Now this is exactly the kind of movie that Melissa McCarthy should be doing. After the amusing but lackluster comedy Identity Thief hit theaters last month, and McCarthy had a barrage of projects announced, many with her husband, I was worried audiences were going to get tired of the comedy actress quickly. After all, The Heat is still coming this summer and she also has a small role in The Hangover Part III. Well, Deadline reports she's getting a less goofy comedy and more of a chance to display both her acting and comic talents in St. Vincent De Van Nuys, a new film at The Weinstein Company with Bill Murray. A whole slew of top comedy actresses went out for the role, but McCarthy is the one getting the offer, and it's unlikely that she'll turn it down. For those just joining us, Ted Melfi (I Want Candy) wrote...
- 3/12/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Cinema Lounge Roundtable: An Interview with the Filmmakers - August 2010
From a look at the hip-hop culture in Manila to a secret terror filled phone call, to an intense rock-paper-scissors competition or the hunt for the perfect nanny; this month's line up of Cinema Lounge films presents an eclectic mix of short films from a talented group of filmmakers. We caught up with filmmakers mark Redondo Villegas, Jesse Shapiro, and Theodore Melfi for a pre-screening chat about their films and what it took to get them made.
By Folayo Lasaki
An image from Lyrical Empire:Hip-Hop in Metro Manila.
Introductions please. Let's start with names and projects...
Mv: Mark Redondo Villegas - Lyrical Empire: Hip Hop in Metro Manila
Js: Jesse Shapiro - Practical
Tm: Theodore Melfi - Roshambo and I Want Candy
Can you each tell us a little bit about your project? What's it about? Where did the idea come from?...
From a look at the hip-hop culture in Manila to a secret terror filled phone call, to an intense rock-paper-scissors competition or the hunt for the perfect nanny; this month's line up of Cinema Lounge films presents an eclectic mix of short films from a talented group of filmmakers. We caught up with filmmakers mark Redondo Villegas, Jesse Shapiro, and Theodore Melfi for a pre-screening chat about their films and what it took to get them made.
By Folayo Lasaki
An image from Lyrical Empire:Hip-Hop in Metro Manila.
Introductions please. Let's start with names and projects...
Mv: Mark Redondo Villegas - Lyrical Empire: Hip Hop in Metro Manila
Js: Jesse Shapiro - Practical
Tm: Theodore Melfi - Roshambo and I Want Candy
Can you each tell us a little bit about your project? What's it about? Where did the idea come from?...
- 8/16/2010
- by maint
- Film Independent
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