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In the News: Political Humor at Home
The New York Times has an article and interesting slideshow showcasing the 1830 townhouse of director Roland Emmerich (10,000 BC, Independence Day) in London. When the German-born director moved into stuffy neighborhood Knightsbridge, he asked his interior designer to create a space that was “as nonfrumpy as possible,” that reflected "his predilection for art with a political edge." Especially during a national election, these days, political humor is rampant.
Buzz News Roundup, 5/21
- Variety reports that Spike Lee plans to make a feature-length documentary about Michael Jordan to premier at next year's Cannes Film Festival.
- The Telegraph reports that the voice cast members of The Simpsons will receive $500,000 per episode for the next 22-episode season.
- According to Hollywood Reporter, John Grisham's bestseller Playing for Pizza will be adapted for the big screen.
- Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta and others have joined Michael Cera for the comedy Youth in Revolt, writes ComingSoon.
- CBS will stream a number of archived television shows online, including Twin Peaks and The Love Boat, reports The Wall Street Journal.
- According to Variety, there will be a Rupert Wainwright-directed indie drama titled Waco, based on the 1993 stand-off at Waco, Texas.
- Janet Jackson is gearing up to do a tour, kicking off in Vancouver on September 10, Billboard writes.
- Will Smith will produce a remake of France's smash hit comedy Welcome to the Sticks, Zap2It reports.
- Reuters reports that Sharon Osbourne has signed on to star in VH1's reality show Rock of Love Girls: Charm School, teaching contestants "about etiquette, fashion and manners."
- Zap2It has the news that John Cusack and Chiwetel Ejiofor are in talks to join Roland Emmerich's apocalyptic thriller 2012.
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2012: Apocalyptic Good Times
In terms of end-of-the-world movies, 2012 packs it all — a love story, teary family moments, action-packed adventure, over-the-top-CGI, and a ton of recycled film cliches — in a two and a half hour package. That's lengthy by today's standards, but I wasn't bored for a minute. This is pure escapist entertainment.
2012 — See It or Skip It?
John Cusack stars in the new big budget movie from Roland Emmerich, 2012. Also starring Thandie Newton, Oliver Platt, Woody Harrelson, Amanda Peet and Jimi Mistry, the movie depicts "an epic adventure about a global cataclysm that brings an end to the world and tells of the heroic struggle of the survivors." It certainly looks epic from the action-packed trailer, and I'm a John Cusack fan so I'm looking forward to checking this movie out when it hits cinemas in November.
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