Tag: The Big Sick
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Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani Are Starring in a Rom-Com, So Hand Over Your Money Now
Sometimes you don’t even need to hear the full scoop on an upcoming project before you’re ready to throw all your money at it. That’s exactly how I’m feeling about The Lovebirds, the recently announced romantic comedy starring Issa Rae and Kumail Nanjiani.According to The Hollywood Reporter, the two comedy stars will play a couple…
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Zoe Kazan Sets Record Straight On ‘Buster Scruggs’ Always Being A Movie [Interview]
2018 will probably be a very memorable year for Zoe Kazan. The 35-year-old actress is best known for her roles in films such as “The Big Sick,” “
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Hollywood Turns Upside Down as Pending Landmark Theatres Sale Could Be the Tip of Upcoming Exhibition Changes
A number of speculative deals are floating in the Hollywood ether, as the industry moves away from studio dominance and toward Silicon Valley. Caught in that maw is Twentieth Century Fox’s sale to Disney and At&T’s merger with Warner Bros. But eyes are also on the fate of the indie Landmark Theatres chain, which owner…
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‘Set It Up’ Filmmakers on How They Brought the Rom-Com Into the Modern Age
While romantic comedies ruled the box office in the ’80s, ’90s, and early 2000s, the past few years have been rough for fans of the genre. But viewers found a bright spot recently with Netflix’s buzzy film “Set It Up.”Starring Zoey Deutch, Glen Powell, Lucy Liu, and Taye Diggs, the story of two overworked New…
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Terence Stamp, Gemma Arterton Join Netflix’s ‘Murder Mystery’
Netflix’s “Murder Mystery” is rounding out its cast.Gemma Arterton, Terence Stamp, and John Kani have joined the comedy, starring Jennifer Aniston and Adam Sandler.“Workaholics” co-creator Kyle Newacheck is directing from a script by James Vanderbilt. The story follows a New York cop (Sandler) and his wife (Aniston), who become prime suspects in the murder of…
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FilmNation China Deal; Agc Makes Ingenious Move; Carnaby Joins ‘Highway’; ‘American Jedi’ Sales – Cannes Briefs
FilmNation, the company behind films including Arrival and The Big Sick, has closed an output deal with Chinese digital platform iQiyi. The deal gives it exclusive access to show FilmNation features on its on-demand platform for three years. It comes as FilmNation is launching Paul Dano’s directorial debut Wildlife in Cannes. “More Chinese movie fans…
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“GLOW” star Betty Gilpin joins Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani in ‘Stuber’
Betty Gilpin, best known for her role in Netflix’s female wrestling series “GLOW,” has been cast in action comedy Stuber.The movie stars Dave Bautista (Avengers: Infinity War) as a detective who recruits his Uber driver, played by Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), into an unexpected night of adventure. The action comedy will be directed by…
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Indies Fight to Survive as Marketplace Undergoes Radical Changes
For CinemaCon’s annual gathering of theater owners in Las Vegas, the Motion Picture Assn. of America released a new report showing a 6% drop in theatrical attendance in the U.S. and Canada in 2017, representing a 22-year low.Though the breakout success of “Black Panther” is likely to quiet some worries about superhero fatigue, distributors and…
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October review – low-key hotel drama earns its emotion honestly
Director Shoojit Sircar follows 2015’s Piku with a one-sided romance pitched between The Big Sick and full-on weepieDirector Shoojit Sircar doubtless spent many hours in plush four-star hotels promoting 2015’s intriguingly low-key Piku, and the experience has inspired a film that initially threatens to be a Rossellinian departure for the Indian mainstream. For once, the…
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Roseanne Barr Slammed for Dressing as a Nazi, Promoting Conspiracy Theories, and Deleting Offensive Tweets
The “Roseanne” revival has made headlines for two main reasons: its incredibly high ratings and the fact that its title character is a Donald Trump supporter. The show’s success has also drawn scrutiny to Roseanne Barr herself, who likewise counts herself among Trump’s fans — and whose online activities have proven highly controversial.Barr recently deleted…