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Jennifer Garner And Alfred Molina Step Into The Confessional For Serena
23 May 2012 8:52 AM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Jennifer Garner and Alfred Molina star in Serena, a short film written and directed by Rodrigo Garcia, a co-founder of Wigs along with Jon Avnet and Jake Avnet. Garner plays Serena, a woman who makes a series of shocking confessions to her Priest (Molina).
“Serena,” the first Wigs short film, is premiering now on youtube.com/wigs.
“Jennifer and Alfred were perfect,” remarked Rodrigo Garcia. “They elevated the script and found feeling and laughter where I had not seen it. I wish everything was this easy and fun.”
“Serena” is the first of 10 short films planned for Wigs, and comes on the heels of the channel’s first series, “Jan.” The first six episodes of “Jan,” which stars Caitlin Gerard, Virginia Madsen, and Stephen Moyer, are available on youtube.com/wigs.
Over the coming weeks and months, Wigs will continue to release content produced with a renowned group of writers and filmmakers, »
- Michelle McCue
Blythe Danner: Hollywood's Favorite Mom?
11 May 2012 11:12 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Blythe Danner is Gwyneth Paltrow's mom in real life, but the actress has an entire brood of famous children onscreen. From Cameron Diaz to Christina Applegate and Maura Tierney, Danner has played mom to a bundle of Hollywood starlets -- including her own daughter. Blythe starred with Gwyneth in 2003's"Sylvia."
Danner's best known mom role is Dina Byrnes, Robert De Niro's Wasp-y wife in 2000's "Meet the Parents," and its subsequent sequels, 2004's "Meet the Fockers" and 2010's "Little Fockers."
Of course, she doesn't stop there. In 2005 -- and 2006 -- Blythe took home the Emmy for Supporting Actress in a Drama Series for her portrayal of a manipulative-yet-irreverent mom in "Huff." Hank Azaria played her optimistic son Craig, a complete contrast to her other famous TV son, Will Truman, on "Will & Grace."
Danner even played Kate Capshaw's mom in 1999's romantic comedy "The Love Letter." (We're »
- The Huffington Post
[SXSW Review] Nature Calls
19 March 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Once upon a time there was an comedian named Chris Farley and a movie named Tommy Boy. Farley, coming from a hardworking middle class Midwestern family, often made films about hardworking families, a son trying not to disappoint his father. Cut to 2012 and Nature Calls, the story of two polar-opposite brothers. Randy (Patton Oswalt) is a boy scout to the core, even if at 40 he has no children of his own. Kirk (Johnny Knoxville) is wealthy as he owns his own business, an Atm/Gum Ball Machine that’ll charge you $5 to withdraw your own money, but at least it comes with a gum ball.
The opening scene has Randy sitting down with young Moses (Eric Ruffin), letting him know his father has passed away – truth be told he’s alive and well. As Randy prepares the troops for a big overnight adventure, he discovers they all can’t attend. »
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'Nature Calls' Finds Laughs In Dark Childhood Memory
12 March 2012 1:40 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
In the spirit of the old adage that tragedy plus time equals comedy, director Todd Rohal has taken a particularly traumatic event from his childhood and built a dark comedy around it. The finished product is "Nature Calls," which recently had its premiere at the 19th annual South By Southwest Film Festival.
MTV News caught up with Rohal and his comedic co-stars Johnny Knoxville and Rob Riggle recently where they explained the rather dark inspiration for the film, and how they built humorous action around it.
"It's about a Boy Scout outing that kind of goes to hell pretty quick," said Rohal. "I was a boy scout. It's based on a true story when I went on this 20-mile circuit hike when I was eight years old and we found a corpse of one of our scout masters at the end of a trail with a three foot tree branch shoved through his stomach. »
- Kara Warner
SXSW 2012 Review: ‘Nature Calls’ Leans on Shock Value for Laughs That Dilute Emotional Impact
11 March 2012 4:09 PM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Filmmaker Todd Rohal‘s third feature film, Nature Calls, returns to a world similar to that of his The Catechism Cataclysm – a world marked by complete madness by way of a poorly planned excursions to the outdoors. Rohal is again concerned with pushing the envelope, particularly when it comes to poking fun at organized religion, but a sweet edge of sentimentality and emotions sets Nature Calls apart from his previous outing. Unfortunately, Rohal’s film cannot quite join its disparate parts – wacky antics, inspired upbraiding of modern consumer life, physical danger, and fractured familial relationships – into one cohesive piece, and while the film’s laughs are frequent, they are fleeting and don’t have any weight behind them. Nature Calls centers on estranged brothers Randy (Patton Oswalt) and Kirk (Johnny Knoxville), both products of a Boy Scoutmaster father who deeply loved the outdoors at large and scouting in particular. But while Randy has dedicated his adult life »
- Kate Erbland
Nature Calls
11 March 2012 11:24 AM, PDT | The Scorecard Review | See recent Scorecard Review news »
SXSW 2012 film review
complete coverage of SXSW Film 2012
Director & Screenwriter Todd Rohal
Polar-opposite brothers Randy (Oswalt) and Kirk (Knoxville) never saw eye-to-eye, but their rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk’s son’s sleepover, taking the boys on a Scout Trip to remember.
Cast: Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle, Maura Tierney, Patrice O’Neal, Darrell Hammond
(World Premiere)
Film Synopsis (from SXSW.com)
Who’S It For? If you love the comedy that comes from an angry Rob Riggle or an ignorant Johnny Knoxville, this could give you some belly laughs, but not me. There is no sense of mainstream comedy coming from Nature Calls.
Overall
Have you ever been desperate to feel like the smartest person in the room? Nature Calls is filled with idiots and gives you the opportunity to feel superior to others. That’s not a compliment. »
- Jeff Bayer
SXSW '12 Review: Todd Rohal's Third Feature 'Nature Calls' Is A Dull, Droning Wrong Number
10 March 2012 7:37 PM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Curiously squandering an immensely talented cast, Todd Rohal's "Nature Calls," written when the writer-director lived in Austin, had more humor and humanity and life in its 10-minute post-screening talk here at SXSW than it showed in its previous 98-minute running time. Starring Patton Oswalt and Johnny Knoxville as brothers -- in clear refutation of all we know about genetics -- "Nature Calls" pits Oswalt's dedicated scoutmaster, eager to take his scoutmaster father on one last camping trip, against Knoxville's black sheep son. You can imagine this premise leading to all kinds of hilarity.
I encourage you to do so, as Rohal clearly did not. When his troop bails on a camping trip, Oswalt crashes a sleepover hosting Knoxville's adopted son Dwande (Thiecoura Cissoko) and his wayward troop members, abducting them, along with his father, for the originally-planned trip to the woods. Knoxville, Rob Riggle and the late Patrice O'Neal give pursuit, »
- James Rocchi
[First Look] Patton Oswalt In ‘Nature Calls’; Fox Searchlight Acquires Duplass Brothers’ ‘The Do-Deca-Pentathlon’
8 March 2012 12:11 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Unbeknownst to a supporter like myself, Patton Oswalt has never actually “led” a comedy before. There was a starring role in the underseen (and dramatic, natch) Big Fan, he put in great supporting work Young Adult, and plenty of small film appearances have popped up here and there. But the SXSW title Nature Calls — from helmer Todd Rohal (The Catechism Cataclysm) — will mark his debut in this capacity; thankfully, it sounds like a pretty good start as is.
Also starring Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle, Maura Tierney, Patrice O’Neal, and Darrell Hammond, Nature follows “polar-opposite brothers Randy (Oswalt) and Kirk (Knoxville) [whose] rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk’s son’s sleepover, taking the boys on a Scout Trip to remember.” Our first, slightly amusing look at Oswalt in his starring role has come from ThePlaylist, and can be seen above.
Other SXSW-related fun comes on the distribution front. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Patton Oswalt Talks Todd Rohal's SXSW Comedy 'Nature Calls' Plus An Exclusive New Image From The Film
8 March 2012 9:59 AM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Making his leading indie debut in the dark "Big Fan" and then stepping out to star opposite Charlize Theron in "Young Adult," you might be surprised to learn that seasoned comic Patton Oswalt has yet to topline a comedy. But all that will change at SXSW this weekend when "Nature Calls" premieres. Directed by Todd Rohal ("The Catechism Cataclysm," "The Guatemalan Handshake"), and executive produced by David Gordon Green, the film boats a stellar comic lineup -- Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle, Maura Tierney, Patrice O'Neal, Darrell Hammond -- and that combination of leading a comedy and working with a strong ensemble was what attracted Oswalt to the film.
"I’ve always done comedy, but what struck me was I’ve only done quick supporting doses of comedy for movies. So this was the first time that I was like, 'Oh, wait a minute, I’m actually, I’m sustaining this. »
- Kevin Jagernauth
John Carter of Mars Vs. John Carter of 'ER'
7 March 2012 11:00 AM, PST | NextMovie | See recent NextMovie news »
It took a full century since Edgar Rice Burroughs created the character in 1912, but "John Carter" is finally slicing, dicing and leaping his way through Martian bad guys to a theater near you via the magic (and deep pockets) of Walt Disney Pictures.
But wait, what's that you say? "John Carter isn't a soldier transported to Mars, he's an emergency room doctor in Chicago!" Them's fightin' words.
To clear up confusion and dishonor, we're pitting Taylor Kitsch's John Carter against Noah Wyle's John Carter from the long-running NBC show "ER." These two had better draw their swords/scalpels and get ready for one serious showdown.
Occupation
Dr. John Truman Carter III: Emergency medicine physician, philanthropist
John Carter of Mars: Confederate Civil War captain, treasure hunter
Advantage: Doctor. Even though the Virginian wins points for general badassery, he mos def picked the wrong side to fight in during the Civil War, »
- Max Evry
15 Most Anticipated Films Of SXSW 2012: From Will Ferrell In Spanish To The Lost Duplass Bros. Movie & More
6 March 2012 12:03 PM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
While Sundance still gets the headlines, the last few years have seen the film strand of South By Southwest, the Austin, Texas cultural conference, become just as vital to the movie world as Robert Redford's baby. The past few festivals alone witnessed some of the best movies of their respective years debut, from low-budget indies like "The Puffy Chair," "Beeswax," "Tiny Furniture" and "Cold Weather" to more mainstream fare like "I Love You Man," "Adventureland" and "Bridesmaids," to international genre hits like "Kill List," "Attack The Block" and "Monsters."
It's certainly one of the highlights of our cinematic calendar, and there's no reason to think that the 2012 installment, which kicks off on Friday with the world premiere of Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard's eagerly anticipated horror-comedy "The Cabin In The Woods," will disappoint. From looking through the program, we could be here all day talking about the films that are piquing our interest, »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Martin Scorsese Honored At Campaign Hollywood Charity Event
27 February 2012 6:30 AM, PST | Look to the Stars | See recent Look to the Stars news »
On February 24, 2012, Vanity Fair and Richard Mille hosted an exclusive cocktail reception honoring Academy Award–winning director Martin Scorsese at Hotel Bel-Air in support of The Film Foundation.
Guests at the event included honoree Martin Scorsese along with Demian Bichir, Executive Director of the Film Foundation Margaret Bodde, Lorraine Bracco, Vanity Fair Editor-in-Chief Graydon Carter, Jessica Chastain, Patricia Clarkson, Frances Conroy, Sebastian Copeland, Kevin Corrigan, Elizabeth Cotnoir, Danny Huston, Sir Ben Kingsley, Olga Kurylenko, Fran Lebowitz, Ray Liotta, Vanity Fair Publisher Edward Menicheschi, Richard Mille, Kathleen Robertson, Rick Rubin, Howard Shore, Maura Tierney and Pharrell Williams, among others.
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[Now Streaming] Your ‘Wanderlust,’ ‘Gone’ and ‘The Forgiveness of Blood’ Alternatives
23 February 2012 5:00 AM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently streaming on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Wanderlust, Gone and The Forgiveness of Blood.
Coming to theaters tomorrow, a big-eyed blonde will face down the man who once tried to kill her, while a pack of hippies welcome two uptight New Yorkers and a teen boy is forced to face the claustrophobic consequences of a old-school blood feud. But if these features won’t satisfy your cravings for havoc, slapstick and drama, we’ve got you covered with the best of titles Now Streaming.
A Manhattan couple leaves the rat race begin when they embrace the life of a commune in this wacky comedy from The State’s David Wain and Ken Marino.
Looking for more from Marino and Wain?
Wet Hot American Summer (2001) This cult classic not »
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SXSW 2012: Todd Rohal’s ‘Nature Calls’ and more added to line-up
15 February 2012 5:23 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
In less than a month the SXSW Film Festival will kick off (Friday, March 9, to be exact), and the line-up keeps getting better and better. The festival has announced some exciting additions to their already-stellar line-up including the Sundance hits Safety Not Guaranteed, Searching for Sugar Man, Chasing Ice, Shut Up and Play the Hits, Sleepwalk with Me along with the world premiere of Steve Taylor‘s Blue Like Jazz, and Todd Rohal‘s Nature Calls. They have also added the Oscar nominated Montreal film Monsieur Lazhar which we have championed since its World Premiere at Tiff.
You can find the lineup of today’s film announcements below, and check the entire schedule, complete with both screening and conference dates and times, at www.sxsw.com/film.
Narrative Spotlight
Director: Steve Taylor, Screenwriters: Donald Miller, Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson
A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of »
- Ricky
Daily Briefing. New Bright Lights, Alphaville, More
15 February 2012 2:24 PM, PST | MUBI | See recent MUBI news »
Konstantin Nikolaevič Leont'ev
"Radical Emma Goldman famously demanded 'fun' as a precondition of revolution (the nerve!), and Bl associate editor Andrew Grossman agrees," writes editor Gary Morris, introducing the new issue of Bright Lights Film Journal. "Leading off the Articles section, he collates the 'polka tremblante' (aka Bohemian polka) with strolls through Byzantine ascetic philosopher Leontev, Nosferatu, and Carl Sandburg in a magical riff. Equally dazzling is Dave Saunders's paean to the Connectitrons via Hugo, The Big Clock, and Jeanne La Pucelle (Parts 1 and 2)."
Also in Issue 75: "Every trip must end, and our 'empty guest room' is unusually full this time. Jack Stevenson, who knows all things underground, offers thoughtful tributes to two talents associated with, among other things, the Kuchars: Marion Eaton, star of Thundercrack!, and Bob Cowan, who appeared in various Kuchar efforts. These are the kinds of rare histories that would not be written but for Jack, »
SXSW Adds Todd Rohal’S “Nature Calls,” More To Line-up
15 February 2012 1:20 PM, PST | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »
SXSW has announced a few late additions, rounding out a lineup that already includes high-profile world-premieres from Nelson George, Lena Dunham, Drew Goddard, Caveh Zahedi, and the Duplass Brothers. Notably, Todd Rohal’s Nature Calls, his Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswald-starring followup to last year’s surrealist comedy The Catechism Cataclysm, will premiere in the Narrative Spotlight section, while Sundance favorites such as Shut Up and Play the Hits, Safety Not Guaranteed, and Sleepwalk with Me will screen as well.
The full list of additions:
Narrative Spotlight
Director: Steve Taylor, Screenwriters: Donald Miller, Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson
A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of his religious upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at ‘the most godless campus in America.’ Based on the New York Times bestseller by Donald Miller.
Cast: Marshall Allman, Claire Holt, Tania Raymonde, Justin Welborn, Eric Lange (World Premiere)
Nature Calls
Director »
- Dan Schoenbrun
SXSW Finalizes Schedule With LCD Soundsystem Doc, Mike Birbiglia’s ‘Sleepwalk,’ Todd Rohal’s Latest & More
15 February 2012 12:16 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
After a few announcements, the 2012 South by Southwest Film Festival has firmed up their schedule, adding a number of notable films including a few we saw at Sundance. Among them include the LCD Soundsystem documentary Shut Up and Play the Hits (review here), Mike Birbiglia‘s Sleepwalk With Me (review here) and Safety Not Guaranteed (review here) starring Aubrey Plaza and Mark Duplass. Also jumping out as one of my most-anticipated is Todd Rohal‘s The Catechism Cataclysm follow-up Nature Calls, with Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville and Rob Riggle. Check them all out below for the festival kicking off March 9th.
Narrative Spotlight
Director: Steve Taylor, Screenwriters: Donald Miller, Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson
A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of his religious upbringing for life in the Pacific Northwest at ‘the most godless campus in America.’ Based on the New York Times bestseller by Donald Miller. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
SXSW 2012: Safety Not Guaranteed, Sleepwalk With Me, the Premiere of Todd Rohal’s Nature Calls, and More Added to Line-Up
15 February 2012 11:59 AM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
The 2012 SXSW Film Festival has announced some exciting additions to their already-stellar line-up. The Sundance flicks Searching for Sugar Man, Chasing Ice, Monsieur Lazhar (my review), Safety Not Guaranteed (my review), Shut Up and Play the Hits, and Sleepwalk with Me will all be showing up at this year's SXSW. I heard nothing but good things about Chasing Ice and Sleepwalk with Me, and I'm glad I'll have a second chance to see them. SXSW 2012 will also have the world premiere of Steve Taylor's Blue Like Jazz, and Todd Rohal's Nature Calls starring Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, and Rob Riggle. Hit the jump for more on all of the new additions. The 2012 SXSW Film Festival runs from March 9 – 17th. Narrative Spotlight Blue Like Jazz Director: Steve Taylor, Screenwriters: Donald Miller, Steve Taylor, Ben Pearson A Texas college student flees the hypocrisy of his religious upbringing for life in »
- Matt Goldberg
'ER' Star Parminder Nagra Files For Divorce
9 February 2012 4:36 PM, PST | Entertainment Tonight | See recent Entertainment Tonight news »
After three years of marriage, actress Parminder Nagra has filed for divorce from her photographer husband James Stenson.
George Clooney Honored at Emmys by Former 'ER' Flame
Best known to American audiences for the UK smash hit Bend it Like Beckham as well as a six-year stint on the television drama ER, British actress Parminder Nagra, who now stars in the Fox show Alcatraz, filed for divorce from her husband citing "irreconcilable differences" according court papers obtained by Et.
The couple met in 2002 on the set of the British TV drama Second Generation. Parminder's ER co-stars Scott Grimes and John Stamos performed at the 2009 wedding, with Maura Tierney officiating over the ceremony.
'The Good Wife' Gets Glam in Paris
They have one child, a son named Kai David Singh Stenson, for which the pair will share joint custody. »
Alcatraz Star Parminder Nagra Files for Divorce
9 February 2012 11:20 AM, PST | E! Online - UK | See recent E! Online - UK news »
Parminder Nagra, who first found fame starring in Bend It Like Beckham, is ending her marriage. The former ER doc has filed for divorce from her photographer husband James Stenson, seeking an end to their three-year union. And the reason? Per court docs obtained by E! News and filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Feb. 1, Nagra, 36, cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the dissolution. After dating for seven years, the longtime couple finally made it official in 2009 in a traditional Sikh ceremony officiated by the actress' ER costar Maura Tierney, while fellow TV doc John Stamos and Scott Grimes performed at the reception. Their son, Kai David Singh, was born five months »
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