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The Three Stooges: Movie Review

Michael Benedict — Fri, 13 Apr 2012 03:55:19 +0000

After years of trying to get the project off the ground, the Farrelly Brothers finally bring us their big screen adaptation of the The Three Stooges. The guys responsible for such gross out classics like Dumb and Dumber and There’s Something About Mary attempt to update the classic Stooge act for a modern audience. After a few cringe-worthy, family friendly-trailers, the movie turns out better than previously expected, yet is nothing to brag about.

The Players:

Directors: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly

Writers: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, Mike Cerrone

Cast: Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, Will Sasso, Sofia Vergara, Jane Lynch, Jennifer Hudson, Larry David

The Plot

The Three Stooges follows the iconic slapstick trio on an adventure to raise money in order to save their childhood orphanage. Along with their get rich quick schemes in the city, they become involved in a murder plot and reality show.

The Good:

The Stooges: Credit must be given to the three leads-their Stooge impressions are top notch. They each deliver quite convincing portrayals of the originals. They’ve done their homework and make sure that they pay proper tribute to the classics. They work so well as a trio that most of the slapstick gags come off like a well-oiled machine. It’s like watching a well-rehearsed ballet of punches, pokes, and slaps. The three actors could have worked Vaudeville in the 20s if they wanted to. Although it would have been interesting to imagine what the performances would have been like with some original A-list casting rumors (including Jim Carrey, Sean Penn, and Benicio del Toro), however, these lesser known names still get the job done.
Larry David: The star of Curb your Enthusiasm and co-creator of Seinfeld steals many of the early scenes as an old curmudgeon nun that ends up the butt of many of the Stooges’ jokes. It’s fun to see that David is in on the joke of this absurd idea. He relishes the idiocy of it all by being the “wink, wink” of the film to let us know that this is indeed stupid- yet we should enjoy the stupidity. He has some of the best lines and having a grumpy comic surrounded by kids result in some pretty great moments.
The Farrelly Brothers are fans: The Farrelly Brothers’ past works take obvious influence and they make sure to pay some respect to the Stooges. They recycle a lot of great bits and at times show great comedic timing behind the camera. Like the classic shorts, the set ups in the film are all about speed and visual gags. There are some great set ups where they will let the trio play out their act in front of nothing more than a brick wall. It reminisces of classic Vaudeville and reminds us that physical comedy is universal. They also use some classic effects such as the cartoon sounds, wonderfully bad puns, and odd jobs set ups. The film is also sewed together like three Stooge shorts, making one complete film. Like Jason Segel and his Muppet movie, it’s nice to know that the filmmakers are fanboys of the material.

The Bad

For Kids or Adults: The biggest problem with the film is it doesn’t have a strong tone. Even though being faithful to some gags and routines, the Farrelly Brothers can’t help adding some of their own flavor to the mix. Unfortunately most of their flavor is gross out, raunchy humor that is too low brow- even for the Stooges. Sure there are a few chuckles in the dark humor, but it doesn’t necessarily fit in the Stooges universe, especially a movie aimed for kids…or is it? Sometimes it’s a family film and other times it’s strictly for adults. It’s surprising this got a PG rating with edgy jokes involving cancer, sex, and alcoholism. The film teeter-totters between cute, gooey kid show and mean spirited dark comedy and it doesn’t work.
The Plot: There’s a reason the original Stooge routine was only in shorts. When the film opens, there is a certain charm to the three loveable idiots and their gags, but around the one hour mark, you get a little tired of it. You start thinking, is that all there is? And the plot is not strong or good enough for a full feature film. It only stands as a set up for the next getting slapped in the face routine.
Too Topical: The filmmakers try really hard to make the Stooges for a modern audience which is understandable but they pile on the references making sure to get ever teen out there in on the joke. They make references to iPhones, the Kardashians, and Facebook- just to name a few. They even have the Jersey Shore cast have some screen time, which actually turns out to be a major plot turn in the film. Sure some audience members might get a kick out of the Jersey Shore cast getting their comeuppance with the Stooges but it plays more like a mildly amusing sketch for Saturday Night Live. The whole topical scenario wears out its welcome and feels gimmicky at times.

Overall:

The film offers some nice laughs and some fantastic slapstick set-ups. It’s supported by a strong comedic cast and really brings the Stooges back to life with the leads. However, the movie is disjointed with some unnecessary raunchy humor and dark material. Some critics and audience members may think it’s too mean spirited while some will argue in favor of its twisted humor. It’s lost in its own world of inconsistent jokes and weak plot and it can’t decide who this film is being made for.

Rating: 5/10

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The Three Stooges open in theaters April 13, 2012.

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New DVD Releases: Shutter Island, From Paris With Love, Curb Your Enthusiasm

Andrew Payne — Tue, 08 Jun 2010 18:16:02 +0000

If you like TV on DVD then this just might be your dream week. We have all sorts of huge shows hitting us with season-long box sets this week. We’re talking super huge. Like Urkel huge. Plus the entire series of a show that may or may not have a movie coming out based on it. I can’t be to sure, I don’t watch TV, or go to the movies, or go on websites, or look at billboards.

Plus, there’s a little movie by somebody named Martin Scorsese. Never heard of him, but I think the kid’s got promise.

Check it out below…

FEATURE FILMS

Shutter Island

It’s time for a public service announcement. More a plea for my own sanity. Please, dear Movie Studio Marketing People, when you delay a movie’s release date. Please, for the love of all things good and just, make a new trailer!

Seriously, from basically August 2009 through February 2010, you couldn’t go to a movie without seeing the same Shutter Island preview. We got the same three lines, “For the criminally insane”, “Going somewhere?” and “You’re a rat in a maze,” on an endless loop for almost six months. This on the heels of The Soloist debacle.

What does this incessant playing of the same trailer do? Makes us NOT want to see the movie. By the time it comes out, we’ve already seen the movie for a full 90 minutes so actually seeing how the plot develops seems redundant.

So, seriously, next movie that gets pushed back from the fall to the next spring, please come back with a new trailer. (I’m looking at you, The Adjustment Bureau).

Of course, if you still want to watch this film, you can check it out on DVD. Though I imagine you won’t be watching the trailer on the special features.

Also:

From Paris with Love – Buy Now

TV ON DVD

“Curb Your Enthusiasm”: Complete Seventh Season

Is it just me, or was this last season of “Curb Your Enthusiasm” just the tiniest bit underwhelming.

Firstly, the whole season was hyped as a “Seinfeld” reunion, and that only figured into about 25% of the season. Secondly, that 25% was the weakest part of that season.

It just seems like a strange strategy. Take your series extremely far out of its element to give us something we all want (the return of “Seinfeld”) and then not really deliver with any sort of gusto.

The strange thing – the rest of the season was great, as good as any the show has ever produced. Yet the whole season seemed weighed down by precisely what we thought would make it transcendent.

It’s a funny thing about expectations. They tend to ruin something that might be better than you’re ever allowed to realize.

So when you buy this DVD, do so with tempered “Seinfeld” expectations.

Also:

“The A-Team”: Complete Series – Buy Now
“Family Matters”: Season 1 – Buy Now
“Nip/Tuck”: Season 6 – Buy Now

New DVD Releases: Ice Age 3, Whatever Works, Z

Andrew Payne — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 15:58:22 +0000

If you like kids movies get ready, because Ice Age 3 is thawing its way onto disc and Tinkerbell now has her own movie as part of the worst three DVDs of the week. Plus, in a different type of kids movie Orphan is scaring its way onto the small screen.

Of course, there’s films for grown-ups as well with Woody Allen’s latest and a Costa-Gavras’ initial classic getting the full silver-disced treatment. Which is good, because there’s little to no TV this week! For shame!

Check it all out below…

FEATURE FILMS

Whatever Works

Pardon the pun, but why didn’t this movie work? Even more, why did nobody see it? Why was it not promoted.

This should have been New York comedy nirvana. Imagine, combining the creator of ‘Seinfeld’ with the mad genius of New York comedy – Woody Allen. The only thing that could have gotten it funnier and more Manhattany was if Neil Simon did a script polish.

At least that’s the way it should have been.

Instead, this film was wildly uneven, throwing old-timey Woody Allenisms at the wall and seeing if any of them stuck to Larry David’s bald head. Also, nobody saw it. So you’ll probably need to buy the DVD if you’d like to see what happens when Larry met Woody.

Also:

Ice Age 3 – Learn More – Buy Now
Orphan – Learn More – Buy Now

TV ON DVD

An uncharacteristically slow week for TV on DVD, with just the following series hitting disc:

Adult Swim in a Box – Buy Now
“The Fugitive”: Season 3 – Buy Now
“The Guardian”: Season 1 – Buy Now
“Mannix”: Season 3 – Buy Now

SPECIAL EDITION OF THE WEEK

Z – Criterion Collection

In 1969 Costa-Gavras exploded with a crazy verite assassination picture that really shook up what thrillers and political films can and will be going forward. One of the more underrated pictures in terms of its influence, this is one of the first movies to ratchet up the suspense by shooting the whole film in a less glossy and more real way. A precursor to stuff as new as Paranormal Activity.

Finally, it’s getting the full DVD treatment thanks to the good folks at Criterion with a special edition DVD loaded with features:

New, restored high-definition digital transfer, supervised and approved by cinematographer Raoul Coutard
Audio commentary featuring film historian Peter Cowie
New interviews with Costa-Gavras and Coutard
Archival interviews with Costa-Gavras; producer-actor Jacques Perrin; actors Pierre Dux, Yves Montand, Irène Papas, and Jean-Louis Trintignant; and Vassilis Vassilikos, author of the book Z
Theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitle translation
PLUS: A booklet featuring an essay by critic Armond White

Horrible Straight-To-DVD Release of the Week

Three terrible movies, three new DVDs. Which is the worst? Cast your vote and tell the world!

The nominees are:

Criminal Ways

The Case to Vote for It: This week’s installment of “big star in a movie you’ve never heard of” finds Isla Fisher in this straight-to-disc feature that details the exploits of a girl who seduces an actor so that he can train her criminal friends who plan to pose as a children’s entertainment group in hopes of pulling off a major heist. So it’s kind of like The Lookout, what with Isla Fisher seducing someone to help criminal friends and all, just without all that pesky quality.

I Can See You

The Case to Vote for It: It was only a matter of time. For the last few years we’ve watched as 3-D has made swill into profitable movie-making at the multiplexes, and now this seem same ridiculous strategy has found its way onto DVD. With this film we see a serial killer who can supposedly see you, so, get it, it’s in 3-D? But that’s not really the case. The movie isn’t even in 3-D! The trick is that this set included a 3-D movie along with the main feature. So not only is this movie terrible but it’s an outright lie. When you can’t do gimmickry right, what can you do?

Tinkerbell and the Lost Treasure

The Case to Vote for It: So this movie probably isn’t all that terrible, but it’s just the latest example of shamelessly spinning off a minor character just for DVD sales. Up next? Happy starring in The One Dwarf? Mr. and Mrs. Potatohead from Toy Story on their second honeymoon? It doesn’t seem that far off.

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Interview with Larry David, Patricia Clarkson, Evan Rachel Wood

Mali Elfman — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 18:23:30 +0000

A little while ago I attended the press conferences for Woody Allen‘s latest film, Whatever Works. The three stars of the film, Larry David, Patricia Clarkson, and Evan Rachel Wood were all in attendance and ready to ramble. This was definitely one of those situations in which the actors were far more concerned about entertaining than answering the questions. David tended to give one sentence comedic answers, Wood would chime in here and there with a witty remark, and Patricia Clarkson was probably the most on point and ready to talk about the film.

Check out the interview below where they all reminisce about being terrified of Woody, whether or not anyone wants to see David have sex, the recent vampire craze and a whole lot more…

Points covered in the interview:

The awkward relationship between David and Wood’s characters. Where was the sex?
Working with Woody: The fear, the insults, and the faint praise.
David on how he did not intend to “do” Woody.
Back to their Southern Roots.
Negative Vs Realistic
Vampires and Hannah Montana
What’s Next for Everyone
BONUS: You’ll have to keep reading to find out!

The title of the film Whatever Works, describes Boris’ life philosophy, how closely does that align with your own philosophy?

Larry David: It’s actually in conflict with my own philosophy which is Whatever Doesn’t Work.

Evan Rachel Wood: That the sequel

David: That’s pretty much what I subscribe to. Anyone who finds me unattractive, that’s the one I want. Unappealing, yea, that’s who I go for.

Even though they’re married in the movie, you don’t really think of the characters having sex ‘til she mentions Viagra. Were there any love scenes that were cut of should there have been? (laughter)

Larry David: Well yes, of course, there should have been. (laughter) But, no there weren’t any. That was, that was it. I don’t think anybody wants to see me having sex with anyone in the movies. (laughter)

Patricia Clarkson: Oh, Larry.

David: No, it’s true.

Evan Rachel Wood: I don’t know. I know a lot of people who seemed very excited about the idea but… That was the first question my sisters asked me. “Is there a sex scene?” I was like, “Really? Well there’s a ‘fade to black’.”

Larry and Evan, can you talk a little about your chemistry? Was it very immediate or did you have to spend a lot of time together before shooting?

Wood: Well he’s such an unlikeable person.

David: I have an immediate chemistry with pretty much everyone, whether it’s good or its bad. I can tell right off. I really can. It doesn’t take me long to get to know somebody. There’s a very visceral reaction, very quickly. We were very comfortable with each other.

Wood: Yeah, we got together and rehearsed a lot. It was fun.

David: But I find that with you, I have a reaction to you. I can tell what I can say to you and what I can’t tell. You know, I can go out and talk to people, I know just by looking at people if I say something nasty to them how they are going to react. And if I can kid around with them, if they are going to get it or not. I mean, I have a sixth sense like that.

Evan, your character didn’t really seem to have an issue with their age different and you have played similar characters in the past…

Wood: It does seem to haunt me everywhere I go.

And had do you feel about that?

Wood: It’s very innocent and sweet, you know? I liked it. I didn’t think it was quite (don’t know word) but I always compare it to Harold and Maude more than anything and even that was more romantic. You’re not a very romantic person, in the movie.

David: Yeah, In life too.

Wood: Yeah, but you know when else would I have the chance to be married to Larry David so you know it was cool. I enjoyed it. I felt fine about it.

Can you talk a little bit about working with Woody Allen, what’s his approach towards working with actors?

Clarkson: It has theatrical roots. I mean he does very big long takes. You have to be prepared, you have to do your homework. You have to know your lines, you have to be able to improv. There’s no short takes. He does a scene, let’s say it’s a 10 page scene. He will shoot that entire scene from beginning to end. Let’s say you’re in the 2nd to last line and you screw up. On, “No, No”. You go back to line one.

David: Back to base. You go back to home base.

Wood: It’s not like you say, “Can I take that line again.” No. It’s like can I take that scene again.

Clarkson: You don’t take a line again.

David: Patty said to me one day. She said, “Honey, I’ve done Blanche DuBois at the Kennedy Center but nothing’s harder than this” (laugher).

Wood: That was the hardest thing I ever did.

Clarkson: But I mean it’s hard, it’s hard but it’s also character building in the true sense of the word in that you do really have to know your character, you do really have to know what your doing when you walk on the set everyday. And we get lazy as actors in film. We walk in, we’ve learned our page of dialogue and we’re like “give me my coffee, give me my slippers, give me a croissant, you know. Maybe I’m ready to shoot.” With Woody you have to be ready.

Wood: We were lucky. We all got together and had time to run our massive amount of lines.

Clarkson: We ran our lines. We would sit in Larry’s room.

David: That was very helpful.

Larry getting back to how scripted Woody is, I know most of your acting on Curb Your Enthusiasm is mostly off the cuff and improvised, what was it like having pages and pages of dialogue?

David: It was hard. It was hard.

Wood: I wish I could have seen the look on your face when you opened that script. I just saw the first page.

The first monologue was like five minutes wasn’t it?

David: I opened the script and saw the first page full of Boris ,and then I saw Boris on page 50, and then I went to the last page…

Clarkson: And there is Boris and again and again.

David: I went, “Oye.” Yeah, so yeah it was kind of daunting to have to learn all that, to tell you the truth. Yeah. As far as the improvising goes, that was another aspect to it that I found daunting because I am used to improvising and kind of making up most of it as I go along and it was challenging, and I don’t care for challenges very much.

E: It was hard not to laugh.

David: Yes that too.

Clarkson: Although we were all terrified of Woody Allen.

E: Yea, I was too afraid to laugh most of the time.

You are all well established but working with Woody Allen there has to be an intimidation factor. Can you guys talk about that a little bit?

Clarkson: There is an intimidation factor. I mean you get over it and you get past it.

David: You want to please him.

Clarkson: You do, ‘cause he is so monoslavic in his response. He is so judicious in his praise.

David: You don’t want to be the one to screw up his movie.

Clarkson: You don’t. You don’t want to be the one to screw up a take. Well like I said it’s a different way of working then most directions who can stop and start and shoot in pieces and you know but…

Wood: It’s unpredictable. If he gets it in one take it’s done.

Clarkson: It’s done and that’s it.

Wood: But if it’s not…

Clarkson: Our scene in the museum was one, yeah.

Wood: It was like 3 takes all together.

As a follow-up that, he is very his praise come sparingly, was there a moment that you were allotted that you can tell us about?

David: He said to me once, “It wasn’t horrible” (laughter)

Wood: Yeah!

David: That made my day.

Clarkson: No, he’s very. You know, he’ll say to you, “Oh that was good”.

Wood: My favorite was “that was a lot funnier than I thought it was going to be”

David: He was very sweet.

Clarkson: He is, oh, he was a dear, he has great respect for us actors and there is actually a euphoria when you get through those big takes, you know there is a payoff to it.

One of the great things about Woody Allen’s films is that as actors, you got to really let the acting rip which is one of the things Woody Allen is known for and how was that as oppose to the smaller tiger acting that maybe you do regularly?

Clarkson: Well that’s exactly it. What it is, is the way he shoots and yet he actually puts the camera in the right place. I never saw a camera. He shoots you at the right distance, captures you in the right place, he makes you look good and you don’t realize it in the midst of shooting it. And he gives you breathe and he shoots the body, you know the body never lies. That’s what’s beautiful about Woody, he actually, he shoots you in all your glory. And, films so often are neck up acting nowadays. There is a lot that goes on below you know south of the mason Dixon line that you need to see, you know, no pun intended. I think that he, the very fact of how he shoots it is a, you know, is theatrial in it’s way.

It’s been interesting watching over the years different people sort of channeling Woody Allen. I thought it was an interesting sort of take having Larry David’s Woody Allen. Can you talk a little bit about what that was like for you and how much of if do you bring from that dialogue, that Woody Allen-esque dialogue and yourself as well?

David: Well I know that’s a concern, people would say to me, “well are you going to be doing him?” and I would think they were out of their minds when they would ask me that. “No, why,?” I’m going to try not to do him, it never occurred to me to want to do him and he doesn’t want me to do him. (laughter) He didn’t call me up and say, “I want you to do me, have you ever seen me, can you talk like me.” So, it wasn’t really an issue for me at all. It wasn’t something I thought about or worried about. And I’ve said this in some of my interviews, there was only one time where I was having trouble with a line that he wanted, it was “The Western Word,” and after a few takes I could tell that he was dissatisfied and finally I said to tell, “Just tell me how do you want me to do it, I’ll do it, just give it to me” and he goes “The Western World, The Western World” (with a strong Jewish accent) so we did the next take and I go “The Western World”.

Wood: Do you know what line will forever echo in my head, “and with that they entered the gallery”. How many times?

David: That was another one that he didn’t like. I did that like Howard Corsel. He said go ahead and try it so I did it but he didn’t use it.

Patricia, how was it going back to your Southern roots? I know its been awhile.

Clarkson: Divine. You know it’s always nice to be home. You know, in spirit. And with such a delicious character. It was a character that required all my Southernism in all its glory and all of its…fanaticism. It was very nice. I sometimes have to be careful about my accent, especially when I get tired and have a bourbon or two. Not that I drink on set. But, it was nice. I could just let it all hang out (laughter).

Evan, I thought you did was one of the best female performances for a Woody Allen movie since Diane Keaton. I am just wondering how you come up with that characterization or does Woody work with you on that characterization?

Wood: Luckily I’m from the South too. So I kind of based her off of my step-mother, slightly. Not IQ wise. But just that sweet Southern hospitality, just seeing the good in everything. It was hard. I didn’t want her to be annoying, I wanted her to be endearing. I wanted my accent to be right cause I’m Southern, and it’ll drive us crazy if its’ wrong. No, it just happened.

Clarkson: And Woody wanted us to have, you know very broad Southern accents.

Wood: Yeah, that was the main direction I always got. Broad Southern, more Southern. “You should be in a potato sack with bear feet,” whatever that means. So I did the best I could. But, no, once you get the hair going and the nails and the outfit, it’s hard not to become that different person. The tan was the hardest part and the boobs weren’t mine.

Larry, do you feel that the character Boris is negative or realistic?

David: Both, both. I think to be realistic is to be negative.

Larry how are you similar to Boris and how are you different?

David: Well, we’re different in that, I am way more normal than he is. I enjoy life, I play golf. I like having sex. I have normal wants and needs. He’s insane, really. He’s really on the edge. Like I was telling someone earlier, I don’t wear shorts. I am a much better dresser than he is.

Wood: I will give you that.

David: Yes, I thnk that’s the main difference.

Any similarities?

David: Yes, there are some similarities. We both have the some disdain for the human race. We both come from similar roots. And we probably have a, well we were both bar mitzvahed I’m sure.

Do you think that happiness and intelligence level goes hand in hand and possibly the happier you are the less intelligent you are?

Wood: Ignorance is bliss.

David: I think that’s true. I think religious people are happier than atheists.

Clarkson: Yeah, but we get to have sex. I don’t think there is a correlation. I think there are brilliant people who are happy and there are really stupid people who are very unhappy. You know what I mean, I think happiness is not intellect driven. I think it is driven in many ways. I do. And I think that is what Woody is saying, a lot in this film.

Wood: Sometimes, I’ve known people to be so smart that they’re stupid. Like, they just get so smart and caught up in themselves that they miss out on so much. And it’s a shame. Boris.

Evan, you character is someone who is just thrust into the city life and is really naïve but in your real life you’ve been working since you were so young and in the media spotlight for so many years. And I’m wondering in your real life relationships what do you find difficult about the fact that everything you do in your personal life romantically or otherwise is scrutinized by so many people?

Wood: It’s not my problem. I don’t care. I’m going to be, who I’m going to be and if someone’s got an issue with that. I’m sorry. I’m happy. I mean yeah it is hard. I mean it’s harder you know that my friends and family have to read that, it actually affects them more and that’s what makes me angry. But you know life’s too short, so…

This question is for Rachel and the rest of the cast, so you’re doing a guest spot on True Blood and Vampires seem to be really big right now, do you have any comments to make about why vampires are so popular right now?

Wood: I love me some vampires, you know it comes and goes in waves but vampires there’s always a craze somehow. I’ve been waiting to play a vampire since I was 5.

Do you think that there’s a reason, like why now?

Wood: It’s romantic. Why now? I, I don’t know. There hasn’t been one in, a vampire in quite some time.

Clarkson: I don’t know why vampires are so hot right now.

Wood: Because they’re sexy and scary at the same time.

Clarkson: Yeah, they’re sexy.

Wood: And teenage vampires. It’s like the whole Lost Boys thing, you know. Which I liked more but…

Clarkson: I told Larry I want to play a vampire in Curb your Enthusiasm. (laughter)

Wood: Great idea. You would make a killer vampire. No pun intended.

Larry, do you have a comment on the teenage vampire craze?

David: I don’t.

Wood: Please do!

David: I’ve been thinking about it. I can’t really come up with anything. I don’t quite get it. My kids went completely into it. They read all the book, the Twilight, that whole series, they read all that. I went to see Twilight with them.

Wood: (whispers) Sorry.

David: No, I enjoyed it and I’m looking forward to part two. Whenever that comes out. I watch all the kids stuff with them.

Wood: You went to Hannah Montanna, didn’t you?

David: I did. I was at a Hannah Montana. What kid of dad am I huh? Lucky kids.

For all three of you, are you writing anything new for television or what’s next for you?

David: Well I just finished shooting Curb Your Enthusiasm and I’m editing that right now.

Ok, any plans to write something new?

David: Yes, but I don’t know what that is right now.

Ok, and it’s called...

David: I’m pretty sure it will be….

Clarkson: It’s not your take on Medea

Wood: Oh, God. I would love to see that.

Clarkson: I should have said a new translation, it’s not a new translation of Medea?

What are you doing?

Clarkson: What am I doing? I have some other films coming out this year with Martin Scorsee and a beautiful film called Cairo Time. And I just finished shooting a film called Main Time, Horton Foyle’s last film that he wrote that with Ellen Burston. And, I’m not quite sure what’s next which is a good place for me to be in.

Is there anything you’re longing for specifically that you love to do?

Clarkson: I have a movie about Tallulah Bankhead that we’re in the process of getting going.

And Evan?

Wood: Let’s see, what am I doing. I’m doing a couple of episodes of” True Blood”, playing a vampire queen. Then, I’m playing Mary-Jane in Spider-Man on Broadway.

Clarkson: I will be there opening night.

Wood: Yeah, you will. That should be up and running by February, I think.

David: Spider-Man is going to be on Broadway.

Wood: Yeah. It is amazing.

David: Sorry, I didn’t know Spider-Man was going to be on Broadway.

Do you plan on playing more leads in movies now?

David: Well, I think that would depend on the people who are producing the movies. I have’t been inundated with offers yet.

Is Woody Allen one of the only directors to get you to want to play the lead in a movie?

David: No, I don’t think so. If there was something that appealed to me, I would definitely consider it.

Whatever Works will be in theaters on June 19th.

ADDED BONUS:

This was a press conference and the person asking this question has some trouble with the English language, and was not getting the question across to Larry. Normally I would cut this out, but I just found it too funny.

Did you prepare anything? Watching Woody Allen’s movies?

David: No, no, no. I didn’t want to do Woody Allen. I didn’t want to do Woody Allen but…

Did you hang our with a lot of Jewish people to prepare for the role?

Clarkson: I mean you never do that.

David: I’ve never done that. So, yes, that aspect was really unusual. I tried to find as many Jews as I could and be-friend them and talk to them and see what made them tick.

Clarkson: Didn’t you go back and you were bar mitzvah-ed again?

David: Oh, my God (laughing). I went back to Brooklyn and walked the streets and interviewed people, what’s it like being a Jew? How do you behave?

Whatever Works Trailer

Mali Elfman — Mon, 11 May 2009 16:00:19 +0000

Whatever Works is in every way, shape, and form, a Woody Allen film. From the rude jokes to the dysfunctional relationships, it’s got everything you could want/expect from one of his film (check out out first reaction from ShoWest).

The film stars Evan Rachel Wood as the sweet out of towner who falls into the wrong hands, Patricia Clarkson as the sweet out of towners mother whose husband has just cheated on her and left her, Henry Cavill as the cheating husband, and Larry David as Larry David.

Check out the trailer below…

The film is really set up more like a play then a film, but thanks to Allen’s experience and unique perspective he pulls it off quite nicely.

What do you think of the trailer? Is Larry David just playing himself?

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