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Another 48 hrs – 2 Days in New York review

2 Days in New York – Starring Julie Delpy, Chris Rock, and Albert Delpy. Directed by Julie Delpy. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Julie Delpy‘s smartest move as a director is to feature Julie Delpy so prominently in her films. That endless reservoir of charm is drawn from yet again in her latest effort, 2 […]

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Family circus – Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted review

Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted – Featuring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, and David Schwimmer. Directed by Eric Darnell, Tom McGrath, and Conrad Vernon. Rated PG. By Jess Lomas. There’s a new expectation when it comes to animated pictures, thanks largely to Pixar’s cross-generational humour, that both an adult and child can enjoy […]

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Ill-conceived – What to Expect When You’re Expecting review

What to Expect When You’re Expecting – Starring Elizabeth Banks, Cameron Diaz, and Jennifer Lopez. Directed by Kirk Jones. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. When historians of the future – or, more likely, our inevitable alien rulers – examine the early days of the 21st century, they will note a surge of interest in celebrity […]

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Chris Rock wants to marry Melissa McCarthy

…in a brand new film he’s writing! Chris Rock told the L.A. Times about his new screenplay, in which he and Oscar-nominated Bridesmaids star Melissa McCarthy would play a dysfunctional married couple. Though the project is far from materialising, Rock is in the process of courting McCarthy to join him in portraying what he calls […]

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Trailer Debut: What to Expect When You’re Expecting

In reply to the question, ‘Just how many celebrities can we fit into one movie?’, the trailer for the Kirk Jones directed What to Expect When You’re Expecting answers, ‘As many as your flimsy plot wants’. On the heels of Garry Marshall’s New Year’s Eve celebrity-ganza, WTEWYE is an adaptation of the bestselling pregnancy book […]

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Adam Sandler considering Grown Ups 2

Well, at least we ain’t writing about a sequel to Jack and Jill. According to Variety, Adam Sandler‘s Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures are talking with screenwriter Fred Wolf about a sequel to their 2010 hit Grown Ups. The comedy – which reunited Sandler with his SNL pals Chris Rock, Rob Schneider and David […]

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What To Expect When You’re Expecting cast grows like pregnant belly

A number of actors have joined the cast of the feature film adaptation of Heidi Murkoff’s best-selling pregnancy book What To Expect When You’re Expecting. According to Deadline, Chris Rock, Anna Kendrick and Brooklyn Decker will join the already announced Cameron Diaz and Jennifer Lopez in the pic, which will focus on bunch of couples preparing to welcome […]

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Revelation Film Festival – Day One

Revelation Perth International Film Festival – Day One Opening Night / Good Hair I’ll admit it. I was excited. And in honour of the opening night film of the 13th Revelation Film Festival, I even had my hair did. So begins our sojourn into the weird and wonderful world of underground and offbeat cinema. Rev […]

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Chris Rock writing remake of Kurosawa film

Chris Rock, star of CB4 and Pootie Tang, is writing the screenplay for a remake of Akira Kurosawa‘s film High and Low, because apparently it’s backwards day. According to Black Voices, Rock will pen a modern take on the 1963 thriller for director Mike Nichols. Rock is no stranger to remakes, having also penned the […]

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Chris Rock Remaking ‘Death at a Funeral’. Wait, What?!

source: slashfilm.com Chris Rock is set to write, produce and star in a re-imagining (God, I hate that word) of the hit British film Death at a Funeral. Rock’s version will feature a primarily African-American cast, and feature variations on the events that occur in Frank Oz‘s film. I think Chris Rock is a very […]

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