Tag: White Men Can’t Jump
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With ‘Bottoms’ and ‘Cocaine Bear,’ Brownstone Productions Is Reviving the R-Rated Comedy
Everyone remembers their first R-rated movie. Maybe you snuck into a theater trying to pass as 17, or maybe your parents didn’t care for censorship. Either way — whether it’s a movie with gore, expletives or nudity — that first experience leaves an impression.Max Handelman, who co-founded Brownstone Productions with his wife, Elizabeth Banks, recalls…
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One White Men Can’t Jump Character Was Particularly Tough To Write
The story of how “White Men Can’t Jump” got made is an interesting one, and certainly worth looking back on given the upcoming remake starring Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls. From the fact that Keanu Reeves auditioned — and failed miserably — for the role that would eventually fall to Woody Harrelson, to the fact…
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Tom Hanks Resurrects David Pumpkins in Halloween ‘SNL’ Appearance
Tom Hanks made yet another return to “Saturday Night Live” this weekend, suiting up as David Pumpkins in what is rapidly becoming a Halloween tradition for the long-running sketch show.Per usual, the sketch followed a group of horror enthusiasts on a haunted-house style carnival ride that shows them different horror villains in each room. Classic…