Denver Film Festival announces full lineup

The only big film festival in my own backyard is back and it runs from November 12th through the 22nd. While it caters more to heavy run fest material and arthouse film, they do have some of the more interesting films playing this year: Ryan Ward's excellent Son of the Sunshine which is one of my favorite films of the year. ( review ) The weird, lengthy comedy The Revenant ( review ) Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans The Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus and much more. Program aft

Chris Rock Banned From Portraying Richard Pryor After Dog Fighting Joke

Chris Rock made some jokes on Jay Leno in defense of Mike Vick and was immediately erased as a potential candidate to portray Richard Pryor in an upcoming biopic. Via Contact Music: The animal-loving widow of RICHARD PRYOR banned CHRIS ROCK from portraying the late comedy icon on the big screen after he made a joke about dog fighting, according to reports. The Head of State star was among the frontrunners to land the main role in a new Pryor biopic, but he allegedly lost the part after

Coming to DVD Blu-Ray Bruno Nov 17 !

OVERVIEW : The inimitable prankster Sacha Baron Cohen ( Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan ) launches another inspired comedy offensive in the boisterous Brüno , coming to Blu-Ray™ Hi-Def and DVD on November 17, 2009 from Universal Studios Home Entertainment. As in the hugely popular Borat , Sacha Baron Cohen once again creates improvised pandemonium, this time as an Austrian TV host searching for fame and fortune in America, ensnaring e

Extras: Ricky Gervais Considering Reviving TV Series

The creator of The Office , Ricky Gervais has certainly been keeping busy these days, with big-screen movies like Invention of Lying . But that hasn’t stopped him from considering bringing his award winning comedy, Extras , back to the small screen. Sky… Related posts: Extras: Gervais Books Travolta for Last Episodegt; Extras: Gervais Books Travolta for Last Episode'gt; Extras: Gervais Books Travolta for Last Episode Extras: No Season Three But It’s Not Overgt; Extras: No

The Invention Of Lying Clips

Last but not least, some The Invention of Lying clips. The comedy marks Ricky Gervais’s directorial film debut (he has directed for TV with The Office and Extras) and is set in a world where people are unable to lie or even grasp the concept, until one man discovers he is different. Here is an interview with Ricky where he discusses the concept of the film, the actors involved and the creative process of taking an idea from script to screen… Here’s a few clips from the film itself. First

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