Tag: The Happytime Murders
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‘The Happytime Murders’ Review: A Comedy as Lifeless as a Discarded Puppet
If you’re in the mood for a great cinematic blend of edgy comedy and detective thriller, combining the seamy underbelly of the big city with seemingly childish characters who have surprisingly adult predilections, good news: Who Framed Roger Rabbit is streaming on Hulu. It’s a classic! If, on the other hand, you’re in the mood…
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‘Alpha’ Again Tops Studios’ TV Ad Spending
In this week’s edition of the Variety Movie Commercial Tracker, powered by the TV advertising attention analytics company iSpot.tv, Columbia Pictures claims the top spot in spending for the second week in a row with “Alpha.”Ads placed for the drama had an estimated media value of $3.94 million through Sunday for 1,708 national ad airings…
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Box Office: Can Melissa McCarthy’s ‘Happytime Murders’ Fend Off ‘Crazy Rich Asians’?
The box office has been surprisingly strong this August, and now it’s up to Melissa McCarthy and a gaggle of raunchy puppets to keep the momentum going.That’s the hope, as “The Happytime Murders” aims for a mid-teens opening when the black comedy launches across 3,224 locations this weekend. Analysts are comparing the result to Seth…
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Brian Henson on ‘The Happytime Murders’ and the Scene That Didn’t Make the Cut
The adult comedy The Happytime Murders is set in the underbelly of Los Angeles, where puppets and humans co-exist. From director Brian Henson, the film follows two clashing detectives – a human named Connie Edwards (Melissa McCarthy) and a puppet named Phil Philips (played by puppeteer Bill Barretta) – who are forced to work together…
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Stx Films Delays ‘Mile 22’ and ‘The Happytime Murders’
Stx Films has shuffled its August slate a little bit. They had Mile 22 and The Happytime Murders both slated for August, but now both films will debut slightly later. Mile 22, which stars Mark Wahlberg as a CIA operative trying to escort a federal witness to a safe escape from enemy territory, was previously…
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‘Sesame Street’ is Suing the Dirty Puppet Movie ‘The Happytime Murders’
Dirty, filthy puppet movie The Happytime Murders just got slapped with a lawsuit from the makers of Sesame Street, who aren’t very happy about all this R-rated puppet stuff. Sesame Workshop, the folks who run Sesame Street, are suing the makers of the raunchy puppet movie, claiming the film tarnishes the Sesame Street brand. Big…
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Sesame Street creators sue over The Happytime Murders puppet film
Lawsuit filed against the distributors of Melissa McCarthy film that shows Muppet-like puppets indulging in sex and drugsThe creators of Sesame Street have filed a lawsuit against the distributor of an upcoming Hollywood film The Happytime Murders to halt an advertising tagline that it claims falsely associates itself with the children’s television show.An early trailer…
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“Sesame Street” Creators Sue Producers Behind ‘Happytime Murders’
This lawsuit is brought to you by the letter F because the creators of “Sesame Street” are downright Furious with producers for “The Happytime Murders” … alleging it’s taking a crap all over its good name. Sesame Workshop is suing Stx Productions — the company behind Melissa McCarthy’s new movie — claiming its marketing strategy…
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‘The Happytime Murders’, ‘Robin Hood’, ‘Hellfest’ & Other Reactions From CinemaCon 2018
On the April 26, 2018 episode of /Film Daily, /Film editor-in-chief Peter Sciretta is joined by special guest Frosty from Collider to talk about a final group of presentations from CinemaCon 2018, including sneak previews of The Happytime Murders, Kin, Hellfest, A Simple Favor, and Robin Hood. You can subscribe to /Film Daily on iTunes,…
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Melissa McCarthy Snorts Ecstasy With Sex Crazed Puppets in ‘Happytime Murders’
Melissa McCarthy snorting ecstasy with a bunch of sex-crazed muppet castoffs was the foul-mouthed highlight of Stx’s CinemaCon presentation on Tuesday night.“The Happytime Murders,” the film in question, seems certain to shatter quite a number of childhood memories and taboos, and presents the newbie studio with perhaps its best chance at major box office success.…