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Friends With Kids DVD Review
11 November 2012 1:00 AM, PST | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Director: Jennifer Westfeldt
Starring: Jennifer Westfeldt, Adam Scott, John Hamm, Kristen Wiig, Chris O’Dowd
Running Time: 102 minutes
Certificate: 15
Extras: ‘Making Friends With Kids’, blooper reels, audio commentary
2011 was a landmark year: Egyptian revolution, Bin Laden found, and women were allowed to be funny. Bridesmaids garnered rave reviews for its fresh and hilarious cast of women (plus a killer Jon Hamm cameo), but in doing so has started what will surely be a cascade of unfunny Bridesmaids knock-offs. Not a complete carbon copy as such, but featuring many of the same cast members, Friends With Kids – directed, written by, and starring Jennifer Westfeldt – doesn’t quite fit into the category of unfunny, instead shuffling past it.
Julie (Westfeldt) and Jason (Scott) are best friends; mid-thirties and single they grow tired of their respective frigid and gigolo lifestyles. Parental instincts take hold and they decide to have a baby together, »
- Sam Carey
Craig Gillespie Eyes Million Dollar Arm
23 October 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
The film planning to begin production soon, Million Dollar Arm appears to have found a director in Craig Gillespie, Variety reports. "Mad Men" star John Hamm is attached to headline the project, playing sports agent J.B. Bernstein in the true story of how he discovered professional pitchers Rinku Singh and Dinesh Patel through his Indian reality show. The show, "Million Dollar Arm," launched in India in 2008. More than 40,000 contestants auditioned, including Singh and Patel, who emerged as the two finalists and eventually signed professional contracts with the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gillespie has previously directed a wide range of projects, including Lars and the Real Girl , Mr. Woodcock and, most recently, Fright Night . Tom McCarthy is »
Craig Gillespie To Direct ‘Million Dollar Arm’ For Disney
20 October 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Director of last year’s horror remake Fright Night and the beautiful Lars And The Real Girl (2007), is currently in negotiations to direct an ‘inspirational’ sports movie for Disney, Million Dollar Arm, which John Hamm is set to star in. The film will focus on sports agent J.B. Bernstein, who after hosting a cricket reality show in India, decided that some of the players would be good enough to pitch for American League baseball. Bernstein had to teach the new recruits, who signed up with the Pittsburgh Pirates, not only the rules of baseball but also American culture and the English language.
Gillespie has shown himself to be quite versatile in the three films he has directed, and he has also worked on TV series United States Of Tara. As it’s from Disney I’m doubtful they will show the gradual fall of the baseball stars, and will »
- Luke Ryan Baldock
Lacma's Art + Film Gala Celebrates Kubrick and Artist Ed Ruscha, with Spielberg Tribute
2 October 2012 1:20 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Lacma will host the 2012 Art + Film Gala honoring artist Ed Ruscha and filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, with longtime friend and "A.I." inheritor Steven Spielberg tributing the late director, on October 27. The gala coincides with the museum's current "Ed Rucha: Standard" exhibition (running through January 21), and the upcoming, much-anticipated "Stanley Kubrick" exhibition, running November 1 - June 30. Ruscha will be in person for the tribute, along with co-chairs Leonardo DiCaprio and Eva Chow, and a star-studded guest list of presenters including Spielberg, Viola Davis, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Evans, Will Ferrell, Tom Hanks, Diane Keaton, John Hamm and a special performance by Florence + The Machine. Proceeds from the gala will go towards Lacma's curatorial programming, as well as the museum's broader mission. Check out our Toh! poll here of readers' favorite Stanley Kubrick films, along with more info on the upcoming »
- Beth Hanna
Emmy awards 2012: Damian Lewis hails 'golden age of television'
24 September 2012 4:00 PM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
British star of Homeland wins top gong with Claire Danes, while Maggie Smith takes only award for Downton Abbey
It was a very British way to collect an Emmy: take to the stage of American TV's landmark award show and say sorry for winning the best actor gong.
"I'm one of those pesky Brits, I apologise," said Damian Lewis, recognised for his portrayal of Us marine Nicholas Brody in Homeland, the taut Us terrorism thriller that transfixed audiences on both side of the Atlantic, and dominated the Emmys at the expense of Mad Men and Downton Abbey.
"I don't really believe in judging art, but I thought I'd show up just in case. What an extraordinary honour to be in a category with these golden actors setting a golden standard in acting, in a golden age of TV," he said.
Nominated alongside Lewis for best actor were Steve Buscemi, John Hamm »
- Vicky Frost
Big Changes At 'Sesame Street'
24 September 2012 12:18 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
New York — Elmo will be carrying a new tune on "Sesame Street." Several, actually.
A shift in how the popular puppet is deployed marks the most visible change on "Sesame Street," the children's program that began its 43rd season on public television on Monday.
The "Elmo's World" segment is being phased out after 13 years, replaced by a new segment, "Elmo the Musical." Ten new skits, each lasting 11 minutes, have been prepared.
The idea is to incorporate music into the "Sesame Street" emphasis on introducing concepts in science, technology, engineering and math to the preschool-aged viewers, said Rosemarie Truglio, senior vice president of education and research at Sesame Workshop, the company that makes the series.
Elmo will use singing and dancing to draw attention to the need for problem-solving skills and make the learning entertaining, she said. The character will be featured in "Sea Captain the Musical," "Mountain Climber the Musical" and "President the Musical. »
- AP
Danny McBride and Bill Hader Added To Larry David’s HBO Movie
17 September 2012 9:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
The man a lot of people love, but would hate to be embroiled in even a minor social interaction with, Larry David, is seeing the casting for his latest project, Clear History, fall perfectly into place. Danny McBride (Eastbound & Down) and Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live) are the latest to join an intrinsically intriguing cast, including Jb Smoove (who shone in David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, as Leon Black), Michael Keaton, John Hamm, Eva Mendes, Kate Hudson, Phillip Baker Hall and Amy Ryan.
David will star in the film, for which he co-wrote the script, and will be working alongside Gregg Mottola (The Newsroom), who will direct and executively produce. His fellow Curb writers, Alec Berg, David Mandel, and Jeff Schaffer also contributed to the screenplay, and are executive producers, with Mottola and Bradley Thomas (There’S Something About Mary).
The story focuses on another sympathetic misfit, former marketing executive, »
- Martin Daniel McDonagh
Michael Keaton To Direct Family Drama Buttercup
7 September 2012 6:01 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
Nope, unfortunately this isn't a sequel to The Princess Bride. (Wait. Actually, that would probably be terrible. I'm glad that's not happening.) Variety reports that erstwhile Batman Michael Keaton is stepping behind the camera to direct Buttercup, a project once lined up for Away From Her director Sarah Polley.
Alice O'Neil wrote the screenplay, and Niki Caro had slipped into the director's chair before she had to bail and Keaton eventually took over. The story "follows an adult woman who is forced to assume responsibility for her elderly father after he is arrested for drunk driving again. In doing so, she learns to not only accept his faults, but finally trust the other men in her life."
Jennifer Aniston and Alan Arkin were once attached to appear, but now neither one is involved. (Man, what's with people dropping out or moving on from this movie?) The movie is casting now, »
- Ben Pearson
Jon Hamm Back to Adult Swim and Children’s Hospital
26 July 2012 4:53 AM, PDT | Boomtron | See recent Boomtron news »
The very handsome and talented John Hamm – dramatically and comedically – is returning to Chiildrens Hospital this summer in a role that will send him back in time. While Hamm is normally accustomed to working in the 1960s on Mad Men, this part on Childrens Hospital will see him appearing during 30s-era flashbacks. Now, some of you may be confused due to Hamm’s appearances as Derrick in Seasons 2 and 3. How can he appear in the 30s when he has already appeared in the present? The answer to that is quite simple: Hamm will be playing a different character, but not too different.
According to EW.com, Hamm will be playing Derrick’s father – and founder of Childrens Hospital – Arthur Childrens in the upcoming Season 4 episode “Attention Staff.” As you can see, it won’t be so weird for Hamm to play a new character since he’s keeping it in the family. »
- Brody Gibson
Nora Ephron remembered in New York
9 July 2012 2:01 PM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Meg Ryan led a star-studded ensemble as they gathered to honour late filmmaker Nora Ephron today (09.07.12). The 50-year-old actress - who worked alongside the director and legendary screenwriter in 'When Harry Met Sally', 'Sleepless in Seattle' and 'You've Got Mail' - was joined by a number of Hollywood's elite at a memorial service to pay tribute to Nora, who died at the age of 71 from pneumonia brought on by acute myeloid leukemia on June 26. Director Steven Spielberg, 'Mad Men' star John Hamm, singer Bette Midler, actor Matthew Broderick and comedians Steve Martin and Larry David also attended the service at Alice Tully Hall in New York, which they entered to the sound of Frank Sinatra's 'I've »
Friends with Kids Review: A Winning, Adult Comic Drama
26 June 2012 2:32 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Jennifer Westfeldt has a face that you will probably recognise, but in reality, she should probably be best-known for her work behind the camera, co-writing – as well as starring in – 2001’s acclaimed rom-com Kissing Jessica Stein. Making a further leap now, Westfeldt is the writer, director, star and producer of the splendid Friends with Kids.
The comparisons to last year’s smash hit Bridesmaids are inevitable but frankly rather favourable, given that Westfeldt’s film similarly boasts the singular written vision of a woman – a rarity in Hollywood – and features much of the same stellar cast, including Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Chris O’Dowd, and Westfeldt’s own partner, John Hamm. With both of these films detailing different, yet equally pressing sets of grown-up problems, they will make quite the Friday-night-with-Haagen-Dasz double-bill.
It is so common to see that mix of sweet and crude sensibilities coming »
- Shaun Munro
John Hamm To Larry David Improv Comedy?
19 June 2012 10:29 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Despite his dramatic turn as super serious Don Draper in Mad Men, John Hamm has proved he has the chops for comedy too, putting his talents to good use in 30 Rock, Bridesmaids, and Saturday Night Live. Hamm has certainly grabbed the attention of someone in the comedy biz, as he’s reportedly on board for comic heavyweight Larry David’s latest movie.
The untitled project will follow David’s Curb Your Enthusiasm, with the Seinfeld writer pretty much playing himself (albeit with a different name this time around), getting into Curb-style scrapes, and no doubt winding up absolutely everyone in his path. The film will also be shot like Curb, with no set script and only a vague story guideline for the actors to improvise around.
Whilst the project is in very early stages, it’s thought that Hamm will take the role of David’s ‘nemesis’, which could prove for some great comedy sparring. »
- Tom Fordy
TV Review: Mad Men 5.13 – Season Finale – “The Phantom”
11 June 2012 11:25 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars
Last week’s episode of Mad Men was, as I said at the time and still believe, perhaps the most perfect episode of the entire series. This episode, the season finale, doesn’t quite reach up to that same level, but really, what could have? And though it’s an imperfect episode, it was at least fairly good and a decent way to end this season.
There’s a lot that happened in this story, and most of it was good and/or interesting. Don (John Hamm) had a toothache (I know your pain, Don Draper), Peggy (Elizabeth Olsen) is shown settling in at her new job, Joan (Christina Hendricks) is looking into having the firm buy the floor above them to expand the office, Megan (Jessica Pare) is trying to get acting work while her mother is in town, something which pleases Roger (John Slattery) to no end, »
- Chris Swanson
TV Review: Mad Men 5.12, “Fees and Commissions”
3 June 2012 11:30 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
(Warning: Significant spoilers follow!)
I am at a loss for words, something which is kind of a problem when I have to write 600 – 800 of them on this episode. This is possibly the perfect episode of Mad Men. I honestly cannot think of a single negative thing to say about it. It has everything we expect from the show; period costuming and themes, a bit of humor (gallows humor, especially), and so very, very much emotion. For the second time in two weeks we’ve said goodbye to a character, and while I hope that Peggy Olson returns in time, I think it very unlikely that the one who left this week will come back. Well, unless the firm gets the Ouija Boards account.
We start off the episode with Don (John Hamm), and it really is very much his episode. It’s full of his triumphs and tragedies, »
- Chris Swanson
TV Review: Mad Men 5.11, ‘The Other Woman’
30 May 2012 1:17 PM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
(Warning: Significant spoilers follow!)
Oh, Peggy. Oh, Joan. Two of my favorite characters on TV, and one made a good choice in this episode, and the other made a bad one, and even now, I’m not sure which is which.
Let’s begin with Joan (Christina Hendricks). She’s been the backbone of Scdp since back in the day before Dp were a part of it. And now she finds herself in a situation where a potential client has made an indecent proposal: he’ll support the agency getting the Jaguar contract if Joan sleeps with him. It rather makes one wonder what Jaguar thought of this episode.
We watch as she gets offered $50,000, a not-inconsiderable sum even today. But then Lane (Jared Harris) tells her she should hold out for a partnership and a 5% stake in the firm. He’s doing this for self-serving reasons, »
- Chris Swanson
TV Review: Mad Men 5.10 – “Christmas Waltz”
23 May 2012 12:06 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
[rating 4.5]
(Warning: significant spoilers follow)
Well, you knew it was only a matter of time before Star Trek got mentioned on this show. I wasn’t at all surprised to hear the series get a shout-out, but I was somewhat surprised at the context and who was behind it.
Let’s start, though, by talking about Lane (Jared Harris). It seems Inland Revenue wants a cut of the money he’s been making overseas; a cut to the tune of about 2,900 pounds. Lane doesn’t have this kind of scratch lying about the house, so he has to think of a plan.
First we see him extending the firm’s line of credit and then telling everyone at the board meeting that they can use that as a Christmas bonus. Problem solved, except that Burt (Robert Morse) wants to hold off until the office Christmas party. Lane tries to object, but »
- Chris Swanson
How Season 5 of ‘Mad Men’ Reminds Us of a Forgotten History
22 May 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »
Television’s manufacturing of nostalgia often reduces the past to its most obvious series of events. Whether in revisiting popular culture on VH1’s I Love the ‘70s or in TV movies ranging from The ‘60s to The Kennedys, “the past” rarely adds up to anything more than what we already know about it. The past, then, becomes reduced to a series of iconic historical events that are imbued with the hindsight-benefit of the present rather than portrayed in a way that provides any sense of convincing every-dayness. AMC’s Mad Men has largely avoided this trap. Where NBC’s The ‘60s framed the entire decide as a monolithic event whose every singular moment one nuclear family was improbably involved in, Mad Men integrates personal storylines into major events in a way that gives them a believable microscopic intimacy which make them feel like artifacts of the present: the Kennedy/Nixon election occurs in the background during »
- Landon Palmer
Kristen Wiig Leaves SNL - Emotional Farewell
21 May 2012 12:53 PM, PDT | National Ledger | See recent National Ledger news »
Kristen Wiig held back tears as she made what is believed to be her last appearance on 'Saturday Night Live' at the weekend. The final sketch during the season finale saw the actress - who has been a cast member on the show for seven years - don a cap and gown with guest host Sir Mick Jagger acting as high school principal during a graduation scene. Kristen's character was singled out as ''one particular student who is leaving this summer'', and she then danced with the Rolling Stones rocker, executive producer Lorne Michaels and other cast members to the group's hit 'She's a Rainbow.' Kristen then struggled to keep her emotions in check as the show's full ensemble, including Amy Poehler and John Hamm, appeared to sing 'Ruby Tuesday', which features the line ''Still I'm gonna miss you''. Network NBC have not made any »
SNL With Mick Jagger (and a Farewell to Kristen Wiig): Best and Worst Skits?
20 May 2012 7:17 AM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Kristen Wiig got an emotional send-off as she made her final curtain call during the season finale of Saturday Night Live. It’s just too bad that the episode as a whole didn’t provide a funnier last impression for the fabulous comedienne, Oscar-nominated earlier this year for her excellent Bridesmaids screenplay.
It didn’t help, of course, that host Mick Jagger struggled mightily from tepid opening monologue to a final sketch, where his attempt to pull off a “California” accent was so strained, the Rolling Stones frontman appeared to be on the brink of an aneyurism. And Jagger didn »
- Michael Slezak
TV Review: Mad Men 5.9, ‘Dark Shadows’
14 May 2012 12:55 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
(Warning: Significant spoilers ahead!)
“I’m thankful that I have everything I want, and that no one else has anything better.” Those are the final words spoken in tonight’s episode. Bonus points to you if you can guess who says them without having watched the episode. If you can’t, well, I’ll tell you at the end.
Tonight’s episode is called “Dark Shadows,” and lest you think that’s just a cute reference to the recently released (and apparently not very good), Tim Burton film, think again. It’s that, but it also, believe it or not, refers to the TV series that was airing at the time this show takes place. Oh, and also I’m sure there’s some subtle imagery about dark shadows gathering, yadda-yadda.
There was much that happened in this particular story, including Betty (January Jones) attempting to »
- Chris Swanson
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