Kevin Hart finishes his stay at The Palm Beach Improv this weekend with performances Friday, Oct. 28, and Saturday, Oct. 29. Hart is a fan favorite from his roles in films including Death at a Funeral, Along Came Polly and the Scary Movie franchise.
Hart, who was also recently seen “not hosting” MTV’s Video Music Awards, regularly tours the country with his stand-up. Also headlining at The Improv this weekend is Tom Rhodes, who will take the stage on Sunday, Oct. 30, only. Read the full story
Pretty people in love. Yay!
SPOILER ALERT: Plot details about a 9-year-old movie.
One of the best things about being home sick, besides all that attractive hacking and coughing, is getting to enjoy my pay cable channels in the middle of the day, when they play random movies I’d forgotten about. And between NyQuil naps, I like to reacquaint myself with them over a bowl of soup and a box of tissues. And also my cat, who gets anxious that my presence is wrecking whatever dastardly things she does when I’m not around. I’m onto you, furry beast.
Today’s movie was 2002′s “Brown Sugar,” a cute, if sorta light, rom-com that I saw when I first came to the Palm Beach Post. It had all of my requirements – romance, Taye Diggs, a great soundtrack and Taye Diggs. You might remember this from the Sanaa Lathan era, when black people got to star in romantic comedies without sassy grandmas in drag and such, but with plenty of middle class folks with nice homes and good jobs, and it wasn’t about gangsters or violence or hos. (Not preaching. Just saying.)
It’s pretty obvious from the time the credits roll that Sid (Lathan) and Dre (Taye), two lifelong friends in love with hip-hop and, secretly, each other, are gonna wind up together. That’s what happens in these movies. But I liked that it was about something besides goofy single women and the hot men they’re obviously into – the shared love of hip-hop. It celebrated the poetry and the art of the words and their marriage with the beat, the memories of standing on a street corner watching guys that looked just like you create a symphony with just their minds and their mouths. And it was openly disdainful of ‘ho and gun music. Gotta love that.
Kevin James and Willis McGahee on the red carpet for 'Zookeeper'. (Storms Media Group)
Kevin James, the star of the upcoming film Zookeeper, is a big sports fan — he was even an athlete himself, wrestling in high school back on Long Island.
So it’s no shock that he decided to pal around with Willis McGahee on the red carpet in Miami Beach. McGahee shattered records as a running back at the University of Miami before going pro and putting together three 1,000-yard seasons for the Buffalo Bills and Baltimore Ravens.
James was taking part in the premiere of Zookeeper at the Regal South Beach Cinema. The film stars James as a lonely zookeeper trying to find love who gets the help of some unlikely advisers — his animals. The film opens nationwide on July 8.
Bill Murray, Andie MacDowell and Chris Elliott in the 1993 movie 'Groundhog Day'.
Every so often, the question comes up — most of the time on this day.
People remember Bill Murray’s superbly funny film, Groundhog Day — where Bill, playing a grouchy weather guy, relives Groundhog Day over and over in Punxsutawney, Pa. And they seem to wonder: “Hey, exactly how long was Bill stuck in Punxsutawney?”
Well, blogger Simon Gallagher decided to take on that challenge, really delving deep into the film.
Simon started with director Harold Ramis’ estimation of 10 years on the DVD commentary — and Ramis’ later contradiction after a site reported the time to be 8 years, 8 months and 16 days. Ramis said it had to be between 30 and 40 years.
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Director Adam McKay and Mark Wahlberg attend the New York afterparty for the premiere of 'The Other Guys'. (Andrew H. Walker / Getty Images)
Already well known for his work with Will Ferrell on Anchorman and Talladega Nights, director/writer Adam McKay has another comedy hit on his hands with The Other Guys, a buddy-cop comedy with Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg. Zlata Faerman of the blog I Have Zlata Thoughts caught up with McKay for a Q&A:
If you had to point to Fair Lawn on a map of New Jersey, could you do it?
McKay: I would look around Mount Clair? Is that close? I grew up in Philly so I have some limited Jersey knowledge.
Were there any hidden messages throughout the movie? For instance, I noticed Will’s glasses were skewed just slightly the whole movie.
McKay: When Mark is drinking beer with Ferrell by the water, he’s drinking a Laughing Clown Malt Liquor, which is the beer Ricky Bobby drove for in Talledega Nights. Also, there’s a Cobra poster in Wahlberg’s apartment … I’m sure there are others but off the top of my head, those are the ones I remember.
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Tom Cruise is bringing his foul-mouthed, hairy-handed Hollywood producer character Les Grossman back to the big screen.
Paramount Pictures and MTV Films say they’re developing a film around the fictional character that Cruise brought to life in 2008′s “Tropic Thunder.”
The 47-year-old actor reprised the role at Sunday’s MTV Movie Awards.
Cruise and Ben Stiller are among the producers of the film. Paramount said Wednesday that Cruise is in talks to play Grossman.
Cruise can next be seen on screen in “Knight and Day,” due in theaters later this month.
Hollywood is in a June swoon as a rush of new movies fails to grab audiences.
“Shrek Forever After” remained the No. 1 movie for a third-straight weekend with $25.3 million.
The best of the newcomers was the rock ‘n’ roll comedy “Get Him to the Greek,” which debuted at No. 2 with $17.4 million. Opening at No. 3 was the action comedy “Killers” with $16.1 million.
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Photos: Page2Live.com: Sex and the City 2 premiere
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Warning: SLIGHT SPOILERS!
Went to the screening of “Sex and the City 2″ last night, surrounded by groups of well-dressed ladies having a Monday Girls- Night Out, black dresses, sexy heels and all (!) I don’t want to give too much away, but here are five things to watch out for when the film is released to the rest of the Cosmo-loving public on Friday:
— The HBO series made a point of not dwelling too much in the ladies’ pasts (something I always thought was a detriment, but that’s me). But in the initial moments of the sequel, there are some emotionally satisfying, cleverly-edited flashes of the less-polished, un-Fashionista youths they used to be.
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