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Sarah Silverman Considers Adoption
2 June 2012 7:11 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Comedienne Sarah Silverman is seriously considering adopting a child because she doesn't want to risk passing on her depression to a natural born son or daughter.
The School of Rock star admits her gynaecologist is often giving her a hard time about freezing her eggs, now she's in her 40s, but she insists she has no plans to become a mum, unless she adopts.
Appearing on U.S. TV show The Conversation with Amanda DeCadenet on Thursday, she said, "I don't want kids. I'd love to adopt someday and I have a lot of adoption in my family... I know that I have this depression and that it's in my family. Every family has their stuff but, for me, I just don't feel strong enough to see that in a child."
And she jokes, "I haven't frozen my eggs and what are the chances my womb isn't polluted at this point? I do believe in adoption... I watched my oldest niece be born... (and) I passed out... All I could think was, 'Oh my God, we are animals'."
Silverman admits she can't understand why more people don't adopt when there are so many kids in need of loving homes around the world.
She adds, "We live in Los Angeles, where everybody is like, 'Don't get your dog from a breeder, get your dog from a shelter...' and I agree, but don't get your people from a breeder. There are human puppies in shelters and it's odd that that never seems to be a connection that people make.
"If you're not Ok with yourself... it's easier to love a dog than a person in need because you don't see all the things you hate about yourself reflected back in the eyes of a dog. If Africa was full of springer spaniels dying of Aids and starvation we'd probably take care of it in a day." »
The Box Office Story: ‘The Avengers’ Soars Again While ‘Battleship’ Stays Anchored
21 May 2012 5:36 PM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
It was predicted that to eclipse The Avengers at the box office this past weekend, a newcomer would have to make close to $60 million. But the solar eclipse was the only one that took place Sunday evening before sunset. The Avengers made it three weeks in a row, topping Battleship with a marvelous $55 million box office. Keep in mind that Thor and Captain America: The First Avenger, both made $65 million in their opening weekends. Here’s some of the sick numbers Avengers is approaching:
• It is sixth all-time domestic with $457,665,517, behind Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope ($461 million) and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace ($474 million)
• It is fourth in all-time world wide with $1.181 billion, behind Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 ($1.328.1 billion)
Even Skarsgard was wondering what Battleship had to do with the classic boardgame.
Battleship was just another to fall victim to the »
- Ernie Estrella
Kevin Smith, Richard Linklater Join Hulu Summer Slate
21 May 2012 10:23 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Hulu unveiled a summer slate of 10 shows Monday, including the Kevin Smith movie show "Spoilers" and a Richard Linklater travel show called "Up to Speed." "Spoilers," a half-hour movie "revue" with fearure the "Clerks" and "Red State" director talking movies. It launches on Hulu and Hulu Plus on June 4th. "Up to Speed," from the "Dazed and Confused" and "School of Rock" director, stars Speed Levitch ("The Cruise"). It debuts in August. The basketball comedy "We Got Next, "co-created by Kenya Barris (“America’s Next Top Model”) and Hale Rothstein (“The Game”) will »
- Tim Molloy
Hulu Unveils Summer Slate Of Original And Exclusive Shows
21 May 2012 4:24 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Los Angeles (May 20, 2012) – Proving that summer doesn’t have to mean the start of rerun season, Hulu today announced a full slate of new original and exclusive TV shows that begin premiering on June 4th on Hulu and the Hulu Plus subscription service. Hulu’s summer lineup offers new TV shows for all kinds of entertainment fans, from comedy, sci-fi, travel, reality and even a little magic. For a preview of the upcoming programming, visit www.hulu.com/hulu-summer-series. The summer slate announcement kicks off with “Spoilers,” a half-hour movie “revue” for movie lovers hosted by beloved filmmaker and podcasting maven Kevin Smith (“Clerks,” “Red State”). “Spoilers” launches on Hulu and Hulu Plus on June 4th. “I have always wanted to do a show that provides an open forum for real fans to discuss real movies in real time and that’s what ‘Spoilers’ is about. As a filmmaker and lover of movies, »
- THE DEADLINE TEAM
We Interview Jack Black for Richard Linklater's Bernie!
18 May 2012 12:53 PM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Jack Black talks Millennium Entertainment's Bernie, also starring Matthew McConaughey and Shirley MacLaine Jack Black is, of course, known for being a wild and crazy guy. So you can expect a lot of eyebrows to be raised over his new film, "Bernie," in which he plays the title role, Bernie Tiede, a fussy gay man who becomes the personal assistant to an octogenarian widow until he gets so fed up with her that he shoots her in the back with a hunting rifle. The movie, which reunites Black with his "School of Rock" director Richard Linklater, is a dark comedy, based on real events, and though Black has played several dramatic roles over the years, it's definitely a change in direction for him. Black actually met with the real Bernie Tiede, who is currently spending a life sentence in prison, to prepare for the role, and he spoke to Upcoming-Movies. »
Icarly To End With Big Finale In November
17 May 2012 6:41 PM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Hit kids show Icarly is to end with a special episode in November.
The cast of the Nickelodeon show will gather to shoot the finale this summer before series star Miranda Cosgrove heads off to university in California.
Cosgrove and Jennette McCurdy, who play best friends and stars of a make-believe web show in the series, have been big hits among teenagers for the past five years.
The hit comedy, which also features Noah Munck, Nathan Kress and Jerry Trainor, debuted in 2007 and has featured guest spots from Cosgrove's School of Rock co-star Jack Black and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama.
While Cosgrove concentrates on her education, her castmates have all landed new shows at Nickelodeon.
Announcing the news to end the series, creator Dan Schneider tells TV Guide magazine, "I hope iCarly's legacy will be that it's a truly funny TV show that made people of all ages laugh, smile, and feel good.
"To the iCarly fans, I'd say, 'Thank you' a million times, for the love, support and true passion they've shown for iCarly. It's the fans that made iCarly a huge hit, and invited us into their homes on a daily basis, to entertain them. How do you say thank you to millions and millions of people all around the world, for bringing you into their homes every single day? It's amazing. I'd love to take each and every iCarly fan out to dinner and give them a big ol' bear hug!" »
Jack Black to Join Shirley MacLaine in 'Wild Oats'
17 May 2012 11:38 AM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Jack Black must have really enjoyed working with Shirley MacLaine on the recent indie comedy "Bernie," because he's already planning a cinematic reunion with his brassy co-star. The "School of Rock" funnyman is in talks to join MacLaine in "Wild Oats" for director Howard Deutch ("Pretty in Pink"). Also read: Animated Jack Black & Jason Siegel Sing 'Little Drummer Boy' (Video) The film's cast also includes Jacki Weaver, who earned in Oscar nomination for her villainous turn in "Animal Kingdom," and Academy Award winner Alan Arkin ("Little Miss Sunshine"). "Wild Oats" is billed as a »
- Brent Lang
Jack Black, Richard Linklater Talk Bernie Behind-the-Scenes
5 May 2012 10:24 PM, PDT | TheImproper.com | See recent TheImproper.com news »
Jack Black may be known best for his comedic roles in such films as “School of Rock,” “Nacho Libre” and “Tropic Thunder,” but he sheds all stereotypes with his current dark comedy “Bernie.” Black reunites with “School of Rock” Director Richard Linklater in the real-life story of Bernie Tiede, who was convicted of murder in Texas. Black and Linklater spoke exclusively with TheImproperabout making the documentary-style film. [...] »
- Iris Wiener
The Films Of Richard Linklater: A Retrospective
2 May 2012 9:37 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Given that he's one of the more diverse and prolific filmmakers out there, it's been a disappointingly long four years without a new movie from Richard Linklater ("Me and Orson Welles" premiered at Tiff in 2008). Fortunately, the Austin, Texas-based filmmaker is back with "Bernie," a dark comedy which reunites him with two of his most memorable leads, Jack Black and Matthew McConaughey, that has picked up strong reviews and, opening in limited release last Friday, has been performing surprisingly well at the box office.
With "Bernie" expanding wider this weekend (read our review), it seemed like the perfect time to look over Linklater's diverse and eclectic career. He'd already made his mark by founding the Austin Film Society in 1985 (which has gone on to be the center of the industy in the Texas city), but since his debut with an ultra-low-budget student film in 1988, Linklater's tackled everything from romance to »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Popcorn Preview: Bernie
30 April 2012 2:23 PM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Film: Bernie (2011) Cast includes: Jack Black (The School of Rock), Matthew McConaughey (The Lincoln Lawyer), Shirley MacLaine (Terms of Endearment) Director: Richard Linklater (Fast Food Nation, The School of Rock) Genre: Dark Comedy | Crime (104 minutes) Bernie would settle for nothing less than perfection when it came to "cosmetizing, dressing and casketing" the deceased. But it wasn't just his dedication to "final procedures" that made Bernie so popular... "he was a real people person." When Don Leggett was looking for an assistant funeral director, Bernie had such a "magnetic personality, I hired him over the phone... I really hit the jackpot with Bernie." "Bernie was about the most popular man in Carthage." As popular as Bernie was, few would have predicted that Bernie could soften the heart of Marjorie Nugent. But after her husband was laid to rest, Bernie did what Bernie always did... visiting the widows. He regularly dropped by »
- Leslie Sisman
Interview: Jack Black & Richard Linklater Reunite for Bernie
30 April 2012 | Comingsoon.net | See recent Comingsoon.net news »
Roughly ten years ago, Austin indie filmmaker Richard Linklater and comedian Jack Black came together for the rock comedy School of Rock , which to date, is still Linklater's most successful movie. (Actually, it's made more than all his other movies combined.) Now they've reunited for Bernie , a very different movie also based on a real life story, that of Bernie Tiede, a funeral home director in Carthage, Texas, who becomes the close friend and confidante of a rich widow named Marjorie Nugent, played by the legendary Shirley MacLaine. When Marjorie is found dead in an ice chest in her garage after disappearing for nine months, Bernie is the only suspect, but he's so well-liked among the rural community, it becomes almost impossible for prosecutor Danny Buck (Matthew McConaughey, »
Gabourey Sidibe Disappointed By Joan Cusack Meeting
30 April 2012 1:01 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Actress Gabourey Sidibe was disappointed after meeting her screen idol Joan Cusack at a party, because the star urged her to give up acting.
The Precious star, who was nominated for an Oscar for her role as an abused, obese teen in the film, was introduced to Cusack at an industry bash, and was thrilled to talk with the actress, whose career she had admired for years.
However, Sidibe was left heartbroken when the School of Rock star told her she would struggle in image-obsessed Hollywood and advised her to walk away from her acting dream.
Sidibe says, "What celebrity was I disappointed by? Oh, and it's not in a mean way, because I know that she meant well.
"I met Joan Cusack, who is my favourite favourite - I love her - but, it was before I became (famous) or whatever. I was at some industry party, and she says, 'Are you an actress?' And I said, 'Yeah!' And she says, 'Oh honey, you should really quit the business, it's so image-conscious.'" »
Exclusive: Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine Talk Bernie
27 April 2012 4:32 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
School of Rock director Richard Linklater reteams with Jack Black for the true-crime comedy Bernie, which follows a small Texas town's beloved mortician accused of killing off a well-to-do widow played by Shirley MacLaine. Paulington James Christensen III recently caught up with the odd pairing of Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine to discuss the movie, channeling Tupac Shakur, and the fact that this is neither a sequel nor prequel to Weekend at Bernie's. Watch as Shirley MacLaine answers incoming phone calls from the dead!
Exclusive: Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine
Bernie was released April 27th, 2012 and stars Matthew McConaughey, Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, Veronica Orosco, Tommy G. Kendrick, Rick Dial, Mona Lee Fultz, Gary Teague. The film is directed by Richard Linklater. »
- MovieWeb
Shirley Maclaine Drives Jack Black to Murder in Bernie Movie Clip
27 April 2012 3:06 PM, PDT | CineMovie | See recent CineMovie news »
Jack Black is Bernie Tiede in Bernie, a true story of a Texas native who's accused of murdering his rumored girlfriend and wealthy widow played by Shirley Maclaine. In this clip from the movie, Bernie attempts to calm an agitated Shirley Maclaine is about to hold him hostage.
Based on a true story out of Texas, Bernie Tiede a popular resident of the town of Carthage was accused of murdering an 81-year-old woman for her fortune in 1997. Black reunites with his School of Rock director Richard Linklater for the black comedy based on these true events. In Bernie, Jack Black romances Shirley Maclaine who plays the elder widow while Matthew McConaughey suits up once again to play a lawyer as a District Attorney prosecuting the case.
Bernie is in movie theatres April 27, 2012.
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Shirley Maclaine Drives Jack Black to Murder in Bernie Movie Clip
27 April 2012 3:06 PM, PDT | CineMovie | See recent CineMovie news »
Jack Black is Bernie Tiede in Bernie, a true story of a Texas native who's accused of murdering his rumored girlfriend and wealthy widow played by Shirley Maclaine. In this clip from the movie, Bernie attempts to calm an agitated Shirley Maclaine is about to hold him hostage.
Based on a true story out of Texas, Bernie Tiede a popular resident of the town of Carthage was accused of murdering an 81-year-old woman for her fortune in 1997. Black reunites with his School of Rock director Richard Linklater for the black comedy based on these true events. In Bernie, Jack Black romances Shirley Maclaine who plays the elder widow while Matthew McConaughey suits up once again to play a lawyer as a District Attorney prosecuting the case.
Bernie is in movie theatres April 27, 2012.
Read more »
Richard Linklater and Jack Black On the Real-Life Story Behind 'Bernie'
27 April 2012 12:42 PM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
"Bernie" marks Richard Linklater's reunion with his "School of Rock" star Jack Black, but it's in no way a retread of their earlier collaboration. It's a whole other beast. Based on a true story, "Bernie" centers on Bernie Tiede (Black), a steadfast and ambitious mortician, beloved by the locals in his East Texas town of Carthage for his hard work ethic and ability to charm anyone he meets. That latter talent comes in handy when he gets to know Marjorie Nugent (Shirley MacLaine), a reclusive millionaire widow despised by everyone in Carthage, including her own family. As depicted by Linklater and co-writer Skip Hollandsworth, there's nothing redeeming about Marjorie (she really is a sourpuss of the highest order), so imagine the townsfolk's collective surprise when Bernie moves in with the grouch, giving up his practice to become her full-time aide. After putting up with her petty and demeaning demands for a good long. »
- Nigel M Smith
Jack Black and Shirley MaClaine Talk Bernie, Favorite Movies, and More
27 April 2012 11:07 AM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Opening this weekend, in limited release, is director Richard Linklater’s (Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, Before Sunrise) new film Bernie. The dark comedy is based on a true story and stars Jack Black as an assistant funeral director of a small Texas town who wooed and then murdered a cantankerous, affluent widow. Black is surrounded by a terrific supporting cast that includes Shirley MacLaine as said widow and Matthew McConaughey as the one person in town who suspects Bernie of wrongdoing. While I’ve been less than impressed with Black’s recent film choices, I thought his work in Bernie was incredible and it’ll remind you that when he has the right material, he’s a great actor. For more on the film, here’s seven clips. Last week I got to sit down with Black and MaClaine. They talked about their favorite movies, were they shocked »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
Videodrome: The Best Recent Music Videos Including Clips From The Shins, tUne-yArDs, Liars & More
27 April 2012 9:04 AM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
In case you missed it, we resurrected our old Videodrome column a month or so ago (first installment here, second here): our semi-regular showcase for the best music videos around. Since the form has given the world game-changing helmers in both the blockbuster and arthouse realms, it's always important to keep an eye on promos, and indeed, one could argue that there's more invention to be found in the short-form than there is in features. So, with no further ado, the five best music videos we've seen in the last few weeks. As ever, any tips and suggestions are more than welcome.
Niki & the Dove - "Tomorrow" (dir. Nadia Marquant Otzen)
Excited about "Prometheus?" So are we. And, it would seem, Swedish electro outfit Niki & The Dove, as the video for the lead single off their imminent album Instinct, has an appealing retro sci-fi feel that's undoubtedly reminiscent of »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Richard Linklater Talks Bernie, a Third Before Sunrise, Woody Allen, Favorite Movies, and More
25 April 2012 11:00 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
Opening this weekend, in limited release, is director Richard Linklater’s (Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, Before Sunrise) new film Bernie. The dark comedy is based on a true story and stars Jack Black as an assistant funeral director of a small Texas town who wooed and then murdered a cantankerous, affluent widow. Black is surrounded by a terrific supporting cast that includes Shirley MacLaine as said widow and Matthew McConaughey as the one person in town who suspects Bernie of wrongdoing. While I’ve been less than impressed with Black’s recent film choices, I thought his work in Bernie was incredible and it’ll remind you that when he has the right material, he’s a great actor. For more on the film, here's seven clips. Last week I got to sit down with Richard Linklater for an extended video interview. We talked about putting Bernie together, »
- Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub
[Interview] Jack Black On Going To Prison, Playing a Murderer & More For ‘Bernie’
25 April 2012 10:00 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Bernie is a troubling feature to sit through. This is a dark comedy that morphs half way through into a trial farce of sorts. Should we laugh at these things or just shake our head at the absurdity? Yet Richard Linklater‘s latest Texas-based film is actually rooted in a true story that played out in public, making it is even more troubling. Thankfully, I had the opportunity at SXSW to sit down at a roundtable with Jack Black, who plays Bernie, to discuss how he developed his version and much more.
How does it feel to join the ranks of Jack Lemmon and Jack Nicholson who’ve romanced Shirley MacLaine on the screen?
Jack Black: You know, it’s a lot of pressure. Those are some powerful Jacks. I feel like the third Jack on that list. Well, I’m definitely the one-eyed Jack.
And you give her »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
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