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Movie Review – The Upside (2019)

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The Upside, 2019.Directed by Neil Burger. Starring Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, Nicole Kidman, Aja Naomi King, Jahi Di’Allo Winston, Julianna Margulies and Tate Donovan.SYNOPSIS:An ex-con unwittingly finds himself employed as the live-in carer for a quadriplegic businessman.People probably get a little bit too angry about English language remakes of foreign films. It’s certainly true that […]

Exclusive Interview – The Upside director Neil Burger on remaking a beloved film, Kevin Hart doing drama and his Bride of Frankenstein reboot

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Tom Beasley chats to director Neil Burger ahead of the release of The Upside – his remake of the French movie The Intouchables…Neil Burger cannot be accused of doing the same thing twice. Over the years, he has helmed acclaimed period drama (The Illusionist), star-powered thrillers (Limitless) and many other disparate genres, while also trying […]

UPDATE: Kevin Hart won’t return as Oscars host

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UPDATE: As an update to the earlier story, Deadline is reporting that Hart believes that his hosting of the Oscars would detract from the talent being honoured at the ceremony, and as such he won’t be returning to the position. Original story follows…After a much talked about interview from Kevin Hart on The Ellen Show sources […]

Snowball turns superhero in The Secret Life of Pets 2 trailer

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Another character poster and trailer have arrived online for Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment’s upcoming animated sequel The Secret Life of Pets 2, this time focusing on Kevin Hart’s Snowball; check them out here…The Secret Life of Pets 2 will follow summer 2016’s blockbuster about the lives our pets lead after we leave for work or […]

Avengers: Endgame, Kevin Hart Oscar Drama – Flickering Myth Fridays #1

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EJ Moreno rounds up the week in pop culture in the first episode of Flickering Myth Fridays…In this first episode of Flickering Myth Fridays, EJ Moreno recaps the week in pop culture, including the trailers for the Marvel blockbusters Avengers: Endgame (a.k.a. Avengers 4) and Captain Marvel, the Kevin Hart Oscar drama, and the Golden […]

UPDATE: Kevin Hart steps down as 2019 Oscars host

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In the same week it was reported that nobody wanted to host the 2019 Academy Awards ceremony, with The Hollywood Reporter labelling it “the least wanted job in Hollywood”,  Kevin Hart has stepped up to the plate, or stage of The Dolby Theatre, and confirmed that he will host next year’s Oscars.https://www.instagram.com/p/Bq_Ig_EFiOx/?utm_source=ig_embed Revealing that it was “the […]

Movie Review – The Upside (2018)

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The Upside, 2018.Directed by Neil Burger. Starring Bryan Cranston, Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman, Tate Donovan, Golshifteh Farahani, Julianna Margulies, and Aja Naomi King.SYNOPSIS:When a wealthy man with quadriplegia (Bryan Cranston) employs an ex-convict (Kevin Hart) with no experience as his carer, it sets them both on an unexpected path of friendship and discovery.Sidestepping the critical default […]

Chris Rock to direct Kevin Hart in Co-Parenting

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After making his directorial debut with 2014’s Top Five, Chris Rock is eyeing a return behind the camera and is in negotiations to direct Kevin Hart (Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle) in Co-Parenting, a comedy set up at Universal Pictures.Written by Yamara Taylor (Black-ish) from an original idea by Rock and Hart, Co-Parenting will see […]

Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston star in first trailer for The Upside

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STX FIlms has debuted the first trailer and poster for the upcoming comedy drama The Upside. Based on the acclaimed 2011 French release The Intouchables, the film is directed by Neil Burger and stars Kevin Hart, Bryan Cranston, and Nicole Kidman; take a look at the poster and trailer here…Inspired by a true story, The Upside […]

Tiffany Haddish schools Kevin Hart in new Night School trailer

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With a little over a month to go until Night School arrives in cinemas, Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming comedy. Directed by Malcolm D. Lee, the film sees Kevin Hart and Tiffany Haddish leading a cast that includes Rob Riggle, Taran Killam, Romany Malco, Yvonne Orji, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Ben Schwartz, […]