Mama drama – Why Stop Now review

By Richard Haridy February 19, 2014 Comedy and drama are two elements notoriously hard to successfully blend. Why Stop Now is a classic example of a film that fails to find a cohesive tone, jarringly bouncing between comedy and drama as it rushes towards a disappointingly insincere “happy” ending. Jesse Eisenberg plays Eli, a piano […]

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Trailer Debut: Why Stop Now

Perhaps there are no better foils for the tightly-wound Jesse Eisenberg than crazy-speech-giving Melissa Leo and the notorious Tracy Morgan. Thankfully, that is precisely the trio sharing screen time in new comedy Why Stop Now. The Philip Dorling and Ron Nyswaner directed flick debuted at Sundance, where it was subsequently picked up by IFC Films. Eisenberg […]

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Kevin Smith’s Cop Out trailer debut

source: traileraddict.com It seems lately that filmmakers only make movie trailers – especially if the onslaught of recent trailer debuts is anything to go by. The latest 2-minute film comes from Kevin Smith. The short picture is called Cop Out (formerly known as A Couple of Dicks) and stars Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan. I […]

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Kevin Smith’s A Couple of Dicks features engorged cast

source: variety.com It’s been a while since we talked about Kevin Smith‘s cop movie A Couple of Dicks. We’ve missed quite a few updates. Sorry ’bout that. Consider this your primer on the upcoming action comedy. A Couple of Dicks, written by Robb and Marc Cullen, tells the story of a pair of LAPD detectives […]

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Kevin Smith makes a cop movie

source: variety.com Kevin Smith has been lined up to direct A Couple of Cops for Warner Bros, with Bruce Willis and Tracy Morgan set to star. It will be Smith’s first major studio picture. The film has been written by Robb and Marc Cullen (Las Vegas), and centers on a pair of police officers who […]

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