Wednesday, December 21, 2011 11:08AM - By Damon Houx
With year-end worst of lists, it’s rarely fun to pick on films that are dead and buried. Is it really worth rehashing why I Am Number Four or Apollo 18 are bad movies? In five years no one’s going to remember those films, to say nothing of Shark Night or One Day. in fact it’s likely everyone’s forgotten them. What’s much more disappointing and terrible is cinematic good will squandered. And so here is our list of the ten worst films and trends in cinema in 2011:
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Monday, August 8, 2011 8:12AM - By Laura Aguirre
It was a fairly good weekend, for the Apes though everything came in lower than we predicted. The prequel Rise of the Planet of the Apes, which got surprisingly good reviews (even though it didn’t deserve them) made it through its opening weekend, grossing $54 million. James Franco and company stayed way ahead of all other movies including Universal’s new release The Change-Up. The Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman film had a slow start, grossing only $13.5 million. Finally The Smurfs untied with Cowboys and Aliens, by landing at No. 2 and grossing $21 million (Cowboys and Aliens grossed $15.7 million).
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Friday, August 5, 2011 9:11AM - By Laura Aguirre
Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman are hitting the big screen again this year, this time David Dobkin style. It’s a body-switching movie! Reynolds is Bateman, and Bateman is Reynolds. Confused? You shouldn’t be, this has been done plenty of times before. The Change-Up is a comedy written by The Hangover writers Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. This bromance comedy also includes the always funny Leslie Mann and the charming Olivia Wilde. Dobkin managed to get an all-star cast together, but did he deliver a great comedy? Let’s discuss the good and the bad.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 5:07PM - By Damon Houx
This weekend James Franco and Andy Serkis hope to defeat Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds for the top slot at the box office. If Bateman and Reynolds look familiar it’s because they’ve both top-lined movies earlier this summer. And they star in The Change Up with Olivia Wilde, who just appeared in Cowboys and Aliens. Emma Stone seems the champ of the summer, with two starring roles in Crazy, Stupid, Love and The Help, along with a cameo in Friends with Benefits, all opening within a month of each other. It’s the end of the movie summer, even if the real summer has a couple of weeks left.
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 10:00AM - By Laura Aguirre
Jason Bateman and Ryan Reynolds are switching it up with their latest comedy, The Change-Up. Its premise may sound familiar, but Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin has managed to put a new spin on an old tale. The film has an all-star cast including the hilarious Leslie Mann and gorgeous Olivia Wilde. Check out our interview where Bateman, Reynolds and Dobkin talk about making the film, working with women, and pushing the barriers of comedy.
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Tuesday, September 21, 2010 4:01PM - By Krystal Clark
Two actresses have been cast in two very different comedies that feature some well known actors. Leslie Mann has landed a role in the upcoming Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman film The Change-Up, while Carla Gugino has been cast in Mr. Popper’s Penguins alongside Jim Carrey. Who will play what? Find out below…
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010 1:14PM - By Krystal Clark
Someone needs to give Olivia Wilde’s agent a raise because the woman gets cast in everything. Wilde has a part in this December’s Tron Legacy, next summer’s Cowboys and Aliens, and now she’s landed a role in The Change-Up. According to Deadline the actress has signed on to star alongside Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman in the body-switch comedy. Lucky lady!
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Thursday, March 11, 2010 3:00PM - By Krystal Clark
Jason Bateman is typically entertaining in everything he does. It doesn’t matter if it’s a comedy or a drama, he finds a way to put a smile on your face and for his latest project he’ll get some on screen help from fellow smart ass Ryan Reynolds. According to Deadline Hollywood both actors have signed on to star in a comedy called Change Up.
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