interesting things
A few weeks ago, during an interview to promote the disastrous After Earth, M. Night Shyamalan confessed that he ghostwrote the classic 1999 Freddie Prinze Jr. vehicle She’s All That, and you could almost hear the Trivial Pursuit factories printing out new cards. Except, as with all things Shyamalan, the
…
More »
So Leonardo DiCaprio didn’t embody pure opulence enough for you as Jay Gatsby or Calvin Candie? Try Jordan Belfort, an actual guy who made almost $1 million a week working/lawbreaking in finance in the nineties. Because DiCaprio only appears in trailers scored by Kanye West no matter how jarring the juxtaposition may be (recall: Gatsby + “No Church in the Wild”), this one’s set to “Black Skinhead” off Yeezus. A lobster gets thrown at someone. A man gets dangled — or thrown — off a building. A woman has stacks of money taped all over her body. Jonah Hill eats a live squirming thing and is a creep. Matthew McConaughey pounds his chest at what appears to be Windows on the World. Leo has a monkey. It’s from Martin Scorsese, and it’s coming Nov. 15.
Read more posts by Zach Dionne
Filed Under:
trailer mix
,the wolf of wall street
,movies
,leonardo dicaprio
,jonah hill
,matthew mcconaughey
,martin scorcese
via Vulture http://www.vulture.com/2013/06/the-wolf-of-wall-street-trailer.html
Scheduling has always been a major roadblock for more Arrested Development, what with the careers of much of the cast taking off after the show. We knew shooting the new season demanded some flexibility, but it’s crazy to what extent. Mitch Hurwitz, talking to Rolling Stone, explained just how pasted
…
More »
In the many months we’ve been hearing about this grand Arrested Development experiment, one thing that’s popped up is the notion that these single-character-centric episodes (fifteen in all! Fifteen!) would be great to experience either sequentially or, in a big delivery twist, all out of order. Meaning yes, you could treat yourself and watch G.O.B.’s episodes first thing at 12:01 a.m. on May 26. Now creator Mitch Hurwitz has a couple quick updates. The good news: “Done! Just finished the final mix last night. In two weeks Arrested Development will be yours to do with as you please.” The other, not-exactly-bad-and-definitely-useful-as-a-PSA news: “Except for 1 thing! You gotta watch them in order. Turns out I was not successful in creating a form where the setup follows the punch line.” YOU’VE MADE A HUGE MISTAKE, HURWITZ. Just kidding, brother — it’s a new season of Arrested Development! It’s fine! Good to know, though.
Read more posts by Zach Dionne
Filed Under:
arrested development
,i just blue myself
,tv
,netflix
,mitch hurwitz
via Vulture http://www.vulture.com/2013/05/arrested-development-viewed-in-order.html
And here, banana-grabbers, is the trailer for Arrested Development’s fourth season. Michael is looking to make a new start somewhere warm. George Michael and Maeby might have taken things to the next level. The Bluths are still in the model home. The Bluth Company might have become the Michael Bluth
…
More »
The Academy has invited Smash and Chicago producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron back to produce the Oscars. “In order to establish continuity with this year’s enormously successful show, we felt it was important to give these consummate professionals the green light now to begin creating another great evening,” reads the Academy’s statement. Though next year will be Seth MacFarlane-less, please recall Zadan and Meron did launch the classic “everyone who complained missed the joke, it was satire” argument in the wake of MacFarlane’s undesirable hosting stint.
Read more posts by Zach Dionne
Filed Under:
tv
,oscars
,oscars 2014
,craig zadan
,neil meron
via Vulture http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/oscars-craig-zadan-neil-meron.html
“Page Six” has the report: Christopher Abbott, who plays Marnie’s pushover on-again boyfriend, Charlie, has “abruptly” quit Girls because he “didn’t like the direction things are going in.” (Translation: He didn’t like playing a sad sack.) His rep confirms the report, saying he’s “grateful” but is working on a bunch of other projects and “has decided not to return to the show.” Now seems like a good time to resurface this quote from Abbott’s season two interview with Vulture: “If there was another character I could play on the show, which I think is impossible, I think I would.” Anyway, Christopher Abbott hated the treacly Girls finale as much as you did, apparently.
Read more posts by Amanda Dobbins
Filed Under:
exits
,christopher abbott
,girls
via Vulture http://www.vulture.com/2013/04/christopher-abbott-quit-girls.html
Don’t let that awesome “Tonight, Tonight” duet fool you — Jay Leno is still pissed at NBC, and possibly because April Fool’s Day brings about fun abandon, Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and Jimmy Kimmel joined the network beat-down last night. Leno opened his monologue with “NBC and I have reached
…
More »
The Oscars are about a great many things — the speeches, the getups, the awards that maintain a semblance of suspense and unpredictability even after the interminable parade of prior awards shows — but the telecast does tend to build toward one big thing: the award for Best Picture. No longer, sayeth Seth MacFarlane. Now the host/Family Guy creator and Kristin Chenoweth (Broadway’s Wicked, The West Wing, Pushing Daisies) will have a “special show-closing musical performance” to keep you glued to the 85th Academy Awards. Producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron call it “a ‘can’t miss’ moment” in a statement. Sorry, Argo or Lincoln. You just aren’t musical numbers by Seth MacFarlane and Kristin Chenoweth.
Read more posts by Zach Dionne
Filed Under:
oscars
,oscars 2013
,movies
,seth macfarlane
,kristin chenoweth
via Vulture http://www.vulture.com/2013/02/best-picture-will-not-conclude-oscars.html
Talib Kweli is hosting a screening of The Big Lebowski at the IFC Center this Thursday. Why? ‘Cause it’s his favorite film — “There are movies from my childhood like The Goonies and The Princess Bride I could watch over and over. Big Lebowski is like that for me as an adult.” But that’s just a start. Fuse had an extended chat with Kweli about what makes the movie “a perfect storm.” Things we learned: The “OVER THE LINE!!” scene is Kweli’s favorite, but he’s partial to Sam Elliott’s lines and the perpetual verbal abuse of Donny. Kweli identifies with the Dude, and went to school with a lot of dudes like the Dude. The musical dream sequence is up Kweli’s alley, too: “I like big productions, but they’re hard to do without being corny. But if someone gives you the budget, go for it: Pull out all the stops, entertain me. Throw in a Dylan song and do a jig.” Next time, Mos Def’s thoughts on Raising Arizona.
Read more posts by Zach Dionne
Filed Under:
the big lebowski
,talib kweli
,movies
,big fans
via Vulture http://www.vulture.com/2013/01/talib-kweli-big-lebowski.html