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Going Straight: Seven Great Comedy Actors Who Turned Dramatic

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Freda Cooper with seven great comedy actors who turned dramatic… According to most actors, comedy is harder than drama, so finding that stars best known for giving us the giggles have played against type with huge success isn’t a big surprise.  The latest in the line of screen actors who cut their teeth on making […]

Netflix announces Steve Carell workplace comedy Space Force

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Netflix has announced that The Office star Steve Carell is set to reteam with the show’s developer and executive producer Greg Daniels for a new workplace comedy series entitled Space Force. Inspired by President Donald Trump’s Space Force initiative, the series has been co-created by Carell and Daniels and will revolve around the people tasked […]

Movie Review – Welcome to Marwen (2018)

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Welcome to Marwen, 2018. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Eiza González, Gwendoline Christie, Leslie Zemeckis, Siobhan Williams and Neil Jackson. SYNOPSIS: A victim of a brutal attack finds a unique and beautiful therapeutic outlet to help him through his recovery process. Welcome to Marwen isn’t […]

Robert Zemeckis’ Welcome to Marwen tanks, will lose over $50 million

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December has been a very bad month for Universal Pictures. Firstly, the Peter Jackson-produced Mortal Engines bombed, and will reportedly cost the studio over $100 million, and now it is facing another huge loss after the Robert Zemeckis-directed Welcome to Marwen tanked hard over the Christmas weekend. The film, which is based upon the documentary […]

Movie Review – Welcome to Marwen (2018)

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Welcome to Marwen, 2018. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Starring Steve Carell, Leslie Mann, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Eiza Gonzalez, Gwendoline Christie, Leslie Zemeckis, Neil Jackson, Diane Kruger, Matt O’Leary, Falk Hentschel, Stefanie von Pfetten, Siobhan Williams. SYNOPSIS: A New York resident uses a self-built world of action figures to help combat the psychological pain of […]

New poster and clips for Vice starring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney

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With less than a week to go until its US release (and just over a month until it hits UK cinemas), a new poster has arrived online for Adam McKay’s political comedy-drama Vice featuring Christian Bale as Dick Cheney, Amy Adams as Lynne Cheney, Steve Carell as Donald Rumfeld, Sam Rockwell as George W. Bush, and Tyler […]

Movie Review – Beautiful Boy (2018)

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Beautiful Boy, 2018. Directed by Felix Van Groeningen. Starring Steve Carell, Timothee Chalamet, Maura Tierney, Kaitlyn Dever, Stefanie Scott, Kue Lawrence, Jack Dylan Grazer, Oakley Bull, Christian Convery, Julian Works, Amy Forsyth, Andre Royo, Timothy Hutton, and Amy Ryan. SYNOPSIS: Based on the best-selling pair of memoirs from father and son David and Nic Sheff, Beautiful […]

New poster for Welcome to Marwen featuring Steve Carell

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Following the latest trailer for Welcome to Marwen, a new poster has arrived online for director Robert Zemeckis’ upcoming fantasy drama featuring Steve Carell; take a look here… When a devastating attack shatters Mark Hogancamp (Steve Carell) and wipes away all memories, no one expected recovery. Putting together pieces from his old and new life, Mark meticulously […]

New trailer for Robert Zemeckis’ fantasy drama Welcome to Marwen

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With just three weeks to go until Robert Zemeckis’ Welcome to Marwen arrives in cinemas, Universal Pictures has released a new trailer for the upcoming fantasy drama. Inspired by the 2010 documentary Marwencol, the film sees Steve Carell leading a cast that also includes Leslie Mann, Diane Kruger, Merritt Wever, Janelle Monáe, Eiza González, Gwendoline Christie, Leslie […]