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Play It Again – The Man With Two Brains

Play It Again – The Man With Two Brains. Starring Steve Martin, Kathleen Turner, and David Warner. Directed by Carl Reiner. Rated M. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… […]

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Play It Again – The Jerk

Play It Again – The Jerk. Starring Steve Martin and Bernadette Peters. Directed by Carl Reiner. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if it has aged terribly. […]

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Play It Again – Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid

Play It Again – Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid. Starring Steve Martin and Rachel Ward. Directed by Carl Reiner. Rated M. By Jess Lomas. Play It Again is a weekly feature in which our classic-film connoisseurs revisit a revered motion picture from the annals of movie history, to see if it holds up… or if […]

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Steve Martin offers Oscar host Eddie Murphy unsolicited advice

Earlier this month Eddie Murphy was announced as host of the 84th Academy Awards ceremony. Former Oscar MC Steve Martin has penned a letter of advice to cool the nerves of his Bowfinger co-star. Of course, he opens with a dig at friend/nemesis Alec Baldwin. Check out the full letter below (courtesy of Martin’s official website)! […]

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Trailer and Poster Debut: The Big Year

The trailer and poster for David Frankel‘s The Big Year – starring Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson – have debuted online.  Although these three actors don’t quite deliver the yuks these days as they once did, it’s hard not to be a little excited about their team-up. The trio star as three dudes all […]

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Is it? – It’s Complicated review

It’s Complicated – Starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Directed by Nancy Meyers. Rated M. Originally published January 12, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. The only thing complicated about Nancy Meyers’ latest rom-com is its depiction of familial relationships. Why do Meryl Streep’s adult children keep on cuddling and squeezing one another? Why does […]

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Is it? – It’s Complicated review

It’s Complicated – Starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin. Directed by Nancy Meyers. Rated M. By Simon Miraudo. The only thing complicated about Nancy Meyers’ latest rom-com is its depiction of familial relationships. Why do Meryl Streep’s adult children keep on cuddling and squeezing one another? Why does her 21-year-old son climb into […]

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Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin to co-host Oscars

source: reuters.com Comedy legend Steve Martin and one-time Oscar nominee Alec Baldwin have been named as the hosts of the 2010 Academy Awards ceremony. The announcement of the hosting duo comes as a surprise following last year’s Hugh Jackman-hosted telecast, in which the song-and-dance man aided in a ratings boost for the flailing awards show. […]

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The case of the missing jokes – The Pink Panther 2 DVD review

The Pink Panther 2 – Starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer. Directed by Harald Zwart. Rated PG. Originally published March 31, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. It’s not a crime to be silly, although the cast of The Pink Panther 2 dance perilously close to committing at the very least a misdemeanor. Steve Martin […]

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Streep, Baldwin and Martin in a love threesome?

source: youtube.com Nancy Meyers has brought together the previously untested comedy triumvirate of Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin to star in her latest romantic comedy It’s Complicated. Normally we wouldn’t get excited about the latest Meyers film, but it’s impossible to deny that this cast doesn’t have us interested. Also, I might be […]

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The case of the missing jokes – The Pink Panther 2 review

The Pink Panther 2 – Starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno and Emily Mortimer. Directed by Harald Zwart. Rated PG for mild sexual references and comedic violence. 94 mins. It’s not a crime to be silly, although the cast of The Pink Panther 2 dance perilously close to committing at the very least a misdemeanor. Steve […]

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