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Bill Hader exits 'Saturday Night Live'
14 May 2013 6:06 AM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
Bill Hader is leaving Saturday Night Live after eight seasons as one of its most versatile and hilarious players. The 34-year-old actor arrived at 30 Rock in 2005 and quickly carved out a role for himself with some of the show’s most popular characters, including “Weekend Update” special guests Stefon and James Carville, and an array of oddball game-show hosts. “It was a hard decision, but it has to happen at some point,” Hader told the New York Times. “It got to a point where I said, ‘Maybe it’s just time to go.’”
Last year, Hader was rewarded with an »
- Jeff Labrecque
Murder Is in Your Job Description with The Employer
9 May 2013 7:45 AM, PDT | DreadCentral.com | See recent Dread Central news »
Let's face it: It's not easy making it nowadays. The economy sucks, and the concept of steady work is like chasing a mythical unicorn. That being said, how far would you go to get a job? How badly do you want one? The Employer wants to know!
Written and directed by Frank Merle, The Employer stars Malcolm McDowell (A Clockwork Orange, Halloween, Silent Night, "The Mentalist,” “Entourage,” “Franklin & Bash”), Paige Howard (Adventureland), Billy Zane (Titanic, Back to the Future, Dead Calm), and David Dastmalchian (The Dark Knight, Saving Lincoln, Prisoners). Merle and Chris Roe produce.
Look for it to be released on June 7th.
Synopsis
Director/writer/producer Frank Merle (Carnage, Chaos & Creeps; Gnaw) and his new psychological thriller The Employer show just how far five applicants are willing to go for a job at the mysterious Carcharias Corporation. Anticipating their final interview, they find themselves trapped in a room »
- Uncle Creepy
Despicable Me 2 Loses Al Pacino And Adds Benjamin Bratt
4 May 2013 8:15 PM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Oscar-winning scene-chewer Al Pacino has abruptly vacated his role in Universal Pictures’ upcoming animated sequel Despicable Me 2 only two months before its release. It’s being reported that actor Benjamin Bratt (Miss Congeniality, Traffic) will step in to assume the role left open by Pacino, which is that of the film’s antagonist El Macho.
The reason cited for Pacino’s departure is “creative differences,” naturally leaving everybody to question what sort of creative differences could arise while making an animated family film. Pacino has been known to go to the extreme with every character he plays, so it may be related to his technique. If I had to venture a guess, I would predict the directors were hoping for some of his Scarface intensity for the villain which perhaps Pacino was reluctant to provide. Again, your guess is as good as ours.
Despicable Me 2 has been a »
- Damen Norton
IFFBoston Review: The Way, Way Back
29 April 2013 11:59 AM, PDT | Obsessed with Film | See recent Obsessed with Film news »
Rating: 2.5 out of 5 stars
From the opening scene of The Way, Way Back – the directorial debut of The Descendants co-writers Jim Rash and Nat Faxon – it’s obvious that we’re watching a movie that’s trying too hard. Way too hard.
The Way, Way Back follows Duncan (Liam James) a quiet, sulking teen, over a summer spent with his mom’s new boyfriend (Steve Carrel) at his beach house. Duncan is still reeling from his parents divorce, wary of the new boyfriend, and isolated from any friends his own age. Guess who’s going to come of age this summer??
This is a routine formula, but when done well, it can still be engaging and refreshing. In terms of its cast and crew, The Way, Way Back has all the ingredients necessary to be a more than satisfying picture. Yet hardly any of these pieces are used correctly. A stellar cast – including Steve Carrel, »
- David Braga
4 Reasons You Should Actually Like, Not Hate, Kristen Stewart
26 April 2013 10:46 AM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Usually when someone is described as “polarizing” it means that sensible people think they’re awful and foolish saps think they’re the greatest. Other times, it can be a matter of acquired taste, someone who seems weird and unlikeable at first and then over time, as you begin to understand what they’re about, becomes more interesting and cool. In other cases, people people’s impressions can be forever tinged by what their first exposure to someone is, and they refuse to change their minds, instead steadfastly clinging to their original conclusion because thinking differently is too much work.
I say all this because I think a sizeable contingent of the public has gotten Kristen Stewart entirely wrong. The first moment she seized most people’s attention was as Bella in Twilight, which developed a specific reputation for her as a person and as an actor, and she has »
- Darren Ruecker
Anne Carey Joins N.Y. Production Company Archer Gray (Exclusive)
15 April 2013 4:00 AM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Producer Anne Carey (pictured above left) has joined Gotham-based production company Archer Gray as president of production.
Carey, a former exec at New York indie outfits This is That and Good Machine, will oversee Archer Gray’s developing projects and initiatives in film and TV, and also will have a hand in the company’s theatrical output.
She’ll work alongside Archer Gray founder and CEO Amy Nauiokas (pictured above right), who launched the shingle in 2010 as part of her transition from a career in finance to the entertainment industry. Formerly a managing partner at Smuggler Films, Nauiokas’ film credits include “Greetings from Tim Buckley,” the Penn Badgley starrer soon to screen as part of the Tribeca Film Festival, and “The Inevitable Defeat of Mister and Pete,” the Sundance alum on which she was an exec producer. On Broadway Archer Gray has been involved in a handful of projects include Tony winner “Once. »
- Gordon Cox
Blu-ray, DVD Release: Save the Date
12 April 2013 10:14 AM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
DVD Release Date: April 16, 2013, Blu-ray Release Date: June 11, 2013
Price: DVD $24.98, Blu-ray $29.98
Studio: IFC
Lizzy Caplan falls for Mark Webber in Save the Date.
Lizzy Caplan (Hot Tub Time Machine) and Alison Brie (The Five-Year Engagement) are sisters with a whole bunch of love life dilemmas in the 2012 independent romantic comedy film Save the Date.
After an ill-timed and very public marriage proposal, fiercely independent Sarah (Caplan) breaks up with her overeager boyfriend Kevin (Geoffrey Arend, (500) Days of Summer). Sarah turns to her sister Beth (Brie) for support, but Beth is too busy obsessing over the details of her own wedding to Kevin’s band mate, Andrew (Martin Starr, Adventureland). When Sarah suddenly finds herself caught up in an intense rebound romance with the adorable Jonathan (Mark Webber, For a Good Time, Call …), she is forced to examine her own fears of commitment and other potentialities that one finds in a rom-com… »
- Laurence
First Trailer For Carell & Rockwell Comic Drama ‘The Way, Way Back’
12 April 2013 7:30 AM, PDT | The Hollywood News | See recent The Hollywood News news »
A superb ensemble led by the ever-excellent Steve Carell and Sam Rockwell make up Nat Faxon and Jim Rash’s coming-of-age comedy, The Way, Way Back. The film centres around teenager Duncan (Liam James), who moves from his hometown to stay with his mother (Toni Collette) and her boyfriend (Carell) at a beach house during the Summer. After landing a job working in a water park, he comes into his own, due to the friendship he strikes up with one of the park’s managers (Rockwell).
The indie film is slated for release in the Us from the 5th July (no word on a UK date yet) and co-stars Allison Janney, AnnaSophia Robb, Maya Rudolph, Rob Corddry and Amanda Peet. Both Faxon and Rush also feature. Comparisons have been made with Greg Mottola’s 2006s acclaimed Adventureland, which starred Jesse Eisenberg and Kristen Stewart.
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- Craig Hunter
'The Way, Way Back Trailer': Steve Carell Plays a Big Jerk in New Coming-of-Age Comedy
12 April 2013 7:20 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Film festivals are a great way to check out little independent movies that might never see the light of day. However, "The Way, Way Back," which premiered at Sundance this past year, isn't one of those films. The Oscar-nominated screenwriting team Nat Faxon and Jim Rash ("The Descendants") make their directorial debut with this summery coming-of-age comedy. The film follows Duncan (Liam James), who is forced to spend the summer at his mom's boyfriend's beach house. Pam (Toni Collette) is oblivious to how crappy Trent (Steve Carell) is to Duncan, with his constant put-downs and criticisms. But while the adults are acting like dummies, Duncan's got a budding romance with a pretty girl named Susanna (AnnaSophia Robb) and a new job at the pool park with some cool older guys, like Sam Rockwell's Owen. The rest of the cast is equally great: Rob Corddry, Amanda Peet, and Allison Janney play wacky parents, »
- Alex Suskind
Kristen Stewart's 9 most critically acclaimed performances
8 April 2013 11:14 AM, PDT | Twilight Examiner | See recent Twilight Examiner news »
Tomorrow, April 9, is Kristen Stewart's twenty-third birthday! To celebrate, here's a look back at the nine most critically-acclaimed film roles the "Twilight" alum has had to-date and what the movie world had to say about each. Brace for loads of praise. See also: A look back at some celebrity praise Kristen Stewart has gotten over the years It was difficult to narrow the list down to just nine, too, since Stewart's now been in twenty-five (and counting) plus movies in the span of her thir ... Focus, The Big Shoe, Speak, The Runaways, In The Land Of Women, Twilight, On The Road, Panic Room, Into The Wild, Adventureland, The Cake Eaters, Welcome To The Rileys, Fierce People. »
- thetwilightexaminer
Harry and Bella Together at Last: Stewart and Radcliffe at the 85th Academy Awards
26 February 2013 12:59 AM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Radcliffe and Stewart pose with Oscar winner Rick Carter Kristen Stewart and Daniel Radcliffe -- Bella S. and Harry P. have finally joined forces -- presented production designer Rick Carter with this year's Oscar for Best Art Direction for his work on Steven Spielberg's historical drama Lincoln. (Jim Erickson was the set decorator.) The film was vying for 12 Oscars, but ended up winning a mere two: besides Carter's the other statuette went to Best Actor Daniel Day-Lewis. Among the Lincoln losers were director Spielberg, producer Kathleen Kennedy, Best Supporting Actress nominee Sally Field, Best Supporting Actor nominee Tommy Lee Jones, and screenwriter Tony Kushner -- at one point a favorite to win the screenplay award. (Pictured above are Stewart and Radcliffe, accompanied by Carter. Make sure to scroll down for more Stewart images on the Oscar red carpet.) Carter had already received an Oscar for his work on James Cameron's 2009 sci-fier Avatar, »
- Zac Gille
Stewart, Fonda, Washington, Garner Have Been Added to Stellar Roster of 85th Academy Awards Presenters
21 February 2013 10:32 AM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
Fonda, Stewart (seen above with Senator Al Franken), Garner, Washington have been added to the list of Oscar 2013 presenters The Oscar ceremony is only a few days away; even so, the Oscar 2013 roster keeps getting more stellar: two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda, Kristen Stewart, Jennifer Garner, and Kerry Washington belong to the latest group of Oscar presenters announced by producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron earlier today. (Pictured above: Kristen Stewart and Senator Al Franken having a ball at the Academy's Governors Awards held last December 1.) Jane Fonda Daughter of Henry Fonda (Best Actor Oscar nominee for John Ford's The Grapes Wrath and Oscar winner for Mark Rydell's On Golden Pond) and sister of Peter Fonda (Best Actor Oscar nominee for Victor Nuñez's Ulee's Gold), she has received no less than seven Academy Award nods in the last four decades. She won twice: for her performances in Alan J. Pakula's Klute (1971), with Donald Sutherland, »
- Andre Soares
Sundance: What makes 'The Way, Way Back' a crowd-pleaser? Plus 'Pandora's Promise,' a radically sane and important documentary about how nuclear power could save us
24 January 2013 8:09 AM, PST | EW - Inside Movies | See recent EW.com - Inside Movies news »
The term “crowd-pleaser” should probably be retired from the movie universe. When a serviceable January horror flick like Mama can make $20 million its opening weekend (and that’s demonstrably in the off season), you can bet that virtually every film that opens week in and week out at number one is, in ticket sales and essence, a crowd-pleaser. So it seems unnecessary, or maybe just redundant, to single out any one film for fulfilling that definition. It would sort of be like referring to Twizzlers or popcorn as “popular movie junk food.”
At the Sundance Film Festival, however, the term »
- Owen Gleiberman
Bill Hader Reportedly Taking Over David Hasselhoff's Swimwear In New 'Baywatch' Movie
22 January 2013 1:38 PM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
We're still a little puzzled that Bill Hader isn't a bigger star. The actor's consistently been a highlight of "Saturday Night Live" since he joined the show in 2005, and has stolen the show in films including "Hot Rod," "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," "Tropic Thunder," "Adventureland" and "Superbad," but has never broken out to become a lead, at least in live-action (he voiced the lead in the excellent 2009 animation "Cloudy With Chance Of Meatballs," and has both "Cloudy 2" and DreamWorks' "Me And My Shadow" on the way). But off the back of a long-overdue Emmy nomination for SNL, it looks like Hader's finally getting a lead, and in almost the strangest context you can imagine -- taking on the lead in the "Baywatch" movie. The film's been in the works for a while over at Paramount, but looks to finally be moving forward with "Reno 911" »
- Oliver Lyttelton
Bill Hader Will Play The David Hasselhoff Role In The Baywatch Movie
22 January 2013 11:59 AM, PST | cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news »
If you were to ask me to list the actors best suited to slip on David Hasselhoff.s trademark red swim trunks for Paramount.s planned reboot of the one-time hit television program Baywatch, Saturday Night Live standout Bill Hader probably wouldn.t be in the top 100 selections. Which explains why he.s now the person chosen by the studio to lead the charge across the beach and into the ocean. Hader, whose recent film credits have expanded to include mainstream blockbusters like Men In Black 3 (where he played Andy Warhol), and Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian -- as well as smaller movies like Paul and Adventureland -- will take on the lead role in the Baywatch film, The Wrap reports. Reno 911! co-creator Robert Ben Garant will direct the film, which reportedly will find the Malibu lifeguards exploring an off-the-coast oil rig that turns out to »
The Way, Way Back: Sundance Review
21 January 2013 6:31 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
Park City — With an Oscar (shared with Alexander Payne) for adapting the Hawaii-set The Descendants still warm in their pockets, comedic actors and screenwriters Jim Rash and Nat Faxon turn to another kind of water paradise for their directorial debut The Way, Way Back. Set at a water park near a beach vacation town, the tender and very funny film follows a misfit teen as he gets his first taste of confidence among the water slides. Reminiscent of Greg Mottola's 2009 Adventureland but more focused on laughs than nostalgia, the crowd-pleaser would make a great summer release.
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- John DeFore
Jesse Eisenberg Explains Why He Hasn't Seen 'To Rome With Love,' Now Out on DVD
15 January 2013 8:46 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
It only seemed like a matter of time before Jesse Eisenberg would fall under Woody Allen's radar. The New York-born 28-year-old Oscar-nominee has, over the course of his short career, proved himself to be one of the best actors of his generation at conveying a charming neurosis commonly associated with Allen's leading men, in films like "The Squid and the Whale," "Adventureland" and "30 Minutes or Less." Because of that, many were no doubt surprised last summer when Allen's first comedy with Eisenberg, "To Rome With Love," opened and featured the actor as the youthful incarnation of the ever-suave Alec Baldwin, a personality that couldn't be further removed from Allen. In the ensemble romantic comedy, Eisenberg plays Jack, a confident young architect who's visited by his older self (Baldwin), while on a stint in Rome with his girlfriend (Greta Gerwig). With "To Rome With Love" landing on DVD and »
- Nigel M Smith
Jesse Eisenberg Explains Why He Hasn't Seen 'To Rome With Love,' Now Out on DVD
15 January 2013 8:46 AM, PST | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
It only seemed like a matter of time before Jesse Eisenberg would fall under Woody Allen's radar. The New York-born 28-year-old Oscar-nominee has, over the course of his short career, proved himself to be one of the best actors of his generation at conveying a charming neurosis commonly associated with Allen's leading men, in films like "The Squid and the Whale," "Adventureland" and "30 Minutes or Less." Because of that, many were no doubt surprised last summer when Allen's first comedy with Eisenberg, "To Rome With Love," opened and featured the actor as the youthful incarnation of the ever-suave Alec Baldwin, a personality that couldn't be further removed from Allen. In the ensemble romantic comedy, Eisenberg plays Jack, a confident young architect who's visited by his older self (Baldwin), while on a stint in Rome with his girlfriend (Greta Gerwig). With "To Rome With Love" landing on DVD and »
- Nigel M Smith
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