on down" and try to win one of "The Price Is Right's" many prizes. Wilson beat out hundreds of other models who came to audition during an open casting call in Los Angeles on August 30. Of the 26 who made it to past the initial round, Wilson was named the winner.
Fans got to vote between the three finalists -- Wilson, Clint Brink and Nick Denbeigh -- between the dates of Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, when Wilson was finally named the winner.
Meet Rob Wilson of Boston, Mass. He will be the newest face on CBS's long-running game show as he welcomes contestants to "come on down" and try to win one of "The Price Is Right's" many prizes. Wilson beat out hundreds of other models who came to audition during an open casting call in Los Angeles on August 30. Of the 26 who made it to past the initial round, Wilson was named the winner.
Fans got to vote between the three finalists -- Wilson, Clint Brink and Nick Denbeigh -- between the dates of Sept. 28 and Oct. 4, when Wilson was finally named the winner.
- 10/5/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"The Price is Right" has found its first male model in Rob Wilson.
After a fan vote, Wilson will become the first-ever male model during a week-long stint beginning on Mon., Oct. 15.
"The Price is Right" held an open call for male models in Los Angeles on August 30. Producers and female models narrowed down the field to 26 male models, who had to compete in a series of challenges that aired on priceisright.com. Eventually, Wilson, Clint Brink and Nick Denbeigh were named finalists and fans were given the opportunity to vote online between September 28 - October 4.
"The Price is Right" airs weekdays at 11 a.m. Et on CBS.
After a fan vote, Wilson will become the first-ever male model during a week-long stint beginning on Mon., Oct. 15.
"The Price is Right" held an open call for male models in Los Angeles on August 30. Producers and female models narrowed down the field to 26 male models, who had to compete in a series of challenges that aired on priceisright.com. Eventually, Wilson, Clint Brink and Nick Denbeigh were named finalists and fans were given the opportunity to vote online between September 28 - October 4.
"The Price is Right" airs weekdays at 11 a.m. Et on CBS.
- 10/5/2012
- by Chris Harnick
- Huffington Post
Boston native Rob Wilson is officially The Price is Right's first-ever male model on the show.
To clench the historic one-week gig, Rob competed in a series of challenges that aired on priceisright.com. Challenges included the male models having to show their excitement while uttering the famous line "Come on down," writing and singing original lyrics to The Price is Right's theme song, and having to frenetically change costumes (i.e. an excuse to check out the models shirtless). Rob eventually won in an online vote when the 26 finalists were narrowed down to three.
"There's a lot more than you really think there is," The Price is Right model Manuela Arbelaez told The Insider about what it takes to be the show's first male model at the auditions in Los Angeles in August. "It's not only about good looks, it's about personality. We need a guy with personality. The show is...
To clench the historic one-week gig, Rob competed in a series of challenges that aired on priceisright.com. Challenges included the male models having to show their excitement while uttering the famous line "Come on down," writing and singing original lyrics to The Price is Right's theme song, and having to frenetically change costumes (i.e. an excuse to check out the models shirtless). Rob eventually won in an online vote when the 26 finalists were narrowed down to three.
"There's a lot more than you really think there is," The Price is Right model Manuela Arbelaez told The Insider about what it takes to be the show's first male model at the auditions in Los Angeles in August. "It's not only about good looks, it's about personality. We need a guy with personality. The show is...
- 10/5/2012
- TheInsider.com
Rob Wilson, come on down! You’re joining The Price Is Right!
CBS’ long-running game show announced at the close of Friday’s telecast that the 24-year-old Boston native was the winner of its search for a male model. As such, he will join Amber Lancaster, Gwendolyn Osborne, Manuela Arbelaez and Rachel Reynolds in brandishing shiny new washer-dryers, Jet-Skis and, of course, brand new cars.
Just minutes after Rob received word of his big W, TVLine asked him about putting in his bid on the gig, how he came out of his shell to wow the judges and which game...
CBS’ long-running game show announced at the close of Friday’s telecast that the 24-year-old Boston native was the winner of its search for a male model. As such, he will join Amber Lancaster, Gwendolyn Osborne, Manuela Arbelaez and Rachel Reynolds in brandishing shiny new washer-dryers, Jet-Skis and, of course, brand new cars.
Just minutes after Rob received word of his big W, TVLine asked him about putting in his bid on the gig, how he came out of his shell to wow the judges and which game...
- 10/5/2012
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
After a grueling slog of killer abs and waxed chests, The Price is Right has narrowed down its search for a male model to three possible contenders: model/actor Clint Brink, model/actor Nick Denbeigh, and model/actor Rob Wilson. After an online vote, one of these dimple-flashing dudes will win a five-day run on the venerable daytime game show, with the winner revealed on the Oct. 5 episode — but who is the most deserving?
My esteemed colleague and official EW supernatural sexpert Mandi Bierly and I watched through each of these guys’ final audition videos on the Price is Right website,...
My esteemed colleague and official EW supernatural sexpert Mandi Bierly and I watched through each of these guys’ final audition videos on the Price is Right website,...
- 10/3/2012
- by Adam B. Vary
- EW.com - PopWatch
A modest flurry of news has come out of the Cannes Film Festival in the run-up to tomorrow morning's announcement of the lineup for the Official Selection. Nick Vivarelli reports that the festival, running May 16 through 27, will screen the "redux cut" of Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America on May 18. When in premiered at Cannes in 1984, the film ran 229 minutes but was cut down to 139 minutes for its Us release. The full version's been restored by Bologna Cinematheque in collaboration with Martin Scorsese's The Film Foundation and Gucci.
Also in Variety, Justin Chang has yet another roundup of likely candidates for the various lineups. And, as Anne Thompson reports, Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North American rights to one of the likeliest of those candidates, Michael Haneke's Amour.
"Bérénice Bejo, co-star of the hit French silent movie The Artist, is to host the Cannes...
Also in Variety, Justin Chang has yet another roundup of likely candidates for the various lineups. And, as Anne Thompson reports, Sony Pictures Classics has picked up North American rights to one of the likeliest of those candidates, Michael Haneke's Amour.
"Bérénice Bejo, co-star of the hit French silent movie The Artist, is to host the Cannes...
- 4/18/2012
- MUBI
Tory complaints over 'intrusive and unfair' nature of Oscar-tipped Margaret Thatcher biopic lead to calls for Commons debate
Conservative MPs have called for a House of Commons debate over The Iron Lady, the Oscar-tipped film about Margaret Thatcher which stars Meryl Streep as Britain's formidable first female Pm.
Ahead of the movie's release in UK cinemas next month, Tory MP for Reading East Rob Wilson said Phyllida Lloyd's biopic presented an "intrusive and unfair" picture of Thatcher, having chosen to depict her as "old, lonely, fragile and suffering from dementia" in some segments. He argued that Lloyd and screenwriter Abi Morgan ought to have focused more closely on the younger years of the Lincolnshire-born grocer's daughter, who became the UK's longest-serving 20th century leader.
Wilson, a parliamentary private secretary to the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, called for a Commons debate on "respect, good manners and good taste". While accepting...
Conservative MPs have called for a House of Commons debate over The Iron Lady, the Oscar-tipped film about Margaret Thatcher which stars Meryl Streep as Britain's formidable first female Pm.
Ahead of the movie's release in UK cinemas next month, Tory MP for Reading East Rob Wilson said Phyllida Lloyd's biopic presented an "intrusive and unfair" picture of Thatcher, having chosen to depict her as "old, lonely, fragile and suffering from dementia" in some segments. He argued that Lloyd and screenwriter Abi Morgan ought to have focused more closely on the younger years of the Lincolnshire-born grocer's daughter, who became the UK's longest-serving 20th century leader.
Wilson, a parliamentary private secretary to the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, called for a Commons debate on "respect, good manners and good taste". While accepting...
- 12/19/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Sally Bercow has reportedly left for the ‘Celebrity Big Brother’ house, though it is said that she had a hard time in talking her husband around to the idea.
The blonde bombshell is married to House Of Commons Speaker John Bercow and though it is thought he was less than keen to have her revealing details of their private life on a reality TV show, she reportedly managed to talk him round on a recent family holiday to Devon.
Sally is thought to have promised him that she will do nothing to embarrass their family on live TV, and will not undermine his political career in any way.
A ‘Big Brother’ insider told The Sun newspaper: “Sally managed to use her wiles on John in Devon. He eventually gave in, though he made her promise not to say or do anything that might harm him.
“She agreed, but producers have...
The blonde bombshell is married to House Of Commons Speaker John Bercow and though it is thought he was less than keen to have her revealing details of their private life on a reality TV show, she reportedly managed to talk him round on a recent family holiday to Devon.
Sally is thought to have promised him that she will do nothing to embarrass their family on live TV, and will not undermine his political career in any way.
A ‘Big Brother’ insider told The Sun newspaper: “Sally managed to use her wiles on John in Devon. He eventually gave in, though he made her promise not to say or do anything that might harm him.
“She agreed, but producers have...
- 8/18/2011
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Sally Bercow has reportedly been asked to take part in the 2011 series of Celebrity Big Brother.
The 42 year old beauty is best known as the outspoken wife outspoken wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow. She drew attention to herself in an revealing interview in 2009, in which she admitted to a past life of alcoholism and one night stands and earlier this year she featured in a naked photshoot for a British newspaper, in which she was wrapped only in a bed sheet.
On her newest showbiz move, a source told the Daily Mail newspaper:
“Sally is obviously not shy and has never made it a secret that she has views on nearly absolutely everything.
“It’s fair to say that she’s a professional antagonist – the house will not be boring with Sally in it.”
However, the news has not gone down well with politicians, with Tory MP Rob Wilson...
The 42 year old beauty is best known as the outspoken wife outspoken wife of Commons Speaker John Bercow. She drew attention to herself in an revealing interview in 2009, in which she admitted to a past life of alcoholism and one night stands and earlier this year she featured in a naked photshoot for a British newspaper, in which she was wrapped only in a bed sheet.
On her newest showbiz move, a source told the Daily Mail newspaper:
“Sally is obviously not shy and has never made it a secret that she has views on nearly absolutely everything.
“It’s fair to say that she’s a professional antagonist – the house will not be boring with Sally in it.”
However, the news has not gone down well with politicians, with Tory MP Rob Wilson...
- 8/5/2011
- by Lisa McGarry
- Unreality
Opens
Friday, Feb. 6
An appealing cast inhabits well-defined characters with warmth and ease in this reunion of the Barbershop staff. Exec producing this time, Ice Cube reprises his turn as good-guy straight man to a winning comedy ensemble, while Cedric the Entertainer steps into an expanded role as the memorably opinionated, "semiretired" barber Eddie. Again pitting the beloved neighborhood institution against unwholesome business interests, Barbershop 2: Back in Business has a rollicking time reaching its foreseeable conclusion. With the built-in draw of an established concept and the addition of Queen Latifah, the film should have the legs to surpass its predecessor's take of $75 million.
The script by Don D. Scott, one of the 2002 hit's three writers, is more earthbound than the first installment. In place of painfully dumb thieves and unbelievable police raids is a bit of social context. Chicago itself is more of a presence, from its elevated trains to its late-'60s turmoil. Opening with a slice of back story from 1967 that shows how Eddie first arrived at the South Side barbershop, the film jumps into present-day action with his rant about biracial public figures and the D.C. snipers.
Given the controversy the first film stirred up with its skewering of civil rights icons, the comments this time around don't have quite the same shock value. As funny as Eddie's contrarian attitudes can be -- especially in Cedric's inimitable delivery -- there's a sense in the early going that the film is trying too hard, in its good-natured way, to offend. Once director Kevin Rodney Sullivan (How Stella Got Her Groove Back) relaxes into the story, though, the rants become an integral part of the nonstop kibitzing.
Having withstood money troubles and loan-shark maneuvers in the first film, Calvin (Ice Cube) finds his shop targeted by a cigar-chomping developer (Harry Lennix) who's installing Chicago's first branch of the Nappy Cutz chain directly across the street. Boasting such amenities as titanium clippers, leather smocks and flat-screen TVs, not to mention room to play hoops, the new haircut emporium gives Calvin ample reason to worry. Go-getter Jimmy Sean Patrick Thomas), who has left barbering for politics -- Eddie calls him West Wing -- tries to help Calvin save his business, appealing to his verbiage-spouting boss, Alderman Brown (Robert Wisdom).
As they navigate personality clashes and other tensions, Calvin's haircutters remain more or less united, especially against Calvin's fresh-from-barber-school cousin (SNL's Kenan Thompson), who they wordlessly agree is an annoyance and a fool. Isaac (Troy Garity), the sole white barber, is more convinced than ever of his haircutting super-talents, and Nigerian immigrant Dinka Leonard Earl Howze) still harbors a crush on take-no-prisoners Terri (Eve), who's catching everyone off-guard with her serenity-now enlightenment -- she's even willing to share her apple juice. Ex-con Ricky (Michael Ealy) is still secretive and enigmatic when Terri discovers what he's been up to, she uncovers another surprise in the process.
Introducing the role she'll play in the upcoming spinoff Beauty Shop, Queen Latifah makes an impression as Gina, an ex-girlfriend of Calvin's and a stylist at the women's salon next door -- where things really get raunchy. Gina and Eddie face off in a rousing bout of insult comedy that's one of the film's best scenes, not only for the laughs but for the underlying affection.
Colorful, witty production and costume design heighten the spirited proceedings, and cinematographer Tom Priestley effectively uses black-and-white and desaturated color in flashback sequences. Helmer Sullivan keeps it all moving at a lively pace. Despite the predictable story arc, he and writer Scott generally avoid plot tidiness, letting strands unwind and overlap, propelled by the terrific actors.
BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUSINESS
MGM
State Street Pictures/Cube Vision
Credits:
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Screenwriter: Don D. Scott
Producers: Robert Teitel, George Tillman Jr., Alex Gartner
Executive producers: Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez, Mark Brown
Director of photography: Tom Priestley
Production designer: Robb Wilson King
Music: Richard Gibbs
Costume designer: Jennifer Bryan
Editor: Paul Seydor
Cast:
Calvin: Ice Cube
Eddie: Cedric the Entertainer
Jimmy: Sean Patrick Thomas
Terri: Eve
Isaac: Troy Garity
Ricky: Michael Ealy
Dinka: Leonard Earl Howze
Quentin Leroux: Harry Lennix
Alderman Brown: Robert Wisdom
Kenard: Kenan Thompson
Gina: Queen Latifah
Loretta: Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon
Miss Emma: Jackie Taylor
Running time -- 106 minutes
MPAA rating PG-13...
Friday, Feb. 6
An appealing cast inhabits well-defined characters with warmth and ease in this reunion of the Barbershop staff. Exec producing this time, Ice Cube reprises his turn as good-guy straight man to a winning comedy ensemble, while Cedric the Entertainer steps into an expanded role as the memorably opinionated, "semiretired" barber Eddie. Again pitting the beloved neighborhood institution against unwholesome business interests, Barbershop 2: Back in Business has a rollicking time reaching its foreseeable conclusion. With the built-in draw of an established concept and the addition of Queen Latifah, the film should have the legs to surpass its predecessor's take of $75 million.
The script by Don D. Scott, one of the 2002 hit's three writers, is more earthbound than the first installment. In place of painfully dumb thieves and unbelievable police raids is a bit of social context. Chicago itself is more of a presence, from its elevated trains to its late-'60s turmoil. Opening with a slice of back story from 1967 that shows how Eddie first arrived at the South Side barbershop, the film jumps into present-day action with his rant about biracial public figures and the D.C. snipers.
Given the controversy the first film stirred up with its skewering of civil rights icons, the comments this time around don't have quite the same shock value. As funny as Eddie's contrarian attitudes can be -- especially in Cedric's inimitable delivery -- there's a sense in the early going that the film is trying too hard, in its good-natured way, to offend. Once director Kevin Rodney Sullivan (How Stella Got Her Groove Back) relaxes into the story, though, the rants become an integral part of the nonstop kibitzing.
Having withstood money troubles and loan-shark maneuvers in the first film, Calvin (Ice Cube) finds his shop targeted by a cigar-chomping developer (Harry Lennix) who's installing Chicago's first branch of the Nappy Cutz chain directly across the street. Boasting such amenities as titanium clippers, leather smocks and flat-screen TVs, not to mention room to play hoops, the new haircut emporium gives Calvin ample reason to worry. Go-getter Jimmy Sean Patrick Thomas), who has left barbering for politics -- Eddie calls him West Wing -- tries to help Calvin save his business, appealing to his verbiage-spouting boss, Alderman Brown (Robert Wisdom).
As they navigate personality clashes and other tensions, Calvin's haircutters remain more or less united, especially against Calvin's fresh-from-barber-school cousin (SNL's Kenan Thompson), who they wordlessly agree is an annoyance and a fool. Isaac (Troy Garity), the sole white barber, is more convinced than ever of his haircutting super-talents, and Nigerian immigrant Dinka Leonard Earl Howze) still harbors a crush on take-no-prisoners Terri (Eve), who's catching everyone off-guard with her serenity-now enlightenment -- she's even willing to share her apple juice. Ex-con Ricky (Michael Ealy) is still secretive and enigmatic when Terri discovers what he's been up to, she uncovers another surprise in the process.
Introducing the role she'll play in the upcoming spinoff Beauty Shop, Queen Latifah makes an impression as Gina, an ex-girlfriend of Calvin's and a stylist at the women's salon next door -- where things really get raunchy. Gina and Eddie face off in a rousing bout of insult comedy that's one of the film's best scenes, not only for the laughs but for the underlying affection.
Colorful, witty production and costume design heighten the spirited proceedings, and cinematographer Tom Priestley effectively uses black-and-white and desaturated color in flashback sequences. Helmer Sullivan keeps it all moving at a lively pace. Despite the predictable story arc, he and writer Scott generally avoid plot tidiness, letting strands unwind and overlap, propelled by the terrific actors.
BARBERSHOP 2: BACK IN BUSINESS
MGM
State Street Pictures/Cube Vision
Credits:
Director: Kevin Rodney Sullivan
Screenwriter: Don D. Scott
Producers: Robert Teitel, George Tillman Jr., Alex Gartner
Executive producers: Ice Cube, Matt Alvarez, Mark Brown
Director of photography: Tom Priestley
Production designer: Robb Wilson King
Music: Richard Gibbs
Costume designer: Jennifer Bryan
Editor: Paul Seydor
Cast:
Calvin: Ice Cube
Eddie: Cedric the Entertainer
Jimmy: Sean Patrick Thomas
Terri: Eve
Isaac: Troy Garity
Ricky: Michael Ealy
Dinka: Leonard Earl Howze
Quentin Leroux: Harry Lennix
Alderman Brown: Robert Wisdom
Kenard: Kenan Thompson
Gina: Queen Latifah
Loretta: Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon
Miss Emma: Jackie Taylor
Running time -- 106 minutes
MPAA rating PG-13...
- 3/15/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Classy and brassy, Jackie Chan and Chris Tucker are a funky, well-matched duo in New Line's winning "Rush Hour". Amiably formulaic and tailored to the strengths of both stars, director Brett Ratner's action-comedy should commute to an impressive opening weekend and cruise to solid business in ancillary markets.
Ratner ("Money Talks") and screenwriters Jim Kouf and Ross Lamanna spin a fairly plausible suspenser in which legendary Hong Kong cop Lee (Chan) comes to Los Angeles to help an old friend and teams with zany LAPD misfit Carter (Tucker). The sucker picked to "babysit" Lee, Carter dreams of becoming an FBI agent, but his loud, irreverent chatter and mercurial personality are more evident than his detective skills.
The stage is set for Lee to help Carter in his career ambitions, while the cocky American teaches the reserved Hong Kong native how to loosen up and be hip. Although one can see it coming, moments like Lee using inappropriate language picked up from Carter in a roomful of unfriendlies -- leading to a furious barroom brawl -- are executed with finesse and rough charm.
Tucker has the lion's share of funny lines and goes through seemingly his whole catalog of routines, scoring particularly well in his straight scenes. Chan plays it seriously from the start, with the plot involving the rescue of the kidnapped daughter (Julia Hsu) of Lee's former Hong Kong boss (Tzi Ma Soo), but he makes a few comedic contributions. In a conspiracy dating to Hong Kong before the 1997 handover to China, a former British official (Tom Wilkinson) and deadly young gangster (Ken Leung) figure in the mild mayhem.
From hanging off a Hollywood Boulevard street sign to eluding FBI agents when entering the Chinese embassy, Chan has ample opportunities to show off his kung fu and acrobatic skills. While there are no particularly notable stunts, per se, a climactic fight in which he battles several opponents and prevents ancient Chinese artifacts from being destroyed is great stuff. While Tucker tends to suck up a lot of attention, Chan, like his character, quietly takes charge when it counts, while both performers rate as team players voluntarily restraining themselves.
Elizabeth Pena and Chris Penn are memorable in small roles, while Leung is another intense, young opponent for Chan to play with. Royally mounted in widescreen, with first-rate cinematography and production design, "Rush Hour" is well-paced and well-accompanied by mostly soulful tunes, including a cute Chan-Tucker duet of "War".
RUSH HOUR
New Line Cinema
An Arthur Sarkissian
and Roger Birnbaum production
Director: Brett Ratner
Screenwriters: Jim Kouf, Ross Lamanna
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Arthur Sarkissian, Jonathan Glickman
Executive producer: Jay Stern
Director of photography: Adam Greenberg
Production designer: Robb Wilson King
Editor: Mark Helfrich
Costume designer: Sharen Davis
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Casting: Matthew Barry, Nancy Green-Keyes
Color/stereo
Cast:
Lee: Jackie Chan
Carter: Chris Tucker
Griffin: Tom Wilkinson
Sang: Ken Leung
Tania: Elizabeth Pena
Consul Han: Tzi Ma Soo
Yung: Julia Hsu
Clive: Chris Penn
Running time -- 97 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
Ratner ("Money Talks") and screenwriters Jim Kouf and Ross Lamanna spin a fairly plausible suspenser in which legendary Hong Kong cop Lee (Chan) comes to Los Angeles to help an old friend and teams with zany LAPD misfit Carter (Tucker). The sucker picked to "babysit" Lee, Carter dreams of becoming an FBI agent, but his loud, irreverent chatter and mercurial personality are more evident than his detective skills.
The stage is set for Lee to help Carter in his career ambitions, while the cocky American teaches the reserved Hong Kong native how to loosen up and be hip. Although one can see it coming, moments like Lee using inappropriate language picked up from Carter in a roomful of unfriendlies -- leading to a furious barroom brawl -- are executed with finesse and rough charm.
Tucker has the lion's share of funny lines and goes through seemingly his whole catalog of routines, scoring particularly well in his straight scenes. Chan plays it seriously from the start, with the plot involving the rescue of the kidnapped daughter (Julia Hsu) of Lee's former Hong Kong boss (Tzi Ma Soo), but he makes a few comedic contributions. In a conspiracy dating to Hong Kong before the 1997 handover to China, a former British official (Tom Wilkinson) and deadly young gangster (Ken Leung) figure in the mild mayhem.
From hanging off a Hollywood Boulevard street sign to eluding FBI agents when entering the Chinese embassy, Chan has ample opportunities to show off his kung fu and acrobatic skills. While there are no particularly notable stunts, per se, a climactic fight in which he battles several opponents and prevents ancient Chinese artifacts from being destroyed is great stuff. While Tucker tends to suck up a lot of attention, Chan, like his character, quietly takes charge when it counts, while both performers rate as team players voluntarily restraining themselves.
Elizabeth Pena and Chris Penn are memorable in small roles, while Leung is another intense, young opponent for Chan to play with. Royally mounted in widescreen, with first-rate cinematography and production design, "Rush Hour" is well-paced and well-accompanied by mostly soulful tunes, including a cute Chan-Tucker duet of "War".
RUSH HOUR
New Line Cinema
An Arthur Sarkissian
and Roger Birnbaum production
Director: Brett Ratner
Screenwriters: Jim Kouf, Ross Lamanna
Producers: Roger Birnbaum, Arthur Sarkissian, Jonathan Glickman
Executive producer: Jay Stern
Director of photography: Adam Greenberg
Production designer: Robb Wilson King
Editor: Mark Helfrich
Costume designer: Sharen Davis
Music: Lalo Schifrin
Casting: Matthew Barry, Nancy Green-Keyes
Color/stereo
Cast:
Lee: Jackie Chan
Carter: Chris Tucker
Griffin: Tom Wilkinson
Sang: Ken Leung
Tania: Elizabeth Pena
Consul Han: Tzi Ma Soo
Yung: Julia Hsu
Clive: Chris Penn
Running time -- 97 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 9/18/1998
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A peroxided Rodney Dangerfield presses his girlfriend's teenage son into cross-dressing in ''Ladybugs, '' a typical vehicle for the comedian that should duplicate the appeal of his previous efforts. It's amazing how many touchy issues Dangerfield can joke about without ever being offensive, and the comedian's likability is the primary appeal of this low-budget feature.
Dangerfield is Chester Lee, a salesman who needs a raise if he's going to marry his fiancee Bess (Ilene Graff). Desperate to impress his boss, Dave Mullen (Tom Parks), Chester agrees to coach the company-sponsored girls championship soccer team, which turns out to be undergoing a rebuilding year with a bunch of hapless neophytes.
Chester and his secretary Julia (Jackee) try managing from a how-to book with no success and, in desperation, Chester pressures Matthew (Jonathan Brandis), Bess's antagonistic, athletic and androgynous-looking son, into dressing up as a girl and playing on the team.
The film essentially plays out every complication this causes -- Chester even finds himself in drag when he has to rescue Matthew from the team's skinny-dipping pool party -- taking care to assert and reassert Chester and Matthew's heterosexuality along the way (Matthew is in love with one of his teammates, Mullen's daughter Kim, played by Vinessa Shaw).
The action occasionally comes to a complete halt while Dangerfield does a mini-standup routine, and the comedian has an uncanny knack of milking laughs from even the most familiar gags. He is a fine identification figure for suburban everyman, trying to grab a modest piece of the pie while trying to hold on to the last, torn shreds of his dignity.
Still, the film has some weird, if unspoken, sexual implications. Every man in the film is intimidated by women and the cross-dressing scenes have a panicky tone. Most of this is buried by the laughs, but it's there all the same.
LADYBUGS
PARAMOUNT
A Ruddy & Morgan Production
Producers Albert S. Ruddy, Andre E. Morgan
Director Sidney J. Furie
Writer Curtis Burch
Director of photography Dan Burstall
Production designer Robb Wilson King
Editors John W. Wheeler, A.C.E., Timothy N. Board
Music Richard Gibbs
Casting Mike Fenton, C.S.A., Valorie Massalas
Color/Dolby
Chester Lee Rodney Dangerfield
Julie Benson Jackee
Matthew Jonathan Brandis
Bess Ilene Graff
Kimberly Vinessa Shaw
Dave Mullen Jeanetta Arnette
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
Dangerfield is Chester Lee, a salesman who needs a raise if he's going to marry his fiancee Bess (Ilene Graff). Desperate to impress his boss, Dave Mullen (Tom Parks), Chester agrees to coach the company-sponsored girls championship soccer team, which turns out to be undergoing a rebuilding year with a bunch of hapless neophytes.
Chester and his secretary Julia (Jackee) try managing from a how-to book with no success and, in desperation, Chester pressures Matthew (Jonathan Brandis), Bess's antagonistic, athletic and androgynous-looking son, into dressing up as a girl and playing on the team.
The film essentially plays out every complication this causes -- Chester even finds himself in drag when he has to rescue Matthew from the team's skinny-dipping pool party -- taking care to assert and reassert Chester and Matthew's heterosexuality along the way (Matthew is in love with one of his teammates, Mullen's daughter Kim, played by Vinessa Shaw).
The action occasionally comes to a complete halt while Dangerfield does a mini-standup routine, and the comedian has an uncanny knack of milking laughs from even the most familiar gags. He is a fine identification figure for suburban everyman, trying to grab a modest piece of the pie while trying to hold on to the last, torn shreds of his dignity.
Still, the film has some weird, if unspoken, sexual implications. Every man in the film is intimidated by women and the cross-dressing scenes have a panicky tone. Most of this is buried by the laughs, but it's there all the same.
LADYBUGS
PARAMOUNT
A Ruddy & Morgan Production
Producers Albert S. Ruddy, Andre E. Morgan
Director Sidney J. Furie
Writer Curtis Burch
Director of photography Dan Burstall
Production designer Robb Wilson King
Editors John W. Wheeler, A.C.E., Timothy N. Board
Music Richard Gibbs
Casting Mike Fenton, C.S.A., Valorie Massalas
Color/Dolby
Chester Lee Rodney Dangerfield
Julie Benson Jackee
Matthew Jonathan Brandis
Bess Ilene Graff
Kimberly Vinessa Shaw
Dave Mullen Jeanetta Arnette
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13
(c) The Hollywood Reporter...
- 3/28/1992
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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