The estate of George Carlin has reached a settlement with the creators of a purportedly AI-generated ‘comedy special’ featuring the late comedian.
In January, an hour-long ‘comedy special’, featuring the synthesised voice and delivery style of the late comedian George Carlin, emerged on YouTube. Said to be generated entirely using AI, the video was uploaded by a pair of comedians and podcasters named Dudesy, and seemed calculatedly designed to garner online attention – and it’s fair to say the gambit worked.
Within days, the George Carlin estate filed a lawsuit against the makers of the video – real names Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen – alleging copyright and the violation of publicity laws. The video in question, entitled I’m Glad I’m Dead, was subsequently taken down.
Months later, and that suit has since been settled out of court; in plain terms, the Dudesy Podcast has agreed to an injunction that...
In January, an hour-long ‘comedy special’, featuring the synthesised voice and delivery style of the late comedian George Carlin, emerged on YouTube. Said to be generated entirely using AI, the video was uploaded by a pair of comedians and podcasters named Dudesy, and seemed calculatedly designed to garner online attention – and it’s fair to say the gambit worked.
Within days, the George Carlin estate filed a lawsuit against the makers of the video – real names Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen – alleging copyright and the violation of publicity laws. The video in question, entitled I’m Glad I’m Dead, was subsequently taken down.
Months later, and that suit has since been settled out of court; in plain terms, the Dudesy Podcast has agreed to an injunction that...
- 4/3/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
The estate of late comedian George Carlin settled a lawsuit with the Dudesy podcast over an AI-generated comedy special.
On Tuesday, lawyers for the Carlin family shared that the podcast’s creators had pulled the computer-made special George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead from YouTube following a lawsuit filed in January.
“I am pleased that this matter was resolved quickly and amicably, and I am grateful that the defendants acted responsibly by swiftly removing the video they made,” Carlin’s daughter Kelly said in a statement. “While it...
On Tuesday, lawyers for the Carlin family shared that the podcast’s creators had pulled the computer-made special George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead from YouTube following a lawsuit filed in January.
“I am pleased that this matter was resolved quickly and amicably, and I am grateful that the defendants acted responsibly by swiftly removing the video they made,” Carlin’s daughter Kelly said in a statement. “While it...
- 4/3/2024
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
George Carlin once noted that “bulls**t is truly the American soundtrack.” Well, today the music got just a little bit more authentic – at least online.
A little more than two months since the estate of the comedy genius took the creators of an AI generated special that uses Carlin’s style and voice to court, the parties have settled.
“Defendants are hereby Permanently Restrained And Enjoined From uploading, posting or broadcasting the Dudesy Special on the Dudesy Podcast, or in any content posted to any website, account or platform controlled by Defendants,” a proposed injunction order submitted Tuesday in federal court from both sides says. “Defendants are hereby Permanently Restrained And Enjoined From using George Carlin’s image, voice or likeness on the Dudesy Podcast, or in any content posted to any website, account or platform controlled by Defendants without the express written approval of the Plaintiffs,” the filing adds against defendants Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen.
In point of fact, Sasso and Kultgen took down the offending digital special on January 31, six days after the Carlin estate sued them. As of right now, US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpon has not yet signed the order, according to the case docket.
Even so, unless the Dudsey podcast hosts violate the deal, that’s the end of it.
Kind of.
Carlin’s daughter Kelly Carlin believes the case reflects a potential larger cultural and creative crisis out of the volcanic rise of AI.
“I am pleased that this matter was resolved quickly and amicably, and I am grateful that the defendants acted responsibly by swiftly removing the video they made,” Carlin said in a statement sent to Deadline today. “While it is a shame that this happened at all, I hope this case serves as a warning about the dangers posed by AI technologies and the need for appropriate safeguards not just for artists and creatives, but every human on earth.”
Nightmare scenarios pulled from The Matrix and Terminator franchises aside, the dramatic advances in artificial intelligence in just the past year since ChatGPT went live make it almost certain that vast shifts in almost every aspect of our lives and society are coming. As the Biden administration, the EU, Hollywood unions and many more try to put guardrails in place to at least corral the pace of change, the pros and cons of AI appear to be in a pedal to the metal race for dominance.
In the case of Carlin’s work and persona, the one-hour George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead special that dropped on You Tube on January 9 didn’t even make much of an effort to sidestep the legal potholes. Claiming “for the next hour I’ll be doing my best George Carlin impersonation just like a human being would. I tried to capture his iconic style to tackle the topics I think the comedy legend would be talking about today,” the lame graphics filled presentation was a clear “bastardization of Carlin’s real work,” the copyright infringement complaint declared of the comic, who died at the age of 71 in 2008.
The filing sought an injunction, as the settlement achieved, and damages, which were not revealed in today’s paperwork, if they even were granted.
“This settlement is a great outcome for our clients and will serve as a blueprint for resolving similar disputes going forward where an artist or public figure has their rights infringed by AI technology,” said Carlin estate attorney Joshua Schiller after the proposed order was filed.
“Our goal was to resolve this case expeditiously and have the offending videos removed from the internet so that we could preserve Mr. Carlin’s legacy and shine a light on the reputational and intellectual property threat caused by this emerging technology,” the Boies Schiller Flexner Llp partner added “The world has begun to appreciate the power and potential dangers inherent in AI tools, which can mimic voices, generate fake photographs, and alter video. In recent months, there has been a wave of high-profile examples, from the fake Joe Biden robocall in New Hampshire to multiple rounds of AI-generated nude photographs of celebrities. This is not a problem that will go away by itself. It must be confronted with swift, forceful action in the courts, and the AI software companies whose technology is being weaponized must also bear some measure of accountability.”
Whether this instance will be a blueprint for ending or stopping future such AI generated occurrences, you know this is just the first of many times the dead will be digitally resurrected as the technology becomes more widespread – and that’s no bulls**t.
A little more than two months since the estate of the comedy genius took the creators of an AI generated special that uses Carlin’s style and voice to court, the parties have settled.
“Defendants are hereby Permanently Restrained And Enjoined From uploading, posting or broadcasting the Dudesy Special on the Dudesy Podcast, or in any content posted to any website, account or platform controlled by Defendants,” a proposed injunction order submitted Tuesday in federal court from both sides says. “Defendants are hereby Permanently Restrained And Enjoined From using George Carlin’s image, voice or likeness on the Dudesy Podcast, or in any content posted to any website, account or platform controlled by Defendants without the express written approval of the Plaintiffs,” the filing adds against defendants Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen.
In point of fact, Sasso and Kultgen took down the offending digital special on January 31, six days after the Carlin estate sued them. As of right now, US District Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpon has not yet signed the order, according to the case docket.
Even so, unless the Dudsey podcast hosts violate the deal, that’s the end of it.
Kind of.
Carlin’s daughter Kelly Carlin believes the case reflects a potential larger cultural and creative crisis out of the volcanic rise of AI.
“I am pleased that this matter was resolved quickly and amicably, and I am grateful that the defendants acted responsibly by swiftly removing the video they made,” Carlin said in a statement sent to Deadline today. “While it is a shame that this happened at all, I hope this case serves as a warning about the dangers posed by AI technologies and the need for appropriate safeguards not just for artists and creatives, but every human on earth.”
Nightmare scenarios pulled from The Matrix and Terminator franchises aside, the dramatic advances in artificial intelligence in just the past year since ChatGPT went live make it almost certain that vast shifts in almost every aspect of our lives and society are coming. As the Biden administration, the EU, Hollywood unions and many more try to put guardrails in place to at least corral the pace of change, the pros and cons of AI appear to be in a pedal to the metal race for dominance.
In the case of Carlin’s work and persona, the one-hour George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead special that dropped on You Tube on January 9 didn’t even make much of an effort to sidestep the legal potholes. Claiming “for the next hour I’ll be doing my best George Carlin impersonation just like a human being would. I tried to capture his iconic style to tackle the topics I think the comedy legend would be talking about today,” the lame graphics filled presentation was a clear “bastardization of Carlin’s real work,” the copyright infringement complaint declared of the comic, who died at the age of 71 in 2008.
The filing sought an injunction, as the settlement achieved, and damages, which were not revealed in today’s paperwork, if they even were granted.
“This settlement is a great outcome for our clients and will serve as a blueprint for resolving similar disputes going forward where an artist or public figure has their rights infringed by AI technology,” said Carlin estate attorney Joshua Schiller after the proposed order was filed.
“Our goal was to resolve this case expeditiously and have the offending videos removed from the internet so that we could preserve Mr. Carlin’s legacy and shine a light on the reputational and intellectual property threat caused by this emerging technology,” the Boies Schiller Flexner Llp partner added “The world has begun to appreciate the power and potential dangers inherent in AI tools, which can mimic voices, generate fake photographs, and alter video. In recent months, there has been a wave of high-profile examples, from the fake Joe Biden robocall in New Hampshire to multiple rounds of AI-generated nude photographs of celebrities. This is not a problem that will go away by itself. It must be confronted with swift, forceful action in the courts, and the AI software companies whose technology is being weaponized must also bear some measure of accountability.”
Whether this instance will be a blueprint for ending or stopping future such AI generated occurrences, you know this is just the first of many times the dead will be digitally resurrected as the technology becomes more widespread – and that’s no bulls**t.
- 4/3/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
George Carlin’s estate has settled a lawsuit over an AI-generated imitation of the late comedian, with the creators agreeing to remove it from their YouTube channel and podcast feed.
In January, the Dudesy podcast released “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” which purported to be an hour-long special created by artificial intelligence. Carlin died in 2008, but the special featured a sound-alike voice doing Carlin-esque material on contemporary topics like trans rights and defunding the police.
The estate sued, alleging that the special violated the estate’s copyrights and its publicity right to Carlin’s name, image and likeness.
The Dudesy podcast is hosted by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen. Within a week of the lawsuit, they notified the estate that they had removed the video from their YouTube channel along with any mention of Carlin from their podcast and social media accounts.
Under the settlement, they agreed...
In January, the Dudesy podcast released “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” which purported to be an hour-long special created by artificial intelligence. Carlin died in 2008, but the special featured a sound-alike voice doing Carlin-esque material on contemporary topics like trans rights and defunding the police.
The estate sued, alleging that the special violated the estate’s copyrights and its publicity right to Carlin’s name, image and likeness.
The Dudesy podcast is hosted by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen. Within a week of the lawsuit, they notified the estate that they had removed the video from their YouTube channel along with any mention of Carlin from their podcast and social media accounts.
Under the settlement, they agreed...
- 4/3/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
A settlement has been reached between the estate of George Carlin and the makers of a podcast who used generative artificial intelligence to impersonate the late stand-up comic’s voice and style for an unauthorized special.
Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, hosts of the podcast Dudesy, and George Carlin’s estate notified the court on Tuesday of an agreement to resolve the case. Under the deal, an injunction will be entered barring further use of the video, which has already been taken down, and that it was made in violation of the comic’s rights, says Josh Schiller, a lawyer for the estate. Further terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Schiller declined to comment on whether there were monetary damages.
The settlement marks what’s believed to be the first resolution to a lawsuit over the misappropriation of a celebrity’s voice or likeness using AI tools. It comes...
Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, hosts of the podcast Dudesy, and George Carlin’s estate notified the court on Tuesday of an agreement to resolve the case. Under the deal, an injunction will be entered barring further use of the video, which has already been taken down, and that it was made in violation of the comic’s rights, says Josh Schiller, a lawyer for the estate. Further terms of the agreement weren’t disclosed. Schiller declined to comment on whether there were monetary damages.
The settlement marks what’s believed to be the first resolution to a lawsuit over the misappropriation of a celebrity’s voice or likeness using AI tools. It comes...
- 4/2/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
George Carlin’s estate filed a lawsuit against Dudesy, the company behind the AI-generated special George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, for unauthorized use of the comedian’s copyrighted works.
The lawsuit, which was filed in California federal court Thursday and obtained by Rolling Stone, denounced the special as “a piece of computer-generated click-bait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation,” adding, “It is a casual theft of a great American artist’s work.”
Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, who host...
The lawsuit, which was filed in California federal court Thursday and obtained by Rolling Stone, denounced the special as “a piece of computer-generated click-bait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation,” adding, “It is a casual theft of a great American artist’s work.”
Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, who host...
- 1/26/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
The estate of George Carlin is suing the makers of a ‘comedy special’ featuring a deepfake version of the deceased comedy legend that was purportedly created using “AI” software, alleging theft of copyrighted material and use of Carlin’s likeness without permission.
Carlin died in 2008 at age 71. The special, “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” released in early January by the self-described comedy podcast Dudesy, features several images of Carlin along with an hour of bad attempts to replicate the comedian’s style of comedy. It was widely panned upon release, and condemned by Carlin’s family.
The creators of “I’m Glad I’m Dead” say they used AI to scrape hours of Carlin’s comedy specials to create their facsimile. And now in the lawsuit, filed Thursday in a California federal court, Jerold Hamza, executor of Carlin’s estate, break down how this infringes on Carlin...
Carlin died in 2008 at age 71. The special, “George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead,” released in early January by the self-described comedy podcast Dudesy, features several images of Carlin along with an hour of bad attempts to replicate the comedian’s style of comedy. It was widely panned upon release, and condemned by Carlin’s family.
The creators of “I’m Glad I’m Dead” say they used AI to scrape hours of Carlin’s comedy specials to create their facsimile. And now in the lawsuit, filed Thursday in a California federal court, Jerold Hamza, executor of Carlin’s estate, break down how this infringes on Carlin...
- 1/26/2024
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Over 50 years ago, the late and great George Carlin listed off the seven words you couldn’t say on television. Based on a lawsuit from the iconic comedian’s estate filed in federal court in California today, at least two of those words may apply to the creators of an AI generated special that uses Carlin’s style and voice to a 2024 effect.
Aka: “a bastardization of Carlin’s real work,” the copyright infringement complaint says.
“Defendants’ AI-generated “George Carlin Special” is not a creative work,” it goes on to exclaim. “It is a piece of computer-generated click-bait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation.”
“Defendants sought to capitalize on the name, reputation, and likeness of George Carlin in creating, promoting, and distributing the Dudesy Special and using generated images of Carlin, Carlin’s voice, and images designed to evoke Carlin’s presence on a stage,...
Aka: “a bastardization of Carlin’s real work,” the copyright infringement complaint says.
“Defendants’ AI-generated “George Carlin Special” is not a creative work,” it goes on to exclaim. “It is a piece of computer-generated click-bait which detracts from the value of Carlin’s comedic works and harms his reputation.”
“Defendants sought to capitalize on the name, reputation, and likeness of George Carlin in creating, promoting, and distributing the Dudesy Special and using generated images of Carlin, Carlin’s voice, and images designed to evoke Carlin’s presence on a stage,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
George Carlin’s estate is suing over the release of a comedy special that uses generative artificial intelligence to mimic the deceased comedian’s voice and style of humor.
The lawsuit, filed in California federal court Thursday, accuses the creators of the special of utilizing without consent or compensation George Carlin’s entire body of work consisting of five decades of comedy routines to train an AI chatbot, which wrote the episode’s script. It also takes issue with using his voice and likeness for promotional purposes.
The complaint seeks a court order for immediate removal of the special, as well as unspecified damages. It’s among the first legal actions taken by the estate of a deceased celebrity for unlicensed use of their work and likeness to manufacture a new, AI-generated creation and was filed as Hollywood is sounding the alarm over utilization of AI to impersonate people without consent or compensation.
The lawsuit, filed in California federal court Thursday, accuses the creators of the special of utilizing without consent or compensation George Carlin’s entire body of work consisting of five decades of comedy routines to train an AI chatbot, which wrote the episode’s script. It also takes issue with using his voice and likeness for promotional purposes.
The complaint seeks a court order for immediate removal of the special, as well as unspecified damages. It’s among the first legal actions taken by the estate of a deceased celebrity for unlicensed use of their work and likeness to manufacture a new, AI-generated creation and was filed as Hollywood is sounding the alarm over utilization of AI to impersonate people without consent or compensation.
- 1/26/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It seems fairly often that we come across a hot-button issue in the world of politics or an absurdity in our culture and wonder, What would George Carlin think? Now, thanks to a new stand-up special titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, we can finally know what the late legend – who died in 2008 – thinks of Trump, social media and yes, artificial intelligence. Wait, what? That’s right, one of the most offensive uses of AI in recent memory has implanted thoughts into a mock-Carlin…without any permission from his family, something that his daughter is rightfully pissed about.
Kelly Carlin took to social media this week following the release of the phony one-hour George Carlin special, put out by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen’s Dudesy podcast, the same one that tried to give “Tom Brady” his stand-up debut. “My statement regarding the AI generated George Carlin...
Kelly Carlin took to social media this week following the release of the phony one-hour George Carlin special, put out by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen’s Dudesy podcast, the same one that tried to give “Tom Brady” his stand-up debut. “My statement regarding the AI generated George Carlin...
- 1/11/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
George Carlin’s daughter Kelly Carlin is not laughing at an AI-generated comedy special on YouTUbe consisting entirely of an “impersonation” of her comic-genius father.
The special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead!, is attributed to the AI-generated Dudesy, with the Dudesy voice introducing the hourlong special by likening it to “Andy Kaufman impersonating Elvis or like Will Ferrell impersonating George W. Bush.”
Kelly Carlin isn’t convinced by the argument. In a statement posted last night on X, the daughter of the late comic (George Carlin died in 2008) says, “My dad spent a lifetime perfecting his craft from his very human life, brain and imagination. No machine will ever replace his genius. These AI generated products are clever attempts at trying to recreate a mind that will never exist again. Let’s let the artist’s work speak for itself. Humans are so afraid of the...
The special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead!, is attributed to the AI-generated Dudesy, with the Dudesy voice introducing the hourlong special by likening it to “Andy Kaufman impersonating Elvis or like Will Ferrell impersonating George W. Bush.”
Kelly Carlin isn’t convinced by the argument. In a statement posted last night on X, the daughter of the late comic (George Carlin died in 2008) says, “My dad spent a lifetime perfecting his craft from his very human life, brain and imagination. No machine will ever replace his genius. These AI generated products are clever attempts at trying to recreate a mind that will never exist again. Let’s let the artist’s work speak for itself. Humans are so afraid of the...
- 1/11/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The late comedian George Carlin has had his voice and delivery style impersonated in an AI ‘comedy special’. It’s frankly horrible.
Because there’s no better application for cutting-edge AI technology than using it to rip artists off, a new ‘comedy special’ appears to employ a mixture of speech synthesis and chatbot-derived jokes to impersonate the late comedian George Carlin.
The interminably, exhaustingly long hour-long special, uploaded to YouTube on the 9th of January, is the work of a self-described ‘comedy AI’ called Dudesy (a name that no one would self apply where I come from). It’s part of the podcast of the same name run by presenters Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, who also react cartoonishly to the ‘comedy special’ in the latest episode of their show.
Imitating Carlin’s influential and often close-to-the-bone style of humour, the special, respectfully titled I’m Glad I’m Dead,...
Because there’s no better application for cutting-edge AI technology than using it to rip artists off, a new ‘comedy special’ appears to employ a mixture of speech synthesis and chatbot-derived jokes to impersonate the late comedian George Carlin.
The interminably, exhaustingly long hour-long special, uploaded to YouTube on the 9th of January, is the work of a self-described ‘comedy AI’ called Dudesy (a name that no one would self apply where I come from). It’s part of the podcast of the same name run by presenters Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, who also react cartoonishly to the ‘comedy special’ in the latest episode of their show.
Imitating Carlin’s influential and often close-to-the-bone style of humour, the special, respectfully titled I’m Glad I’m Dead,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
Kelly Carlin, the screenwriter, producer and daughter of legendary comedian George Carlin, has sharply criticized the release of a comedy special that uses an artificial intelligence-generated version of her late father.
On Tuesday, an hourlong special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, appeared on the YouTube channel of Dudesy, a podcast hosted by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen that mixes AI and comedy and is described as the “first of its kind media experiment.”
In the special, the AI George Carlin, using the comedian’s signature style and cadence, narrates commentary to AI-generated images and tackles thoroughly modern topics such as Elon Musk, Twitter, Tesla, streaming services and AI itself, subjects that came to mainstream prominence long after George Carlin died in 2008.
After news broke of the AI-generated George Carlin special, Kelly Carlin took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday to make clear the project had not...
On Tuesday, an hourlong special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, appeared on the YouTube channel of Dudesy, a podcast hosted by Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen that mixes AI and comedy and is described as the “first of its kind media experiment.”
In the special, the AI George Carlin, using the comedian’s signature style and cadence, narrates commentary to AI-generated images and tackles thoroughly modern topics such as Elon Musk, Twitter, Tesla, streaming services and AI itself, subjects that came to mainstream prominence long after George Carlin died in 2008.
After news broke of the AI-generated George Carlin special, Kelly Carlin took to X (formerly Twitter) on Wednesday to make clear the project had not...
- 1/11/2024
- by Abid Rahman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An artificial intelligence-driven comedy special has attempted to resurrect comedy genius George Carlin’s signature humor, 15 years after he died in 2008 of heart failure. Following the special’s release, the comedian’s daughter responded and said that “No machine will ever replace his genius.”
The hour-long special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, is a product of Dudesy, a podcast run by AI and curated by humans. Chad Kultgen and Will Sasso host the podcast and YouTube show, and allow the Dudesy AI to draw from their emails,...
The hour-long special, titled George Carlin: I’m Glad I’m Dead, is a product of Dudesy, a podcast run by AI and curated by humans. Chad Kultgen and Will Sasso host the podcast and YouTube show, and allow the Dudesy AI to draw from their emails,...
- 1/11/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Twenty-three seasons, seven Super Bowl victories and one cease and desist against a former Mad TV alum. Tom Brady has sent such a document to Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen, who had a hand in creating an entirely AI-generated standup special starring the famed quarterback through their podcast/YouTube show, Dudesy.
Titled It’s Too Easy! A Simulated Hour-Long Comedy Special, the video was the subject of a harsh cease and desist letter which read, in part: “Immediately remove the aforementioned use of Mr. Brady’s name, image, voice, persona, and likeness, and any other unauthorized uses of Mr. Brady’s name, image, voice, persona, and likeness, from any websites, internet platforms, social media profiles, or printed materials that Dudesy, and/or its affiliates, control, including by removing the Infringing Special, along with any content that in any way contains or refers to the Infringing Special or parts thereof…” In short,...
Titled It’s Too Easy! A Simulated Hour-Long Comedy Special, the video was the subject of a harsh cease and desist letter which read, in part: “Immediately remove the aforementioned use of Mr. Brady’s name, image, voice, persona, and likeness, and any other unauthorized uses of Mr. Brady’s name, image, voice, persona, and likeness, from any websites, internet platforms, social media profiles, or printed materials that Dudesy, and/or its affiliates, control, including by removing the Infringing Special, along with any content that in any way contains or refers to the Infringing Special or parts thereof…” In short,...
- 4/23/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Tom Brady wasn’t one to laugh during a recent comedy special that went viral.
Comedians Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen of the “Dudesy” podcast received a cease-and-desist letter from the retired quarterback’s company, TB12, following an hour-long comedy special showcasing an AI-generated version of the sports star on their Patreon.
The viral comedy special, aptly titled “It’s Too Easy: A Simulated Hour-Long Comedy Special,” played an animated version of Brady, 45, telling jokes to an audience.
The AI character was generated using “data from astonishing interviews” of Brady and “hundreds of thousands of hours of stand-up comedy” footage.
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The jokes dealt with some touchy subject matter for the sports star, including his divorce from former supermodel Gisele Bündchen.
One of the jokes ranted about Brady not “really knowing...
Comedians Will Sasso and Chad Kultgen of the “Dudesy” podcast received a cease-and-desist letter from the retired quarterback’s company, TB12, following an hour-long comedy special showcasing an AI-generated version of the sports star on their Patreon.
The viral comedy special, aptly titled “It’s Too Easy: A Simulated Hour-Long Comedy Special,” played an animated version of Brady, 45, telling jokes to an audience.
The AI character was generated using “data from astonishing interviews” of Brady and “hundreds of thousands of hours of stand-up comedy” footage.
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The jokes dealt with some touchy subject matter for the sports star, including his divorce from former supermodel Gisele Bündchen.
One of the jokes ranted about Brady not “really knowing...
- 4/21/2023
- by Emerson Pearson
- ET Canada
The newest season of The Bachelor stars new lead Zach Shallcross as he tries again to find love through reality TV. Fans first met Zach during Rachel Recchia and Gabby Windey’s season of The Bachelorette, but the California native left single after making it to Rachel’s top four. Thirty women showed up on night one hoping for a chance at love, but Zach sent 10 women home. One of those women is Lekha Ravi. Recently, The Bachelor contestant, Lekha, took to Instagram in a scathing post about her experience on the show. She also took digs at Zach. Here’s what we know.
ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ star Lekha. | ABC/Ricky Middlesworth In ‘The Bachelor’ premiere, Lekha Ravi was allegedly upset she didn’t get any one-on-one time with Zach
Night one of The Bachelor is undoubtedly chaotic for the lead and the women. There’s a limited amount...
ABC’s ‘The Bachelor’ star Lekha. | ABC/Ricky Middlesworth In ‘The Bachelor’ premiere, Lekha Ravi was allegedly upset she didn’t get any one-on-one time with Zach
Night one of The Bachelor is undoubtedly chaotic for the lead and the women. There’s a limited amount...
- 2/4/2023
- by Whitney Danhauer
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It wouldn’t be The Bachelor if some of the contestants didn’t have questionable social media posts, would it? This time the spotlight is on The Bachelor Season 27 contestant Greer Blitzer. Back in October 2022, fans uncovered some tweets from Greer defending someone who wore blackface. Now, the Houston native apologized, but here’s why the actual apology doesn’t cut it.
ABC’s “The Bachelor” star Greer Blitzer issued an apology regarding her tweets defending another student’s use of blackface. | ABC/Ricky Middlesworth ‘Bachelor’ star Greer Blitzer’s racist remarks revealed in record time
As unfortunate as it is, the reveal of a Bachelor contestant doing something racist has become a regular occurrence. In Zach Shallcross’s season, though, it seemed like it happened in record time. Before the show even premiered on Jan. 23, Greer apologized for her defense of a student dressing up in blackface for Halloween.
ABC’s “The Bachelor” star Greer Blitzer issued an apology regarding her tweets defending another student’s use of blackface. | ABC/Ricky Middlesworth ‘Bachelor’ star Greer Blitzer’s racist remarks revealed in record time
As unfortunate as it is, the reveal of a Bachelor contestant doing something racist has become a regular occurrence. In Zach Shallcross’s season, though, it seemed like it happened in record time. Before the show even premiered on Jan. 23, Greer apologized for her defense of a student dressing up in blackface for Halloween.
- 1/25/2023
- by Whitney Danhauer
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Justina Machado (One Day at a Time) and Will Sasso (Loudermilk) have signed on to star in The Throwback, an indie comedy marking the feature directorial debut of Mario Garcia, which is heading into production in Tampa next month.
The film follows a married couple (Machado and Sasso) in full-blown midlife crisis who are thrown into further turmoil when the wife (Machado), an underappreciated and stressed ‘supermom,’ suffers a post-traumatic breakdown during the holiday season, causing her to regress to her 19-year-old college party-girl self.
Garcia wrote the script and will produce via his company Garcia Interactive, alongside Michael A. Alfieri of Miantri Films and Doug Fox. Machado and Sasso’s longtime manager, Danielle Del, will exec produce alongside Machado and Sterling Macer Jr.
Machado recently starred as Penelope on Sony Picture Television’s revival of One Day at a Time, and will next be seen in the Blumhouse-produced Amazon series,...
The film follows a married couple (Machado and Sasso) in full-blown midlife crisis who are thrown into further turmoil when the wife (Machado), an underappreciated and stressed ‘supermom,’ suffers a post-traumatic breakdown during the holiday season, causing her to regress to her 19-year-old college party-girl self.
Garcia wrote the script and will produce via his company Garcia Interactive, alongside Michael A. Alfieri of Miantri Films and Doug Fox. Machado and Sasso’s longtime manager, Danielle Del, will exec produce alongside Machado and Sterling Macer Jr.
Machado recently starred as Penelope on Sony Picture Television’s revival of One Day at a Time, and will next be seen in the Blumhouse-produced Amazon series,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Sony’s TriStar Pictures has snatched up The Best Friends, a spec script by Chad Kultgen and Amy Rhodes with The Montecito Picture Company producing.
Kultgen and Rhodes previously worked together on NBC’s short-lived comedy, Bad Judge, which was co-created by Kultgen and Anne Heche. This is the first screenplay they’ve sold as a duo.
Plot details on The Best Friends are being kept under wraps though it is described as a high concept, slightly meta take on romantic comedies.
Producers are Montecito’s Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, and Amie Karp. Hannah Minghella, Nicole Brown, and Shary Shirazi will oversee the project for TriStar.
Kultgen wrote the novel, Men, Women & Children, which was was made into a 2014 feature directed by Jason Reitman and starred Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner, Timothée Chalamet, and Ansel Elgort. Rhodes served as a writer and correspondent on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and...
Kultgen and Rhodes previously worked together on NBC’s short-lived comedy, Bad Judge, which was co-created by Kultgen and Anne Heche. This is the first screenplay they’ve sold as a duo.
Plot details on The Best Friends are being kept under wraps though it is described as a high concept, slightly meta take on romantic comedies.
Producers are Montecito’s Ivan Reitman, Tom Pollock, and Amie Karp. Hannah Minghella, Nicole Brown, and Shary Shirazi will oversee the project for TriStar.
Kultgen wrote the novel, Men, Women & Children, which was was made into a 2014 feature directed by Jason Reitman and starred Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner, Timothée Chalamet, and Ansel Elgort. Rhodes served as a writer and correspondent on The Ellen DeGeneres Show and...
- 12/7/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Ingrid Goes West and social media in filmIngrid Goes West and social media in filmAdriana Floridia7/20/2017 12:55:00 Pm
We're living in the age of social media, so it only makes sense that our movies would reflect that too.
Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more are new factors to consider when writing a screenplay. These new methods of communication and connection are changing how characters in films interact. No longer does it really make sense to have the same "meet-cutes" in romantic comedies when the majority of people are meeting through online dating, and characters now might communicate via text message as opposed to calling each other on the phone. These are all new things to consider in film, as movies should be a reflection of our present day reality, unless they're set in another time period.
Then there are films that use social media as their entire premise,...
We're living in the age of social media, so it only makes sense that our movies would reflect that too.
Platforms like Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and more are new factors to consider when writing a screenplay. These new methods of communication and connection are changing how characters in films interact. No longer does it really make sense to have the same "meet-cutes" in romantic comedies when the majority of people are meeting through online dating, and characters now might communicate via text message as opposed to calling each other on the phone. These are all new things to consider in film, as movies should be a reflection of our present day reality, unless they're set in another time period.
Then there are films that use social media as their entire premise,...
- 7/20/2017
- by Adriana Floridia
- Cineplex
Juno director Jason Reitman makes a spirited attempt to capture the essence of modern digital life, as porn-addicted husband Adam Sandler finds he’s not the only one seeking online solace
• First look review
• Erin Cressida Wilson on her education in erotica
There’s a funny YouTube compilation from dozens of modern thrillers and horror films, simply showing panicky people all saying: “My cellphone! I can’t get a signal!” Modern movie-making is unhappy about modern digital devices messing up traditional plot devices. Cyber-interconnectedness is spoiling solitude, ruining jeopardy. So this movie from director Jason Reitman and his co-writer Erin Cressida Wilson (which they adapted from the 2011 novel by Chad Kultgen) is an interesting, spirited, if finally rather sentimental attempt to tackle this issue and set it to rest. It wants to show 21st-century lives being lived out on screen and online, with both older and younger generations now dependent on the web.
• First look review
• Erin Cressida Wilson on her education in erotica
There’s a funny YouTube compilation from dozens of modern thrillers and horror films, simply showing panicky people all saying: “My cellphone! I can’t get a signal!” Modern movie-making is unhappy about modern digital devices messing up traditional plot devices. Cyber-interconnectedness is spoiling solitude, ruining jeopardy. So this movie from director Jason Reitman and his co-writer Erin Cressida Wilson (which they adapted from the 2011 novel by Chad Kultgen) is an interesting, spirited, if finally rather sentimental attempt to tackle this issue and set it to rest. It wants to show 21st-century lives being lived out on screen and online, with both older and younger generations now dependent on the web.
- 12/4/2014
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Men, Women & Children follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways technology has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. The film attempts to stare down social issues such as video game culture, anorexia, infidelity, fame hunting, and the proliferation of illicit material on the internet. As each character and each relationship is tested, we are shown the variety of roads people choose – some tragic, some hopeful – as it becomes clear that no one is immune to this enormous social change that has come through our phones, our tablets, and our computers.
From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman, the film stars Rosemarie Dewitt (“Kill The Messenger”), Jennifer Garner (“Dallas Buyers Club), Judy Greer (“Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”), Adam Sandler (“Grown Ups 1 and 2”) and Emma Thompson (“Saving Mr. Banks...
From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman, the film stars Rosemarie Dewitt (“Kill The Messenger”), Jennifer Garner (“Dallas Buyers Club), Judy Greer (“Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”), Adam Sandler (“Grown Ups 1 and 2”) and Emma Thompson (“Saving Mr. Banks...
- 10/25/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The modern world is both complicated and yet very simplified. One on one conversations and the work that is required to converse in person with someone has been replaced with email or a quick text message. An expression of deep sadness or eternal gratitude has been replaced by an emoji icon. Even a feeling that is specific to you in that very moment has been replaced with universal acronyms like Wtf or Omg. These are all instances of how life has become inanely simple, but where the complication comes into play is how so much is lost in translation. Communication is a defining part of our humanity and yet it has become secondary (or even less) to other factors in our busy lives. We are all running around with our head down in our own bubble. Because of this the modern world can be seen as a rather cold and unwelcoming place.
- 10/17/2014
- by Michael Haffner
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Director: Jason Reitman; Screenwriter: Jason Reitman, Erin Cressida Wilson; Starring: Adam Sandler, Jennifer Garner, Rosemarie DeWitt, Judy Greer, Ansel Elgort, Kaitlyn Dever; Running time: 120 mins; Certificate: 15
Sex and other intimacy issues are ripe for re-examination in the age of social media, and writer/director Jason Reitman gives the subject epic treatment in Men, Women & Children. Adam Sandler does his serious face in one of multiple strands and he's fairly convincing. Unfortunately, Reitman and co-writer Erin Cressida Wilson (adapting Chad Kultgen's novel) fumble through the plot like groping teenagers.
With its loosely interwoven stories, the structure represents the most complicated aspect of the film, otherwise the individual threads lead to numbingly obvious points about the way we relate to each other in the modern world.
Opening the action with images of space and clipped, cutting narration by Emma Thompson is the first (worrying) sign that Reitman is aiming for profundity.
Sex and other intimacy issues are ripe for re-examination in the age of social media, and writer/director Jason Reitman gives the subject epic treatment in Men, Women & Children. Adam Sandler does his serious face in one of multiple strands and he's fairly convincing. Unfortunately, Reitman and co-writer Erin Cressida Wilson (adapting Chad Kultgen's novel) fumble through the plot like groping teenagers.
With its loosely interwoven stories, the structure represents the most complicated aspect of the film, otherwise the individual threads lead to numbingly obvious points about the way we relate to each other in the modern world.
Opening the action with images of space and clipped, cutting narration by Emma Thompson is the first (worrying) sign that Reitman is aiming for profundity.
- 10/12/2014
- Digital Spy
Jason Reitman is way too young to have produced a work of such fuddy-duddy handwringing over These Kids (And Adults) Today and how we play with our e-toys. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
As the little explorer probe Voyager passes into interstellar space to begin its long lonely journey to who knows where, Adam Sandler is masturbating to Internet porn.
There’s a point to this juxtaposition, but only director Jason Reitman knows what it is. (Presumably Chad Kultgen, author of the novel this is based on, knows, too, but there’s no evidence of that here.) Is it that the hyperadvanced and superwise aliens who may one day find Voyager will be disappointed if they could know (which they won’t be able to know) that...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
I have not read the source material
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
As the little explorer probe Voyager passes into interstellar space to begin its long lonely journey to who knows where, Adam Sandler is masturbating to Internet porn.
There’s a point to this juxtaposition, but only director Jason Reitman knows what it is. (Presumably Chad Kultgen, author of the novel this is based on, knows, too, but there’s no evidence of that here.) Is it that the hyperadvanced and superwise aliens who may one day find Voyager will be disappointed if they could know (which they won’t be able to know) that...
- 10/10/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
With the London Film Festival now in motion, all eyes turned to Jason Reitman's newest feature Men, Women & Children for the second night of Gala presentations. The director was joined in Leicester Square by producer Helen Estabrook and actors Ansel Elgort and Kaitlyn Dever to introduce a drama that takes a look at relationships in the internet age.The film is adapted by Reitman and co-writer Erin Cressida Wilson from a book of the same name, by American writer Chad Kultgen. Reitman is no stranger to book adaptations, with Up In The Air, Labor Day and Thank You For Smoking all based on novels. Speaking to Empire, Reitman gave some insight into his process of interpreting this text for the screen.'Adapting is always a much easier art form than original screenwriting in that you have the text and a co-screenwriter in the book who offers beautiful things and never argues with you.
- 10/10/2014
- EmpireOnline
In his latest film, Men, Women & Children, director Jason Reitman explores the different ways in which technology influences our lives. Based on Chad Kultgen's book of the same name, the film follows a handful of characters, looking into the way they use the social media, texting, and more to express their sexuality, raise their kids, and connect with others. We talked with Reitman about adapting the book, the difficulties of portraying sexuality on-screen, and what comes next for him. Entertainment Weekly: What is the origin story of this movie? How did it come about? Jason Reitman: The origin is that Mason Novick,...
- 10/7/2014
- by Samantha Highfill
- EW - Inside Movies
Men, Women & Children follows the story of a group of high school teenagers and their parents as they attempt to navigate the many ways technology has changed their relationships, their communication, their self-image, and their love lives. The film attempts to stare down social issues such as video game culture, anorexia, infidelity, fame hunting, and the proliferation of illicit material on the internet. As each character and each relationship is tested, we are shown the variety of roads people choose – some tragic, some hopeful – as it becomes clear that no one is immune to this enormous social change that has come through our phones, our tablets, and our computers.
From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman, the film stars Rosemarie Dewitt (“Kill The Messenger”), Jennifer Garner (“Dallas Buyers Club), Judy Greer (“Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”), Adam Sandler (“Grown Ups 1 and 2”) and Emma Thompson (“Saving Mr. Banks...
From Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jason Reitman, the film stars Rosemarie Dewitt (“Kill The Messenger”), Jennifer Garner (“Dallas Buyers Club), Judy Greer (“Dawn Of The Planet Of The Apes), Dean Norris (“Breaking Bad”), Adam Sandler (“Grown Ups 1 and 2”) and Emma Thompson (“Saving Mr. Banks...
- 10/3/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Kaitlyn Dever‘s online activities are vehemently monitored by her mother, played by Jennifer Garner, as seen in the latest clips from Jason Reitman‘s drama “Men, Women & Children.” Based on the 2011 novel by Chad Kultgen, “Men, Women & Children” centers on the heavy influence of modern technology — particularly the Internet — on the daily lives of a group of teens (Dever, Ansel Elgort, Olivia Crocicchia, Travis Tope, Elena Kampouris, and Timothée Chalamet) and their parents (Garner, Adam Sandler, Judy Greer, Dean Norris, and Rosemarie Dewitt). As the latest clips show, Dever’s character, Brandy, can’t seem to maintain a [...]
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- 10/2/2014
- by Alfonso Espina
- UpandComers
According to Jason Reitman, his new film "Men, Women & Children" is about the Internet as much as "Juno" was about teen pregnancy, or "Thank You For Smoking" was about cigarettes; really, he's interested in exploring people, not timely issues.
Adapted from Chad Kultgen's 2011 novel, the movie follows a group of Texas high schoolers and their parents, focusing on the many ways the Internet has changed how we interact with each other. And despite our myriad of devices, ultimately, "Men, Women & Children" is about all the ways we're seemingly unable to communicate with one another.
Fortunately though, Reitman and "Men, Women & Children" star Jennifer Garner were much more forthcoming at a recent press conference held during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Here are five things we learned from the two about the Internet-age ensemble drama.
The book is much darker
Reitman is no stranger to adaptations, and the filmmaker says...
Adapted from Chad Kultgen's 2011 novel, the movie follows a group of Texas high schoolers and their parents, focusing on the many ways the Internet has changed how we interact with each other. And despite our myriad of devices, ultimately, "Men, Women & Children" is about all the ways we're seemingly unable to communicate with one another.
Fortunately though, Reitman and "Men, Women & Children" star Jennifer Garner were much more forthcoming at a recent press conference held during the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival. Here are five things we learned from the two about the Internet-age ensemble drama.
The book is much darker
Reitman is no stranger to adaptations, and the filmmaker says...
- 10/2/2014
- by Rick Mele
- Moviefone
I Tumblr For You; The Kids Aren’t Alright in Reitman’s Latest
Parents and their burgeoning teenagers battle their insecurities and repressed sexuality amidst ever present technology in an otherwise hushed community in a tightly woven all-American town. Sound familiar? On the surface, Jason Reitman’s latest effort Men, Women & Children is trying so very much to be American Beauty. There’s the hyper-sexualized cheerleaders, the stifled paternal figures and their mentally or morally absent partners, who all crash into their own devastating denouements. Unfortunately, despite his effort to create a modified updated retelling of Sam Mendes’ masterpiece for the plugged-in age, Reitman’s film is ersatz, and instantly forgotten.
Via Emma Thompson’s voiceover (which was used to far better effect in the underrated Stranger than Fiction), the audience is introduced to the close-knit residents of a Texan town. There’s the sexually frustrated married couple Don (Adam Sandler...
Parents and their burgeoning teenagers battle their insecurities and repressed sexuality amidst ever present technology in an otherwise hushed community in a tightly woven all-American town. Sound familiar? On the surface, Jason Reitman’s latest effort Men, Women & Children is trying so very much to be American Beauty. There’s the hyper-sexualized cheerleaders, the stifled paternal figures and their mentally or morally absent partners, who all crash into their own devastating denouements. Unfortunately, despite his effort to create a modified updated retelling of Sam Mendes’ masterpiece for the plugged-in age, Reitman’s film is ersatz, and instantly forgotten.
Via Emma Thompson’s voiceover (which was used to far better effect in the underrated Stranger than Fiction), the audience is introduced to the close-knit residents of a Texan town. There’s the sexually frustrated married couple Don (Adam Sandler...
- 9/29/2014
- by Leora Heilbronn
- IONCINEMA.com
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, we have 100 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new dramedy “Men, Women & Children” from the “Juno” director starring Jennifer Garner and Adam Sandler!
“Men, Women & Children,” which opens in Chicago on Oct. 3, 2014 and is rated “R,” also stars Kaitlyn Dever, Ansel Elgort, Emma Thompson, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, Judy Greer, Dennis Haysbert, Elena Kampouris and Olivia Crocicchia from “Juno” and “Up in the Air” director Jason Reitman and writer Jason Reitman based on the novel by Chad Kultgen. Note: As this film is rated “R,” you must be 17+ to win this Hookup.
To win your free “Men, Women & Children” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 at 7 p.m. in Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score...
“Men, Women & Children,” which opens in Chicago on Oct. 3, 2014 and is rated “R,” also stars Kaitlyn Dever, Ansel Elgort, Emma Thompson, J.K. Simmons, Rosemarie DeWitt, Judy Greer, Dennis Haysbert, Elena Kampouris and Olivia Crocicchia from “Juno” and “Up in the Air” director Jason Reitman and writer Jason Reitman based on the novel by Chad Kultgen. Note: As this film is rated “R,” you must be 17+ to win this Hookup.
To win your free “Men, Women & Children” passes courtesy of HollywoodChicago.com, just get interactive with our social media widget below. That’s it! This screening is on Monday, Sept. 29, 2014 at 7 p.m. in Chicago. The more social actions you complete, the more points you score...
- 9/24/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
While recently speaking with Vanity Fair's Krista Smith at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jennifer Garner opened up about her new film, Men, Women and Children, which premiered at Tiff on Saturday. Based on Chad Kultgen's novel of the same name, the Jason Reitman-directed flick follows a group of high school students and their parents as they attempt to grapple with the way the Internet has changed their relationships as well as love lives.
Understandably, the mother of three admitted that the movie was difficult to watch, but not until after she dished on the sexy pics she has of her hunky hubby Ben Affleck.
"Polaroids! That's what we do at the Affleck house," the 42-year-old star quipped, making light of the celebrity hacking scandal that has ensnared a number of stars, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. "We have a stack of sexy Polaroids."
Nsfw shots aside,...
Understandably, the mother of three admitted that the movie was difficult to watch, but not until after she dished on the sexy pics she has of her hunky hubby Ben Affleck.
"Polaroids! That's what we do at the Affleck house," the 42-year-old star quipped, making light of the celebrity hacking scandal that has ensnared a number of stars, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. "We have a stack of sexy Polaroids."
Nsfw shots aside,...
- 9/12/2014
- icelebz.com
While recently speaking with Vanity Fair's Krista Smith at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jennifer Garner opened up about her new film, Men, Women and Children, which premiered at Tiff on Saturday. Based on Chad Kultgen's novel of the same name, the Jason Reitman-directed flick follows a group of high school students and their parents as they attempt to grapple with the way the Internet has changed their relationships as well as love lives.
Understandably, the mother of three admitted that the movie was difficult to watch, but not until after she dished on the sexy pics she has of her hunky hubby Ben Affleck.
"Polaroids! That's what we do at the Affleck house," the 42-year-old star quipped, making light of the celebrity hacking scandal that has ensnared a number of stars, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. "We have a stack of sexy Polaroids."
Nsfw shots aside,...
Understandably, the mother of three admitted that the movie was difficult to watch, but not until after she dished on the sexy pics she has of her hunky hubby Ben Affleck.
"Polaroids! That's what we do at the Affleck house," the 42-year-old star quipped, making light of the celebrity hacking scandal that has ensnared a number of stars, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. "We have a stack of sexy Polaroids."
Nsfw shots aside,...
- 9/12/2014
- icelebz.com
While recently speaking with Vanity Fair's Krista Smith at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jennifer Garner opened up about her new film, Men, Women and Children, which premiered at Tiff on Saturday. Based on Chad Kultgen's novel of the same name, the Jason Reitman-directed flick follows a group of high school students and their parents as they attempt to grapple with the way the Internet has changed their relationships as well as love lives.
Understandably, the mother of three admitted that the movie was difficult to watch, but not until after she dished on the sexy pics she has of her hunky hubby Ben Affleck.
"Polaroids! That's what we do at the Affleck house," the 42-year-old star quipped, making light of the celebrity hacking scandal that has ensnared a number of stars, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. "We have a stack of sexy Polaroids."
Nsfw shots aside,...
Understandably, the mother of three admitted that the movie was difficult to watch, but not until after she dished on the sexy pics she has of her hunky hubby Ben Affleck.
"Polaroids! That's what we do at the Affleck house," the 42-year-old star quipped, making light of the celebrity hacking scandal that has ensnared a number of stars, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. "We have a stack of sexy Polaroids."
Nsfw shots aside,...
- 9/12/2014
- icelebz.com
While recently speaking with Vanity Fair's Krista Smith at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jennifer Garner opened up about her new film, Men, Women and Children, which premiered at Tiff on Saturday. Based on Chad Kultgen's novel of the same name, the Jason Reitman-directed flick follows a group of high school students and their parents as they attempt to grapple with the way the Internet has changed their relationships as well as love lives.
Understandably, the mother of three admitted that the movie was difficult to watch, but not until after she dished on the sexy pics she has of her hunky hubby Ben Affleck.
"Polaroids! That's what we do at the Affleck house," the 42-year-old star quipped, making light of the celebrity hacking scandal that has ensnared a number of stars, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. "We have a stack of sexy Polaroids."
Nsfw shots aside,...
Understandably, the mother of three admitted that the movie was difficult to watch, but not until after she dished on the sexy pics she has of her hunky hubby Ben Affleck.
"Polaroids! That's what we do at the Affleck house," the 42-year-old star quipped, making light of the celebrity hacking scandal that has ensnared a number of stars, including Jennifer Lawrence and Kate Upton. "We have a stack of sexy Polaroids."
Nsfw shots aside,...
- 9/12/2014
- icelebz.com
Well, this certainly seems safer than iCloud... While recently speaking with Vanity Fair's Krista Smith at the Toronto International Film Festival, Jennifer Garner opened up about her new film, Men, Women and Children, which premiered at Tiff on Saturday. Based on Chad Kultgen's novel of the same name, the Jason Reitman-directed flick follows a group of high school students and their parents as they attempt to grapple with the way the Internet has changed their relationships as well as love lives. Understandably, the mother of three admitted that the movie was difficult to watch, but not until after she dished on the sexy pics she has of her hunky...
- 9/11/2014
- E! Online
Jason Reitman has brought all six of his films to the Toronto film festival. The first, "Thank You For Smoking," put him on Hollywood's radar while the next two -- "Juno" and "Up in the Air" -- reaped multiple Oscar bids, including for Reitman. However, his most recent pair, "Young Adult" and "Labor Day," which showcased Oscar champs Charlize Theron and Kate Winslet respectively, underperformed. He returns to form this year with "Men, Women and Children," an exceptionally strong ensemble film that explores the ways and means by which social media isolates us all. Reitman co-adapted Chad Kultgen's 2011 bestseller with Erin Cressida Wilson ("Secretary"). They have fashioned a story which gives equal play to both the fortysomething parents and the teenagers as they struggle to connect with each other. -Break- Reitman takes his time to lay out the storylines: a coupl...
- 9/8/2014
- Gold Derby
Jason Reitman has brought all six of his films to the Toronto film festival. The first, "Thank You For Smoking," put him on Hollywood's radar while the next two -- "Juno" and "Up in the Air" -- reaped multiple Oscar bids, including for Reitman. However, his most recent pair, "Young Adult" and "Labor Day," which showcased Oscar champs Charlize Theron and Kate Winslet respectively, underperformed. He returns to form this year with "Men, Women and Children," an exceptionally strong ensemble film that explores the ways and means by which social media isolates us all. Reitman co-adapted Chad Kultgen's 2011 bestseller with Erin Cressida Wilson ("Secretary"). They have fashioned a story which gives equal play to both the fortysomething parents and the teenagers as they struggle to connect with each other. -Break- Reitman takes his time to lay out the storylines: a couple (Adam Sandler...
- 9/8/2014
- Gold Derby
E! News' Jesse Giddings sat down with the actress Friday at the Toronto Film Festival junket for her new film, Men, Women & Children. Based upon the novel of the same name by Chad Kultgen, the movie examines the sexual frustrations that both teens and adults experience in today's technological world.
In real life, Garner, 42, and Ben Affleck, 42, are parents to daughters Violet Affleck, 8, Seraphina Affleck, 5, and son Samuel Affleck, 2. How do they know when to let their kids start using technology?
"It's all such a constant conversation, isn't it?" Garner marveled. "I think we're all as a society figuring out what's appropriate. I mean, we can't keep in front of what our kids are learning or seeing or using, technology-wise. It's happening before we can even...We're all running to catch up, us stupid grown-ups! Thank goodness my kids are little enough that they're far from having phones or iPads or anything.
In real life, Garner, 42, and Ben Affleck, 42, are parents to daughters Violet Affleck, 8, Seraphina Affleck, 5, and son Samuel Affleck, 2. How do they know when to let their kids start using technology?
"It's all such a constant conversation, isn't it?" Garner marveled. "I think we're all as a society figuring out what's appropriate. I mean, we can't keep in front of what our kids are learning or seeing or using, technology-wise. It's happening before we can even...We're all running to catch up, us stupid grown-ups! Thank goodness my kids are little enough that they're far from having phones or iPads or anything.
- 9/8/2014
- icelebz.com
E! News' Jesse Giddings sat down with the actress Friday at the Toronto Film Festival junket for her new film, Men, Women & Children. Based upon the novel of the same name by Chad Kultgen, the movie examines the sexual frustrations that both teens and adults experience in today's technological world.
In real life, Garner, 42, and Ben Affleck, 42, are parents to daughters Violet Affleck, 8, Seraphina Affleck, 5, and son Samuel Affleck, 2. How do they know when to let their kids start using technology?
"It's all such a constant conversation, isn't it?" Garner marveled. "I think we're all as a society figuring out what's appropriate. I mean, we can't keep in front of what our kids are learning or seeing or using, technology-wise. It's happening before we can even...We're all running to catch up, us stupid grown-ups! Thank goodness my kids are little enough that they're far from having phones or iPads or anything.
In real life, Garner, 42, and Ben Affleck, 42, are parents to daughters Violet Affleck, 8, Seraphina Affleck, 5, and son Samuel Affleck, 2. How do they know when to let their kids start using technology?
"It's all such a constant conversation, isn't it?" Garner marveled. "I think we're all as a society figuring out what's appropriate. I mean, we can't keep in front of what our kids are learning or seeing or using, technology-wise. It's happening before we can even...We're all running to catch up, us stupid grown-ups! Thank goodness my kids are little enough that they're far from having phones or iPads or anything.
- 9/8/2014
- icelebz.com
E! News' Jesse Giddings sat down with the actress Friday at the Toronto Film Festival junket for her new film, Men, Women & Children. Based upon the novel of the same name by Chad Kultgen, the movie examines the sexual frustrations that both teens and adults experience in today's technological world.
In real life, Garner, 42, and Ben Affleck, 42, are parents to daughters Violet Affleck, 8, Seraphina Affleck, 5, and son Samuel Affleck, 2. How do they know when to let their kids start using technology?
"It's all such a constant conversation, isn't it?" Garner marveled. "I think we're all as a society figuring out what's appropriate. I mean, we can't keep in front of what our kids are learning or seeing or using, technology-wise. It's happening before we can even...We're all running to catch up, us stupid grown-ups! Thank goodness my kids are little enough that they're far from having phones or iPads or anything.
In real life, Garner, 42, and Ben Affleck, 42, are parents to daughters Violet Affleck, 8, Seraphina Affleck, 5, and son Samuel Affleck, 2. How do they know when to let their kids start using technology?
"It's all such a constant conversation, isn't it?" Garner marveled. "I think we're all as a society figuring out what's appropriate. I mean, we can't keep in front of what our kids are learning or seeing or using, technology-wise. It's happening before we can even...We're all running to catch up, us stupid grown-ups! Thank goodness my kids are little enough that they're far from having phones or iPads or anything.
- 9/8/2014
- icelebz.com
Toronto — Do you remember saying hello to people on the sidewalk? Whispering in a friend’s ear? Or perhaps you recall the art of purposefully ignoring someone in the hallway when you were in school? Thanks to the advent of smartphones, those key human interactions are slowly becoming extinct. During one of the first few scenes in Jason Reitman’s “Men, Women & Children,” which premiered today at the 2014 Toronto International Film Festival, the camera slowly moves above a large High School corridor. Not only are the students walking heads down glued to their phones, but so are their teachers. It’s a stark reminder of how much has changed in our day-to-day world this century and a smart framing point for the audience. The question is whether Reitman has anything else to really say about it or if the screenplay's framework will let him. Based on Chad Kultgen’s 2011 novel of the same name,...
- 9/7/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
"That's here. That's home. That's us. On it everyone you love, everyone you know, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever was, lived out their lives." This is where we live, all of us, on this pale blue dot floating in the Milky Way. Jason Reitman's latest film, Men, Women & Children adapted from Chad Kultgen's novel of the same name, is framed within the context of Carl Sagan's timeless quote called "Pale Blue Dot" and the Voyager spacecrafts that we launched in 1977. Men, Women & Children is Reitman's most sensitive work yet, a deeply moving, sensual film about all of us on this planet. I've been a fan of Reitman for a longtime, and still love his early work, but he seems to keep getting more mature with every film he makes. In Reitman's Men, Women & Children he addresses a tough subject to approach with...
- 9/7/2014
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Four episodes into filming its freshman run, NBC’s Bad Judge has been met with some bad news.
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Nurse Jackie cocreator Liz Brixius, who was named the new comedy’s showrunner in May, has vacated that post due to “creative differences,” our sister site Deadline reports.
Brixius’ successor as showrunner was not immediately named, but there is expected to be no delay in the comedy’s Thursday, Oct. 2 premiere.
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Created by Chad Kultgen (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone) and...
Related Fall TV Spoilerpalooza: Exclusive Scoop and Photos From 42 Returning Favorites
Nurse Jackie cocreator Liz Brixius, who was named the new comedy’s showrunner in May, has vacated that post due to “creative differences,” our sister site Deadline reports.
Brixius’ successor as showrunner was not immediately named, but there is expected to be no delay in the comedy’s Thursday, Oct. 2 premiere.
Related Fall TV Preview: Your Guide to All That’s New!
Created by Chad Kultgen (The Incredible Burt Wonderstone) and...
- 9/7/2014
- TVLine.com
Jason Reitman has decided to follow Labor Day with a closer look at the modern Internet age and how it relates to the Voyager 1 space probe and a Korean couple that neglected their child to the point it died while they played a video game. Overprotective parents, clueless parents, teenage pregnancy, selfies, adultery and much, much more are all part of the equation in a world where the Internet has distracted us to the point of isolation. The film is bookended by voice over from Emma Thompson chattering away about this and that and to be honest I could hardly care about, let alone remember, a word she said and I felt very similarly about nearly every character in this over-stuffed movie. Reitman along with Erin Cressida Wilson (Chloe) have adapted the story from the book by Chad Kultgen, examining the lives of several teenage children and their parents and...
- 9/6/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
With all due respect to the male actors, I walked out of Jason Reitman.s new Men, Women & Children in awe of the ladies. and its their stories that stick with me days later. Men held its World Premiere tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival. If you have heard anything about Reitman.s adaptation of Chad Kultgen.s novel, you know that it.s about "The Internet" (in a broad sense), and about how technology affects several members of a small Texas community. Reitman weaves through roughly 5 to 10 individual, horrifying stories which intersect as Men, Women & Children probes its subjects . sometimes deeply, sometimes superficially. He doesn.t judge. He just observes, and waits for the audience to recognize and empathize with the characters of our choosing. So why am I gravitating to the stories of three women? Because of the outstanding performances of Judy Greer, Jennifer Garner and Rosemarie...
- 9/6/2014
- cinemablend.com
Men, Women & Children is a how-we-live-now time capsule, a hypnotic, if clinical, assessment of middle-class social attitudes, sexual mores and inter-personal communication in the instant-messaging age. While it can’t be as graphic and salacious as Chad Kultgen's 2011 novel, Jason Reitman's new film skillfully navigates through the personal melodramas of many characters with a nice sense of balance and a sharp appreciation of generational differences. Despite the 50/50 split in focus between teenagers and parents, older viewers will likely constitute the main audience for this Paramount release simply because of the "otherness" factor,
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- 9/6/2014
- by Todd McCarthy
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Watch Jennifer Garner Talk About Raising Her Kids in a Technological Era and Ben Affleck's Buff Body
Like most moms, Jennifer Garner doesn't have all the answers. E! News' Jesse Giddings sat down with the actress Friday at the Toronto Film Festival junket for her new film, Men, Women & Children. Based upon the novel of the same name by Chad Kultgen, the movie examines the sexual frustrations that both teens and adults experience in today's technological world. In real life, Garner, 42, and Ben Affleck, 42, are parents to daughters Violet Affleck, 8, Seraphina Affleck, 5, and son Samuel Affleck, 2. How do they know when to let their kids start using technology? "It's all such a constant conversation, isn't it?" Garner marveled. "I think we're all as a society figuring...
- 9/5/2014
- E! Online
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