Jordan Brady Is Director Comic by Jay S. Jacobs If you think it’s a tough life being a road comic, imagine when the road is in Afghanistan and Iraq. Yet, every year hundreds of entertainers fly out into war zones, entering dangerous areas, staying in less than luxurious quarters, not getting paid for their time … Continue reading
THE MUMMY (2017) Starring Tom Cruise, Sofia Boutella, Annabelle Wallis, Russell Crowe, Jake Johnson, Courtney B. Vance, Marwan Kenzari, Simon Atherton, Stephen Thompson, James Arama, Matthew Wilkas, Sohm Kapila, Sean Cameron Michael, Rez Kempton, Erol Ismail, Selva Rasalingam, Shanina Shaik and Javier Botet. Screenplay by David Koepp, Christopher McQuarrie and Dylan Kussman. Directed by Alex … Continue reading
MISTRESS AMERICA (2015) Starring Lola Kirke, Greta Gerwig, Heather Lind, Cindy Cheung, Jasmine Cephas, Matthew Shear, Kathryn Erbe, Michael Chernus, Dean Wareham, Shelby Rebecca Wong and Adrea Teasdale. Screenplay by Noah Baumbach & Greta Gerwig. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 84 minutes. Rated R. Director Noah Baumbach is having a busy … Continue reading
Ben Stiller, Amanda Seyfried, Adam Horovitz & Noah Baumbach Examine Life While They’re Young by Jay S. Jacobs What happens when hip young professionals in New York City reach their forties and realize that they are no longer as hip nor as young as they had always imagined? This is the quandary behind Noah Baumbach’s … Continue reading
WHILE WE’RE YOUNG (2015) Starring Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried, Charles Grodin, Brady Corbet, Adam Horowitz, Maria Dizzia, Matthew Maher, Dree Hemingway, Matthew Shear, Brady Corbet, Greta Lee, Bonnie Kaufman, Peter Bogdanovich and Peter Yarrow. Screenplay by Noah Baumbach. Directed by Noah Baumbach. Distributed by A24. 94 minutes. Rated R. Is it … Continue reading
Ben Stiller, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Owen Wilson and Shawn Levy Director & Cast Come Alive with the Third Edition of Night at The Museum by Brad Balfour In the latest, most adventure-filled Night At the Museum edition (which hit theaters near the year’s end), security guard Larry Daley travels from New York … Continue reading
NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM: SECRET OF THE TOMB (2014) Starring Ben Stiller, Robin Williams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Rami Malek, Patrick Gallagher, Mizuo Peck, Skyler Gisondo, Rebel Wilson, Dan Stevens, Ricky Gervais, Ben Kingsley, Dick Van Dyke, Rachael Harris, Bill Cobbs, Andrea Martin, Patrick Gallagher, Brennan Elliott, Percy Hynes-White, Mickey Rooney, Alice Eve and Hugh … Continue reading
The Double http://www.popentertainment.com Though The Double is based on a Fyodor Dostoevsky story, the film almost feels like a Kafka-esque nightmare. It is an adventurous choice second film by British director and comedian Richard Ayoade, who caught a spark by making the intriguing coming-of-age drama Submarine in 2011. Then he poured water on that spark by agreeing to take … Continue reading
The Secret Policeman’s Ball – USA The Secret Policeman’s Balls have been happening since the 1970s – star-studded musical and comic spectaculars performed for the benefit of the international human rights organization Amnesty International. Created by Monty Python member John Cleese, the shows merged rock stars and comedians to raise money for the charity. The series … Continue reading
Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade and Alex Turner All Live on a Celluloid Submarine by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on June 1, 2011. Ben Stiller is known for being in blockbuster films, but lately he has been exploring some smaller films. After last year’s terrific performance in Greenberg, Stiller is completely behind the scenes in … Continue reading
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