Tag: Bad Moms
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‘Old Dads’ Review: Bill Burr Directs a Gen-x Dad Comedy That’s Really a Drive-By Attack on All Things Correct
“Old Dads,” a Netflix comedy about three middle-aged dads in Los Angeles, each trying to deal with the delayed pleasures and perils of fatherhood, sounds like a Hollywood satire to watch along with “Bad Moms,” or maybe the sort of broad burlesque of child-rearing that would star someone like John Cena. Actually, though, it’s not…
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‘Hustlers’ and ‘Bad Moms’ Series Planned at Lionsgate and STX
Scripted TV series based on the Jennifer Lopez film “Hustlers” and the Mila Kunis comedy “Bad Moms” will soon be put into development as part of a new distribution agreement between STXfilms and Lionsgate, the companies announced Wednesday.STXfilms, which released “Hustlers” from 2019 and “Bad Moms” from 2016 along with its sequel “A Bad Moms…
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‘Bad Moms’ Series in Development at Lionsgate
Lionsgate has announced that, as part of a new agreement between themselves and STXfilms, a scripted television series based on their highly successful Bad Moms franchise has been greenlit. Bad Moms, and its sequel, A Bad Moms Christmas, were released in 2016 and 2017, and were a huge hit with audiences thanks to their splendidly…
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We Deserve a Bad Moms Movie for Every Holiday
Bad Moms became an instant hit when it premiered in 2016, hilariously digging into the messy side of motherhood in a way that felt both bitingly specific and shockingly universal, raunchy as hell yet somehow sweet and sentimental, too. And that’s not to mention the chemistry between the three leads – stressed and overworked Amy…
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Najafi Companies Closes Deal for Struggling ‘Bad Moms’ Studio STX
A consortium of investors led by Najafi Companies has closed its deal to purchase STX Entertainment, the beleaguered film and television company behind “Bad Moms” and “My Spy.” The sale ends STX’s unhappy union with Eros, the Indian media company that it merged with in 2020. The goal was to go public, which STXEros did,…
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STX Entertainment Exploring Sale 16 Months After Eros International Merger
STX Entertainment is up for sale only 16 months after it merged with Indian studio Eros International.The combined entity, ErosSTX Global, announced Tuesday that it was engaged in talks with a third party to sell the division behind films like “Bad Moms” and Jennifer Lopez’s “Hustlers.” The company has hired Lazard as a financial advisor…
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‘Hustlers’ Studio STX Films is Looking to Sell 46-Film Library to Resolve $150 Million Debt
STXfilms, which scored big box-office successes with the likes of Hustlers and Bad Moms, recently struck a streaming deal with Tubi, Fox Entertainment’s free, ad-supported service. However, the studio has $150 million in debt, so it is looking for other ways to leverage its film library. A new report indicates that it is in talks…
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Desperados review – hit-and-miss Netflix comedy offers throwaway summer fun
A trio of friends head to Mexico to delete a drunken email in a mostly entertaining if a little scattershot comedyWhile Netflix has been trying to resurrect the romantic comedy, it has also been quietly attempting to reinvigorate a subgenre that studios have spent even less time and money on. When Bridesmaids became Judd Apatow’s…
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‘Hustlers’ With Jennifer Lopez Scores $2.5 Million at Thursday Box Office
“Hustlers,” the crime film based on a true story and starring Constance Wu and Jennifer Lopez, earned $2.5 million at the box office Thursday in previews. It opens on 3,250 screens this weekend.“Hustlers” comes from STX, and the film’s cast of pop stars and strong reviews and word of mouth out of the Toronto International…