Tag: Comedy

More Nyuk Nyuks, Three Stooges Sequel Confirmed

3Stooges2By James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)

The Three Stooges are back for more nyuk nyuks and mindless mayhem in a sequel that will see Sean Hayes, Will Sasso, and Chris Diamantopoulos reprise their roles as Larry, Curly and Moe respectively. It is unknown if actress Sofia Vergara will return as the villainous vixen Lydia.

The first film released in 2012 earned $55 million in worldwide sales.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, The sequel will see The Three Stooges leave their familiar straight comedy setting to become action comedy stars. Cameron Fay who wrote the upcoming Brother In Laws feature starring Gillian Jacobs, Taran Killam, and Bill Pullman will pen this project. There is news that an additional action star will bolster the cast.

With Twentieth Century Fox, Conundrum Entertainment, and Wessler Entertainment opting out former associate C3 Entertainment is heading production with Grand Peaks Entertainment. The Exchange will handle worldwide sales.

Earl and Robert Benjamin who received Executive Producer credits in the trio’s first outing will be joined by Exchange CEO Brian O’Shea and Jeff Bowler.

C3’s Pablo Velez will produce with Grand Peaks’ Alan Simpson and Exchange’s Nat McCormick in place of original producers Bobby and Peter Farrelly.

No release date has been set.

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Phillip Rhee’s Underdog Kids Official Trailer

UnderdogKidsBy James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)

Underdog Kids is a family action comedy about the struggles and challenges of a group of inner city kids as they attempt to find themselves through the discipline of martial arts.

The movie was filmed in Los Angeles, California and stars Phillip Rhee, creator, director, writer and actor from the 80’s ultimate fighting action series Best of the Best. In this project Rhee not only has the starring role but serves as both writer and director.

Both young and seasoned actors star in this film including Beau Bridges (The Millers), Ellia English (Good Luck Charlie), Lauren Bowles (True Blood), Tom Arnold (Sin City Saints), Max Gail (Gary Unmarried), Ryan Potter (Big Hero 6), Ted McGinley (Transformers: Robots In Disguise), Patrick Fabian (Better Call Saul), John Kapelos (Republic of Doyle), Cade Sutton (Kirby Buckets), and Adam Irigoyen (Shake It Up!).

Well-known action film stars like Don “The Dragon” Wilson, Richard Norton, Jun Chong, and Benny Urquidez will make cameos.

Underdog Kids will be available on DVD, digital download, and On Demand on July 7th, 2015.

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Looking into Danny Collins Tangled Music Career, A Movie Review

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

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Danny Collins is one of those films that looks at how tough life is for some musicians who are groomed by commercial success and who seek to escape from its trappings. Before they got their big break, some might have had an idea in what direction they wanted to go with for expressing themselves, but when they broke into the industry, the producers see something else. Just like Begin Again, just what some musicians can become, namely in what Dave Kohl (Gretta’s musician boyfriend) became, may well be their own beasts of burden.

Dan Fogelman (Cars, Tangled) wrote a very thoughtful screenplay that certainly explores the difficulties in starting anew. Danny Collins (nicely played by Al Pacino) finally receives a letter from John Lennon decades later as a gift by his long-time manager Frank, (excellently played by Christopher Plummer), and if he read it sooner than later, maybe his career would have gone to different places. He is a commercial success, but was that what he really wanted?

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Harry Potter, Funk You Up!

By James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)

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Everyone is jumping on the nostalgia bandwagon and that’s not a bad thing. Wether you are groovin’ to the 70’s disco-influenced song She Keeps Me Up by Nickelback or the pure 80’s funk of Mark Ronson‘s Uptown Funk featuring Bruno Mars, there is something for almost everyone to get down to.

Now even geeks, specifically the Potter fans, have a similar song they dance in their Hogwarts cloaks to. From KFaceTV — the people who brought you last year’s YouTube sensation Talk Nerdy To Me (original Talk Dirty by Jason Derulo) — comes Dark Lord Funk, a parody of Mark Ronson’s previously mentioned work.

The video has so far racked up over 450,000 views.

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Pompidou TV Review: Silent Comedy Lacks the Stroke of Genius

By James Robert Shaw (The Wind up Geek)

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Mention the words silent comedy and only the best creators in the field, Charlie Chaplin, Laurel & Hardy, Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle and Rowan Atkinson will come to mind. After viewing of the first episode of BBC2’s Pompidou, Matt Lucas’ name may also be considered to be among them — considered but not yet chosen. There is much to enjoy about the newest series from the man who gave such wonderful performances such as Toad in the 2006 TV film The Wind In the Willows, but like many pilot television series, the first episode is usually the one with the most bumps in the road.

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[VFF’15] The Infinite Man Searches for Love, A Review

By Ed Sum (The Vintage Tempest)

177130-the-infinite-man-0-230-0-341-cropBig budgets are not always needed to make a mixed-genre film successful. When Infinite Man searches for love across time, just what results is hilarious! This movie offers the best in what science fiction can look like using outdated 70’s technology, how romance crafted Aussie-style can become universal and where comedy can go with only three performers carrying the film.

To keep track of which version of Dean (Josh McConville) is whom is not all that difficult because this actor manages to nuance every iteration of himself with subtle differences to show the wisdom gained as he tries to figure out how to escape the mother of all Groundhog Day. Phil Connor never had it that difficult.

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