Susan Sarandon Arrested At Protest For Minimum Wage For Restaurant Workers In New York State Capital
Susan Sarandon is always willing to put herself on the line for a good cause.
On Monday, the 76-year-old “Bull Durham” star was arrested while protesting at the New York state Capitol in Albany in support of restaurant workers fighting for minimum wage.
Read More: Susan Sarandon Reacts To Daughter Eva Amurri Calling Her Upbringing A ‘Circus’ (Exclusive)
Spectrum News 1 Albany reported that Sarandon was arrested alongside eight others, including former New York lieutenant governor candidate Ana Maria Archila.
Police left activists alone for several minutes. Several were confused why they weren’t getting arrested.
After blocking security for several minutes and pushing against officers, Susan Sarandon and @AnaMariaforNY were finally one of several to be arrested. pic.twitter.com/gRDq1DJfB5
— Kate Lisa (@KaitlynnLisa) May 8, 2023
Each of the protesters arrested were booked and released with tickets issued to appear in court at a future date.
The protester were pushing...
On Monday, the 76-year-old “Bull Durham” star was arrested while protesting at the New York state Capitol in Albany in support of restaurant workers fighting for minimum wage.
Read More: Susan Sarandon Reacts To Daughter Eva Amurri Calling Her Upbringing A ‘Circus’ (Exclusive)
Spectrum News 1 Albany reported that Sarandon was arrested alongside eight others, including former New York lieutenant governor candidate Ana Maria Archila.
Police left activists alone for several minutes. Several were confused why they weren’t getting arrested.
After blocking security for several minutes and pushing against officers, Susan Sarandon and @AnaMariaforNY were finally one of several to be arrested. pic.twitter.com/gRDq1DJfB5
— Kate Lisa (@KaitlynnLisa) May 8, 2023
Each of the protesters arrested were booked and released with tickets issued to appear in court at a future date.
The protester were pushing...
- 5/10/2023
- by Corey Atad
- ET Canada
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It’s an open secret in Hollywood — and your place on it can mean the difference between career life or death.
It’s “The List”: a constantly shifting roll call of the most bankable actors in Hollywood. While the powers that be would never admit to it, such an index does exist, as verified by writer-director Ron Shelton on the latest episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s It Happened in Hollywood podcast
“[It’s] every studio or network or now streaming company’s list of actors or actresses who trigger financing — who are bankable,” explains Hollywood veteran Shelton as he breaks down the making of his 1988 baseball classic, Bull Durham.
“The problem is everybody’s list is a little different,” he adds. “Everybody’s list has Dwayne Johnson and Tom Cruise on it, but the list changes every week, every month. You’re auditioning women,...
It’s an open secret in Hollywood — and your place on it can mean the difference between career life or death.
It’s “The List”: a constantly shifting roll call of the most bankable actors in Hollywood. While the powers that be would never admit to it, such an index does exist, as verified by writer-director Ron Shelton on the latest episode of The Hollywood Reporter’s It Happened in Hollywood podcast
“[It’s] every studio or network or now streaming company’s list of actors or actresses who trigger financing — who are bankable,” explains Hollywood veteran Shelton as he breaks down the making of his 1988 baseball classic, Bull Durham.
“The problem is everybody’s list is a little different,” he adds. “Everybody’s list has Dwayne Johnson and Tom Cruise on it, but the list changes every week, every month. You’re auditioning women,...
- 11/2/2022
- by Seth Abramovitch
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Producer Daniela Taplin Lundberg’s Stay Gold Features has announced the launch of Hollywood Gold, a new talk show podcast that will pull back the curtain on the making of some of the industry’s most iconic movies, through interviews with notable producers and filmmakers.
The series will profile a wide range of films and feature conversations with such producers as Fred Roos (The Outsiders), Callie Khouri (Thelma & Louise), Ron Shelton (Bull Durham), Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Election), and Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks (American Beauty). From stories of how the Weinsteins refused to approve the infamous Scream mask, to how The Princess Diaries inspired Julie Andrews’ return to film after a 10 year hiatus and launched Anne Hathaway’s career, to unknown filmmaker Martin Scorcese discovering Robert De Niro in the casting process for Mean Streets, the podcast will shine a light on the often unseen and...
The series will profile a wide range of films and feature conversations with such producers as Fred Roos (The Outsiders), Callie Khouri (Thelma & Louise), Ron Shelton (Bull Durham), Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Election), and Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks (American Beauty). From stories of how the Weinsteins refused to approve the infamous Scream mask, to how The Princess Diaries inspired Julie Andrews’ return to film after a 10 year hiatus and launched Anne Hathaway’s career, to unknown filmmaker Martin Scorcese discovering Robert De Niro in the casting process for Mean Streets, the podcast will shine a light on the often unseen and...
- 9/20/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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Disney+ announced Thursday a sports drama series with an impressive bench of talent attached.
Oscar-winning Coda actor Troy Kotsur is attached to star and executive produce the as-yet-untitled project which tells the true story of the 2021 Cubs Football team, where a Deaf team had an undefeated season and earned a spot in the California State Championship game for the first time in its school history. Kotsur will play the team’s coach.
Acclaimed sports drama veteran writer Ron Shelton (Bull Durham) is attached to direct the pilot, executive produce, as well as write the pilot along with Ben Shelton (Candy Jar) who will write and executive produce. Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin (Coda) will also executive produce. Kevin Falls (The West Wing) will executive produce and will serve as showrunner.
The project is being developed by ABC Signature and Disney Branded Television and...
Disney+ announced Thursday a sports drama series with an impressive bench of talent attached.
Oscar-winning Coda actor Troy Kotsur is attached to star and executive produce the as-yet-untitled project which tells the true story of the 2021 Cubs Football team, where a Deaf team had an undefeated season and earned a spot in the California State Championship game for the first time in its school history. Kotsur will play the team’s coach.
Acclaimed sports drama veteran writer Ron Shelton (Bull Durham) is attached to direct the pilot, executive produce, as well as write the pilot along with Ben Shelton (Candy Jar) who will write and executive produce. Academy Award-winning actress Marlee Matlin (Coda) will also executive produce. Kevin Falls (The West Wing) will executive produce and will serve as showrunner.
The project is being developed by ABC Signature and Disney Branded Television and...
- 7/28/2022
- by James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After a bidding war, ABC Signature has secured exclusive TV rights to the extraordinary story of the 2021 football team from the California School for the Deaf in Riverside, CA.
ABC Signature and Disney Branded Television are developing the untitled project for Disney+. Oscar winner Troy Kotsur (Coda) will play the team’s coach and executive produce the project with his Coda co-star Marlee Matlin. Ron Shelton (Bull Durham) is attached to direct the pilot and executive produce, as well as write the pilot along with Ben Shelton (Candy Jar) who will write and executive produce.
Kevin Falls will executive produce and serve as showrunner.
The studio will partner with the school and the California Department of Education to tell the story of the team’s historical undefeated season and how it earned a spot in the California State Championship game for the first time in school history.
ABC Signature and Disney Branded Television are developing the untitled project for Disney+. Oscar winner Troy Kotsur (Coda) will play the team’s coach and executive produce the project with his Coda co-star Marlee Matlin. Ron Shelton (Bull Durham) is attached to direct the pilot and executive produce, as well as write the pilot along with Ben Shelton (Candy Jar) who will write and executive produce.
Kevin Falls will executive produce and serve as showrunner.
The studio will partner with the school and the California Department of Education to tell the story of the team’s historical undefeated season and how it earned a spot in the California State Championship game for the first time in school history.
- 7/28/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Emanating from their studio in Cincinnati, Ohio, The History of Bad Ideas sees hosts Jason, Jeff and Blake talk about all things geeky on their podcast. Whether it’s rumours of the latest comic book movies, debating who really is the worst villain of all time, discussing the latest comic issues or just wondering about life in general, you are sure to have a fun time with them! In theory.
If you haven’t listened to the show before – why not? – you can check out previous episodes of The History of Bad Ideas podcast on iTunes and look out for new episodes here on Nerdly each and every week…
Episode 190: Bulb Worthy!
The Hobi Gang is in the studio to talk the latest Game of Thrones episode and give some thoughts on the beginning of the Defenders series on Netflix! The guys draft a new cast of Bull Durham,...
If you haven’t listened to the show before – why not? – you can check out previous episodes of The History of Bad Ideas podcast on iTunes and look out for new episodes here on Nerdly each and every week…
Episode 190: Bulb Worthy!
The Hobi Gang is in the studio to talk the latest Game of Thrones episode and give some thoughts on the beginning of the Defenders series on Netflix! The guys draft a new cast of Bull Durham,...
- 8/24/2017
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
In a world where reboots, remakes, and sequels never stop rising, the creators of Black-Ish are the minds behind the most recent remake coming soon to a theater near you.
Franchise films are tailor made to continue on and on and on. Well after they are wanted or needed. When a story runs dry, scrap it and start form the beginning. That seemed to be Hollywood's motto for quite awhile. Recently it's not just franchises that get that treatment, but any film that had an audience is acceptable to be remade brought to a millennial audience. No classic is safe. Therefore this week we have been given the most recent to join the ranks of reboots, and that is White Men Can't Jump.
That's right, the 1992 sports classic staring our recent inductee Star Wars universe Woody Harrelson, and the one and only Wesley Snipes is coming back to the big screen in a new way.
Franchise films are tailor made to continue on and on and on. Well after they are wanted or needed. When a story runs dry, scrap it and start form the beginning. That seemed to be Hollywood's motto for quite awhile. Recently it's not just franchises that get that treatment, but any film that had an audience is acceptable to be remade brought to a millennial audience. No classic is safe. Therefore this week we have been given the most recent to join the ranks of reboots, and that is White Men Can't Jump.
That's right, the 1992 sports classic staring our recent inductee Star Wars universe Woody Harrelson, and the one and only Wesley Snipes is coming back to the big screen in a new way.
- 1/18/2017
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (B.C.)
- Cinelinx
"I ain't ready to write my memoirs yet, I am ?" Filmbuff has unveiled the new full-length trailer for stoner baseball drama Spaceman, about the true story of baseball player Bill "Spaceman" Lee, who was a big-time advocate of marijuana. A very nicely-bearded Josh Duhamel plays Bill Lee, and the cast includes Ernie Hudson, W. Earl Brown, Sterling K. Brown, Carlos Leal, Peter Mackenzie and Emma Rose Maloney. The first teaser trailer for Spaceman didn't show too much, but this trailer gives us much more to work with, and it seems like an amusing and entertaining tale of stoner-dom. Lee actually pitched in the two games during the 1975 World Series for the Red Sox. This seems like a perfect movie for a Sunday afternoon. Here's the new full-length trailer (+ poster) for Brett Rapkin's Spaceman, direct from Filmbuff's YouTube: From the executive producer of Bull Durham and White Men Can't Jump comes the film Spaceman,...
- 7/22/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
Working Girl (1988)
Director: Mike Nichols
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
I wasn't fair to Working Girl in 1988. When it won the reader poll easily for coverage here on Best Shot, the old grudge flared up again. 'Why do people love this movie so much?' I thought. You see the Oscar race is often distorting. In 1988 Working Girl was a last minute disrupter with its Christmas bow, and I never forgave it for costing Bull Durham, Running on Empty, or Who Framed Roger Rabbit major nominations and prizes. There's no proof of course that it did -- but I believed it wholeheartedly.
But watching the film again, away from that distorting horse race, I could enjoy it fully without name-checking those films I held more dear. There's so much to enjoy all told. "It plays," as they say. It plays beautifully. Now don't get me wrong.
Working Girl (1988)
Director: Mike Nichols
Cinematography: Michael Ballhaus
I wasn't fair to Working Girl in 1988. When it won the reader poll easily for coverage here on Best Shot, the old grudge flared up again. 'Why do people love this movie so much?' I thought. You see the Oscar race is often distorting. In 1988 Working Girl was a last minute disrupter with its Christmas bow, and I never forgave it for costing Bull Durham, Running on Empty, or Who Framed Roger Rabbit major nominations and prizes. There's no proof of course that it did -- but I believed it wholeheartedly.
But watching the film again, away from that distorting horse race, I could enjoy it fully without name-checking those films I held more dear. There's so much to enjoy all told. "It plays," as they say. It plays beautifully. Now don't get me wrong.
- 7/7/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
"Is this what I think it is?" Filmbuff has released a teaer trailer for the baseball drama called Spaceman, about the infamous all-star Mlb pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee. Actor Josh Duhamel plays Lee, a former Boston Red Sox and Montreal Expos pitcher who was booted from the Mlb for his love of marijuana and "outspoken politics". The full cast includes Ernie Hudson, W. Earl Brown, Sterling K. Brown, Carlos Leal, Peter Mackenzie and Emma Rose Maloney. This is just the first teaser so it's more of a quick introduction than a full-on trailer, but it looks like it'll be quite fun and funky and full of purple haze. Enjoy. Here's the first official teaser trailer for Brett Rapkin's Spaceman, direct from Filmbuff's YouTube: From the executive producer of Bull Durham and White Men Can't Jump comes the film Spaceman, the mostly-true story of former all-star Mlb pitcher Bill "Spaceman" Lee.
- 6/8/2016
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Ethan Hawke impresses as an abusive father to a major-league rookie pitcher in an intriguing character study that’s admirably hard to pin down
From its graceful opening credits sequence, which, backed by an elegant classical music score, fixes the viewer’s gaze on some tasteful wallpaper, writer and director Noah Buschel’s The Phenom immediately goes out of its way to subvert all the expectations associated with baseball movies.
Despite its rigorously formal leanings, The Phenom is still a film about a young man struggling to regain his focus and grow into the athlete he was born to be. But unlike Field of Dreams, Bad News Bears, Bull Durham and countless other films centered on the sport, The Phenom is more interested in its hero’s psychological trappings than his talents on the field.
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From its graceful opening credits sequence, which, backed by an elegant classical music score, fixes the viewer’s gaze on some tasteful wallpaper, writer and director Noah Buschel’s The Phenom immediately goes out of its way to subvert all the expectations associated with baseball movies.
Despite its rigorously formal leanings, The Phenom is still a film about a young man struggling to regain his focus and grow into the athlete he was born to be. But unlike Field of Dreams, Bad News Bears, Bull Durham and countless other films centered on the sport, The Phenom is more interested in its hero’s psychological trappings than his talents on the field.
Continue reading...
- 4/18/2016
- by Nigel M Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
Ethan Hawke impresses as an abusive father to a major-league rookie pitcher in an intriguing character study that’s admirably hard to pin down
From its graceful opening credits sequence, which, backed by an elegant classical music score, fixes the viewer’s gaze on some tasteful wallpaper, writer and director Noah Buschel’s The Phenom immediately goes out of its way to subvert all the expectations associated with baseball movies.
Despite its rigorously formal leanings, The Phenom is still a film about a young man struggling to regain his focus and grow into the athlete he was born to be. But unlike Field of Dreams, Bad News Bears, Bull Durham and countless other films centered on the sport, The Phenom is more interested in its hero’s psychological trappings than his talents on the field.
Continue reading...
From its graceful opening credits sequence, which, backed by an elegant classical music score, fixes the viewer’s gaze on some tasteful wallpaper, writer and director Noah Buschel’s The Phenom immediately goes out of its way to subvert all the expectations associated with baseball movies.
Despite its rigorously formal leanings, The Phenom is still a film about a young man struggling to regain his focus and grow into the athlete he was born to be. But unlike Field of Dreams, Bad News Bears, Bull Durham and countless other films centered on the sport, The Phenom is more interested in its hero’s psychological trappings than his talents on the field.
Continue reading...
- 4/18/2016
- by Nigel M Smith
- The Guardian - Film News
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- 2/17/2016
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Every other year the Bsfc chooses the future Oscar winner as their Best Picture. Look at the evidence: 2009 The Hurt Locker; 2010: The Social Network; 2011: The Artist; 2012: Zero Dark Thirty; 2014: 12 Years a Slave; 2015: Boyhood. Before that it's a little bumpier statistically since 2008 saw a tie between Slumdog Millionaire (the eventual Oscar winner and Wall•E, a much more deserving (and braver) choice. But it was only in 2006 with The Departed that they started lining up regularlyt. Before then Boston could often be counted on for more iconoclastic choices like Mulholland Drive, Out of Sight, Three Kings, Trainspotting, Bull Durham, Ran, etcetera. They've been handing out awards since 1980 when Raging Bull won their inaugural Best Picture award.
Here's what they chose this year...
Here's what they chose this year...
- 12/6/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Oscar-winning sound mixer Robert Alan “Bob” Minkler died of respiratory failure Oct. 11 at home in Oregon with his wife Patty at his side. Minkler won his Oscar in 1978 for Best Sound on George Lucas‘ iconic sci-fi movie “Star Wars.” In a Hollywood career that spanned 20 years, Minkler worked on such films as “The Black Stallion,” “Easy Rider,” “Bull Durham,” “Mask,” “Urban Cowboy,” “Rocky II,” “Hair” and “Tron,” for which he was Oscar-nominated along with his brother, Lee Minkler, and his nephew, three-time Oscar winner Michael Minkler. Born in 1937 in Glendale, California to audio pioneer Lee Darrell Minkler...
- 10/28/2015
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
If you are a baseball fan, you've got The Natural, Field Of Dreams, Bull Durham, A League Of Their Own, The Sandlot, and dozens of other high quality films. If you are a football fan, you've got Remember The Titans, Friday Night Lights, Rudy, Brian's Song, The Blindside, just to name a few. But, if you are a hockey fan, all you've got is Slap Shot, Miracle, and the Mighty Ducks franchise, if you are really desperate. That is until tomorrow night's premiere of the new IFC comedy Benders Thursday, October 1st at 1000pm on IFC. The new show, created by the team behind Rescue Me, Sirens, Maron, and SEXampDRUGSampROCKampROLL, follows the beer league hockey team The Uncle Chubbys, and its ragtag group of also-ran players.
- 10/1/2015
- by Matt Tamanini
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tonight, the Suzi Bass Awards, Inc. revealed nominations for the 2014-2015 Atlanta professional theatrical season to theatre patrons and industry artists. The Suzi Nomination Party, which rotates venues, was hosted this year by Horizon Theatre. Guest announcers included the ladies of The Weird Sisters Theatre Project Kelly Criss, Veronika Duerr, Jaclyn Hofmann, Tiffany Porter, and Megan Rose. Among the notable nominees are Broadway-bound Tuck Everlasting and stage vet Will Swenson, who starred in Bull Durham at the Alliance.Scroll down for the full list of nominees...
- 9/1/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Last Fall, the Alliance Theatre in Atlanta opened the world premiere of Bull Durham, a new musical based on the beloved 1988 film, directed by Kip Fagan. Now according to an Equity casting notice, the musical will get a New York City workshop, this time with direction by Marc Bruni. Rehearsals are set to begin in September, with lab presentations on October 14 amp15.
- 7/31/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Baseball has always been the great American pastime, and Hollywood has celebrated that on film for over a century. From comedies like Major League and Bull Durham to dramas like Field of Dreams and The Natural, baseball movies are an important and powerful genre. As we look forward to the upcoming Mlb All-Star game, we give you this roundup of the 10 best baseball movie moments in cinema history. (Some movies even have more than one.) Taylor Calls His Shot – Major League...
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- 7/13/2015
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
All week long our writers will debate: Which was the greatest film year of the past half century. Click here for a complete list of our essays. How to decide in the grand scheme of things which film year stands above all others? History gives us no clear methodology to unravel this thorny but extremely important question. Is it the year with the highest average score of movies? So a year that averages out to a B + might be the winner over a field strewn with B’s, despite a few A +’s. Or do a few masterpieces lift up a year so far that whatever else happened beyond those three or four films is of no consequence? Both measures are worthy, and the winner by either of those would certainly be a year not to be sneezed at. But I contend the only true measure of a year’s...
- 4/27/2015
- by Richard Rushfield
- Hitfix
Ciara Renée primarily a stage actress, who appeared on Broadway in "Pippin" and "Big Fish," while also making a mark in the workshop productions of "Hamilton," "Three Little Pigs," and "Bull Durham," in addition to several regional credits, has been cast in the CW’s proposed "Arrow"/"Flash" spin-off series, playing Kendra Saunders aka Hawkgirl, which is a lead role. Quite a quick climb for the young actress, who only just graduated from University in May 2013, from Baldwin Wallace, with a Musical Theater degree. The spinoff project featuring characters from both "Arrow" and "The...
- 3/30/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Manuel here to bring some Hollywood-tinged stage-bound news to give us a brief respite from the fun that is Hollywood awards season.
Cindy Lauper and Kinky Boots, Elton John and Billy Elliot, Alan Menken and Sister Act, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Bring it On, Marc Shaiman and Catch Me if You Can. It seems as if Broadway is on a movie-adaptation streak, no? Movie based adaptations have won seven of the past fourteen Tony Awards for Best Musical! This season alone will see Honeymoon in Vegas (based on the 1992 film of the same name), musicals based on Oscar-winning films Dr Zhivago (which recently announced its star) and Gigi (for what it's worth, its pre-Broadway engagement stars Vanessa Hudgens), as well as Bull Durham. Down the line we’re still expecting First Wives Club, Amelie, American Psycho, The Bodyguard and Ever After to make it to New York in the near future.
Cindy Lauper and Kinky Boots, Elton John and Billy Elliot, Alan Menken and Sister Act, Lin-Manuel Miranda and Bring it On, Marc Shaiman and Catch Me if You Can. It seems as if Broadway is on a movie-adaptation streak, no? Movie based adaptations have won seven of the past fourteen Tony Awards for Best Musical! This season alone will see Honeymoon in Vegas (based on the 1992 film of the same name), musicals based on Oscar-winning films Dr Zhivago (which recently announced its star) and Gigi (for what it's worth, its pre-Broadway engagement stars Vanessa Hudgens), as well as Bull Durham. Down the line we’re still expecting First Wives Club, Amelie, American Psycho, The Bodyguard and Ever After to make it to New York in the near future.
- 12/3/2014
- by Manuel Betancourt
- FilmExperience
Alliance Theatre just opened the world premiere of Bull Durham, a new musical based on the beloved 1988 film. Directed by Kip Fagan Off-Broadway The Revisionist, Bull Durham has a book by Academy Award-nomineeRon Shelton director and screenwriter of the Bull Durham movie and music and lyrics by Susan Werner, whom the Chicago Tribune called, 'one of the most innovative songwriters working today.' Broadway veterans John Behlmann, Melissa Errico, and Will Swenson star as the Veteran catcher 'Crash' Davis Swenson, rookie pitcher Ebby Calvin 'Nuke' Laloosh Behlmann and Annie Savoy Errico.
- 9/15/2014
- by Review Roundups
- BroadwayWorld.com
We’ve reviewed every summer movie season since 1980 to find out which are the best, and which are the worst. Last week we posted our picks for the worst, and here we post our picks for the best.
2015 and 2016 may just be the most overthetop summer movie seasons yet. It seems like nearly every movie slated for a summer 2015 or 2016 release is heavily anticipated. Because of these impending summers of movie awesomeness, we’ve decided to take a look back at summer movie seasons of years past. The idea of the summer movie season is currently in full swing, but it didn’t catch on immediately. Hollywood had to do its fair share of experimenting to determine what types of films would be most successful. As a result, some summer movie seasons have been better than others. We’ve reviewed them all for you and ranked them from worst to best.
2015 and 2016 may just be the most overthetop summer movie seasons yet. It seems like nearly every movie slated for a summer 2015 or 2016 release is heavily anticipated. Because of these impending summers of movie awesomeness, we’ve decided to take a look back at summer movie seasons of years past. The idea of the summer movie season is currently in full swing, but it didn’t catch on immediately. Hollywood had to do its fair share of experimenting to determine what types of films would be most successful. As a result, some summer movie seasons have been better than others. We’ve reviewed them all for you and ranked them from worst to best.
- 9/15/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Good morning, BroadwayWorld Because we know all our readers eat, sleep and breathe Broadway, what could be better than waking up to it Today's big news The Lion King marks a milestone, Bull Durham begins in Atlanta, A Chorus Line starts in Seattle and The Will Rogers Follies grace the Finger Lakes, plus lots of stars meet the press today...
- 9/3/2014
- by Jessica Showers
- BroadwayWorld.com
Alliance Theatre will present the world premiere of Bull Durham, a new musical based on the beloved 1988 film. The production hits the Alliance Stage on September 3rd. Directed by Kip Fagan Off-Broadway The Revisionist, Bull Durham has a book by Academy Award-nomineeRon Shelton director and screenwriter of the Bull Durham movie and music and lyrics by Susan Werner, whom the Chicago Tribune called, 'one of the most innovative songwriters working today.' Check out some behind the scenes footage from rehearsals in the video below...
- 9/2/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Rehearsals are underway for the Alliance Theatre's upcoming world premiere Bull Durham, a new musical based on the beloved 1988 film. The production hits the Alliance Stage on September 3rd.Recently, the Bull Durham cast took a break from rehearsals to take a field trip to Coolray Field, home to the Triple A minor league team, the Gwinnett Braves, where Braves coaches and Manager Brian Snitker provided training and tips for the talented actors. BroadwayWorld brings you more photos from the special event below...
- 8/12/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
As BroadwayWorld previously reported, John Behlmann, Melissa Errico and Will Swenson will star in Bull Durham, the new musical based on the beloved 1988 film, which Sports Illustrated proclaimed the '1 Greatest Sports Movie of All-time.' Bull Durham will premiere at the Alliance Theatre on September 3, and will run until October 5. Swenson, who will play 'Crash Davis', will appear in the new musical while on hiatus from the Broadway revival of Les Miserables, where he currently stars as Javert. Swenson will be gone July 22- October 5. A replacement has not yet been announced.
- 5/27/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Baseball is America's pastime. Before there were cars or movies or a President named Roosevelt, ballplayers were swiping bags and hitting bombs.
Throughout its 100 plus years, few things have changed about the sport, even down to fights over wounded pride. It didn't take long for Hollywood to glom on to the drama, and the baseball genre was brought to new heights with the 1942 classic "Pride of the Yankees." This Friday, Disney brings us the latest baseball-themed movie, "Million Dollar Arm," starring Jon Hamm as a sports agent determined to turn Indian cricket players into baseball stars.
In honor of the greatest fictional baseball figures, from movies like "Bull Durham" and "Major League," we've assembled our own Dream Team.
Think we slighted a couple baseball characters? Let us know in the comments below!
Article photo courtesy of Everett...
Throughout its 100 plus years, few things have changed about the sport, even down to fights over wounded pride. It didn't take long for Hollywood to glom on to the drama, and the baseball genre was brought to new heights with the 1942 classic "Pride of the Yankees." This Friday, Disney brings us the latest baseball-themed movie, "Million Dollar Arm," starring Jon Hamm as a sports agent determined to turn Indian cricket players into baseball stars.
In honor of the greatest fictional baseball figures, from movies like "Bull Durham" and "Major League," we've assembled our own Dream Team.
Think we slighted a couple baseball characters? Let us know in the comments below!
Article photo courtesy of Everett...
- 5/16/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
Los Angeles, CA and Philadelphia, Pa – April 30, 2014 – Comcast and MGM Television (MGM) today announced that Comcast will begin to make MGM content available through the Xfinity On Demand digital store. Xfinity TV customers can own and access movies anytime, anywhere, on any device, often before the DVD release. The list of stellar MGM fan favorites to be added to the Xfinity On Demand store will include: Bull Durham, Capote, Carrie (2013), Fargo, The Graduate, Hoosiers, Hot Tub Time Machine, Legally Blonde, The Princess Bride, the Rocky franchise, Skyfall, The Silence Of The Lambs, The Usual Suspects, Thelma & Louise, West Side Story and When Harry Met Sally as well as the hit television series Vikings. MGM’s content will debut on Comcast with the 2014 film RoboCop on Digital HD on May 20, 2014. “Our Xfinity TV customers now have access to hundreds of movies and shows they can own digitally and enjoy anywhere, on any device,...
- 4/30/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
In the surest sign yet that America now prefers the barbarism of football to the poetry of baseball, Hollywood’s most reliable seamhead has forsaken America’s pastime for the game that gave us Brett Favre’s penis. Yet despite his switch in Draft Day comes out today, Costner remains the same. He’s that same stubborn sage he’s played so many times before, dropping knowledge about games like the Confucius of the bleachers. We collected all that wisdom for you below:As Marcus Sommers, a bicycle racing doctor with a death wish in American Flyers. As Crash Davis, an aging minor league catcher in Bull Durham. As Roy McAvoy, a heavy drinking and bad tempered golf pro in Tin Cup. As Billy Chapel, a star pitcher in the twilight of his career in For Love of the Game.
- 4/16/2014
- by Adam K. Raymond
- Vulture
Over the course of cinematic history, sports movies have developed into their own genre, with films such as Hoosiers and Bull Durham standing out from the field. However, there have been few parodies of the genre, with most of the comedy in such films coming from the situation that the characters find themselves in. This is the area that a new comedy, titled Intramural, aims for. Directed by Andrew Disney, working from a screenplay by Bradley Jackson, the film stars Kate McKinnon, Jay Pharoah, Beck Bennett, D.C. Pierson, Nick Kocher, Brian McElhaney, and Nikki Reed, and the first trailer has now been released. The trailer can be seen below.
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- 4/10/2014
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Stepping out for some media duties, Jennifer Garner was all smiles as she arrived at ABC Studios in Times Square today (April 9).
The “Butter” babe was in the house to chat with George Stephanopoulos about her new movie “Draft Day” on “Good Morning America.”
And while she’s definitely a girly girl at heart, Jen assured female viewers that you don’t have to be a football fan to enjoy the soon-to-be-released flick.
“If you think about it, I didn’t know anything about baseball when I watched ‘Bull Durham’ and it’s still one of my all-time favorite movies. Now that I do love baseball I should go back and watch it again.”
She added, “It’s a really, really fun movie with football on the periphery enough to talk your guy into taking you!”...
The “Butter” babe was in the house to chat with George Stephanopoulos about her new movie “Draft Day” on “Good Morning America.”
And while she’s definitely a girly girl at heart, Jen assured female viewers that you don’t have to be a football fan to enjoy the soon-to-be-released flick.
“If you think about it, I didn’t know anything about baseball when I watched ‘Bull Durham’ and it’s still one of my all-time favorite movies. Now that I do love baseball I should go back and watch it again.”
She added, “It’s a really, really fun movie with football on the periphery enough to talk your guy into taking you!”...
- 4/9/2014
- GossipCenter
What’s new, what’s hot, and what you may have missed, now available to stream on Netflix and Amazon Instant Video.
streaming now, while it’s still in theaters
Cold Comes the Night: a familiar-feeling crime thriller is enlivened by unexpectedly down-to-earth, hardbitten characters weighed down by the mundane weariness of life on the edge [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
streaming now, before it’s on dvd
In a World…: a fresh, funny slice-of-life about a woman in a man’s world, with a smart note about why it matters that women’s voices are heard [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video] Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2: moderately sweet and amusing, but nowhere near as clever or original as the first film [at Amazon Instant Video]
new to streaming
Enough Said: genuine, warm, messy, and human: a wonderfully realistic romance; features one of James Gandolfini’s final performances, and one of his best [at Amazon Instant Video] Fruitvale Station: low-key yet...
streaming now, while it’s still in theaters
Cold Comes the Night: a familiar-feeling crime thriller is enlivened by unexpectedly down-to-earth, hardbitten characters weighed down by the mundane weariness of life on the edge [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video]
streaming now, before it’s on dvd
In a World…: a fresh, funny slice-of-life about a woman in a man’s world, with a smart note about why it matters that women’s voices are heard [my review] [at Amazon Instant Video] Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2: moderately sweet and amusing, but nowhere near as clever or original as the first film [at Amazon Instant Video]
new to streaming
Enough Said: genuine, warm, messy, and human: a wonderfully realistic romance; features one of James Gandolfini’s final performances, and one of his best [at Amazon Instant Video] Fruitvale Station: low-key yet...
- 1/15/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
The final day of Amazon.com's holiday sales, and arguably the biggest after Black Friday, is here. Cyber Monday offers the biggest discounts you'll see all year in Blu-ray films, Blu-ray TV boxsets and console game sales. Below are the best bargains on offer so far in those categories.
As usual the 'Hot Daily Deals' section points out the must-see biggest bargains to be had today - the kind that sell out quickly so keep an eye on it. This is your last chance to nab a bargain, it all goes back to normal prices tomorrow.
Please note that Dark Horizons will earn a very small referral fee when readers purchase something on Amazon through one of the links below. Said fee helps contribute towards the site's running costs, so if you do grab something - thank you. In terms of personal recommendations for titles and bargains below:
Hot Daily...
As usual the 'Hot Daily Deals' section points out the must-see biggest bargains to be had today - the kind that sell out quickly so keep an eye on it. This is your last chance to nab a bargain, it all goes back to normal prices tomorrow.
Please note that Dark Horizons will earn a very small referral fee when readers purchase something on Amazon through one of the links below. Said fee helps contribute towards the site's running costs, so if you do grab something - thank you. In terms of personal recommendations for titles and bargains below:
Hot Daily...
- 12/2/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
There are many reasons to mourn the end of Eastbound & Down. Danny McBride’s easy, almost casual hilarity, the show’s odd, un-tv-like pace, and the sheer thrill of seeing Will Ferrell on television will all be missed.
But there’s also another thing that the HBO series will take with it when its finale airs tonight, and that’s baseball — or, more specifically, baseball’s place in pop culture.
For years — even decades — people have talked about baseball losing its mantle as America’s favorite pastime, but the topic has flared up again in the past few months. National ratings are down,...
But there’s also another thing that the HBO series will take with it when its finale airs tonight, and that’s baseball — or, more specifically, baseball’s place in pop culture.
For years — even decades — people have talked about baseball losing its mantle as America’s favorite pastime, but the topic has flared up again in the past few months. National ratings are down,...
- 11/17/2013
- by Ray Rahman
- EW.com - PopWatch
The Battery (2012)
Is there anything more American than baseball and zombies? Sure, that’s not how you’re normally used to hearing such a question, but since we’ve learned that neither applies or pie are truly American in their origin, we need to replace it with something. Anymore, it seems, zombies fit the bill fairly well.
I imagine asking myself, “what two things have never been put together on film,” and then I realize what writer and director Jeremy Gardner must have realized at some point when he developed the idea for making The Battery. This is a film that combines these two very American things, baseball and zombies, doing so in a simplistic way that preserves the core essence of both. You won’t find any rage-induced superhuman zombies or off-the-wall pseudo-scientific explanations for the cause here.
Gardner sets out to tell a story about survival, not unlike that of The Walking Dead,...
Is there anything more American than baseball and zombies? Sure, that’s not how you’re normally used to hearing such a question, but since we’ve learned that neither applies or pie are truly American in their origin, we need to replace it with something. Anymore, it seems, zombies fit the bill fairly well.
I imagine asking myself, “what two things have never been put together on film,” and then I realize what writer and director Jeremy Gardner must have realized at some point when he developed the idea for making The Battery. This is a film that combines these two very American things, baseball and zombies, doing so in a simplistic way that preserves the core essence of both. You won’t find any rage-induced superhuman zombies or off-the-wall pseudo-scientific explanations for the cause here.
Gardner sets out to tell a story about survival, not unlike that of The Walking Dead,...
- 7/22/2013
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
June is always the toughest month for me to wrap my head 'round. It's my busy birthday month, the summer hits, the blog dips. And when it's over I'm all like "What? The year is half over?!?!?" In the last week of June we celebrated Gay Moments in Cinema and though it wasn't planned we gave equal time to movies before gay liberation (Suspicion, All About Eve, The Maltese Falcon) as after (My Beautiful Laundrette, and My Own Private Idaho) which is kinda how we always do here at Tfe, spanning all eras of movies. We can't be penned in by the now! I didn't have time to revisit but I myself kept thinking about Weekend, that recent gay romantic drama that instantly seems to have seized hearts, gay and straight, around the internet. I couldn't be prouder of that movie if it was the last movie on earth. Where...
- 7/1/2013
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Some have argued that 1988 was the greatest year for summer cinema: Die Hard, Bull Durham, Big, Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, Coming to America, and A Fish Called Wanda all clocked us with genre-bending ingenuity in ’88. I was thinking about it the other day, and I’m prepared to call 1988 one of the best years for pop/dance music too. If you’re like me and worship things like silver anniversaries, hopefully you can make use of this jam-packed list: 10 underrated dance jams from ’88 that will fill your summer of 2013 with monumental firepower. It’s 1988, and it’s forever our girl.
1. Jody Watley, “Most Of All”
A sentimental favorite from the Best New Artist of ’87: Jody Watley‘s self-titled debut album produced five singles, the last of which was released in April of ’88. The heartbreak anthem “Most of All” pairs a danceable chorus with a sad lyric, and for a...
1. Jody Watley, “Most Of All”
A sentimental favorite from the Best New Artist of ’87: Jody Watley‘s self-titled debut album produced five singles, the last of which was released in April of ’88. The heartbreak anthem “Most of All” pairs a danceable chorus with a sad lyric, and for a...
- 6/18/2013
- by Louis Virtel
- The Backlot
You may remember Brandon Routh as the gentleman cast as the title character in Bryan Singer's attempted revival of the Superman franchise, "Superman Returns." Or, you may not.
One person who does remember Brandon Routh as Superman once upon a time? Brandon Routh. In a NextMovie exclusive — meaning, in a thoroughly fictional, ridiculously dramatized original piece from a snarky writer — we tracked down Routh and asked him to record a running diary as he watched "Man of Steel," the Superman movie starring Henry Cavill, over a few adult beverages.
Here are the results, completely unedited:
(5 minutes before the movie): Barely anyone here, like I thought. Just ol B-Routh and this handy dandy bottle of Glenlivet, and maybe a few sadistic Batman fans getting ready for a "Man of Steel" train wreck on a Friday night. They're cool. We'll all be laughing together soon in our Christian Bale Batman voices.
One person who does remember Brandon Routh as Superman once upon a time? Brandon Routh. In a NextMovie exclusive — meaning, in a thoroughly fictional, ridiculously dramatized original piece from a snarky writer — we tracked down Routh and asked him to record a running diary as he watched "Man of Steel," the Superman movie starring Henry Cavill, over a few adult beverages.
Here are the results, completely unedited:
(5 minutes before the movie): Barely anyone here, like I thought. Just ol B-Routh and this handy dandy bottle of Glenlivet, and maybe a few sadistic Batman fans getting ready for a "Man of Steel" train wreck on a Friday night. They're cool. We'll all be laughing together soon in our Christian Bale Batman voices.
- 6/17/2013
- by Nick Blake
- NextMovie
In the time before "The Sopranos," "Sex and the City" and all that followed, HBO's prestige came from its movies and miniseries. In the '80s and '90s, when those formats were still wildly popular for the broadcast networks, HBO managed to distinguish itself with great dramas about social issues (the AIDS epidemic epic "And the Band Played On"), ruthless satire (the Wall Street comedy "Barbarians at the Gate") or even straight-up comedies (the minor league film "Long Gone," which some hardcore baseball fans prefer to "Bull Durham"). Slowly but surely, the rest of television got out of this particular part of...
- 5/24/2013
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
When 42 surpassed expectations and won the most recent weekend box office, virtually every day-after industry analysis included some mention that the Jackie Robinson movie recorded the biggest and best opening weekend of any baseball movie ever. But before we give 42 a high-five as it rounds third and heads off to the box-office Hall of Fame, it’s always nice to be reminded that “biggest and best” is a skewed metric when it comes to the modern box office. Was 42′s $27.5 million opening-weekend take a larger numerical figure than that of Bull Durham, The Natural, or Field of Dreams? Yes, it was.
- 4/19/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
The sun is shining, the birds are chirping, and it’s time to crack open the windows after so many long months. Ah, springtime, when a young man’s (and many not so young) thoughts turn to … baseball. Well, it turns out that many in Hollywood have the old “horse-hide” on the brain too. This favorite American pastime has graced the big screen many times from light comedies such as Alibi Ike and Major League to heavy dramas like Bang The Drum Slowly. One classic flick, The Natural, could be classified a Fantasy allegory while another, Bull Durham, is a sexy bedroom romp. Of course, film makers have chosen to tell several real-life stories of the diamond with Pride Of The Yankees (Lou Gehrig’s tale), a couple of Babe Ruth biopics, and the lady players of World War II in A League Of Their Own. Now Brian Helgeland (The Order...
- 4/12/2013
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
for discussion fun
Tootsie, one of the inarguably great American comedies
"The Tuesday Top Ten will get more article-like soon," he said (again). "It really will." But it was so much fun to discuss the 1930s and the 1970s, which are arguably the two most respected decades (critically speaking) of American cinema. So how about a decade that gets no respect? The 1980s. The '80s are tough for me to feel discerning about because I lived through them and was a) young and b) just falling in love with the movies and c) just falling hard for the movies so how could the cinema possibly have been hitting its nadir? I still have inordinate fondness for movies that might more safely be called guilty pleasures like Yentl, Superman II, Splash, Return of the Jedi, Clue, and about half of the filmography of John Hughes... and so on. I even...
Tootsie, one of the inarguably great American comedies
"The Tuesday Top Ten will get more article-like soon," he said (again). "It really will." But it was so much fun to discuss the 1930s and the 1970s, which are arguably the two most respected decades (critically speaking) of American cinema. So how about a decade that gets no respect? The 1980s. The '80s are tough for me to feel discerning about because I lived through them and was a) young and b) just falling in love with the movies and c) just falling hard for the movies so how could the cinema possibly have been hitting its nadir? I still have inordinate fondness for movies that might more safely be called guilty pleasures like Yentl, Superman II, Splash, Return of the Jedi, Clue, and about half of the filmography of John Hughes... and so on. I even...
- 3/13/2013
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
In the comments on my review of Identity Thief one person said, "Brad is hard on comedies...so I always expect him to give unfavorable reviews to them," and that's true. I am hard on comedies, but most often because they aren't very funny, especially today's R-rated comedies where it's no longer about making a funny movie, but about making a "raunchy" movie. The recipe for one of today's R-rated comedies has nothing to do with screenwriting and working out the best story combined with solid punchlines. The key ingredients involve elements that result in an R-rating, most typically an immense amount of swearing and a penis. This kind of humor is funny in the same way deep fried vegetables are good for you. Speaking of which, what makes a penis so funny? This has always confused me and I tackled it in my review of Forgetting Sarah Marshall a...
- 2/8/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Italian Stallion, Sylvester Stallone vs. the Raging Bull, Robert De Niro…someone pinch me. Deadline reports that Grudge Match has finally been greenlit; the film follows two retired fighters who put on the gloves for one last bout.
The studio has Peter Segal (Tommy Boy) to direct and Doug Ellin (Entourage) writing so look for more of a sports comedy than a aging sports drama which I would hope for. Jake Lamotta vs. Rocky Balboa shouldn’t be taken lightly. Kevin Hart (The 40 Year Old Virgin) will play the match’s fight promoter who gets both boxers back in the ring.
Fyi: Raging Bull was voted the third greatest sports movie of all time after Rocky and Bull Durham by Espn.
The studio has Peter Segal (Tommy Boy) to direct and Doug Ellin (Entourage) writing so look for more of a sports comedy than a aging sports drama which I would hope for. Jake Lamotta vs. Rocky Balboa shouldn’t be taken lightly. Kevin Hart (The 40 Year Old Virgin) will play the match’s fight promoter who gets both boxers back in the ring.
Fyi: Raging Bull was voted the third greatest sports movie of all time after Rocky and Bull Durham by Espn.
- 10/12/2012
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
There is a special relationship between baseball and cinema. Over the last century some of our most timeless films have centered around the sport, which from the outside looks like nothing more than a small ball being tossed around, hit by a wooden stick, and being caught in leather gloves. So what is it about baseball that works so damn well on the big screen? This past weekend I had the opportunity to sit down one-on-one with Robert Lorenz, director of the new drama Trouble With The Curve, and talk about just that. Check out our conversation below in which we talk about not only the cinematic magic of baseball, but his relationship with Clint Eastwood, casting for chemistry, and creating his style in his directorial debut. Baseball really does have an impressive legacy on the big screen. You have movies like The Natural, Bull Durham, Field of Dreams. what...
- 9/22/2012
- cinemablend.com
Dorothy Booraem is a video production multi-hyphenate from Lincoln, Nebraska. In addition to creating several film and video shorts, she is also the writer and director of the Asian-influenced horror feature Wake the Witch (available on Netflix). As the COO of Unfiltered Entertainment, a privately owned production company, she has helped in fostering a creative community of artists who specialize in genre content. Her newest project, Blood Rites, is a well-shot, micro-budget horror feature that she co-wrote, produced and directed with the help of her dedicated team. In spite of our underwhelming review, Booraem generously gave her time (and refreshing sense of humor) to speak with Planet Fury about working with a low budget, her creative process and embracing negative criticism.
How did you get started making movies?
How did I get started making movies? Like this… I was working at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in Boulder on the costume/prop crew.
How did you get started making movies?
How did I get started making movies? Like this… I was working at the Colorado Shakespeare Festival in Boulder on the costume/prop crew.
- 7/31/2012
- by Bradley Harding
- Planet Fury
Raging Bull, Rocky, Hoop Dreams … there's no shortage of fantastic, inspirational sports movies. Pity no one told Team Gb
In little more than a fortnight, the athletes of Team Gb will finally put to use the months and years of pain and sweat and sacrifice that they've endured in order to represent their country at the Olympics. There, in a blaze of grit and sinew, they will compete against the greatest in their class from around the world to determine who will go down in sporting history as the best of the best. They personify humanity at its most pure, its most perfect, its most elite. They are better than you in almost every way imaginable.
I say "almost" because, crikey, do they like crappy films.
British Airways has conducted a survey of all the Team Gb and ParalympicsGB athletes to discover their favourite sports films. Perhaps this survey was...
In little more than a fortnight, the athletes of Team Gb will finally put to use the months and years of pain and sweat and sacrifice that they've endured in order to represent their country at the Olympics. There, in a blaze of grit and sinew, they will compete against the greatest in their class from around the world to determine who will go down in sporting history as the best of the best. They personify humanity at its most pure, its most perfect, its most elite. They are better than you in almost every way imaginable.
I say "almost" because, crikey, do they like crappy films.
British Airways has conducted a survey of all the Team Gb and ParalympicsGB athletes to discover their favourite sports films. Perhaps this survey was...
- 7/12/2012
- by Stuart Heritage
- The Guardian - Film News
It's not easy to put together a top 100 of just about anything, but the folks over at Yahoo! Movies have really thrown down the gauntlet this time with a list of the 100 Funniest Movies to See Before You Die. In describing the list, they maintain that their goal was to choose the "funniest" movies out there, not necessarily the "best" comedies. With that in mind, you might think they'd stay away from critically acclaimed classics and lean more toward low brow, quick and easy laughfests. But you'd be wrong. There are a lot of classics on this list, everything from The Apartment to Dr. Strangelove to Charlie Chaplin's Modern Times and Buster Keaton's The General. There are also movies on here that aren't really "comedies" per se, such as Pulp Fiction and Martin Scorsese's After Hours. More than anything, this serves as a reminder that what is...
- 4/10/2012
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
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