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Thursday Comedy Roundup: ‘Community’ 4.11 & ‘Parks & Rec’ 5.21
26 April 2013 12:08 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Community, Season 4, Episode 11: “Basic Human Anatomy”
Written by Jim Rash
Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Airs Thursdays at 8pm Et on NBC
This week’s Community comes from the pen of Oscar-winning screenwriter Jim Rash, a.k.a. Dean Pelton. It appears to be an episode about the dissolution of Troy and Britta’s relationship, but at its heart it’s just another episode about Troy and Abed. In that respect, it is far more effective than its gimmicky premise would suggest. If anything holds it back it’s that Danny Pudi isn’t nearly as good at impersonating Troy as Donald Glover is Abed. The reveal that it’s all an act explains this, but doesn’t quite serve to redeem it.
Jim Rash also gives himself the best material he’s had all season, and rather than requiring him to dress up, he undresses. The Dean has been »
- Justin Wier
Susan Sarandon And Kathy Bates May Join Melissa McCarthy's Tammy
20 March 2013 9:19 PM, PDT | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
It feels like there was no time at all between the release of Bridesmaids and the news about Melissa McCarthy's passion project, Tammy. Co-written by the Oscar nominee and her husband Ben Falcone, the raunchy comedy tells the story of a woman who loses her job and discovers her husband cheating, and decides to go on a long road trip with her alcoholic, foul-mouthed diabetic grandmother. But as much as that sounds like a winning plot, the film has had a hard time actually getting made. The Help's Tate Taylor was attached to direct at one point before dropping it, and then the same wound up happening with 30 Rock/Modern Family filmmaker Beth McCarthy. But Tammy has found its second wind in recent weeks. Taking a do-it-yourself attitude, McCarthy and Falcone announced that they would be making their co-directorial debut with the film, in addition to serving as »
Mark Duplass Finds Tammy
20 March 2013 2:20 PM, PDT | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
When not working alongside brother Jay to co-write and direct such films as Cyrus and last year’s Jeff, Who Lives At Home, Mark Duplass likes to stay gainfully employed by acting in other people’s movies and TV shows. His latest gig is in Melissa McCarthy’s new comedy Tammy.The Identity Thief actress co-wrote the comedy with her husband, Ben Falcone. And, following the departure of original director Beth McCarthy-Miller, the pair has stepped up to call the shots together on the film.McCarthy will star as a woman who loses her job and discovers her husband is a big lying cheat on the same day. To get away from her life problems, she hits the road with her foul-mouthed, booze-guzzling grandmother (Shirley MacLaine was in talks, but she apparently didn't make a deal). According to the Hollywood Reporter, which updated the MacLaine siuation, Susan Sarandon is in »
Page and McCarthy Plan Directorial Debuts and Tom Hardy Set for Real Time Thriller, 'Locke'
8 February 2013 7:04 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
1.) Ellen Page plans to make Miss Stevens her directorial debut and has Anna Farris attached to star as a teacher who chaperones a group of high schoolers to a state drama competition. Julia Hart, who also wrote the upcoming Hailee Steinfeld/Olivia Wilde Civil War drama The Keeping Room, is penning the script. Variety 2.) Melissa McCarthy will co-direct the New Line comedy Tammy with her husband Ben Falcone (Air Marshall Jon from Bridesmaids). The couple also co-wrote and will produce the pic. McCarthy was already attached to star in the pic when original director Beth McCarthy-Miller backed out of the job. The studio reached out to Rob Reiner, but the two parties couldn't reach a deal, so they turned to their star because they'd hate to miss their window to work with such a hot commodity. The film follows a woman who hits the road with her hard-drinking grandmother after »
- Kevin Blumeyer
Melissa McCarthy to Co-Direct Tammy Alongside Husband Ben Falcone
7 February 2013 9:54 PM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Melissa McCarthy and Ben Falcone are set to direct New Line Cinema's upcoming comedy Tammy. Beth McCarthy-Miller was originally going to direct, but dropped out due to scheduling issues.
The husband and wife team also wrote the comedy, which follows a women that loses her job and finds out that her husband is cheating on her in the same day. After being pushed to her limit, she decides to take a road trip with her crude drunken grandmother.
The studio made the deal to not further delay the film, as New Line Cinema didn't want to lose the opportunity to work with the couple, who last appeared together in the comedy Bridesmaids, sharing a memorable scene aboard an airline.
No production schedule has been released. »
- MovieWeb
Melissa McCarthy And Ben Falcone To Make Their Directorial Debut With Tammy
7 February 2013 1:32 PM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
As the old saying goes, sometimes if you want to do something right then you just have to do it yourself. Such is the case for Melissa McCarthy and her script Tammy. Back in October of 2011, following her breakthrough performance in Paul Feig's Bridesmaids, it was announced that the Mike & Molly star had written a screenplay that had been set up over at New Line. Just a couple weeks later it looked as though the project was on the fast track, as it was announced that director Tate Taylor (who had also had a breakthrough hit the past summer with The Help) has signed on to helm. In the weeks that followed Taylor ended up dropped out and was replaced by Beth McCarthy-Miler, but that was the last we heard about the comedy and that was all the way back in January 2012. But McCarthy won't be waiting any longer. »
Melissa McCarthy and Husband Ben Falcone to Helm Road Trip Comedy 'Tammy'
7 February 2013 12:53 PM, PST | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
Melissa McCarthy is set to direct herself in "Tammy" alongside her husband and co-writer Ben Falcone. The comedy centers on a woman who, after losing her job and realizes her husband is a cheater, hits the road with her fouled-mouthed grandmother. The project previously attempted to get Beth McCarthy-Miller or Rob Reiner to direct, but scheduling and dealmaking proved problematic. Rather than delay the project for white hot comedienne McCarthy--who stars in the upcoming "Identity Thief" (trailer below), they are putting it in her hands. »
- Sophia Savage
Melissa McCarthy and Husband Ben Falcone to Co-Direct Comedy Tammy
7 February 2013 12:45 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Just yesterday we learned that Melissa McCarthy and her husband Ben Falcone, also an actor and screenwriter, had formed their own production banner and set up three new projects, and now the two continue their Hollywood takeover as they're poised to make their directorial debut. One of the first projects McCarthy attached herself to after her breakout role in Bridesmaids was a road trip comedy called Tammy, which she also co-wrote with Falcone. After a few directors became attached and subsequently dropped off—including The Help’s Tate Taylor—New Line has decided to tap McCarthy and Falcone to take the helm. Hit the jump for more. Tammy centers on a woman who takes a road trip with her diabetic grandmother (who drinks and swears like a sailor) after she is laid off from a fast food restaurant and discovers her husband’s affair. Beth McCarthy-Miller was most recently set to direct, »
- Adam Chitwood
Melissa McCarthy in Talks to Co-Direct Raunchy Comedy 'Tammy'
7 February 2013 12:18 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Just days after selling a pitch to Universal and unveiling her production banner, Melissa McCarthy has entered into negotiations to direct Tammy, New Line’s raunchy comedy in which she would also star. McCarthy would direct the project with husband and partner Ben Falcone.
The move resuscitates the film, which was to have been directed by Beth McCarthy (no relation), who left the project last year. Tammy was one of the first projects that McCarthy set up after her breakout role in the 2011 comedy hit Bridesmaids. She created the central character
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- Borys Kit
Melissa McCarthy set to co-direct Tammy with co-writer Ben Falcone
7 February 2013 11:25 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Melissa McCarthy has been tapped by New Line to not only star now, but also co-direct the film alongside husband and co-writer Ben Falcone. Variety reports that McCarthy also co-writes the story which tells of a woman who, after she loses her job and also finds out that her husband has been cheating on her, decides to hit the road with her foul-mouthed, hard-drinking grandmother. Falcone and McCarthy are also producing Tammy which originally had Beth McCarthy-Miller as helmer, but she fell out of the project after scheduling issues. The duo both make their directorial debut on the project, and are together in Identity Thief (shown above), which opens this weekend and also stars Jason Bateman and Amanda Peet. »
Melissa McCarthy set to co-direct Tammy with co-writer Ben Falcone
7 February 2013 11:25 AM, PST | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Melissa McCarthy has been tapped by New Line to not only star now, but also co-direct the film alongside husband and co-writer Ben Falcone. Variety reports that McCarthy also co-writes the story which tells of a woman who, after she loses her job and also finds out that her husband has been cheating on her, decides to hit the road with her foul-mouthed, hard-drinking grandmother. Falcone and McCarthy are also producing Tammy which originally had Beth McCarthy-Miller as helmer, but she fell out of the project after scheduling issues. The duo both make their directorial debut on the project, and are together in Identity Thief (shown above), which opens this weekend and also stars Jason Bateman and Amanda Peet. »
Melissa McCarthy Co-Directing Tammy
7 February 2013 9:21 AM, PST | EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news »
What do you do if you’re a studio with a project set up around one of the biggest comedy talents of the moment and the director suddenly drops out? If you’re New Line, the film is Tammy co-written by and starring Melissa McCarthy, you hand it to your star to direct instead.Actually, co-direct is a better term, as McCarthy and husband/writing partner Ben Falcone (you might remember him best as the Air Marshal she seduces in Bridesmaids) are now behind the camera after Beth McCarthy-Miller dropped out due to scheduling. Unwilling to lose the momentum on the film, New Line decided to let McCarthy and Falcone take the reigns.McCarthy will also co-star with Shirley MacLaine in the tale of a woman who loses her job and discovers her husband is a cheater on the same day. Looking to get away from it all for a while, »
Ben Affleck wins the DGA Award for Argo
3 February 2013 11:02 PM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
After tasting Golden Globe, PGA and SAG Award success, Ben Affleck's acclaimed CIA thriller Argo has now sealed its status as the front-runner for Best Picture at this month's Oscars, with the Director's Guild of America honouring Affleck with the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Films at the 65th annual DGA Awards, which took place last night at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland.
Typically, the winner of the DGA Award goes on to collect the Oscar for Best Director, but with Affleck losing out on an Academy Award nomination to Michael Haneke (Amour), Benh Zeitlin (Beasts of the Southern Wild), Ang Lee (Life of Pi), Steven Spielberg (Lincoln) and David O. Russell (Silver Linings Playbook), the two awards will differ for only the seventh time in history, and the first since 2002 when Roman Polanski won the Oscar for The Pianist after Rob Marshall had »
- flickeringmyth
Ben Affleck wins Directors Guild Award for 'Argo'
2 February 2013 4:55 PM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
Some people can win for losing.
Ben Affleck claimed the Directors Guild of America Award for Argo on Saturday in Hollywood’s latest thumb-in-the-eye to the small group of filmmakers in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences who failed to nominate him for an Oscar.
“I worked really, really hard to become the best director I could be, by putting in as hours as I can, and banging my head against a wall, berating myself, lying to myself about whether it’s going to work,” Affleck told the crowd, never mentioning the snub. “Basically, I got to a »
- Anthony Breznican
Thursday Comedy Roundup: ’30 Rock’ Series Finale & ‘Archer’ 4.03
1 February 2013 10:47 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
30 Rock, Season 7, Episodes 12 & 13: “Hogcock!” & “Last Lunch”
“Hogcock!” Written by Jack Burditt & Robert Carlock
“Last Lunch” Written by Tina Fey & Tracy Wigfield
Directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Airs Thursdays at 8pm Et on NBC
Tina Fey just stuck the landing on an intensely satisfying final season, something very few sitcoms can lay claim to. If the best seasons of 30 Rock have been its first and last, this finale plays as a transition from one to the other. It begins as a rapid-fire barrage of well-constructed jokes, from Liz’s repartee on the Gotham Moms message boards to Jack’s Six Sigma montage with Jenna’s turn on Law & Order and arrival in La falling somewhere in between. Around the halfway point of the episode, as Tgs is given one last episode, this starts to give way to the character-based sentimentality and attempts at finding closure that have granted the final season with a renewed depth. »
- Justin Wier
'30 Rock' series finale recap: 10 best moments from 'Hogcock!' and 'Last Lunch'
31 January 2013 6:02 PM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
How do you end a series like "30 Rock"? Apparently by never losing sight of the surreal humor and TV industry satire, while also realizing that after seven seasons your audience has come to care about the core characters enough that emotional catharsis is possible.
The ultimate message of "30 Rock": You don't have to sacrifice the silly to get the sentiment, but you may have to sacrifice a broad audience for the sake of quality. "30 Rock" evolved into a cartoon over the past few seasons, but also managed to completely reclaim its identity and end on its own terms. It leaves the air as a model for what TV comedy is capable of when everyone involved cares about the work they're doing.
There was stray brilliance all over the place in the final hour (Liz's Yoda impression; Jenna admitting she's never met Mickey Rourke; Liz telling Jonathan: "You were in »
- editorial@zap2it.com
Happy Endings, Ep. 3.10, “Kickball 2: The Kickening”: “It’s for my store Xela, pronounced Shay-la!”
17 January 2013 1:26 PM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Happy Endings, Season 3, Episode 10: “Kickball 2: The Kickening”
Written by Beth McCarthy-Miller
Directed by Jackie Clarke & Gil Ozeri
Airs Sundays at 10pm (Et) and Tuesdays at 9pm (Et) on ABC
Who wants to play kickball?! That’s the main and pretty much only focus on Sunday’s episode of Happy Endings. The episode (which was originally supposed to air in season two, btw) brings not only the kickball tournament, but tons of hilarity from the entire cast.
The episode kicks off (no pun intended) with Alex informing the group that she’s signed them up for a kickball tournament. The group will be representing her store, Xela (which is pronounced Shay-la, apparently something the group didn’t even know). After much pressure the group finally agrees to help Alex. Later on though, we find that Jane wants to be on a winning team and she’s already signed up for another company’s team. »
- Joshua Bouye
Louis C.K., Bryan Cranston and Lena Dunham among DGA TV nominees
9 January 2013 12:17 PM, PST | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
Just as with Ben Affleck on the feature film side, three actors turned TV helmers reaped bids from the Directors Guild of America Wednesday. Louis C.K. contends for directing the "New Year's Eve" episode of his FX laffer "Louie"; Lena Dunham is up for the pilot of her HBO series "Girls"; and three-time Emmy winner Bryan Cranston landed a nod for overseeing "Election Day" on "Modern Family." -Insertgroups:12- The other laffmeisters in the mix are Mark Cendrowski for "The Date Night Variable" episode of "The Big Bang Theory" and Beth McCarthy-Miller, who handled the "Live From Studio 6H" episode of "30 Rock." McCarthy-Miller is a two-time DGA champ for overseeing live programs "America: A Tribute to Heroes" and "Saturday Night Live." On the drama front, "Homeland" picked up two bids for returning nominees: Lesli Lin »
DGA Awards TV noms include Lena Dunham, Louis C.K, and Bryan Cranston
9 January 2013 11:19 AM, PST | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Today, the Directors Guild of America announced its nominees for TV and commercials. Some of the shows involved are predictable (Homeland, Mad Men, Louie, Girls), while others aren’t (check out that Reality category!). The list:
Dramatic Series:
Michael Cuesta, Showtime’s Homeland, “The Choice”
Jennifer Getzinger, AMC’s Mad Men, “A Little Kiss”
Lesli Linka Glatter, Showtime’s Homeland, “Q&A”
Rian Johnson, AMC’s Breaking Bad, “Fifty-One”
Greg Mottola, HBO’s The Newsroom, “We Just Decided To”
Comedy Series:
Louis C.K., FX’s Louie, “New Year’s Eve”
Mark Cendrowski, CBS’s The Big Bang Theory, “The Date Night Variable”
- Mandi Bierly
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