Wednesday, March 28, 2012 11:27AM - By Travis Woods
It’s been a big week for Matthew Weiner—not only did the creator some little show on AMC call Mad Men score record ratings on Sunday night with the MM fifth season premiere (I’m still humming “Zou Bisou Bisou,” by the way)—he just snagged Owen Wilson and Zack Galifianakis to star in his big-screen directorial debut, You Are Here, with Parks and Rec star Amy Poehler in talks to co-star.
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Wednesday, September 7, 2011 3:28PM - By Damon Houx
Who would think that Jack Black, Owen Wilson and Steve Martin would make a comedy together? Wilson and Black have already crossed paths, from their would-be TV show Heat Vision and Jack to the first season of Community, they’re both regular collaborators with Ben Stiller, and that gang of comedians. But Steve Martin seems to either make quality films or plain hackwork. Hard to say what The Big Year will be, which has three men taking a year off from life to explore the world. Check out the trailer and the poster…
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Friday, June 24, 2011 9:26AM - By Brendan Walsh
I’m often inclined to give family movies a pass (as evidenced by my favorable review of Mr. Popper’s Penguins), if only because sometimes you’ve got to drag the family to a movie theater just to get them all to shut up for 2 hours. Don’t worry, I sympathize here for you. If you needed this critic’s permission to pack up the family and go to the multiplex, here it is: Cars 2 is the ticket to buy this weekend. It’s a big, colorful, noisy spectacle that will please broad audiences looking for a good time, especially small children.
But this is a Pixar film! They’ve made some of the most emotionally resonant films of the last decade! It’s impossible not to compare Cars 2 to the rest of their catalogue, and as soon as you begin to, it breaks down. Read the rest of the review (and more car puns!), after the jump…
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 12:25PM - By Brendan Walsh
Disney and Pixar have really revved up the publicity for this week’s release of Cars 2! Did you see what I did back there, by the way? That was a hilarious car pun. Listen, I’m just trying to appeal to the Cars crowd here. It seemed to work for those studios, at least. Do you have any idea how popular this franchise is?! $2 Billion dollars a year in merchandise and licensing! I’m just trying to follow the formula here. Anyway, director John Lasseter (pictured above) gathered with the film’s stars, Michael Caine, Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Emily Mortimer, and Eddie Izzard, to discuss the new film with members of the press. Check out some highlights of what was said, after the jump…
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Thursday, May 19, 2011 3:07PM - By Mali Elfman
Woody Allen‘s highly mysterious (and rightfully so) film Midnight in Paris has made its way back from Cannes and will be appearing in theaters in America this weekend. For me, this is one of my favorite Woody Allen films in a long time. It’s not necessarily what you would expect from Allen, though it does follow certain patterns we’ve come to know from him and one can definitely see references to his earlier work. There’s something both nostalgic and yet fresh about the film that makes it fun to watch. It’s finely made, finely acted and overall a fine picture to find yourself at this weekend…
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Thursday, February 24, 2011 5:30PM - By Krystal Clark
The Farrelly brothers are back with their latest collaboration Hall Pass. The film stars Owen Wilson, who’s once again headlining a male-driven comedy that features its fair share of juvenile antics. Going into this you might think that you’re in for a treat. The combination of Wilson and the Farrellys should yield amazing results, but unfortunately it doesn’t. Hall Pass leaves nothing to the imagination and a lot to be desired. Check out the review…
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Wednesday, February 23, 2011 12:49PM - By Krystal Clark
This Friday, Owen Wilson and Jason Sudeikis will go where no married man has gone before — the promised land. They’ll have unprecedented freedom in their latest film Hall Pass, where they play a couple of horny husbands who push their wives to the brink with their oversexualized behavior. The duo are given a week off from marriage to do what they want, with who they want, with no repercussions.
We recently had the opportunity to speak to Wilson and Sudeikis about the film’s premise and their stance on committed relationships. And of course we had to ask them the question that everyone wants the answer to: if a hall pass was real, who would they use it on? Find out….
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Friday, February 18, 2011 3:28PM - By Krystal Clark
Next weekend Owen Wilson returns to his hound dog ways in the comedy Hall Pass. The film is directed by the legendary Bobby and Peter Farrelly and over on IGN, they’ve posted a new red band trailer for the film. That means a good chunk of the raunchier jokes are used and you might see some vomit or poo at any point. Be careful….
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Friday, December 17, 2010 10:19PM - By Justine JC
Kindly ignore the deceptive array of billboards posted around Los Angeles presenting quotes like “Reese Witherspoon At Her BEST!” and “Funniest Film Of The Holiday Season!” Writer/director James L. Brooks teams up with the usually charming Reese Witherspoon along with Jack Nicholson, Owen Wilson, and Paul Rudd for one of poorest displays of cinema I’ve seen since I Love You, Philliip Morris. Be sure to dodge How Do You Know at all costs – it opens in theaters this weekend…
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