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Kevin James Becomes a 'Mall Cop'
Cinematical — ... will most likely show up in some capacity. While I like James, he still hasn't convinced me he can hold down an entire film by himself. But it's an idea that has potential, so we'll see where they go with it. No director, cast, production schedule or random Adam Sandler cameo has been announced at this time. ...

Kevin James Becomes a 'Mall Cop'
Movie Blog — ... will most likely show up in some capacity. While I like James, he still hasn't convinced me he can hold down an entire film by himself. But it's an idea that has potential, so we'll see where they go with it. No director, cast, production schedule or random Adam Sandler cameo has been announced at this time. ...

Keri Russell Joins Adam Sandler in 'Bedtime Stories'
Cinematical — Filed under: Comedy, Casting, Disney, Scripts, Family FilmsVariety is reporting that Keri Russell will follow in the footsteps of such beautiful actresses as Drew Barrymore, Winona Ryder, and Jessica Biel. In Disney's Bedtime Stories, Russell will romance Adam Sandler. She'll play "a potential love interest for Sandler's character, a harried real estate developer whose life is suddenly turned upside down when the lavish bedtime stories he tells his niece and nephew become real." Adam Shankman, a director who totally underwhelmed ...

Carr Directing 'Mall Cop'
Cinematical — ... and then Adam Sandler. Mall Cop will be his first vehicle as sole star unless some big name comedian is cast as one of the burglars. Considering Happy Madison is producing, that big name would have to be Sandler. With little chance of that casting happening, though, James could settle for a lesser co-star in Happy Madison regular ...

First Trailer for Adam Sandler's 'You Don't Mess with the Zohan'
Cinematical — ... . Maybe you dig this type of thing, and more power to you if you do -- but it's just not my cup of manishevitz. It's like Borat mixed with typical idiotic Adam Sandler comedy, and it just looks so wrong on so many different levels. The scariest part of the whole thing is that ...

Adam Sandler’s “You don’t mess with the Zohan” trailer
A Mike Life — I came across this trailer today and said, “Self, that was pretty funny”. Then I went to IMDB (the haven for movie buffs) to research it a bit and I saw this: “Written by Adam Sandler AND Judd Apatow.” The next thing I said was “Self, if Judd Apatow is involved in this, it possibly could be the best Adam Sandler movie ever.” Self agreed with me and so here we are. The movie is called “You don’t mess with the Zohan” and the plot summary is stranger than anything you probably could come up with on your own, even if ...

Interviews with 'Strange Wilderness' Stars Kevin Heffernan & Allen Covert
Cinematical — Filed under: Comedy, Casting, New Releases, Paramount, Scripts, Fox Searchlight, NSFW, Movie Marketing, Interviews Strange Wilderness is a new comedy starring Steve Zahn as the host of a wilderness television show with plummeting ratings. To increase viewership, he assembles a motley crew and sets out on an expedition to find Bigfoot. The cast includes Jonah Hill, Justin Long, Ashley Scott, Peter Dante, Jeff Garlin, and -- believe it or not -- Ernest Borgnine! The red band ...

Review: There Will Be Blood
Movie Tickets Online — ... is my favorite Paul Thomas Anderson film. Partly because seemingly every Anderson snob has such a disparaging opinion of it and partially because my girlfriend thinks I deal with anger much like Barry (Adam Sandler) does, cursing at loved ones and randomly smashing windows. All that and it is sweet and cute in all the proper doses and delivered at all the right times. But ...

Violent Movies Lower Crime Rates
Cinematical — ... Attracted to them? Sure. Influenced by them? It can be argued. Subdued by them? I doubt it. At least not most of them, anyway. One of the economists who wrote the paper, Professor Gordon Dahl, pointed out that young men attending a movie have chosen that activity over drinking alcohol and/or taking drugs, either of which might have led to violent acts. He went on, however, to argue that Hollywood should actually be making less violent movies that still have the same appeal ... such as Adam Sandler movies over gory horror movies. The New York Times makes sure to let us ...

Apatow To Direct Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan
Pop Critics — Variety is reporting that Judd Apatow has agreed to do what no one thought could be done - direct Adam Sandler in a funny movie again. Apatow has tapped Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann to star in the next comedy he’ll direct. The untitled film will be a co-production of Universal Pictures and Sony Pictures Entertainment with production to start in late summer or early fall. Apatow is the sole writer on the project and is keeping the plot under tight wrap. Whatever he comes up with it’s gotta be funnier than Chuck ...

Interview with Ethan Shaftel, Director of "Suspension"
Film Gecko — ... , the movie with Adam Sandler, came out. But that movie is ultimately about the ability to fast-forward. He works overtime for a year, but he just fast-forwards through it, so he doesn’t have to feel it. But when he comes out of it, his family doesn’t have a relationship with him anymore. So that movie was orientated on a different type of power than being able to pause time. ...

My Top 5 favorite Adam Sandler movies
Pop Critics — ... So tomorrow we get the latest comedy from Adam Sandler called You Don’t Mess with the Zohan, and I really have no idea if it will be good or not. I’ve laughed at a few of the trailers, but overall, I’m not really busting down any doors to get to the theater. ...

Kevin's Review: You Don't Mess with the Zohan - The Zohan's Crotch, That Is
FirstShowing.net — ... Adam Sandler, certainly known for some grade-A ridiculousness and juvenile humor, has outdone himself in his latest, You Don't Mess with the Zohan. With the typically less-than-funny Jewish-Palestinian hostility as a back story, Sandler, by way of heaps of hummus and a cantaloupe-sized crotch - which, by the way, given it's prominence should have its own credit - delivers comedy the likes of week-old bed-head - strikingly laughably, thoroughly dirty and evidently lazy. Sandler pushes aside more sophisticated Zionist jokes, in favor of, for example, ...

'Untitled Judd Apatow/Adam Sandler Project' Adds Cast, Gets Title
Cinematical — Filed under: Comedy, Casting, RumorMongerNews has been slooooowly trickling out about Judd Apatow's directorial follow-up to Knocked Up -- or maybe it just seems like it because there's so much curiosity about the project. Back in March we knew literally nothing other than that it would star Seth Rogen, Adam Sandler, and Apatow's wife Leslie Mann. At the start of the month, Rogen and Sandler revealed the movie would be set in "the world of stand-up comedy," and that it would have serious dramatic elements. A few days after ...

Teen Choice Awards Winners
Music, Gossip, & More — ... Brothers Choice Music Love Song: Jonas Brothers, When You Look Me in the Eyes Choice Music R+B Track: Chris Brown, Forever Choice Summer Song: Jonas Brothers, Burnin' Up Choice Male Hottie: Jonas Brothers Choice Female Hottie: Vanessa Hudgens Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon Female: Carrie Underwood Choice Red Carpet Fashion Icon Male: Jonas Brothers Choice Comedian: Adam Sandler Choice Male Athlete: David Beckham Choice Female Athlete: ...

First Look at the Story in Judd Apatow's Funny People
FirstShowing.net — ... The film is about a comedian named George Simmons, played by Adam Sandler. He's been successful, "the women want him and the guys want to be his friend," but he's "a very miserable and self-involved person." The story starts when he learns that he has an untreatable blood disorder and has less than a year to live. In steps Ira, played by ...

Trailer - Adam Sandler in 'Bedtime Stories'
Get The Big Picture — I saw this trailer first before, of all things, Saw V. Yeah, that's hitting the target. Nice aim, Mr. Vice President. It's Adam Sandler's Bedtime Stories, which without looking, I can safely say is the first Sandler comedy released by Disney. What happened here? I mean I know Sandler is no longer the comedian who talked about "a medium pace" vis a vis erotic physical stimulation, but You Don't Mess with the Zohan is rated R, and it looked like maybe Sandler ...

Jason Biggs and Adam Sandler - Separated at Birth?
Film Gecko — This is funny, but oddly true. DigitalSpy is running a story about how Jason Biggs is always mistaken for Adam Sandler. I’ve posted their pictures below. They do look kind of alike, don’t they? Biggs, who starred in “American Pie,” claims that the public rarely remembers his name, and often confuses him with Sandler, star of “You Don’t Mess With The Zohan.” “I don’t just get recognized for being myself,” says Biggs. “I find that a lot of people, especially abroad, will ...

Join the Cast of Judd Apatow's 'Funny People'
Get The Big Picture — Next summer's Judd Apatow movie is Funny People, starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Mrs. Apatow, Leslie Mann. This is really an Apatow film, meaning he's directing it. So, that would make it his third, following The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up. It's about stand-up comedians, as you might expect, and there's a pretty early teaser poster for it now over at the film's MySpace page. ...

Movie Review - 'Bedtime Stories'
Get The Big Picture — ... This is Adam Sandler’s first true foray into kids’ movies after having made about a billion dollars refusing to grow up in movies like Big Daddy, The Waterboy, Happy Gilmore, and Billy Madison. In that way, he’s perfect to play the wayward uncle who connects with his niece and nephew through a week of improvised bedtime stories. ...

First Look: First Real Photo from Judd Apatow's Funny People
FirstShowing.net — ... As part of their big 2009 preview, Universal has debuted the first actual photo (not just the teaser poster) for Judd Apatow's Funny People. Seen in the photo is Adam Sandler as stand-up comedian George Simmons, Seth Rogen as his friend and stand-up comedian Ira, Leslie Mann as Simmons' love of his life Laura, and Eric Bana as Laura's current husband Clarke. Sound like one hell of a cast? It definitely looks like it! This is already starting to feel like Apatow's pièce de résistance. I hope it lives up to all of our early ...

Heath Ledger premiato ai People’s Choice Awards
Gossippando.it — ... è stato premiato come migliore attore, seguito da Adam Sandler  come attore più divertente e ...

Mix Six: “Anti-Love Songs (Love Stinks)”
Popdose — ... and his ex-pals from the band must have sent Adam Sandler a big bag of blow in the shape of a heart after he used this song to great effect in ...

Sandler Reunites with Rock, Spade, Schneider, and James
Get The Big Picture — This will be an instant hit. Will it be any good? The recent track record says otherwise. Adam Sandler has written a new buddy movie that will co-star Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, and Rob Schneider. Variety says it's about five high school friends who reunite 30 years later for a Fourth of July weekend. So, you know, The Big Chill minus Glenn Close crying ...

Trailer - Judd Apatow's 'Funny People'
Get The Big Picture — Give this one more than 30 seconds of your time, and you might find it's actually quite good. Judd Apatow's next movie, Funny People will be in theaters this summer, and if the trailer's anything like the movie, it's more mature and subdued than his previous two efforts as a director. Adam Sandler plays one of the world's most successful comedians, who hires an up-and-comer (Seth Rogen) to write material for him ...

ScreenTime - Valley Peaks’ Tanner Beard - Brady
Are You Screening? — ... and Matt Stone, with the South Park Film and their show. Also early Adam Sandler films, like Happy Gilmore were as good as it got for me as a kid. And of course films like Dumb and Dumber but earlier comedies had a big impact on me as well, Chevey Chase and the Vacations movies, Airplane, Hot Shots etc.. ...

Salma Hayek Joins Adam Sandler Comedy
Get The Big Picture — ... . In my defense, that's usually because of what she's wearing. But Salma will play Adam Sandler's wife in that new comedy for Columbia, for which Sandler has recruited ...

Christina Ricci Set for Porn-ish 'Born to Be a Star'
Get The Big Picture — I don't recall an Adam Sandler script that wasn't also a Happy Madison production, but that's the case with Born to Be a Star, which is described by ...

The Most Valuable Comedians in Hollywood
Get The Big Picture — ... Adam Sandler tops the list, and that's hard to argue. In addition to the films he stars in, Happy Madison is one of the great hit factories in Hollywood, most recently with Paul Blart: Mall Cop earning over $165 million worldwide. The magazine observes, "No comic actor generates as much respect from studio bosses and industry watchers for attracting massive audiences to comedies." ...

DVD Review: Bedtime Stories
Lair of the Green Knight — ... was released in the theater on Christmas Day 2008, everybody in my family wanted to go see it. Though Adam Sandler is a bit hit or miss for me (I enjoyed movies like Click, ...

Punch-Drunk Love - Movie Review
Are You Screening? — ... I have to admit to liking most Adam Sandler movies. They aren’t great, but I get a few laughs out of them, and they certainly aren’t pretending to be anything more interesting than they are. I’m not exactly a serious fan, but I’m also not at all opposed to him, so I may have some advantages going into ...

'Funny People' Goes Viral: Jason Schwartzman in 'Yo Teach!'
Get The Big Picture — ... makes some showbiz industry asides while developing a story about a comedian-turned-actor (Adam Sandler) who tries to forge a genuine friendship for the first time in years upon learning that he has cancer. He seeks out a young comic on the rise ( ...

Bus Driver: That Sarah Palin is one piece of ass, I know from...
whatevs (dot org) — > Bus Driver: That Sarah Palin is one piece of ass, I know from experience dude. If you know what I mean. Billy Madison: No, you don’t. Bus Driver: Well, not me personally but a guy I know. Him and her *got it on*. Wooo-eee! Billy Madison: No, they didn’t. Bus Driver: No, no, no they didn’t. But you could imagine what it’d be like if they did, right…?

Sony Pushes 'Green Hornet' Back Two Weeks
Get The Big Picture — So there's been some movement on the summer movies of 2010. Sony has moved its Adam Sandler flick, Grown Ups, from the spring into the summer, planting it firmly on June 25th. It will now square off against To accommodate Adam Sandler, Sony is bumping his Funny People co-star Seth Rogen and he more-trouble-than-it's-probably-worth Green Hornet to July 9th. Not a bad weekend, but it's a ...

'Funny People' Red Band Trailer a Step Up
Get The Big Picture — ... movie. He's written more, he's produced even more than that, but as a director, it's 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, and now Funny People with Adam Sandler, ...

Movie Review - 'Funny People'
Get The Big Picture — ... Funny People is the most introspective of the three; death has a way of doing that to a movie. Comedian George Simmons (Adam Sandler) is one of the biggest movie stars in the world. But he's alone. He has sex with women, admits they're probably disappointed when it's over, and then sleeps alone. George's doctor tells him he has AML, a rare form of leukemia, and the man with millions of fans has nobody to share the news with. ...

Review: Funny People
Cinematical — ... , reveals more or less inadvertently that the reason he became a stand-up comedian was because he was ridiculed by his classmates as a boy. This is probably one of the film's most profound moments, although it hardly treats it as such; but there's a long and illustrious history of comedy serving the purpose of concealing people's feelings, both on and off screen. And filtered through the meta-movie stardom of Adam Sandler's ailing A-lister, Funny People is precisely about the walls people put up in one way or another to protect themselves from emotional harm - ...

Top Showbiz News, Adam Sandler, Harry Potter and Mark Wahlberg Video
BEHIND BLONDIE PARK — ... The day’s top showbiz news and headlines including Adam Sandler’s Funny People opens to a weak number one at the box office, Harry Potter holds on to the second spot, and Mark Wahlberg ties the knot. ABOUT FUNNY PEOPLE:“FUNNY PEOPLE” star Adam Sandler and writer-director ...

Funny People – Movie Review
Are You Screening? — ... Our story is that of George Simmons, who is in many respects simply Adam Sandler.  He’s a comedian who is getting a bit older.  He started off doing stand-up, and went on to star in quite a few movies, some of which may have been decent, but there may have been a few things on the goofy side as well.  Leave death aside, and where this breaks down as Adam Sandler biopic is for someone else to decide. ...

Funny People [Movie Review]
gmanReviews — ... George Simmons [Adam Sandler] is a popular comedian and actor who just found out that he has a rare type of cancer and will probably die.  This forces him to look back on his life and realise that he has become lonely and unable to connect with another human being.  He decides to employ Ira Wright [ ...

Undeclared – CliqueClack Flashback
CliqueClack TV — ... is just how real and awkward they are. Not everyone can be Ryan Atwood. One of the things that was the most fun for me was seeing unexpected people show up on the show. Amy Poehler, Ben Stiller, and Will Ferrell all made appearances, as did a just-starting-out Jenna Fischer with a crazy red perm. Even Adam Sandler appeared as himself, in a surreal episode that basically seems like a script ...

Trailer - Sandler and Company in 'Grown Ups'
Get The Big Picture — Grown Ups is the movie that Adam Sandler made so that all his good friends can buy an extra house. I guess Chris Rock and Kevin James probably don't need the help, but Rob Schneider has gone nowhere fast (or maybe not so fast), and David Spade's one trick seems to have run its course, too, unless you're a really big fan of tacky DirecTV commercials. About a year ago, ...