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Mike Epps to play Richard Pryor in long-awaited on-again off-again biopic

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 25, 20141

The on-again off-again Richard Pryor biopic finally looks like a go, with Lee Daniels directing, Pryor’s widow Jennifer producing along with Oprah, and Mike Epps …

Remembering Robin Williams

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 20, 2014August 20, 2014

You want to be able to quote his inspirational movie lines back to him, to step on a desk and shout to him, “O Captain! …

Character Actors Stand Up For Their Right To Star as Blockbuster Heroes

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 19, 2014

This is a cute and enriching thing Entertainment Weekly put out earlier this month, collecting character actors normally relegated to “That Guy from That Thing” …

Netflix’s busy ongoing slate of stand-up comedy specials continues in 2014

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 14, 2014August 19, 2014

Netflix has premiered and or distributed dozens of new stand-up comedy specials over the past year and a half, including recent performances from Doug Stanhope, …

Ricky Gervais and the BBC to produce a David Brent rockumentary in big-screen spinoff of “The Office”

by Sean L. McCarthyAugust 6, 2014

When is a movie about The Office not an Office movie? When Ricky Gervais says it is? The BBC and Gervais announced Tuesday that they’re …

Chris Rock’s “Top Five,” Jon Stewart’s “Rosewater” both will premiere at 2014 TIFF

by Sean L. McCarthyJuly 22, 2014

The Toronto International Film Festival announced its slate of world premieres, gala screenings and more this morning, and both Jon Stewart’s directorial debut as well …