The movie: "Zack and Miri Make a Porno"
Where you can stream it: Prime Video
The Pitch: Writer and director Kevin Smith brings his brand of crass but heartfelt comedy to a romantic story about two best friends, Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) who decide to make a porn film as a last-ditch effort to pay their rent and utility bills. While Smith usually prefers his performers to stick to the script because he writes such great dialogue, working with a bunch of actors who had come from the Judd Apatow world of improv acting allowed him to loosen up his storytelling style and let his performers go wild. The result is a heartwarming, absolutely hilarious romantic comedy that also might be one of the filthiest and most wholesome movies ever made.
As Zack and Miri try to make their movie, they meet a ragtag crew of sweet deviants who help them.
Where you can stream it: Prime Video
The Pitch: Writer and director Kevin Smith brings his brand of crass but heartfelt comedy to a romantic story about two best friends, Zack (Seth Rogen) and Miri (Elizabeth Banks) who decide to make a porn film as a last-ditch effort to pay their rent and utility bills. While Smith usually prefers his performers to stick to the script because he writes such great dialogue, working with a bunch of actors who had come from the Judd Apatow world of improv acting allowed him to loosen up his storytelling style and let his performers go wild. The result is a heartwarming, absolutely hilarious romantic comedy that also might be one of the filthiest and most wholesome movies ever made.
As Zack and Miri try to make their movie, they meet a ragtag crew of sweet deviants who help them.
- 10/14/2022
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
Stars: Mischa Barton, Jackson Davis, Winter Ave Zoli, Trent Ford, Dana Rosendorff, Michael Milford, Kelly Brannigan, Tyler Sellers, Jake Busey, Sebastian Bach, Gerry Bednob, Lance Henriksen | Written and Directed by Ashley Avis
When twenty-four-year old Jae (Barton) is released from prison for killing her mother, she returns home to small-town Ridgecrest, California. It’s the last place she wants to be, with the judgement of the town, old friends, and old ghosts. She decides to join her brother Robin (Davis) and his girlfriend Rosemary (Zoli) on a road trip to “Burn the Moon”, a music festival in Death Valley. Linking up with a trio of idiosyncratic characters along the way, the group ends up getting impossibly lost amongst the three-million acres of salt flats, sand dunes, vistas and winding dirt roads. To survive they will have to overcome both the dangerous terrain and each other.
Billed a survival thriller in some quarters,...
When twenty-four-year old Jae (Barton) is released from prison for killing her mother, she returns home to small-town Ridgecrest, California. It’s the last place she wants to be, with the judgement of the town, old friends, and old ghosts. She decides to join her brother Robin (Davis) and his girlfriend Rosemary (Zoli) on a road trip to “Burn the Moon”, a music festival in Death Valley. Linking up with a trio of idiosyncratic characters along the way, the group ends up getting impossibly lost amongst the three-million acres of salt flats, sand dunes, vistas and winding dirt roads. To survive they will have to overcome both the dangerous terrain and each other.
Billed a survival thriller in some quarters,...
- 2/15/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Invincible Pictures has announced the February 28th Cable VOD and Digital HD release of Ashley Avis’ Deserted. Mischa Barton (The O.C., The Sixth Sense) stars as a recently released felon looking to start fresh with the brother she left behind. A trip to the desert sounds perfect, until she, her brother and their group find themselves hopelessly lost in one of the most beautiful but unforgiving places on the planet.
Barton is joined onscreen by Jackson Davis (Stitchers), Winter Ave Zoli (Sons of Anarchy) and Trent Ford (Gosford Park) in lead roles, with Jake Busey (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), Sebastian Bach (Gilmore Girls), Gerry Bednob (The 40 Year Old Virgin), and Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Terminator) supporting.
When twenty-four-year old Jae (Barton) is released from prison, she returns home to small-town Ridgecrest, California. It’s the last place she wants to be, with the judgement of the town, old friends,...
Barton is joined onscreen by Jackson Davis (Stitchers), Winter Ave Zoli (Sons of Anarchy) and Trent Ford (Gosford Park) in lead roles, with Jake Busey (From Dusk Till Dawn: The Series), Sebastian Bach (Gilmore Girls), Gerry Bednob (The 40 Year Old Virgin), and Lance Henriksen (Aliens, Terminator) supporting.
When twenty-four-year old Jae (Barton) is released from prison, she returns home to small-town Ridgecrest, California. It’s the last place she wants to be, with the judgement of the town, old friends,...
- 2/10/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Drafthouse Films has announced that they will release Stephen Kijak’s “We Are X” in New York and Los Angeles on October 21, followed by nationwide expansion. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Special Jury Prize for editing, and follows the enigmatic Yoshiki, leader of the Japanese band X Japan.
“You will not believe the trials and tribulations that the arena-filling, mega-band X Japan have faced in their 30 year career,” said Drafthouse Films founder Tim League of the news. “This documentary will leave you equally breathless and uplifted. It is the best music doc of the year, and we are honored to bring it to American audiences.”
– Array has announced the acquisition of “Honeytrap,...
– Drafthouse Films has announced that they will release Stephen Kijak’s “We Are X” in New York and Los Angeles on October 21, followed by nationwide expansion. The film premiered at the 2016 Sundance Film Festival, where it was awarded the Special Jury Prize for editing, and follows the enigmatic Yoshiki, leader of the Japanese band X Japan.
“You will not believe the trials and tribulations that the arena-filling, mega-band X Japan have faced in their 30 year career,” said Drafthouse Films founder Tim League of the news. “This documentary will leave you equally breathless and uplifted. It is the best music doc of the year, and we are honored to bring it to American audiences.”
– Array has announced the acquisition of “Honeytrap,...
- 8/5/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
John Kreng is one of the most hard working actors/stuntman/fight and stunt corrdinators working in the industry today. Through his time working in the movie industry, John has worked with some of the very best which includes Jet Li, Yuen Wah, Tsui Hark, David Carradine, Steven Spielburg and many more outstanding talents.
John Kreng is also the author of the in depth book on screen fighting called Fight Choreography: The Art Of Non Verbal Dialogue, he was a cast member of The Jade Trader which went on to win the most outstanding cast performance award at the 10th Action on film, International film festival. John, also has years of Martial Arts experience behind him, dedicating his time learning many different styles and been taught by some of the very best masters from around the world (Which he will speak about in this interview).
John also worked on the...
John Kreng is also the author of the in depth book on screen fighting called Fight Choreography: The Art Of Non Verbal Dialogue, he was a cast member of The Jade Trader which went on to win the most outstanding cast performance award at the 10th Action on film, International film festival. John, also has years of Martial Arts experience behind him, dedicating his time learning many different styles and been taught by some of the very best masters from around the world (Which he will speak about in this interview).
John also worked on the...
- 12/3/2015
- by kingofkungfu
- AsianMoviePulse
USA Network‘s new comedy Playing House will debut on Tuesday, April 29 at 10 Pm with two back-to-back episodes, immediately following Modern Family. Following the premiere, the series will resume with a new half-hour episode every Tuesday beginning May 6 at 10 Pm. Inspired by the ultra-close friendship between Jessica St. Clair and Lennon Parham, Playing House centers on mother to-be Maggie (Parham) who asks her single and career-driven best friend Emma (St. Clair) to return home from her job overseas to attend her baby shower, having no idea what’s truly in store. Playing House is a follow-up to the pair’s NBC comedy series Best Friends Forever. They are exec producing along with Judah Miller (American Dad) and Scot Armstrong and Ravi Nandan of American Work though Universal Cable Prods. Keegan-Michael Key (Key and Peele), Jane Kaczmarek (Malcolm In The Middle), Brad Morris (Seeking A Friend For The End Of The World...
- 2/28/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
As long as you live in the right cities, anyway. Paul V. Seetachitt’s “Rock Jocks” is coming to a city near you. Well, if your city happens to have an Alamo Drafthouse theater in it. At the moment, the movie will only be appearing in 5 cities, with moviegoers in the Houston screening getting a Q&A with actor Andrew Bowen, while Felicia Day will be doing similar duties for the Austin screening. For a complete list of locations/dates, see below. Rock Jocks tells the story of one night in the offices of a group of dysfunctional government employees who must save the Earth by shooting down any and all asteroids that threaten our planet using special laser-equipped satellites in orbit. Starring Gerry Bednob, Andrew Bowen, Justin Chon, Felicia Day, Jason Mewes, Doug Jones, and Kevin Wu. After its screening tour, the movie will hit DVD, Digital Download and On Demand on August 13, 2013. Tue.
- 6/18/2013
- by Nix
- SciFiCool.com
We start the Top 7. You finish the Top 10.
Beginning with this trailer back in February, I’ve hated the marketing for The Internship. It looks like an unfunny Google ad that hopes everybody still really likes the Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson pairing. To be fair, this film does have an appealing cast on paper. I like Vaughn and Wilson, and there’s a funny film to be made with them, John Goodman, Rose Byrne, Josh Gad, Aasif Mandvi, and the rest. I’m just not feeling good about this being it.
Still, maybe The Internship will be much better than the trailers and TV spots have made it seem. That’s something we can find out this weekend. Right now I want to stop with the speculation and instead look back on some of my favorite recent comedies and their awesome casts. I stuck to films whose main goal is...
Beginning with this trailer back in February, I’ve hated the marketing for The Internship. It looks like an unfunny Google ad that hopes everybody still really likes the Vince Vaughn/Owen Wilson pairing. To be fair, this film does have an appealing cast on paper. I like Vaughn and Wilson, and there’s a funny film to be made with them, John Goodman, Rose Byrne, Josh Gad, Aasif Mandvi, and the rest. I’m just not feeling good about this being it.
Still, maybe The Internship will be much better than the trailers and TV spots have made it seem. That’s something we can find out this weekend. Right now I want to stop with the speculation and instead look back on some of my favorite recent comedies and their awesome casts. I stuck to films whose main goal is...
- 6/6/2013
- by Shane T. Nier
- The Scorecard Review
Getting married is one thing, but you have to get to the altar first, and it's that journey that serves as the center of yet another winning Judd Apatow production, in Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller's "The Five-Year Engagement." The film opened the Tribeca Film Festival a couple of days ago and hits theaters next week, and as we noted in our review, the film is "sweet and touching" and hits all the right comic notes you can expect.
A new red band trailer has emerged, and while there are no boobs (sorry dudes), the spot gives a look at the extensive supporting cast (including Apatow players like Kevin Hart and Gerry Bednob) as well as giving a broader overview of the story beats and some of the f-bombs they couldn't put in the regular green band trailer. In case you're catching up, the story focuses on a young...
A new red band trailer has emerged, and while there are no boobs (sorry dudes), the spot gives a look at the extensive supporting cast (including Apatow players like Kevin Hart and Gerry Bednob) as well as giving a broader overview of the story beats and some of the f-bombs they couldn't put in the regular green band trailer. In case you're catching up, the story focuses on a young...
- 4/20/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Lizzie is the latest horror film to be developed by the Highland Film Group. This is a feature that deals with murder, memories and a woman (Lizzy) inheriting a haunted house. Rememberances of her traumatic childhood and of Lizzie Borden, the famous murderess, are exorcised in the film with Amanda Baker playing Lizzy. Also starring are Gary Busey, Aviva and Corbin Bernsen.
And nothing beats seeing Busey crazed and looking for blood in the film's first trailer. Enjoy the reel inside!
Director: David Dunn Jr.
Writer: Leif Holt.
Producer: Matthew Mosher.
Cast: Gary Busey, Corbin Bernsen, Aviva, Shawna Waldron, Don Swayze, Caitlin Carmichael, Gerry Bednob, Aurora Snow, Cindy Baer, and Brianna Lee Johnson.
The trailer for Lizzie is here:
Lizzie Borden Movie Trailer from matt mosher on Vimeo.
The film's homepage is here:
Lizzie's Official Website
Source:
Lizzie at the Film Catalogue
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And nothing beats seeing Busey crazed and looking for blood in the film's first trailer. Enjoy the reel inside!
Director: David Dunn Jr.
Writer: Leif Holt.
Producer: Matthew Mosher.
Cast: Gary Busey, Corbin Bernsen, Aviva, Shawna Waldron, Don Swayze, Caitlin Carmichael, Gerry Bednob, Aurora Snow, Cindy Baer, and Brianna Lee Johnson.
The trailer for Lizzie is here:
Lizzie Borden Movie Trailer from matt mosher on Vimeo.
The film's homepage is here:
Lizzie's Official Website
Source:
Lizzie at the Film Catalogue
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Advertise Here - Contact me Michael Allen...
- 3/15/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Title: The Lie Director: Joshua Leonard Starring: Joshua Leonard, Jess Weixler, Mark Webber, Gerry Bednob, Jane Adams The directorial debut of Joshua Leonard, “The Lie” is an uncommonly assured and engaging portrait of post-millennial and particularly male uncertainty, and how the snowballing effects of impulsive dishonesty will eventually run you down from behind like a jackrabbit. Buoyed by strong performances, this meagerly budgeted but intelligently scaled and smartly told indie film deftly takes the pulse of anxious, arrested times. Married Los Angelenos Lonnie (Leonard) and Clover Leonard (Jess Weixler) were once upon a time go-it-their-own-way idealists. Now, faced with raising a two-year-old daughter, they’ve come to also face some of the...
- 11/29/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Having already premiered at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, we now have the exclusive poster to "The Lie," directed, written and starring Joshua Leonard of "Humpday" and "The Blair Witch Project" fame. Co-starring Jess Weixler ("Teeth"), Mark Webber ("Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World"), Alia Shawkat ("Arrested Development"), Jane Adams ("Happiness"), Kelli Garner ("Thumbsucker," "Pan Am") and an appearance by Gerry Bednob ("The 40-Year-Old Virgin"), "The Lie" is based on a T.C. Boyle short story that first appeared in the New Yorker and centers on a man (Leonard) whose life inadvertently changes when he tells a lie to get…...
- 9/19/2011
- The Playlist
Politics of Love is a romantic comedy, written by Gary Goldstein and directed by William Dear. The film stars Brian White (Brick, Stomp the Yard), Mallika Sherawart (The Myth, Murder), and Loretta Devine (The PJs TV Series, Waiting to Exhale), and is about two rival political campaign teams caught up in the whirlwind of euphoric romance.
“Politics make strange bedfellows” seem to be the aim of this political comedy that is based in the heated 2008 U.S. Presidential campaigns of Obama and McCain, with the two political headquarters within a stone’s reach of the other. Since political films are not my forte—I decided to take on the challenge of watching this film. How did I fair? Let’s just say it wasn’t at all what I expected—I expected the worse.
Aretha (Sherawat) has returned home after being laid off from her high-powered job in New York.
“Politics make strange bedfellows” seem to be the aim of this political comedy that is based in the heated 2008 U.S. Presidential campaigns of Obama and McCain, with the two political headquarters within a stone’s reach of the other. Since political films are not my forte—I decided to take on the challenge of watching this film. How did I fair? Let’s just say it wasn’t at all what I expected—I expected the worse.
Aretha (Sherawat) has returned home after being laid off from her high-powered job in New York.
- 9/2/2011
- Cinelinx
Release Date: Sept. 13, 2011
Price: DVD $19.97
Studio: Codeblack Entertainment
It's a wash for Mallika Sherawat in Politics of Love.
Opposites apparently attract in Politics of Love, a bi-partisan romantic comedy set during the 2008 Presidential race. The movie stars Bollywood bombshell Mallika Sherawat (Murder) and up-and-comer Brian White (of Tyler Perry’s forthcoming feature film Good Deeds).
In Politics of Love, politics makes strange bedfellows — particularly in the case of a savvy, African-American conservative Republican (White) reluctantly falling for his Democratic counterpart: a beautiful Indian-American Obama campaign volunteer (Sherawat). The inevitable sparks fly and romance blossoms for the seemingly mismatched pair of lovers in the frantic days leading up to Election Day.
Directed by William Dear (The Perfect Game), the movie also stars Loretta Devine (For Colored Girls), Ruby Dee (American Gangster) and Gerry Bednob (The 40-Year-Old Virgin).
Prior to its DVD release, the movie screened in a limited number of theaters (starting Aug.
Price: DVD $19.97
Studio: Codeblack Entertainment
It's a wash for Mallika Sherawat in Politics of Love.
Opposites apparently attract in Politics of Love, a bi-partisan romantic comedy set during the 2008 Presidential race. The movie stars Bollywood bombshell Mallika Sherawat (Murder) and up-and-comer Brian White (of Tyler Perry’s forthcoming feature film Good Deeds).
In Politics of Love, politics makes strange bedfellows — particularly in the case of a savvy, African-American conservative Republican (White) reluctantly falling for his Democratic counterpart: a beautiful Indian-American Obama campaign volunteer (Sherawat). The inevitable sparks fly and romance blossoms for the seemingly mismatched pair of lovers in the frantic days leading up to Election Day.
Directed by William Dear (The Perfect Game), the movie also stars Loretta Devine (For Colored Girls), Ruby Dee (American Gangster) and Gerry Bednob (The 40-Year-Old Virgin).
Prior to its DVD release, the movie screened in a limited number of theaters (starting Aug.
- 8/12/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Codeblack has obtained domestic distribution rights to rom-com Politics of Love and arranged a theatrical release in July respectively.
Fyi, Brian White is relatively famous for his exploits in football and his slowly growing film career. White has been seen in Fighting, 12 Rounds, and I Can Do Bad All By Myself.
The story of Politics of Love follows a black Republican, played by Brian White, who falls in love with an Indian Democrat, performed by Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat, blossomed out of the 2008 presidential election of Barrack Obama.
This idea looks like a childish try to make a few million bucks out of a genuinely interesting concept. The names of actual candidates being attached to the film seem to only function as an artificial draw for watchers.
But you can say instead of these words:
The world’s hottest election got much hotter! Politics has never been this sexy! Mudslinging by sex-tape!
Fyi, Brian White is relatively famous for his exploits in football and his slowly growing film career. White has been seen in Fighting, 12 Rounds, and I Can Do Bad All By Myself.
The story of Politics of Love follows a black Republican, played by Brian White, who falls in love with an Indian Democrat, performed by Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat, blossomed out of the 2008 presidential election of Barrack Obama.
This idea looks like a childish try to make a few million bucks out of a genuinely interesting concept. The names of actual candidates being attached to the film seem to only function as an artificial draw for watchers.
But you can say instead of these words:
The world’s hottest election got much hotter! Politics has never been this sexy! Mudslinging by sex-tape!
- 4/18/2011
- by Nikola Mraovic
- Filmofilia
All is said to be fair in love and war, but what happens when love enters politics? Mallika Sherawat.s new film, Love, Barack, explores the politics of being in love on opposite sides of the campaign trail. Starring Sherawat, a Bollywood superstar, Loretta Devine (Dreamgirls, Crash), legendary Oscar nominee Ruby Dee, Brian White (Stomp the Yard, Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad...) and Gerry Bednob (40 Yr Old Virgin), the film revolves around 2008.s presidential election. Synopsis: Politics makes strange bedfellows, but never stranger than when, a month before the 2008 U.S. Presidential election, Kyle Franklin, a sexy, savvy, African American conservative falls for his Democrat counterpart, Aretha Gupta, a beautiful, idealistic local Obama volunteer coordinator. Sparks fly, tempers flares, heads turn, and romance blossoms for this mismatched pair of campaigners in the frantic and intoxicating days leading up to Election Day. Can the politics of love conquer all?...
- 7/3/2010
- Filmicafe
Universal Studios Home Entertainment has started production on "Honey 2." Sequel to the first film starring Jessica Alba, is a straight to DVD dance movie being helmed by Bille Woodruff. Katerina Graham of the CW’s "The Vampire Diaries" stars in a cast including Seychelle Gabriel, Randy Wayne, Brandon Molale, Gerry Bednob, Tyler Nelson and Lonette McKee. Pic is out in the fall of 2011. Paul Hellerman produces. Rosero McCoy ("Step-Up") is handling choreography. Woodruff also helmed the first film whose cast included Lil' Romeo, Mekhi Phifer, David Moscow, Zachary Williams and Joy Bryant.
- 6/3/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Brian White ("Fighting," "12 Rounds") has joined the cast of the Obama-themed romantic comedy "Politics of Love" says The Hollywood Reporter.
Set during the run-up to the 2008 election, thee story follows the blossoming romance between volunteer coordinators, one a black man (White) working for the local John McCain office, the other an Indian woman (Mallika Sherawat) who is a devoted Obama supporter
Ruby Dee, Gerry Bednob and Loretta Devine also star. William Dear ("The Perfect Game") will direct from a script by Gary Goldstein ("If You Only Knew").
Govind Menon, William Sees Keenan, Randy Turrow and Vikram Singh will produce.
Set during the run-up to the 2008 election, thee story follows the blossoming romance between volunteer coordinators, one a black man (White) working for the local John McCain office, the other an Indian woman (Mallika Sherawat) who is a devoted Obama supporter
Ruby Dee, Gerry Bednob and Loretta Devine also star. William Dear ("The Perfect Game") will direct from a script by Gary Goldstein ("If You Only Knew").
Govind Menon, William Sees Keenan, Randy Turrow and Vikram Singh will produce.
- 2/23/2010
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Brian White has been cast in the romantic comedy "Politics of Love," opposite Mallika Sherawat.
Inspired by the real-life romances that blossomed during Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, "Love" takes place in the run-up to the 2008 election. White will play a black volunteer coordinator working for the local John McCain office who strikes unexpected sparks with the devoted Indian Obama volunteer coordinator (Sherawat).
Ruby Dee, Gerry Bednob and Loretta Devine co-star.
William Dear ("The Perfect Game") is directing a screenplay by Gary Goldstein ("If You Only Knew"). Nuclear Mango executives Govind Menon and William Sees Keenan are producing with Randy Turrow and Split Image Pictures' Vikram Singh.
White, who is repped by UTA and Luber/Roklin Management, is a regular on the TNT series "Men of a Certain Age." He next appears on the big screen in MGM's 3D thriller "The Cabin in the Woods," hitting theaters in January.
Inspired by the real-life romances that blossomed during Sen. Barack Obama's presidential campaign, "Love" takes place in the run-up to the 2008 election. White will play a black volunteer coordinator working for the local John McCain office who strikes unexpected sparks with the devoted Indian Obama volunteer coordinator (Sherawat).
Ruby Dee, Gerry Bednob and Loretta Devine co-star.
William Dear ("The Perfect Game") is directing a screenplay by Gary Goldstein ("If You Only Knew"). Nuclear Mango executives Govind Menon and William Sees Keenan are producing with Randy Turrow and Split Image Pictures' Vikram Singh.
White, who is repped by UTA and Luber/Roklin Management, is a regular on the TNT series "Men of a Certain Age." He next appears on the big screen in MGM's 3D thriller "The Cabin in the Woods," hitting theaters in January.
- 2/22/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mallika Sherawat has been cast opposite Avatar co-star Laz Alonso in the feature Love, Barack, a political romantic comedy set during the frantic and intoxicating days leading up to 2008 U.S. Presidential election. Mallika will play the female lead and central character Aretha Gupta, a devoted, local Obama volunteer coordinator. The story, a snapshot of a moment in time that was filled with hope, change, and passionate debate, follows the romantic and political rollercoaster that develops when, the month before Election Day, Democrat Aretha unexpectedly falls for her Republican counterpart (Alonso), a handsome, dynamic African-American working for the local McCain office. On signing up for the film, Mallika said, "Laz Alonso is a talented and exciting actor. I'm very lucky to be working with him." To be directed by Doug McHenry, the film will also feature acclaimed actress Ruby Dee (Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nominee for 2007's American Gangster) and...
- 2/8/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Mallika Sherawat has been cast opposite Avatar co-star Laz Alonso in the feature Love, Barack, a political romantic comedy set during the frantic and intoxicating days leading up to 2008 U.S. Presidential election. Mallika will play the female lead and central character Aretha Gupta, a devoted, local Obama volunteer coordinator. The story, a snapshot of a moment in time that was filled with hope, change, and passionate debate, follows the romantic and political rollercoaster that develops when, the month before Election Day, Democrat Aretha unexpectedly falls for her Republican counterpart (Alonso), a handsome, dynamic African-American working for the local McCain office. On signing up for the film, Mallika said, "Laz Alonso is a talented and exciting actor. I'm very lucky to be working with him." To be directed by Doug McHenry, the film will also feature acclaimed actress Ruby Dee (Best Supporting Actress Oscar Nominee for 2007's American Gangster) and...
- 2/8/2010
- by Bollywood Hungama News Network
- BollywoodHungama
Mallika Sherawat has been cast opposite Avatar star, Laz Alonso in a political comedy, Love, Barack. The film is set during the frantic days leading up to the 2008 Us Presidential elections. Mallika will play the role of Democrat Aretha Gupta, a devoted Obama volunteer coordinator who unexpectedly falls for her Republican counterpart (Alonso), a handsome African-American working for the local McCain office.
The inspiration for the story comes from the numerous publicly-documented campaign romances that sprung up around during the Obama Presidential win. Experts have speculated that this resulted in an “Obama baby-boom”
"Laz Alonso is a talented and exciting actor. I'm very lucky to be working with him," said Mallika in a statement.
The film will be directed by Doug McHenry and will also start Ruby Dee, Gerry Bednob and Loretta Devine.
Mallika has previous made Hollywood news when she landed a small role in a Jackie Chan movie,...
The inspiration for the story comes from the numerous publicly-documented campaign romances that sprung up around during the Obama Presidential win. Experts have speculated that this resulted in an “Obama baby-boom”
"Laz Alonso is a talented and exciting actor. I'm very lucky to be working with him," said Mallika in a statement.
The film will be directed by Doug McHenry and will also start Ruby Dee, Gerry Bednob and Loretta Devine.
Mallika has previous made Hollywood news when she landed a small role in a Jackie Chan movie,...
- 2/4/2010
- Bollyspice
Bollywood actress Mallika Sherawat has been cast opposite Avatar star Laz Alonso in Love, Barack, her upcoming Hollywood flick, a political comedy. Sherawat, who plays the the character of Aretha Gupta, a devoted local Obama volunteer coordinator, said in a statement, “Laz Alonso is a talented and exciting actor. I’m very lucky to be working with him.” American filmmaker Doug McHenry is directing the film, which will show Democrat Aretha unexpectedly falling for her Republican counterpart (Alonso), working for the local McCain office a month before election day. The film also stars veteran actress Ruby Dee, comic actor Gerry Bednob and film ...
- 2/4/2010
- Hindustan Times - Cinema
Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat will star alongside Laz Alonso ("Avatar") in the political romantic comedy "Love, Barack." Sherawat will play Aretha Gupta, an Obama volunteer coordinator in the run up to the 2008 presidential election. With just a month to go before election day, she falls for her Republican counterpart (Alonso), who works with the local John McCain office. Also cast are Ruby Dee, Gerry Bednob and Loretta Devine. Doug McHenry ("New Jack City") will helm from a script by Gary Goldstein ("If You Only Knew"). Nuclear Mango' Govind Menon and William Keenan will produce along with Vikram Singh of Split Image Pictures.
- 2/3/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Bollywood star Mallika Sherawat will star alongside Laz Alonso ("Avatar") in the political romantic comedy "Love, Barack." Sherawat will play Aretha Gupta, an Obama volunteer coordinator in the run up to the 2008 presidential election. With just a month to go before election day, she falls for her Republican counterpart (Alonso), who works with the local John McCain office. Also cast are Ruby Dee, Gerry Bednob and Loretta Devine. Doug McHenry ("New Jack City") will helm from a script by Gary Goldstein ("If You Only Knew"). Nuclear Mango' Govind Menon and William Keenan will produce along with Vikram Singh of Split Image Pictures.
- 2/3/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
In this year's Humpday Joshua Leonard played the kind of character who reminds office drones of what they're missing, a 30-year-old vagabond living a life of travel and adventure and sex, rather than the monotonous but maybe more content life his old friend (played by Mark Duplass) has built for himself. But it seems Leonard will be slipping into the other role in The Lie, an indie he will direct based on T.C. Boyle's short story that ran in The New Yorker last year (you can read the full story online here). According to Variety Leonard adapted the story with Jess Weixler and Mark Webber, both of whom will star in the film as well. Jane Adams, Kelli Garner, P.J. Ransone, Gerry Bednob and Kirk Baltz will round out the cast as well. The original story is pretty slim on plot and characters, and presumably Leonard and company...
- 10/16/2009
- cinemablend.com
The last time Joshua Leonard stepped behind the camera, it caused quite a stir. That, of course, was on The Blair Witch Project when he played one of the three ill-fated student filmmakers who tangled with the eponymous menace.A decade on, and Leonard is ready to go behind the camera again, this time for real, on the indie drama, The Lie.The movie is based on a short story, written by T.C. Boyle, that appeared in The New Yorker, about a man who changes his life when he lies in order to get out of work. Sounds a little like The Invention of Lying – let’s hope that Leonard’s film hits the mark that Ricky Gervais’ appalling comedy missed so spectacularly.Leonard, who finally buried the Blair Witch curse this year by starring in the acclaimed indie comedy, Humpday (and the HBO show, Hung), will also star in the movie,...
- 10/16/2009
- EmpireOnline
Watch the latest movie trailer from the upcoming horror comedy ” Brutal Massacre: A Comedy ” by director Stevan Mena (Malevolence) and starring David Naughton (Hallows Point), Brian O’Halloran, Gerry Bednob, Ken Foree ( 30 Days of Night: Dust to Dust , Zone of the Dead ) and Gunnar Hansen (Escape of the Living Dead). Synopsis: Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn’t had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he’s washed up. Harry is given one last chance to redeem himself with what could be his best or last picture. Brutal Massacre becomes just that, as the cast and crew [...]...
- 7/23/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Anchor Bay Entertainment has announced the DVD release of Brutal Massacre: A Comedy, which stars David Naughton, Brian O'Halloran, Gerry Bednob, and Ellen Sandweiss. DVD Active reports that the Stevan Mena directed film will be available to own from the 22nd July, and should retail at around $26.97. Extras will include extended and deleted scenes, a behind the scenes featurette, and the trailer. The film is sad to hit limited theaters in La and Ny before the DVD release. Harry Penderecki, a once heralded horror auteur, finds himself on the outside looking in at Hollywood. He hasn't had a hit film in years, and most in the industry, including his close friends, think he's washed up. Harry is given one last chance to redeem himself with what could be his best or last picture.
- 6/8/2008
- bloody-disgusting.com
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