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Their Best Role: Robin Williams in 'The Fisher King'
7 December 2009 7:15 PM, PST
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Welcome to a new series here on Cinematical where we select an actor or actress and the role we think is their all time best.
There is a widely believed theory that says anytime Robin Williams grows a beard for a film, that film will be good. Or, at least his performance will be. The idea is mostly accepted on the evidence of Williams' terrific dramatic appearances in Moscow on the Hudson, Awakenings, The Fisher King and Good Will Hunting, for which he won an Oscar. But many people like to argue against the theory because the actor shows up bearded in Jumanji, which isn't quite on the level of Williams' best work. Also, the theory holds little weight when we look at all his excellent clean-shaven turns, such as those in One Hour Photo, Good Morning Vietnam, Insomnia, Dead Poets Society, The World According to Garp and, yes, Popeye.
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- Christopher Campbell
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Travolta and Williams Make You Nostalgic for Battlefield Earth
7 December 2009 7:14 AM, PST
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Over the five-day Thanksgiving weekend, Old Dogs made $24 million, not exactly a blockbuster, but with a budget of $35 million, once this "film" (I promised myself years ago I'd stop using air-quote marks in speech and when writing -- a promise I've sadly failed to keep) is finished stealing from us, it might actually make a little cash.
That's a shame, because Old Dogs is the worst movie in botn Robin Williams' and John Travolta's career. And that's saying something. Because that list includes Battlefield Earth, License to Wed and Rv.
It's currently at 6% on Rotten Tomatoes, which is roughly 7% too high.
We know both men are capable of memorable work (Underrated Travolta films: The General's Daughter, Primary Colors. Undervalued Williams movies: this year's World's Greatest Dad, Insomnia.). So it's hard to imagine what made these two actors say
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- Ben Mankiewicz
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This is Also Happening: Owen Wilson to Voice Marmaduke
3 November 2009 1:55 PM, PST
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What is it with Owen Wilson and movies about dogs? Last year, Wilson joined Jennifer Aniston in the heart string-yanking, super-melodramatic dying dog movie Marley and Me, and now THR is reporting that he'll be voicing the rascally Great Dane Marmaduke on the big screen.
Based on the popular comic strip that was created in 1954 by Brad Anderson and Phil Leeming, with a script by Tim Rassmussen and Vince Di Meglio (License to Wed, Smother), this live-action/CG movie will follow a family named the Winslows who move from Kansas to Orange County with their dog Marmaduke, a slobbery pooch who creates chaos wherever he goes. It will see the title character "navigate a volatile Mutts vs. Pedigrees turf war, woo the purebred of his dreams and overcome a fall from grace."
Tom Dey (Failure to Launch, Shanghai Noon) will direct the feature, with Judy Greer, Lee Pace and William H. Macy making up the human cast
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- Neil Miller
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Owen Wilson to voice Marmaduke in upcoming animated movie
3 November 2009 8:14 AM, PST
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Owen Wilson will voice the big lummox of a dog, Marmaduke, in the new animated film based on the classic comic-strip dog for 20th Century Fox. Wilson joins Fergie, the lovely Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Damon and Marlon Wayans.
Marmaduke will follow the Winslow who family who moves from Kansas to beautiful Orange County, CA with their jerk of dog that constantly gets into trouble. Our favorite dog lands in the middle of a turf-war between the Mutts and the Pedigrees who attempt to woo the idiot to their respective side.
The story was penned by License to Wed writing team, Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio and directed by Tom Dey (Shanghai Noon).
This isn’t the first voice-work Wilson has signed on to. He also provided the voice for Disney Pixar’s Lightning McQueen in Cars.
Marmaduke will hit theaters during the summer of
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- Reel Loop News Staff
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Owen Wilson To Let His Inner Dog Out In 'Marmaduke' Movie
3 November 2009 6:01 AM, PST
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The last time we saw actor Owen Wilson playing with dogs, it was in the 2008 adaptation of John Grogan's touchingly heartbreaking book "Marley & Me." In this latest bit of news, we learn that Wilson will move from playing with dogs to simply playing one.
Wilson is locked to star in "Marmaduke," a big-screen adaptation of Brad Anderson's long-running newspaper comic strip. The adaptation had itself been revealed a couple of weeks ago, but this final bit of news puts the finishing touch on a cast that includes William H. Macy, Judy Greer, Lee Pace as the titular great dane's human family and Fergie, Emma Stone, George Lopez, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Steve Coogan, Damon Wayans and Marlon Wayans as the voices of Marmaduke's pals in the animal kingdom.
The story, penned by "License to Wed" writers Tim Rasmussen and Vince Di Meglio, sounds like a canine-infused take on "West Side Story.
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- Adam Rosenberg
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‘This Is It’ First Day Box Office (Sort of) Breaks Records
29 October 2009 2:07 PM, PDT
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Sony Pictures Twitter account, @SonyPictures, was on fire Tuesday night with constant tweet updates about this celebrity or that celebrity showing up on the red carpet to go watch the premier of the late Michael Jackson in This Is It. Along with those celebrities, thousands of people across the nation were able to see the film for the first time as well.
According to CNN, This Is It brought in an estimated $2.2 million for Tuesday October 27th, and although the official numbers will take another day or so to be finalized, the final numbers shouldn’t be too much higher or lower than that. There are some conflicting numbers coming out though, and it may not be until later next week before we see anything concrete. While CNN is saying $2.2 million, Hollywood Insider is reporting $7.4 million domestic and $12.7 international. The La Times seems to echo Hollywood Insider’s numbers with
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- Paul Young
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September 4: DVD alternatives to this weekend’s multiplex offerings
4 September 2009 11:30 AM, PDT
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We know how it is: You’d like to go to the movies this weekend, but it’s the last weekend of the summer and the last chance to burn dead animals on the barbecue -- yum! -- before the cool weather sets in. But you can have a multiplex-like experience at home with a collection of the right DVDs. And when someone asks you on Monday Tuesday, “Hey, did you see that new Mike Judge movie this weekend?” you can reply, “No, I spent Labor Day checking out far better workplace satires.”
Instead Of: All About Steve, in which Sandra Bullock plays a crossword-puzzle constructor who stalks Bradley Cooper, and it’s okay and cute because she’s just so adorably kooky and he’s so gorgeous any gal would go felonious over him...
Watch: Oh, I so called it! Back in 2006, when the wonderful documentary Wordplay -- about
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- MaryAnn Johanson
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Movie Review: All About Steve (2009)
4 September 2009 2:58 AM, PDT
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Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper in All About Steve
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Hot off the heels of the surprise success of The Proposal and The Hangover, it seems Fox luckily stumbled onto what could be an instant cash cow as All About Steve features stars from both films with Sandra Bullock and Bradley Cooper. However, the likelihood of this film following in the $100+ and $200+ million footsteps of those two summer hits is as close to zero as you are going to get. If this film manages any kind of success it will prove Bullock is bulletproof at the box-office and not even a howitzer could hurt her if this one ends up a winner.
Bullock stars as Mary Horowitz, an unlovable, annoying and socially awkward wordsmith dedicating her life to creating crossword puzzles for the Sacramento Herald. Mary has no social life to speak of and is currently living
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- Brad Brevet
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Movie Review: World's Greatest Dad (2009)
3 September 2009 2:38 AM, PDT
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Robin Williams in World's Greatest Dad
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When it came to World's Greatest Dad, written and directed by Bobcat Goldthwait, all I had heard from people was what a great comedy it was. Unfortunately the majority of this sentiment was coming from the online community, a community I tend to disagree with when it comes to comedy. And with it starring Robin Williams, I was hardly interested in watching Williams bounce himself around a Goldthwait movie yelling loud and selling every joke as if it were his last. I tend to avoid trailers and hadn't seen an ounce of footage and knew nothing of the product I was pre-judging. Fortunately, I didn't allow these factors to cause me to avoid this film altogether. World's Greatest Dad is nothing like I had expected. Instead it's a well thought out satirical drama with comedy so subtle you won't find yourself laughing out loud,
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- Brad Brevet
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Drowning in Work
31 August 2009 6:56 AM, PDT
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If Labor Day's coming up, that must mean there's a new Mike Judge movie on the way. It's also that time of year when a few distributors dust off some well-traveled festival films as the summer winds down and the start of the school year is underway.
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"American Casino"
A disaster for ordinary citizens, the financial crisis has naturally become catnip for politically minded documentary filmmakers. With "the most feared filmmaker in America" preparing to offer his take a few weeks from now, we can bide our time with Leslie Cockburn's no-frills exploration of the nuts and bolts of subprime mortgages and the greed of predatory lenders that contributed to the tanking American economy. Probing everyone from buck-passing politicians to financial analysts, lawyers, and lenders, journalist-turned-director Cockburn exposes the shady side of the
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- Neil Pedley
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Williams is Banned
31 August 2009 4:13 AM, PDT
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I don't quite understand the career of Robin Williams. Not many people have this many wide swings back and forth between classic films and performances and complete trash, and I’m afraid this latest endeavor will likely fall into the latter category. Williams has signed on for his second wedding-pun-themed comedy in two years (after License To Wed) called Wedding Band.
It follows a father and his ex-wife who kidnap their daughter on her wedding day to avoid her from making a huge
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- Paul Tassi
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Robin Williams is 'Wedding Banned'
27 August 2009 8:31 PM, PDT
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Oscar winner Robin Williams enters the territory of big-screen weddings again, and let me tell you right now, I sincerely hope it won't as crappy as 2007's "License to Wed," which he also starred in.
The Hollywood Reporter says Robins has joined Touchstone's upcoming comedy "Wedding Banned," about a divorced couple kidnapping their daughter on her wedding day to prevent her from doing the same mistake they did.
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- Franck Tabouring
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Robin Williams gets Wedding Banned
27 August 2009 5:48 PM, PDT
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Robin Williams has signed on to star in Touchstone's comedy Wedding Banned.
While the idea of Robin Williams and a title that includes "wed" makes us shudder at the thought of another, awful, License To Wed-style pic, it clearly hasn't put him off.
Fresh off of working on high concept comedy Old Dogs for Disney, he's back in the saddle, playing one half of a divorced couple who kidnap their daughter as she's about to walk down the aisle to stop her making a mistake.
And - don't tell us you didn't see this one coming -...
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- James White
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