Dana Carvey and Freddie Prinze, Jr. Making Good First Impressions by Jay S. Jacobs Everyone has one. An impression, that is. The ability to change your voice and mannerisms to portray another person – usually a celebrity – for a good-natured laugh. While impressions play a huge role in comedy television, it’s rather surprising that … Continue reading
THE BIG SHORT (2015) Starring Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling, Christian Bale, Brad Pitt, Marisa Tomei, Hamish Linklater, Rafe Spall, Jeremy Strong, Adepero Oduye, Karen Gillan, Max Greenfield, Billy Magnussen, Melissa Leo, John Magaro, Finn Wittrock, Byron Mann, Margot Robbie, Anthony Bourdain, Richard Thaler and Selena Gomez. Screenplay by Charles Randolph and Adam McKay. Directed by … Continue reading
FOXCATCHER (2014) Starring Steve Carell, Channing Tatum, Mark Ruffalo, Vanessa Redgrave, Sienna Miller, Anthony Michael Hall, Guy Boyd, Brett Rice, Daniel Hilt, Francis J. Murphy III, Samara Lee, Jackson Frazer, Jane Mowder, David Bennett, Lee Perkins, Robert Haramia, Mark Schultz and the voice of Alan Oppenheimer. Screenplay by E. Max Frye and Dan Futterman. Directed … Continue reading
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues About a year and a half ago, when we were talking with Steve Carell about his then-upcoming filmSeeking a Friend For the End of the World, he broke the news that due to popular demand, there would be a sequel for Will Ferrell’s cult movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron … Continue reading
The Way, Way Back The Way, Way Back is nothing you haven’t seen before: a coming-of-age drama set at a beach resort during summer vacation. However, it is rare that these somewhat overdone plot points are done as smartly and confidently as done here by co-writers/co-directors Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, who shared the Best … Continue reading
Sam Rockwell, Nat Faxon, AnnaSophia Robb, Liam James, Jim Rash, Toni Collette and Allison Janney – Finding the Way Way Back by Jay S. Jacobs Summer vacation is always a time of great growth and change. Perhaps this is most true for Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, the writers and directors of the surprisingly funny … Continue reading
John Krasinski and Greg Daniels Shutting Down The Office by Jay S. Jacobs After nine years, 203 episodes, dozens of workers, a few weddings, some babies, uncounted lovers, lots of collating, and hundreds of thousands of reams of paper, it’s time to shut down Dunder-Mifflin. Scranton, Pennsylvania’s finest sons are closing up the place where … Continue reading
THE INCREDIBLE BURT WONDERSTONE (2013) Starring Steve Carell, Steve Buscemi, Jim Carrey, Olivia Wilde, James Gandolfini, Alan Arkin, Jay Mohr, Michael Bully Herbig, Mason Cook, Luke Vanek, Zachary Gordon, Brad Garrett, Fiona Hale, Gillian Jacobs, John Francis Daley, Richard Wolffe, Erin Burnett and David Copperfield. Screenplay by John Francis Daley and Jonathan M. Goldstein. Directed … Continue reading
HOPE SPRINGS (2012) Starring Meryl Streep, Tommy Lee Jones, Steve Carell, Elisabeth Shue, Jean Smart, Ben Rappaport, Mimi Rogers, Becky Ann Baker, Brett Rice, Damian Young, Marin Ireland, Patch Darragh, Charles Techman, Daniel J. Flaherty, Ann Harada and Jack Haley. Screenplay by Vanessa Taylor. Directed by David Frankel. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 121 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD (2012) Starring Steve Carell, Keira Knightley, Connie Britton, Adam Brody, Rob Corddry, Gillian Jacobs, Derek Luke, Melanie Lynskey, T.J. Miller, Mark Moses, Patton Oswalt, William Petersen, Martin Sheen, Melinda Dillon and Nancy Carell. Screenplay by Lorene Scafaria. Directed by Lorene Scafaria. Distributed by Focus Features. 99 … Continue reading
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