Tag: Road Trip
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From the outhouse to the arthouse: how Hollywood’s kings of comedy got serious
Cinema’s former fart-gag maestros have recast themselves as social critics. Are they the ideal pundits for an age of obscenity?A little over 20 years ago, There’s Something About Mary spearheaded a new era for what was known as gross-out comedy. The film depicted Cameron Diaz’s central character with semen in her hair and Ben Stiller…
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‘The Joker’ Movie: Alec Baldwin Cast As Batman’s Dead Dad
Given the sensibilities of “Road Trip,” “Old School,” the celebrated movie version of “Starsky & Hutch” and “The Hangover” trilogy, all roads have clearly been leading filmmaker Todd Phillips to direct, what else, Warner Bros.’ dark and gritty version of “The Joker” movie starring Joaquin Phoenix. As cameras are set to roll in a number…