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Phil Lord and Chris Miller Made the Multiplex Safe for ‘The Fall Guy’
The directors of 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie masterminded the sort of hip, irreverent satirical action-comedy that paved the way for the hit Ryan Gosling film
The directors of 21 Jump Street and The Lego Movie masterminded the sort of hip, irreverent satirical action-comedy that paved the way for the hit Ryan Gosling film
The latest on Blu-ray and streaming, including Blaze, The Heiress, and Dragged Across Concrete.
What our TV critic would nominate for Emmys for the 2017-18 season.
A review of the fourth season of Netflix's BoJack Horseman and look at the themes that have made the show such a success.
Marie writes: There was a time when Animation was done by slaves with a brush in one hand and a beer in the other. Gary Larson's "Tales From the Far Side" (1994) was such a project. I should know; I worked on it. Produced by Marv Newland at his Vancouver studio "International Rocketship", it first aired as a CBS Halloween special (Larson threw a party for the crew at the Pan Pacific Hotel where we watched the film on a big screen) and was later entered into the 1995 Annecy International Animated Film Festival, where it won the Grand Prix. It spawned a sequel "Tales From the Far Side II" (1997) - I worked on that too. Here it is, below.
Marie writes: Behold a truly inspired idea...Age 8: Eileen's pink creature It started with a simple idea: to make a recognizable comfort toy for her 4 year-old son Dani, based on one of his drawing. His school had asked the children to bring in a toy from home; an emergency measure in the event of a tantrum or crying fit. Fearing he might lose his favorite, Wendy Tsao decided to make Dani a new one. Using a drawing he often made as her guide, she improvised a plush toy snowman. Five years later, Wendy Tsao has her own thriving home-based craft business - Child's Own Studio - in which she transforms the imaginative drawings of children into plush and cloth dolls; each one handcrafted and one-of-a-kind. She receives requests from parents all over the world; there's 500 people on waiting list. Note: kudos to club member Sandy Kahn for submitting the piece.
We've gotta cash in on this quick, so here's my pitch:
Tina Fey plays Sarah Palin as Tina Fey as Sarah Palin in a semi-remake of "Dave."
Animal Control nabs Palin off the street, mistaking her for a stray pit bull whose previous owner tested makeup on animals. Palin is asked to host "SNL" the week before the election, but nobody notices she's missing because the McCain campaign is so successful at keeping her away from the press that they forget where they put her. Security is airtight. Because Fey does a better Palin than Palin does, she is forced to do the show as Palin as Fey as Palin.
