David Yates’ Netflix film The Pain Hustlers has begun rounding out its cast, with Andy Garcia (Father of the Bride), Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek), Jay Duplass (Industry), Brian d’Arcy James (West Side Story) and Chloe Coleman (My Spy) signing on to star alongside Emily Blunt and Chris Evans.
The film billed as tonally similar to The Big Short, American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street follows Liza Drake (Blunt), a high-school dropout dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter. Liza lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. Her charm, guts and drive then catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.
Netflix acquired global rights to the film written by Wells Tower for 50M out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival,...
The film billed as tonally similar to The Big Short, American Hustle and The Wolf of Wall Street follows Liza Drake (Blunt), a high-school dropout dreaming of a better life for her and her young daughter. Liza lands a job with a failing pharmaceutical startup in a yellowing strip mall in Central Florida. Her charm, guts and drive then catapult the company and her into the high life, where she soon finds herself at the center of a criminal conspiracy with deadly consequences.
Netflix acquired global rights to the film written by Wells Tower for 50M out of this year’s Cannes Film Festival,...
- 8/29/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Denver native Emilie Upczak moved to Trinidad and Tobago and became Creative Director of the Trinidad + Tobago Film Festival where she worked for ten years. At that time, she not only helped set up the only Caribbean Film Industry Center but began making a fiction feature film about human trafficking.
She enlisted the prize winning Dp Nancy Schreiberwho also recently shot Ondi Timoner’s Robert Mapplethorpe biopic Mapplethorpe who was recently honored at the High Falls Film Festival, an annual event celebrating female filmmakers with the Susan B. Anthony “Failure is Impossible” Award “in recognition of her contributions to the art of filmmaking as one of the few female cinematographers working today.”
Moving Parts is about an illegal Chinese immigrant who, after being smuggled into Trinidad and Tobago to be with her brother, discovers the true cost of her arrival.
See the trailer here.
Emilie Upczak’s films reflect her...
She enlisted the prize winning Dp Nancy Schreiberwho also recently shot Ondi Timoner’s Robert Mapplethorpe biopic Mapplethorpe who was recently honored at the High Falls Film Festival, an annual event celebrating female filmmakers with the Susan B. Anthony “Failure is Impossible” Award “in recognition of her contributions to the art of filmmaking as one of the few female cinematographers working today.”
Moving Parts is about an illegal Chinese immigrant who, after being smuggled into Trinidad and Tobago to be with her brother, discovers the true cost of her arrival.
See the trailer here.
Emilie Upczak’s films reflect her...
- 11/21/2017
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
This is what we can already confirm. 2016 will be an epic year for Michael Shannon and not because he just received an Indie Spirit nom for Best Supporting Actor in 99 Homes (see pic above). With his services enlisted by Jeff Nichols, Liza Johnson, Tom Ford, Robert Scott Wildes, Werner Herzog and Matthew M. Ross, the versatile actor will be everywhere…including Bart Freundlich‘s sixth feature film. Freundlich got his big start at Sundance back in 1997 for The Myth of Fingerprints and would follow that up by bringing World Traveler (2002) to the fest but he hasn’t been back since. Shot this past June in NYC, Wolves stars Shannon, Carla Gugino and newcomer Taylor John Smith in this tragi-family drama.
Gist: Taylor John Smith will star as an 18-year-old basketball star who is being recruited by Cornell University. He seems to have it all figured out: captain of his team,...
Gist: Taylor John Smith will star as an 18-year-old basketball star who is being recruited by Cornell University. He seems to have it all figured out: captain of his team,...
- 11/26/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong makes his starring debut in the comedy and Hyde Park International president Eric Christenson will show footage here.
Lee Kirk wrote and directed Geezer, about a former punk rocker who struggles to adjust to life while his band remains on hiatus.
When his brother takes pity on him and helps stage a huge 40th birthday party in a New York hotel, the rocker reunites with old bandmates and an old-flame-turned-manager who gives him a chance to revive his stalled career.
Judy Greer, Selma Blair, Chris Messina and Fred Armisen also star and Armstrong wrote and performed new music for the film. Jay Cohen of The Gersh Agency represents North American rights.
Process Media’s Tim Perell and Let It Play’s Alex A Ginzburg and Tony Lee produce the film, which is in post-production.
Process’ credits include A.C.O.D., Shortbus and World’s Greatest Dad.
Production and financing...
Lee Kirk wrote and directed Geezer, about a former punk rocker who struggles to adjust to life while his band remains on hiatus.
When his brother takes pity on him and helps stage a huge 40th birthday party in a New York hotel, the rocker reunites with old bandmates and an old-flame-turned-manager who gives him a chance to revive his stalled career.
Judy Greer, Selma Blair, Chris Messina and Fred Armisen also star and Armstrong wrote and performed new music for the film. Jay Cohen of The Gersh Agency represents North American rights.
Process Media’s Tim Perell and Let It Play’s Alex A Ginzburg and Tony Lee produce the film, which is in post-production.
Process’ credits include A.C.O.D., Shortbus and World’s Greatest Dad.
Production and financing...
- 5/14/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The former CAA agent is named co-president and COO of the financier-producer as founder Teddy Schwarzman prepares to move to La to launch the West Coast hub.
Until now Steinman has served for years as a senior member of CAA’s Film Finance Group and worked with Black Bear on negotiating the Us deal with The Weinstein Company on The Imitation Game.
He also helped Schwarzman (pictured) expand Black Bear beyond single-picture production and advised on the creation of Canadian distributor Elevation Pictures led by Laurie May.
Steinman joins Black Bear’s Ben Stillman, who is promoted from vice-president to senior vice-president. Prior to CAA Steinman served as partner at Sloss Law Office.
Black Bear Pictures’ credits include All Is Lost, A.C.O.D. and Broken City. Stephen Gaghan is lining up to direct Gold starring Matthew McConaughey this summer.
Until now Steinman has served for years as a senior member of CAA’s Film Finance Group and worked with Black Bear on negotiating the Us deal with The Weinstein Company on The Imitation Game.
He also helped Schwarzman (pictured) expand Black Bear beyond single-picture production and advised on the creation of Canadian distributor Elevation Pictures led by Laurie May.
Steinman joins Black Bear’s Ben Stillman, who is promoted from vice-president to senior vice-president. Prior to CAA Steinman served as partner at Sloss Law Office.
Black Bear Pictures’ credits include All Is Lost, A.C.O.D. and Broken City. Stephen Gaghan is lining up to direct Gold starring Matthew McConaughey this summer.
- 1/6/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Exclusive: Black Bear Pictures, the financier-producer of the Oscar-contending drama The Imitation Game, has made a major move to expand. President-ceo Teddy Schwarzman today set as president and COO Dan Steinman, the seven-year veteran of the CAA Film Finance Group. Steinman will be based in New York, as Gotham-based Schwarzman moves to Los Angeles to start an outpost there. They’ve also upped Black Bear’s Ben Stillman from veep to senior vice president.
Steinman has long been a fixture in the indie film game, serving as a partner at Sloss Law Office before moving to CAA (before launching Black Bear, Schwarzman, also an attorney, worked for John Sloss’ sister company, Cinetic, and before that was a Citigroup analyst). At CAA, Steinman worked with Black Bear Pictures on a number of projects, and most notably helped in brokering the record-setting U.S. distribution deal for The Imitation Game with The Weinstein Company at Berlin.
Steinman has long been a fixture in the indie film game, serving as a partner at Sloss Law Office before moving to CAA (before launching Black Bear, Schwarzman, also an attorney, worked for John Sloss’ sister company, Cinetic, and before that was a Citigroup analyst). At CAA, Steinman worked with Black Bear Pictures on a number of projects, and most notably helped in brokering the record-setting U.S. distribution deal for The Imitation Game with The Weinstein Company at Berlin.
- 1/6/2015
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Blight Christmas: Shapeero’s Debut is Not the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
There’s a reason why Tristram Shapeero’s film debut A Merry Friggin’ Christmas isn’t premiering around the same holiday it’s titled for, and that’s mostly because it isn’t destined to be regarded as noteworthy even in this built-in celebratory regard. Languishing in the same euphemisms denoted in its title, Shapeero, a seasoned television vet, makes it clear that sights are set in family friendly mode, though this script from first time writer Michael Brown would have been better served on network television with a less aggressive title, so it could be marketed to an appropriate audience of lackluster milksops that require nothing more than tuning in to watch items littered with faces they recognize regardless of the neutered content coming out of their mouths.
Estranged from his father (Robin Williams) for years,...
There’s a reason why Tristram Shapeero’s film debut A Merry Friggin’ Christmas isn’t premiering around the same holiday it’s titled for, and that’s mostly because it isn’t destined to be regarded as noteworthy even in this built-in celebratory regard. Languishing in the same euphemisms denoted in its title, Shapeero, a seasoned television vet, makes it clear that sights are set in family friendly mode, though this script from first time writer Michael Brown would have been better served on network television with a less aggressive title, so it could be marketed to an appropriate audience of lackluster milksops that require nothing more than tuning in to watch items littered with faces they recognize regardless of the neutered content coming out of their mouths.
Estranged from his father (Robin Williams) for years,...
- 11/9/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Steve Martin is in negotiations with Disney to star in a family comedy called Magic Camp that he co-wrote with Stu Zicherman, the writer and director of A.C.O.D. I am a huge fan of Martin, and I enjoy his writing style. The original script was written by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, who also wrote Diary of a Wimpy Kid.
According to THR, the story tells of "a straitlaced banker who returns to Magic Camp, which he attended as a shy child. This time he is a counselor who makes it his mission to improve the lives of all the kids while keeping an eye on his ultimate prize, the top spot at the Golden Wand competition."
This is the perfect project for Martin, as one of his early jobs was working at Merlin's Magic Shop at Disneyland. He was also a magician in his early days as a comedian.
According to THR, the story tells of "a straitlaced banker who returns to Magic Camp, which he attended as a shy child. This time he is a counselor who makes it his mission to improve the lives of all the kids while keeping an eye on his ultimate prize, the top spot at the Golden Wand competition."
This is the perfect project for Martin, as one of his early jobs was working at Merlin's Magic Shop at Disneyland. He was also a magician in his early days as a comedian.
- 8/25/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
New Photos
Several new photos worth a look today including Samuel L. Jackson in Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service, David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. in the potential Oscar contender Selma, and shots of Liam Neeson and Dan Stevens in A Walk Among the Tombstones.
VOD
In an unexpected and extremely rare move, Radius-twc has announced both the limited theatrical revenue And the VOD revenue for its indie release "The One I Love". The film opened on eight screens with a $55,126 weekend haul, and has also made just over $500,000 on VOD where it has been available on demand since August 1st.
The company also announced that Bong Joon-ho's "Snowpiercer" has racked up over $6 million on VOD alone compared to its $4.4 million theatrical gross. [Source: Deadline]
Alvin and the Chipmunks 4
Fox 2000 has hired Randi Mayem Singer ("Mrs. Doubtfire," "Tooth Fairy") to pen the screenplay for a fourth film in the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" series.
Several new photos worth a look today including Samuel L. Jackson in Matthew Vaughn's Kingsman: The Secret Service, David Oyelowo as Martin Luther King Jr. in the potential Oscar contender Selma, and shots of Liam Neeson and Dan Stevens in A Walk Among the Tombstones.
VOD
In an unexpected and extremely rare move, Radius-twc has announced both the limited theatrical revenue And the VOD revenue for its indie release "The One I Love". The film opened on eight screens with a $55,126 weekend haul, and has also made just over $500,000 on VOD where it has been available on demand since August 1st.
The company also announced that Bong Joon-ho's "Snowpiercer" has racked up over $6 million on VOD alone compared to its $4.4 million theatrical gross. [Source: Deadline]
Alvin and the Chipmunks 4
Fox 2000 has hired Randi Mayem Singer ("Mrs. Doubtfire," "Tooth Fairy") to pen the screenplay for a fourth film in the "Alvin and the Chipmunks" series.
- 8/25/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Where in the world has Steve Martin been lately? The celebrated comic actor’s last big screen role was in the ill-received birding comedy The Big Year way back in 2011, and the only project he’s taken on since has been animated caper Home, in which he lends his voice to an alien. Luckily, it appears that Martin may be making a comeback, with word that he’s in talks to star in Magic Camp for Disney.
The actor was already involved with the family comedy, having penned the most recent draft of the script with A.C.O.D. writer-director Stu Zicherman (currently a writer-producer on FX’s Cold War-era spy drama The Americans). The previous version of the script came from Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, the duo behind Diary of a Wimpy Kid and its sequel. The pair are still on board with Magic Camp as producers, despite Disney feeling...
The actor was already involved with the family comedy, having penned the most recent draft of the script with A.C.O.D. writer-director Stu Zicherman (currently a writer-producer on FX’s Cold War-era spy drama The Americans). The previous version of the script came from Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, the duo behind Diary of a Wimpy Kid and its sequel. The pair are still on board with Magic Camp as producers, despite Disney feeling...
- 8/22/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
Steve Martin is in final negotiations to star in Disney’s feature film Magic Camp. Martin, whose first job was working at the Main Street Magic Shop at Disneyland, co-wrote the most recent draft of the script with A.C.O.D. writer/director Stu Zicherman, based on a first draft by Diary of a Wimpy Kid scribes Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah. After […]
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- 8/22/2014
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Steve Martin is set to headline a new live-action family comedy from Walt Disney Pictures. The Hollywood Reporter has word that Martin, who was last on the big screen in 2011's The Big Year, will play the leading role in Magic Camp, originally scripted by Diary of a Wimpy Kid's Jeff Judah and Gabe Sachs and recently rewritten by A.C.O.D. writer/director Stu Zicherman.
- 8/22/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Presto! Steve Martin is returning to Disney. The actor-comedian is in final negotiations to star in Magic Camp, a family comedy the studio is developing. Martin’s imminent acting deal deepens his involvement with the project as it comes after he wrote the most recent draft of the script with Stu Zicherman, the writer-director behind the comedy A.C.O.D. The script was originally penned by Gabe Sachs and Jeff Judah, the team whose credits include such films as Diary of a Wimpy Kid. (Sachs and Judah are now acting as producers on Magic Camp.) The story
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- 8/22/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Steve Martin is looking to familiar ground for an upcoming project; the actor is in talks to star in the Disney feature film Magic Camp. Martin’s first job was actually working at the Main Street Magic Shop at Disneyland; so this sounds like a passion project for the man. He also co-wrote the recent draft of the script with writer/director Stu Zicherman (A.C.O.D.). It would be nice to have Martin return the screen; his last effort was 2011's The Big Year; I can’t...
- 8/22/2014
- by Graham McMorrow
- JoBlo.com
We’re breaking form this week and going alphabetical instead of preference order because of the Incredible diversity of product available for you to rent, buy, or stream over the next ten days. How does someone really compare “Sunrise” to “You’re Next”? Why bother?
If you need to know, “Closed Circuit” and “Runner Runner” aren’t really worth your time and “A.C.O.D.” and “Riddick” are flawed but everything else in here comes with varying degrees of recommendation, particularly the quiet beauty of “Sunrise” and the incredible charm of “Enough Said”. We’re also loading you up since we’ll be off next week seeing flicks in Park City at the Sundance Film Festival. There’s plenty in here to tide you over. Pick your favorites.
20 Feet From Stardom
Photo credit: The Weinstein Company
“20 Feet From Stardom”
One of the most crowd-pleasing documentaries in years is likely to find an...
If you need to know, “Closed Circuit” and “Runner Runner” aren’t really worth your time and “A.C.O.D.” and “Riddick” are flawed but everything else in here comes with varying degrees of recommendation, particularly the quiet beauty of “Sunrise” and the incredible charm of “Enough Said”. We’re also loading you up since we’ll be off next week seeing flicks in Park City at the Sundance Film Festival. There’s plenty in here to tide you over. Pick your favorites.
20 Feet From Stardom
Photo credit: The Weinstein Company
“20 Feet From Stardom”
One of the most crowd-pleasing documentaries in years is likely to find an...
- 1/14/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week
"20 Feet From Stardom"
What's It About? Being a back-up singer is no easy task, especially when you're working so hard and getting so little credit. Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and other singers take front and center in this doc about the women who've revolutionized the music we listen to.
Why We're In: The doc features fantastic footage of performances from every era of modern music -- we dare you not to get teary when you see and hear Luther Vandross doing backup with Fischer and others for David Bowie. Interviews with Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, and Bette Midler are icing on the cake.
Moviefone's Top Blu-ray of the Week
"Rififi"
What's It About? Director Jules Dassin snagged the Palme d'Or for this film noir about four guys going in on one last heist -- and we all...
"20 Feet From Stardom"
What's It About? Being a back-up singer is no easy task, especially when you're working so hard and getting so little credit. Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, and other singers take front and center in this doc about the women who've revolutionized the music we listen to.
Why We're In: The doc features fantastic footage of performances from every era of modern music -- we dare you not to get teary when you see and hear Luther Vandross doing backup with Fischer and others for David Bowie. Interviews with Mick Jagger, Stevie Wonder, Bruce Springsteen, Sting, and Bette Midler are icing on the cake.
Moviefone's Top Blu-ray of the Week
"Rififi"
What's It About? Director Jules Dassin snagged the Palme d'Or for this film noir about four guys going in on one last heist -- and we all...
- 1/14/2014
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: Jan. 14, 2014
Price: DVD $29.99, Blu-ray $39.99
Studio: Paramount
Richard Jenkins (l.) and Adam Scott talk it over in A.C.O.D.
The 2013 comedy film A.C.O.D. is a laugh-filled exploration of the world of Adult Children of Divorce (hence the film’s title).
The film follows the seemingly well-adjusted Carter (Adam Scott, TV’s Parks and Recreation) a man who has survived the madness of his parents’ acrimonious divorce, only to be forced to bring them together for his younger brother’s wedding. He later discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children…
Directed and co-written by Stu Zicherman, the R-rated movie’s ensemble cast features Amy Poehler (TV’s Parks and Recreation), Richard Jenkins (White House Down), Catherine O’Hara (Best in Show), Jessica Alba (Spy Kids 4), Jane Lynch (TV’s Glee), and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (The Thing).
Received respectfully by critics (it garnered a 5.5/10 rating on...
Price: DVD $29.99, Blu-ray $39.99
Studio: Paramount
Richard Jenkins (l.) and Adam Scott talk it over in A.C.O.D.
The 2013 comedy film A.C.O.D. is a laugh-filled exploration of the world of Adult Children of Divorce (hence the film’s title).
The film follows the seemingly well-adjusted Carter (Adam Scott, TV’s Parks and Recreation) a man who has survived the madness of his parents’ acrimonious divorce, only to be forced to bring them together for his younger brother’s wedding. He later discovers he was unknowingly part of a study on divorced children…
Directed and co-written by Stu Zicherman, the R-rated movie’s ensemble cast features Amy Poehler (TV’s Parks and Recreation), Richard Jenkins (White House Down), Catherine O’Hara (Best in Show), Jessica Alba (Spy Kids 4), Jane Lynch (TV’s Glee), and Mary Elizabeth Winstead (The Thing).
Received respectfully by critics (it garnered a 5.5/10 rating on...
- 12/19/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
It wouldn’t be the first time a veteran helmer with a Hollywoodized filmography cracked the line-up and seeing that he directed mainstream titles such as Field of Dreams, Sneakers and The Sum of All Fears means Phil Alden Robinson’s name is far from what we think might be part of the final Park City equation. His sixth directorial outing, The Angriest Man in Brooklyn was lensed in NYC back in September of ’12, and padded with some shooting in L.A. at the beginning of this year. With Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Melissa Leo, Peter Dinklage and James Earl Jones cast, we think there might be some just a little wiggle room for what would be considered a high value dramedy, regardless is Williams has another high profile indie title that we mention on our list and regardless if the Lionsgate folks just picked this up for a 2014 day & date release.
- 11/18/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Happy Endings alumni keep racking up new projects. Adam Pally—already having a big year in Iron Man 3, A.C.O.D., The To Do List, and other guest appearances on television—was recently upped from a recurring role to series regular on the second season of The Mindy Project, and, like his former co-star Casey Wilson, he’s getting in on the production side of television as well. Pally will co-executive produce a single-camera comedy at NBC from How I Met Your Mother writers Dan Gregor and Doug Mand. The pilot focuses on “two guys who strike it ...
- 11/6/2013
- avclub.com
A.C.O.D.
Written by Ben Karlin and Stu Zicherman
Directed by Stu Zicherman
USA, 2013
It’s not a particularly good sign that the end credits for A.C.O.D. are more revealing and poignant than the film preceding them. As the credits roll on one half of the screen, a montage of (presumably) the film’s crew members plays on the other half, as they identify as being either Adult Children of Divorce (hence the titular acronym) or not, defining when or if their parents split up, how, and why. Finally, the interviewees state whether or not they are or will ever get married, their parents’ fates clearly a deciding factor in the choice. Some of the A.C.O.D.’s have been married multiple times, some refuse to go to the altar, and others haven’t but are hopeful. In just under 5 minutes, we get a wide spectrum of humanity, in all its stubborn,...
Written by Ben Karlin and Stu Zicherman
Directed by Stu Zicherman
USA, 2013
It’s not a particularly good sign that the end credits for A.C.O.D. are more revealing and poignant than the film preceding them. As the credits roll on one half of the screen, a montage of (presumably) the film’s crew members plays on the other half, as they identify as being either Adult Children of Divorce (hence the titular acronym) or not, defining when or if their parents split up, how, and why. Finally, the interviewees state whether or not they are or will ever get married, their parents’ fates clearly a deciding factor in the choice. Some of the A.C.O.D.’s have been married multiple times, some refuse to go to the altar, and others haven’t but are hopeful. In just under 5 minutes, we get a wide spectrum of humanity, in all its stubborn,...
- 10/18/2013
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Honor Warren's smile is missing something -- but don't worry, it'll grow back soon enough. The 5-year-old daughter of Jessica Alba and Cash Warren lost her first tooth recently, and her mama couldn't be prouder. Alba took to Instagram on Monday, Oct. 14 to share an adorable picture of her little girl clutching a plastic bag with her baby tooth in it and grinning wide to show off her milestone moment. "My baby is so big! Lost her first tooth!!!" the A.C.O.D. actress captioned the shot. Alba frequently [...]...
- 10/16/2013
- Us Weekly
Jessica Alba brought her daughters, Honor and Haven Warren, to the Mr. Bones Pumpkin Patch in La on Saturday. She held on to 2-year old Haven as Honor, who is already in the Halloween spirit, showed off her face paint and fancy ball gown. Jessica is just one of the stars that have visited the pumpkin patch with their kids lately - Nicole Richie and Joel Madden popped up at a nearby spot with their little ones last weekend, and Pete Wentz got his son Bronx prepped for Halloween at Mr. Bones on Friday. Earlier in the week, we even saw Olivier Martinez picking out pumpkins with brand-new big sister Nahla Aubry. Jessica is back in La after making a quick trip to Toronto to do press and host a blogger event for her Honest Company brand. Before heading to Canada, she hit the red carpet alongside Amy Poehler and...
- 10/12/2013
- by Brittney Stephens
- Popsugar.com
In A.C.O.D. Adam Scott plays an Adult Child of Divorce trying to manage his parents’ combative relationship so that they might be able to co-exist at his brother’s (Clark Duke) imminent wedding.
The delightful Sundance movie features an all-star cast, including Richard Jenkins and Catherine O’Hara as the divorced parents in question, Scott’s Parks and Recreation wife Amy Poehler as his wicked stepmother, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jane Lynch, and Jessica Alba.
We decided to subjected Scott and his onscreen brother to our Pop Culture Personality Test — which can really bring out generational divides. Example: One of them...
The delightful Sundance movie features an all-star cast, including Richard Jenkins and Catherine O’Hara as the divorced parents in question, Scott’s Parks and Recreation wife Amy Poehler as his wicked stepmother, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jane Lynch, and Jessica Alba.
We decided to subjected Scott and his onscreen brother to our Pop Culture Personality Test — which can really bring out generational divides. Example: One of them...
- 10/11/2013
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW.com - PopWatch
Rating: 3.0/5.0
Chicago – The incredibly talented men and women who make up the cast of “A.C.O.D.” make the relative failure of its script easier to bear. Just hearing brilliant actors like Richard Jenkins and Catherine O’Hara at each other’s throats or watching remarkably likable stars like Adam Scott and Mary Elizabeth Winstead figure out their relationship has enough charm to get one from lights down to credits roll. And the first hour of “A.C.O.D.” is pretty damn funny, allowing one to hope that it will develop into something truly memorable. For some reason, the theme of Sundance comedies this year (“In a World…,” “Afternoon Delight,” and this one) is non-endings as “A.C.O.D.” can’t follow through on its clever set-up.
Carter (Scott) thinks he has it all together. He has a successful restaurant, beautiful girlfriend (Winstead), and has maintained a tenuous peace between his long-divorced parents (Jenkins & O’Hara) for years now.
Chicago – The incredibly talented men and women who make up the cast of “A.C.O.D.” make the relative failure of its script easier to bear. Just hearing brilliant actors like Richard Jenkins and Catherine O’Hara at each other’s throats or watching remarkably likable stars like Adam Scott and Mary Elizabeth Winstead figure out their relationship has enough charm to get one from lights down to credits roll. And the first hour of “A.C.O.D.” is pretty damn funny, allowing one to hope that it will develop into something truly memorable. For some reason, the theme of Sundance comedies this year (“In a World…,” “Afternoon Delight,” and this one) is non-endings as “A.C.O.D.” can’t follow through on its clever set-up.
Carter (Scott) thinks he has it all together. He has a successful restaurant, beautiful girlfriend (Winstead), and has maintained a tenuous peace between his long-divorced parents (Jenkins & O’Hara) for years now.
- 10/10/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
While divorce may not be something typically associated with comedy, that didn’t stop writer/director Stu Zicherman from creating the movie A.C.O.D., detailing the after effects of divorce on a grown man – played by none other than Adam Scott. Together, these two brought laughs into the life of a man who years later discovers his childhood “therapist” was only using him for research, writing a book that predicted his future outcome. Scott’s character brags how he’d defied every one of the author’s predictions, becoming independent and successful, but starts to realize that might only be on the outside.
I recently had the opportunity to partake in a roundtable interview with both Stu Zicherman and Adam Scott, who were in New York promoting their new film. Read on to hear about their own experiences with the newly coined situation, how Stu got such a dynamite cast together,...
I recently had the opportunity to partake in a roundtable interview with both Stu Zicherman and Adam Scott, who were in New York promoting their new film. Read on to hear about their own experiences with the newly coined situation, how Stu got such a dynamite cast together,...
- 10/8/2013
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
Chicago – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 50 pairs of advance-screening movie passes up for grabs to the new comedy “A.C.O.D.” (“Adult Children of Divorce”) starring Adam Scott!
“A.C.O.D.,” which is rated “R” and opens in Chicago on Oct. 11, 2013, also stars Amy Poehler, Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch, Richard Jenkins, Clark Duke, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ken Howard, Valerie Tian, Sarah Burns, Jamie Renell and Valerie Payton from writer and director Stu Zicherman and writer Ben Karlin. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
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“A.C.O.D.,” which is rated “R” and opens in Chicago on Oct. 11, 2013, also stars Amy Poehler, Jessica Alba, Jane Lynch, Richard Jenkins, Clark Duke, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ken Howard, Valerie Tian, Sarah Burns, Jamie Renell and Valerie Payton from writer and director Stu Zicherman and writer Ben Karlin. Note: You must be 17+ to win and attend this “R”-rated screening.
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- 10/5/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Editor’s note: Allison’s review of A.C.O.D. originally ran during this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but we’re re-running it now as the film opens in limited release. According to Carter (Adam Scott), his parents were “married for nine years, but feels like they have been at war for a hundred.” Growing up in the crossfire of his parent’s epic fights and manipulations, it is surprising to discover Carter is now a well-adjusted adult in a healthy relationship of his own, despite being an A.C.O.D. (Adult Child of Divorce.) But when Carter’s younger brother, Trey (Clark Duke), proposes to his girlfriend after only four months of dating, Carter’s issues with relationships, marriage, and (most importantly) his parents, start to come out. Carter’s father, Hugh (Richard Jenkins), is on his third marriage with the uptight and demanding Sondra (Amy Poehler), who Carter refers to as the “Cuntessa.” Carter...
- 10/4/2013
- by Allison Loring
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Between Parks and Recreation, Party Down, and Burning Love, Adam Scott has become something of a beacon for quality TV comedy — and ever since appearing as “male nurse” in Knocked Up, he’s been getting his share in movies, too. In A.C.O.D. (an acronym for Adult Children of Divorce), he plays a restaurateur whose ideal life implodes when his long-divorced parents (Catherine O’Hara and Richard Jenkins) rekindle the flame. It’s a rare leading-man role for Scott, who usually stars in ensemble casts, and hopefully just one of many to come. We talked to Scott about playing the lead in A.C.O.D., predicting how Ann Perkins’s departure will change his role on Parks and Rec, and getting sneak peeks at Breaking Bad.Hope I’m not interrupting your lunch. You look so peaceful.No, not at all. I’m watching Friday Night Lights. Is it your first time or are you rewatching?...
- 10/4/2013
- by Mina Hochberg
- Vulture
A.C.O.D. stands for Adult Children of Divorce and, with a title like that, you’d think the movie would be more about, you know, divorce. But it’s actually about something even more common, believe it or not. It starts off with a home movie flashback to the protagonist at his 9th birthday party, preparing to blow out the candle on his cake, as the festivities are rudely interrupted by Mom and Dad bickering viciously in the background; that boy grows up to be Carter (Adam Scott), who continues to be haunted by his parents’ terrible breakup and hates the idea of marriage. That’s right — this is yet another comedy about a guy with commitment issues. When we see him with his yoga-instructor girlfriend (an energetic and delightful Mary-Elizabeth Winstead), they joke sarcastically about getting hitched. We can tell, though, that she would secretly love it if he proposed.
- 10/4/2013
- by Bilge Ebiri
- Vulture
When you see Adam Scott and Amy Poehler together, it's not unusual to feel a warm happiness for the adorable couple the two play on "Parks and Recreation." In "A.C.O.D.," however, Poehler and Scott are far from the sweet lovebirds we know them as.
The new comedy from Stu Zicherman ("Elektra") stars Adam Scott as Carter, a grown man, or what Jane Lynch's Dr. Judith calls an Adult Child of Divorce (A.C.O.D.). When Carter discovers that as a kid he was a part of a study on children of divorced parents, Dr. Judith wants to enlist him in a follow up. Caught in the middle of his hilariously hateful parents (Catherine O'Hara and Richard Jenkins), Carter begins to question his life as his family drama brews further.
In this exclusive new clip, Scott's Carter offers to help out his step-mom, Poehler's Sondra, (yep, you read that right) but she's...
The new comedy from Stu Zicherman ("Elektra") stars Adam Scott as Carter, a grown man, or what Jane Lynch's Dr. Judith calls an Adult Child of Divorce (A.C.O.D.). When Carter discovers that as a kid he was a part of a study on children of divorced parents, Dr. Judith wants to enlist him in a follow up. Caught in the middle of his hilariously hateful parents (Catherine O'Hara and Richard Jenkins), Carter begins to question his life as his family drama brews further.
In this exclusive new clip, Scott's Carter offers to help out his step-mom, Poehler's Sondra, (yep, you read that right) but she's...
- 10/4/2013
- by Erin Whitney
- Moviefone
If Adam Scott had to describe Richard Jenkins' butt in only one word, the word would be this: "terrific." Allow me to set the scene. I'm sitting with Scott and co-star Clark Duke to talk about "A.C.O.D.," the new comedy in which they play Carter and Trey, two brothers forced to navigate the ugliness of their divorced parents' contentious relationship when Trey gets engaged and requests that both of them attend the wedding. What Trey and Carter don't expect is that forcing their parents (played by Catherine O'Hara and Richard Jenkins) to be in the same room together will inadvertently lead...
- 10/4/2013
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Actor Adam Scott saw an opportunity in A.C.O.D. -- one big enough to step up and become the movie's executive producer. It's a move that's becoming increasingly popular for actors escaping the studio system to track down meatier material. But what did the extra assignment mean for Scott? "The main thing that I did as executive producer was get Amy Poehler to be in A.C.O.D.,” he jokes, but only kind of. Photos: Amy Poehler, Rob Lowe and Adam Scott on the Set of 'Parks & Recreation' For A.C.O.D.-- an acronym
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- 10/3/2013
- by Matt Patches
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When it comes to marriage advice, look no further than "A.C.O.D." co-stars Jane Lynch and Catherine O'Hara. "There were reasons for it, you know, centuries ago...[but] today we're in a different world," said Lynch at the film's recent press junket. "And it does not mean stability, stability means stability. ...I think we do jump to and aspire...you know, the 'Bridezilla,' the reality show these days about people wanting their wedding to be a certain way, and what weddings mean, and what the marriage relationship means, and it's crazypants. And the kids suffer at the hand of it, the kids are the...
- 10/3/2013
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
Comedy can succeed based on either its relatability or sheer absurdity, and “A.C.O.D.” favors the former approach, while not entirely forgoing the latter. Within its first few moments, this movie informs us that 54% of people are adult children of divorce, or A.C.O.D. Statistically, you’re likely to fall within that group (or closely know someone who does), making many of the jokes and observations here hit perhaps a little too close to home, though not too closely not to laugh. One such A.C.O.D. is Carter (Adam Scott), who is helping his younger brother, Trey (Clark Duke), plan his wedding. The hitch isn’t that Trey has only been dating his girlfriend (Valerie Tian) for a few months, but instead its that Carter and Trey’s parents can’t be in the same room together. Carter’s plans to get his mother (Catherine O’Hara) and father (Richard Jenkins) on civil terms backfires,...
- 10/2/2013
- by Kimber Myers
- The Playlist
A grown up Ted crashes the party.
The Hot Tub Time Machine sequel was filmed this past summer and is wasting no time making its way to theaters. Steve Pink returned to direct and Clark Duke, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Chevy Chase returned to their roles from the 2010 time travel comedy. Adam Scott took over the lead role from John Cusack, playing the grown-up son of Cusack’s character. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 may be in theaters by March 2014 reports Collider from their interview with Scott and Clark about the upcoming released of A.C.O.D.
“I think Hot Tub comes out in the spring,” said Scott, after which Duke chimed in and clarified, “In March.”
Another comedy sequel people are waiting patiently for is Ted 2. Seth McFarlane had tweeted something about April 2015 in our last report, and he wasn’t too far off. Universal announced today that the...
The Hot Tub Time Machine sequel was filmed this past summer and is wasting no time making its way to theaters. Steve Pink returned to direct and Clark Duke, Rob Corddry, Craig Robinson, and Chevy Chase returned to their roles from the 2010 time travel comedy. Adam Scott took over the lead role from John Cusack, playing the grown-up son of Cusack’s character. Hot Tub Time Machine 2 may be in theaters by March 2014 reports Collider from their interview with Scott and Clark about the upcoming released of A.C.O.D.
“I think Hot Tub comes out in the spring,” said Scott, after which Duke chimed in and clarified, “In March.”
Another comedy sequel people are waiting patiently for is Ted 2. Seth McFarlane had tweeted something about April 2015 in our last report, and he wasn’t too far off. Universal announced today that the...
- 10/2/2013
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Turn up the heat. It sounds like the Hot Tub Time Machine sequel might be bubbling into theaters earlier than expected. Collider reports that Hot Tub Time Machine 2 could be in theaters as soon as March 2014, though there will be some changes. John Cusack is out. Parks & Recreation co-star Adam Scott will step into his place, playing the older son of Cusack.s character from the first movie. And it was Scott who spilled the beans about the possible early release date, mentioning to Collider while promoting his latest comedy A.C.O.D. that, .I think Hot Tub comes out in the spring.. To which Time Machine 2 co-star Clark Duke added, .In March.. So, not exactly a press release from the studio, but enough of a promising lead for us to at least move this comedic sequel onto your radar. After all, Time Machine 2 went into production in June, ...
- 10/2/2013
- cinemablend.com
Hitting theaters in a limited release this Friday, writer-director Stuart Zicherman's A.C.O.D. offers a comedic look at a serious subject, exploring the trials and tribulations one goes through as an "Adult Child of Divorce". Leading an ensemble cast is "Parks and Recreation" star Adam Scott and ComingSoon.net had the opportunity to sit down with him and co-stars Clark Duke, Catherine O'Hara and Jane Lynch to discuss their unique ensemble approach. The film (co-written by Ben Karlin) follows Carter (Scott), a seemingly well-adjusted "A.C.O.D.". Having survived the madness of his parents. (O.Hara and Richard Jenkins) divorce, Carter now has a successful career and supportive girlfriend (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). But when his younger brother (Duke) gets...
- 10/2/2013
- Comingsoon.net
A.C.O.D. is an anomaly of sorts, a comedy jam-packed with screaming, nagging, and chronic discomfort that you nonetheless want to spend more time with than you're given. The film is willfully messy and disjointed, so as to mirror the chaos within real-life A.C.O.Ds (Adult Children of Divorce). It's at its acerbic, spryest best when the characters are at their least likable. Carter (Adam Scott), an anxious thirtysomething restaurateur, has spent his life trying to micromanage his shrill, antagonistic parents (Catherine O'Hara and Richard Jenkins), and the film's predictable trajectory concerns Carter coming to realize the futility of such a mission and focus on himself. But the cast transcends the familiar crises. Jenkins and O'Hara imbue even the crudest dialog...
- 10/2/2013
- Village Voice
ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at a new clip from A.C.O.D. , the comedy starring Adam Scott, Richard Jenkins, Catherine O'Hara, Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clark Duke, Ken Howard, Jessica Alba and Jane Lynch. Opening in theaters on October 4, A.C.O.D. follows Carter (Adam Scott), a seemingly well-adjusted Adult Child of Divorce. Having survived the madness of his parents. (Richard Jenkins and Catherine O.Hara) divorce, Carter now has a successful career and supportive girlfriend (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). But when his younger brother (Clark Duke) gets engaged, Carter is forced to reunite his bitterly divorced parents and their new spouses (Amy Poehler and Ken Howard) for the wedding, causing the chaos of his childhood to return including his wacky...
- 9/30/2013
- Comingsoon.net
Oh look, Adam Scott in an another obvious Adam Scott movie. If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it I guess, right? In all fairness, Adam Scott is far from broken, and absolutely eats these snarky, serious, dry humor spurting roles for breakfast, which is why A.C.O.D. was the perfect movie for Scott to lead. Honestly, I wouldn’t be surprised if writers Ben Karlin and Stu Zicherman (who also makes his directorial debut) wrote the part of Carter with only Adam Scott in mind, although that’s probably the worst way to attack a screenplay, so that can’t be true. They should consider themselves lucky, though, because with Adam Scott carrying A.C.O.D., this dissection of divorce drama was easier to stomach than it should have been.
Carter (Adam Scott) is a successful restauranteur, dates a beautiful woman named Lauren (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), cares for his younger brother...
Carter (Adam Scott) is a successful restauranteur, dates a beautiful woman named Lauren (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), cares for his younger brother...
- 9/30/2013
- by Matt Donato
- We Got This Covered
The mommy-of-two flashed her toned tummy in a crop top and matching skirt — and it’s another sign that the trend clearly is here to stay! What did you think of her look?
Jessica Alba, 32, looked stunning in an all-black Narcisco Rodriguez ensemble at her A.C.O.D premiere at the Landmark Theatre in La on Sept. 26. The stylish mom rocked a black top and a matching pleated skirt from the Spring/Summer 2014 collection. With a little peek of her toned waist and her long legs on display, Jessica was the definition of perfection! What do you think of Jessica’s red carpet outfit? Vote below!
Jessica Alba’s A.C.O.D. Premiere Outfit:
Jessica wowed on the red carpet, looking gorgeous in the chic separates. The Narcisco Rodriguez ensemble looked like it was made for her, as she donned a black chintzed wool top and black, pleated skirt from the collection.
Jessica Alba, 32, looked stunning in an all-black Narcisco Rodriguez ensemble at her A.C.O.D premiere at the Landmark Theatre in La on Sept. 26. The stylish mom rocked a black top and a matching pleated skirt from the Spring/Summer 2014 collection. With a little peek of her toned waist and her long legs on display, Jessica was the definition of perfection! What do you think of Jessica’s red carpet outfit? Vote below!
Jessica Alba’s A.C.O.D. Premiere Outfit:
Jessica wowed on the red carpet, looking gorgeous in the chic separates. The Narcisco Rodriguez ensemble looked like it was made for her, as she donned a black chintzed wool top and black, pleated skirt from the collection.
- 9/27/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Amy Poehler knows how to turn Emmy lemons into party lemonade!
The nine-time Emmy loser threw an Emmys Party Loser Lounge bash with 11-time loser Jon Hamm following Sunday's ceremony, and Access Hollywood caught up with the actress to get the dirt on the silly soiree.
"It was a lot of fun," Amy told Access at the Los Angeles premiere of her new comedic film, "A.C.O.D.," on Thursday.
Photos: Funny Ladies! The Glorious Women Of TV Comedy
The Losers Lounge, which was reportedly attended by stars including Jimmy Kimmel, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones and more, required ...
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The nine-time Emmy loser threw an Emmys Party Loser Lounge bash with 11-time loser Jon Hamm following Sunday's ceremony, and Access Hollywood caught up with the actress to get the dirt on the silly soiree.
"It was a lot of fun," Amy told Access at the Los Angeles premiere of her new comedic film, "A.C.O.D.," on Thursday.
Photos: Funny Ladies! The Glorious Women Of TV Comedy
The Losers Lounge, which was reportedly attended by stars including Jimmy Kimmel, Elisabeth Moss, January Jones and more, required ...
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- 9/27/2013
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
Tending to her hectic schedule, Jessica Alba paid a visit to Universal Studios to do an interview on “Extra” on Thursday afternoon (September 26).
The “Good Luck Chuck” actress looked lovely in a sleeveless patterned blue dress as she chatted about her brand new flick “A.C.O.D.”
And later, Jessica showed up at the Landmark Theater in Los Angeles along with fellow stars Amy Poehler and Adam Scott for the big West Coast premiere.
Slated to hit theaters October 4th, “A.C.O.D. follows a seemingly well-adjusted Adult Child of Divorce who is forced to revisit the chaos of his parents’ bitter divorce all over again after his younger brother decides to get married.”...
The “Good Luck Chuck” actress looked lovely in a sleeveless patterned blue dress as she chatted about her brand new flick “A.C.O.D.”
And later, Jessica showed up at the Landmark Theater in Los Angeles along with fellow stars Amy Poehler and Adam Scott for the big West Coast premiere.
Slated to hit theaters October 4th, “A.C.O.D. follows a seemingly well-adjusted Adult Child of Divorce who is forced to revisit the chaos of his parents’ bitter divorce all over again after his younger brother decides to get married.”...
- 9/27/2013
- GossipCenter
Jessica Alba showed off a new, shorter hairstyle when she attended the premiere of her latest film, A.C.O.D., in La last night. While on the red carpet, Jessica met up with her costars Amy Poehler and Adam Scott, both of whom also star together in Parks and Recreation, which, coincidentally, premiered its sixth season last night. Jessica was excited to meet up with Amy and Adam again as she posted a snap ahead of the event on Instagram of the two actors and wrote, "Can't wait to see these two kids at the A.C.O.D. premiere tonight." While the project won't hit theaters until Oct. 4, be sure to check out the trailer for A.C.O.D. before it comes to a theater near you. View Slideshow ›...
- 9/27/2013
- by Maria Mercedes Lara
- Popsugar.com
What's on tap for "Hot Tub Time Machine 2"? Co-stars Clark Duke and Adam Scott aren't telling - though the former did offer one compelling tease during my interview with the pair earlier today. "We don't know that much about this movie yet. What can you tell us about it?" I asked the actors during the junket for their upcoming big-screen comedy "A.C.O.D." "We don't [know much about it] either," lied Duke (the movie was filmed this summer). "Are you guys traveling back into the past again?" I pushed. "Or is there a little 'Back to the Future 2' element where...
- 9/27/2013
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
If you title your movie A.C.O.D., you might have to set aside some money in your budget for educating the public. After all, what is A.C.O.D., and will I need a vaccination before seeing it?
Fortunately, A.C.O.D. — which stands for Adult Children of Divorce — features a cast that can make such marketing extremely painless and fun. Adam Scott plays the Adult Child in question, a restauranteur who attends his younger brother’s wedding only to discover their divorced parents (Catherine O’Hara and Richard Jenkins) are still at war and to learn that his childhood therapist (Jane Lynch) turned his...
Fortunately, A.C.O.D. — which stands for Adult Children of Divorce — features a cast that can make such marketing extremely painless and fun. Adam Scott plays the Adult Child in question, a restauranteur who attends his younger brother’s wedding only to discover their divorced parents (Catherine O’Hara and Richard Jenkins) are still at war and to learn that his childhood therapist (Jane Lynch) turned his...
- 9/24/2013
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
O.M.G. (oh my God), acronyms are S.H.R.N. (so hot right now). Soon, we'll be introduced to a new one: A.C.O.D. As Adam Scott and Clark Duke explain in this P.S.A. (public service announcement), it stands for Adult Children of Divorce. It is also the name of their movie, in which Scott plays the aforementioned sort of adult child. It causes a lot of problems for Scott, like apparently an inability to commit to breakfast cereals. The film comes out on October 4. Prepare to diagnose yourself.
- 9/17/2013
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
A.C.O.D. has released its first clip.
Adam Scott features in the video alongside Catherine O'Hara and Richard Jenkins.
Scott stars as Carter, a man who is trying to come to terms with being an Acod (adult child of divorce).
O'Hara and Jenkins play his divorced parents, who he tries to bring together in the run-up to his brother's wedding.
While seeking therapy, he discovers that he was the subject of a study and book about the children of divorced parents.
Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clark Duke, Jane Lynch and Jessica Alba also star in the Stu Zicherman-directed movie.
A.C.O.D. will be released on October 4 in the Us. A UK date is yet to be announced.
Adam Scott features in the video alongside Catherine O'Hara and Richard Jenkins.
Scott stars as Carter, a man who is trying to come to terms with being an Acod (adult child of divorce).
O'Hara and Jenkins play his divorced parents, who he tries to bring together in the run-up to his brother's wedding.
While seeking therapy, he discovers that he was the subject of a study and book about the children of divorced parents.
Amy Poehler, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Clark Duke, Jane Lynch and Jessica Alba also star in the Stu Zicherman-directed movie.
A.C.O.D. will be released on October 4 in the Us. A UK date is yet to be announced.
- 9/17/2013
- Digital Spy
Sometimes movies need to sell us on their premise or the visual ambition, or provide some other hook to get us interested. Then there are movies like the upcoming comedy "A.C.O.D.," which with an ensemble led by Adam Scott and featuring Catherine O'Hara, Richard Jenkins, Jane Lynch, Clark Duke, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Amy Poehler and Jessica Alba, has the kind of cast we'd watch in anything. Just tell us where to show up. Speaking of showing up, not only do have some exclusive photos and clips from the film but those of you in New York City may be in for an extra treat. We're got pairs of advance tickets to give away to an advance screening of "A.C.O.D." in NYC on the evening of Tuesday, September 24th followed by a Q&A with writer/director Stuart Zicherman. Those of you who win will get a chance to check out the comedy,...
- 9/16/2013
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
We've already featured the first trailer for the Sundance selected comedy A.C.O.D. featuring Adam Scott as a worthwhile leading man. Now he's taking the lead in a PSA, which also features co-star Clark Duke (Hot Tub Time Machine), designed to tell these Adult Children of Divorce that despite their screwed up childhood, there's still hope. It's not awkward. It's awesome. Seriously, as I pointed out in my recap of my favorite films, A.C.O.D. was undoubtedly one of my favorite comedies at Sundance, so make sure to see it wherever you can. As a bonus, you can also see Jane Lynch trying to guess what A.C.O.D. means. Watch! Here's Adam Scott and Clark Duke's PSA for A.C.O.D. from Funny or Die: And here's Jany Lynch struggling to figure out what A.C.O.D. actually means: A.C.O.D. marks the directorial debut of Stu Zicherman (writer of "Six Degrees" and "Lights Out") who also...
- 9/10/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
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