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Napoleon Dynamite
23 May 2012 7:46 AM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
Network: Fox
Episodes: Six (half-hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: January 15, 2012 -- March 4, 2012
Series status: Cancelled
Performers include: Jon Heder, Aaron Ruell, Sandy Martin, Efren Ramirez, Tina Majorino, Jon Gries, and Diedrich Bader.
TV show description:
Based on the cult-classic movie, this animated TV series follows the comic adventures of America's most awesomely awkward teenager and his offbeat family and friends as they navigate small-town life in rural Idaho.
Napoleon Dynamite Napoleon (Jon Heder) is a 16-year-old boy who's convinced (for no apparent reason) that he's destined for greatness and blessed with an unlimited number of "sweet abilities." He spends his days practicing ninja moves, drawing ligers, soul dancing, and bragging about his "girlfriend in Oklahoma" (whom no one has ever seen). Whether he's facing down bullies or discovering the meaning of friendship, Napoleon »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Napoleon Dynamite: Cancelled Dude; No Season Two
13 May 2012 7:49 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
The movie may be a cult favorite but the Napoleon Dynamite TV show wasn't popular enough for Fox. They've cancelled the animated series after one season.
Napoleon Dynamite follows the continuing mis-adventures of "America's most awesomely awkward teenager" and his quirky family and friends in rural Idaho. The voice cast includes Aaron Ruell, Diedrich Bader, Efran Ramirez, Jon Gries, Jon Heder, Sandy Martin, and Tina Majorino.
The series debuted on January 15th with a very healthy 4.4 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 8.31 million viewers. It benefited greatly from a lead-in from The Simpsons and an NFL game before that.
The second episode dropped like a rock by 25% in the all-important demo. The next two weeks fell a whopping 36% and then another 14% after that -- to a 1.8 in the demo with 3.81 million viewers. Had »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Tribeca Film Acquires 'For Ellen,' Starring Paul Dano
1 May 2012 12:01 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to writer/director So Young Kim’s drama For Ellen, which stars Paul Dano as an aspiring rock star trying to reconcile with his young daughter. The cast also includes Margarita Levieva, Jon Heder, Jena Malone and newcomer Shaylena Mandigo. Tribeca Film plans a fall release in select theatrical markets, beginning Sept. 5 at New York’s Film Forum. The movie also will be released via On Demand platforms on a variety of video-on-demand offerings as well as through iTunes, Amazon Watch Instantly, Vudu, Xbox and Samsung Media Hub. The film, which premiered at
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- Gregg Kilday
Tribeca Film Acquires Sundance Drama 'For Ellen' Starring Paul Dano
1 May 2012 9:16 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to So Yong Kim's "For Ellen," starring Paul Dano, Jon Heder and Jena Malone. The drama premiered at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. Tribeca Films will release the film in select theaters this Fall, beginning September 5th at New York's Film Forum. It will also be released On Demand. Go Here for Indiewire's positive review of the film, out of Sundance. Full release below: Tribeca Film Acquires North American Rights To For Ellen Writer-Director So Yong Kim’s Drama Premiered at Sundance, Stars Paul Dano, Jon Heder and Jena Malone *** “Dano’s intense commitment to the role, combined with the partially improvised dialogue, establishes the kind of spontaneity that marks the strong lead performances in several of Robert Altman’s best films.” -Variety New York, NY – May 1, 2012 – Tribeca Film announced today that it »
- Nigel M Smith
Chris O'Dowd and Nick Frost to Star in Dancing Comedy 'Cuban Fury'
30 April 2012 11:43 AM, PDT | firstshowing.net | See recent FirstShowing.net news »
What happens when two British cult favorite comedy actors join forces in the same movie? Looks like we're about to find out. The Sun (via Twitch) report that Chris O'Dowd ("The It Crowd," Bridesmaids) and Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead) will play rival dancers in Cuban Fury, a comedy from the same company responsible for Hot Fuzz, "Spaced," and Attack the Block. Frost will play a former salsa sensation who attempts a comeback in the dance world after his career was ruined by O'Dowd's character. Sounds similar to the underrated ice skating comedy with Will Ferrell and Jon Heder, Blades of Glory, so count me in. There's not a lot of information available about the project right now, but we do know it will be the debut feature screenplay of Jon Brown. Among other shows across the pond, Brown has written for the super-powered teen series "Misfits" and the »
- Ben Pearson
Sundance London Festival Movie Review - For Ellen (2012)
29 April 2012 7:33 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
For Ellen, 2012.
Written and Directed by So Yong Kim.
Starring Paul Dano, Jon Heder and Shaylena Mandigo.
Synopsis:
A struggling musician attempts to get joint custody of his six year old daughter.
The film opens at a crossroads. A literal crossroads. Joby Taylor (Paul Dano), the lead singer of a fictional rock band, looks through the window of his car at a sign. He can go left, or he can go right. As metaphors go, it's as heavy handed as Donkey Kong.
The film sketchily details Joby’s custody battle for his titular daughter, Ellen (Shaylena Mandigo). His ex-wife has offered him half the value of their house, despite Joby rarely paying his share of the mortgage, in return for her having full-custody of Ellen. It’s all there in the legal documents Joby was supposed to read, but he managed to interpret it as "half the house, half the kid". He's a dropout, »
- Chris Villeneuve
Sundance London: For Ellen Review
27 April 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Perennial Sundance figure Paul Dano returns with this low-key character piece in which he plays Joby, a washed-up, marginally successful rocker (and owner of a horrible wispy goatee and numerous pieces of rubbish body art) in the final stages of a less-than-amicable divorce from his estranged wife.
Holed up in a dank motel in the middle of a particularly harsh winter, he’s also battling to gain visitation rights to his six-year-old daughter Ellen (Shaylena Mandigo) although her mother is insistent that, by law, he shouldn’t even be acknowledged as the girl’s father anymore. Joby slides deeper into depression and anguish, and all his ineffective lawyer (Jon Heder) can do is sit and watch him down whisky shots and (in the film’s most indulgent scene) air-guitar along to Whitesnake. Could an afternoon with his daughter (which he spitefully engineers) offer the chance to redeem himself and atone »
- Adam Lowes
Sundance London 2012: ‘For Ellen’ undone by its own pervasive awkwardness
24 April 2012 9:50 PM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Written by So Yong Kim
Directed by So Yong Kim
USA, 2012
So Yong Kim’s For Ellen contains a lot of promise – it has a young and talented cast, and boasts an intriguing plot. The film follows struggling musician Joby, who is on the brink of divorcing his wife. Even though he has not really been close to his young daughter, he discovers that his custody rights to her are at risk and tries to arrange a meeting with her, in the hope that it is not too late to be a father.
Executive producer and lead actor Paul Dano (There Will Be Blood, Little Miss Sunshine) puts in a credible performance as Joby. He doesn’t have much to do than appear awkward – perhaps he is destined to be one of life’s loners, as his character struggles to connect with anyone. However, Dano captures the lost »
- Katie Wong
Carlton Banks lives! Check out Alfonso Ribeiro's flash mob moves -- Video
24 April 2012 12:15 PM, PDT | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
Does this count as an audition for Dancing With the Stars?
Over the weekend, Alfonso Ribeiro — a.k.a. The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air’s preppy, conservative, Tom Jones-loving Carlton — led an army of Angelenos in what fitness company ViSalus is calling the world’s largest simultaneous flash mob. (Apparently, equivalent dances were also done in “hundreds of cities” across the U.S. and Canada.)
But forget the corporate sponsorship. What’s important here is that whether he’s doing his patented “It’s Not Unusual” arm swinging or thrusting his hips to The Sugarhill Gang’s “Apache (Jump On »
- Hillary Busis
Sundance London 2012: preview – shivering with anticipation!
16 April 2012 9:57 AM, PDT | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The 26th-29th April sees the Sundance London Film and Music festival hit the O2 Arena, which sees the festival – renowned for its programme of independent film – take place in the UK for the first time in its 34-year history.
As a Sundance newbie, I am excited to attend the indie festival. I’ve always heard so many great things about it, especially as a lot of great films initially got noticed at previous Sundance fests (Napoleon Dynamite, Clerks, Reservoir Dogs).
Looking at the line-up, I expect the cream of the crop of forthcoming independent releases.
Here are the following that I’m keeping my eye on during the festival:
The third feature film from In Between Days and Treeless Mountain writer and director So Yong Kim, and her first film with an American cast – a great cast ensemble, I need to add. Starring Little Miss Sunshine‘s »
- Katie Wong
Will Don’t Trust The B—- In Apartment 23 Finally Be Krysten Ritter’s Moment?
11 April 2012 2:54 PM, PDT | TheFabLife - Movies | See recent TheFabLife - Movies news »
Veronica Mars was where we got our first glimpse of Krysten Ritter’s giant eyes, flawless skin and energetic nature. Her part was rather small, but very noticeable, and we thought big things were in Krysten’s future. She moved onto another small part in another much-loved series, Gilmore Girls, and we still thought she was just biding her time. We kept seeing her face, hearing her name associated with upcoming shows, and never really getting to know what she could do as a leading lady. Maybe if that Gossip Girl spin-off about Serena’s mom, Lily, we would now be referring to Krysten as “Carol Rhodes” in the same way we always just want to call Ed Westwick “Chuck Bass.” But it wasn’t meant to be. Nor were Gravity, or Love Bites. And a show called Woke Up Dead starring Jon Heder as a zombie wasted away on the streaming video network Crackle. »
- Sabrina Rojas Weiss
Woody Woodpecker Movie Gains John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky
5 April 2012 8:00 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
The new Woody Woodpecker film from Illumination and Universal is gaining steam. Deadline reports that John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky have been hired to write the script. This classic character first appeared in 1940.
The writers have a good background for this type of film. Their animated credits include the Mike Judge series creations Beavis And Butt-Head and King of The Hill. They also scripted the Will Ferrell-Jon Heder figure skating comedy Blades of Glory.
The entire time I have been writing this piece, I have not been able to get Woody's laugh out of my head. I am sure that after seeing this film I will have an even harder time. Do you that that Woody Woodpecker is annoying or fun?
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Source: Deadline (http://www.deadline.com/2012/04/illuminationuniversal-set-beavis-and-butt-head-scribes-for-woody-woodpecker-pic/) »
- Tiberius
Illumination And Universal Set Scribe Team For Woody Woodpecker Pic
4 April 2012 12:01 PM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Breaking: Chris Meledandri’s Illumination Entertainment and Universal Pictures have set John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky to write the script Woody Woodpecker, the venerable and precociously noisy bird that first appeared in 1940 and will be resurrected in an animated feature. Altschuler and Krinsky’s animated credits include the Mike Judge series creations Beavis And Butt-Head and King of The Hill, and they also scripted the Will Ferrell-Jon Heder figure skating comedy Blades of Glory. The film joins the roster of development projects for Illumination, which most recently released Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax. The scribes are repped by Wme and 3 Arts. »
- MIKE FLEMING
Sundance London Announce Inaugural 2012 Film Festival Programme
4 April 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
Anyone who’s anyone in the film industry recognises the importance of the Sundance Film Festival but this year is particularly distinct because it’s finally coming to London. The Sundance Institute and The O2 have announced their line-up for no-less-than 14 narrative and documentary feature films to make their UK premieres at the inaugural Sundance London festival at the O2 April 26th – 29th. The films initially premiered in January at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah – the leading independent film festival in the USA but an impressive collection are finally set to grace the UK.
The legendary academy-award winning actor Robert Redford, President and Founder of Sundance Institute, had this to say about the festival:
I welcome the opportunity to see how people in the UK experience these films, while they are American productions they speak to universal experiences and global challenges. Sundance London also is the perfect »
- Dan Bullock
Napoleon Dynamite – Episode 2: Scantronica Love – Review
28 March 2012 8:19 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Simon Moore reviews the second episode of the Napoleon Dynamite animated series...
Last week we met the ginger one’s close family. This week we meet his friends, Deb Bradshaw and Pedro Sánchez, just as hopelessly outcast at Preston Senior High but perhaps a little more grounded than him. Perhaps. Casting them out and pushing them into lockers, we have cool kids Don Moser (Jared Hess) and Summer Wheatley (Haylie Duff), blissfully happy in their own laughing-at-poor-people world.
Rather than run through a normal day to get our bearings, a firm status quo is established by showing just how weird things get when a computer dating programme shakes everything up. Science teacher Professor Koontz (loopily played by Jemaine Clement as a geeky Michael York) introduces his patented Scantronica 3000 as a replacement for the illogical partner choices the ordinary human heart makes.
For Deb, this promises a payoff for her long-unrequited crush on Napoleon. »
- flickeringmyth
Napoleon Dynamite - Episode 1: Thundercone - Review
25 March 2012 9:40 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Simon Moore reviews the first episode of the Napoleon Dynamite animated series...
You saw the film. You raised a quizzical brow at his moonboots. You scrolled past the endless dance scene rip-offs on YouTube. Now Napoleon Dynamite has his own animated TV sitcom. Replacing the spiteful and unfunny Allen Gregory in Channel 4’s late Tuesday night adult cartoon slot, Napoleon Dynamite offers all the gloriously unhinged characters from the 2004 film with none of the snail-like pace that was, arguably, its biggest flaw.
So what’s changed? Preston, Idaho is still a rural backwater stuck in a timewarp, but somehow it feels less of a sleepy one horse town - more a manic farming community, tied together by bizarre traditions, inept institutions and a combined Iq number roughly equal to the population.
Thundercone functions mostly as a re-introduction to the Dynamite family. There’s Napoleon (Jon Heder), an awkward, moody »
- flickeringmyth
Exclusive: 'Napoleon Dynamite's' Jon Heder goes evil in 'Aquabats' clip
23 March 2012 11:39 AM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
America's favorite silly ska-surf-rock band is back in the kid-friendly "The Aquabats! Super Show!," and Jon Heder is dropping in to wreak havoc on the team. The Aquabats are a super-powered musical superhero group led by vocalist (and "Yo Gabba Gabba!" co-creator) Christian Jacobs. He acts as exec producer on the new show. The latest episode guest stars Heder ("Napoleon Dynamite"). It airs today at 6:30 pm Est and 11 pm Est as well as Saturday morning at 8 am Est on Hub. The episode also includes Lou Diamond Phillips ("Young Guns," "La Bamba"). In the episode, guitarist Ian Fowles (after »
- Dave Lewis
Sundance London 2012 Line-Up Announced
7 March 2012 9:58 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
The Sundance Institute and The O2 announced today the programme of 14 narrative and documentary feature films that will make their UK premieres at the inaugural Sundance London festival, taking place at The O2 from 26-29 April. These films premiered in January at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah – the premier independent film festival in the United States.
“I welcome the opportunity to see how people in the UK experience these films,” said Robert Redford, President and Founder of Sundance Institute. “While they are American productions they speak to universal experiences and global challenges.”
He went on to add, “Sundance London also is the perfect opportunity to continue our long-time commitment to growing a broader international community around new voices and new perspectives.”
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “Sundance London grew out of our desire to help American independent filmmakers expand their reach, and we »
- John
Sundance London film programme announced
7 March 2012 5:29 AM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Robert Redford brings his Sundance Festival to the UK next month for the inaugural Sundance London event, which takes place at the 02 between the 26th and 29th April and will feature fourteen UK premieres - the line-up of which has just been announced today.
“I welcome the opportunity to see how people in the UK experience these films,” said Robert Redford, President and Founder of Sundance Institute. “While they are American productions they speak to universal experiences and global challenges. Sundance London also is the perfect opportunity to continue our long-time commitment to growing a broader international community around new voices and new perspectives.”
Check out the full programme here...
2 Days in New York (Director: Julie Delpy, Screenwriters: Julie Delpy, Alexia Landeau) — Marion has broken up with Jack and now lives in New York with their child. A visit from her family, the different cultural background of her new boyfriend, »
- flickeringmyth
Sundance London 2012 Announces Film Programme
7 March 2012 4:00 AM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
2012 will be the first year that Sundance comes to London and we here at HeyUGuys are very excited about it. It takes place 26th – 29th April and we’re hoping to be there to cover as much of the event as is possible.
Incase you’re not familiar with Sundance, it is a spin-off from the big Us event which takes place in Park City, Utah at the beginning of the year. In a nutshell, Sundance is a four-day festival that will include film screenings, live music performances, discussions, panels and other public cultural programming will be held 26 – 29 April, 2012 at The O2 in London. Robert Redford is due to open the festival with a discussion connecting film and music. ‘An Evening with Robert Redford and T Bone Burnett’ will be moderated by author and screenwriter Nick Hornby.
Today we get to see the full line-up of movies that will be »
- David Sztypuljak
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