Donald Trump rings in his 70th birthday on Tuesday, an occasion he will celebrate on the campaign trail with an evening rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. If his campaign succeeds, he will be the oldest person ever to be elected president in U.S. history. Ronald Reagan was inaugurated at age 69, just a few weeks shy of his 70th birthday. Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who will turn 69 on Oct. 26, would tie with Reagan as the oldest person ever to take office. She is however, the youngest of the last three candidates standing in the 2016 race. Her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders...
- 6/14/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
Donald Trump rings in his 70th birthday on Tuesday, an occasion he will celebrate on the campaign trail with an evening rally in Greensboro, North Carolina. If his campaign succeeds, he will be the oldest person ever to be elected president in U.S. history. Ronald Reagan was inaugurated at age 69, just a few weeks shy of his 70th birthday. Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton, who will turn 69 on Oct. 26, would tie with Reagan as the oldest person ever to take office. She is however, the youngest of the last three candidates standing in the 2016 race. Her Democratic rival Bernie Sanders...
- 6/14/2016
- by Tierney McAfee, @tierneymcafee
- PEOPLE.com
HBO knows a bit about balance. While "Game Of Thrones" gets everyone's pulse racing, the series has been backed up by two comedies that do a great job at lightening the mood — "Veep" and "Silicon Valley." And before the new seasons arrive for both shows, we want to get you ready with some Blu-ray copies of season four of "Veep" and season two of "Silicon Valley." In the fourth season of "Veep," having become president after her predecessor stepped down, it remains to be seen whether Selina Meyer's (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) term will outlast that of America’s shortest-serving president, William Henry Harrison. With the stakes for Selina and her team higher than ever before, she must still run for election, while her team grapples with how to make her seem “presidential.” Meanwhile, in "Silicon Valley" season two, after taking the tech world by storm last season at TechCrunch Disrupt, Richard...
- 4/18/2016
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
The most recent seasons of HBO’s critically acclaimed Silicon Valley and Veep (to get a sense of why, check out Jj Perkins’ coverage of Silicon Valley season 2 and Deepayan Sengupta’s coverage of Veep season 4) are coming out on Digital HD and in conjunction, we are excited to offer one SoS reader a download code for each! The code will give the winner all 10 episodes of each season, along with deleted scenes for Veep season 4. Listen to the latest episode of SoS’s TV podcast, The Televerse, to find out how to enter. The giveaway will run from July 29th until August 2nd, with a winner announced on next week’s podcast.
For those unfamiliar with either these series, here’s what HBO has to say about them. Warning, Spoilers (for Silicon Valley Season 1 and Veep Season 3) Ahead.
Silicon Valley Season 2:
After taking the tech world by storm last season at TechCrunch Distrupt,...
For those unfamiliar with either these series, here’s what HBO has to say about them. Warning, Spoilers (for Silicon Valley Season 1 and Veep Season 3) Ahead.
Silicon Valley Season 2:
After taking the tech world by storm last season at TechCrunch Distrupt,...
- 7/29/2015
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
As previously reported, season four of Veep will kick off on Sunday April 12th. Today, HBO released further details about the upcoming episodes.
Here's the press release:
Emmy®-Nominated HBO Comedy Series Veep, Created By Armando Iannucci And Starring Emmy®-Winner Julia Louis-dreyfus, Returns For Its Fourth Season April 12
Having become president after her predecessor stepped down, Selina Meyer is about to give her first major speech as commander-in-chief, though it remains to be seen whether her term will outlast that of America’s shortest-serving president, William Henry Harrison. With the stakes for Selina and her team higher than ever before, she must still run for election, and in the weeks to come they will grapple with how to make her seem “presidential.”
(more…)...
Here's the press release:
Emmy®-Nominated HBO Comedy Series Veep, Created By Armando Iannucci And Starring Emmy®-Winner Julia Louis-dreyfus, Returns For Its Fourth Season April 12
Having become president after her predecessor stepped down, Selina Meyer is about to give her first major speech as commander-in-chief, though it remains to be seen whether her term will outlast that of America’s shortest-serving president, William Henry Harrison. With the stakes for Selina and her team higher than ever before, she must still run for election, and in the weeks to come they will grapple with how to make her seem “presidential.”
(more…)...
- 3/25/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
A review of tonight's two "Parks and Recreation" episodes coming up just as soon as we binge watch the future... When NBC announced the plan to double-pump these remaining episodes, in an attempt to get the show off its schedule as quickly as possible(*), many of you were irked by it. And while I'd like to stretch out the experience of watching "Parks and Rec" for as long as possible, the scheduling has worked out really well for these first two weeks. "2017" and "Ron and Jammy" made a good pairing — the first with a lot of exposition about the time jump, the second a throwback episode providing a last hurrah for one of the show's best villains in Tammy 2. "William Henry Harrison," of course, ends with a cliffhanger, and the scheduling allows us to see it paid off right away in "Leslie and Ron." (*) Ironically, the premiere ratings were much...
- 1/21/2015
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Annie
Written by Will Gluck and Aline Brosh McKenna
Directed by Will Gluck
USA, 2014
There were two distinct reactions coming from the news releases about the Annie remake. There was a collective groan from the cynics who like to complain about how Hollywood has no fresh ideas, and there was also a lot of excitement from social justice communities about a black Annie. Which side won out with the final product? That really depends on how charming you find Quvenzhané Wallis as the title character – as for me, I was sold and think it’s one of the best musicals of the past ten years.
The story doesn’t differ much from the 1982 John Huston version. Little orphan (well, foster child) Annie is living with Ms Hannigan (Cameron Diaz) because her parents abandoned her as a child. She is eventually brought to live with a Daddy Warbucks type, Willy Stacks...
Written by Will Gluck and Aline Brosh McKenna
Directed by Will Gluck
USA, 2014
There were two distinct reactions coming from the news releases about the Annie remake. There was a collective groan from the cynics who like to complain about how Hollywood has no fresh ideas, and there was also a lot of excitement from social justice communities about a black Annie. Which side won out with the final product? That really depends on how charming you find Quvenzhané Wallis as the title character – as for me, I was sold and think it’s one of the best musicals of the past ten years.
The story doesn’t differ much from the 1982 John Huston version. Little orphan (well, foster child) Annie is living with Ms Hannigan (Cameron Diaz) because her parents abandoned her as a child. She is eventually brought to live with a Daddy Warbucks type, Willy Stacks...
- 12/19/2014
- by Mynt Marsellus
- SoundOnSight
You know what they say - the only President not to age rapidly in office was William Henry Harrison - and that's just because he died 30 days in. But it still must be disconcerting for Barack Obama to look back at photos from his inauguration and reflect on exactly how the past five-and-a-half years have changed him. He hasn't, as the VIllage Voice predicted, grown a mustache, but it's clear that his time in the White House has taken its physical toll on the Commander-in-Chief all the same. Let's celebrate Obama's 53rd birthday on Aug. 4 - a date he shares...
- 8/4/2014
- by Nate Jones, @kn8
- PEOPLE.com
'Glee' Recap: 100th Episode Celebrated With Cast Reunion; Kristen Chenoweth & Gwyneth Paltrow Return
For Glee’s 100th episode, Brian Murphy pulled out all the stops, reuniting the remaining McKinley High students, the NYC transplants and the other graduates who’ve scattered around the country – as well as some beloved guest stars.
Glee Recap
Back in the New Directions rehearsal room, students past and present get together to mourn the end of the glee club as they know it through song. They’re tasked with reinventing songs they’ve performed in the past. Before they get to their individual assignments, they do a rendition of "Raise Your Glass," led by Kristin Chenoweth back in her role of drunk Broadway star April Rhodes.
Upon leaving the choir room, Puck (Mark Salling) and Quinn (Dianna Agron) have an awkward interaction in the hallway. It looks like the two could be looking to start up their relationship again when in walks Quinn’s new boyfriend Biff Macintosh...
Glee Recap
Back in the New Directions rehearsal room, students past and present get together to mourn the end of the glee club as they know it through song. They’re tasked with reinventing songs they’ve performed in the past. Before they get to their individual assignments, they do a rendition of "Raise Your Glass," led by Kristin Chenoweth back in her role of drunk Broadway star April Rhodes.
Upon leaving the choir room, Puck (Mark Salling) and Quinn (Dianna Agron) have an awkward interaction in the hallway. It looks like the two could be looking to start up their relationship again when in walks Quinn’s new boyfriend Biff Macintosh...
- 3/19/2014
- Uinterview
On April 27, President Obama used his White House Correspondents’ Dinner Speech to poke some fun at a few people — and T-Swift just happened to be one of them! Barack better beware, he’s got a revenge song coming his way.
President Obama is without a doubt the funniest president in history (though an argument can be made for William Henry Harrison). So when the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — the venue where the president is allowed to actually crack jokes — rolls around every year, we know we’re in for a show.
Taylor Swift Gets Dissed By The President
This year’s event on April 27 did not disappoint, as President Obama was at his funniest. During his opening speech, he somehow managed to work Taylor Swift into a joke about the sequester: “Republicans fell in love with it,” he said. “Now they can’t stop talking about how much they hate it.
President Obama is without a doubt the funniest president in history (though an argument can be made for William Henry Harrison). So when the White House Correspondents’ Dinner — the venue where the president is allowed to actually crack jokes — rolls around every year, we know we’re in for a show.
Taylor Swift Gets Dissed By The President
This year’s event on April 27 did not disappoint, as President Obama was at his funniest. During his opening speech, he somehow managed to work Taylor Swift into a joke about the sequester: “Republicans fell in love with it,” he said. “Now they can’t stop talking about how much they hate it.
- 4/28/2013
- by Andrew Gruttadaro
- HollywoodLife
Snow Angel
Story, Art & Letters: David Chelsea
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
It’s supposed to be Spring here in the UK, but you wouldn’t know it. No sooner are we gifted with a pleasant, warm day than the temperature cruelly plummets once more. Flecks of snow drift free and easy across the capital, neither settling down nor leaving well alone. Further north, the snowflakes pile into obtrusive mountains of white, fluffy mess.
The nation is beginning to resemble the Kingdom of Narnia under the White Witch, trapped in its very own perpetual Winter of Discontent. From this jaded perspective, the protagonist of David Chelsea’s one-shot Snow Angel runs the risk of appearing less a benevolent hero than a foolhardy nuisance. But such cynicism acts as an invalid approach to what is an unconditionally innocent yarn. (Although, one wonders if the author is aware of the unintended meaning behind...
Story, Art & Letters: David Chelsea
Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
It’s supposed to be Spring here in the UK, but you wouldn’t know it. No sooner are we gifted with a pleasant, warm day than the temperature cruelly plummets once more. Flecks of snow drift free and easy across the capital, neither settling down nor leaving well alone. Further north, the snowflakes pile into obtrusive mountains of white, fluffy mess.
The nation is beginning to resemble the Kingdom of Narnia under the White Witch, trapped in its very own perpetual Winter of Discontent. From this jaded perspective, the protagonist of David Chelsea’s one-shot Snow Angel runs the risk of appearing less a benevolent hero than a foolhardy nuisance. But such cynicism acts as an invalid approach to what is an unconditionally innocent yarn. (Although, one wonders if the author is aware of the unintended meaning behind...
- 4/3/2013
- by Ed Doyle
- SoundOnSight
This helpful infographic will guide you through the history of Us presidents on film. William Henry Harrison always gets the shaft.
Also, there really is no time to explain in today's Dailies!
» There's no time to explain! [Vulture]
» Watch "Navajo Joe," the movie Quentin Tarantino wants you to see before "Django Unchained" [The Playlist]
» Benedict Cumberbatch says he's not playing Khan. Well, I guess that's that. [Access Hollywood]
» New looks at Carrie Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Great Gatsby" [Collider]
» Peter Jackson wants to shoot Tintin sequel next year. [ComingSoon]
» A handy infographic about presidential portrayals [Film.com]
Welcome to the Dailies, where the MTV Movies team runs down all the film and television news, odds and ends that are fit to print! From awesome fan art to obscure casting news, this is your place to feast on all the movie leftovers you didn't know you were hungry for.
Also, there really is no time to explain in today's Dailies!
» There's no time to explain! [Vulture]
» Watch "Navajo Joe," the movie Quentin Tarantino wants you to see before "Django Unchained" [The Playlist]
» Benedict Cumberbatch says he's not playing Khan. Well, I guess that's that. [Access Hollywood]
» New looks at Carrie Mulligan and Leonardo DiCaprio in "The Great Gatsby" [Collider]
» Peter Jackson wants to shoot Tintin sequel next year. [ComingSoon]
» A handy infographic about presidential portrayals [Film.com]
Welcome to the Dailies, where the MTV Movies team runs down all the film and television news, odds and ends that are fit to print! From awesome fan art to obscure casting news, this is your place to feast on all the movie leftovers you didn't know you were hungry for.
- 12/13/2012
- by Kevin P. Sullivan
- MTV Movies Blog
We scour the interwebs for the coolest movie news and more so you don't have to ...
• "Twilight" Transformations: How the Trio Has Changed. Hey, five movies in four years will age you. [Hypable]
• 9 Presidents Who Shouldn’t Get Their Own Movie. Hey, the one about William Henry Harrison would only be ten minutes long. [Moviefone]
• Vanessa Hudgens opens up about her three-way sex scene with James Franco and Ashley Benson in "Spring Breakers." And we open up to her. [E! Online]
• 7 differences between the "Anna Karenina" book and movie. We know that one has Keira Knightley and the other one doesn't. [Film.com]
• Bradley Cooper is up to his old French-speaking seduction tricks again. [HyperVocal]
• Hot Guy Friday (celebrating on Saturday): "Twilight" Edition. [Hollywire]
• The Essentials: 5 Amazing Joe Wright Scenes You Need To Know. The "Anna Karenina" director likes his long takes. [The Playlist]
• Win a copy of "Steven Spielberg: A Retrospective." [Mental Floss]
• A gallery of Rachel Bilson's best looks.
• "Twilight" Transformations: How the Trio Has Changed. Hey, five movies in four years will age you. [Hypable]
• 9 Presidents Who Shouldn’t Get Their Own Movie. Hey, the one about William Henry Harrison would only be ten minutes long. [Moviefone]
• Vanessa Hudgens opens up about her three-way sex scene with James Franco and Ashley Benson in "Spring Breakers." And we open up to her. [E! Online]
• 7 differences between the "Anna Karenina" book and movie. We know that one has Keira Knightley and the other one doesn't. [Film.com]
• Bradley Cooper is up to his old French-speaking seduction tricks again. [HyperVocal]
• Hot Guy Friday (celebrating on Saturday): "Twilight" Edition. [Hollywire]
• The Essentials: 5 Amazing Joe Wright Scenes You Need To Know. The "Anna Karenina" director likes his long takes. [The Playlist]
• Win a copy of "Steven Spielberg: A Retrospective." [Mental Floss]
• A gallery of Rachel Bilson's best looks.
- 11/17/2012
- by Bryan Enk
- NextMovie
[rating 3]
(Warning: Significant spoilers follow!)
Ah, The Cleveland Show. Every bit as good as American Dad! and Family Guy, and I’m sure most people will take that comparison any way they like. But it must be said, I generally really enjoy The Cleveland Show. It doesn’t always have the same sharp bite as Seth McFarlane’s other Sunday night shows, but I find Cleveland to be a more engaging character than Stan or Peter, and really do like this show.
All that said, this particular episode…well, it wasn’t bad, but it didn’t quite go the way I’d anticipated, and I think there are things that could have been handled better.
Let’s get the overall plot out of the way. Cleveland and friends go to see a football game in nearby Goochland, Virginia (which totally exists, btw). Needing a designated driver, Cleveland recruits Roberta’s wigger boyfriend,...
(Warning: Significant spoilers follow!)
Ah, The Cleveland Show. Every bit as good as American Dad! and Family Guy, and I’m sure most people will take that comparison any way they like. But it must be said, I generally really enjoy The Cleveland Show. It doesn’t always have the same sharp bite as Seth McFarlane’s other Sunday night shows, but I find Cleveland to be a more engaging character than Stan or Peter, and really do like this show.
All that said, this particular episode…well, it wasn’t bad, but it didn’t quite go the way I’d anticipated, and I think there are things that could have been handled better.
Let’s get the overall plot out of the way. Cleveland and friends go to see a football game in nearby Goochland, Virginia (which totally exists, btw). Needing a designated driver, Cleveland recruits Roberta’s wigger boyfriend,...
- 10/12/2012
- by Chris Swanson
- Obsessed with Film
So tomorrow we're seeing the Absolutely True And Irrefutable Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter hit the theaters. It turns out that some of you are actually interested in this movie. Hey, I don’t judge. I like Honest Abe. I also hate vampires (except Jessica on True Blood). So in order to honor this fantastic fan fiction, Ology’s coming up with the next graphic novels/fan fictions/movies about our greatest presidents.
Thomas Jefferson: Slave Sexter
He was a writer of our Declaration of Independence, but only few people knew about his skills in the poetry of love. Armed with the future knowledge of the existence of cell phones, Jefferson must defeat supernatural forces hell bent on destroying the future, holding his one true love Sally Hemings hostage. Starring Val Kilmer.
Andrew Jackson: Party Animal
Everyone knew that Jackson liked to party. He turned the White House into a giant,...
Thomas Jefferson: Slave Sexter
He was a writer of our Declaration of Independence, but only few people knew about his skills in the poetry of love. Armed with the future knowledge of the existence of cell phones, Jefferson must defeat supernatural forces hell bent on destroying the future, holding his one true love Sally Hemings hostage. Starring Val Kilmer.
Andrew Jackson: Party Animal
Everyone knew that Jackson liked to party. He turned the White House into a giant,...
- 6/21/2012
- by Emily Cheever
- Filmology
So tomorrow we're seeing the Absolutely True And Irrefutable Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter hit the theaters. It turns out that some of you are actually interested in this movie. Hey, I don’t judge. I like Honest Abe. I also hate vampires (except Jessica on True Blood). So in order to honor this fantastic fan fiction, Ology’s coming up with the next graphic novels/fan fictions/movies about our greatest presidents.
Thomas Jefferson: Slave Sexter
He was a writer of our Declaration of Independence, but only few people knew about his skills in the poetry of love. Armed with the future knowledge of the existence of cell phones, Jefferson must defeat supernatural forces hell bent on destroying the future, holding his one true love Sally Hemings hostage. Starring Val Kilmer.
Andrew Jackson: Party Animal
Everyone knew that Jackson liked to party. He turned the White House into a giant,...
Thomas Jefferson: Slave Sexter
He was a writer of our Declaration of Independence, but only few people knew about his skills in the poetry of love. Armed with the future knowledge of the existence of cell phones, Jefferson must defeat supernatural forces hell bent on destroying the future, holding his one true love Sally Hemings hostage. Starring Val Kilmer.
Andrew Jackson: Party Animal
Everyone knew that Jackson liked to party. He turned the White House into a giant,...
- 6/21/2012
- by Emily Cheever
- Celebsology
In one of those increasingly rare moments where the History Channel actually dedicates a feature to the chronicling of history, their series The Presidents has built an 8-episode-long coverage of every president from George Washington to George W. Bush. Though students of American history often learn the great accomplishments of our nation’s leaders, it’s not uncommon for schools to gloss over in a single sentence the accomplishments of William Henry Harrison, Rutherford B. Hayes, or Zachary Taylor, or as The Simpsons calls them “The Mediocre Presidents”. History’s The Presidents rectifies this with factoid heavy segments on each president, revealing the strengths of their character and legacy, as well as their greatest mistakes.
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- 5/2/2012
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Created by Derek Waters and filmed, edited and directed by Jeremy Konner, "Drunk History" has one of the great viral video concepts -- someone gets spectacularly drunk, and then tries to go into detail about a famous historical event that's reenacted on screen, in costume, flubs and all, with celebrity guests like Michael Cera, Jack Black, Danny McBride, John C. Reilly and others. Abused historical topics have included Benjamin Franklin and the kite, William Henry Harrison and the friendship between Abraham Lincoln and Fredrick Douglass (played by Will Ferrell and Don Cheadle in what ended up winning the short filmmaking jury prize at Sundance in 2010), though my personal favorite, below, breaks from formula for a special holiday mauling of "'Twas the Night Before Christmas": But today Deadline reported that Comedy Central's ordered a pilot-presentation for "Drunk History Across America," a series...
- 4/5/2012
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
The cast for Steve McQueen‘s third film,Twelve Years a Slave continues to get bigger and better with each announcement. Chiwetel Ejiofor is set to take on the lead role of "Solomon Northrup, a free black man kidnapped in Washington in 1841 and made to serve as a slave for over a decade." Michael Fassbender is playing an unknown role in his third McQueen film. Screen Daily has just announced that Brad Pitt's Plan B is not only producing, but the actor is set to have a role in the film as well.
Not much is known about the project as this time aside from the fact that John Ridley (Red Tails) and McQueen co-wrote the script based on Solomon Northrup’s autobiography. The story features roles for Northrup's kidnappers, Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton, so it may be likely that Fassbender and Pitt will play one of those roles.
Not much is known about the project as this time aside from the fact that John Ridley (Red Tails) and McQueen co-wrote the script based on Solomon Northrup’s autobiography. The story features roles for Northrup's kidnappers, Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton, so it may be likely that Fassbender and Pitt will play one of those roles.
- 10/25/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Here's an update to the developing news on Steve McQueen's third film, Twelve Years a Slave, that is pretty minor in terms of word count, but potentially huge for the movie. We know that Chiwetel Ejiofor will play [1] Solomon Northrup, a free black man kidnapped in Washington in 1841 and made to serve as a slave for over a decade. Michael Fassbender, who featured in McQueen's last two films, Hunger and Shame, will also play a role [2]. Brad Pitt's company Plan B is producing the film, and now the actor will take a role in the movie, too. Screen Daily [3] has the news, but doesn't give any real details. There is no role -- we also don't know what role Michael Fassbender will play. The film will be based on Solomon Northrup's autobiography [4], with a script by John Ridley (Red Tails) and McQueen. The men that kidnap Northrup, Merrill Brown and Abram Hamilton,...
- 10/25/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Michael Fassbender is quickly becoming one of the most sought-after actors working right now. He's got that combination of skill, looks and fearlessness that makes him desirable for any producer or director. For demonstrations of fearlessness, all you have to do is look to Fassbender's two films made with director Steve McQueen. Hunger is a searing experience that recreates the 1981 hunger strike led by Ira volunteer Bobby Sands in the Maze prison. And then there is Shame, opening in December [1], which gained immediate notoriety after festival appearances revealed the sexually explicit details of the drama about a man (Fassbender) "unable to manage his sex life." You can also take the in-demand actor's willingness to make time for McQueen as a declaration of the director's stature. Now, as Shame moves towards a general opening in Us theaters, Fassbender has signed to appear in McQueen's next film, 12 Years a Slave, which will...
- 10/11/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
The Extra Man Is Too Whimsical For Its Own Good
Gives me hope of one day being a gigolo myself.
Forced to quit his prep school job after a humiliating incident, would-be dramatist Louis Ives (Paul Dano) heads to New York City, where he rents a room from has-been playwright Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline)–who earns a living escorting rich dowagers about town. Despite their huge age difference, the two develop a bond as Henry takes Louis under his wing and leads him on a series of wild adventures.
The Extra Man is a very silly film that actually works if you like a lot of those quirky situations, with a lot of quirky characters, as well. I had a couple of chuckles here and there with this film, and although it doesn’t fully make you have belly laughs, you still smile.
The problem here, though, is that there is almost too much whimsy,...
Gives me hope of one day being a gigolo myself.
Forced to quit his prep school job after a humiliating incident, would-be dramatist Louis Ives (Paul Dano) heads to New York City, where he rents a room from has-been playwright Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline)–who earns a living escorting rich dowagers about town. Despite their huge age difference, the two develop a bond as Henry takes Louis under his wing and leads him on a series of wild adventures.
The Extra Man is a very silly film that actually works if you like a lot of those quirky situations, with a lot of quirky characters, as well. I had a couple of chuckles here and there with this film, and although it doesn’t fully make you have belly laughs, you still smile.
The problem here, though, is that there is almost too much whimsy,...
- 9/15/2011
- by Dan O'Neill
- Boomtron
Steve McQueen followed his debut film Hunger with Shame, which reunites him with actor Michael Fassbender and will premiere shortly at the Venice Film Festival. Now he's got his post-Shame project set: a film called 12 Years a Slave, in which Chiwetel Ejiofor will star. McQueen wrote the film with Red Tails screenwriter John Ridley, and the story follows Solomon Northrup, born the free son of a manumitted [1] slave and who was living as a free New York citizen when he "was kidnapped in Washington in 1841 and rescued from a cotton plantation in Louisiana in 1853." Make that 'true story.' Often in cases like this, saying that something is a true story doesn't add much in terms of expectation, but with Hunger Steve McQueen proved that he can respect a subject's actual experience and turn out one hell of a film at the same time. SlaveryInAmerica [2] offers some more history...
- 8/16/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini are no strangers to tackling everyday characters and people who are caught within somewhat unreal circumstances. There was Harvey Pekar in "American Splendor" whose own eccentricity made him a star; Kevin Kline's Henry Harrison in "The Extra Man" who as an escort for wealthy widows was an eye-opener for Paul Dano's Louis Ives and even Annie Braddock in "The Nanny Diaries" finds herself in the strange world of the well-heeled in New York City. Thus, with "Cinema Verite," the directors find themselves firmly--if somewhat a little too comfortably--in their wheelhouse. The film goes…...
- 4/21/2011
- The Playlist
Welcome to No Fact Zone’s weekly roundup of cultural references on The Colbert Report. From Darcy to Danger Mouse, String Theory to Shakespeare, we’ve got the keys to this week’s obscure, oddball, and occasionally obscene cultural shout-outs (hey!)
Nǐ hǎo Zoners! What a week! It’s been a little chilly here in the south, luckily I have a homemade Coma Cozy to keep me warm and sedentary – although it does make typing a little difficult. All of the guests this week were great, but I especially enjoyed Cornel West. He and Stephen have great rapport, and he gave us some great things to think about. The cultural references were also irreverent. In fact, I was going to put in a reference to Ben Wa balls until I was reminded that this is a family friendly blog. So the Black Swan bit is out too. Tell me Zoners,...
Nǐ hǎo Zoners! What a week! It’s been a little chilly here in the south, luckily I have a homemade Coma Cozy to keep me warm and sedentary – although it does make typing a little difficult. All of the guests this week were great, but I especially enjoyed Cornel West. He and Stephen have great rapport, and he gave us some great things to think about. The cultural references were also irreverent. In fact, I was going to put in a reference to Ben Wa balls until I was reminded that this is a family friendly blog. So the Black Swan bit is out too. Tell me Zoners,...
- 1/24/2011
- by Toad
- No Fact Zone
Filed under: Features
Not everything is a long-running classic in the fickle world that is television. You may feel that your show has the right mix of acting, writing and directing to be a favorite for indefinite first-run and syndicated airings, but the viewers may have other ideas.
And when that happens, your show could disappear before the cover art is even dry for the complete series DVD set.
The year 2010 had no shortage of these short timers. In fact, the 2010-2011 season has already seen not one, not two but three series that bowed out after only two episodes. This, despite long-promoted hype and pre-season buzz. Mentioned here are the 2010 programs that had shorter runs than the presidency of William Henry Harrison.
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Not everything is a long-running classic in the fickle world that is television. You may feel that your show has the right mix of acting, writing and directing to be a favorite for indefinite first-run and syndicated airings, but the viewers may have other ideas.
And when that happens, your show could disappear before the cover art is even dry for the complete series DVD set.
The year 2010 had no shortage of these short timers. In fact, the 2010-2011 season has already seen not one, not two but three series that bowed out after only two episodes. This, despite long-promoted hype and pre-season buzz. Mentioned here are the 2010 programs that had shorter runs than the presidency of William Henry Harrison.
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- 12/20/2010
- by Rich Keller
- Aol TV.
The relationships between rappers and presidents have always been tenuous at best. Or at least so we thought. This week, there have been two incidents that have united the worlds of hip-hop and presidential politics in ways that nobody really saw coming. Earlier this week, George W. Bush declared that the moment that Kanye West announced "George Bush doesn't care about black people" during a telethon was the lowest point of his presidency. West responded in typical fashion, saying that he related to Bush because they both have been under the same kind scrutiny.
Meanwhile, Bill Clinton tipped his hat to Lil Wayne earlier this week in anticipation of the Mc's release from Rikers Island. "This guy's smart. And he's got abilities," Clinton said. "And he's got a new chance now. And what I hope is that this is not just something to brand him as a cool guy, but...
Meanwhile, Bill Clinton tipped his hat to Lil Wayne earlier this week in anticipation of the Mc's release from Rikers Island. "This guy's smart. And he's got abilities," Clinton said. "And he's got a new chance now. And what I hope is that this is not just something to brand him as a cool guy, but...
- 11/4/2010
- by Kyle Anderson
- MTV Newsroom
Charlie Sheen 's sexy Plaza Hotel "date" is Presidential material -- in fact, she even starred in a porn about the death of former Commander-in-Chief William Henry Harrison ... we think ... maybe ... Check out TMZ on TV -- click here to see your local listings! Read more...
- 10/28/2010
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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“The Extra Man” stars Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes and John C. Reilly. “The Great Buck Howard” stars John Malkovich, Tom Hanks, Colin Hanks, Emily Blunt and Steve Zahn. “What Just Happened” stars Robert De Niro, Sean Penn, Kristen Stewart, Bruce Willis, Catherine Keener, John Turturro, Robin Wright and Stanley Tucci. “Finding Amanda” stars Matthew Broderick, Brittany Snow, Maura Tierney and Steve Coogan.
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- 8/18/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The beauty of watching creative character actors like Kevin Kline and John C. Reilly is that they seem to revel in the craft of embodying their roles. In “The Extra Man,” they both take a trippy and literate script and apply some additional magic that helps to flesh out a young man’s journey into the heart of Manhattan.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Louis Ives (Paul Dano) is a twentysomething man who doesn’t quite fit in this particular modern era (he channels a 1920s ethos). As a moony literature professor at a private boarding school, he secretly lusts after his female high school age students and displays a certain pan sexual quirk that to date has gone unfulfilled. After he is laid off from his teaching position, he takes a leap of faith and finally heads to his dream world of New York City, to be a real working writer and man about town.
Rating: 3.5/5.0
Louis Ives (Paul Dano) is a twentysomething man who doesn’t quite fit in this particular modern era (he channels a 1920s ethos). As a moony literature professor at a private boarding school, he secretly lusts after his female high school age students and displays a certain pan sexual quirk that to date has gone unfulfilled. After he is laid off from his teaching position, he takes a leap of faith and finally heads to his dream world of New York City, to be a real working writer and man about town.
- 8/13/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Louis Ives (Paul Dano) was perhaps not meant to be born into the modern world. He's a quiet man whose quiet existence only sparks to life when he's teaching literature set in the 1920s to his students. However, after the headmaster's discovery of him in a compromising position results in his sacking, Louis decides to shake life up, move to Manhattan and become a writer whilst living off his savings. He'll need a room to rent, though. Enter Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), an even more 'not of this world' personality than Louis.
Henry was once, at least as he explains, a great writer, but his days are currently spent being an extra man for elderly women who require a man to fill the place of their deceased husbands. Don't dare call him a gigolo, though. He doesn't get paid cash for his services, rather he spends time with these widows...
Henry was once, at least as he explains, a great writer, but his days are currently spent being an extra man for elderly women who require a man to fill the place of their deceased husbands. Don't dare call him a gigolo, though. He doesn't get paid cash for his services, rather he spends time with these widows...
- 7/31/2010
- by Peter Hall
- Cinematical
Paul Dano, fittingly, is a Jonathan Ames character come to life in The Extra Man, based on the Ames novel of the same name. He's nebbish, reserved, and scholarly, and accords himself as though he were living in the 1920s (in some ways, he's similar to Jason Schwartzman's character in "Bored to Death," another Ames creation). Louis is a modern-day Gatsby, if Gatsby were broke, lived in a crappy New York City apartment, and had unresolved issues involving cross-dressing and gender identity.
In The Extra Man, Dano's Louis Ives moves to New York City to "find himself," after he's sacked from a teaching position at a private boarding school when the headmistress discovers him trying on a bra. In the city, he stumbles reluctantly into a living arrangement with Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a barely employed, destitute holdover from a different era. He's something of an aristocratic beggar and...
In The Extra Man, Dano's Louis Ives moves to New York City to "find himself," after he's sacked from a teaching position at a private boarding school when the headmistress discovers him trying on a bra. In the city, he stumbles reluctantly into a living arrangement with Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a barely employed, destitute holdover from a different era. He's something of an aristocratic beggar and...
- 7/31/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
The Extra Man
Starring Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, and Katie Holmes
Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
Rated R
If a film is supposed to be about a mixed bag of characters, how can it be evaluated if a mixed bag is exactly what the movie is? Is it a victory because such a story people with these characters couldn't be very smooth anyway, or is it still just a middle-of-the road motion picture?
The Extra Man succeeds in introducing a lot of interesting elements, but fails to put them all together in a meaningful way or for any satisfying reason. At the very least, The Extra Man gives Kevin Kline his best role in years.
Kline plays Henry Harrison, who purports to be an instructor at Queens College in New York, but in his spare time, he's an extra man. Put succinctly, old widows have nobody to...
Starring Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, and Katie Holmes
Directed by Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini
Rated R
If a film is supposed to be about a mixed bag of characters, how can it be evaluated if a mixed bag is exactly what the movie is? Is it a victory because such a story people with these characters couldn't be very smooth anyway, or is it still just a middle-of-the road motion picture?
The Extra Man succeeds in introducing a lot of interesting elements, but fails to put them all together in a meaningful way or for any satisfying reason. At the very least, The Extra Man gives Kevin Kline his best role in years.
Kline plays Henry Harrison, who purports to be an instructor at Queens College in New York, but in his spare time, he's an extra man. Put succinctly, old widows have nobody to...
- 7/31/2010
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
Oh, it’s the age old question of man… Do you become a proper gentleman, or do you indulge your perversion?
Louis Ives (Paul Dano) is a proper gentleman in a very modern world. He enjoys dressing well, reading a good book, and the fantasy of one day courting a lady. He also has a hidden fascination with wearing womens’ lingerie, which, after getting caught with a bra on, lands him without a job. He decides to take this opportunity to follow a dream of his… to travel to New York to pursue writing. This is where he meets Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a gentleman of sorts who speaks ill of women and is very set on his peculiar ways. Henry has a room for rent, and Louis needs a place to stay. Problem solved.
Things start to look up for young Louis when he lands his first New York job,...
Louis Ives (Paul Dano) is a proper gentleman in a very modern world. He enjoys dressing well, reading a good book, and the fantasy of one day courting a lady. He also has a hidden fascination with wearing womens’ lingerie, which, after getting caught with a bra on, lands him without a job. He decides to take this opportunity to follow a dream of his… to travel to New York to pursue writing. This is where he meets Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a gentleman of sorts who speaks ill of women and is very set on his peculiar ways. Henry has a room for rent, and Louis needs a place to stay. Problem solved.
Things start to look up for young Louis when he lands his first New York job,...
- 7/30/2010
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
If you have any fondness for life’s oddballs, I think you’ll share my affection for the latest film from the writing/directing team of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman, who brought us American Splendor. The Extra Man, based on a novel by Jonathan Ames, focuses on two men who exist out of their time: Henry Harrison, a pompous, world-class eccentric who gets by as an escort, or “extra man,” for aging Manhattan society women, and Louis Ives, an unworldly academic with a propensity for cross-dressing. Harrison is vividly brought to life by Kevin Kline, who seems to revel in his…...
- 7/30/2010
- Leonard Maltin's Movie Crazy
HollywoodNews.com: Kevin Kline recently stopped by Stephen Colbert’s “The Colbert Report” to promote his latest film “The Extra Man.” While he was there, the two got into in an enunciation war. Watch the video below:
“The Extra Man” follows Louis Ives (Paul Dano), a lonely dreamer who fancies himself the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. When a deeply embarrassing incident forces him to leave his job at an exclusive Princeton prep school, Louis heads to New York City to make a fresh start. He quickly finds a 9 to 5 job at an environmental magazine, where he encounters an entrancing, green-obsessed co-worker Mary (Katie Holmes).
But, what really sparks Louis’ imagination is his new home life. He rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a penniless, wildly eccentric and brilliant playwright. When Henry’s not dancing alone to obscure music or singing operettas,...
“The Extra Man” follows Louis Ives (Paul Dano), a lonely dreamer who fancies himself the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. When a deeply embarrassing incident forces him to leave his job at an exclusive Princeton prep school, Louis heads to New York City to make a fresh start. He quickly finds a 9 to 5 job at an environmental magazine, where he encounters an entrancing, green-obsessed co-worker Mary (Katie Holmes).
But, what really sparks Louis’ imagination is his new home life. He rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a penniless, wildly eccentric and brilliant playwright. When Henry’s not dancing alone to obscure music or singing operettas,...
- 7/28/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
When he's in his birthplace of New York City, actor Paul Dano says he's most recognized for playing Daniel Day-Lewis's evangelical nemesis, whose proverbial "milkshake" of oil gets drained in "There Will Be Blood." Outside of major cities, the 26-year-old is more instantly familiar as the mute Nietzschean road-tripper from lighter Best Picture Oscar nominee, "Little Miss Sunshine." And one time recently, at an ice creamery in Brooklyn (where he currently lives), a delighted scooper spotted him from one of her favorite films, "The Ballad of Jack and Rose." It's a credit to Dano's gifts that he can shine in projects so diversely night and day, including his first summer blockbuster, "Knight and Day."
For "American Splendor" filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's new comedy "The Extra Man" (adapted from a novel by "Bored to Death" creator Jonathan Ames), Dano plays Louis Ives, a NYC newcomer, friendless...
For "American Splendor" filmmakers Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini's new comedy "The Extra Man" (adapted from a novel by "Bored to Death" creator Jonathan Ames), Dano plays Louis Ives, a NYC newcomer, friendless...
- 7/28/2010
- by Aaron Hillis
- ifc.com
The husband and wife filmmaking team of Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman made waves in 2003 when their movie American Splendor , based on the autobiographical comics of the late Harvey Pekar (who sadly passed away just a few weeks back), won a number of prizes at the Sundance Film Festival and went on to be nominated for an Oscar for its innovative screenplay. (It was also the first movie where this writer felt compelled to do some sort of interviews for Cs, ironically enough.) Now, Pulcini and Berman are back with their new movie The Extra Man , which takes the similarly eccentric work of Jonathan Ames (HBO's "Bored to Death") and brings it to the big screen with Kevin Kline and Paul Dano playing the unlikeliest of roommates. Kline is Henry Harrison, whose airs...
- 7/28/2010
- Comingsoon.net
In the sense that Kevin Kline's legendary range avails viewers to a succession of diverse, unusual roles, The Extra Man is pretty much a typical Kevin Kline film. Surprising, poignant and funny, the adaptation of Jonathan Ames's novel features the Oscar-winner as Henry Harrison, a downmarket Upper East Side dandy whose key to securing affluence is to offer himself as a date to older, wealthy society women. Enter Louis Ives (Paul Dano) a would-be Fitzgerald whom Henry takes into his apartment and under his wing -- with reliably unpredictable and uncouth consequences.
- 7/27/2010
- Movieline
Kevin Kline No one would deny that many contemporary actors channel the ghosts of movie stars past. Tom Hanks is routinely compared to Jimmy Stewart, Bruce Willis to John Wayne, Brad Pitt to Rudolph Valentino. But few contemporary stars are able to channel the combination of vaudevillian, screwball wackiness and utter aristocratic charm that dominated the silver screen in the ‘30s and ‘40s. It's an era, filled with peculiar etiquette and WASPy demeanor, that is foreign to our sensibilities today. Yet Kevin Kline embodies it fully. Coming from a theatre background, with a pronounced baritone almost made for radio, Kline is consistently able to combine elegance with wackiness in a way that few actors can. These qualities are the reason it's nearly impossible to imagine anyone else playing Henry Harrison, the second lead in Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman's latest, The Extra Man. As something of a fop...
- 7/26/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Directors: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini Writers: Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini Starring: John C. Reilly, Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes When we first meet Louis Ives (Paul Dano), he is a socially awkward and astutely formal English teacher whose two obsessions – classic literature and cross-dressing – are playfully expressed in the opening dream sequence which references The Great Gatsby. It is not long before Louis is fired from his teaching job, an event which he accepts as a cue to move to New York City and begin his life anew. Upon answering an ad for cheap housing, Louis meets Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), an older eccentric gentleman who's offering an extra room to whoever can meet his very high standards. A college literature teacher and playwright, Henry, like Louis, is a throwback to the 1920s who speaks in the British-tinged tones of an old aristocrat. Henry may exemplify the virtues of wit,...
- 7/12/2010
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
This documentary is screening as part of the All Sports La Film Festival and will be screening this Saturday. Information can be found on the website. In the interest of full disclosure, I was afforded press passes to attend this screening.
These days, Pete Rose looks like a Reno televangelist. Decked out in a striped dress shirt with "Hit King" embroidered on the collar (a design which he owns in several different color variations), unnaturally darkened hair, spangled boots, and a flashy gold watch, Rose and that famous gap-toothed grin weeps at adulation and preaches the gospel of baseball with fiery bluntness. He is not here to preach a loving and embracing sport but that of damnation and hellfire. Like a scarred and weathered Fred Flinstone, Rose is doing everything he can in his waning days, beseeching all who will listen to accept him into the hallowed gates of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
These days, Pete Rose looks like a Reno televangelist. Decked out in a striped dress shirt with "Hit King" embroidered on the collar (a design which he owns in several different color variations), unnaturally darkened hair, spangled boots, and a flashy gold watch, Rose and that famous gap-toothed grin weeps at adulation and preaches the gospel of baseball with fiery bluntness. He is not here to preach a loving and embracing sport but that of damnation and hellfire. Like a scarred and weathered Fred Flinstone, Rose is doing everything he can in his waning days, beseeching all who will listen to accept him into the hallowed gates of the Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 7/9/2010
- by Brian Prisco
Writer/directors Bob Pulchini & Shari Springer-Berman (American Splendor) have a new film starring Paul Dano as Louis Ives, a lonely dreamer who rents a room in the apartment of Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), an eccentric playwright who is an 'extra man', a social escort for the wealthy widows of Manhattan high society. I will definitely be checking this out. Kline looks hilarious and I wanna know what's up with John C. Reilly's crazy beard character. It is currently available on demand and opens in theaters on July 30th.
- 6/28/2010
- by josh@reelartsy.com (Joshua dos Santos)
- Reelartsy
From directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini, who made a confident debut with 2003's American Splendor only to follow up with the disastrous Nanny Diaries in 2007, The Extra Man is the sort of bohemian comedy that comes along far too rarely. For its directors it's a clear statement of intent that the pair has no interest in treading comfortable ground to make a living. For audiences, it's a wonderfully surreal jaunt into a delightfully nutty upper-class world.
Paul Dano is the schoolteacher, Louis Ives, who's fired from his position at a fancy suburban college when he's interrupted trying on a colleague's bra. Jolted into moving to the big city, Ives finds a spare room in the Manhattan flat of one Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline) whose modest and cash-poor lot in life sees him flitting from soiree to social on the arm of batty rich pensioners whose husbands have long since died.
Paul Dano is the schoolteacher, Louis Ives, who's fired from his position at a fancy suburban college when he's interrupted trying on a colleague's bra. Jolted into moving to the big city, Ives finds a spare room in the Manhattan flat of one Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline) whose modest and cash-poor lot in life sees him flitting from soiree to social on the arm of batty rich pensioners whose husbands have long since died.
- 6/28/2010
- by Joe Utichi
- Cinematical
In the chaos and confusion of the blockbuster season it’s good to see a film which relies on a decent cast and a strong sense of identity and story.
Co-directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini worked with novelist Jonathan Ames to bring this story of a young playwright, played by Paul Dano, who meets an unlikely friend and mentor in the form of the eccentric Kevin Kline’s Henry Harrison.
From the short clip below it looks like a sweet idea played out by a great cast, which includes Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly (who appears to be auditioning for Robert Rodriguez’s Predators – see the pic below).
"I ain't got time to bleed."
Anyhoo – the film is out on Video On Demand all over the place (although this might be just for our Us visitors) and will play in cinemas next month.
Be a decent chap or...
Co-directors Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini worked with novelist Jonathan Ames to bring this story of a young playwright, played by Paul Dano, who meets an unlikely friend and mentor in the form of the eccentric Kevin Kline’s Henry Harrison.
From the short clip below it looks like a sweet idea played out by a great cast, which includes Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly (who appears to be auditioning for Robert Rodriguez’s Predators – see the pic below).
"I ain't got time to bleed."
Anyhoo – the film is out on Video On Demand all over the place (although this might be just for our Us visitors) and will play in cinemas next month.
Be a decent chap or...
- 6/26/2010
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Year: 2010
Directors: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
Writers: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 8 out of 10
Kevin Kline plays Henry Harrison, a down at heel, eccentric writer turned 'Extra Man' to elderly society ladies. For the price of a good dinner and some entertainment, he will provide conversation and companionship. Having spent his entire inheritance on a wild ten-year trip to Europe he now lives in a little Manhattan apartment and rents out his spare room, secretly dancing in the mornings and sharing an uneasy friendship with his neighbour, Gershon (John C Reilly). Paul Dano is a prep school English teacher called Louis Ives who, after being caught trying on a bra by his colleagues, has been ushered from his job and decides to give New York a try, possibly because in NY there might be people who understand why he tried on a bra,...
Directors: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
Writers: Shari Springer Berman & Robert Pulcini
IMDb: link
Trailer: link
Review by: projectcyclops
Rating: 8 out of 10
Kevin Kline plays Henry Harrison, a down at heel, eccentric writer turned 'Extra Man' to elderly society ladies. For the price of a good dinner and some entertainment, he will provide conversation and companionship. Having spent his entire inheritance on a wild ten-year trip to Europe he now lives in a little Manhattan apartment and rents out his spare room, secretly dancing in the mornings and sharing an uneasy friendship with his neighbour, Gershon (John C Reilly). Paul Dano is a prep school English teacher called Louis Ives who, after being caught trying on a bra by his colleagues, has been ushered from his job and decides to give New York a try, possibly because in NY there might be people who understand why he tried on a bra,...
- 6/23/2010
- QuietEarth.us
HollywoodNews.com: Paul Dano and Katie Holmes’ latest film “The Extra Man” has just released the official trailer for the film that opens in theaters on July 30th.
“The Extra Man” follows Louis Ives (Paul Dano), a lonely dreamer who fancies himself the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. When a deeply embarrassing incident forces him to leave his job at an exclusive Princeton prep school, Louis heads to New York City to make a fresh start. He quickly finds a 9 to 5 job at an environmental magazine, where he encounters an entrancing, green-obsessed co-worker Mary (Katie Holmes).
But, what really sparks Louis¹ imagination is his new home life. He rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a penniless, wildly eccentric and brilliant playwright. When Henry¹s not dancing alone to obscure music or singing operettas, he¹s performing with great panache — the duties of an ³extra man,...
“The Extra Man” follows Louis Ives (Paul Dano), a lonely dreamer who fancies himself the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel. When a deeply embarrassing incident forces him to leave his job at an exclusive Princeton prep school, Louis heads to New York City to make a fresh start. He quickly finds a 9 to 5 job at an environmental magazine, where he encounters an entrancing, green-obsessed co-worker Mary (Katie Holmes).
But, what really sparks Louis¹ imagination is his new home life. He rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison (Kevin Kline), a penniless, wildly eccentric and brilliant playwright. When Henry¹s not dancing alone to obscure music or singing operettas, he¹s performing with great panache — the duties of an ³extra man,...
- 6/12/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Last night I went to a press screening of Magnolia Pictures' The Extra Man, a strange and poignant and deeply funny film by Robert Pulcini and Shari Springer Berman, based on the novel by Jonathan Ames. It stars one of my favorite actors, Paul Dano, as Louis Ives, a quirky young ex-teacher who has just traveled to New York to find himself, accompanied by the F. Scott Fitzgerald-like third-person voice he imagines constantly narrating his life. He takes a room in the apartment of the larger-than-life Henry Harrison (a phenomenal Kevin Kline), a playwright and socialite who promises to take Louis under his wing and show him the ways of a gentleman in the city.The movie largely plays with the idea of characters seeming out of sync with their time and place, as Harrison strives to maintain a lavish lifestyle despite his flea infestation and rusty Buick,...
- 6/11/2010
- IrishCentral
Kevin Kline is wasted on serious movies. The man has a talent for the ridiculous. The more insane his characters, the better. It.s been years since he really did anything fun, but maybe Kline has finally round the right role in a madcap, gleefully offensive looking little indie movie called The Extra Man. The film casts Kline as Henry Harrison, a man who escorts wealthy New York widows (though he prefers Hasidic women because .they really get it.). He rents Paul Dano a room because, as he puts it, .you.re the only person who.s come for the room who speaks English.. Somehow John C. Reilly is involved, though he appears to be dressed like Harry Potter.s Hagrid, and Katie Holmes shows up as Paul Dano.s love interest. The Extra Man.s first trailer, as you may have guessed, is mostly a string of completely lunatic...
- 6/11/2010
- cinemablend.com
See the first poster for Magnolia Pictures' "The Extra Man" with Kevin Kline, Paul Dano, Katie Holmes, John C. Reilly, Alicia Goranson, Patti D'Arbanville and Cathy Moriarty. The screenplay is penned by Jonathan Ames, Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini based on the novel by Jonathan Ames. Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini direct. The duo helmed "The Nanny Diaries" prior to this film. Louis Ives, a lonely dreamer who fancies himself the hero of an F. Scott Fitzgerald novel, leaves his job and heads to Manhattan to become a writer. He rents a room in the ramshackle apartment of Henry Harrison, a wildly eccentric, but brilliant, playwright who happens to be an “extra man”—a social escort for the wealthy widows of New York’s high society. The two form an unexpected bond...
- 6/4/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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