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01Jul2009

Daily news dose: Jason Lee boards 'Couple of Dicks;' Christina Applegate is 'Going the Distance'

Wednesday, July 1, 2009 at 2:42AM | By

Franck Tabouring

Here is your dose of film news for July 1, 2009:

• Jason Lee and Michelle Trachtenberg are the latest to join Kevin Smith's upcoming Warner Bros. comedy "A Couple of Dicks." Robb and Mark Cullen wrote the script for the action comedy, which also stars Bruce Willis, Tracey Morgan, Seann William Scott and Adam Brody. Willis plays a cop who, along with his partner (Morgan), encounters a mysterious gangster and rescues a Mexican chick during their investigation into the theft of a valuable baseball card. (Variety)

• Charlie Day and Christina Applegate have signed on to star alongside Drew Barrymore and Justin Long in Nanette Burstein's upcoming romantic comedy “Going the Distance" for New Line Cinema. The film focuses on a couple’s attempt to maintain a long-distance relationship. One lives in Chicago while the other is located in Los Angeles. Day will play Long's best friend, while Applegate stars as Barrymore's sister. (The Hollywood Reporter)

• Olympia Dukakis and Brenda Fricker will star in Thom Fitzgerald's upcoming comedy "Cloudburst." The film follows on two female lovers who decide to break out of the nursing facility where one of them is staying. Dukakis recently starred in "Away From Her" and "In the Land of Women." (Variety)

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Review: "The Rocker"

Friday, August 22, 2008 at 9:24AM | By

Franck Tabouring

Seen on: August 21, 2008

The players: Director: Peter Cattaneo, Writers: Maya Forbes, Wallace Wolodarsky, Cast: Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Jeff Garlin, Josh Gad, Emma Stone, Jason Sudeikis

Facts of interest: Cattaneo also directed "The Full Monty."

The plot: A failed drummer gets a second chance at fame when he's asked to join his nephew's high school band.

Our quick thoughts: Who ever thought Dwight Schrute had it in him to rock the stage? In Peter Cattaneo’s mildly entertaining comedy “The Rocker,” Rainn Wilson from NBC’s hit series “The Office” cuts loose in the role of Robert “Fish” Fishman, an enthusiastic drummer who slips into a deep crisis when he’s kicked out of his own rock band.

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20Aug2008

'The Rocker' web reviews

Wednesday, August 20, 2008 at 6:39PM | By

Franck Tabouring

I have to admit I almost totally forgot about the Wednesday release of Peter Cattaneo's comedy "The Rocker," but I will post my review sometime tomorrow afternoon. In the film, Rainn Wilson stars as a failed rocker who gets a second shot at fame when his nephew asks him to join his high school band. Let's take a look at what the Web's critics have to say about it:

• Mariana McConnell at CinemaBlend: "Relying mostly on sentiment to fill the gaps, 'The Rocker' takes a Keith Moon approach to narrative: big start, big finish, middle doesn’t matter."

• Cinematical's Eric D. Snider: "It's modestly entertaining, occasionally funny, and generally agreeable."

• Matt Goldberg at Collider: "A good portion of it is juvenile and Wilson, bless him, throws himself into every humiliation possible while still being lovable enough (barely) that we understand why his bandmates grow to respect him."

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