— by ADAM POYNTER — Many actors and comedians are known for their wacky and sometimes daring performances in comedies, but very few directors have created as many phrases and iconic roles and scenarios in the last decade of comedy as the Farrelly brothers. They made such films as “Dumb[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Stephen Merchant’
Under Review: ‘Gnomeo and Juliet’
— by ADAM POYNTER — “Romeo and Juliet” is one of William Shakespeare’s most renowned and retold stories about two-star crossed lovers who experience love and loss due to a family rivalry. Well, Touchstone Pictures has teamed up with Walt Disney Pictures to re-invent and int[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Hall Pass’
— by ALEXA MILAN — What if you had one week to do whatever — and whoever — you want? No questions asked, no consequences. That’s the question at the center of “Hall Pass,” the latest comedy from the Farrelly brothers. Rick (Owen Wilson) and Fred (Jason Sudei[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Burke and Hare’
— by H.G. WATSON — There seems to be something that makes American studios uneasy about films that don’t have one character with an American accent. It’s as if the second they realize there isn’t one marketable Yank actor in the flick, they feel they have to market the film to the [...]
A Scene from ‘Cemetery Junction’
— by JOSIANE OCHMAN — Co-written and co-directed by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, the clip for “Cemetery Junction” hints at a promising film-making career for the duo known primarily for their television work. The clip is self-assured in tone and dialogue. It features a[...]
Watch the First Episode of ‘The Ricky Gervais Show’
— by SEAN GERSKI — As Ricky Gervais continues his quest to take on the world of movies (in films such as “The Invention of Lying” and “Ghost Town”), he hasn’t stopped working in two other fields where he has made a name for himself: TV and podcasts. In ̶[...]
Trailer Talk: ‘Cemetery Junction’
— by JASON EAKEN — For my money, Ricky Gervais is one of the funniest people on earth. His comic sensibilities make me feel at home with their painful discomfort and logical befuddlement about social norms. Teamed with Stephen Merchant, hilarious in his own right, the two have[...]
New Images Unearthed from ‘Cemetery Junction’
— by SEAN GERSKI — Ricky Gervais is one of those people who can make me laugh at just about everything he says (in a good way). He has a gift for making every word funny. Those who watched Gervais host The Golden Globes got a glimpse of that yesterday, but he is even better […][...]