There’s big-time payback for Anna Faris against Eugenio Derbez in the first trailer for the remake of “Overboard.”
The new film, which opens April 20, is a role reversal on the 1987 original. Goldie Hawn played a selfish heiress who got amnesia when she fell off her yacht, while Kurt Russell portrayed a carpenter who ultimately fell in love with her in the romantic comedy.
The footage shows Faris — a single mother struggling to make ends meet — picking up a carpet cleaning gig on the yacht of a millionaire, played by Derbez, who treats her abusively and tosses her rented cleaning equipment overboard. But then a storm sends him tumbling overboard and he loses his memory, opening the door for Faris and to persuade him that she’s his wife, the father of her children, and a financial provider holding down three jobs.
Eva Longoria stars as Faris’ best friend who helps her cook up the ruse, describing it as “almost poetic in its justice.” John Hannah, Swoosie Kurtz, and Josh Segarra also star.
The remake is co-directed and written by Rob Greenberg (“How I Met Your Mother”) and Bob Fisher (“We’re the Millers”). Ben Odell and Derbez are producing through their 3Pas Studios. MGM partnered with Pantelion Films to co-produce, co-finance, and co-distribute the film.
Source: Variety
Blige explained, “Jimmy Iovine took me in to his Malibu home, he and his beautiful wife, Liberty. I will never forget that.”John Witherspoon, the famed comedian, apparently suffered a stroke while on stage during an improv performance. The video taken by a member of the audience showed Witherspoon telling the fellow comedians on stage that something was wrong while yelling out to the audience not to worry and that he’d be back on stage. The audience member that captured the video captioned it, “Went to see John Witherspoon at KC Improv & he seemed to possibly be having a stroke. He was escorted off stage.”
There has been no official word on Witherspoon’s condition, but stay tuned for any updates.
On January 12, 1996, Don’t Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood was released by Miramax
Produced by Keenen Ivory Wayans from a Shawn & Marlon Wayans script, this film is a parody of hood flicks. The main celluloid classics from the ghetto to get the spoof treatment are Menace II Society and Boyz n the Hood. The interweaving storyline of a young black youth delivered by his mother to his father to be raised by a male role model surrounded by questionable role models in the way of friends and the threat of thuggery and hopelessness, gunplay and racial insensitivity, sexual promiscuity and self-hatred. Yeah, it’s all there.
This hilarious movie was directed by Paris Barclay and stars Shawn Wayans as Tray that kid dropped off by his mama (Vivica A. Fox) to his Similac smelling daddy (Lahmard Tate). Marlon Wayans is his crazy, 2nd Amendment abusing homeboy; Chris Spencer is the militant with a love of white meat (women) and Suli McCullough is the requisite hood flick brother in a wheel chair, Darrel Heath channels the brother fresh out of prison who still acts like he’s in and Tracey Cherelle Jones has the role as the round away girl everybody has rolled with, but Tray is the latest honoree and newest baby’s daddy (as he was informed she was pregnant seconds after their first intercourse). There’s acrobatic Korean liquor store owners, overly possessive gangbangers, weed smoking, break-dancing senior citizens, black cops who hate black people, a wise neighborhood mailman filled with sage wisdom, horny hood skanks, hornier hood crackheads and of course – The Man (and a freckly faced one at that).
Since this is a comedy – it’s all good at the end. That included the film itself. Though the critics didn’t care for it, the ticket buying public approved. On a budget of $3.8 million the film with the title too long to type again made $20,109,115 domestically.
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On January 10, 1999, The PJs premiered on FOX
This controversial stop motion animated sitcom showed life in the projects. Each episode dealt with slumlord, Thurgood Stubbs (the voice of Eddie Murphy) and his ways to get out of fixing tenant’s dwellings, consuming ghetto grub (including Forties) and his schemes to beat the system. His wife, Muriel (Loretta Devine) is an ole Alabama girl who attended school back in the George Wallace (not the comedian) days and his friends are as lazy as he is. Thurgood’s got tenants who hate him, kids who idolize him and crackheads, relatives, in-laws and law enforcement officials who get on his last nerve.
The PJs was created by Eddie Murphy, Larry Wilmore and Steve Tompkins. It was produced by Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment, Will Vinton Studios, Touchstone Television and The Murphy Company. The music was provided by George Clinton and QD3. The show was popular, yet laborious to produce; each installment took no less than 2 months to complete. In its final season The PJs moved from Fox to the WB. Murphy was AWOL (rumored to be off filming a movie) and replaced vocally by Phil Morris (Mark Moseley, Murphy’s voice double is also heard throughout). When that third season was over the sitcom was cancelled, but aired for a while in syndication.
During its 3-year run The PJs won 3 Emmys and an Annie Award.
The PJs aired its last episode on January 8, 2002.
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In this VladTV exclusive, Aries Spears admits that he made a mistake with Corey Holcomb A few months ago, Williams appeared as a guest on the 5150 show which ended in an altercation with Zo Williams (Holcomb’s co-host).
Spears talked about the possible repercussions such as calling up his goons, but decided ultimately to defuse the situation — despite having an ego. Spears says he believes in the quote “Don’t let something five minutes make you do 50 years.”
The hit comedy podcast 2 DOPE QUEENS, featuring Jessica Williams and Phoebe Robinson, comes to HBO in February as a series of four themed hour-long specials. Directed by Tig Notaro (“One Mississippi”), the show debuts FRIDAY, FEB. 2 (11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by three more editions subsequent Fridays at the same time. Guests include Uzo Aduba (“Orange Is the New Black”), Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”), Sarah Jessica Parker (HBO’s “Divorce” and “Sex and the City”) and Jon Stewart (“The Daily Show”).
Taped before a live audience at Brooklyn’s Kings Theatre, the show features these fun, fearless queens dishing on Cocoa Khaleesis, dating white baes, sex, New York living, which borough has the best pizza and so much more, as well as showcasing some of the ladies’ favorite stand-up comedians.
The show will also be available on HBO NOW, HBO GO, and HBO on Demand and affiliate portals.
The four themed episodes are:
Show #1: “New York”
Debut: FRIDAY, FEB. 2 (11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. ET/PT)
Jon Stewart joins the Queens to share early memories of living in New York, and Phoebe and Jessica test Jon’s pizza knowledge. Plus: comedians Michelle Buteau, Mark Normand and Baron Vaughn.
Show #2: “Hair”
Debut: FRIDAY, FEB. 9 (11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.)
Phoebe and Jessica break down black hairstyles for Sarah Jessica Parker. Plus: comedians Aparna Nancherla, Rhea Butcher and Sheng Wang.
Show #3: “Hot Peen”
Debut: FRIDAY, FEB. 16 (11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.)
Phoebe shares her failed attempts to hook up with a famous celeb, and the Queens are joined onstage by Tituss Burgess, who talks about channeling Beyoncé. Plus: comedians John Early, Jackie Kashian and Kevin Barnett.
Show #4: “Black Nerds” (aka “Blerds”)
Debut: FRIDAY, FEB. 23 (11:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.)
Phoebe and Jessica discuss their fashion inspirations and are joined onstage by Uzo Aduba to talk about their nerdy obsessions. Plus: comedians Naomi Ekperigin, Al Jackson and Gary Gulman.
Jessica Williams’ credits include such films as the critically acclaimed “The Incredible Jessica James” and “People Places Things,” in addition to “The Daily Show” and the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy troupe. She is also set to star and executive produce a comedy series, to be co-written with James Strouse, who directed her in “Jessica James” and “People Places Things.”
Phoebe Robinson is a New York Times bestselling author of “You Can’t Touch My Hair (And Other Things I Still Have to Explain)” and has appeared on such TV shows as “Broad City,” “Search Party” and “Conan.” She wrote for the upcoming final season of “Portlandia,” and makes her film debut this summer in “Ibiza.”
2 DOPE QUEENS is executive produced by Phoebe Robinson, Jessica Williams, Amy Aniobi, Carrie Byalick, Jon Thoday, Richard Allen Turner, David Martin and Chenoa Estrada; executive producers for A24 include Ravi Nandan and John Hodges.
Website theJasmineBRAND is reporting that comedian Katt Williams has been hit with a substantial lien.
A Georgia record producer Merion Powers sued the famed comedian back in 2010. He won a $577,929 judgment against Katt after a dog attacked his dog.
Katt allegedly owed $28k for studio bills and when Powers demanded payment, the comedian brought his attack dog to the studio and had the animal attack Power’s dog who suffered substantial and nearly life-threatening injuries.
Recently, docs were filed in Georgia by Powers. He is seeking to pursue Katt’s assets and property in the state to collect on his judgment.
Based on the docs, it appears that Katt has refused to pay the judgment. He still owes a total of $574k of the $577k. Powers has hit Katt with a lien and is on the hunt to collect on his cash.
Source: TheJasmineBrand
Michael B. Jordan (“Black Panther,” “Creed,” “Fruitvale Station”) and Michael Shannon (“The Shape of Water,” HBO’s “Boardwalk Empire”; Oscar® nominee for “Nocturnal Anmals” and Revolutionary Road”) star in HBO Films’ FAHRENHEIT 451. Directed by Ramin Bahrani (“99 Homes”) and written by Bahrani & Amir Naderi (“Vegas: Based on a True Story”), the film is based on Ray Bradbury’s classic novel of the same name, depicting a future where the media is an opiate, history is rewritten and “firemen” burn books. The film debuts this spring, exclusively on HBO.
Jordan portrays Montag, a young fireman who forsakes his world and struggles to regain his humanity as he battles his mentor, fire captain Beatty, played by Shannon. Sofia Boutella (“The Mummy,” “Kingsman: The Secret Service”) stars as Clarisse, an informant caught between the competing interests of Montag and Beatty.
The cast also includes Lilly Singh (“Bad Moms,” YouTube’s “Superwoman”) as Raven, a tabloid reporter who works with the fire department to spread the ministry’s propaganda by broadcasting its book-burning raids to fans.
“I have always loved Ray Bradbury’s prophetic novel ‘Fahrenheit 451’,” says Bahrani. “Two years ago, as I looked at the world around me, it seemed like the ideal time to do a modern interpretation. I am grateful to HBO for helping me bring my vision of the film to audiences with this incredible cast.”
The film was shot on location in Toronto. The behind-the-scenes team includes director of photography Kramer Morgenthau, ASC, production designer Mark Digby, costume designer Meghan Kasperlik, editor Alex Hall and composers Matteo Zingales & Antony Partos.
FAHRENHEIT 451 is an HBO Films presentation of a Noruz Films, Brace Cove, and Outlier Society production; executive producers, Ramin Bahrani, Sarah Green, Michael B. Jordan, Alan Gasmer, Peter Jaysen; David Coatsworth produces.
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