By Simon Miraudo February 20, 2014 Alexander Payne is back in prime, prickly form with Nebraska, a marked improvement over his soggy, false-feeling melodrama The Descendants. It gives screen legend Bruce Dern a more-than-welcome opportunity to shine as he nears the end of his storied career, and an even more welcome leading man part to […]
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Trailer Debut: Nebraska
September 19, 2013 
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Alexander Payne follows up Oscar winner The Descendants with the low-key, black-and-white road movie Nebraska. It stars Bruce Dern as a grumpy old man falsely convinced of a sweepstakes victory, and Will Forte as the son who joins him on his journey to collect the prize. Dern nabbed the Best Actor prize at Cannes earlier […]
Continue readingProtect yourself – The Watch review
September 13, 2012 1 Comment
The Watch – Starring Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn, and Jonah Hill. Directed by Akiva Schaffer. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. The Watch will be an odd experience for anyone not acquainted with director Akiva Schaffer’s previous effort Hot Rod. To the casual observer, this all-star sci-fi comedy with a fixation on male appendages of all […]
Continue readingMacGruber 2 a possibility
May 24, 2012 1 Comment
It’s rare that Saturday Night Live movies are financially successful, let alone garner sequels (Wayne’s World being the exception on both counts), but they often do find cult followings on DVD. Such is the case with their most recent experiment, MacGruber, which expanded SNL’s 30-second MacGyver skits into a feature length film. The movie tanked upon release, despite being a […]
Continue readingAlexander Payne eyes Bruce Dern and Will Forte for Nebraska
May 16, 2012 0 Comments
Fresh from his Oscar-winning hit The Descendants, Alexander Payne is putting together the cast for his follow up, Nebraska. According to Deadline, Payne wants Bruce Dern and Will Forte (Saturday Night Live) to star as father and son in the black and white road movie. Budgeted at a measly $13 million, the script comes from Bob Nelson. It […]
Continue readingMacGruber Red Band trailer debut
April 6, 2010 0 Comments
MacGruber, the latest comedy inspired by the (occasionally brilliant) stable of Saturday Night Live characters, is heading to cinemas in just a few months. We haven’t been too impressed by what we’ve seen so far, but this new Red Band trailer (complete with gore and tasteless sex jokes) seems right up our alley. Will Forte […]
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