Doc NYC, America’s largest documentary festival and staple of the New York film community, announced the lineup for its 11th edition, running online November 11-19 and available to viewers across the US. The program includes new films about John Belushi, Pope Francis, Bill T. Jones, Jamal Khashoggi, Martin Luther King, Jr., Frank Zappa, and many more. The 2020 festival lineup includes 107 feature-length documentaries among over 200 films and dozens of events. Included are 23 World Premieres, 12 international or North American premieres, and 7 US premieres. Fifty-seven features (53% of the lineup) are directed or co-directed by women and 36 by Bipoc directors (34% of the feature program).
World Premieres at the festival include Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s “A La Calle,” Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s “The Meaning of Hitler,” Gong Cheng and Yung Chang’s “Wuhan Wuhan,” Sian-Pierre Regis’s “Duty Free,” Noah Hutton’s “In Silico,” Nancy Buirski’s “A Crime on the Bayou,...
World Premieres at the festival include Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s “A La Calle,” Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s “The Meaning of Hitler,” Gong Cheng and Yung Chang’s “Wuhan Wuhan,” Sian-Pierre Regis’s “Duty Free,” Noah Hutton’s “In Silico,” Nancy Buirski’s “A Crime on the Bayou,...
- 10/15/2020
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Above: Mondo poster for The Graduate (Mike Nichols, USA, 1967); artist: Rory Kurtz; lettering: Jay Shaw.On my daily movie poster Tumblr I don’t make a habit of posting fan art or art prints—call them what you will—because I’m most interested in the intersection of commerce and art that is the theatrical movie poster. But I make an exception when something stands out, and nothing stood out last year quite like Rory Kurtz’s beautiful, elegant and unexpected Mondo illustration for The Graduate, which quite rightly racked up over 200 more likes than even its nearest competitor. But its nearest competitor was fan art too: a brilliant poster for Badlands by the insanely talented Adam Juresko, whose art poster for In the Mood for Love (featured in my Maggie Cheung article) was also in the top four. What makes art posters easy to like—beyond their extraordinary artistry...
- 1/7/2017
- MUBI
To most people, the name Theo Padnos doesn’t mean very much. With few journalists finding themselves in the spotlight, Padnos’ career to many people is one that has had little to no real impact. However, his story is one that’s both harrowing and almost too disturbing to truly be believed.
The subject of a new documentary from filmmaker David Schisgall entitled Theo Who Lived, Padnos was a self described struggling journalist until things took a dramatic and drastic turn after slipping into Syria to cover that nation’s civil war. Kidnapped the the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, the Nusra Front, and believed to be working for the CIA due to his fluent handle of the Arabic language, Padnos was held captive for almost two full years. During his 22-month capture he was tortured mercilessly, yet he also used his handle of the language and his own personal strength...
The subject of a new documentary from filmmaker David Schisgall entitled Theo Who Lived, Padnos was a self described struggling journalist until things took a dramatic and drastic turn after slipping into Syria to cover that nation’s civil war. Kidnapped the the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, the Nusra Front, and believed to be working for the CIA due to his fluent handle of the Arabic language, Padnos was held captive for almost two full years. During his 22-month capture he was tortured mercilessly, yet he also used his handle of the language and his own personal strength...
- 10/10/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Ever seen Werner Herzog’s “Little Dieter Needs To Fly”? No? How about Werner Herzog’s “Rescue Dawn”? Still probably no, but a less likely “no,” because that film starred Christian Bale during that sweet spot of his career where he’d just made his debut as Batman and elevated his status in the doing. Neither film resonated much with a wider American audience, probably because nobody knew who Dieter Dengler was and they didn’t care to, which doesn’t speak well to the chances of David Schisgall’s new picture, “Theo Who Lived,” a documentary about Theo Padnos, aka Peter Theo Curtis, aka “that guy who got kidnapped by members of Jabhat al-Nusra in 2012.” His story is of the moment, but the moment happens to be ignorant of worldly affairs.
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- 10/7/2016
- by Andrew Crump
- The Playlist
October is upon us. The leaves are changing. Sweaters are becoming more abundant. Awards contenders are popping up in theaters nationwide. But those are far from the only films opening throughout the coming weeks. Below, you’ll find every planned theatrical release for the month of October, separated out into films with wide runs and limited ones. (Synopses are provided by festivals and distributors.)
Each week, we’ll give you an update with more specific information on where these films are playing. In the meantime, be sure to check our calendar page, where we’ll update releases for the rest of the year. Stay warm and happy watching!
Week of October 7 Wide
The Birth of a Nation
Director: Nate Parker
Cast: Aja Naomi King, Armie Hammer, Gabrielle Union, Jackie Earle Haley, Mark Boone Junior, Nate Parker
Synopsis: Set against the antebellum South and based on a true story, “The Birth...
Each week, we’ll give you an update with more specific information on where these films are playing. In the meantime, be sure to check our calendar page, where we’ll update releases for the rest of the year. Stay warm and happy watching!
Week of October 7 Wide
The Birth of a Nation
Director: Nate Parker
Cast: Aja Naomi King, Armie Hammer, Gabrielle Union, Jackie Earle Haley, Mark Boone Junior, Nate Parker
Synopsis: Set against the antebellum South and based on a true story, “The Birth...
- 10/6/2016
- by Steve Greene and Zipporah Smith
- Indiewire
Welcome back to the Weekend Warrior, your weekly look at the new movies hitting theaters this weekend, as well as other cool events and things to check out.
This Past Weekend:
Another bad weekend where nothing really popped, which is bad news for a month at the box office where only Clint Eastwood’s Sully exceeded any expectations. Tim Burton’s new film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children came out just below my predictions with $29 million, but the Mark Wahlberg-Peter Berg disaster flick Deepwater Horizon was right around where I predicted with $20.2 million. The comedy Masterminds tanked with just $6.5 million for the weekend to end up in sixth place while Disney’s The Queen of Katwe did slightly better than predicted with $2.5 million.
The first full weekend in October has a good deal of competition from the release of the video game Mafia III to the...
This Past Weekend:
Another bad weekend where nothing really popped, which is bad news for a month at the box office where only Clint Eastwood’s Sully exceeded any expectations. Tim Burton’s new film Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children came out just below my predictions with $29 million, but the Mark Wahlberg-Peter Berg disaster flick Deepwater Horizon was right around where I predicted with $20.2 million. The comedy Masterminds tanked with just $6.5 million for the weekend to end up in sixth place while Disney’s The Queen of Katwe did slightly better than predicted with $2.5 million.
The first full weekend in October has a good deal of competition from the release of the video game Mafia III to the...
- 10/5/2016
- by Edward Douglas
- LRMonline.com
Keep up with the wild and wooly world of indie film acquisitions with our weekly Rundown of everything that’s been picked up around the globe. Check out last week’s Rundown here.
– Exclusive: Zeitgeist Films has acquired Anna Muylaert’s (“The Second Mother”) newest feature, “Don’t Call Me Son,” which premiered at this year’s Berlinale. The film is a fact-based drama that follows “17-year-old Pierre [who] is informed that he was kidnapped at birth and that the working-class woman who raised him is not his mother. He is obliged to take up a new life with the middle-class family who has spent 17 years obsessed by his disappearance. His tentative explorations of sexual identity, barely remarked upon by the mother he knew, prove deeply unsettling to the mother he didn’t.
The film will open in New York City at Film Forum on November 2, with a national rollout to follow.
– Exclusive: Zeitgeist Films has acquired Anna Muylaert’s (“The Second Mother”) newest feature, “Don’t Call Me Son,” which premiered at this year’s Berlinale. The film is a fact-based drama that follows “17-year-old Pierre [who] is informed that he was kidnapped at birth and that the working-class woman who raised him is not his mother. He is obliged to take up a new life with the middle-class family who has spent 17 years obsessed by his disappearance. His tentative explorations of sexual identity, barely remarked upon by the mother he knew, prove deeply unsettling to the mother he didn’t.
The film will open in New York City at Film Forum on November 2, with a national rollout to follow.
- 7/8/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Filmmakers John Battsek, Molly Thompson, Kurt Engfehr, Rachel Boynton, Sloane Klevin and Amir Bar Lev are among the filmmakers who be leading this year’s Tribeca Film Institute third annual StoryLab in Brooklyn, New York.
The participants for this year’s Tfi/A&E IndieFilms StoryLab, which kicked off on Tuesday, are: Vaishali Sinha for Ask The Sexpert; Babak Khoshnoud and David Fine for Free From What; David Romberg for Man Of The Monkey; David Schisgall for Theo, Who Lived; and Keith Maitland for Tower.
In partnership with A&E IndieFilms, the three-day workshop provides one-on-one mentorship, masterclasses, industry discussion and networking opportunities for documentary filmmaking teams.
Participants will also get involved with an intense case study breaking down the story format of Amir Bar Lev’s The Tillman Story.
The participants for this year’s Tfi/A&E IndieFilms StoryLab, which kicked off on Tuesday, are: Vaishali Sinha for Ask The Sexpert; Babak Khoshnoud and David Fine for Free From What; David Romberg for Man Of The Monkey; David Schisgall for Theo, Who Lived; and Keith Maitland for Tower.
In partnership with A&E IndieFilms, the three-day workshop provides one-on-one mentorship, masterclasses, industry discussion and networking opportunities for documentary filmmaking teams.
Participants will also get involved with an intense case study breaking down the story format of Amir Bar Lev’s The Tillman Story.
- 9/29/2015
- ScreenDaily
Anchor Bay Entertainment and The Weinstein Company will release the Blu-ray™ and DVD of the “outrageous” comedy, Our Idiot Brother in the U.S. on November 29th. We have two copies of the DVD and the soundtrack to give way to our U.S. readers.
From the producers behind Little Miss Sunshine and starring Paul Rudd (I Love You, Man) in the title role, Our Idiot Brother is a comedy about an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters, played by Elizabeth Banks (W.), Zooey Deschanel ((500) Days of Summer) and Emily Mortimer (City Island), along with Rashida Jones (TV’s “The Office”), and funnyman Steve Coogan (Tropic Thunder). Directed by Jesse Peretz, with screenplay by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall (story by Evgenia Perez and David Schisgall and Jesse Peretz), Our Idiot Brother heads to retail on November 29, 2011 for an Srp of $39.99 for the Blu-ray™ and $29.98 for the DVD.
From the producers behind Little Miss Sunshine and starring Paul Rudd (I Love You, Man) in the title role, Our Idiot Brother is a comedy about an idealist who barges into the lives of his three sisters, played by Elizabeth Banks (W.), Zooey Deschanel ((500) Days of Summer) and Emily Mortimer (City Island), along with Rashida Jones (TV’s “The Office”), and funnyman Steve Coogan (Tropic Thunder). Directed by Jesse Peretz, with screenplay by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall (story by Evgenia Perez and David Schisgall and Jesse Peretz), Our Idiot Brother heads to retail on November 29, 2011 for an Srp of $39.99 for the Blu-ray™ and $29.98 for the DVD.
- 11/17/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
The Help helped themselves to a second serving. The Help was Number One at the box office for the second weekend in a row with $14.3 Million. Colombiana premiered in Second Place with $10.3 Million. Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark premiered in Third Place with $8.6 Million. Rise of the Planet of the Apes was Fourth with $8.6 Million for 148.4 Million so far. Our Idiot Brother premiered in Fifth Place with $6.5 Million. Spy Kids: All the Time in the World, The Smurfs, Conan the Barbarian, Fright Night, and Crazy, Stupid, Love. rounded out the top ten respectively.
Colombiana is an American and French action film directed by Olivier Megaton. The film stars Zoe Saldana and Michael Vartan.
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2011 American horror film written by Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro and directed by comic book artist Troy Nixey. The film stars Katie Holmes, Bailee Madison,...
Colombiana is an American and French action film directed by Olivier Megaton. The film stars Zoe Saldana and Michael Vartan.
Don’t Be Afraid of the Dark is a 2011 American horror film written by Matthew Robbins and Guillermo del Toro and directed by comic book artist Troy Nixey. The film stars Katie Holmes, Bailee Madison,...
- 8/29/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
Paul Rudd brings wide-eyed charm to Our Idiot Brother, a simple yet enjoyable comedy with a sterling cast. Here’s Ron’s review…
Ned (Paul Rudd) is an organic farmer who sells vegetables at a market somewhere in Upstate New York. When he's not selling green veggies, he's selling green of a different kind – smokeable green, if you will. When Ned falls for a cop's sob story and sells the officer some swede with a side of hippie lettuce, Ned finds himself going up the river for eight long months.
Of course, Ned, as we soon find out, is a model prisoner and a wonderful person, so he gets out early on good behaviour, only to find out that his girlfriend Janet (Kathryn Hahn) has dumped him and shacked up with another hippie (Billy, played by Tj Miller), and now Ned is on his own.
Well, kind of. You see,...
Ned (Paul Rudd) is an organic farmer who sells vegetables at a market somewhere in Upstate New York. When he's not selling green veggies, he's selling green of a different kind – smokeable green, if you will. When Ned falls for a cop's sob story and sells the officer some swede with a side of hippie lettuce, Ned finds himself going up the river for eight long months.
Of course, Ned, as we soon find out, is a model prisoner and a wonderful person, so he gets out early on good behaviour, only to find out that his girlfriend Janet (Kathryn Hahn) has dumped him and shacked up with another hippie (Billy, played by Tj Miller), and now Ned is on his own.
Well, kind of. You see,...
- 8/29/2011
- Den of Geek
Chicago – Advertised deceptively as a comedy, the new film “My Idiot Brother” has a Zen-like quality that is surprising, and oddly captivating, but cannot sustain itself and eventually runs out of steam. Paul Rudd plays the brother to three errant sisters, portrayed by Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer.
Rating: 3.0/5.0
This is more of a slice-of-life than a laugh out loud comedy, but the elements of the absurd post-millennial life of the characters does contribute to knowing chuckles and reflections about the truth that families often hide. In that sense the film attempts redemption, but the story shifts to provide a happy ending that leaves the characters wanting for more, including the Idiot Brother.
Ned (Rudd) practices organic agriculture and happily plies his trade at a local East Coast farmer’s market. He is a kind, trusting presence in all the lives he touches, even selling pot to a...
Rating: 3.0/5.0
This is more of a slice-of-life than a laugh out loud comedy, but the elements of the absurd post-millennial life of the characters does contribute to knowing chuckles and reflections about the truth that families often hide. In that sense the film attempts redemption, but the story shifts to provide a happy ending that leaves the characters wanting for more, including the Idiot Brother.
Ned (Rudd) practices organic agriculture and happily plies his trade at a local East Coast farmer’s market. He is a kind, trusting presence in all the lives he touches, even selling pot to a...
- 8/27/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Our Idiot Brother is equally a typical dysfunctional family film and a heartwarming comedy. Not an easy combination for any flick, but because of its star -- Paul Rudd -- it actually works more than it does not.
Rudd shines, as usual, as Ned, the only boy in a family full of sisters. Elizabeth Banks is Miranda, an uptight journalist willing to sell her soul for a big break. Meanwhile, Zooey Deschanel is Natalie, a stand-up comedienne with questionable talent and Emily Mortimer stars as Liz, a mother of two whose husband is less than honest.
The family dynamic is top notch and as anyone with siblings can attest, it possesses as much loving as loathing. This should be hardly a surprise given the fact that director Jesse Peretz turned to his sister Evgenia Peretz to write the script with David Schisgall.
The supporting cast too is game for the...
Rudd shines, as usual, as Ned, the only boy in a family full of sisters. Elizabeth Banks is Miranda, an uptight journalist willing to sell her soul for a big break. Meanwhile, Zooey Deschanel is Natalie, a stand-up comedienne with questionable talent and Emily Mortimer stars as Liz, a mother of two whose husband is less than honest.
The family dynamic is top notch and as anyone with siblings can attest, it possesses as much loving as loathing. This should be hardly a surprise given the fact that director Jesse Peretz turned to his sister Evgenia Peretz to write the script with David Schisgall.
The supporting cast too is game for the...
- 8/26/2011
- by webmaster@moviefanatic.com (Movie Fanatic Staff)
- Reel Movie News
I wanted to consider Our Idiot Brother as this summer's best comedy. However, the film doesn't use its dramatic moments.
Ned (Paul Rudd) just got kicked out by his wife (Kathryn Hahn) after he got arrested for drug trafficking. Because he has nowhere to go, one of his three sisters, Liz (Emily Mortimer), welcomes Ned to her home. Obviously, Liz, who is a married mom of two children, would like her other two sisters, Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), to take turns when it comes to offering a shelter to Ned.
Miranda is a journalist for Variety, a real-life magazine specialized on show business, and Natalie is a fledgling comedienne who still performs in cabarets. At first, the three sisters stand Ned. Despite his good intentions, when Ned starts to spill out some of his sisters' secrets, things go awry. For instance, he revealed to Miranda that her...
Ned (Paul Rudd) just got kicked out by his wife (Kathryn Hahn) after he got arrested for drug trafficking. Because he has nowhere to go, one of his three sisters, Liz (Emily Mortimer), welcomes Ned to her home. Obviously, Liz, who is a married mom of two children, would like her other two sisters, Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), to take turns when it comes to offering a shelter to Ned.
Miranda is a journalist for Variety, a real-life magazine specialized on show business, and Natalie is a fledgling comedienne who still performs in cabarets. At first, the three sisters stand Ned. Despite his good intentions, when Ned starts to spill out some of his sisters' secrets, things go awry. For instance, he revealed to Miranda that her...
- 8/26/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Paul Rudd, in the title role, walks away with much of the critics' praise in this ensemble comedy.
By Terri Schwartz
Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks in "Our Idiot Brother"
Photo: Big Beach Films
Even with strong performances from the ensemble cast in "Our Idiot Brother," the Sundance darling is being heralded as Paul Rudd's movie. Reviews for the comedy, which opened on Friday (August 25), are heralding Rudd's turn as one of the best of his career. And although the response has been generally positive, critics did take issue with some of the other idiotic parts of the movie.
Some found the script's approach to the characters too formulaic: Rudd's character might be an idiot, but he is actually a commendable guy when compared to his three jaded sisters, his hippie ex-girlfriend and his wine-drinking mother. Others thought the movie was a bit unconvincing despite its well-meaning message. Still,...
By Terri Schwartz
Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks in "Our Idiot Brother"
Photo: Big Beach Films
Even with strong performances from the ensemble cast in "Our Idiot Brother," the Sundance darling is being heralded as Paul Rudd's movie. Reviews for the comedy, which opened on Friday (August 25), are heralding Rudd's turn as one of the best of his career. And although the response has been generally positive, critics did take issue with some of the other idiotic parts of the movie.
Some found the script's approach to the characters too formulaic: Rudd's character might be an idiot, but he is actually a commendable guy when compared to his three jaded sisters, his hippie ex-girlfriend and his wine-drinking mother. Others thought the movie was a bit unconvincing despite its well-meaning message. Still,...
- 8/26/2011
- MTV Movie News
Paul Rudd, in the title role, walks away with much of the critics' praise in this ensemble comedy.
By Terri Schwartz
Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks in "Our Idiot Brother"
Photo: Big Beach Films
Even with strong performances from the ensemble cast in "Our Idiot Brother," the Sundance darling is being heralded as Paul Rudd's movie. Reviews for the comedy, which opened on Friday (August 25), are heralding Rudd's turn as one of the best of his career. And although the response has been generally positive, critics did take issue with some of the other idiotic parts of the movie.
Some found the script's approach to the characters too formulaic: Rudd's character might be an idiot, but he is actually a commendable guy when compared to his three jaded sisters, his hippie ex-girlfriend and his wine-drinking mother. Others thought the movie was a bit unconvincing despite its well-meaning message. Still,...
By Terri Schwartz
Paul Rudd and Elizabeth Banks in "Our Idiot Brother"
Photo: Big Beach Films
Even with strong performances from the ensemble cast in "Our Idiot Brother," the Sundance darling is being heralded as Paul Rudd's movie. Reviews for the comedy, which opened on Friday (August 25), are heralding Rudd's turn as one of the best of his career. And although the response has been generally positive, critics did take issue with some of the other idiotic parts of the movie.
Some found the script's approach to the characters too formulaic: Rudd's character might be an idiot, but he is actually a commendable guy when compared to his three jaded sisters, his hippie ex-girlfriend and his wine-drinking mother. Others thought the movie was a bit unconvincing despite its well-meaning message. Still,...
- 8/26/2011
- MTV Music News
The Weinstein Co. released a red band trailer for the upcoming comedy “Our Idiot Brother” after ABC refused to broadcast green trailer for the film unless it makes certain cuts. The original trailer is already airing on several channels. “We’d like to dedicate our new red band trailer for ‘Our Idiot Brother’ to censorship everywhere. Enjoy!” said Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of the company. Here is the official synopsis: Everybody has one. The sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz, Miranda and Natalie, that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned, an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum strategy for a tidy, trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother and so, after his girlfriend dumps him and boots him off the farm,...
- 8/26/2011
- LRMonline.com
Our Idiot Brother
Written by David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz
Directed by Jesse Peretz
USA, 2011
When is an indie not an indie? According to the Independent Spirit Awards, all it takes is a budget that falls short of the $20-million mark to qualify for that status, but while you’re watching something like Our Idiot Brother ($5 million, in case you were wondering), the distinction can seem meaningless. Here’s a movie that, while intermittently amusing, feels just as test-marketed, assembled by committee, and carefully calibrated for easy consumption as any Hollywood contemporary – just aimed at a slightly more “discerning” crowd.
Paul Rudd stars as the titular figure, a bearded, pathologically agreeable pseudo-hippie named Ned, who winds up in jail for a spell after selling pot to a uniformed policeman. Following his release, his three sisters – Miranda (Elizabeth Banks), Liz (Emily Mortimer) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel) – react with differing levels of weariness.
Written by David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz
Directed by Jesse Peretz
USA, 2011
When is an indie not an indie? According to the Independent Spirit Awards, all it takes is a budget that falls short of the $20-million mark to qualify for that status, but while you’re watching something like Our Idiot Brother ($5 million, in case you were wondering), the distinction can seem meaningless. Here’s a movie that, while intermittently amusing, feels just as test-marketed, assembled by committee, and carefully calibrated for easy consumption as any Hollywood contemporary – just aimed at a slightly more “discerning” crowd.
Paul Rudd stars as the titular figure, a bearded, pathologically agreeable pseudo-hippie named Ned, who winds up in jail for a spell after selling pot to a uniformed policeman. Following his release, his three sisters – Miranda (Elizabeth Banks), Liz (Emily Mortimer) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel) – react with differing levels of weariness.
- 8/26/2011
- by Simon Howell
- SoundOnSight
In a Summer that’s been filled to the brim by all manner of rampant comedies going overboard with barrages of profanity and scatological excesses in their bid to capture the audience that made The Hangover ( including it’s own sequel ) a box office bonanza, it’s refreshing to sit down to a funny film that relies more on well written situations and characters played by some of the most talented and charming actors working in motion picture and television comedy today. The film in question is Jesse Peretz’s Our Idiot Brother, Don’t be put off by the title-it’s one movie that doesn’t insult the audience’s intelligence.
That title refers to Ned played by Paul Rudd. Ned could almost be the more honest, naive, sweet-natured kid brother of the Dude ( Jeff Bridges’s icon of The Big Lebowski ). We first encounter Ned as he’s...
That title refers to Ned played by Paul Rudd. Ned could almost be the more honest, naive, sweet-natured kid brother of the Dude ( Jeff Bridges’s icon of The Big Lebowski ). We first encounter Ned as he’s...
- 8/26/2011
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jesse Peretz's Our Idiot Brother is a feel-good movie for people who resist feel-good movies, a flawed vessel that nonetheless stays afloat by clinging to its buoyant star, Paul Rudd. Its problems are numerous and apparent: The picture meanders listlessly, and in the end it's really more of a character sketch than a comedy -- the movie's writers, David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz (the director's sister), haven't really bothered much with a plot. Yet I came out of Our Idiot Brother feeling better than I did when I went in. It's the kind of movie whose value lies between the lines, not directly on them, and if the pleasures it offers are slender ones, at least there's something good-hearted about them.
- 8/25/2011
- Movieline
Rating: 4 out of 5 stars
Like a great shining beacon of hope in the Mean-Spirited Comedy Summer of 2011, Our Idiot Brother boasts a heartfelt message delivered through Paul Rudd’s unfiltered, socially retarded but almost preternaturally good-hearted Ned. Director Jesse Peretz (who also directed Rudd in The Ex and 2001’s little-seen The Château), working from a screenplay by Evgenia Peretz and her husband David Schisgall, delivers a breezily paced comedy enlivened by a top-notch “indie” cast. With only a clichéd third act to run down the film’s merits, Brother deserves much praise for taking the road not traveled and avoiding glorifying an ego-driven, potty-mouthed protagonist.
Ned is, for all involved, something of an idiot savant who’s neither idiotic nor particularly learned, rather just out of touch with the fast-paced lives of his three very different sisters. When Ned’s moral code lands him in jail after selling pot to a uniformed officer,...
Like a great shining beacon of hope in the Mean-Spirited Comedy Summer of 2011, Our Idiot Brother boasts a heartfelt message delivered through Paul Rudd’s unfiltered, socially retarded but almost preternaturally good-hearted Ned. Director Jesse Peretz (who also directed Rudd in The Ex and 2001’s little-seen The Château), working from a screenplay by Evgenia Peretz and her husband David Schisgall, delivers a breezily paced comedy enlivened by a top-notch “indie” cast. With only a clichéd third act to run down the film’s merits, Brother deserves much praise for taking the road not traveled and avoiding glorifying an ego-driven, potty-mouthed protagonist.
Ned is, for all involved, something of an idiot savant who’s neither idiotic nor particularly learned, rather just out of touch with the fast-paced lives of his three very different sisters. When Ned’s moral code lands him in jail after selling pot to a uniformed officer,...
- 8/23/2011
- by Mark Zhuravsky
- Obsessed with Film
See new clips from Our Idiot Brother starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn and Rashida Jones. Jesse Peretz directs from the writing by David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz. Also in the cast of the Weinstein Co release which opens August 26th are Shirley Knight, T.J. Miller, Adam Scott, Janet Montgomery, Sterling K. Brown and Matthew Mindler. Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned (Paul Rudd), an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum...
- 8/8/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See new clips from Our Idiot Brother starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn and Rashida Jones. Jesse Peretz directs from the writing by David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz. Also in the cast of the Weinstein Co release which opens August 26th are Shirley Knight, T.J. Miller, Adam Scott, Janet Montgomery, Sterling K. Brown and Matthew Mindler. Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned (Paul Rudd), an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum...
- 8/8/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See new clips from Our Idiot Brother starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn and Rashida Jones. Jesse Peretz directs from the writing by David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz. Also in the cast of the Weinstein Co release which opens August 26th are Shirley Knight, T.J. Miller, Adam Scott, Janet Montgomery, Sterling K. Brown and Matthew Mindler. Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned (Paul Rudd), an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum...
- 8/8/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Zooey Deschanel, Steve Coogan, Adam Scott, Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks, Rashida Jones and director Jesse Peretz in these Our Idiot Brother interviews and catch a behind-the-scenes look at the comedy! Weinstein Co releases the film scripted by David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz on August 26th. Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned (Paul Rudd), an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum strategy for a tidy, trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother and so, after his girlfriend dumps...
- 8/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Zooey Deschanel, Steve Coogan, Adam Scott, Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks, Rashida Jones and director Jesse Peretz in these Our Idiot Brother interviews and catch a behind-the-scenes look at the comedy! Weinstein Co releases the film scripted by David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz on August 26th. Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned (Paul Rudd), an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum strategy for a tidy, trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother and so, after his girlfriend dumps...
- 8/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann, Zooey Deschanel, Steve Coogan, Adam Scott, Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks, Rashida Jones and director Jesse Peretz in these Our Idiot Brother interviews and catch a behind-the-scenes look at the comedy! Weinstein Co releases the film scripted by David Schisgall and Evgenia Peretz on August 26th. Every family has one: the sibling who is always just a little bit behind the curve when it comes to getting his life together. For sisters Liz (Emily Mortimer), Miranda (Elizabeth Banks) and Natalie (Zooey Deschanel), that person is their perennially upbeat brother Ned (Paul Rudd), an erstwhile organic farmer whose willingness to rely on the honesty of mankind is a less-than-optimum strategy for a tidy, trouble-free existence. Ned may be utterly lacking in common sense, but he is their brother and so, after his girlfriend dumps...
- 8/5/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Chicago – T.J. Miller is not yet a household name, but his comic stylings are memorable in such films as “Cloverfield,” “She’s Out of My League,” “Gulliver’s Travels” and the upcoming “Our Idiot Brother.” Those comedic roots are in Chicago, doing stand-up and improv here.
Todd Joseph Miller was born in Denver, and attended George Washington University in our nation’s capitol. He spent time in Chicago early in his career, honing both his improvisation and stand-up skills. He was selected as a “new face” at the 2007 HBO Aspen Comedy Arts Festival, and made his film debut as Hud in “Cloverfield” (2008). From there he has become a familiar film presence, effectively stealing the movie as Stainer in the very funny “She’s Out of My League” (2010).
T.J. Miller in Chicago, May 12, 2011, Before his Sold-Out Show at the Lincoln Lounge
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
HollywoodChicago.
Todd Joseph Miller was born in Denver, and attended George Washington University in our nation’s capitol. He spent time in Chicago early in his career, honing both his improvisation and stand-up skills. He was selected as a “new face” at the 2007 HBO Aspen Comedy Arts Festival, and made his film debut as Hud in “Cloverfield” (2008). From there he has become a familiar film presence, effectively stealing the movie as Stainer in the very funny “She’s Out of My League” (2010).
T.J. Miller in Chicago, May 12, 2011, Before his Sold-Out Show at the Lincoln Lounge
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com
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- 8/3/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Poster for Our Idiot Brother, starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer! Also known as My Idiot Brother, The Weinstein Co comedy is directed by Jesse Peretz, from the script by David Schisgall and Peretz, also stars Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn, Rashida Jones, Shirley Knight, T.J. Miller, Adam Scott, Janet Montgomery, Sterling K. Brown and Matthew Mindler. Our Idiot Brother stars Paul Rudd as an idealist who deals with his overbearing mother who crashes into the homes of his ambitious sisters and manages to brings truth, happiness and a sunny disposition into their lives but at the same time, wreaks havoc.
- 6/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Poster for Our Idiot Brother, starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer! Also known as My Idiot Brother, The Weinstein Co comedy is directed by Jesse Peretz, from the script by David Schisgall and Peretz, also stars Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn, Rashida Jones, Shirley Knight, T.J. Miller, Adam Scott, Janet Montgomery, Sterling K. Brown and Matthew Mindler. Our Idiot Brother stars Paul Rudd as an idealist who deals with his overbearing mother who crashes into the homes of his ambitious sisters and manages to brings truth, happiness and a sunny disposition into their lives but at the same time, wreaks havoc.
- 6/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Poster for Our Idiot Brother, starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel and Emily Mortimer! Also known as My Idiot Brother, The Weinstein Co comedy is directed by Jesse Peretz, from the script by David Schisgall and Peretz, also stars Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn, Rashida Jones, Shirley Knight, T.J. Miller, Adam Scott, Janet Montgomery, Sterling K. Brown and Matthew Mindler. Our Idiot Brother stars Paul Rudd as an idealist who deals with his overbearing mother who crashes into the homes of his ambitious sisters and manages to brings truth, happiness and a sunny disposition into their lives but at the same time, wreaks havoc.
- 6/12/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
On August 26, we'll get to see one of the most oxymoronic creatures in the film world: the big indie. "Our Idiot Brother" stars a cast worthy of any major Hollywood production: Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn, Adam Scott, and Paul Rudd as the titular hero, a genial boob who gets sent to jail for selling pot to a uniformed police officer. Or so I gather from the film's first trailer:
The film premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where it received high marks for just about everything but its indie-ness. Back in January (when it was still going by its original title, "My Idiot Brother"), Alison Willmore said:
"With its stars and sleek production values, 'My Idiot Brother' could be an Apatow comedy (it was directed by Jesse Peretz, of 2001's 'The Château'), right down to the rueful...
The film premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival, where it received high marks for just about everything but its indie-ness. Back in January (when it was still going by its original title, "My Idiot Brother"), Alison Willmore said:
"With its stars and sleek production values, 'My Idiot Brother' could be an Apatow comedy (it was directed by Jesse Peretz, of 2001's 'The Château'), right down to the rueful...
- 4/25/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Filed under: Trailers and Clips, Movie News, Coming Soon
Stalwart scene stealer Paul Rudd is back, and he's taking another shot at a lead role in 'Our Idiot Brother,' TV director Jesse Peretz's ('Important Things With Demetri Martin') indie comedy about a nice-guy farmer (Rudd) who gets arrested for selling marijuana to a uniformed police officer.
The actor hasn't always had the best of luck when asked to carry a flick. His last two tries, James L. Brooks' 'How Do You Know' with Reese Witherspoon and his team-up with Steve Carell, 'Dinner for Schmucks,' both failed to catch on with critics or moviegoers. With 'Idiot,' though, Rudd seems to have found a part that plays right to the low-key likability that's made him a favorite in smaller roles.
Down on his luck after getting out of the slammer, Ned...
Stalwart scene stealer Paul Rudd is back, and he's taking another shot at a lead role in 'Our Idiot Brother,' TV director Jesse Peretz's ('Important Things With Demetri Martin') indie comedy about a nice-guy farmer (Rudd) who gets arrested for selling marijuana to a uniformed police officer.
The actor hasn't always had the best of luck when asked to carry a flick. His last two tries, James L. Brooks' 'How Do You Know' with Reese Witherspoon and his team-up with Steve Carell, 'Dinner for Schmucks,' both failed to catch on with critics or moviegoers. With 'Idiot,' though, Rudd seems to have found a part that plays right to the low-key likability that's made him a favorite in smaller roles.
Down on his luck after getting out of the slammer, Ned...
- 4/25/2011
- by John Mitchell
- Moviefone
The first trailer for Our Idiot Brother (formerly My Idiot Brother) has been released online, making it the second well-reviewed 2011 Sundance Film Festival indie to get a theatrical trailer this week after Another Earth. Written by Evegenia Peretz and David Schisgall from a story by Evegenia and director Jesse Peretz, the movie stars Paul Rudd as Ned, an idealistic hippie with a sunny disposition who intrudes on the lives of his three sisters—career-oriented Miranda (Elizabeth Banks), bisexual hipster Natalie ( Zooey Deschanel) and perfect mother Liz (Emily Mortimer)—after getting out of jail to find that his girlfriend has dumped him.
Next Showing: Our Idiot Brother opens Aug. 26
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Emily Mortimer | Zooey Deschanel | Elizabeth Banks | Jesse Peretz | David Schisgall | Paul Rudd | My Idiot Brother...
Next Showing: Our Idiot Brother opens Aug. 26
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Emily Mortimer | Zooey Deschanel | Elizabeth Banks | Jesse Peretz | David Schisgall | Paul Rudd | My Idiot Brother...
- 4/24/2011
- by BrentJS Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
Check out the latest purchase from Sundance Film Festival – The Weinstein Company nabbed My Idiot Brother.
We already had a little chat about this project, so you probably remember this interesting story, directed by Jesse Peretz.
Guys from TWC already see this project as “fresh, funny and true, with sharp direction, terrific writing and a dream of an ensemble cast…”
Let’s check out the synopsis part once again:
“Ned Rochlin looks for the good in every situation and in everyone, which often puts him at odds with the world around him – especially his family. Upon being released from jail for a stupid mistake, Ned is kicked off of the organic farm he lives and works on by his ex-girlfriend Janet who also insists on keeping his beloved dog, Willie Nelson.
Having nowhere else to go, he turns to his family, three ambitious sisters and an overbearing mother. Ned crashes at each of their homes,...
We already had a little chat about this project, so you probably remember this interesting story, directed by Jesse Peretz.
Guys from TWC already see this project as “fresh, funny and true, with sharp direction, terrific writing and a dream of an ensemble cast…”
Let’s check out the synopsis part once again:
“Ned Rochlin looks for the good in every situation and in everyone, which often puts him at odds with the world around him – especially his family. Upon being released from jail for a stupid mistake, Ned is kicked off of the organic farm he lives and works on by his ex-girlfriend Janet who also insists on keeping his beloved dog, Willie Nelson.
Having nowhere else to go, he turns to his family, three ambitious sisters and an overbearing mother. Ned crashes at each of their homes,...
- 1/29/2011
- by Fiona
- Filmofilia
Reviewed by Jeremy Mathews
(from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival)
Directed by: Jesse Peretz
Written by: Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall
Starring: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones and Adam Scott
It takes a special kind of idiot to sell pot to a policeman — not an undercover one, mind you, but a known law-enforcement officer in full uniform. Such an act goes beyond a lack of intelligence to something different, something more endearing: This guy genuinely believes he’s helping out a poor cop who’d had a rough week. To Ned (Paul Rudd), the title character of “My Idiot Brother,” it’s inconceivable that someone would lie to gain his sympathy and trick him into breaking the law.
While the character occupies a paint-by-numbers ensemble comedy, his powerhouse personality keeps the film going. One may grow tired of the story, but not...
(from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival)
Directed by: Jesse Peretz
Written by: Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall
Starring: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones and Adam Scott
It takes a special kind of idiot to sell pot to a policeman — not an undercover one, mind you, but a known law-enforcement officer in full uniform. Such an act goes beyond a lack of intelligence to something different, something more endearing: This guy genuinely believes he’s helping out a poor cop who’d had a rough week. To Ned (Paul Rudd), the title character of “My Idiot Brother,” it’s inconceivable that someone would lie to gain his sympathy and trick him into breaking the law.
While the character occupies a paint-by-numbers ensemble comedy, his powerhouse personality keeps the film going. One may grow tired of the story, but not...
- 1/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Jeremy Mathews
(from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival)
Directed by: Jesse Peretz
Written by: Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall
Starring: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones and Adam Scott
It takes a special kind of idiot to sell pot to a policeman — not an undercover one, mind you, but a known law-enforcement officer in full uniform. Such an act goes beyond a lack of intelligence to something different, something more endearing: This guy genuinely believes he’s helping out a poor cop who’d had a rough week. To Ned (Paul Rudd), the title character of “My Idiot Brother,” it’s inconceivable that someone would lie to gain his sympathy and trick him into breaking the law.
While the character occupies a paint-by-numbers ensemble comedy, his powerhouse personality keeps the film going. One may grow tired of the story, but not...
(from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival)
Directed by: Jesse Peretz
Written by: Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall
Starring: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones and Adam Scott
It takes a special kind of idiot to sell pot to a policeman — not an undercover one, mind you, but a known law-enforcement officer in full uniform. Such an act goes beyond a lack of intelligence to something different, something more endearing: This guy genuinely believes he’s helping out a poor cop who’d had a rough week. To Ned (Paul Rudd), the title character of “My Idiot Brother,” it’s inconceivable that someone would lie to gain his sympathy and trick him into breaking the law.
While the character occupies a paint-by-numbers ensemble comedy, his powerhouse personality keeps the film going. One may grow tired of the story, but not...
- 1/28/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
My Idiot Brother
Opens: 2011
Cast: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan
Director: Jesse Peretz
Summary: Ned is a well-meaning idealist just released from prison for dealing cannabis. In succession, he disrupts the lives and homes of his three sisters: a career-driven journalist about to get her big break; a bisexual hipster whose lies are disrupting her relationship; and a married mother who hasn't noticed that her marriage is falling apart.
Analysis: Scoring a good response over the weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, this broad light comedy with a sweet heart charmed the pants off The Weinstein Company to the tune of around $6 million for distribution rights. That covers most of its sub-$10 million budget, a number that it could potentially outgross by several factors if the good-natured tone hinted at in the reviews were correct. If anything, the few negatives tended to be because this...
Opens: 2011
Cast: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan
Director: Jesse Peretz
Summary: Ned is a well-meaning idealist just released from prison for dealing cannabis. In succession, he disrupts the lives and homes of his three sisters: a career-driven journalist about to get her big break; a bisexual hipster whose lies are disrupting her relationship; and a married mother who hasn't noticed that her marriage is falling apart.
Analysis: Scoring a good response over the weekend at the Sundance Film Festival, this broad light comedy with a sweet heart charmed the pants off The Weinstein Company to the tune of around $6 million for distribution rights. That covers most of its sub-$10 million budget, a number that it could potentially outgross by several factors if the good-natured tone hinted at in the reviews were correct. If anything, the few negatives tended to be because this...
- 1/28/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
The cast of "My Idiot Brother" is so overstuffed with talent it almost seems unfair, like the film should be subject to some kind of comedy handicap. Emily Mortimer, Elizabeth Banks and Zooey Deschanel play a trio of sisters leading lives of various complications in New York City. Steve Coogan, Adam Scott and Rashida Jones appear as their various love interests, Shirley Knight, Kathryn Hahn and others turn up in smaller roles. And, of course, there's Paul Rudd as the title character, more commonly known as Ned, a farmer of organic produce and pot who in a mixture of stupidity and naive generosity gifts some of his contraband to a uniformed officer who claims to be in need because he's having a tough week, and who then busts him.
Even when he's doing smarmy, there's never a doubt that the majority of the characters Rudd plays are fundamentally nice guys with squishy centers.
Even when he's doing smarmy, there's never a doubt that the majority of the characters Rudd plays are fundamentally nice guys with squishy centers.
- 1/25/2011
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
Rating: 4/5
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writers: Evgenia Peretz, David Schisgall
Cast: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Steve Coogan, Rashida Jones, Adam Scott
Ned (Paul Rudd) is an idiot. He’s also a Mr. Nice Guy, which puts him in a world full of really bad situations. In the beginning of My Idiot Brother, Ned sells pot to an on-duty uniformed cop. He gets out of jail early on good behavior (won Most Cooperative four months running!) and has an unpleasant surprise waiting for him when he comes home to his girlfriend – she’s moved on and is keeping his best friend, puppy dog Willie Nelson. Without a job and a home, Ned goes back home to live with his three sisters, accidentally causing chaos with each as he stays with them.
Read more on Sundance 2011 Review: My Idiot Brother…...
Director: Jesse Peretz
Writers: Evgenia Peretz, David Schisgall
Cast: Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Steve Coogan, Rashida Jones, Adam Scott
Ned (Paul Rudd) is an idiot. He’s also a Mr. Nice Guy, which puts him in a world full of really bad situations. In the beginning of My Idiot Brother, Ned sells pot to an on-duty uniformed cop. He gets out of jail early on good behavior (won Most Cooperative four months running!) and has an unpleasant surprise waiting for him when he comes home to his girlfriend – she’s moved on and is keeping his best friend, puppy dog Willie Nelson. Without a job and a home, Ned goes back home to live with his three sisters, accidentally causing chaos with each as he stays with them.
Read more on Sundance 2011 Review: My Idiot Brother…...
- 1/25/2011
- by Chase Whale
- GordonandtheWhale
The last couple years at festivals have seen a lot of hand-wringing and commentary about how sales were slow. But Sundance 2011 seems to be a lively marketplace, with big films quickly snapped up by distributors. (Even if they're mostly films with great press or known casts that are easily marketed.) The big news has been Kevin Smith's self-distro plan [1] for Red State, while Margin Call and Like Crazy found [2] early buyers. Several more big sales have been made since then. After the break, a rundown of sales over the last twelve hours, which includes sales for early festival fave Martha Marcy May Marlene and the comedy My Idiot Brother. Fox Searchlight picked up Martha Marcy May Marlene which, via the press release, "stars Elizabeth Olsen as Martha, a damaged woman haunted by painful memories and increasing paranoia, who struggles to re-assimilate with her family after fleeing a cult." A 2011 release is scheduled.
- 1/24/2011
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
Lou Reed in Park City. Photo by Liliana Greenfield-Sanders. Sunday saw the semblance of normalcy return to Park City, as the weekend revelers and heat-seeking party bunnies melted away, enabling a visitor to walk along Main Street without hitting a hipster playing a harpsichord. Rumor had it that early risers (i.e. those who hadn’t caught a midnight Sundance movie like Catechism Cataclysm) caught Paul Rudd’s latest hilarious outing, in My Idiot Brothers—a packed screening at the Eccles boded well for the film, which was co-written by Vanity Fair contributing editor Evgenia Peretz and her husband, David Schisgall. Meanwhile, tips continued to circulate on Park City’s free bus system: Miranda July’s The Future was an early favorite, The Redemption of General Butt Naked was a hot ticket, and Elgin James’s Little Birds was the must-see movie of the night.
- 1/24/2011
- Vanity Fair
The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced that it has acquired domestic rights to Jesse Peretz’s new film My Idiot Brother, which had its world premiere Saturday night at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The company also acquired distribution rights for the U.K., Germany, France and Japan. TWC will partner on the acquisition with Ron Burkle, who previously backed TWC founders Harvey and Bob Weinsteins’ bid to acquire Miramax Films and its library. Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn, Shirley Knight, Tj Miller, Janet Montgomery and Adam Scott star in the film, a comedy about family and the sacrifices it takes to deal with them. Written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall and based on a story by Evgenia Peretz and Jesse Peretz, My Idiot Brother is directed by Jesse Peretz, and produced by Anthony Bregman for Likely Story and Peter Saraf...
- 1/24/2011
- LRMonline.com
Paul Rudd rocks a biblical hairdo and a beatific grin in Jesse Peretz’s deft, big-hearted comedy My Idiot Brother. And the hippie-with-an-expired-sell-by-date look suits him well. A reigning prince of playing guys whose pleasant, clean-cut features mask pockmarks of nuttiness, Rudd stars as Ned, a go-with-the-flow guy who’s so ready to see the good in everyone — and/or such a doofus — that, just for instance, he generously sells pot to a cop in uniform. A short prison stint follows, after which, dumped by his girlfriend, Ned and his backpack are dependent on the kindness and guest bedding of...
- 1/24/2011
- by Lisa Schwarzbaum
- EW - Inside Movies
hollywoodnews.com: The Weinstein Company (TWC) announced today that it has acquired domestic rights to Jesse Peretz’s new film My Idiot Brother, which had its world premiere Saturday night at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival. The company also acquired distribution rights for the U.K., Germany, France and Japan. TWC will partner on the acquisition with Ron Burkle, who previously backed TWC founders Harvey and Bob Weinsteins’ bid to acquire Miramax Films and its library. Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Rashida Jones, Kathryn Hahn, Shirley Knight, Tj Miller, Janet Montgomery and Adam Scott star in the film, a comedy about family and the sacrifices it takes to deal with them.
Written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall and based on a story by Evgenia Peretz and Jesse Peretz, My Idiot Brother is directed by Jesse Peretz, and produced by Anthony Bregman for Likely Story...
Written by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall and based on a story by Evgenia Peretz and Jesse Peretz, My Idiot Brother is directed by Jesse Peretz, and produced by Anthony Bregman for Likely Story...
- 1/24/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
It’s nearly impossible to imagine anyone but Paul Rudd filling the shoes of Ned, the unbelievably amiable hero at the core of Jesse Peretz‘s My Idiot Brother. Working alongside a dream supporting cast, which includes Elizabeth Banks, Rashida Jones, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn and T.J. Miller, Rudd glides through the film, rolling with a seemingly insurmountable amount of punches.
Arrested for selling marijuana to a police officer (he’s not undercover, mind you), Ned’s parole officer introduces himself slowly, pronouncing each syllable deliberately. When Ned asks why, the parole officer explains he’d just assumed Ned was retarded because of how he went about getting arrested.
He’s not far off. Ned’s a nice guy, living in a mean world. It’s a thin, punchline of a character that Rudd rather incredibly breathes life into for 100 minutes. His inherent charm matched with a smart,...
Arrested for selling marijuana to a police officer (he’s not undercover, mind you), Ned’s parole officer introduces himself slowly, pronouncing each syllable deliberately. When Ned asks why, the parole officer explains he’d just assumed Ned was retarded because of how he went about getting arrested.
He’s not far off. Ned’s a nice guy, living in a mean world. It’s a thin, punchline of a character that Rudd rather incredibly breathes life into for 100 minutes. His inherent charm matched with a smart,...
- 1/23/2011
- by Dan Mecca
- The Film Stage
You gotta love Paul Rudd. The guy can make the most simple straight-laced types hilarious, and is possibly even better when playing guys that are just off the wall. Will he be more of the latter in the upcoming comedy My Idiot Brother? Judging from these new Dude-esque images that have just been released, I'd say probably. The film - directed by Jesse Peretz ("Important Things With Demetri Martin", The Chateau) with a script from Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall - also stars...
- 12/29/2010
- by George Merchan
- JoBlo.com
One of the more eye-catching comedies playing at Sundance is My Idiot Brother, which stars Paul Rudd (and his beard) as Ned, a guy who is passed around between his three sisters (Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer) after he tries to get back on his feet in the wake of a string of foolish failures. That's the first image, above, and there's another after the break. Jesse Peretz directs from a script by Evgenia Peretz & David Schisgall. The core cast has me hooked, and then also appearing are Rashida Jones, T.J. Miller, Hugh Dancy, Adam Scott and Steve Coogan. Here's the synopsis from the Sundance website [1]: Despite looking for the good in every situation and the best in every person, Ned always seems to find himself holding the short end of the stick—being conned into selling pot to a uniformed cop, being dumped by his girlfriend, and worse yet,...
- 12/27/2010
- by Russ Fischer
- Slash Film
If you aren't able to make it up to Park City, Utah this year for Sundance 2011, you still may have the opportunity to watch some of the highest profile films showing at the festival in a city near you. Here are the details!
Sundance Institute today announced the films from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival scheduled to screen in theaters in nine different cities, including the newly added Seattle, Washington Egyptian Theatre, on the evening of Thursday, January 27, 2011. The screenings are part ofSundance Film Festival USA, designed to introduce the Festival experience to film-loving audiences nationwide. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival opens January 20 and runs through January 30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
“A major component of the Sundance Institute mission is to expand and engage audiences for independent storytelling,” said Keri Putnam, Executive Director, Sundance Institute. “Sundance Film Festival USA is an extension of the Institute’s...
Sundance Institute today announced the films from the 2011 Sundance Film Festival scheduled to screen in theaters in nine different cities, including the newly added Seattle, Washington Egyptian Theatre, on the evening of Thursday, January 27, 2011. The screenings are part ofSundance Film Festival USA, designed to introduce the Festival experience to film-loving audiences nationwide. The 2011 Sundance Film Festival opens January 20 and runs through January 30 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah.
“A major component of the Sundance Institute mission is to expand and engage audiences for independent storytelling,” said Keri Putnam, Executive Director, Sundance Institute. “Sundance Film Festival USA is an extension of the Institute’s...
- 12/9/2010
- by Venkman
- GeekTyrant
The 2011 Sundance Film Festival is fast approaching and if you can't make it to Utah yourself, the festival is bringing some of its highest profile films to a city near you. The largest and most important U.S. film festival will take place from January 20-30 in and around Park City, Utah and the selection of films this year is nothing short of remarkable. In competition there [1] are films like Michael Rapaport's Tribe Called Quest documentary Beats, Rhymes and Life, and Vera Farmiga's Higher Ground, out of competition there [2] are films like Kevin Smith's Red State and Morgan Spurlock’s documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold and even the short film selections [3] have films with stars like Will Ferrell, Jack Black, Julia Stiles and Isabella Rossellini. And that's not even beginning to scratch the surface. All in all, over 200 brand new movies will be screening at the festival and,...
- 12/9/2010
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
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