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Mike Judge's Next Movie to Star Chris Elliot in India?
22 December 2009 1:34 AM, PST | Reelzchannel.com | See recent ReelzChannel news »
Extract and Office Space director Mike Judge isn't sure what his next directing project will be, but he told ComingSoon that he'd like to develop an idea he has for a comedy starring Chris Elliot.
[H]e moves to India to do a Bollywood movie and ends up working tech support. I'm a big Chris Elliot fan. Hollywood always tends to just think young, but when I was 17, Rodney Dangerfield was all the rage and he was pushing 50. Caddyshack was just like, we couldn't get enough ... I think there's people around like that, like Chris Elliot, that are just plain funny. He could read the phonebook and it's funny.
Judge has also been working on the script for a comedy entitled Trophy Husbands about college graduates who coach a youth football league.
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- Ryan Gowland
Collider Goes to Dinner With Mike Judge
21 December 2009 8:20 PM, PST | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
There are two sides to Mike Judge in Hollywood. There’s the TV star, who took a ton of heat but came out as one of the most daring and biting voices of satire in the 1990’s with Beavis and Butthead, and the successful maistream animator with a thirteen season run of the folksy and engaging King of the Hill. Then there’s the film director, who was cajoled into the theatrical Beavis and Butthead Do America, but has worked in live action ever since. He made two films for 20th Century Fox to see them abandoned theatrically, only for both 1999’s Office Space and 2006’s Idiocracy to now be regaled as cult classics. His most recent film, 2009’s Extract did not set the film world afire (Extract is now available on DVD and Blu-ray), but it showed a less biting Judge doing what he does best: everyday life comedy. »
- Andre Dellamorte
Mike Judge talks 'Extract': Dinner with the 'Beavis and Butt-head' creator
21 December 2009 4:08 PM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
When I'm offered a dinner with director Mike Judge, there's very little convincing needed.
Not only is Judge responsible for the underrated comedy "Extract" (available on DVD and Blu-Ray on Tuesday, Dec. 22) but he's also the sly genius behind Fox's Emmy-winning "King of the Hill," the 1990s iconic cartoon "Beavis and Butt-head" and one of the best workplace comedies of all time, "Office Space."
It was a cool December evening when my fellow reporters and I descended upon Joe's Restaurant in Venice, Calif., where a custom-designed four-course tasting menu with wine pairings awaited us. With the help of champagne, the conversation kicked off with talk of Comic-Con, which Judge said was filled with "very likable nerds."
Speaking of nerds ...
I am one for taking this picture. Yes, I was seated next to Mike Judge. Okay, my name is misspelled, but still -- Mike Judge!
Our humble director probably caught on »
- editorial@zap2it.com
‘White Gorilla’ Moves in on Atom, Pees In Sink
30 November 2009 6:01 AM, PST | Tubefilter.tv | See recent Tubefilter News news »
While sharp writing and clever story structure are often the hallmarks of good comedy, one can’t overlook the impact of a fantastic comic performance. Is Caddyshack remembered for its plot? No, it’s become beloved because of the standout comic acting of Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield and Ted Knight. Same goes for The Honeymooners or Married With Children, both standard family scenarios elevated by standout performances from Jackie Gleason and Ed O’Neill, respectively. Not to elevate it to the same status as these classics, but this is what I thought of when watching Atom's new White Gorilla series. White Gorilla is an original web series executive produced by comedy vet Jim Biederman (The Whitest Kids U Know, Michael & Michael Have Issues) and Chris Gillen . It all begins when normal average everyman Steve (Trevor Dellecave) receives a mysterious wooden crate from Africa that contains a talking White »
- Tim Saccardo
Exclusive Interview with Dexter Director Keith Gordon
28 November 2009 | shocktillyoudrop.com | See recent shocktillyoudrop news »
About two years ago, this Shock writer was able to conduct a career spanning interview with actor-turned-director Keith Gordon over on Icons Of Fright. (Check that out right here .) Genre fans of course recognize him in front of the camera for his performances in Jaws 2 , John Carpenter's Christine and Brian DePalma's Dressed To Kill , as well as the Rodney Dangerfield comedy Back To School . He eventually made the shift over to directing with dramas such as The Midnight Clear and Waking The Dead , but when we initially spoke, he was just tackling episodes from Showtime's second season of Dexter . Now, he's directed episodes in every season and with "Lost Boys", the 10th episode of Dexter season four debuting this Sunday, we thought this was the ideal time »
DVD Playhouse--November 2009
14 November 2009 6:25 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—November 2009
By
Watchmen—The Ultimate Cut (Warner Bros.) Director Zack Snyder’s film of Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ landmark graphic novel is as worthy an adaptation of a great book that has ever been filmed. In an alternative version of the year 1985, Richard Nixon is serving his third term as President and super heroes have been outlawed by a congressional act, in spite of the fact that two of the most high-profile “masks,” Dr. Manhattan (Billy Cruddup) and The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) helped the U.S. win the Vietnam War. When The Comedian is found murdered, many former heroes become concerned that a conspiracy is afoot to assassinate retired costumed crime fighters. Former masks Nite Owl (Patrick Wilson), Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman) and still-operating Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley, in an Oscar-worthy turn) launch an investigation of their own, all while the Pentagon’s “Doomsday »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Natural Born Killers Unrated Director’s Cut Blu-ray Review
30 October 2009 2:15 PM, PDT | Collider.com | See recent Collider.com news »
When you walk into Natural Born Killers, you wonder what drugs the makers were taking. And maybe for a little bit you might want to partake as well, but it’s probably best to not. Regardless of one’s sobriety whilst watching Natural Born Killers, there is no denying that is both a trip and a ride, which is fair enough as much of it is a road picture. My review after the jump.
The film follows Mickey and Mallory Knox (Woody Harrelson, Juliette Lewis); two kids in love with a taste for murder. The film starts with them running havoc over a diner, and from the get go, Stone gets a great comic sensibility, with the deaths exaggerated to Looney Tunes sensibilities, but like someone who has experienced death up close, he seems unable to romanticize what they’re doing, his director’s eye makes you also feel queasy in partaking. »
- Andre Dellamorte
[DVD Review] Natural Born Killers: The Director’s Cut
29 October 2009 2:00 PM, PDT | JustPressPlay.net | See recent JustPressPlay news »
Natural Born Killers is the black sheep of the Oliver Stone filmography. Though it has received some critical acclaim, it has never received the same treatment as Stone’s more prestigious films like Platoon, Born on The Fourth of July and JFK. This comes from a host of factors. First, at the time of its release, the movie ironically became the primary target for a movement against violence in television and film. Second, and more importantly, it doesn’t really feel like an Oliver Stone film. Stone’s films are typically epic and historic, larger than life in their content and the lessons they teach. Nbk is larger than life too, but in a very different way. It attacks our sensibility about culture and the way we sense things. It tests our understanding of good and evil by proposing that no one is good.
The film follows Micky (Woody Harrelson »
- Michael Epstein
Soupy Sales, 1926-2009
23 October 2009 5:17 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
Do you feel that? The world just got a lot less funny. Comedy icon and TV personality Soupy Sales (born Milton Supman) left us late yesterday at the age of 83, the Los Angeles Times reports. He'd spent the past week in a Bronx, NY hospital in steady decline after years of battling a variety of health issues. Sales leaves behind a great legacy and a large family, including Trudy Carson Sales, his wife of 29 years, two sons, a brother and four grandchildren. Our thoughts are with them all on this difficult day.
Sales was perhaps best known for his long-running sketch comedy TV series, which ran at varying times between 1959 and 1979. "The Soupy Sales Show" operated under several different names and locations during its on-again/off-again run, but it was always marked by a cast of wacky characters -- of both the human and puppet varieties -- notable guest celebrities (a varied list, »
- Adam Rosenberg
Family Feud: If It Bends...
27 August 2009 12:56 PM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Oh, Ruth and Sunda. A lawsuit? Really? Mrs. Zafrin, Sunda Croonquist is your son's wife and the mother of your grandchildren. She is a comedian in a long, long line of comedians who have poked fun in a hyperbolic manner at their mothers-in-law. I'm fairly certain those of Henny Youngman, Rodney Dangerfield, and Don Rickles were not sitting in Borscht Belt booths flanked by legal counsel. And I suspect Kathy Griffin's own mother understands that her daughter's mom-based material is a combination of love and a kernel of truth on steroids. Ms. Croonquist, if this is a way to garner publicity, it is a round-about display of family unity. But while you're making appearances on morning television (funny stuff on "Morning Meeting" with Dylan Ratigan), you and your secretly well-intentioned mother-in-law are clogging »
- Rabbi Jennifer Krause
Sr Pick: Our Favorite Guilty Pleasure Movies
11 August 2009 7:28 AM, PDT | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
After my Cult Movies article got people talking and listing their favorite cult picks, I decided it was time for us at Screen Rant to confess to our favorite (and likely embarrassing) “Guilty Pleasure” movies. Before I get to the list, I wanted to first talk about what a “Guilty Pleasure Movie” is.
A Guilty Pleasure, according to Wikipedia, “is something one considers pleasurable despite feeling guilt for enjoying it. Often, the “guilt” involved is simply fear of others discovering one’s lowbrow or otherwise embarrassing tastes, rather than actual moral guilt. Fashion, music, and food can be examples of guilty pleasures.”
Those are easy-to-list guilty pleasures, along with TV shows (any reality show on VH1, really). However, I’m looking for the Movies we all hate to admit we love. To give you an example, Titanic was listed number one by Sr owner and editor-in-chief Vic Holtreman. Why is it a guilty pleasure movie? »
- Heath McKnight
John Hughes - Rip
6 August 2009 5:03 PM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
Legendary filmmaker John Hughes has died at the age of 59. The man best known for his '80s movies such as Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Planes, Trains And Automobiles, suffered a heart attack while on a trip to New York. Hughes got his start as an advertising copywriter before selling jokes to the likes of Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield. The young writer won a place on staff at National Lampoon Magazine, which propelled him into screenwriting and, later, directing and producing. As an...
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- James White
John Hughes has died
6 August 2009 3:38 PM, PDT | TotalFilm | See recent TotalFilm news »
Terribly sad news today - legendary filmmaker John Hughes has died at the age of 59. The man who was best known for his '80s movie output such as Sixteen Candles, Pretty In Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Planes, Trains And Automobiles, suffered a heart attack while on a trip to New York. Hughes got his start as an advertising copywriter, before starting to sell jokes to the likes of Joan Rivers and Rodney Dangerfield. The young scribe won a place on staff at National Lampoon Magazine, which propelled him into screenwriting...
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- James White
Director John Hughes Dies of Heart Attack at 59
6 August 2009 2:41 PM, PDT | TVGuide - Breaking News | See recent TVGuide - Breaking News news »
John Hughes, the director of classic 1980s comedies such as The Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off and Sixteen Candles, has died. He was 59.
The director suffered a heart attack Thursday while taking a morning walk in New York City, where he was visiting family, a spokeswoman for Hughes told TVGuide.com
Born on February 18th, 1950 in Michigan, Hughes began his career as an advertising copywriter in Chicago. He got his start in comedy writing by selling jokes to Rodney Dangerfield and Joan Rivers. He later submitted a story about a family vacation from his childhood to National Lampoon magazine, which became the basis for National Lampoon's Vacation.
He made his directorial debut in 1984 with Sixteen Candles, which starred Molly Ringwald as Samantha Baker, a young woman whose 16th birthday goes horribly wrong.
"I was stunned and incredibly sad...
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- Adam Bryant
Breaking: John Hughes Has Passed Away
6 August 2009 1:51 PM, PDT | Slash Film | See recent Slash Film news »
TMZ is reporting director John Hughes suffered a heart attack while taking a morning walk during a trip to New York City with family. Hughes is best known for writing and/or directing some of our favorite films from the 1980's - National Lampoon's Vacation, Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, European Vacation, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, Planes Trains & Automobiles, Uncle Buck, Christmas Vacation, and Home Alone. Hughes dropped out of filmmaking in 1991. He will be missed. Hughes began his career as an ad copyrighter in Chicago, where he created the famous Edge "Credit Card Shaving Test" marketing campaign. He wrote jokes for Rodney Dangerfield and Joan Rivers, before writing a letter to National Lampoon Magazine inspired by his family trips as a child. This of course became the basis for the film National Lampoon's Vacation. His directorial debut was in 1984 with the film Sixteen Candles, »
- Peter Sciretta
'Funny People' Stars Answer Film's Burning Questions
3 August 2009 1:09 AM, PDT | MTV Movie News | See recent MTV Movie News news »
Now that you've seen the latest Judd Apatow comedy, here are a few things you may have missed.
Adam Sandler and Leslie Mann in "Funny People"
Photo: Universal
It's the #1 movie in America and stars virtually every comedian worth laughing at these days. But now that you've seen "Funny People," you might have a few questions. Well, don't worry — because, as always, your humble MTV Movies team is here to help.
Following on the heels of our "Funny People" Cheat Sheet and Five Things You Need to Know About "Funny People," here are the answers to some questions you may have after seeing Judd Apatow's latest flick. From offended celebrities to archival footage, you've seen the setups — now, read on for the punch lines:
Was Jon Favreau Offended?
In the flick, Seth Rogen's character jokes that he's a "Jon Favreau type" rather than a handsome leading man. »
'Caddyshack': Best Quotes From the Movie
6 July 2009 12:00 PM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
It's hard to believe that it's been almost 30 years since Chevy Chase, Billy Murray, Rodney Dangerfield and Ted Knight hit the links for the classic golf comedy 'Caddyshack' -- probably because a) it still ranks as one of the funniest films of all time and b) it's so chock-full of one-liners that 29 years later it's difficult not to work them into everyday conversation.
In addition to checking in with the cast in our 'Caddyshack': Where Are They Now?, we've gone ahead and compiled a list of the most indelible -- and hilarious -- lines uttered by Chase's playboy golfing ace Ty, Murray's idiotic greenskeeper Carl, Dangerfield's loud-mouthed corporate bigwig Al and Knight's uptight Judge Smails, just in case you needed a refresher. So you've got that going for you, which is nice.Filed under: Hot Topic
Continue reading 'Caddyshack': Best Quotes From the Movie »
- Thomas DiChiara
Inside Story: The Private Farrah Fawcett
30 June 2009 5:45 AM, PDT | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
To most of the world, she was the sex symbol with the flowing hair and dazzling smile - but Joan Dangerfield remembers Farrah Fawcett as the daredevil friend who took her out for a night of breaking and entering. A few years ago, after the death of Joan's husband, comedian Rodney Dangerfield, Fawcett stopped by her house in the Los Angeles hills with a bottle of tequila. "We stayed up all night long, talking and laughing and making plans," recalls Dangerfield. "Farrah decided that she wanted a house up here too." They set out to investigate a house for sale. »
In A Time Before ‘Year One’: Harold Ramis, The Director
19 June 2009 1:26 PM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
by John Constantine
Directing comedy is as delicate as writing it. You need to ease your performers into exactly the right rhythm, get them to react to each other just so. Otherwise your movie won’t be funny. It’ll just be ridiculous. Chemistry and timing are key.
That’s the reason you see so many comedy creators directing, writing and starring in their own work. It means complete control over the act, ensuring maximum hilarity. Harold Ramis has certainly written and/or performed in far more than he’s directed, but the former (soon-to-be current!) ghostbuster has nonetheless shouldered plenty of directing gigs. In honor of his latest stint as the helmer of “Year One,” I give you five classic chestnuts from his ever-growing catalog.
“Caddyshack” (1980)
Ramis’ directorial debut was easier than it was for some artists. He was surrounded by experienced, enormously talented performers — not to mention his »
- MTV Movies Team
It Was Written Before ‘Year One’: Harold Ramis, The Screenwriter
19 June 2009 10:00 AM, PDT | MTV Movies Blog | See recent MTV Movies Blog news »
by John Constantine
Great comedy doesn’t necessitate a great plot. All it needs to have is a solid premise and interesting characters to succeed. Heck, sometimes it’s even funnier when things don’t make sense. “Year One” director and co-writer Harold Ramis’ storied career proves the rule. The man’s early films, made in the wake of his stint as head writer on Canada’s “Second City TV” sketch comedy series, could barely sustain a narrative thread. They were nonetheless brilliant, their narratives fueled by manic energy, killer one-liners and a hearty nostalgic spirit. Picking the best is no easy task, so instead look at this list as a beginner’s guide to some of the most well-written comedies of our time.
“Animal House” (1978)
Ramis wrote “Animal House” at the age of thirty-four, twelve years after graduating from Washington University. The movie is as much a love letter »
- MTV Movies Team
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