The Five-Year Engagement – Starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, and Alison Brie. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The Five-Year Engagement is perfect for anyone who liked Blue Valentine, but felt it was a little light on the yuks. Director Nicholas Stoller reunites with his Forgetting Sarah Marshall star and screenwriter Jason […]
Continue readingRogen and Hart to play “first” interracial police team
Here comes fun. Seth Rogen is confirmed to star opposite Kevin Hart in a buddy cop film about the first ever interracial police partnership, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The pitch by screenwriter Rodney Rothman (Late Show with David Letterman) has been acquired by Paramount Pictures. Rothman and Rogen have worked previously together on the […]
Continue readingRose Byrne talks Bridesmaids, Get Him To The Greek sequels
Rose Byrne has long been one of Australia’s most beloved young actresses and she’s finally getting the recognition she deserves in the U.S. Not just for her Emmy nominated turn on the TV show Damages, but also for her memorable roles in Judd Apatow productions Get Him To The Greek and Bridesmaids. Speaking with Vulture, […]
Continue readingRaunch and roll – Get Him To The Greek review
Get Him To The Greek – Starring Jonah Hill, Russell Brand and Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. Rated MA. Originally published June 16, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Get Him To The Greek is a damn funny movie. It may have its flaws, but let me just stress that this movie is damn […]
Continue readingRussell Brand to play swashbuckling rogue
Russell Brand is set to play a real-life swordsman in the action comedy Hawkwood, a project he plans to also produce for 20th Century Fox. The news comes from Deadline, who describe John Hawkwood as “a morally challenged but gifted swordsman … paid to lead various European armies during the Renaissance wars.” Jared Stern, who […]
Continue readingAustralian box office – The toys have it
Much like the recently demoted Kevin Rudd, Shrek Forever After has been knocked out of the top spot at the local box office by the spunky Toy Story 3 (which, somewhat prophetically, features a redheaded lass). Here are the box office results for the period June 24-27. 1. Toy Story 3 [480 screens/ $15,434] WKND […]
Continue readingAustralian box office – Green vs. Greek
The amount of green generated by Shrek Forever After was just enough to make it the most popular film in the country this past weekend. The real rock star however turned out to be Get Him to the Greek. Here are the box office results for the period June 17-20. 1. Shrek Forever After [471 […]
Continue readingAustralian B.O. – Animal Kingdom rising
A certain foursome of ladies may have trumped their masculine counterparts, but the big winner at the local box office this week was Aussie crime drama Animal Kingdom. Here are the box office results for the period June 10-June 14. 1. Sex and the City 2 [562 screens/$8,357] WKND = $4,696,699 / TOTAL = $16,413,3042. […]
Continue readingRaunch and roll – Get Him To The Greek review
Get Him To The Greek – Starring Jonah Hill, Russell Brand and Sean ‘P. Diddy’ Combs. Directed by Nicholas Stoller. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Get Him To The Greek is a damn funny movie. It may have its flaws, but let me just stress that this movie is damn funny. It’s easily the funniest […]
Continue readingThe Rundown: April 22-28
Hey Quickflixers! Welcome to the latest installment of The Rundown, a new feature that will appear on the blog every Wednesday, highlighting our favourite news items from the past 7 days, as well as notable box office and weekly rental figures. So, what did we learn this week? First up, Avatar broke (even more) records […]
Continue readingGet Him To The Greek red band trailer!
The red band trailer for Judd Apatow‘s latest production, Get Him To The Greek, has landed online. It features many of the same sequences from the trailer that debuted back in February, but is much, much filthier (and therefore, funnier). Get Him To The Greek stars Jonah Hill as a young record company employee tasked […]
Continue readingGet Him To The Greek trailer debut!
source: apple.com The trailer for Judd Apatow‘s latest production, Get Him to the Greek, has debuted online. And it’s hilarious – obviously. At the beginning of the year, I called Get Him to the Greek my 11th most anticipated release of 2010. This trailer does nothing to soften my excitement for the film. Jonah Hill […]
Continue readingRose Byrne joins Russell Brand in Forgetting Sarah Marshall spinoff
source: thr.com Aussie starlet Rose Byrne has joined the cast of Nicholas Stoller‘s Get Him To The Greek, in which Russell Brand will reprise his role as rocker Aldous Snow from Forgetting Sarah Marshall. The Judd Apatow produced flick also stars Jonah Hill as a record company intern charged with getting drug-addled rocker Snow from […]
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