Sex and the City stars Sarah Jessica Parker and Kristin Davis have grown close over the years thanks to the show. So when Davis had to work with Parker’s husband Matthew Broderick in a movie, things became uncomfortable when the two had to get too close.
Kristin Davis once looked back at her awkward bed scene with Matthew Broderick Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis | Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
Broderick and Davis had already known each other for years behind the scenes. But they collaborated for the first time in the 2006 Christmas film Deck the Halls. The feature was a comedy about two neighbors fighting over Holiday decorations, with Davis playing Broderick’s wife.
Working with Davis wasn’t a big deal for the Ferris Bueller star, especially since the movie wasn’t heavy in romance. Parker also helped put in a good word for her Sex and the City co-star.
Kristin Davis once looked back at her awkward bed scene with Matthew Broderick Sarah Jessica Parker, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis | Jeffrey Mayer/WireImage
Broderick and Davis had already known each other for years behind the scenes. But they collaborated for the first time in the 2006 Christmas film Deck the Halls. The feature was a comedy about two neighbors fighting over Holiday decorations, with Davis playing Broderick’s wife.
Working with Davis wasn’t a big deal for the Ferris Bueller star, especially since the movie wasn’t heavy in romance. Parker also helped put in a good word for her Sex and the City co-star.
- 4/26/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Spoiler Alert: This article details The Valley Season 1, Episode 6, “Congrats on Your Hair Loss.”
Things got explosive in the final minutes of the latest episode of The Valley as Kristen Doute dropped a truth bomb about co-star Michelle Lally.
The dinner party to celebrate Jax Taylor’s new sponsor deal to promote hair loss products turned chaotic when Doute felt she was being talked to in a derogatory way by her co-star Jesse Lally.
After feeling slighted by Jesse Lally, Doute said she would “politely excuse myself” from the dinner table because she didn’t want to go off on him.
A producer tried to calm Doute down in the hallway after storming off the scene.
“What do you mean, come on? He’s acting like a f***ing psycho,” Doute is heard saying on a hot mic about Jesse Lally. “He’s f***ing banging his hands on the table again.
Things got explosive in the final minutes of the latest episode of The Valley as Kristen Doute dropped a truth bomb about co-star Michelle Lally.
The dinner party to celebrate Jax Taylor’s new sponsor deal to promote hair loss products turned chaotic when Doute felt she was being talked to in a derogatory way by her co-star Jesse Lally.
After feeling slighted by Jesse Lally, Doute said she would “politely excuse myself” from the dinner table because she didn’t want to go off on him.
A producer tried to calm Doute down in the hallway after storming off the scene.
“What do you mean, come on? He’s acting like a f***ing psycho,” Doute is heard saying on a hot mic about Jesse Lally. “He’s f***ing banging his hands on the table again.
- 4/24/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Once upon a time, Kristen Doute was the messiest cast member on Vanderpump Rules.
After being fired in 2020 and claiming on the first episode of The Valley that she’s at a different stage of her life, she can’t seem to give up getting caught up in heated debates with her co-stars.
Truthfully, it seemed like Jax Taylor would be the person stirring up the most drama in this spinoff, but Doute is wasting no time pulling the strings in this new friend group behind the scenes.
That came back to haunt her in a big way on Tuesday’s episode when she claimed Janet Caperna told Jasmine Goode that Michelle Lally was a “racist and a Republican.”
The episode ended on a cliffhanger with Michelle’s then-husband, Jesse Lally, claiming that Doute got fired from Vanderpump Rules for being racist.
In a first look at The Valley Season...
After being fired in 2020 and claiming on the first episode of The Valley that she’s at a different stage of her life, she can’t seem to give up getting caught up in heated debates with her co-stars.
Truthfully, it seemed like Jax Taylor would be the person stirring up the most drama in this spinoff, but Doute is wasting no time pulling the strings in this new friend group behind the scenes.
That came back to haunt her in a big way on Tuesday’s episode when she claimed Janet Caperna told Jasmine Goode that Michelle Lally was a “racist and a Republican.”
The episode ended on a cliffhanger with Michelle’s then-husband, Jesse Lally, claiming that Doute got fired from Vanderpump Rules for being racist.
In a first look at The Valley Season...
- 4/5/2024
- by Paul Dailly
- Monsters and Critics
Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick have been married for decades. The duo met in the early ’90s and bonded over their love of the theater and New York. They married in 1997, just before Parker hit it big on Sex and the City, and have been together ever since. Over the years, people have asked the couple about their marriage. In one interview, Parker insisted that New York City deserves some credit for the longevity of their union.
Sarah Jessica Parker credits New York City for the strength of her marriage
Parker and Broderick have been asked about the “secret” to their long-lasting marriage many times. While they’ve given different answers over the years, Parker seems to think New York played a role in keeping their love affair intact. In a 2006 sit down with Good Housekeeping, Parker said she believed living in New York City instead of LA helped keep her marriage steady.
Sarah Jessica Parker credits New York City for the strength of her marriage
Parker and Broderick have been asked about the “secret” to their long-lasting marriage many times. While they’ve given different answers over the years, Parker seems to think New York played a role in keeping their love affair intact. In a 2006 sit down with Good Housekeeping, Parker said she believed living in New York City instead of LA helped keep her marriage steady.
- 3/31/2024
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Is The Valley a cesspool of millennial angst or the next big reality series for Bravo fans? The jury is still out as viewers watch the first few episodes. Things we know for sure: Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright, and Kristen Doute have changed (but not that much) since they last appeared on Vanderpump Rules in 2020.
Here’s what you need to know about the Vpr alums, their castmates, and their LA neighborhood known as “The Valley.”
‘Vanderpump Rules’ spinoff: What is it about, and where is ‘The Valley’? ‘The Valley’ cast celebrate at Jason and Janet’s baby shower | Casey Durkin/Bravo via Getty Images
The Valley is actually a 250-mile region of LA county in San Fernando Valley, reports Bravo TV. This massive region of Southern California encompasses many LA neighborhoods and nearby cities, including Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Encino, North Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale, and Calabasas.
So The Valley...
Here’s what you need to know about the Vpr alums, their castmates, and their LA neighborhood known as “The Valley.”
‘Vanderpump Rules’ spinoff: What is it about, and where is ‘The Valley’? ‘The Valley’ cast celebrate at Jason and Janet’s baby shower | Casey Durkin/Bravo via Getty Images
The Valley is actually a 250-mile region of LA county in San Fernando Valley, reports Bravo TV. This massive region of Southern California encompasses many LA neighborhoods and nearby cities, including Sherman Oaks, Van Nuys, Encino, North Hollywood, Burbank, Glendale, and Calabasas.
So The Valley...
- 3/22/2024
- by Ali Hicks
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
After spending years in development and being the worst kept secret in the Bravo universe, the long-awaited Vanderpump Rules’ spinoff The Valley finally premiered on Tuesday night in a crossover episode. On the most recent episode of Vpr, viewers watch as Jax Taylor makes his grand return to the series that birthed his reality TV career, after leaving it all behind in 2020. His surprise appearance at a guys’ night with Tom Schwartz, Tom Sandoval, Brock Davies, and James Kennedy ended in a tumultuous confrontation with Sandoval, addressing the cheating scandal...
- 3/20/2024
- by Krystie Lee Yandoli
- Rollingstone.com
Matthew Broderick is a true star of stage, screen and television who first came to moviegoers’ attention over four decades ago in the thriller “WarGames.” He then triumphed in comedies, dramas and musicals both on stage and in film. Add to that his long-term marriage to Sarah Jessica Parker, and there’s a lot for him to celebrate.
For his stage work, Broderick has won two Tony Awards (as Best Featured Actor for 1983’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and as Best Actor for the 1995 revival of the musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”), as well as an additional Best Actor nom for 2001’s “The Producers” for a performance that he brought to the screen in the 2005 film. In 1993, he was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his supporting performance in “A Life in the Theatre.” And for his film work, Broderick earned a Golden Globe nomination for 1986’s “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,...
For his stage work, Broderick has won two Tony Awards (as Best Featured Actor for 1983’s “Brighton Beach Memoirs” and as Best Actor for the 1995 revival of the musical “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying”), as well as an additional Best Actor nom for 2001’s “The Producers” for a performance that he brought to the screen in the 2005 film. In 1993, he was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy for his supporting performance in “A Life in the Theatre.” And for his film work, Broderick earned a Golden Globe nomination for 1986’s “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Tom O'Brien, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Synopsis
Commemorate the 35th anniversary of Glory: the heart-stopping story of the first Black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman. Broderick and Elwes are the idealistic young Bostonians who lead the regiment; Freeman is the inspirational sergeant who unites the troops; and Denzel Washington, in an Academy Award®-winning performance, is the runaway slave who embodies the indomitable spirit of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts.
Disc Details & Bonus Materials
4K Ultra HD Disc
Restored from the original camera negative, presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
English Dolby Atmos + 5.1 + 2-channel surround
Special Features:
Visual Feature-Length Commentary
Theatrical Trailer
Blu-ray Disc™
Feature presented in high definition
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio
Special Features:
Director’s Commentary
Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Virtual Civil War Battlefield Interactive Map
“The True Story Continues” Documentary
“The Voices of Glory” Featurette
“The Making...
Commemorate the 35th anniversary of Glory: the heart-stopping story of the first Black regiment to fight for the North in the Civil War, starring Matthew Broderick, Denzel Washington, Cary Elwes, and Morgan Freeman. Broderick and Elwes are the idealistic young Bostonians who lead the regiment; Freeman is the inspirational sergeant who unites the troops; and Denzel Washington, in an Academy Award®-winning performance, is the runaway slave who embodies the indomitable spirit of the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts.
Disc Details & Bonus Materials
4K Ultra HD Disc
Restored from the original camera negative, presented in 4K resolution with Dolby Vision
English Dolby Atmos + 5.1 + 2-channel surround
Special Features:
Visual Feature-Length Commentary
Theatrical Trailer
Blu-ray Disc™
Feature presented in high definition
English Dolby TrueHD 5.1 audio
Special Features:
Director’s Commentary
Deleted Scenes with Commentary
Virtual Civil War Battlefield Interactive Map
“The True Story Continues” Documentary
“The Voices of Glory” Featurette
“The Making...
- 3/8/2024
- by ComicMix Staff
- Comicmix.com
When Kristen Doute, Jax Taylor and his wife, Brittany Cartwright, exited Vanderpump Rules in 2020, viewers weren’t quick to expect a return to Bravo. But nearly four years later, the trio have their own spinoff series with The Valley.
In a preview of the new reality series, released hours ahead of the fifth episode from Vanderpump Rules‘ 11th season, it’s evident that a lot has changed since trading West Hollywood for the San Fernando Valley.
“The concrete jungle, the hard-core city life, that’s for when you’re in your 20s,” says Doute. “But I’m 40 now. The Valley is where I need to be.”
The sneak peek features Doute and her boyfriend, Luke Broderick, discussing their plans to have children. “I can’t just get knocked up, like, any day of the week,” she explains. “We’re still trying to figure out my ovulation. But it’s not that we don’t practice.
In a preview of the new reality series, released hours ahead of the fifth episode from Vanderpump Rules‘ 11th season, it’s evident that a lot has changed since trading West Hollywood for the San Fernando Valley.
“The concrete jungle, the hard-core city life, that’s for when you’re in your 20s,” says Doute. “But I’m 40 now. The Valley is where I need to be.”
The sneak peek features Doute and her boyfriend, Luke Broderick, discussing their plans to have children. “I can’t just get knocked up, like, any day of the week,” she explains. “We’re still trying to figure out my ovulation. But it’s not that we don’t practice.
- 2/27/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bravo is continuing to expand its Vanderpump Rules universe following the long-running show hitting series-high ratings last year amid the Scandoval controversy.
The Valley is officially a go at Bravo, with the unscripted Vanderpump Rules spinoff set to debut this spring on a yet-to-be-announced premiere date. Vanderpump Rules alums Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright and Kristen Doute are among the familiar faces who are set to star in the project that The Hollywood Reporter reported in June was in the works.
This new series focuses on a friend group of five couples who have left behind their previous hedonistic lifestyles — including bottle service in West Hollywood — and are now concentrating on routines involving baby bottles in Los Angeles’ less-glamorous San Fernando Valley. Bravo debuted The Valley’s promo Wednesday at a premiere event for the forthcoming 11th season of Vanderpump Rules.
The five couples comprising the new show’s core cast...
The Valley is officially a go at Bravo, with the unscripted Vanderpump Rules spinoff set to debut this spring on a yet-to-be-announced premiere date. Vanderpump Rules alums Jax Taylor, Brittany Cartwright and Kristen Doute are among the familiar faces who are set to star in the project that The Hollywood Reporter reported in June was in the works.
This new series focuses on a friend group of five couples who have left behind their previous hedonistic lifestyles — including bottle service in West Hollywood — and are now concentrating on routines involving baby bottles in Los Angeles’ less-glamorous San Fernando Valley. Bravo debuted The Valley’s promo Wednesday at a premiere event for the forthcoming 11th season of Vanderpump Rules.
The five couples comprising the new show’s core cast...
- 1/18/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Angela Bassett, collecting an honorary Oscar, gave an impassioned speech about the history of Black actresses in Hollywood and Michelle Satter, becoming the 45th recipient of the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, paid tribute to her son Michael Latt, who was murdered just weeks ago, at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 14th Governors Awards on Tuesday night.
Donning tuxes and dresses, many of Hollywood’s biggest names filled the Hollywood and Highland Center, a ballroom just steps from the Dolby Theatre at which the 96th Academy Awards will take place March 10, to honor Bassett and Satter, as well as legendary filmmaker Mel Brooks and film editor Carol Littleton, who were also presented with honorary Oscars.
The event was originally scheduled for Nov. 18 but was pushed into 2024 back because the WGA and SAG-AFTRA were still on strike. Despite not being televised, there had been concerns that it might be...
Donning tuxes and dresses, many of Hollywood’s biggest names filled the Hollywood and Highland Center, a ballroom just steps from the Dolby Theatre at which the 96th Academy Awards will take place March 10, to honor Bassett and Satter, as well as legendary filmmaker Mel Brooks and film editor Carol Littleton, who were also presented with honorary Oscars.
The event was originally scheduled for Nov. 18 but was pushed into 2024 back because the WGA and SAG-AFTRA were still on strike. Despite not being televised, there had been concerns that it might be...
- 1/10/2024
- by Hilton Dresden and Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Lippin Group has restructured operations, promoting a trio of veterans to the new posts of managing director and office of the chairman.
Matt Biscuiti, Kevin Broderick and Katie Fuchs will serve as key lieutenants to chairman-ceo Dick Lippin, who has led the communications and marketing firm for more than 35 years. Biscuiti and Fuchs are based in New York; Broderick is in Los Angeles.
“Katie, Kevin and Matt each have a wealth of talent and experience that they will leverage to build upon the agency’s legacy to serve our current clients, find new business opportunities, and develop the next generation of our team,” Dick Lippin said. “Through two industry strikes and a global pandemic, we were forced to spend a lot of time determining the best model for our company moving forward. We have not only had success despite these challenges, but also seen our business activity increase significantly...
Matt Biscuiti, Kevin Broderick and Katie Fuchs will serve as key lieutenants to chairman-ceo Dick Lippin, who has led the communications and marketing firm for more than 35 years. Biscuiti and Fuchs are based in New York; Broderick is in Los Angeles.
“Katie, Kevin and Matt each have a wealth of talent and experience that they will leverage to build upon the agency’s legacy to serve our current clients, find new business opportunities, and develop the next generation of our team,” Dick Lippin said. “Through two industry strikes and a global pandemic, we were forced to spend a lot of time determining the best model for our company moving forward. We have not only had success despite these challenges, but also seen our business activity increase significantly...
- 12/11/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Communications firm The Lippin Group has created a new management structure and elevated three company veterans to the position of managing director.
Chairman and CEO Dick Lippin said the company has established an Office of the Chairman, which will be staffed by Matt Biscuiti, Kevin Broderick and Katie Fuchs, who will all have the managing director title. Each of the three will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of the business and developing new business growth strategies, including exploring partnership opportunities. They will continue to maintain all client account responsibilities and will report directly to Lippin. Broderick is based in the company’s LA headquarters, and Biscuiti and Fuchs lead the firm’s New York office.
“Katie, Kevin and Matt each have a wealth of talent and experience that they will leverage to build upon the agency’s legacy to serve our current clients, find new business opportunities, and develop...
Chairman and CEO Dick Lippin said the company has established an Office of the Chairman, which will be staffed by Matt Biscuiti, Kevin Broderick and Katie Fuchs, who will all have the managing director title. Each of the three will be responsible for overseeing day-to-day operations of the business and developing new business growth strategies, including exploring partnership opportunities. They will continue to maintain all client account responsibilities and will report directly to Lippin. Broderick is based in the company’s LA headquarters, and Biscuiti and Fuchs lead the firm’s New York office.
“Katie, Kevin and Matt each have a wealth of talent and experience that they will leverage to build upon the agency’s legacy to serve our current clients, find new business opportunities, and develop...
- 12/11/2023
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
The Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) is celebrating the cinematic contributions of Oscar winner Alexander Payne, including his latest film, “The Holdovers.”
The Queens-based MoMI is curating a special Payne retrospective, culminating in a screening of “The Holdovers” with Payne in attendance on January 10. The exhibit kicks off January 5 with Payne’s feature debut “Citizen Ruth,” which was released in 1996. The independent dark comedy stars Laura Dern as a pregnant woman being used on opposing ends of the abortion debate.
“Alexander Payne has always put this country’s cultural, political, and emotional realities under a microscope — while never forgetting to also make viewers laugh,” the official MoMI press statement reads. “This rare talent, coupled with an enormous skill directing actors, many of whom give career performances under his watchful eye, has carried him through all his films, psychologically acute and often poignant inquiries into the lives of taciturn American...
The Queens-based MoMI is curating a special Payne retrospective, culminating in a screening of “The Holdovers” with Payne in attendance on January 10. The exhibit kicks off January 5 with Payne’s feature debut “Citizen Ruth,” which was released in 1996. The independent dark comedy stars Laura Dern as a pregnant woman being used on opposing ends of the abortion debate.
“Alexander Payne has always put this country’s cultural, political, and emotional realities under a microscope — while never forgetting to also make viewers laugh,” the official MoMI press statement reads. “This rare talent, coupled with an enormous skill directing actors, many of whom give career performances under his watchful eye, has carried him through all his films, psychologically acute and often poignant inquiries into the lives of taciturn American...
- 11/29/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Best. Christmas. Ever! is a Christmas romantic comedy film directed by Mary Lambert, from a screenplay by Todd Calgi Gallicano and Charles Shyer. The Netflix film revolves around two friends Jackie and Charlotte, and their families. Jackie’s life seems too perfect to Charlotte and when fate brings both Jackie and Charlotte together on Christmas, Charlotte tries to prove that Jackie’s life is not perfect. Best. Christmas. Ever! stars Heather Graham, Brandy, Jason Biggs, and Matt Cedeño in the lead roles. So, if you loved the Netflix film here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Deck the Halls Credit – 20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito are hilarious as two neighbors trying to put the “win” in “winter” in one of the year’s funniest comedies! Determined to unseat Steve Finch’s (Broderick) reign as the town’s holiday season king, Buddy Hall (DeVito) plasters...
Deck the Halls Credit – 20th Century Fox
Synopsis: Matthew Broderick and Danny DeVito are hilarious as two neighbors trying to put the “win” in “winter” in one of the year’s funniest comedies! Determined to unseat Steve Finch’s (Broderick) reign as the town’s holiday season king, Buddy Hall (DeVito) plasters...
- 11/16/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
As war rages on in the Middle East, with more than 1,200 Israelis killed in a terrorist attack by Hamas and more than 11,000 Palestinians killed as a result of the Israeli army’s retaliatory attack on Gaza, U.S. politicians are focusing on the real enemy: an app where you can post dance videos and makeup tutorials for how to dress up as Sexy Tobias Funke.
Concerns over TikTok purportedly boosting pro-Palestinian content over pro-Israeli content have been percolating for the past few days, with Rep. Mike Gallagher penning an essay...
Concerns over TikTok purportedly boosting pro-Palestinian content over pro-Israeli content have been percolating for the past few days, with Rep. Mike Gallagher penning an essay...
- 11/12/2023
- by Ej Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Sarah Jessica Parker learned a lot about relationships thanks to being married to Matthew Broderick for decades. One of the most valuable lessons she picked up was it was sometimes okay to hate your spouse.
Sarah Jessica Parker once explained the secret to her successful marriage Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick | Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Since their marriage in 1997, Parker and Broderick have been together for almost 30 years now and they’re still going strong. Parker theorized there were several reasons why their marriage worked that went beyond just loving each other.
“Well, I do feel lucky. I still like him,” Parker once told Good Housekeeping. “I mean, I love him — that goes without saying. But to like somebody at this stage, when we’ve been together for 14 years — I think that says a lot. I think it helps that we live here, in New York.”
Parker felt their...
Sarah Jessica Parker once explained the secret to her successful marriage Sarah Jessica Parker and Matthew Broderick | Cindy Ord/Getty Images
Since their marriage in 1997, Parker and Broderick have been together for almost 30 years now and they’re still going strong. Parker theorized there were several reasons why their marriage worked that went beyond just loving each other.
“Well, I do feel lucky. I still like him,” Parker once told Good Housekeeping. “I mean, I love him — that goes without saying. But to like somebody at this stage, when we’ve been together for 14 years — I think that says a lot. I think it helps that we live here, in New York.”
Parker felt their...
- 11/8/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Matthew Broderick is an American film and stage actor who is mainly known for his boyish charm. In a career spanning over four decades, he has appeared in several films, television shows, and Broadway musicals, starring in most of them. A decorated actor, he has received extensive recognition for his performances. Broderick has won two Tony Awards. He is the youngest winner of the Tony Award for Best Featured Actor in a Play, which he won at the age of 21. For his performance in the Broadway musical, Nice Work If You Can Get It, he received a nomination for...
- 10/29/2023
- by Nkem
- TVovermind.com
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Only Murders in the Building” Season 3, Episode 10, “Opening Night.”]
If you’ll allow a dreadful detective a brief moment to savor his sagacity: I absolutely called the cookie thing.
Yes, technically, the poisoned Schmackary’s pastry was part of the penultimate episode’s big reveal — when the murder board’s accusatory tacks jumped from Loretta (Meryl Streep) to Donna (Linda Emond) — but it also bears weight for the finale’s last twist and helps explain how well said twist lands with viewers.
Back when we first saw the recording of Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd) talking to an offscreen someone (or something), his chosen words sounded a little too particular. “I want you so fucking bad,” he says, “but we both know you’ll ruin my career.” Based only on his few choice scenes in the premiere, what does Ben want? Cookies. What can’t he have? Also, cookies. (He’s...
If you’ll allow a dreadful detective a brief moment to savor his sagacity: I absolutely called the cookie thing.
Yes, technically, the poisoned Schmackary’s pastry was part of the penultimate episode’s big reveal — when the murder board’s accusatory tacks jumped from Loretta (Meryl Streep) to Donna (Linda Emond) — but it also bears weight for the finale’s last twist and helps explain how well said twist lands with viewers.
Back when we first saw the recording of Ben Glenroy (Paul Rudd) talking to an offscreen someone (or something), his chosen words sounded a little too particular. “I want you so fucking bad,” he says, “but we both know you’ll ruin my career.” Based only on his few choice scenes in the premiere, what does Ben want? Cookies. What can’t he have? Also, cookies. (He’s...
- 10/3/2023
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Note: This story contains spoilers for “Only Murders in the Building” Season 3, Episode 7.
“Only Murders in the Building” has banked on impressive celebrity cameos in the past, and Tuesday’s latest episode kept that going with comedy powerhouses visiting the Arconia. After Charles (Steve Martin) quits Oliver’s (Martin Short) new musical, the latter decides to bring in Matthew Broderick as his prospective replacement.
“I’ve known Matthew for many years and obviously he’s a natural fit for this show. It’s just a pure comedy slayer coming in this way that only he can do,” showrunner John Hoffman told TheWrap in an interview facilitated through his publicist and in accordance to WGA guidance. “I have to say the writers writing these wicked Ferris Bueller jokes and him rolling with that, it’s sweet to see them all jump up and step up and play along.”
He noted that...
“Only Murders in the Building” has banked on impressive celebrity cameos in the past, and Tuesday’s latest episode kept that going with comedy powerhouses visiting the Arconia. After Charles (Steve Martin) quits Oliver’s (Martin Short) new musical, the latter decides to bring in Matthew Broderick as his prospective replacement.
“I’ve known Matthew for many years and obviously he’s a natural fit for this show. It’s just a pure comedy slayer coming in this way that only he can do,” showrunner John Hoffman told TheWrap in an interview facilitated through his publicist and in accordance to WGA guidance. “I have to say the writers writing these wicked Ferris Bueller jokes and him rolling with that, it’s sweet to see them all jump up and step up and play along.”
He noted that...
- 9/12/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
“Ferris Bueller may take a day off, but Matthew Broderick does not,” the two-time Tony winner vows upon his arrival in Tuesday’s Only Murders in the Building.
The stage veteran makes a meal out of his brief stint at the Arconia, playing a heightened (read: extremely pompous) version of himself in Episode 7. “I had worked with Matthew years ago [on the 2003 movie Good Boy], and he was a natural fit for this show,” series co-creator John Hoffman tells TVLine. Plus, Broderick’s Producers pal was already a member of the Only Murders comedy troupe.
More from TVLineAnother <em>Only Murders</em> Mystery Solved! Here...
The stage veteran makes a meal out of his brief stint at the Arconia, playing a heightened (read: extremely pompous) version of himself in Episode 7. “I had worked with Matthew years ago [on the 2003 movie Good Boy], and he was a natural fit for this show,” series co-creator John Hoffman tells TVLine. Plus, Broderick’s Producers pal was already a member of the Only Murders comedy troupe.
More from TVLineAnother <em>Only Murders</em> Mystery Solved! Here...
- 9/12/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
"Only Murders in the Building" season 3 has a few songs in its heart. A musical theatre aficionado will have a ball with season 3 of "Only Murders in the Building," thanks to Oliver Putnam (Martin Short) converting his outlandish murder-mystery play "Death Rattle" into a musical.
While the trio are solving yet another murder, this season is brimming with musical references. In season 3, episode 2, a recuperating Putnam hallucinates his loved ones performing a pastiche of "There'll Be Some Changes Made" from the Bob Fosse-directed "All That Jazz." It's a cutting reference because said musical film, especially this particular number, metatextually tackles the director's heart attack. It deals with mortal self-flagellation, both for Fosse and in-universe for Fosse's fictional avatar.
In contrast, the show also applies a more lighthearted reference to "The Producers" that complements Oliver's pursuits. After a falling out with his friend Charles Haden-Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver needs a replacement for the Investigator.
While the trio are solving yet another murder, this season is brimming with musical references. In season 3, episode 2, a recuperating Putnam hallucinates his loved ones performing a pastiche of "There'll Be Some Changes Made" from the Bob Fosse-directed "All That Jazz." It's a cutting reference because said musical film, especially this particular number, metatextually tackles the director's heart attack. It deals with mortal self-flagellation, both for Fosse and in-universe for Fosse's fictional avatar.
In contrast, the show also applies a more lighthearted reference to "The Producers" that complements Oliver's pursuits. After a falling out with his friend Charles Haden-Savage (Steve Martin), Oliver needs a replacement for the Investigator.
- 9/12/2023
- by Caroline Cao
- Slash Film
Carrying around the label of America’s greatest living actor must be quite a tricky thing to have to do. You’re going about your business, trying to pick interesting projects, keeping yourself challenged. But people watch you and your acting, and want to know you, what makes you tick, how it feels to be one of America’s greatest living actors. Denzel Washington has managed to handle that mantle with grace, and while maintaining a very old-school kind of movie star mystique.
Washington’s endless charisma and ability to be both engagingly ironic and deeply sincere run through his most formative roles, along with a sense of conscience and responsibility – which he’s kicked against from time to time, too. Whichever way he pushes, he’s been malleable enough to find more gold.
With Washington’s latest cinematic outing The Equalizer 3 showing on big screens now, and the...
Washington’s endless charisma and ability to be both engagingly ironic and deeply sincere run through his most formative roles, along with a sense of conscience and responsibility – which he’s kicked against from time to time, too. Whichever way he pushes, he’s been malleable enough to find more gold.
With Washington’s latest cinematic outing The Equalizer 3 showing on big screens now, and the...
- 9/11/2023
- by Tom Nicholson, James White, Nick de Semlyen, Chris Hewitt
- Empire - Movies
In the final moments of And Just Like That…, Carrie Bradshaw became a pet owner when she adopted a kitten left in her apartment by Che Diaz. While most of the pets involved in TV shows are trained animal actors, apparently, the kitten that Carrie named Shoe was not. The adorable cat is Parker’s very own, and they live a very happy life at the Parker-Broderick residence while And Just Like That… is on hiatus.
Sarah Jessica Parker is the proud owner of Shoe
Carrie Bradshaw’s kitten, Shoe, has a nice home when And Just Like That… is not filming. Sarah Jessica Parker and her family adopted the cat in April 2023. Parker revealed that Shoe was rescued by the Connecticut Humane Society when he was just a newborn. He has thrived in the months since.
Carrie Bradshaw and Shoe | Craig Blankenhorn/Max
Based on Parker’s Instagram post featuring her newest feline friend,...
Sarah Jessica Parker is the proud owner of Shoe
Carrie Bradshaw’s kitten, Shoe, has a nice home when And Just Like That… is not filming. Sarah Jessica Parker and her family adopted the cat in April 2023. Parker revealed that Shoe was rescued by the Connecticut Humane Society when he was just a newborn. He has thrived in the months since.
Carrie Bradshaw and Shoe | Craig Blankenhorn/Max
Based on Parker’s Instagram post featuring her newest feline friend,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Sarah Jessica Parker took a four-legged friend home from the set of And Just Like That...
Parker took to Instagram Tuesday to reveal that she'd adopted the real-life cat who plays Shoe on the Sex and the City follow-up.
"His off-camera name is Lotus," the actress captioned the post.
"He and his siblings were all given botanical names when they were rescued as newborns by the @cthumanesociety."
"Adopted officially by the Parker/Broderick family in April 2023. He joins Rémy and Smila who we adopted in May 2022. If he looks familiar, that's because he is," she added.
The shelter shared additional details about Lotus on Facebook.
"Some pets get really exciting foster homes while they're here at the Connecticut Humane Society."
"Little Lotus got to be on the set of And Just Like That with @SarahJessicaParker in Manhattan!"
"Did you see his adorable debut? And #spoileralert, Lotus liked the spotlight so much,...
Parker took to Instagram Tuesday to reveal that she'd adopted the real-life cat who plays Shoe on the Sex and the City follow-up.
"His off-camera name is Lotus," the actress captioned the post.
"He and his siblings were all given botanical names when they were rescued as newborns by the @cthumanesociety."
"Adopted officially by the Parker/Broderick family in April 2023. He joins Rémy and Smila who we adopted in May 2022. If he looks familiar, that's because he is," she added.
The shelter shared additional details about Lotus on Facebook.
"Some pets get really exciting foster homes while they're here at the Connecticut Humane Society."
"Little Lotus got to be on the set of And Just Like That with @SarahJessicaParker in Manhattan!"
"Did you see his adorable debut? And #spoileralert, Lotus liked the spotlight so much,...
- 8/30/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“And Just Like That’s” Carrie wasn’t the only one to fall in love with her adoptive cat, Shoe. In the real world, the adorable kitten (real name Lotus) was adopted by Sarah Jessica Parker and her husband, Matthew Borderick, months before the Season 2 finale aired on Thursday.
Parker confirmed the adoption on Instagram. “Adopted officially by the Parker/Broderick family in April 2023. He joins Rémy and Smila who we adopted in May 2022. If he looks familiar, that’s because he is,” Parker shared along with several pictures of her new family pet.
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The “And Just Like That” star also revealed that the real name of her furry costar is Lotus. Lotus and all his siblings were given botanical names when they were rescued by the Connecticut Human Society.
Parker and Lotus first met on the set of “And Just Like That.
Parker confirmed the adoption on Instagram. “Adopted officially by the Parker/Broderick family in April 2023. He joins Rémy and Smila who we adopted in May 2022. If he looks familiar, that’s because he is,” Parker shared along with several pictures of her new family pet.
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The “And Just Like That” star also revealed that the real name of her furry costar is Lotus. Lotus and all his siblings were given botanical names when they were rescued by the Connecticut Human Society.
Parker and Lotus first met on the set of “And Just Like That.
- 8/29/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Image Source: Getty / James Devaney
Sometimes life really does imitate art. In an Aug. 29 Instagram slideshow, "And Just Like That" star Sarah Jessica Parker revealed that she'd actually adopted the kitten that her character, Carrie Bradshaw, rescues in the show. In the second season of the "Sex and the City" sequel, Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez) gives Carrie the adorable gray feline, and Carrie gives it the most Carrie Bradshaw moniker of all time: Shoe.
In her Instagram post, Parker shared that the kitten's "off-camera name is Lotus." She added that "his siblings were all given botanical names when they were rescued as newborns by the @cthumanesociety," and revealed that Lotus was "adopted officially by the Parker/Broderick family in April 2023." The kitten joins Parker's two other cats, Rémy and Smila, whom she adopted in May 2022, Parker added. "If he looks familiar, that's because he is," she concluded her post.
Parker...
Sometimes life really does imitate art. In an Aug. 29 Instagram slideshow, "And Just Like That" star Sarah Jessica Parker revealed that she'd actually adopted the kitten that her character, Carrie Bradshaw, rescues in the show. In the second season of the "Sex and the City" sequel, Che Diaz (Sara Ramirez) gives Carrie the adorable gray feline, and Carrie gives it the most Carrie Bradshaw moniker of all time: Shoe.
In her Instagram post, Parker shared that the kitten's "off-camera name is Lotus." She added that "his siblings were all given botanical names when they were rescued as newborns by the @cthumanesociety," and revealed that Lotus was "adopted officially by the Parker/Broderick family in April 2023." The kitten joins Parker's two other cats, Rémy and Smila, whom she adopted in May 2022, Parker added. "If he looks familiar, that's because he is," she concluded her post.
Parker...
- 8/29/2023
- by Eden Arielle Gordon
- Popsugar.com
When the ‘shoe’ fits!
Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Carrie Bradshaw in “And Just Like That” (sequel to “Sex And The City”), has adopted her onscreen cat in real life.
Read More: ‘Sex And The City’ Spinoff ‘And Just Like That…’ To Return For Season 3
Sharing the update on Instagram, Parker wrote: “His off-camera name is Lotus. He and his siblings were all given botanical names when they were rescued as newborns by the @cthumanesociety. Adopted officially by the Parker/Broderick family in April 2023. He joins Rémy and Smila who we adopted in May 2022. If he looks familiar, that’s because he is.”
Parker shared a series of pictures and videos of her co-star!
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In the series, Carrie adopts a Kitten after Che brings her to Carrie apartment. Carrie announces to her friends that she’s name the kitten...
Sarah Jessica Parker, who plays Carrie Bradshaw in “And Just Like That” (sequel to “Sex And The City”), has adopted her onscreen cat in real life.
Read More: ‘Sex And The City’ Spinoff ‘And Just Like That…’ To Return For Season 3
Sharing the update on Instagram, Parker wrote: “His off-camera name is Lotus. He and his siblings were all given botanical names when they were rescued as newborns by the @cthumanesociety. Adopted officially by the Parker/Broderick family in April 2023. He joins Rémy and Smila who we adopted in May 2022. If he looks familiar, that’s because he is.”
Parker shared a series of pictures and videos of her co-star!
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In the series, Carrie adopts a Kitten after Che brings her to Carrie apartment. Carrie announces to her friends that she’s name the kitten...
- 8/29/2023
- by Etcanadadigital
- ET Canada
While Fentanyl now dominates headlines as the drug wreaking havoc on our society, back in the late 1990s and early 2000s, it was OxyContin that led conversations about the impact of overprescribed opioids. Formulated, produced, marketed and sold by the family-run organization Purdue Pharma, Oxy quickly grew in popularity because it was marketed as a safe, “non-addictive” opioid. Oxy was then pushed onto patients through respected healthcare professionals who were misinformed about the drug and profited greatly from prescribing it.
Barry Meier’s book “Pain Killer” and the New Yorker article “The Family That Built the Empire of Pain,” by Patrick Radden Keefe, documented the rise of OxyContin and the lasting impact it had here in the U.S., and both serve as the foundation for Netflix’s new limited series “Painkiller.” Directed by Peter Berg, the show is a fictionalized account of the opioid epidemic as told from the perspective of the survivors,...
Barry Meier’s book “Pain Killer” and the New Yorker article “The Family That Built the Empire of Pain,” by Patrick Radden Keefe, documented the rise of OxyContin and the lasting impact it had here in the U.S., and both serve as the foundation for Netflix’s new limited series “Painkiller.” Directed by Peter Berg, the show is a fictionalized account of the opioid epidemic as told from the perspective of the survivors,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Variety Film + TV
Adam McKay’s name is nowhere to be found in the credits for Painkiller, for the very good reason that he had nothing to do with it.
Yet it’s hard not to see his influence all over the Netflix miniseries. It’s there in the restless pacing, in the heavy-handed metaphors, in the choice to have the entire thing narrated by a character who all but reaches out from the screen to grab the audience by the lapels and shake them into action.
And it’s there, too, in the accompanying limitations. Painkiller, created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harper, presumably intends for all that flash to draw attention to its weighty central narrative about the launch of OxyContin and the ensuing opioid epidemic. But it overshoots that mark. The style is so ostentatious it distracts from the substance, even as it means to hammer home how important that substance really is.
Yet it’s hard not to see his influence all over the Netflix miniseries. It’s there in the restless pacing, in the heavy-handed metaphors, in the choice to have the entire thing narrated by a character who all but reaches out from the screen to grab the audience by the lapels and shake them into action.
And it’s there, too, in the accompanying limitations. Painkiller, created by Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harper, presumably intends for all that flash to draw attention to its weighty central narrative about the launch of OxyContin and the ensuing opioid epidemic. But it overshoots that mark. The style is so ostentatious it distracts from the substance, even as it means to hammer home how important that substance really is.
- 8/10/2023
- by Angie Han
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s hard to say how “Painkiller,” a fictionalized Netflix limited series based on America’s opioid crisis, would play had one never seen the similarly themed and structured – and vastly superior – 2021 Hulu limited series “Dopesick.”
The new show’s misuse of lead actors Uzo Aduba, who plays a crusading U.S. Attorney’s office investigator, and Matthew Broderick, who plays real-life former Purdue Pharma head Richard Sackler – would be evident either way. So would director Peter Berg’s overuse of early aughts-style rock ‘em sock ‘em shaky camera work, quick edits and blue light.
But “Painkiller” likely would not seem so wholly unnecessary if “Dopesick” did not exist.
Unfolding over six hour-long episodes, “Painkiller” makes compelling points about Purdue, the pharmaceutical company that overhyped the painkilling potential of its drug OxyContin while underplaying its addictive qualities. Characters repeatedly call OxyContin what it is: heroin in candy coating. Such frankness...
The new show’s misuse of lead actors Uzo Aduba, who plays a crusading U.S. Attorney’s office investigator, and Matthew Broderick, who plays real-life former Purdue Pharma head Richard Sackler – would be evident either way. So would director Peter Berg’s overuse of early aughts-style rock ‘em sock ‘em shaky camera work, quick edits and blue light.
But “Painkiller” likely would not seem so wholly unnecessary if “Dopesick” did not exist.
Unfolding over six hour-long episodes, “Painkiller” makes compelling points about Purdue, the pharmaceutical company that overhyped the painkilling potential of its drug OxyContin while underplaying its addictive qualities. Characters repeatedly call OxyContin what it is: heroin in candy coating. Such frankness...
- 8/10/2023
- by Carla Meyer
- The Wrap
Sarah Jessica Parker's best-known role involves looking for love and living her best single life in the process, but in reality, the "And Just Like That" star has been happily married for over 20 years, and is a mom of three.
The actor's relationship with "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" alum Matthew Broderick - who she started dating in 1992 and got married to in 1997 - has been one of Hollywood's most successful marriages. Parker, who is starring in season two of the "Sex and the City" revival, and Broderick, star of Netflix's new series "Painkiller" and much more, welcomed son James in 2002, then twin girls, Marion and Tabitha, in 2009.
Although Parker, 58, and Broderick, 61, are tight-lipped about their kids for the most part, Broderick told Entertainment Tonight in June that out of all the things he's done, being a dad "is my favorite." Reflecting on fatherhood, he said, "It just happens,...
The actor's relationship with "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" alum Matthew Broderick - who she started dating in 1992 and got married to in 1997 - has been one of Hollywood's most successful marriages. Parker, who is starring in season two of the "Sex and the City" revival, and Broderick, star of Netflix's new series "Painkiller" and much more, welcomed son James in 2002, then twin girls, Marion and Tabitha, in 2009.
Although Parker, 58, and Broderick, 61, are tight-lipped about their kids for the most part, Broderick told Entertainment Tonight in June that out of all the things he's done, being a dad "is my favorite." Reflecting on fatherhood, he said, "It just happens,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Kathryn Mayer
- Popsugar.com
Bueller? Bueller? To many, Matthew Broderick will always be Ferris Bueller, the king of skipping school, dodging pesky principals and parade serenades. Broderick is well aware of this, fessing up that character will be his legacy.
Speaking with The Guardian, Matthew Broderick admitted he will forever be tied to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, saying, “What’s my legacy? Well, I’m Ferris Bueller, I suppose. I have to accept it. And I like it. I’ve made my peace with it.” Broderick almost seems a bit reluctant to latch onto the reputation of Ferris Bueller, although that might be because the movie is almost 40 years old and was part of the early stage of his career, adding, “I’m not ready for people to start discussing my legacy…And I have this Pollyanna streak that keeps me going. I always like to think there’s something coming that’s better.
Speaking with The Guardian, Matthew Broderick admitted he will forever be tied to Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, saying, “What’s my legacy? Well, I’m Ferris Bueller, I suppose. I have to accept it. And I like it. I’ve made my peace with it.” Broderick almost seems a bit reluctant to latch onto the reputation of Ferris Bueller, although that might be because the movie is almost 40 years old and was part of the early stage of his career, adding, “I’m not ready for people to start discussing my legacy…And I have this Pollyanna streak that keeps me going. I always like to think there’s something coming that’s better.
- 8/5/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Matthew Broderick has enjoyed a career lasting 40 years on stage, screen and now TV, but he accepts the headline of his legacy will always be Ferris Bueller.
The star of new Netflix drama Painkiller, a fictionalized retelling of the origins and aftermath of the opioid epidemic in which he plays former president of Purdue Pharma Richard Sackler, told the UK’s Guardian newspaper: “What’s my legacy? Well, I’m Ferris Bueller, I suppose. I have to accept it. And I like it. I’ve made my peace with it.”
Of his evolving career since the hit 1986 film written and directed by John Hughes about a teenage schoolboy playing truant in Chicago, he said: “People associated me with younger roles, but I wanted them to come with me and get used to the fact that I’m wrinkly. And it was hard. The 90s were hard. Lots of ups and downs.
The star of new Netflix drama Painkiller, a fictionalized retelling of the origins and aftermath of the opioid epidemic in which he plays former president of Purdue Pharma Richard Sackler, told the UK’s Guardian newspaper: “What’s my legacy? Well, I’m Ferris Bueller, I suppose. I have to accept it. And I like it. I’ve made my peace with it.”
Of his evolving career since the hit 1986 film written and directed by John Hughes about a teenage schoolboy playing truant in Chicago, he said: “People associated me with younger roles, but I wanted them to come with me and get used to the fact that I’m wrinkly. And it was hard. The 90s were hard. Lots of ups and downs.
- 8/5/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
New York, NY – June 20, 2023 – Matthew Broderick attend the New York Premiere of Columbia Pictures. No Hard Feelings at the AMC in Lincoln Square. Nostalgic movie fans can remember a time when Matthew Broderick was playing teenagers. Now, at 61, he’s playing the father of a 19-year-old in the film No Hard Feelings, in which he makes a deal with Jennifer Lawrence for her to date his son in the hopes of making him less socially awkward. Of course, that’s the setup for plenty of raunchy comedy between Lawrence’s character and the son, and Broderick told us that Lawrence is spectacularly suited for that kind of comedic role.(Click on the media bar below to hear Matthew Broderick) https://www.hollywoodoutbreak.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Matthew_Brodcik_No_hard_Feelings_.mp3 No Hard Feelings is now playing in theaters.
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- 7/13/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
The national opioid crisis has inspired a new series that hopes to lead to change. On Tuesday, Netflix released the trailer for Painkiller, a six-episode fictional series inspired by the real events that led to the rise of Purdue Pharma and Oxycontin.
Uzo Aduba plays the lead prosecutor Edie Flowers, who works to take down Purdue Pharma, as her character accuses the company of “doing the same as every crack dealer in America, but they’re getting rewarded for it.”
The trailer follows Matthew Broderick in the role of Purdue...
Uzo Aduba plays the lead prosecutor Edie Flowers, who works to take down Purdue Pharma, as her character accuses the company of “doing the same as every crack dealer in America, but they’re getting rewarded for it.”
The trailer follows Matthew Broderick in the role of Purdue...
- 7/11/2023
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Painkiller, Netflix’s anticipated and upcoming new limited series about the U.S. opioid crisis, has dropped its first trailer.
The six-episode series releasing Aug. 10 from the EP team of Eric Newman (Narcos, True Story) and director Pete Berg (Friday Night Lights, Spenser Confidential) is inspired by real events amid the country’s opioid crisis and features a cast including Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch (marking a Fnl reunion with Berg), Dina Shihabi, West Duchovny and John Rothman.
Alex Gibney (The Crime of the Century, Going Clear) also executive produces with creators, showrunners and writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood).
The trailer introduces Aduba’s character as Edie, the investigator leading the case against Purdue Pharma, with Broderick playing Richard Sackler, a scion of the billionaire family that controls Purdue and a senior executive at the company.
Sackler explains that human behavior is...
The six-episode series releasing Aug. 10 from the EP team of Eric Newman (Narcos, True Story) and director Pete Berg (Friday Night Lights, Spenser Confidential) is inspired by real events amid the country’s opioid crisis and features a cast including Uzo Aduba, Matthew Broderick, Taylor Kitsch (marking a Fnl reunion with Berg), Dina Shihabi, West Duchovny and John Rothman.
Alex Gibney (The Crime of the Century, Going Clear) also executive produces with creators, showrunners and writers Micah Fitzerman-Blue and Noah Harpster (A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood).
The trailer introduces Aduba’s character as Edie, the investigator leading the case against Purdue Pharma, with Broderick playing Richard Sackler, a scion of the billionaire family that controls Purdue and a senior executive at the company.
Sackler explains that human behavior is...
- 7/11/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix’s upcoming limited series “Painkiller” is lifting the veil on America’s opioid crisis, investigating the role of one family in making OxyContin “the No. 1 opioid in the country.”
“All of human behavior is essentially comprised of two things: run from pain, run toward pleasure; pain, pleasure,” Matthew Broderick’s Richard Sackler said in the series’ official trailer. “If we place ourselves right there between pain and pleasure, we will never have to worry about money again.”
As the Sackler dynasty’s Purdue Pharma recruits a batch of fresh-faced sales workers who they claim will convince doctors to “take pain seriously,” an investor from the U.S. attorneys office (Uzo Aduba) is determined to take the family responsible for countless deaths down.
“You lie, you hurt people, you go down,” Aduba said. “They are doing the exact same thing as crack dealers but they are getting rewarded it.”
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“All of human behavior is essentially comprised of two things: run from pain, run toward pleasure; pain, pleasure,” Matthew Broderick’s Richard Sackler said in the series’ official trailer. “If we place ourselves right there between pain and pleasure, we will never have to worry about money again.”
As the Sackler dynasty’s Purdue Pharma recruits a batch of fresh-faced sales workers who they claim will convince doctors to “take pain seriously,” an investor from the U.S. attorneys office (Uzo Aduba) is determined to take the family responsible for countless deaths down.
“You lie, you hurt people, you go down,” Aduba said. “They are doing the exact same thing as crack dealers but they are getting rewarded it.”
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- 7/11/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
In Sony’s new comedy No Hard Feelings, Jennifer Lawrence’s 32-year-old character is hired by a couple of helicopter parents to “date” their 19-year-old son, played by Andrew Barth Feldman.
Yes, in both the ad the parents post on Craigslist and in the awkward in-person meeting of Lawrence’s Maddie with the mother and father played by Laura Benanti and Matthew Broderick, date, in quotes, appears to be a euphemism.
“Do you mean date him or date him?” Maddie pointedly asks when she meets the parents.
“Date him hard,” Broderick’s Laird blurts out.
“I’ll date his brains out,” Maddie chimes in.
It’s this initial premise, included in the film’s trailer and based on a real ad from a decade ago unearthed by the film’s producers and shared with writer-director Gene Stupnitsky, that has sparked a social media backlash to what seems like a creepy concept,...
Yes, in both the ad the parents post on Craigslist and in the awkward in-person meeting of Lawrence’s Maddie with the mother and father played by Laura Benanti and Matthew Broderick, date, in quotes, appears to be a euphemism.
“Do you mean date him or date him?” Maddie pointedly asks when she meets the parents.
“Date him hard,” Broderick’s Laird blurts out.
“I’ll date his brains out,” Maddie chimes in.
It’s this initial premise, included in the film’s trailer and based on a real ad from a decade ago unearthed by the film’s producers and shared with writer-director Gene Stupnitsky, that has sparked a social media backlash to what seems like a creepy concept,...
- 6/25/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Cinema roll-call! Alright, it’s the Summer movie season, and what stalwarts have already taken over the multiplex? Big superhero epic? Check and double-check! Action blockbuster franchises? Check? Family-friendly animated features? Check! Raunchy slapstick comedy? Hello…Anyone there? Oh yes, finally it’s here just as Summer officially begins. And this is indeed rated “R” as in raunchy, ribald, and risque. much in the same vein as The Hangover trilogy and the American Pie dynasty of flicks (theatres and straight-to-video). Oh, for those of you that think these flicks are too “low brow” and “classless”, well the “above the title” star is an Oscar winner, so there! And if you think such a genre is “beneath her”, I’m sure she hopes you’ll laugh and that there will be No Hard Feelings.
The star in question is Jennifer Lawrence, who plays the “barely making ends meet” Maddie Barker. She...
The star in question is Jennifer Lawrence, who plays the “barely making ends meet” Maddie Barker. She...
- 6/23/2023
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jennifer Lawrence, Andrew Barth Feldman in No Hard FeelingsPhoto: Sony
Almost every month there’s an article somewhere bemoaning the death of the movie star. That giant charming presence on-screen that people will follow no matter what movie they appear in. If No Hard Feelings fails to find its audience,...
Almost every month there’s an article somewhere bemoaning the death of the movie star. That giant charming presence on-screen that people will follow no matter what movie they appear in. If No Hard Feelings fails to find its audience,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Murtada Elfadl
- avclub.com
No Hard Feelings, Gene Stupnitsky’s satisfyingly funny summer comedy, opens with a tow truck and a desperate woman.
The morning after a one-night stand with an Italian stranger, Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence) wakes to find her car being impounded by the county. Hard times have fallen on the Montauk local, who supplements her bartending income by driving for Uber. She owes thousands in property taxes, and it doesn’t help that her ex, Gary (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), whom she ghosted after three months of dating, is the one seizing her vehicle. His bitterness about their lack of closure means he definitely won’t do her a solid.
It’s under these terrible circumstances that Maddie finds a peculiar Craigslist advertisement. A rich couple (played by Laura Benanti and Matthew Broderick), desperate for their son (Andrew Barth Feldman) to gain confidence before college, is looking for someone to casually date him. Love,...
The morning after a one-night stand with an Italian stranger, Maddie (Jennifer Lawrence) wakes to find her car being impounded by the county. Hard times have fallen on the Montauk local, who supplements her bartending income by driving for Uber. She owes thousands in property taxes, and it doesn’t help that her ex, Gary (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), whom she ghosted after three months of dating, is the one seizing her vehicle. His bitterness about their lack of closure means he definitely won’t do her a solid.
It’s under these terrible circumstances that Maddie finds a peculiar Craigslist advertisement. A rich couple (played by Laura Benanti and Matthew Broderick), desperate for their son (Andrew Barth Feldman) to gain confidence before college, is looking for someone to casually date him. Love,...
- 6/21/2023
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Sarah Jessica Parker’s son, James Wilkie Broderick, is a little lost when it comes to watching his mom’s show, “And Just Like That”.
James and his famous father, Matthew Broderick, walked the red carpet at the 2023 Father of the Year Awards at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel on Thursday, and the 20-year-old college student admitted that he had a hard time watching the show — Max’s revival of HBO’s “Sex and the City” series.
“I tried to watch the new one and I liked it but then I felt weird, ’cause I haven’t watched the original,” James explained. “It felt a little weird to be watching the newer one having not watched it, even if it’s accessible.”
“I guess it’s kind of obvious why maybe I hadn’t watched the original show as a kid,” he added with a laugh.
“Sex and the City...
James and his famous father, Matthew Broderick, walked the red carpet at the 2023 Father of the Year Awards at the Sheraton New York Times Square Hotel on Thursday, and the 20-year-old college student admitted that he had a hard time watching the show — Max’s revival of HBO’s “Sex and the City” series.
“I tried to watch the new one and I liked it but then I felt weird, ’cause I haven’t watched the original,” James explained. “It felt a little weird to be watching the newer one having not watched it, even if it’s accessible.”
“I guess it’s kind of obvious why maybe I hadn’t watched the original show as a kid,” he added with a laugh.
“Sex and the City...
- 6/16/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
The Wonder Years is finally back! And we’re happy to report it’s back better than ever.
After an excellent freshman outing, the series returns for its second effort on ABC, with back-to-back episodes to kick off another season of laughter.
TV Fanatic scooped up an exclusive clip from the premiere hour, which sees Lillian’s visiting sister causing quite a stir when she provides a juicy testimonial to a packed church crowd.
Aunt Jackie is played by the hilarious Phoebe Robinson, who makes quite the impression when she turns up in Montgomery to spend time with her family.
As you’ll see in the clip below, Jackie has no qualms about putting her business (and the business of others) out there when she meets the congregation in Montgomery.
Jackie’s arrival will undoubtedly throw Lillian for a loop, as her sister has a reputation that precedes her.
But...
After an excellent freshman outing, the series returns for its second effort on ABC, with back-to-back episodes to kick off another season of laughter.
TV Fanatic scooped up an exclusive clip from the premiere hour, which sees Lillian’s visiting sister causing quite a stir when she provides a juicy testimonial to a packed church crowd.
Aunt Jackie is played by the hilarious Phoebe Robinson, who makes quite the impression when she turns up in Montgomery to spend time with her family.
As you’ll see in the clip below, Jackie has no qualms about putting her business (and the business of others) out there when she meets the congregation in Montgomery.
Jackie’s arrival will undoubtedly throw Lillian for a loop, as her sister has a reputation that precedes her.
But...
- 6/14/2023
- by Whitney Evans
- TVfanatic
Sarah Jessica Parker has announced plans to make her debut on London’s West End stage next year, alongside her husband Matthew Broderick.
The couple will play three different couples staying in one hotel room – Suite 719 of the Plaza hotel in New York – in the new adaptation of Neil Simon’s play ‘Plaza Suite’. The couple have previously starred in the same production on Broadway. The London show will debut at the Savoy Theatre in January 2024.
Parker is shortly to return in the the second season of And Just Like That…, the sequel to Sex and the City, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
Unlike Parker, Broderick has appeared on London’s West End stage before, most recently in 2019’s Starry Messenger.
The couple will play three different couples staying in one hotel room – Suite 719 of the Plaza hotel in New York – in the new adaptation of Neil Simon’s play ‘Plaza Suite’. The couple have previously starred in the same production on Broadway. The London show will debut at the Savoy Theatre in January 2024.
Parker is shortly to return in the the second season of And Just Like That…, the sequel to Sex and the City, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year.
Unlike Parker, Broderick has appeared on London’s West End stage before, most recently in 2019’s Starry Messenger.
- 6/10/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
The Wonder Years fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 2 Episode 2 episode titled Forbidden Fruit!
Find out everything you need to know about the Forbidden Fruit episode of The Wonder Years, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
The Wonder Years Forbidden Fruit Season 2 Episode 2 Preview
In this episode, Dean finds himself torn between his secret relationship with Keisa and his friendship with Broderick. As he grapples with conflicting emotions and the weight of his choices, he turns to Jackie, Lilian’s infamous sister, for advice. Prepare for poignant moments and heartfelt conversations as Dean navigates the complexities of young love, friendship, and the pursuit of happiness.
Meanwhile, Jackie, known for her wild ways, experiences a significant turning point in her life after her latest run-in with the law. Determined to make a change, she decides to turn over a new leaf,...
Find out everything you need to know about the Forbidden Fruit episode of The Wonder Years, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
The Wonder Years Forbidden Fruit Season 2 Episode 2 Preview
In this episode, Dean finds himself torn between his secret relationship with Keisa and his friendship with Broderick. As he grapples with conflicting emotions and the weight of his choices, he turns to Jackie, Lilian’s infamous sister, for advice. Prepare for poignant moments and heartfelt conversations as Dean navigates the complexities of young love, friendship, and the pursuit of happiness.
Meanwhile, Jackie, known for her wild ways, experiences a significant turning point in her life after her latest run-in with the law. Determined to make a change, she decides to turn over a new leaf,...
- 6/7/2023
- by News
- TV Regular
John Lennon had a little bit of experience with acting. Not only did he star in both Beatles movies, A Hard Day’s Night and Help!, but he also had a role in 1967’s How I Won the War. One classic movie from the 1980s had a genuine interest in John Lennon, but unfortunately, the former Beatle was killed before the film went into production.
John Lennon almost had a role in the 1983 movie ‘Wargames’ John Lennon | Bettmann / Contributor
Wargames is a 1983 movie directed by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick. In the film, Broderick plays David, a young computer hacker who accidentally interacts with Wopr, a super-computer that is programmed to simulate and execute nuclear war against the Soviet Union. In the movie, the creator of Wopr is Stephen Falken, a character based on Stephen Hawking.
In a 2008 interview with Wired, Wargames co-writer Walter Parkes said they had envisioned...
John Lennon almost had a role in the 1983 movie ‘Wargames’ John Lennon | Bettmann / Contributor
Wargames is a 1983 movie directed by John Badham and starring Matthew Broderick. In the film, Broderick plays David, a young computer hacker who accidentally interacts with Wopr, a super-computer that is programmed to simulate and execute nuclear war against the Soviet Union. In the movie, the creator of Wopr is Stephen Falken, a character based on Stephen Hawking.
In a 2008 interview with Wired, Wargames co-writer Walter Parkes said they had envisioned...
- 6/6/2023
- by Ross Tanenbaum
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Distribution strategist Peter Broderick, whose articles on microbudget filmmaking were foundational in the early days of this magazine, publishes a weekly newsletter that is a must-read for anyone tracking the independent film industry. A recent edition, his report on Sundance 2023 documentary sales, has prompted discussion and clarified important current trends in non-fiction acquisitions. This report is reprinted with his permission. Sign up for Broderick’s newsletter here. — Editor “Every independent filmmaker should learn the lessons of Sundance. This year’s festival revealed critically important developments in the indie ecosystem.” Let’s start with the same two sentences that began my Special Report […]
The post Sundance 2023 Documentary Sales and Beyond: Stark Realities, Golden Opportunities first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Sundance 2023 Documentary Sales and Beyond: Stark Realities, Golden Opportunities first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/2/2023
- by Peter Broderick
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
Distribution strategist Peter Broderick, whose articles on microbudget filmmaking were foundational in the early days of this magazine, publishes a weekly newsletter that is a must-read for anyone tracking the independent film industry. A recent edition, his report on Sundance 2023 documentary sales, has prompted discussion and clarified important current trends in non-fiction acquisitions. This report is reprinted with his permission. Sign up for Broderick’s newsletter here. — Editor “Every independent filmmaker should learn the lessons of Sundance. This year’s festival revealed critically important developments in the indie ecosystem.” Let’s start with the same two sentences that began my Special Report […]
The post Sundance 2023 Documentary Sales and Beyond: Stark Realities, Golden Opportunities first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post Sundance 2023 Documentary Sales and Beyond: Stark Realities, Golden Opportunities first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 6/2/2023
- by Peter Broderick
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
John Hughes‘ 1986 film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off” is one of the all-time teen movies and may be the most popular film of his career. But Indiewire reports that according to star Matthew Broderick, it wasn’t always rosy on the film’s set. In fact, Broderick’s relationship with Hughes making the film was strained, with the director at one point going so far as to call the actor’s performance “boring.”
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Ferris Bueller, boring?
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- 6/2/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
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