Tommy Chong has his cellphone pressed up tight against his ear, trying to find out where the person on the other end of the line is; at 85, his hearing isn’t what it used to be. Sitting across from him in the booth of a restaurant, located right off the lobby of an extremely busy hotel in downtown Austin, Texas, is Richard Marin. The 77-year-old actor is usually known by his nickname, “Cheech,” and he’s perusing the menu while his longtime partner loudly issues directions regarding where to meet up later.
- 3/17/2024
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Cheech and Chong persist in the popular culture mainly as a metonym for stoner humor, but as any comedy fan knows, even the dumbest jokes — the one’s that can only be enjoyed while baked — don’t just appear out of smoke-filled air. “Cheech & Chong’s Last Movie,” a new documentary chronicling the eponymous duo’s meteoric rise in the 1970s, emphasizes the sheer amount of work and determination it took to become one of America’s most popular comedy acts. Long before Seth Rogen was born, Cheech and Chong were the hardest-working potheads in Hollywood, even if they played exaggerated burnouts on screen and stage.
Alas, every success story comes with its fair share of complications. “Last Movie” also explores the financial headaches and managerial difficulties Cheech and Chong weathered at the height of their success, as well as the creative differences that ultimately drove the two men apart.
Alas, every success story comes with its fair share of complications. “Last Movie” also explores the financial headaches and managerial difficulties Cheech and Chong weathered at the height of their success, as well as the creative differences that ultimately drove the two men apart.
- 3/12/2024
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
“Holy s—,” an audience member shouted as Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong took the stage at C-Boy’s Heart and Soul, an off-the-beaten path Austin nightclub that hosted a brief reunion by the legendary stoner comedy duo, who came to SXSW to shop their feature documentary “Cheech and Chong’s Last Movie.”
As the pair ambled on stage, Chong picked up an acoustic guitar and gave it a strum. Marin, 77, cringed as it became immediately clear that the instrument was woefully out of tune. Chong, 85, who wore a varsity sports jacket bedecked with marijuana leaf motifs and “Team 420” emblazoned on the back, changed it out for an electric Gibson that was camera-ready to play.
“Oooh, he’s going electric,” Marin joked. Chong hit a few more notes and then Marin introduced what he described as “a song of my people.” The tune was in keeping with Cheech and Chong’s classic routines of story songs.
As the pair ambled on stage, Chong picked up an acoustic guitar and gave it a strum. Marin, 77, cringed as it became immediately clear that the instrument was woefully out of tune. Chong, 85, who wore a varsity sports jacket bedecked with marijuana leaf motifs and “Team 420” emblazoned on the back, changed it out for an electric Gibson that was camera-ready to play.
“Oooh, he’s going electric,” Marin joked. Chong hit a few more notes and then Marin introduced what he described as “a song of my people.” The tune was in keeping with Cheech and Chong’s classic routines of story songs.
- 3/12/2024
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
“Cheech and I were on the Paramount lot after we’d done the movie, and we’re kind of trying to figure out what we were going to do next— how we were going to get another movie going,” remembers Tommy Chong of the weeks following the 1978 release of Up in Smoke, the first film from him and comedy partner Cheech Marin. “And Warren Beatty, pulls up in his convertible. He took off his sunglasses and looked at us and he goes, ‘You guys have no idea what you’ve done.’ And we looked at each other like thinking, ‘Oh, what did we do?’ What we did was we pulled a movie out of thin air.”
Up in Smoke, which was made independently by principals with no filmmaking experience, grossed over $100 million at the box office, simultaneously launching and proving the commercial value of the genre, all in one go.
Up in Smoke, which was made independently by principals with no filmmaking experience, grossed over $100 million at the box office, simultaneously launching and proving the commercial value of the genre, all in one go.
- 3/9/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jim Carrey is a man of many talents.
While most fans know the actor for his comedic work on screen, a new documentary short is introducing the world to Carrey, the painter.
Carrey, who’s been drawing and painting since he was a child, puts his artwork on display in a new documentary short called I Needed Color. In it, Carrey reveals his love of painting — and how it helps him connect to his “inner life.”
“You can tell what I love by the color of the paintings,” he says in the video, posted to Vimeo. “You can tell my...
While most fans know the actor for his comedic work on screen, a new documentary short is introducing the world to Carrey, the painter.
Carrey, who’s been drawing and painting since he was a child, puts his artwork on display in a new documentary short called I Needed Color. In it, Carrey reveals his love of painting — and how it helps him connect to his “inner life.”
“You can tell what I love by the color of the paintings,” he says in the video, posted to Vimeo. “You can tell my...
- 8/8/2017
- by Ale Russian
- PEOPLE.com
My movie reviews of two of the biggest films opening this weekend, Universal Pictures' "Get Him to the Greek" and Warner Bros. Pictures' "Splice." (Read my "Splice" movie review right here)
For my full, in-depth interviews with the "Splice" cast, click here for Adrien Brody, here for Sarah Polley, and here for the "Splice" monster herself, Delphine Chanéac.
And here are my reviews:
Here's more info on "Get Him to the Greek" from Yahoo:
Aaron Green gets things done. The ambitious 24-year-old has been given a career-making assignment. His mission: Fly to London and escort a rock god to L.A.'s world famous Greek Theatre for the first-stop on a huge comeback tour. His record mogul boss, Sergio Roma, gives him one warning: "The artist is the worst person on Earth. Turn your back on him at your own peril." British rocker Aldous Snow is a brilliant musician,...
For my full, in-depth interviews with the "Splice" cast, click here for Adrien Brody, here for Sarah Polley, and here for the "Splice" monster herself, Delphine Chanéac.
And here are my reviews:
Here's more info on "Get Him to the Greek" from Yahoo:
Aaron Green gets things done. The ambitious 24-year-old has been given a career-making assignment. His mission: Fly to London and escort a rock god to L.A.'s world famous Greek Theatre for the first-stop on a huge comeback tour. His record mogul boss, Sergio Roma, gives him one warning: "The artist is the worst person on Earth. Turn your back on him at your own peril." British rocker Aldous Snow is a brilliant musician,...
- 6/4/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Enter now to win tickets to a screening of Universal Pictures' "Get Him to the Greek" in Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina as well as Nashville Tennessee! Don't miss this hilarious film starring Jonah Hill, Emily Blunt, Russell Brand, Rose Byrne, Elisabeth Moss and Sean Combs. Nicholas Stoller directs from his own screenplay based on the characters created by Jason Segel. The comedy is produced by Judd Apatow, David Bushell and Nicholas Stoller.
- 5/6/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Check out a new restricted trailer for Universal Pictures' hilarious-looking "Get Him To the Greek" starring Jonah Hill, Russell Brand, Emily Blunt, Rose Byrne, Elisabeth Moss and Sean Combs. Nicholas Stoller ("Forgetting Sarah Marshall") directs from his own screenplay. Judd Apatow produces alongside David Bushell and Stoller. Check out the must-see restricted trailer! A record company intern with two days to drag an uncooperative rock legend to Hollywood for a comeback concert. The comedy is the latest film from producer Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People). Aaron Green (Hill) gets things done. The ambitious 23-year-old has exaggerated his way into a dream job just in time for a career-making assignment. His mission: Fly to London and escort a rock god to L.A.’s Greek Theatre for the first-stop on a $100-million tour...
- 3/22/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Blu-Ray Review
Sling Blade
Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black
Running Time: 2 hr 15 mins
Rating: R
Plot: A man (Thornton) is released from a mental institution in Arkansas and makes friends with a boy he meets at a laundromat (Black).
Who’s It For? Those who like to keep track of classic acting performances, or even the people who want to own every film that ever won an Oscar for “Best Adapted Screenplay.” Regardless, Sling Blade is a 1990’s classic, and checking it out for the first time through High Definition isn’t a bad idea.
Movie:
Billy Bob Thornton’s first directed film is filmed and acted with subtlety, with a desperation to be as intelligent and arthouse as possible (long wide shots and a score by Daniel Lanois that seems ahead of its time doesn’t...
Sling Blade
Directed by: Billy Bob Thornton
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Dwight Yoakam, J.T Walsh, John Ritter, Lucas Black
Running Time: 2 hr 15 mins
Rating: R
Plot: A man (Thornton) is released from a mental institution in Arkansas and makes friends with a boy he meets at a laundromat (Black).
Who’s It For? Those who like to keep track of classic acting performances, or even the people who want to own every film that ever won an Oscar for “Best Adapted Screenplay.” Regardless, Sling Blade is a 1990’s classic, and checking it out for the first time through High Definition isn’t a bad idea.
Movie:
Billy Bob Thornton’s first directed film is filmed and acted with subtlety, with a desperation to be as intelligent and arthouse as possible (long wide shots and a score by Daniel Lanois that seems ahead of its time doesn’t...
- 8/24/2009
- by Nick Allen
- The Scorecard Review
Chicago – You won’t find the kind of diversity that exists in HollywoodChicago.com’s Blu-Ray Round-Up too many places online. Where else can modern sci-fi mingle with quarter-century-old genre product and hang out with Oscar winners and slapstick comedies? Nowhere.
The Round-Up is our regular informational column about titles that may have slipped under your radar just because they haven’t been on the cover of Entertainment Weekly or in the point-of-purchase slot at your local Blu-Ray store. Today’s edition of the Round-Up is particularly impressive with a massive comedy hit from Adam Sandler, a sci-fi cult classic, a great new TV show, and the film that made Billy Bob Thornton a star.
“Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead” was released on July 28th, 2009.
“Sling Blade,” and “The Waterboy” were released on August 4th, 2009.
“The Last Starfighter” will be released on August 18th, 2009.
“Doctor Who...
The Round-Up is our regular informational column about titles that may have slipped under your radar just because they haven’t been on the cover of Entertainment Weekly or in the point-of-purchase slot at your local Blu-Ray store. Today’s edition of the Round-Up is particularly impressive with a massive comedy hit from Adam Sandler, a sci-fi cult classic, a great new TV show, and the film that made Billy Bob Thornton a star.
“Doctor Who: Planet of the Dead” was released on July 28th, 2009.
“Sling Blade,” and “The Waterboy” were released on August 4th, 2009.
“The Last Starfighter” will be released on August 18th, 2009.
“Doctor Who...
- 8/12/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
- If one thing’s for certain, Ryan Gosling sure doesn’t want to fit anyone’s stereotype. Equally smooth and skilled at playing a broken-hearted romantic in the iconic The Notebook and a psychotic killer in “Murder by Numbers”, he surprises us here at Ioncinema.com again by teaming up with his Lars and the Real Girl helmer Craig Gillespie on the recently-announced film Dallas Buyers Club. Gosling will star as Ron Woodroof, an unapologetically redneck homophobe electrician from Texas who is diagnosed with full-blown AIDS in 1986. Understandably unhappy about his predicament and given six months to live, he begins smuggling new, inexpensive AIDS drugs for other AIDS patients instead of paying the premium for Azt, one of the only drugs available to combat AIDS at that time. He eventually lived six years longer than his doctors expected and became a gay community hero for his famous “Dallas Buyers
- 6/5/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
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