“Holmquist’s mother estimates that Grant appeared in 60 percent of The Hangover, while his sister Avery appeared in 40 percent.”[HuffPo]
He might not exactly be a household name, but chances are you already know him quite well – and have for several years now. Grant Holmquist, who appears in The Hangover III as a six-year-old alongside Zach Galifiankis, was in fact the original baby Tyler in the first Hangover. (You probably recall that he was strapped the Galifianakis’s chest for most of the first film). He shared the part with his twin sister Avery who also played baby boy Tyler in the first movie.
You can tell from the red carpet picture above that Holmquist is not just grown up, but fully media trained. It didn’t come easy for the tyke, though: he had to audition for the part in the third film since he actually has lines this time and doesn’t just hang from Alan’s chest.
Fast & Furious 6 is, if nothing else, aptly named. It is very fast and full of fury in just the right dose to keep you entertained throughout. As long as you check your knowledge of physics and logic at the door, there’s a lot of fun to be had in this sixth car chase of a movie.
The movie technically stars Vin Diesel as the wily mastermind Dominic Toretto who has successfully pulled off a heist that left him $100 million richer. He’s been “in hiding” for the last few years, waiting for something exciting to happen in his life. That’s what happens when Hobbs (Dwayne Johnson) shows up and asks Toretto to help him take down a group of international mercenary drivers (yes, I know: there is no such thing). Toretto gives his blessings and the racing begins.
And how! There are at least a dozen characters in the movie, and to makers’ credit, each one gets a chance to do something substantial so the movie amounts to a lot more than just Vin Diesel grunting and flexing into the camera. And if you can put aside the fact that the movie thinks the world’s biggest problems can be solved by fast cars being overrun by faster cars, then you’ll probably enjoy the movie a good deal. A no-brainer of a popcorn movie, but one that’s not just fast and furious, but also fun.
What’s better than spending an evening with “The Boss”? Spending an evening with “The Boss” that’s produced by Ridley Scott. Scott Free Productions brings us an event that combine music, spectacle, and fan testimonials in Springsteen and I, a feature documentary that tries to decipher what exactly it is that makes Bruce Springsteen the musical phenomenon that he is.
Joseph Gordon-Levitt writes and directs himself as a tough young Jersey dude who also happens to be a porn addict in Don Jon, his upcoming debut feature which also features Scarlett Johansson, Julianne Moore, and Tony Danza.
A favorite at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Don Jon releases October 18.
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“It’s a shit macho fantasy — hyperviolent, ethically repulsive, sad, nonsensical, deathly dull, snail-paced, idiotic, possibly woman-hating, visually suffocating, pretentious.”[HuffPo]
Ryan Gosling typically enjoys good reviews from fans and critics. But his latest movie with director Nicholas Winding Refn is proving to be atypical – in a bad, bad way.
So hated was the movie at its first screening at the Cannes Film Festival this week that it was slammed by virtually every major critic who saw it. A choice sampling:
Peter Debruge (Variety): “The wallpaper emotes more than Ryan Gosling does in Only God Forgives, an exercise in supreme style and minimal substance.”
Jeff Wells (Hollywood Elsewhere): “Movies really don’t get much worse than Nicholas Winding Refn‘s Only God Forgives . . . This is a defecation by an over-praised, over-indulged director who thinks anything he craps out is worthy of your time. I felt violated, shat upon, sedated, narcotized, appalled and bored stiff.”
Many in attendance also reported several walk-outs and boos during screenings. Yikes.
Is it really that bad? Guess we’ll find out when it releases July 19. (Is it telling that Gosling himself skipped the premiere to stay back in the States and work on his next film?)
At this point, everyone who wants to see the third Hangover movie is going to see it regardless of what any critic has to say. And that isn’t to imply that the movie isn’t funny – it is, and often riotously so. But it’s an angry humor that often inadvertently comes across as uncomfortable and disjointed. Could it be that it’s because no one actually has a hangover in this movie?
To be perfectly honest, there’s almost nothing comedic contributed by Bradley Cooper, Jason Bartha, or even Ed Helms. Every ounce of comedy in the film is delivered by Zach Galifianakis and, by turn, Ken Jeong, both of whom bring the absurd to new heights in a movie about mental health, depression, and the longing to escape. It’s a funhouse view of the perverse human mind – set in Vegas and set on fire. Oh, and Melissa McCarthy is also really funny in a teeny cameo.
Alan’s father has passed. He hasn’t been taking his meds. So his friends stage an intervention and drive him across country to a (how do I put this?) white rubber room. Along the way they’re intercepted by a big bad guy played by John Goodman who is on the lookout for Mr. Chow who stole millions of dollars from said bad guy. He figures that Phil, Stu and Alan will know exactly where Chow is.
But they have no idea. Literally, not a clue. But they have to find out. Or die. Or die trying. Let the hilarity ensue.
Whether or not you like (or even love) this movie will depend on your appetite for Zach Galifiankis. He doesn’t just carry the movie: he is the movie, and is responsible for virtually every verbal, physical and self-announced punchline in the movie. At times, the jokes get mean, but instead of toning it down, the movie just shrugs at the audience and moves forward.
Imagine you’re a sperm donor. Now imagine you’re a sperm donor who just discovered he fathered 533 children. Yes: five hundred and thirty-three.
This is the basic premise of Vince Vaughn’s new film, Delivery Man, which is a remake of the 2011 French-Canadian movie, Starbuck. Writer-director Ken Scott returns for the second go-around.
Christopher Nolan’s Superman reboot is less than a month away, which means that fans are finally getting a first look at the movie’s villain, General Zod.
He’s on the intergalactic prowl for Superman, a.k.a. Kai-El. Check out the latest trailer and see what’s in store in the latest epic battle of Good vs. Evil.
