General movie news thread

That would make Levi-Strauss cry. I need a chart.

 

I feel like I should have seen Olivia Wilde in some movie or TV show, but she's somehow escaped my radar till now. This whole ordeal seems like an updated version of the "Gigli" imbroglio that doomed the original iteration of Bennifer. Given that, I'd guess the long-term prospects for Wilde and Harry Styles are not great. But that's not to say she won't end up with him -- after maybe a fling with A-Rod, of course.

 

All I know is that it has kept the "K" family stuff off my Google News feed and for that I am grateful.

 

https://deadline.com/2022/09/dallas...kydance-impropriety-investigation-1235118955/

Seems like a nobrainer for a movie - but I'm guessing there might be some inconvenient truths about what really happened.

 

Just about every surviving Beverly Hills Cop cast member will be back for the Netflix sequel

 

I wonder how Lisa Eilbacher looks today. She's a beauty.

 

Finally, another movie role for George Lucas!

 

I didn't see Ronny Cox's name on that list.

 

'Confess, Fletch' makes its case as one of the funniest films in years

If you think that Chase’s portrayal cannot be topped, all I can say is this approach is different. There’s no funny disguises. (Jon) Hamm doesn’t try and top Chase’s mugging. If they have anything in common, it’s the combo of handsome and funny. A potent combination among stiff movie stars and dopey comedians.
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This is encouraging. I thought Hamm was funny in Bridesmaids. Somebody, maybe it was Kathy Griffith, slagged him recently for overestimating his comedy chops. But consider the source.

EDIT:
"He's one of these hot guys who's mildly funny but actually thinks he's comedian-level funny."

31 Times Stars Were Shockingly Honest About Other Stars’ Work

 

I never thought Kathy Griffin was comedian-level funny.

 

I saw "Confess, Fletch!" in a theater this weekend - It was a solid B, B+. I think it would work better as a 6 to 10 episode show, about 90 minutes each, like the old Columbo episodes, with Hamm in a different locale each time, with different supporting players. But still, it was delightfully low stakes caper stuff, where you're mostly watching for the dialogue interplay. It's also got quite a few 6s in the cast, if you're into that kind of thing.

 

I'll watch it. But damn, the third movie was beyond awful.