Neighbors – Universal Pictures
Merry Christmas! After a long year, Christmas is inches away. While unwrapping presents, eating Christmas dinner, or settling in for the evening with your loved ones, check out the best of the latest arrivals on Netflix this week.
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Here are the best new movies and TV shows added to Netflix this week;
Maestro (2023) N
Directed By: Bradley Cooper
Genre: Biopic, Drama | Runtime: 131 Minutes
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman
If there is one Netflix film threatening to sweep the Oscars at the next Academy Awards, it’s Bradley Cooper’s Maestro. It is a moving tribute to the relationship between beloved composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia, aided by the music beautifully composed from Bernstein’s...
Merry Christmas! After a long year, Christmas is inches away. While unwrapping presents, eating Christmas dinner, or settling in for the evening with your loved ones, check out the best of the latest arrivals on Netflix this week.
If you missed any of the new titles added to Netflix this past week, check out our New on Netflix section for the complete list.
Here are the best new movies and TV shows added to Netflix this week;
Maestro (2023) N
Directed By: Bradley Cooper
Genre: Biopic, Drama | Runtime: 131 Minutes
Cast: Bradley Cooper, Carey Mulligan, Matt Bomer, Maya Hawke, Sarah Silverman
If there is one Netflix film threatening to sweep the Oscars at the next Academy Awards, it’s Bradley Cooper’s Maestro. It is a moving tribute to the relationship between beloved composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife Felicia, aided by the music beautifully composed from Bernstein’s...
- 12/23/2023
- by Jacob Robinson
- Whats-on-Netflix
Stars: Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler, Jason Mantzoukas, Nick Kroll, Jeremy Renner, Allison Tolman, Michaela Watkins, Ryan Simpkins, Jessie Ennis, Rob Huebel, Christina Offley, Rory Scovel, Lennon Parham, Cedric Yarbrough, Kyle Kinane, Andrea Savage | Written by Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O’Brien | Directed by Andrew Jay Cohen
When Scott and Kate Johansen’s daughter gets into the college of her dreams it’s cause for celebration. That is, until Scott and Kate (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) learn that the scholarship they were counting on didn’t come through, and they’re now on the hook for tuition they can’t begin to afford. With the help of their friend and neighbour Frank (Jason Mantzoukas) – also in need of a major payday — they decide to open an illegal casino in Frank’s house, risking everything together on a Vegas-style bacchanal where money flows, inhibitions are checked at the door, and all bets are off…...
When Scott and Kate Johansen’s daughter gets into the college of her dreams it’s cause for celebration. That is, until Scott and Kate (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) learn that the scholarship they were counting on didn’t come through, and they’re now on the hook for tuition they can’t begin to afford. With the help of their friend and neighbour Frank (Jason Mantzoukas) – also in need of a major payday — they decide to open an illegal casino in Frank’s house, risking everything together on a Vegas-style bacchanal where money flows, inhibitions are checked at the door, and all bets are off…...
- 11/3/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Mariah Carey was essentially evicted from the final cut of recent flop The House after her diva antics caused a "shit storm" on set.
That's the term Will Ferrell used with Bravo host Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, while co-star Cedric Yarbrough chose "unprofessional" and "borderline abusive to our director" on Facebook. (Among the alleged challenges of working with Carey: She reportedly showed up four hours late, refused to sing the song that had been cleared and requested that her character deflect bullets like Wonder Woman.)
House director Andrew Jay Cohen didn't speak poorly of Mimi to...
That's the term Will Ferrell used with Bravo host Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live, while co-star Cedric Yarbrough chose "unprofessional" and "borderline abusive to our director" on Facebook. (Among the alleged challenges of working with Carey: She reportedly showed up four hours late, refused to sing the song that had been cleared and requested that her character deflect bullets like Wonder Woman.)
House director Andrew Jay Cohen didn't speak poorly of Mimi to...
- 7/12/2017
- by Chris Gardner,Shellie Frai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MaryAnn’s quick take… The hint of a seed of a bitter satire is buried under inept, momentum-free comedy. They should have developed the script’s rough first draft instead of shooting it. I’m “biast” (pro): like Amy Poehler
I’m “biast” (con): not generally a fan of studio comedies
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Somewhere, buried so deep within The House that even it doesn’t seem to know that it is there, is the glimmer of the hint of the seed of a dark, bitter satire on collapsing America, on the suburban malaise and economic anguish that has driven the nation collectively to despair. Desperate parents start an underground casino to pay their daughter’s college tuition, descending into a life of crime and violence that rips the veneer of respectability off the upscale McMansion lifestyles of them and their neighbors.
I’m “biast” (con): not generally a fan of studio comedies
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Somewhere, buried so deep within The House that even it doesn’t seem to know that it is there, is the glimmer of the hint of the seed of a dark, bitter satire on collapsing America, on the suburban malaise and economic anguish that has driven the nation collectively to despair. Desperate parents start an underground casino to pay their daughter’s college tuition, descending into a life of crime and violence that rips the veneer of respectability off the upscale McMansion lifestyles of them and their neighbors.
- 7/3/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
MaryAnn’s quick take… The hint of a seed of a bitter satire is buried under inept, momentum-free comedy. They should have developed the script’s rough first draft instead of shooting it. I’m “biast” (pro): like Amy Poehler
I’m “biast” (con): not generally a fan of studio comedies
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Somewhere, buried so deep within The House that even it doesn’t seem to know that it is there, is the glimmer of the hint of the seed of a dark, bitter satire on collapsing America, on the suburban malaise and economic anguish that has driven the nation collectively to despair. Desperate parents start an underground casino to pay their daughter’s college tuition, descending into a life of crime and violence that rips the veneer of respectability off the upscale McMansion lifestyles of them and their neighbors.
I’m “biast” (con): not generally a fan of studio comedies
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
Somewhere, buried so deep within The House that even it doesn’t seem to know that it is there, is the glimmer of the hint of the seed of a dark, bitter satire on collapsing America, on the suburban malaise and economic anguish that has driven the nation collectively to despair. Desperate parents start an underground casino to pay their daughter’s college tuition, descending into a life of crime and violence that rips the veneer of respectability off the upscale McMansion lifestyles of them and their neighbors.
- 7/3/2017
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Lady MacBeth..
With school students on holiday around the country, it was no surprise to see Despicable Me 3 seize the top spot at Australian cinemas last weekend, while Transformers: The Last Knight nosedived.
The House, notionally a comedy starring Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell as a couple who persuade a friend to set up a casino in his half-empty mansion so they can send their daughter to college, failed dismally, mirroring the Us debut.
Lady MacBeth and Monsieur Chocolat struggled on debut despite glowing reviews, continuing a generally grim run for independent releases this year.
Transmission.s Lion, eOne.s La La Land (with a lot of help from its six Oscars) and A Dog.s Purpose have been among the handful of indie break-outs.
Wallis Cinemas. Bob Parr told If, .I constantly get people saying we don.t want to see all these loud action movies but there isn.t anything else.
With school students on holiday around the country, it was no surprise to see Despicable Me 3 seize the top spot at Australian cinemas last weekend, while Transformers: The Last Knight nosedived.
The House, notionally a comedy starring Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell as a couple who persuade a friend to set up a casino in his half-empty mansion so they can send their daughter to college, failed dismally, mirroring the Us debut.
Lady MacBeth and Monsieur Chocolat struggled on debut despite glowing reviews, continuing a generally grim run for independent releases this year.
Transmission.s Lion, eOne.s La La Land (with a lot of help from its six Oscars) and A Dog.s Purpose have been among the handful of indie break-outs.
Wallis Cinemas. Bob Parr told If, .I constantly get people saying we don.t want to see all these loud action movies but there isn.t anything else.
- 7/3/2017
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler headline new comedy The House. Here's our review...
There's no more damning indictment of the current state of Hollywood comedies than that Will Ferrell keeps getting cast as boring white collar blokes, in movies that aren't The Lego Movie. We don't want to defend his latest too strongly, but while it's certainly one in a line of lacklustre films like it, it's easily a cut above the bland Daddy's Home (which has a sequel coming this Christmas), and the foul Get Hard.
The House is the directorial debut of Andrew Jay Cohen, co-writer of the Bad Neighbours films, and finds another couple in yet another naughty situation. However, this couple is much further along than Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne's new parents, as devoted dad Scott (Ferrell) and mum Kate (Amy Poehler) prepare to send their only daughter Alex (Ryan Simpkins) off to Bucknell University,...
There's no more damning indictment of the current state of Hollywood comedies than that Will Ferrell keeps getting cast as boring white collar blokes, in movies that aren't The Lego Movie. We don't want to defend his latest too strongly, but while it's certainly one in a line of lacklustre films like it, it's easily a cut above the bland Daddy's Home (which has a sequel coming this Christmas), and the foul Get Hard.
The House is the directorial debut of Andrew Jay Cohen, co-writer of the Bad Neighbours films, and finds another couple in yet another naughty situation. However, this couple is much further along than Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne's new parents, as devoted dad Scott (Ferrell) and mum Kate (Amy Poehler) prepare to send their only daughter Alex (Ryan Simpkins) off to Bucknell University,...
- 7/2/2017
- Den of Geek
The summer studio comedy drought continues with The House. Although occasionally funny, it’s a minor entry into the canon of Will Ferrell’s usual brand of humor: once again playing a well-meaning man lacking awareness willing to go to extremes. When his daughter Alex (Ryan Simpkins) looses her scholarship to a prestigious and expensive university thanks to a shady municipal bureaucrat, Scott (Ferrell) and his wife Kate — the always funny Amy Poehler — are forced to come up with fifty thousand dollars to cover tuition. Confident and proud, it appears Alex never filled out a Fasfa form, but that’s neither here nor there — after all, Scott is terrible at numbers even if they reside in a comfortable home in a well-off suburb. For those hoping Ferrell and company would offer a sharper critique of white middle class privilege, prepared for disappointment.
Worse off is his pal Frank (Jason Mantzoukas...
Worse off is his pal Frank (Jason Mantzoukas...
- 7/1/2017
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Will Ferrell‘s new movie The House may be a comedy. But from the way the 49-year-old actor describes Mariah Carey‘s failed cameo, there was a lot of drama.
During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Friday, Ferrell once again dished about music icon’s scrapped appearance in the film — which was cut when she decided she didn’t like the narrative’s direction (it involved her singing one of her songs and then getting shot).
Answering Cohen’s burning questions, Ferrell gave hints as to what went wrong.
Did she show up four hours late?...
During an appearance on Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen on Friday, Ferrell once again dished about music icon’s scrapped appearance in the film — which was cut when she decided she didn’t like the narrative’s direction (it involved her singing one of her songs and then getting shot).
Answering Cohen’s burning questions, Ferrell gave hints as to what went wrong.
Did she show up four hours late?...
- 7/1/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Now and then, a studio grossly misjudges a movie by opting not to screen it for critics. But most of the time, they are sadly right; the film sucks, the studio knows it, and the last thing they want is a second opinion to rip into their already modest box office projections. Such is the case with The House, a creaky and crappy comedy that stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a suburban couple who set up an illegal casino and become small-time, Scorsese-inspired mobsters to pay their daughter’s college tuition. Whatever satirical intent the script might have (and it clearly has some) immediately surrenders to the lackadaisical, incoherent direction of Andrew Jay Cohen, a screenwriter (Neighbors, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising) making his feature directing debut. The pace is hectic, but the jokes just aren’t there.
Ferrell and Poehler’s characters, Scott and Kate Johansen, are clingy...
Ferrell and Poehler’s characters, Scott and Kate Johansen, are clingy...
- 6/30/2017
- by Ignatiy Vishnevetsky
- avclub.com
Anyone who thinks the house always wins hasn’t seen “The House.” Not that anyone who goes to see this movie, ostensibly a comedy but in reality a bizarre endurance test, wins either — Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler’s latest is a zero-sum game in which the odds are never in your favor.
After learning that the scholarship that was going to send their daughter to college no longer exists, the happily married couple played by Ferrell and Poehler do what any caring parents would do: start an illegal casino in their friend’s (Jason Mantzoukas) house. That most of the patrons they aim to get rich off of are their neighbors and friends never seems to be an issue, nor is it the source of either comedy or tension.
Read More: Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler Make Crime Pay In First Trailer For ‘The House’ — Watch
What follows plays...
After learning that the scholarship that was going to send their daughter to college no longer exists, the happily married couple played by Ferrell and Poehler do what any caring parents would do: start an illegal casino in their friend’s (Jason Mantzoukas) house. That most of the patrons they aim to get rich off of are their neighbors and friends never seems to be an issue, nor is it the source of either comedy or tension.
Read More: Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler Make Crime Pay In First Trailer For ‘The House’ — Watch
What follows plays...
- 6/30/2017
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
2017-06-30T06:35:44-07:00'The House' Appears Headed for a Rough Weekend
A couple of desperate, super-square parents embrace their inner badass in The House, turning a friend's abode into a full-service casino to raise around 500 grand in a few weeks. Sound unlikely? You don't know the half of it. Having penned two surprisingly funny parents-gone-wild hits with writing partner Brendan O'Brien (Neighbors and its sequel), Andrew Jay Cohen makes his directing debut with this variation on the theme. But the third time is anything but charmed for this luckless effort, which is unlikely to return even close to what producers expected when they teamed Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler with the successful screenwriters.
It's telling that Warner Bros. is sneaking this release out sans critics' screenings despite its well-liked stars: This House will likely collapse under its word-of-mouth burden.
Where Neighbors stars Rose Byrne...
A couple of desperate, super-square parents embrace their inner badass in The House, turning a friend's abode into a full-service casino to raise around 500 grand in a few weeks. Sound unlikely? You don't know the half of it. Having penned two surprisingly funny parents-gone-wild hits with writing partner Brendan O'Brien (Neighbors and its sequel), Andrew Jay Cohen makes his directing debut with this variation on the theme. But the third time is anything but charmed for this luckless effort, which is unlikely to return even close to what producers expected when they teamed Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler with the successful screenwriters.
It's telling that Warner Bros. is sneaking this release out sans critics' screenings despite its well-liked stars: This House will likely collapse under its word-of-mouth burden.
Where Neighbors stars Rose Byrne...
- 6/30/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Author: Scott Davis
Everyone loves a good comedy, don’t they? A chance over the course of 90 minutes to forget one’s troubles and strife, switch the brain off and go on a fun-filled rollercoaster that will get the funny-bone tickling and the eye’s a-watering. Sadly, it’s been awhile since we’ve had a truly great comedy that has done such things so it’s somewhat surprising to report that The House, the new film starring SNL alum Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, is as much of a riot as it is.
Ferrell and Poehler play Scott and Kate Johanson, a forty-something married couple who are looking into the barrel of a midlife crisis as they prepare for the impending departure of their daughter Alex (Ryan Simpkins) who is off to college. She has her heart set on Bucknell University but to make her dreams a reality, her...
Everyone loves a good comedy, don’t they? A chance over the course of 90 minutes to forget one’s troubles and strife, switch the brain off and go on a fun-filled rollercoaster that will get the funny-bone tickling and the eye’s a-watering. Sadly, it’s been awhile since we’ve had a truly great comedy that has done such things so it’s somewhat surprising to report that The House, the new film starring SNL alum Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler, is as much of a riot as it is.
Ferrell and Poehler play Scott and Kate Johanson, a forty-something married couple who are looking into the barrel of a midlife crisis as they prepare for the impending departure of their daughter Alex (Ryan Simpkins) who is off to college. She has her heart set on Bucknell University but to make her dreams a reality, her...
- 6/30/2017
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A couple of desperate, super-square parents embrace their inner badass in The House, turning a friend's abode into a full-service casino to raise around 500 grand in a few weeks. Sound unlikely? You don't know the half of it. Having penned two surprisingly funny parents-gone-wild hits with writing partner Brendan O'Brien (Neighbors and its sequel), Andrew Jay Cohen makes his directing debut with this variation on the theme. But the third time is anything but charmed for this luckless effort, which is unlikely to return even close to what producers expected when they teamed Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler with...
- 6/30/2017
- by John DeFore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Andrew Jay Cohen loves gambling. He bets on the L.A. Clippers and the New York Jets, and he hits the craps tables whenever he’s in Las Vegas. While penning The House with co-writer Brendan O’Brien, he backed his older brother in the World Series of Poker. “I tried to cheer for him, but his table was so far away and it was so boring that I left, and then he told me he lost,” he recalls. “It was awful. I just felt this emptiness and was like, ‘I’m never going to do that again.’ But then he won the next...
- 6/29/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Author: Jon Lyus
This week the UK joins its American cousins in welcoming Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler’s new comedy, The House, into their picturehouses. The film, the feature debut of Andrew Jay Cohen, follows the recent spate of domestic familiarity gone wild. Poehler’s own Sisters, and writer/director Cohen’s Bad Neighbours films are typical examples of this films in this arena, and now we have a new resident in The House.
You can see our very silly interview with Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler here, and a fifteen-minute conversation with Cohen here, and below we have our chat with the engaging Jason Mantzoukas.
James Kleinmann was our man in L.A. to sit down with the actor for an extended interview covering his time on the film, and going deeper into comedic persona. He talks about welcoming the audience into the film, making dramatic and narrative sense of the more outlandish,...
This week the UK joins its American cousins in welcoming Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler’s new comedy, The House, into their picturehouses. The film, the feature debut of Andrew Jay Cohen, follows the recent spate of domestic familiarity gone wild. Poehler’s own Sisters, and writer/director Cohen’s Bad Neighbours films are typical examples of this films in this arena, and now we have a new resident in The House.
You can see our very silly interview with Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler here, and a fifteen-minute conversation with Cohen here, and below we have our chat with the engaging Jason Mantzoukas.
James Kleinmann was our man in L.A. to sit down with the actor for an extended interview covering his time on the film, and going deeper into comedic persona. He talks about welcoming the audience into the film, making dramatic and narrative sense of the more outlandish,...
- 6/29/2017
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Plus director Andrew Jay Cohen and stars Jason Mantzoukas and Nick Kroll
The post Cs Video: Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler and The House Cast appeared first on ComingSoon.net.
The post Cs Video: Will Ferrell, Amy Poehler and The House Cast appeared first on ComingSoon.net.
- 6/28/2017
- by Silas Lesnick
- Comingsoon.net
Author: Jon Lyus
With writing credits on the Seth Rogen/Rose Byrne films Bad Neighbours 1 & 2 and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Andrew Jay Cohen makes his feature-length debut with The House.
Saturday Night Lifers Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler lead the film, while Nick Kroll (Loving), Alison Tolman (The Gift), Michaela Watkins (In A World…) and Jeremy Renner (The Avengers, Arrival) co-star. We spoke to Ferrell and Poehler for the film (in a very silly interview) which you can see right here. We’ll be posting our final interview, with co-star Jason Mantzoukas, on the site shortly.
James Kleinmann sat down with the writer/director for an extended interview to talk about the inspiration to make his first feature-length debut. He talks about having the basic idea while still at High School, the impact of other directors, including Martin Scorsese, and how important it was to not underplay the gangster element in the film.
With writing credits on the Seth Rogen/Rose Byrne films Bad Neighbours 1 & 2 and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Andrew Jay Cohen makes his feature-length debut with The House.
Saturday Night Lifers Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler lead the film, while Nick Kroll (Loving), Alison Tolman (The Gift), Michaela Watkins (In A World…) and Jeremy Renner (The Avengers, Arrival) co-star. We spoke to Ferrell and Poehler for the film (in a very silly interview) which you can see right here. We’ll be posting our final interview, with co-star Jason Mantzoukas, on the site shortly.
James Kleinmann sat down with the writer/director for an extended interview to talk about the inspiration to make his first feature-length debut. He talks about having the basic idea while still at High School, the impact of other directors, including Martin Scorsese, and how important it was to not underplay the gangster element in the film.
- 6/28/2017
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Author: Jon Lyus
Andrew Jay Cohen’s feature debut, The House, is out in cinemas across the land this week, and we stopped by in L.A. to interview the cast. The film comes right out of Cohen’s wheelhouse, having written domestic comedies such as Bad Neighbours (and its sequel) and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. Today we present our first interview from the haul, a short and sweet (and silly) interview with lead actors Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler.
Nick Kroll (Loving), Alison Tolman (The Gift), Michaela Watkins (In A World…) and Jeremy Renner (The Avengers, Arrival) co-star in the film. We will have interviews with co-star Jason Mantzoukas and the director Andrew Jay Cohen up on the site shortly.
James Kleinmann was our man on the ground, he talked to the actors about making people laugh for the first time (Will Ferrell misunderstands and tells a...
Andrew Jay Cohen’s feature debut, The House, is out in cinemas across the land this week, and we stopped by in L.A. to interview the cast. The film comes right out of Cohen’s wheelhouse, having written domestic comedies such as Bad Neighbours (and its sequel) and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates. Today we present our first interview from the haul, a short and sweet (and silly) interview with lead actors Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler.
Nick Kroll (Loving), Alison Tolman (The Gift), Michaela Watkins (In A World…) and Jeremy Renner (The Avengers, Arrival) co-star in the film. We will have interviews with co-star Jason Mantzoukas and the director Andrew Jay Cohen up on the site shortly.
James Kleinmann was our man on the ground, he talked to the actors about making people laugh for the first time (Will Ferrell misunderstands and tells a...
- 6/27/2017
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Like any good comedy, Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler‘s new movie The House is filled with celebrity guest stars — including Jeremy Renner, Nick Kroll, Rob Huebel and Michaela Watkins.
But one person fans won’t see? Mariah Carey.
Despite the Grammy winner filming a role for the Andrew Jay Cohen-directed film, “she did not make the final cut,” Ferrell revealed during an appearance Tuesday on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
While no reason was given for Carey’s scene being sliced — or the role she would play — the 49-year-old comedian insisted, “If DVDs existed, it would be some fun DVD extras.
But one person fans won’t see? Mariah Carey.
Despite the Grammy winner filming a role for the Andrew Jay Cohen-directed film, “she did not make the final cut,” Ferrell revealed during an appearance Tuesday on Late Night with Seth Meyers.
While no reason was given for Carey’s scene being sliced — or the role she would play — the 49-year-old comedian insisted, “If DVDs existed, it would be some fun DVD extras.
- 6/21/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
In this new featurette for the Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler comedy The House, co-star Jason Mantzoukas gives us a tour of the Diy casino "Frank's Place." Ferrell and Poehler are forced to put the casino in their home in hopes to make enough money to put their daughter through college. They start the illegal casino in their basement after they spend their daughter's college fund.
The House is co-written and directed by Andrew Jay Cohen and hits theaters on June 30.
What do you guys think? Is this going to be a run-of-the mill comedy that is easily forgotten, or does it have potential to stand the test of time?...
The House is co-written and directed by Andrew Jay Cohen and hits theaters on June 30.
What do you guys think? Is this going to be a run-of-the mill comedy that is easily forgotten, or does it have potential to stand the test of time?...
- 6/11/2017
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
Author: Scott Davis
A new red-band trailer has arrived for the upcoming summer comedy The House, and you can view it in all its rambunctious Nsfw glory!
The film stars comedy titans Will Ferrell (Step Brothers, Anchorman 2) and Amy Poehler (Sisters, Parks and Recreation) as a married couple who are hopeful that their daughter (Ryan Simpkins – Revolutionary Road) will get into the university she desperately wants to attend. However, once she is accepted the reality hits that they cannot afford to send her to such a prestigious (and expensive) school and don’t have the courage to tell her the truth.
So, with the help of their friend and neighbour (Jason Mantzoukas – The Night Before), they start their own underground casino to raise the money needed – with a little help from under-age DJs, Mma fighting, strip clubs, flamethrowers and exacting revenge of card cheaters. Everything you could want from...
A new red-band trailer has arrived for the upcoming summer comedy The House, and you can view it in all its rambunctious Nsfw glory!
The film stars comedy titans Will Ferrell (Step Brothers, Anchorman 2) and Amy Poehler (Sisters, Parks and Recreation) as a married couple who are hopeful that their daughter (Ryan Simpkins – Revolutionary Road) will get into the university she desperately wants to attend. However, once she is accepted the reality hits that they cannot afford to send her to such a prestigious (and expensive) school and don’t have the courage to tell her the truth.
So, with the help of their friend and neighbour (Jason Mantzoukas – The Night Before), they start their own underground casino to raise the money needed – with a little help from under-age DJs, Mma fighting, strip clubs, flamethrowers and exacting revenge of card cheaters. Everything you could want from...
- 5/19/2017
- by Scott Davis
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"You're never going to believe what's in the next room." Warner Bros has debuted a new red band trailer for the wild comedy titled The House, where two parents decide to turn their home into an underground, illegal casino to make enough money to send their daughter to college. It's a fun concept for a comedy. Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler star as the parents, with Nick Kroll, Jason Mantzoukas, Allison Tolman, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Richardson, Rob Huebel and Michaela Watkins. This trailer is a red band trailer mostly for language, and one bloody scene at the end, and that's about it. Unfortunately this doesn't look better than the first trailer, but I'm still looking forward to seeing this anyway. Maybe it'll be enjoyable. Here's the second, red band trailer for Andrew Jay Cohen's The House, direct from WB's YouTube: You can still watch the first official trailer for The House here,...
- 5/18/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Opening in theaters on June 30, 2017 is the comedy, The House.
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new red-band, Nsfw trailer, featuring the always hilarious Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler.
After Scott and Kate Johansen (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) lose their daughter Alex’s college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank (Jason Mantzoukas), they decide to open an illegal casino in his house.
The comedy The House also stars Nick Kroll (“Vacation,” TV’s “Kroll Show”), Allison Tolman (TV’s “Fargo”), Michaela Watkins (TV’s “Transparent”), Ryan Simpkins (“Arcadia”), Jessie Ennis (TV’s “Veep” and “Better Call Saul”), Rob Huebel (“Horrible Bosses 2,” TV’s “Transparent”), Cedric Yarbrough (TV’s “Reno 911!”) and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Town,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Arrival”).
Andrew Jay Cohen makes his feature film directorial debut with The House.
Warner Bros. Pictures has released a new red-band, Nsfw trailer, featuring the always hilarious Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler.
After Scott and Kate Johansen (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) lose their daughter Alex’s college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank (Jason Mantzoukas), they decide to open an illegal casino in his house.
The comedy The House also stars Nick Kroll (“Vacation,” TV’s “Kroll Show”), Allison Tolman (TV’s “Fargo”), Michaela Watkins (TV’s “Transparent”), Ryan Simpkins (“Arcadia”), Jessie Ennis (TV’s “Veep” and “Better Call Saul”), Rob Huebel (“Horrible Bosses 2,” TV’s “Transparent”), Cedric Yarbrough (TV’s “Reno 911!”) and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Town,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Arrival”).
Andrew Jay Cohen makes his feature film directorial debut with The House.
- 5/18/2017
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Okay let’s see: We’ve got underground suburban casinos, bathroom nail salons, closet massages, bedroom strip clubs, 11-year-old DJs, living room girl-on-girl Mma fight clubs, Will Ferrell in Italian women’s sunglasses, Amy Poehler in a cocktail dress wielding a flamethrower, and all-around bad math.
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You’ll find that and much more in “The House,” the new film from writer and director Andrew Jay Cohen (“Neighbors”), which follows middle-aged parents using somewhat unconventional methods to cover the cost of their daughter’s college tuition.
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You’ll find that and much more in “The House,” the new film from writer and director Andrew Jay Cohen (“Neighbors”), which follows middle-aged parents using somewhat unconventional methods to cover the cost of their daughter’s college tuition.
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- 5/18/2017
- by Joseph Marconi
- The Playlist
Author: Zehra Phelan
The one thing you’re guaranteed with a Will Ferrell comedy is a certain juvenile ambience that takes no brain power to watch, one where you can sit back on a Friday night and put the stresses of the week behind you. The brand new trailer for The House, where Amy Poehler stars as his onscreen wife, has all the exact same ingredients you would expect for this comedy concoction.
Related: Ferrell and John C. Reilly start production on Holmes and Watson
Making his feature film directorial debut on the picture is Andrew Jay Cohen who served as co-writer on Zac Efron’s Bad Neighbours and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Cohen also co-wrote this project alongside his writing partner Brendan O’Brien so we are guessing the comedy antics of The House won’t veer too far away from what has already worked for them.
The one thing you’re guaranteed with a Will Ferrell comedy is a certain juvenile ambience that takes no brain power to watch, one where you can sit back on a Friday night and put the stresses of the week behind you. The brand new trailer for The House, where Amy Poehler stars as his onscreen wife, has all the exact same ingredients you would expect for this comedy concoction.
Related: Ferrell and John C. Reilly start production on Holmes and Watson
Making his feature film directorial debut on the picture is Andrew Jay Cohen who served as co-writer on Zac Efron’s Bad Neighbours and Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Cohen also co-wrote this project alongside his writing partner Brendan O’Brien so we are guessing the comedy antics of The House won’t veer too far away from what has already worked for them.
- 2/17/2017
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
"You wanna make money like Vegas, you gotta look like Vegas." Warner Bros has unveiled a trailer for an upcoming comedy titled The House, where two parents decide to turn their home into an underground, illegal casino to make money to send their daughter to college. Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler star as the parents, with Nick Kroll, Jason Mantzoukas, Allison Tolman, Ryan Simpkins, Sam Richardson, Rob Huebel and Michaela Watkins. This looks hilarious, probably one of my most anticipated comedies this year. The concept is original and fun, and Ferrell & Poehler are the perfect choice for this. Take a look. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Andrew Jay Cohen's The House, direct from YouTube: After Scott and Kate Johansen (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler) lose their daughter Alex's college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university.
- 2/17/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
What would you do if: you couldn't afford to send your kid to college; you stepped on a mine in the middle of the desert; you had a mental link with a kaiju? Find out what fictional characters do in these situations by watching the movies The House, Mine and Colossal, all of which are previewed in the below roundup of trailers. The House Former Saturday Night Live colleagues Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler are a married couple who turn to a life of crime to pay for their daughter's college education in this summer comedy from the writer of Neighbors. Andrew Jay Cohen, a former Judd Apatow protege, makes his feature directorial debut with the movie, which also stars Fargo breakout Allison Tolman and Jason Mantzoukas...
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- 2/17/2017
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
While many people turn to student loans to afford college tuition, Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler's characters in the comedy The House choose to open an underground casino to pay for their daughter's college tuition.
In the clip, suburban married couple Scott (Farrell) and Kate's (Poehler) daughter Alex (Ryan Simpkins) receives an acceptance letter to college and the couple quickly discovers they don't have money to cover the tuition. Their neighbor Frank (Jason Mantzoukas) proposes they turn the basement into an underground casino to make the cash.
The outlandish scheme includes a nail salon,...
In the clip, suburban married couple Scott (Farrell) and Kate's (Poehler) daughter Alex (Ryan Simpkins) receives an acceptance letter to college and the couple quickly discovers they don't have money to cover the tuition. Their neighbor Frank (Jason Mantzoukas) proposes they turn the basement into an underground casino to make the cash.
The outlandish scheme includes a nail salon,...
- 2/17/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler go all in in this first trailer for The House.
The House is set for release June 30, 2017.
After Scott and Kate Johansen (Ferrell and Poehler) lose their daughter Alex’s college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank (Jason Mantzoukas), they decide to start an illegal casino in the basement of his house.
The comedy The House also stars Nick Kroll (“Vacation,” TV’s “Kroll Show”), Allison Tolman (TV’s “Fargo”), Michaela Watkins (TV’s “Transparent”), Ryan Simpkins (“Arcadia”), Jessie Ennis (TV’s “Veep” and “Better Call Saul”), Rob Huebel (“Horrible Bosses 2,” TV’s “Transparent”), Cedric Yarbrough (TV’s “Reno 911!”) and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Town,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Arrival”).
Andrew Jay Cohen makes his feature film directorial debut with The House. The script was...
The House is set for release June 30, 2017.
After Scott and Kate Johansen (Ferrell and Poehler) lose their daughter Alex’s college fund, they become desperate to earn it back so she can pursue her dream of attending a university. With the help of their neighbor Frank (Jason Mantzoukas), they decide to start an illegal casino in the basement of his house.
The comedy The House also stars Nick Kroll (“Vacation,” TV’s “Kroll Show”), Allison Tolman (TV’s “Fargo”), Michaela Watkins (TV’s “Transparent”), Ryan Simpkins (“Arcadia”), Jessie Ennis (TV’s “Veep” and “Better Call Saul”), Rob Huebel (“Horrible Bosses 2,” TV’s “Transparent”), Cedric Yarbrough (TV’s “Reno 911!”) and Oscar nominee Jeremy Renner (“The Town,” “The Hurt Locker,” “Arrival”).
Andrew Jay Cohen makes his feature film directorial debut with The House. The script was...
- 2/17/2017
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This story originally appeared on Entertainment Weekly
What’s that old card game phrase, again? “Make bets in a burning house”? Well, there is poker involved in the new trailer for The House. Plus, Amy Poehler is quite literally burning down her home.
The comedy superstar joins her Saturday Night Live compatriot Will Ferrell in the R-rated comedy, about a husband and wife who start an underground casino to earn money for their daughter’s college tuition. “You wanna make money like Vegas, you gotta look like Vegas,” their buddy (played by The Dictator‘s Jason Mantzoukas) says in the footage.
What’s that old card game phrase, again? “Make bets in a burning house”? Well, there is poker involved in the new trailer for The House. Plus, Amy Poehler is quite literally burning down her home.
The comedy superstar joins her Saturday Night Live compatriot Will Ferrell in the R-rated comedy, about a husband and wife who start an underground casino to earn money for their daughter’s college tuition. “You wanna make money like Vegas, you gotta look like Vegas,” their buddy (played by The Dictator‘s Jason Mantzoukas) says in the footage.
- 2/16/2017
- by Nick Romano
- PEOPLE.com
We've got a funny first trailer here for you to watch for Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler's new comedy, The House. The story centers on a married couple named Scott and Kate who open up an illegal underground casino in their basement to help raise money to send their daughter to college.
I enjoy Ferrell and Poehler's style of comedy, and this film looks like it compliments their comedy style perfectly. From what I'm seeing in the trailer the movie is going to provide some solid laughs.
Ferrell is also producing the film alongside Adam McKay (The Big Short, Anchorman), and it also has a fun supporting cast that includes Jason Mantzoukas (The League, How to Be Single), Allison Tolman (Fargo, Krampus), Sam Richardson (Veep, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), Nick Kroll (Vacation), Jeremy Renner (The Avengers), and Rob Huebel (Transparent, Baywatch).
The movie was written by Neighbors scribes Andrew J. Cohen...
I enjoy Ferrell and Poehler's style of comedy, and this film looks like it compliments their comedy style perfectly. From what I'm seeing in the trailer the movie is going to provide some solid laughs.
Ferrell is also producing the film alongside Adam McKay (The Big Short, Anchorman), and it also has a fun supporting cast that includes Jason Mantzoukas (The League, How to Be Single), Allison Tolman (Fargo, Krampus), Sam Richardson (Veep, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), Nick Kroll (Vacation), Jeremy Renner (The Avengers), and Rob Huebel (Transparent, Baywatch).
The movie was written by Neighbors scribes Andrew J. Cohen...
- 2/16/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Simon Brew May 19, 2017
Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell take the lead in upcoming comedy The House. Here's a red band trailer...
Heading into British cinemas on June 30th is the upcoming comedy The House, that brings together Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell on the big screen. The pair are playing parents who are trying to urgently replace the money needed to send their daughter to university. The answer? Set up an illegal gambling den in their basement. As you do.
The movie comes from the pen of Andrew Jay Cohen, and he’s making his directorial debut on the feature. He’s previously worked on the scripts for the Bad Neighbours movies, and Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates.
Here's the new red band trailer for the film...
And here's the first trailer from February...
And here’s a synopsis…
After Scott and Kate Johansen (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler...
Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell take the lead in upcoming comedy The House. Here's a red band trailer...
Heading into British cinemas on June 30th is the upcoming comedy The House, that brings together Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell on the big screen. The pair are playing parents who are trying to urgently replace the money needed to send their daughter to university. The answer? Set up an illegal gambling den in their basement. As you do.
The movie comes from the pen of Andrew Jay Cohen, and he’s making his directorial debut on the feature. He’s previously worked on the scripts for the Bad Neighbours movies, and Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates.
Here's the new red band trailer for the film...
And here's the first trailer from February...
And here’s a synopsis…
After Scott and Kate Johansen (Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler...
- 2/16/2017
- Den of Geek
Amy Poehler and Will Ferrell are taking a big gamble in The House.
In the Village Roadshow and New Line comedy, the two play a married couple who lose their daughter's college fund. They then team up with their neighbors to start an illegal casino in the basement of their suburban house to earn back the cash.
Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll, Steve Zissis and Allison Tolman are also featured in the comedy.
Andrew J. Cohen makes his directorial debut with the film, featuring a script he wrote with his Neighbors writing partner, Brendan O'Brien.
Warner Bros. releases The House on June 30.
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In the Village Roadshow and New Line comedy, the two play a married couple who lose their daughter's college fund. They then team up with their neighbors to start an illegal casino in the basement of their suburban house to earn back the cash.
Jason Mantzoukas, Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll, Steve Zissis and Allison Tolman are also featured in the comedy.
Andrew J. Cohen makes his directorial debut with the film, featuring a script he wrote with his Neighbors writing partner, Brendan O'Brien.
Warner Bros. releases The House on June 30.
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- 2/16/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New Line Cinema has unveiled the trailer for its upcoming comedy The House starring Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler. It drops the same day as the Warner Bros label preps to launch its newest pic Fist Fight in theaters beginning tonight. In The House, directed and co-written by Mike And Dave Need Wedding Dates and Neighbors scribe Andrew Jay Cohen, Ferrell and Poehler play parents who discover they can’t afford to send their daughter to the college she just got into, so a…...
- 2/16/2017
- Deadline
From its first trailer, The House looks like another entry in the adults-behaving-like-children genre that includes the likes of Sisters and now Fist Fight. However this one stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler so we can’t be too mad at it yet. The Saturday Night Live alums star as a parents of a teen who gets into her dream college. When they realize they can’t afford tuition they open an illegal casino with the help of Jason Mantzoukas. Andrew Jay Cohen, a writer of the similarly-themed Neighbors movies, directs, and the cast is filled with beloved comedians. Hey, look, there’s Playing House’s Lennon Parham participating in a “fight night.” And there’s Togetherness’ Steve Zissis being accidentally mutilated. The House is due out June 30.
- 2/16/2017
- by Esther Zuckerman
- avclub.com
Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler are betting “The House.”
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for its comedian-studded farce, directed by Andrew Jay Cohen from a script he co-wrote with “Neighbors” collaborator, Brendan O’Brien. The movie stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a married couple who start an illegal casino in their basement in order to raise money to send their daughter to the college of her dreams.
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The trailer shows Jason Mantzoukas (“The League,” “Enlightened”) promising the desperate couple a way to make “four years’ tuition in one month” with an underground casino. “You wanna make money like Vegas, you’ve gotta look like Vegas,” he says, as he enthusiastically guides the couple through a nail salon, massage parlor, and even a strip club. The trailer features cameos from comedy favorites such as...
Warner Bros. has released the first trailer for its comedian-studded farce, directed by Andrew Jay Cohen from a script he co-wrote with “Neighbors” collaborator, Brendan O’Brien. The movie stars Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler as a married couple who start an illegal casino in their basement in order to raise money to send their daughter to the college of her dreams.
Read More: Jared Leto Will Direct Patty Hearst-Themed Crime Thriller ’77’ For Paramount
The trailer shows Jason Mantzoukas (“The League,” “Enlightened”) promising the desperate couple a way to make “four years’ tuition in one month” with an underground casino. “You wanna make money like Vegas, you’ve gotta look like Vegas,” he says, as he enthusiastically guides the couple through a nail salon, massage parlor, and even a strip club. The trailer features cameos from comedy favorites such as...
- 2/16/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Be it on cinema or the small screen, we’ve seen parents go to extraordinary lengths to ensure their nearest and dearest aren’t left strapped for cash. Some, like Walter White, dive headfirst into a criminal underworld in order to amass a small fortune, while others break the law in order to set up a fully functioning casino in their basement.
Toss in SNL cohorts Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler to the latter proposition and you’ll get a gist of The House, New Line and director Andrew J. Cohen’s upcoming comedy that has now unveiled its rip-roaring first trailer. Channeling their chemistry from working together on Blades of Glory, Ferrell and Poehler lead the charge as two parents struggling to make ends meet, and after losing their daughter’s precious college fund, they become desperate – so desperate, in fact, that they’re willing to bet big and...
Toss in SNL cohorts Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler to the latter proposition and you’ll get a gist of The House, New Line and director Andrew J. Cohen’s upcoming comedy that has now unveiled its rip-roaring first trailer. Channeling their chemistry from working together on Blades of Glory, Ferrell and Poehler lead the charge as two parents struggling to make ends meet, and after losing their daughter’s precious college fund, they become desperate – so desperate, in fact, that they’re willing to bet big and...
- 2/16/2017
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
After Saturday Night Live alums Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler made a mockery of the world of figure skating in Blades of Glory, they’re teaming up to create an illegal underground casino in the heart of suburbia The House basically looks like Casino by way of the writers of Neighbors (Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan […]
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- 2/16/2017
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
After their days on Saturday Night Live and (brief) team-ups in Blades of Glory and Anchorman 2, it’s surprising we haven’t seen more of Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler together on screen. They’ll finally be taking dual leading roles in this summer’s comedy The House and the first trailer has now landed. The film follows the husband-and-wife pair launching an underground casino in order to pay for their daughter’s college tuition.
“They’re dealing with the idea of being empty-nesters and what that’s going to do to their lives,” Ferrell tells EW. “We basically become Sharon Stone and Robert De Niro in Casino.” Judging from this first trailer, Jason Mantzoukas seems to be in top comedic form in a supporting role and hopefully Neighbors writer Andrew J. Cohen brings the same amount of laughs in his directorial debut.
Also starring Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll,...
“They’re dealing with the idea of being empty-nesters and what that’s going to do to their lives,” Ferrell tells EW. “We basically become Sharon Stone and Robert De Niro in Casino.” Judging from this first trailer, Jason Mantzoukas seems to be in top comedic form in a supporting role and hopefully Neighbors writer Andrew J. Cohen brings the same amount of laughs in his directorial debut.
Also starring Ryan Simpkins, Nick Kroll,...
- 2/16/2017
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Stars: Adam Devine, Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, Stephen Root, Stephanie Faracy, Sugar Lyn Beard, Sam Richardson, Alice Wetterlund, Lavell Crawford, Mary Holland, Kumail Nanjiani, Jake Johnson, Marc Maron, Erik Griffin | Written by Andrew Jay Cohen, Brendan O’Brien | Directed by Jake Szymanski
Audiences are, by now, used to the R-rated gross-out comedies that feature man-child characters getting into ridiculous, often moronic, situations. It’s a genre that was once box office gold, blending shocking and outrageous scenes with surprisingly sweet sentiment. However Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates takes the concept one step further, fighting for male/female equality through cinema, with not only male characters acting stupid and outrageous, but also the ladies of the cast. Yes, this is an “equal opportunites idiot” movie!
The film follows the titular Mike and Dave, two fun-loving (and, honestly, idiotic) brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings.
Audiences are, by now, used to the R-rated gross-out comedies that feature man-child characters getting into ridiculous, often moronic, situations. It’s a genre that was once box office gold, blending shocking and outrageous scenes with surprisingly sweet sentiment. However Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates takes the concept one step further, fighting for male/female equality through cinema, with not only male characters acting stupid and outrageous, but also the ladies of the cast. Yes, this is an “equal opportunites idiot” movie!
The film follows the titular Mike and Dave, two fun-loving (and, honestly, idiotic) brothers who tend to get out of control at family gatherings.
- 12/12/2016
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
After introducing audiences to the “shake and bake” in “Talladega Nights” and becoming best friends in “Step Brothers,” Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are reuniting once more to portray comedy versions of Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson in Sony’s “Holmes and Watson.”
Per Deadline, the duo has been wanting to find another opportunity to work together, and now they will in the upcoming Etan Cohen-directed comedy. Ferrell will portray Holmes and Reilly will play his right-hand man Watson. The story is inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tale about the popular private detective.
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The project will be produced by Mosaic and Gary Sanchez. Jonathan Kadin will oversee for Columbia, with Chris Henchy and Jessica Elbaum overseeing for Gary Sanchez. Production is set to begin after Thanksgiving.
The film originally starred Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen,...
Per Deadline, the duo has been wanting to find another opportunity to work together, and now they will in the upcoming Etan Cohen-directed comedy. Ferrell will portray Holmes and Reilly will play his right-hand man Watson. The story is inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes tale about the popular private detective.
Read More: Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg Reteam For ‘Daddy’s Home’ Sequel
The project will be produced by Mosaic and Gary Sanchez. Jonathan Kadin will oversee for Columbia, with Chris Henchy and Jessica Elbaum overseeing for Gary Sanchez. Production is set to begin after Thanksgiving.
The film originally starred Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen,...
- 8/16/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
A sweetly silly trounce of the idea that overgrown frat boys are charming. Shakes up the subgenre in a way remarkably, if perhaps accidentally, feminist. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): not a fan of grossout movies (which this looked to be)
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The Stangle family is tired of the antics of manchild sons Mike (Adam Devine: Ice Age: Collision Course, The Intern) and Dave (Zac Efon: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, We Are Your Friends): they ruin every family gathering with their nonsense, the nature of which typically ends up requiring the assistance of the fire department and/or paramedics. So for daughter Jeanie’s (Sugar Lyn Beard: Aloha (2015), 50/50) wedding to Eric (Sam Richardson: Ghostbusters, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), Mom (Stephanie Faracy: #Stuck, The Five-Year Engagement) and Dad (Stephen Root: Trumbo,...
I’m “biast” (con): not a fan of grossout movies (which this looked to be)
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
The Stangle family is tired of the antics of manchild sons Mike (Adam Devine: Ice Age: Collision Course, The Intern) and Dave (Zac Efon: Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising, We Are Your Friends): they ruin every family gathering with their nonsense, the nature of which typically ends up requiring the assistance of the fire department and/or paramedics. So for daughter Jeanie’s (Sugar Lyn Beard: Aloha (2015), 50/50) wedding to Eric (Sam Richardson: Ghostbusters, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising), Mom (Stephanie Faracy: #Stuck, The Five-Year Engagement) and Dad (Stephen Root: Trumbo,...
- 8/11/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Mark Harrison Published Date Tuesday, August 9, 2016 - 05:34
Never mind the trailers - not even the title of Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates is representative of the movie to which it has been assigned. A better title would have been Wedding Crashers, which could be why the 2005 movie of the same name comes in for so much flak for its ridiculousness during one of the big scenes. Either way, you're not prepared for how Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza play for top billing from the very first moment they appear.
To be clear: Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) most definitely need wedding dates. Tired of their thoughtless partying ruining family get-togethers, the two brothers' long-suffering parents (Stephen Root and Stephanie Faracy) decree that they must find themselves a pair of nice girls to bring to their sister's wedding in Hawaii.
But the film is most interesting when focusing...
Never mind the trailers - not even the title of Mike & Dave Need Wedding Dates is representative of the movie to which it has been assigned. A better title would have been Wedding Crashers, which could be why the 2005 movie of the same name comes in for so much flak for its ridiculousness during one of the big scenes. Either way, you're not prepared for how Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza play for top billing from the very first moment they appear.
To be clear: Mike (Adam Devine) and Dave (Zac Efron) most definitely need wedding dates. Tired of their thoughtless partying ruining family get-togethers, the two brothers' long-suffering parents (Stephen Root and Stephanie Faracy) decree that they must find themselves a pair of nice girls to bring to their sister's wedding in Hawaii.
But the film is most interesting when focusing...
- 8/8/2016
- Den of Geek
Chicago – In these difficult times, we flat out need a belly laugh. The timing of “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates” couldn’t be better, because this group of comic actors and this movie provides a respite of hilarious joy. By simply exploiting the truth of the based-on-a-real-story premise, “Mike and Dave” is the type of farce that anybody can relate to, and laugh at gratefully.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
The genius is in the likeliness of the scenario. Like “Bridesmaids” before it, everyone can relate to the fake wedding piety, that is an absolute recipe for disaster in the right (or wrong) circumstance. The boys in the story who need dates are familiar, the gruff-but-benign Dad is everybody’s Dad at some point in life and the two party girls looking for a free vacation are all of us. Everything becomes a recognizable tipping point that is taken to a comic extreme.
Rating: 4.5/5.0
The genius is in the likeliness of the scenario. Like “Bridesmaids” before it, everyone can relate to the fake wedding piety, that is an absolute recipe for disaster in the right (or wrong) circumstance. The boys in the story who need dates are familiar, the gruff-but-benign Dad is everybody’s Dad at some point in life and the two party girls looking for a free vacation are all of us. Everything becomes a recognizable tipping point that is taken to a comic extreme.
- 7/8/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Summer’s in full swing with big family gatherings and social events. It’s the perfect time for some raunchy laughs at the multiplex. Eleven years ago (no, really!) R-rated movie comedies made a big, big comeback when Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson were Wedding Crashers. Four years later, the lead up to nuptials ignited a comic trilogy with The Hangover. Then the ladies got in on the act just two years later with Bridesmaids. This weekend’s new flick doles out a bit from all those entrees in the funny flick buffet, expanding on a comedy staple (or main course in the food analogy), namely the comic team. This doesn’t quite harken back to Stan and Ollie or Bud and Lou, rather the inspiration may be a bit over twenty years ago to Harry and Lloyd, those Dumb & Dumber dudes, continuing through Harold and Kumar, on to various unions of Rogen,...
- 7/8/2016
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Chicago – The funniest movie of the summer describes its whole situation through the title – “Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates.” This hilarious farce features a killer cast, led by Adam Devine and Zac Efron, and brilliant comic direction by Jake Szymanski.
The premise is simple…two brothers, who wreck every social event their family participates in, are chastised by their gruff-but-lovable father (the great Stephen Root) to get some decent dates for their sister’s upcoming wedding. Since each of the bros are between relationships, they solicit the potential dates on Craigslist. Enter two hard partying galpals (Aubrey Plaza and Anna Kendrick), who pretend to be virtuous to get a free vacation to Hawaii (the destination wedding). What could go wrong?
Adam Devine, Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza of ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’
Photo credit: 20th Century Fox Films
Plenty as it turns out, and the...
The premise is simple…two brothers, who wreck every social event their family participates in, are chastised by their gruff-but-lovable father (the great Stephen Root) to get some decent dates for their sister’s upcoming wedding. Since each of the bros are between relationships, they solicit the potential dates on Craigslist. Enter two hard partying galpals (Aubrey Plaza and Anna Kendrick), who pretend to be virtuous to get a free vacation to Hawaii (the destination wedding). What could go wrong?
Adam Devine, Zac Efron, Anna Kendrick and Aubrey Plaza of ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’
Photo credit: 20th Century Fox Films
Plenty as it turns out, and the...
- 7/5/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
As sequels go, Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is pretty funny. It reunites the entire team responsible for the 2014 comedy hit, right down to the little girl who plays Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne’s daughter. Writers Andrew Jay Cohen and Brendan O’Brien (along with Rogen, longtime partner Evan Goldberg, and director Nicholas Stoller) have devised a logical and sure-fire premise for this follow-up: Rogen and Byrne are waiting out a 30-day escrow period to sell their house, but a feisty group of feminist sorority girls move in next door and threaten to torpedo the sale. There are surprisingly serious undercurrents to the comedy: Chloë Grace Moretz and two other girls feel...
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- 5/20/2016
- by Leonard Maltin
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
Chicago – The original “Neighbors” was a funny enough movie, that still boasted at least a couple of big laughs. “Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising” only manages the occasional chuckle here and there. As far as big budget studio comedy sequels go, it’s not as bad as “The Hangover 2.” It’s more in line with “Ghostbusters 2”.
..a forgettable film driven solely by commerce that only serves to make the original look that much better by comparison.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
This time around Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) have a second baby on the way –and are selling their house – when a new sorority headed by Shelby (Chloe Grace Moretz) moves in next door. Worried that the sorority will spook the buyers, Rogen and company essentially perform a gender switcheroo remake of the first movie – first they try to play nice with the new girls next door, and then end up in an all out war.
..a forgettable film driven solely by commerce that only serves to make the original look that much better by comparison.
Rating: 2.5/5.0
This time around Mac (Seth Rogen) and Kelly (Rose Byrne) have a second baby on the way –and are selling their house – when a new sorority headed by Shelby (Chloe Grace Moretz) moves in next door. Worried that the sorority will spook the buyers, Rogen and company essentially perform a gender switcheroo remake of the first movie – first they try to play nice with the new girls next door, and then end up in an all out war.
- 5/20/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
I’m fairly certain that no one was calling for a sequel to the comedy hit Neighbors. That being said, I think that Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising is probably better than anyone could have expected it to be. Opening this week, the film is a surprising triumph, a comedy sequel that might even be better than the original. At the very least, it stands tall among comedy sequels, which more or less is a cinematic wasteland, quality wise. It’s also a surprisingly progressive film, which really makes it stand apart. Seth Rogen and his cohorts will likely have another big hit on their hands, and deservedly so. The movie is, obviously, a sequel to Neighbors. We once again see Mac Radner (Rogen) and his wife Kelly Radner (Rose Byrne) fighting with a Greek organization that’s taken up residence next door to their home. This time though, it’s a sorority,...
- 5/17/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
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