Queens of the Stone Age launched their first North American headlining tour in five years on Thursday evening (August 3rd) at the Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre in Sterling Heights, Michigan.
The outing, dubbed “The End Is Nero Tour,” is broken up into in two legs, with this first one running through August 19th, and the second one launching on September 16th and wrapping up with an October 8th gig at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster or StubHub.
Frontman Josh Homme recently said he’s disappointed when bands don’t play their hits, and he certainly didn’t let down Qotsa fans by kicking off the show with perhaps the band’s best-known song, “No One Knows.”
The 18-song set also included four songs off Qotsa’s new album, In Times New Roman…, alongside favorites like “My God Is the Sun,” “Little Sister,” and “Go With the Flow.
The outing, dubbed “The End Is Nero Tour,” is broken up into in two legs, with this first one running through August 19th, and the second one launching on September 16th and wrapping up with an October 8th gig at the Aftershock festival in Sacramento, California. Tickets are available via Ticketmaster or StubHub.
Frontman Josh Homme recently said he’s disappointed when bands don’t play their hits, and he certainly didn’t let down Qotsa fans by kicking off the show with perhaps the band’s best-known song, “No One Knows.”
The 18-song set also included four songs off Qotsa’s new album, In Times New Roman…, alongside favorites like “My God Is the Sun,” “Little Sister,” and “Go With the Flow.
- 8/4/2023
- by Spencer Kaufman
- Consequence - Music
Exclusive: Tony winner Norbert Leo Butz is set as a series regular opposite Elle Fanning, Colton Ryan and Chloë Sevigny in Hulu drama The Girl From Plainville, from The Post writer Liz Hannah and Dr. Death exec producer Patrick Macmanus.
Written by Hannah and Macmanus and produced by UCP, The Girl From Plainville stars Fanning as Michelle Carter and is inspired by the true story of her controversial “texting suicide” case. Based off the Esquire article by Jesse Barron, the limited series will explore Carter’s relationship with Conrad “Coco” Roy III (Ryan) and the events that led to his death and, later, her controversial conviction of involuntary manslaughter.
Butz will play Conrad “Co” Roy II, Coco’s (Ryan) father. Toughened by life and work at the docks and on the boats in Mattapoisett, Ma, Co is forced to face his own mistakes as a father and sets out to...
Written by Hannah and Macmanus and produced by UCP, The Girl From Plainville stars Fanning as Michelle Carter and is inspired by the true story of her controversial “texting suicide” case. Based off the Esquire article by Jesse Barron, the limited series will explore Carter’s relationship with Conrad “Coco” Roy III (Ryan) and the events that led to his death and, later, her controversial conviction of involuntary manslaughter.
Butz will play Conrad “Co” Roy II, Coco’s (Ryan) father. Toughened by life and work at the docks and on the boats in Mattapoisett, Ma, Co is forced to face his own mistakes as a father and sets out to...
- 8/27/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s summer, everyone! And with its relatively sparse list of new releases for July 2021, Hulu seems to be subtlety imploring its subscribers to go outside.
Don’t get us wrong: Hulu’s library offerings get a big upgrade this month. July 1 sees the arrival of great films like Galaxy Quest, Fargo, and Caddyshack. Bill and Ted Face the Music premieres on July 2 and its followed by Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar on July 9. Not bad stuff! It’s just that, outside of the library titles, there isn’t much to go off of.
Hulu’s only major original release this month is the FX on Hulu production American Horror Stories on July 15. As its name implies, the show is a spinoff of American Horror Story and will feature self-contained horror episodes rather than a season-long arc. If you’ll allow this geriatric millennial to deploy one truly ancient meme: “Yo dawg,...
Don’t get us wrong: Hulu’s library offerings get a big upgrade this month. July 1 sees the arrival of great films like Galaxy Quest, Fargo, and Caddyshack. Bill and Ted Face the Music premieres on July 2 and its followed by Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar on July 9. Not bad stuff! It’s just that, outside of the library titles, there isn’t much to go off of.
Hulu’s only major original release this month is the FX on Hulu production American Horror Stories on July 15. As its name implies, the show is a spinoff of American Horror Story and will feature self-contained horror episodes rather than a season-long arc. If you’ll allow this geriatric millennial to deploy one truly ancient meme: “Yo dawg,...
- 7/1/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: NBC has put in development Life at the Bottom, a single-camera comedy from writers David Posamentier and Geoff Moore (Better Living Through Chemistry), Jamie Tarses and her FanFare Productions and Universal TV.
Written by Posamentier and Moore, Life at the Bottom centers on an aimless New Yorker who follows a girl to Antarctica, only to get dumped and abandoned there. He suddenly finding himself living amongst a bizarre assortment of passionate and eccentric scientists, soldiers and outcasts who have found their home at the bottom of the world.
Posamentier and Moore executive produce with Tarses via FanFare, which produces. Universal TV is the studio.
Posamentier and Moore wrote and directed the 2014 feature Better Living Through Chemistry, starring Sam Rockwell, Michelle Monaghan and Olivia Wilde. The duo most recently developed the hourlong fantasy drama Best Wishes and crime drama Down in the Valley, both with ABC. They are repped by Verve,...
Written by Posamentier and Moore, Life at the Bottom centers on an aimless New Yorker who follows a girl to Antarctica, only to get dumped and abandoned there. He suddenly finding himself living amongst a bizarre assortment of passionate and eccentric scientists, soldiers and outcasts who have found their home at the bottom of the world.
Posamentier and Moore executive produce with Tarses via FanFare, which produces. Universal TV is the studio.
Posamentier and Moore wrote and directed the 2014 feature Better Living Through Chemistry, starring Sam Rockwell, Michelle Monaghan and Olivia Wilde. The duo most recently developed the hourlong fantasy drama Best Wishes and crime drama Down in the Valley, both with ABC. They are repped by Verve,...
- 12/12/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) will present producer-actress Jane Fonda with the Guild’s 2019 Stanley Kramer Award. The two-time Oscar-winner is being honored for her lifetime activism and philanthropy. She will receive the award at the 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards on January 19, 2019 at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles.
Fonda has worked at the top of her craft since the 1960s as an actress and producer (“Book Club” was a summer 2018 hit). Earlier this year, Fonda participated in the well-reviewed HBO documentary “Jane Fonda in Five Acts.” Next month brings the fifth season of her Netflix show “Grace and Frankie,” which she executive produces and stars.
She has also given her untiring support to many political and social causes. They include her nonprofit, the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential, for which she celebrated her 80th birthday last December by raising $1.3 million to lower the teen pregnancy...
Fonda has worked at the top of her craft since the 1960s as an actress and producer (“Book Club” was a summer 2018 hit). Earlier this year, Fonda participated in the well-reviewed HBO documentary “Jane Fonda in Five Acts.” Next month brings the fifth season of her Netflix show “Grace and Frankie,” which she executive produces and stars.
She has also given her untiring support to many political and social causes. They include her nonprofit, the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential, for which she celebrated her 80th birthday last December by raising $1.3 million to lower the teen pregnancy...
- 12/20/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) will present producer-actress Jane Fonda with the Guild’s 2019 Stanley Kramer Award. The two-time Oscar-winner is being honored for her lifetime activism and philanthropy. She will receive the award at the 30th Annual Producers Guild Awards on January 19, 2019 at The Beverly Hilton hotel in Los Angeles.
Fonda has worked at the top of her craft since the 1960s as an actress and producer (“Book Club” was a summer 2018 hit). Earlier this year, Fonda participated in the well-reviewed HBO documentary “Jane Fonda in Five Acts.” Next month brings the fifth season of her Netflix show “Grace and Frankie,” which she executive produces and stars.
She has also given her untiring support to many political and social causes. They include her nonprofit, the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential, for which she celebrated her 80th birthday last December by raising $1.3 million to lower the teen pregnancy...
Fonda has worked at the top of her craft since the 1960s as an actress and producer (“Book Club” was a summer 2018 hit). Earlier this year, Fonda participated in the well-reviewed HBO documentary “Jane Fonda in Five Acts.” Next month brings the fifth season of her Netflix show “Grace and Frankie,” which she executive produces and stars.
She has also given her untiring support to many political and social causes. They include her nonprofit, the Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power & Potential, for which she celebrated her 80th birthday last December by raising $1.3 million to lower the teen pregnancy...
- 12/20/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
FX has set the main cast for the eight-episode limited series “Fosse/Verdon,” Variety has learned.
The series is based on the biography “Fosse” written by Sam Wasson and tells the story of the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) and Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams).
Norbert Leo Butz has been cast in the series regular role of Paddy Chayefsky, while Margaret Qually will appear in the series regular role of Ann Reinking.
In addition, the following people have been cast in recurring roles: Aya Cash as Joan Simon, Nate Corddry as Neil Simon, Susan Misner as Joan McCracken, Bianca Marroquin as Chita Rivera, Kelli Barrett as Liza Minnelli, Evan Handler as Hal Prince, Rick Holmes as Fred Weaver, Paul Reiser as Cy Feuer, Ethan Slater as Joel Grey, Byron Jennings as George Abbott, and Laura Osnes as Shirley MacLaine.
Butz is currently starring on Broadway in “My Fair Lady...
The series is based on the biography “Fosse” written by Sam Wasson and tells the story of the romantic and creative partnership between Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell) and Gwen Verdon (Michelle Williams).
Norbert Leo Butz has been cast in the series regular role of Paddy Chayefsky, while Margaret Qually will appear in the series regular role of Ann Reinking.
In addition, the following people have been cast in recurring roles: Aya Cash as Joan Simon, Nate Corddry as Neil Simon, Susan Misner as Joan McCracken, Bianca Marroquin as Chita Rivera, Kelli Barrett as Liza Minnelli, Evan Handler as Hal Prince, Rick Holmes as Fred Weaver, Paul Reiser as Cy Feuer, Ethan Slater as Joel Grey, Byron Jennings as George Abbott, and Laura Osnes as Shirley MacLaine.
Butz is currently starring on Broadway in “My Fair Lady...
- 11/19/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Two of the busiest filmmakers working today just got a little bit busier: Cary Fukunaga and David Lowery are reportedly teaming to work on the pilot for a new adaptation of the Joe Dante film “Explorers.” The 1985 sci-fi feature was an early screen credit for both River Phoenix and Ethan Hawke, telling the story of a trio of friends who build a spaceship based on designs that one of them sees in a supernatural vision.
Deadline is reporting that the team will work on this new “Explorers” script, with one of the pair planning to direct the eventual pilot. “I’m a huge Joe Dante fan so just getting to play in his playground is really exciting,” Lowery told IndieWire. “There’s so much potential in the original concept. When Cary brought it up a few months back I was mostly just shocked it hadn’t already been done. It...
Deadline is reporting that the team will work on this new “Explorers” script, with one of the pair planning to direct the eventual pilot. “I’m a huge Joe Dante fan so just getting to play in his playground is really exciting,” Lowery told IndieWire. “There’s so much potential in the original concept. When Cary brought it up a few months back I was mostly just shocked it hadn’t already been done. It...
- 11/6/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
ABC has put in development Best Wishes, an hourlong fantasy drama from writer-directors David Posamentier and Geoff Moore (Better Living Through Chemistry), Random Hill and ABC Studios.
Written by Posamentier and Moore, Best Wishes tells the story of a pragmatic, once successful man, Nick Day, who thinks the notion of wishes is a waste of time due to a personal tragedy he’s recently endured. But just as everything in his life is crumbling around him, things get more complicated when he’s approached by a potentially crazy woman claiming to be in the business of granting wishes. And she needs Nick’s help.
Jon Harmon Feldman and Jennifer Gwartz of Random Hill executive produce. ABC Studios is the studio.
Posamentier and Moore wrote and directed the 2014 feature Better Living Through Chemistry, which starred Sam Rockwell, Michelle Monaghan and Olivia Wilde. The duo most recently developed crime drama Down in the Valley with ABC.
Written by Posamentier and Moore, Best Wishes tells the story of a pragmatic, once successful man, Nick Day, who thinks the notion of wishes is a waste of time due to a personal tragedy he’s recently endured. But just as everything in his life is crumbling around him, things get more complicated when he’s approached by a potentially crazy woman claiming to be in the business of granting wishes. And she needs Nick’s help.
Jon Harmon Feldman and Jennifer Gwartz of Random Hill executive produce. ABC Studios is the studio.
Posamentier and Moore wrote and directed the 2014 feature Better Living Through Chemistry, which starred Sam Rockwell, Michelle Monaghan and Olivia Wilde. The duo most recently developed crime drama Down in the Valley with ABC.
- 8/27/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
That happy ending between Molly and Riggs we were all hoping for didn't quite happen on Lethal Weapon Season 2 Episode 17, but at least Trish and Roger are back in their happy place.
That's a huge relief.
What is the world without a united Trish and Roger?
While I love Trish to the ends of the earth and back, I'm actually on Roger's side.
I get that Trish was concerned about Roger's safety, but c'mon, woman! The man deserves to have a little fun in his life. He had every right to be upset at being called grandpa, and it wasn't wrong that he wanted to prove to everyone that he wasn't a grandpa at all!
So for Trish to drag this out as long as she has just to prove a point is rather ridiculous. It's been how many episodes now?
However, it did provide us with a way to...
That's a huge relief.
What is the world without a united Trish and Roger?
While I love Trish to the ends of the earth and back, I'm actually on Roger's side.
I get that Trish was concerned about Roger's safety, but c'mon, woman! The man deserves to have a little fun in his life. He had every right to be upset at being called grandpa, and it wasn't wrong that he wanted to prove to everyone that he wasn't a grandpa at all!
So for Trish to drag this out as long as she has just to prove a point is rather ridiculous. It's been how many episodes now?
However, it did provide us with a way to...
- 3/7/2018
- by Lisa Babick
- TVfanatic
What was that all about?
It pains me to have to say this, but this show has lost its magic.
On Lethal Weapon Season 2 Episode 13, Riggs ends up in a mental institution as part of an investigation, and the experience gives us another look into his very dismal childhood.
There are several problems I had with this installment of Lethal Weapon, but let's get that horrible memory of his mother's suicide out of the way first.
Doesn't anyone else think enough is enough? We knew that Riggs' mom died and that it had to do with cancer. The idea that she actually killed herself because of it and that Riggs basically witnessed her death takes it way over the top.
Riggs' childhood is so messed up, it's almost unbelievable to me that he was able to become a Navy Seal, let alone a cop. Wouldn't his past have been a...
It pains me to have to say this, but this show has lost its magic.
On Lethal Weapon Season 2 Episode 13, Riggs ends up in a mental institution as part of an investigation, and the experience gives us another look into his very dismal childhood.
There are several problems I had with this installment of Lethal Weapon, but let's get that horrible memory of his mother's suicide out of the way first.
Doesn't anyone else think enough is enough? We knew that Riggs' mom died and that it had to do with cancer. The idea that she actually killed herself because of it and that Riggs basically witnessed her death takes it way over the top.
Riggs' childhood is so messed up, it's almost unbelievable to me that he was able to become a Navy Seal, let alone a cop. Wouldn't his past have been a...
- 1/17/2018
- by Lisa Babick
- TVfanatic
ABC has put in development Down in the Valley, an hourlong crime drama from writer-directors David Posamentier and Geoff Moore (Better Living Through Chemistry) and TriStar Television. Written by Posamentier and Moore, Down in the Valley is described as a darkly comedic hourlong crime drama and family soap told from the perspective of a talented female police officer who returns home to Napa Valley to support her struggling family after her troubled sister disappears and…...
- 12/9/2016
- Deadline TV
From The Craft and The Birds to The Fugitive and She's All That, the many film reboots and remakes currently in the works...
Over the years that Den Of Geek has been going, we've regularly been charting the assortment of reboots and remakes that are making their way through the Hollywood system. This, then, is the current state of play. We've removed a bunch of projects that seem utterly dead - the once mooted remakes of Videodrome and Timecrimes, for instance - but we'll keep this list up to date as and when we hear of more.
Without further ado, here's what's coming up...
Akira
One of Hollywood's most on and off projects, the current state of the live action Akira remake is that it's back in the works. Marco J Ramirez, the showrunner for season 2 of Netflix's Daredevil show, has been hired to pen a screenplay. Warner Bros is still backing the film,...
Over the years that Den Of Geek has been going, we've regularly been charting the assortment of reboots and remakes that are making their way through the Hollywood system. This, then, is the current state of play. We've removed a bunch of projects that seem utterly dead - the once mooted remakes of Videodrome and Timecrimes, for instance - but we'll keep this list up to date as and when we hear of more.
Without further ado, here's what's coming up...
Akira
One of Hollywood's most on and off projects, the current state of the live action Akira remake is that it's back in the works. Marco J Ramirez, the showrunner for season 2 of Netflix's Daredevil show, has been hired to pen a screenplay. Warner Bros is still backing the film,...
- 8/19/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
When expectation meets reality, the results can be disastrous. Olivia Wilde learned that lesson when she celebrated her very first Mother's Day with her son, Otis. The Better Living Through Chemistry actress opened up about the experience on The Late Show Tuesday. "I had Mother's Day and [Jason Sudeikis] had Father's Day," she said. "He and I had very different ideas of what we want to do on our day. The deal is that we each get to do whatever we want on our day." "So my day, I wanted to have brunch. I wanted to go to Central Park," the 30-year-old actress recalled. "I had this image of Central Park being completely empty, just rolling meadows, one person a mile away...
- 6/18/2014
- E! Online
Olivia Wilde had a pretty disastrous mother.s day with her son Otis.
The actress appeared on Better Living Through Chemistry actress opened up about the experience on The Late Show Tuesday.
"I had Mother's Day and [Jason Sudeikis] had Father's Day," she said. "He and I had very different ideas of what we want to do on our day. The deal is that we each get to do whatever we want on our day."
"So my day, I wanted to have brunch. I wanted to go to Central Park," the 30-year-old actress recalled. "I had this image of Central Park being completely empty, just rolling meadows, one person a mile away flying a kit, some balloons. So he says, 'Yeah, we can do that.' So we go up there and it's hell. It's more packed. Everybody in the world is in Central Park that day. It also happened to be Japan Day,...
The actress appeared on Better Living Through Chemistry actress opened up about the experience on The Late Show Tuesday.
"I had Mother's Day and [Jason Sudeikis] had Father's Day," she said. "He and I had very different ideas of what we want to do on our day. The deal is that we each get to do whatever we want on our day."
"So my day, I wanted to have brunch. I wanted to go to Central Park," the 30-year-old actress recalled. "I had this image of Central Park being completely empty, just rolling meadows, one person a mile away flying a kit, some balloons. So he says, 'Yeah, we can do that.' So we go up there and it's hell. It's more packed. Everybody in the world is in Central Park that day. It also happened to be Japan Day,...
- 6/18/2014
- icelebz.com
Editor's Note: This post is presented in partnership with Time Warner Cable Movies On Demand in support of May's Indie Film Month. "Better Living Through Chemistry" is currently available to view On Demand. From her fantastic turn in Joe Swanberg's 'Drinking Buddies' to her memorable (but short) appearance in Spike Jonze's "Her," Olivia Wilde is on a mission to prove that she's someone we should be taking seriously. In this clip from "Better Living Through Chemistry," Wilde continues to show us why she belongs in the spotlight. The film, directed by first-timers Geoff Moore and David Posamentier, stars Sam Rockwell as a goody goody pharmacist who finds himself in an affair with one his customers and Wilde as a trophy-wife and all-around badass. She ends up complicating his life, forcing him into a world of sex, drugs and murder. In this clip we catch a glimpse at a nervous Rockwell,...
- 5/27/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein
- Indiewire
The USA Network is on the search for its next hit, with the announcement today of it’s 2014-15 development slate.
An alien drama from Lost creator Carlton Cuse, a comedy from Amy Poehler, and a single-cam comedy about a ski resort from Jessica Biel’s Iron Ocean Films are among the development projects touted by the network, who released descriptions for more than a dozen in-the-works possible series.
The network — home to Suits and White Collar — also announced the cast-contingent pilot pick-up of hour-long original drama Stanistan. Set in a fictional Middle Eastern country, the show follows the staff...
An alien drama from Lost creator Carlton Cuse, a comedy from Amy Poehler, and a single-cam comedy about a ski resort from Jessica Biel’s Iron Ocean Films are among the development projects touted by the network, who released descriptions for more than a dozen in-the-works possible series.
The network — home to Suits and White Collar — also announced the cast-contingent pilot pick-up of hour-long original drama Stanistan. Set in a fictional Middle Eastern country, the show follows the staff...
- 5/8/2014
- by Sandra Gonzalez
- EW - Inside TV
Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week
"Philomena"
What's It About? Judi Dench stars as an Irish woman who wants to find the son she gave birth to as a teen sent to live in a convent; Steve Coogan co-stars as the posh journalist who wants to write a story about her journey.
Why We're In: Based on a true story about Philomena Lee's travels to find her long-lost son, this is a sweet drama with moments of levity, thanks to the chemistry between Coogan and Dench.
Moviefone's Top Blu-ray of the Week
"Breaking the Waves"
What's It About? Ah, yes. Another tale by Lars von Trier about tormented love, sex, and religion! Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson play newlyweds who are forced into some rather extreme circumstances after he's paralyzed while working on an oil rig.
Why We're In: This tragic tale gets the full Criterion treatment, including select...
"Philomena"
What's It About? Judi Dench stars as an Irish woman who wants to find the son she gave birth to as a teen sent to live in a convent; Steve Coogan co-stars as the posh journalist who wants to write a story about her journey.
Why We're In: Based on a true story about Philomena Lee's travels to find her long-lost son, this is a sweet drama with moments of levity, thanks to the chemistry between Coogan and Dench.
Moviefone's Top Blu-ray of the Week
"Breaking the Waves"
What's It About? Ah, yes. Another tale by Lars von Trier about tormented love, sex, and religion! Stellan Skarsgård and Emily Watson play newlyweds who are forced into some rather extreme circumstances after he's paralyzed while working on an oil rig.
Why We're In: This tragic tale gets the full Criterion treatment, including select...
- 4/15/2014
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
Double Indemnity A wonderful film and most likely the next entry in my Best Movies features once I'm able to get around to this new Blu-ray. The last time I wrote about it was in July 2011 were I said it would be one of my personal "must own" movies on the heels of this post. I can't wait to revisit it in HD.
Touch of Evil I did get a chance to watch this new Blu-ray and it's an interesting presentation. I don't know how many times I've seen Touch of Evil, probably about three times before this latest viewing, and boy did this presentation seem darker. Gary over at DVD Beaver went into this too, comparing to the Masters of Cinema release, which looks to have maintained the film's grain structure to a higher degree. In this situation I'm not sure if either is necessarily the "correct" way to...
Touch of Evil I did get a chance to watch this new Blu-ray and it's an interesting presentation. I don't know how many times I've seen Touch of Evil, probably about three times before this latest viewing, and boy did this presentation seem darker. Gary over at DVD Beaver went into this too, comparing to the Masters of Cinema release, which looks to have maintained the film's grain structure to a higher degree. In this situation I'm not sure if either is necessarily the "correct" way to...
- 4/15/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. rights to Richard Glatzer and Wash Westmoreland's “The Last of Robin Hood,” which stars Kevin Kline as Errol Flynn, the company announced Wednesday. The stylish biopic follows Flynn's final years and his May-December romance with young starlet Beverly Aadland (Dakota Fanning), as well as her mother's (Susan Sarandon) role in encouraging the relationship. “Robin Hood,” which hails from Lifetime Films, also features Bryan Batt, Max Casella, Jason Davis, Matt Kane, Patrick St. Esprit, Ric Reitz and Justina Machado. Also read: Sam Rockwell's ‘Better Living Through Chemistry’ Acquired by Samuel Goldwyn Films...
- 4/9/2014
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
It was Caesar's soothsayer who warned, "Beware the scum of March" – ok, maybe not in those exact words, but centuries later, the Ides isn't half as horrifying as the ten miserable movies Peter Travers tosses into this month's scum bucket. And please do "Boo" along at home, Travers requests. "They kind of give me strength."
Check Out Peter Travers' Top 10 Movies of 2013
First off is God's Not Dead, a new Christian indie film about students that buck against their professor who's teaching in his philosophy class that God no longer exists.
Check Out Peter Travers' Top 10 Movies of 2013
First off is God's Not Dead, a new Christian indie film about students that buck against their professor who's teaching in his philosophy class that God no longer exists.
- 4/3/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Box Office Surprising absolutely no one, Divergent, the Ya adaptation starring Shailene Woodley as a "Divergent" in a dystopian future stratified by personality types, obliterated the competition at the box office this weekend, raking in an estimated $56 million. The take brought it in behind both Twilight and The Hunger Games, but was enough to make it the #2 opener of 2014 and likely validated Summit Entertainment's ongoing plans for a sequel. Muppets Most Wanted opened in second, with $16.5 million, a considerable drop from The Muppets' $29.2 million opening in 2011. Mr. Peabody & Sherman took third, with $11.7 million, a 46% drop over the previous weekend. 300: Rise of an Empire earned an additional $8.6 million, bringing it's total at the start of week #3 to $93.8 million. The Christian-marketed God's Not Dead took fifth with $8.6 million, helped, in part, by appearances by Duck Dynasty stars Willie and Korie Robertson.
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- 3/25/2014
- by BJSprecher Sprecher
- Reelzchannel.com
There are two ways a film can swing when it sets out an incredibly modest set of parameters: It can either prove to be a bland and unambitious retread of the typical and the well-worn, or it can manage – through solid filmmaking and sheer force of will – to succeed within its limited boundaries. While it falls into the latter, Better Living Through Chemistry isn’t really its own movie, it’s more a lightweight mish-mash of American Beauty and Double Indemnity with a dash of Breaking Bad for good measure. It’s amiable, mostly forgettable, and it’s not going to change the world – but boy do I prefer it to alot of the dross out there.
What the film lacks in originality, it at least partially makes up for in quantity. First time writer/directors David Posamentier and Geoff Moore take the age-old tale of the slightly wussy small...
What the film lacks in originality, it at least partially makes up for in quantity. First time writer/directors David Posamentier and Geoff Moore take the age-old tale of the slightly wussy small...
- 3/25/2014
- by Dominic Mill
- We Got This Covered
Netflix is continuing its original programming onslaught with the new half-hour "Grace and Frankie," and this comedy comes front loaded with names sure to resonate with the Baby Boomer set. Oscar-winner Jane Fonda will co-star with Lily Tomlin in what Netflix promises will be a "very different kind of sitcom" from "Friends" creator Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris. The two women will play long-time rivals brought together when their husbands declare their love for one another and announce they're getting married. Though it sounds like standard network fare in our post-"The New Normal" world, the involvement of stars like Fonda and Tomlin should get eyeballs. The 13- half-hour episode first season from Skydance Productions is written and created by Marta Kauffman and Howard J. Morris, and will premiere next year. Marta Kaufman, Howard J. Morris, Paula Weinstein, Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin and Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg...
- 3/19/2014
- by Liane Bonin Starr
- Hitfix
For such an obviously small and grass-rootsy kinda dark comedy, Better Living Through Chemistry has a surprising lot going for it. Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan. That's a lot of solid talent rounding out the three leading parts, all of whom have turned heads recently with other work. Unfortunately, when pitted together in this film, chemistry is exactly what they lack. (That may be the obvious line, but there, I said it. And, it's no less obvious than much of this movie.) First time writing/directing team Geoff Moore and David Posamentier, working with a glaringly apparent low budget, somehow netted this eye-opening cast - an accomplishment which is nothing to sneeze at. They even managed to get Ray Liotta and Jane Fonda to turn up...
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- 3/14/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Despite what Better Living Through Chemistry will try to tell you, Douglas Varney’s life isn’t all that hard. Played by Sam Rockwell, Doug’s biggest issues are an asshole father-in-law, an emasculating wife, a son who’s acting out and a general inability and/or lack of desire to do anything about it. Nonetheless, life’s pretty tough for ol’ Doug, and when his lazy teenage employee (Ben Schwartz) ditches work, Doug is stuck delivering prescriptions from the pharmacy he owns. One of those prescriptions happens to be for an Elizabeth Roberts (Olivia Wilde) a lovely woman who seems not to have a care in the world. Doug falls for her and they start sleeping together despite both being married to other people, and she introduces him to the wonders of prescription drugs. Soon he’s making his own drug cocktails for the two of them to take, and...
- 3/14/2014
- by Luke Mullen
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
David Posamentier and Geoff Moore have been writing together for about ten years. Each has an impressive resume of films they’ve been a part of in some way. Posamentier worked for writer/director Zach Braff on Garden State. Moore has worked on such films as Confessions of a Dangerous Mind and I Love You Phillip Morris. Having worked so long writing and developing projects for others, it seemed inevitable that they would eventually decide to direct themselves. Which is precisely what they have done with the dark comedy Better Living Through Chemistry.
The film tells the story of small-town pharmacist Doug Varney (Sam Rockwell) who’s conventional and boring life is turned upside down when he meets the alluring Elizabeth Roberts (Olivia Wilde). As the pair begins a drug-fueled affair, Doug undergoes a transformation that may ultimately lead him down the path to a better life.
Posamentier and Moore...
The film tells the story of small-town pharmacist Doug Varney (Sam Rockwell) who’s conventional and boring life is turned upside down when he meets the alluring Elizabeth Roberts (Olivia Wilde). As the pair begins a drug-fueled affair, Doug undergoes a transformation that may ultimately lead him down the path to a better life.
Posamentier and Moore...
- 3/14/2014
- by Mike Tyrkus
- CinemaNerdz
Better Living Through Chemistry
Written and directed by Geoff Moore and David Posamentier
USA, 2014
Better Living Through Chemistry flirts with danger from its opening moments, in which a narrator first says that while each of us can’t help everyone, everyone can help someone, and follows it up by saying that our lead character would dismiss that sentiment as fortune-cookie foolishness. That character, portrayed by Sam Rockwell, who grows more Sam Rockwell-esque by the minute here, would be right to do so, but the film he occupies essentially embraces that sentiment, if to a slightly amoral extent. Better Living Through Chemistry is, seemingly, a bit desperate to both occupy the same satiric subgenre as American Beauty and to be so emphatically unique among other American Beauty-esque films that it’s unable to fully achieve either goal in the end.
Rockwell is Douglas Varney, an “authentically nice guy” living...
Written and directed by Geoff Moore and David Posamentier
USA, 2014
Better Living Through Chemistry flirts with danger from its opening moments, in which a narrator first says that while each of us can’t help everyone, everyone can help someone, and follows it up by saying that our lead character would dismiss that sentiment as fortune-cookie foolishness. That character, portrayed by Sam Rockwell, who grows more Sam Rockwell-esque by the minute here, would be right to do so, but the film he occupies essentially embraces that sentiment, if to a slightly amoral extent. Better Living Through Chemistry is, seemingly, a bit desperate to both occupy the same satiric subgenre as American Beauty and to be so emphatically unique among other American Beauty-esque films that it’s unable to fully achieve either goal in the end.
Rockwell is Douglas Varney, an “authentically nice guy” living...
- 3/14/2014
- by Josh Spiegel
- SoundOnSight
Another sci-fi film from the 1980s is getting a remake. But this time, instead of a widely known entity like RoboCop, it’s the little-known cult classic Explorers. The film is often mistakenly lumped in with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin classics from that era, but it actually was directed by a contemporary of his- the man behind Gremlins and The Howling- Joe Dante. Paramount has tapped Geoff Moore and Dave Posamentier (Better Living Through Chemistry) to write the re-do.
Explorers featured the screen debuts of River Phoenix and Ethan Hawke, in a story about young boys that build a homemade spaceship. The original film had a tumultuous production, with a release date that was moved up, and a third act that was written on-the-go. It flopped when it arrived in theaters, but found a new life all its own when it came out on home video.
Not much else...
Explorers featured the screen debuts of River Phoenix and Ethan Hawke, in a story about young boys that build a homemade spaceship. The original film had a tumultuous production, with a release date that was moved up, and a third act that was written on-the-go. It flopped when it arrived in theaters, but found a new life all its own when it came out on home video.
Not much else...
- 3/13/2014
- by Mario-Francisco Robles
- LRMonline.com
Remember the good old days? Way back when a talented individual would have an original idea, and make a movie out of it? Those halcyon days of discovery and entertainment might just have disappeared a little further back into the mists of time, as Paramount has revealed their intention to remake the 1985 Joe Dante classic, Explorers, with a script written by Geoff Moore and Dave Posamentier (Better Living Through Chemistry).
It seems to have become more and more ‘on trend’ to mine back-catalogues for titles deemed ripe for a robust ‘re-imagining’. Having endured second shots at films such as Red Dawn, Conan The Barbarian, About Last Night, Carrie and RoboCop in recent years, we still have Annie and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to look forward to. Not to mention The Crow, Point Break, and even Flatliners, at some point in the future. Now, we can add to that list the tiny,...
It seems to have become more and more ‘on trend’ to mine back-catalogues for titles deemed ripe for a robust ‘re-imagining’. Having endured second shots at films such as Red Dawn, Conan The Barbarian, About Last Night, Carrie and RoboCop in recent years, we still have Annie and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles to look forward to. Not to mention The Crow, Point Break, and even Flatliners, at some point in the future. Now, we can add to that list the tiny,...
- 3/13/2014
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
This weekend, Aaron Paul is fresh out of prison and looking for revenge in "Need for Speed," Kristen Bell returns to "Veronica Mars" in the film adaptation of the cult hit television show, and Jason Bateman directs himself in the profanity-laced comedy "Bad Words."
"Need for Speed" stars Aaron Paul as Tobey Marshall, a street racer out for revenge. Recently released from prison, Marshall joins a cross country race to get close to the target of his vengeance, ex-partner, Dino Brewster, but his Brewster has already learned of his plan and places a massive bounty on his head. Directed by Scott Waugh ("Act of Valor"), the film stars Dominic Cooper and Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi) in supporting roles.
Financed by an ambitious Kickstarter campaign, "Veronica Mars" returns after a several year hiatus, and this time on the big screen! Kristen Bell stars as the young private eye, who returns to...
"Need for Speed" stars Aaron Paul as Tobey Marshall, a street racer out for revenge. Recently released from prison, Marshall joins a cross country race to get close to the target of his vengeance, ex-partner, Dino Brewster, but his Brewster has already learned of his plan and places a massive bounty on his head. Directed by Scott Waugh ("Act of Valor"), the film stars Dominic Cooper and Scott Mescudi (Kid Cudi) in supporting roles.
Financed by an ambitious Kickstarter campaign, "Veronica Mars" returns after a several year hiatus, and this time on the big screen! Kristen Bell stars as the young private eye, who returns to...
- 3/13/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
News Simon Brew 13 Mar 2014 - 06:44
Joe Dante's much loved 1980s sci-fi movie Explorers is getting the remake treatment...
The remake bandwagon has now turned up at Joe Dante's door, with Paramount Pictures now apparently planning a new take on the director's 1985 sci-fi adventure, Explorers.
Dante's film followed the adventures of a trio of children who built their own spaceship, giving big screen debuts to Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix. The new version is set to be produced by Josh Applelbaum and Andre Nemec. They've written screenplays for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but they're not penning the script for this one. That job is going to Geoff Moore and Dave Posamentier. The pair are the writers and directors of the incoming Better Living Through Chemistry, although they won't be directing Explorers.
When we get word of who will be directing, we'll let you know.
Joe Dante's much loved 1980s sci-fi movie Explorers is getting the remake treatment...
The remake bandwagon has now turned up at Joe Dante's door, with Paramount Pictures now apparently planning a new take on the director's 1985 sci-fi adventure, Explorers.
Dante's film followed the adventures of a trio of children who built their own spaceship, giving big screen debuts to Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix. The new version is set to be produced by Josh Applelbaum and Andre Nemec. They've written screenplays for Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, but they're not penning the script for this one. That job is going to Geoff Moore and Dave Posamentier. The pair are the writers and directors of the incoming Better Living Through Chemistry, although they won't be directing Explorers.
When we get word of who will be directing, we'll let you know.
- 3/13/2014
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
When it comes to remakes nowadays, no one is really clamoring for any of them. But that doesn't stop studios from picking up old properties, especially from the 80s, and making them new again. THR has word on the latest with Paramount Pictures commissioning Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol writers Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec to produce a remake of the 80s teenage sci-fi adventure Explorers. The original film followed three teen boys who create a homemade spaceship and blast off into the unknown and find a race of aliens who might be more than meets the eye. It's pretty easy to see how this could be remade. Better Living Through Chemistry writing and directing Geoff Moore and Dave Posamentier will script the film, but they won't be behind the camera. Joe Dante was behind the original, so it would be nice to find an up and coming sci-fi director to take the helm.
- 3/13/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
We haven't quite reached the point where anyone's talking about remaking The Goonies, but we're a step closer this morning, with the news that Paramount have put a team to work on a new version of Joe Dante's Explorers. The writers of Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol and Better Living Through Chemistry are in the mix.Dante made Explorers in 1985, in between Gremlins and Innerspace, giving River Phoenix and Ethan Hawke their film debuts in the process and showing an impressive eye for upcoming talent. The story involves three kids (Jason Presson was the third; where's he now?) who manage to create a spaceship out of a dodgem car and travel to a distant galaxy for some family-rated alien adventures.Ilm did the special effects and Rob Bottin did the creatures, but Dante says the film was rushed through production and never properly completed. It tanked on its initial release...
- 3/13/2014
- EmpireOnline
New Release
Enemy
R, 1 Hr., 30 Mins.
Fans of the surreal brainteasers of mid-period Cronenberg and Lynch will dig Denis Villeneuve’s puzzle-box thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a professor who discovers his doppelgänger and falls down a psychological rabbit hole. The film is long on mood and mystery. It also just feels long. Still, its Wtf ending is so insane you’ll forgive almost anything. B —Chris Nashawaty
New Release
The Art of the Steal
R, 1 Hr., 30 Mins.
You could say that Kurt Russell, as the ringleader of a robbery of priceless religious texts, is jaunty and appealing. You could...
Enemy
R, 1 Hr., 30 Mins.
Fans of the surreal brainteasers of mid-period Cronenberg and Lynch will dig Denis Villeneuve’s puzzle-box thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a professor who discovers his doppelgänger and falls down a psychological rabbit hole. The film is long on mood and mystery. It also just feels long. Still, its Wtf ending is so insane you’ll forgive almost anything. B —Chris Nashawaty
New Release
The Art of the Steal
R, 1 Hr., 30 Mins.
You could say that Kurt Russell, as the ringleader of a robbery of priceless religious texts, is jaunty and appealing. You could...
- 3/12/2014
- by EW staff
- EW - Inside Movies
The 1980s sci-fi adventure movie Explorers is getting the remake treatment. Paramount’s low-budget Insurge label is behind the project, which will be produced by Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, the writers behind Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol and the American version of the British TV series Life on Mars. Paramount also is hiring Geoff Moore and Dave Posamentier to write the script. The duo are the writer-directors behind Better Living Through Chemistry, a drug dramedy starring Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde that opens this weekend. (The pair only are writing Explorers, not directing.) Photos: Elijah Wood in 'Hobbit' and
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- 3/12/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A remake of director Joe Dante's 1985 science fiction adventure, Explorers , is on the way. The Hollywood Reporter today brings word that Paramount Pictures' Paramount Insurge is developing a new big screen version with Better Living Through Chemistry writer/directors Geoff Moore and Dave Posamentier attached to script. The original Explorers followed a trio of children (including Ethan Hawke and River Phoenix in their big screen debuts) who build a spaceship in their back yard. Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec, whose writing credits include Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol and the upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles , are attached to produce.
- 3/12/2014
- Comingsoon.net
Masculinity is reasserted and order restored in the Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde dramedy Better Living Through Chemistry, which could be subtitled "How Douglas Got His Dick Back."
Writer-directors Geoff Moore and David Posamentier's droll but unsatisfying film -- about a henpecked suburban pharmacist (Rockwell) who learns to become a man again by sleeping with married Elizabeth (a blonde Wilde), a woman much hotter than his wife (Michelle Monaghan) -- is the cinematic equivalent of a monthly capsule of Oxycontin: It might sound a little dangerous to some, but it's about as safe as it gets.
Give Rockwell's Doug credit for having the right instinct about his future married mistress: "I hate rich people."
He and Elizabeth soon become lovers in white: He pu...
Writer-directors Geoff Moore and David Posamentier's droll but unsatisfying film -- about a henpecked suburban pharmacist (Rockwell) who learns to become a man again by sleeping with married Elizabeth (a blonde Wilde), a woman much hotter than his wife (Michelle Monaghan) -- is the cinematic equivalent of a monthly capsule of Oxycontin: It might sound a little dangerous to some, but it's about as safe as it gets.
Give Rockwell's Doug credit for having the right instinct about his future married mistress: "I hate rich people."
He and Elizabeth soon become lovers in white: He pu...
- 3/12/2014
- Village Voice
Better Living Through Chemistry Samuel Goldwyn Films Reviewed for Shockya by Harvey Karten. Data-based on Rotten Tomatoes Grade: B Director: Geoff Moore, David Posamentier Screenplay: Geoff Moore, David Posamentier Cast: Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Rockwell, Ray Liotta, Jane Fonda, Norbert Leo Butz Screened at: Opens: March 14, 2014 If you watch TV at all, especially the programs (like the news) that cater to people over the age of forty, you’re aware of ads for pharmaceutical products that seem to promise that if you take this pill you may get heart disease, weakened bones, irritation, rashes, hives, a lower immune system, and death. Since most of the ads [ Read More ]
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- 3/10/2014
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Certain movies make things look so fun and appealing, right? This exclusive clip, from the upcoming "Better Living Through Chemistry," should come with a warning much like the ones legally required at pharmacies: No amount of pills will make you look like Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell, nor are they likely to make you have as much fun as they appear to be having in this glimpse at the film. Now that that's out of ...
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- 3/5/2014
- MTV Movie News
What happens when small town life becomes just a little too much to handle? If you're Sam Rockwell in the upcoming comedy "Better Living Through Chemistry" you embark on affair that soon turns to murder... Co-starring Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan, Ray Liotta, Jane Fonda and Ben Schwartz, the film from co-writers and directors Geoff Moore and David Posamentier follows a mild-mannered pharmacist (Rockwell) whose life gets turned around in a big way when he embarks on a drug-and-alcohol fueled affair with a seductive customer (Wilde). It's certainly a welcome change from his home life with his wife (Monaghan), where he's hen-pecked about how to raise their son, as you'll see in this exclusive clip. "Better Living Through Chemistry" hits VOD and opens in limited release on March 14th. Watch below.
- 2/27/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Olivia Wilde and Jason Sudeikis are so in love—and it totally shows! The pregnant Better Living Through Chemistry star and her fiancé shared a passionate kiss Tuesday while sitting courtside at an L.A. Clippers vs. San Antonio Spurs game. The 29-year-old mom-to-be dressed her growing baby bump in a white cable knit sweater which she paired with dark jeans and gold high tops. Jason, 38, kept his look casual, too with khakis, a blue-gray sweater, baseball cap and sneakers. It's pretty clear from their affectionate behavior that these two have plenty of love to go around, which is a good thing when you're expecting! Olivia's due date is May 4 (although we know babies don't always...
- 2/19/2014
- E! Online
Stepping out for a few errands, Olivia Wilde showed up at the American Apparel store in West Hollywood on Tuesday (February 4).
The pregnant “Incredible Burt Wonderstone” actress was hard to miss as she wore a black sweater with a massive white “O” across the front.
Despite her bun in the oven, Olivia has made sure to stay in shape with regular yoga sessions and plenty of exercise with her fiancé Jason Sudeikis.
And next month (March 14) Ms. Wilde’s new flick “Better Living Through Chemistry” is slated to hit theaters, also starring Michelle Monaghan, Sam Rockwell, Jane Fonda and Ray Liotta.
Per the synopsis, “A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.”...
The pregnant “Incredible Burt Wonderstone” actress was hard to miss as she wore a black sweater with a massive white “O” across the front.
Despite her bun in the oven, Olivia has made sure to stay in shape with regular yoga sessions and plenty of exercise with her fiancé Jason Sudeikis.
And next month (March 14) Ms. Wilde’s new flick “Better Living Through Chemistry” is slated to hit theaters, also starring Michelle Monaghan, Sam Rockwell, Jane Fonda and Ray Liotta.
Per the synopsis, “A straight-laced pharmacist's uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with a trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs and possibly murder.”...
- 2/5/2014
- GossipCenter
Hello again, dear readers. It’s the last week of January, and that means that we’re almost halfway through the early-year movie doldrums. This week’s installment of Trailer Trashin’ takes a look at this spring’s upcoming comedy-drama Better Living Through Chemistry.
Premise: Straight-laced pharmacist Douglas Varney’s (Sam Rockwell) uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with Elizabeth Roberts (Olivia Wilde), a seductive trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs, and possibly murder.
My take: As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, there have been several times in my history of writing this column that I’ve featured a movie which I hadn’t even heard of before seeing the trailer in question. Such is the case with this week’s subject, Better Living Through Chemistry. Before anyone gets too excited, the film has nothing to do...
Premise: Straight-laced pharmacist Douglas Varney’s (Sam Rockwell) uneventful life spirals out of control when he starts an affair with Elizabeth Roberts (Olivia Wilde), a seductive trophy wife customer who takes him on a joyride involving sex, drugs, and possibly murder.
My take: As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, there have been several times in my history of writing this column that I’ve featured a movie which I hadn’t even heard of before seeing the trailer in question. Such is the case with this week’s subject, Better Living Through Chemistry. Before anyone gets too excited, the film has nothing to do...
- 1/28/2014
- by Timothy Monforton
- CinemaNerdz
With her new HBO series “True Detective” continuing to be a huge success, Michelle Monaghan soaked up the spotlight by covering the Winter 2014 issue of Michgan Avenue magazine.
The “Fort Bliss” actress adorned herself in designer garbs from Escada and Burberry Prorsum for the Brian Bowen Smith-shot spread while opening up about everything from her first acting experience to juggling both motherhood and her career.
Highlights from Miss Monaghan’s interview are as follows. For more, be sure to visit Michgan Avenue!
On her life as a mother:
“Listen, it’s always a challenge. When I had my daughter Willow, it was a whole new ball game, trying to figure where is this job shooting, how long is it shooting for, can I be away from home? My husband Pete is such a hands-on father – I could not do it without him, and fortunately his career allows him to work from home,...
The “Fort Bliss” actress adorned herself in designer garbs from Escada and Burberry Prorsum for the Brian Bowen Smith-shot spread while opening up about everything from her first acting experience to juggling both motherhood and her career.
Highlights from Miss Monaghan’s interview are as follows. For more, be sure to visit Michgan Avenue!
On her life as a mother:
“Listen, it’s always a challenge. When I had my daughter Willow, it was a whole new ball game, trying to figure where is this job shooting, how long is it shooting for, can I be away from home? My husband Pete is such a hands-on father – I could not do it without him, and fortunately his career allows him to work from home,...
- 1/28/2014
- GossipCenter
Update: A trailer has arrived for dark comedy "Better Living Through Chemistry," starring Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde. The film has also been given a day-and-date from Samuel Goldwyn Films: March 14, for both theatrical and VOD. Watch the trailer belowEARLIER: Samuel Goldwyn Films has scheduled a spring 2014 release of co-writer/directors Geoff Moore and David Posamentier's directorial debut "Better Living Through Chemistry," starring Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde. Here's the synopsis: The film stars Sam Rockwell as a small town pharmacist whose uneventful life turns into a walk on the wild side when he embarks on a drug-and-alcohol fueled affair with a seductive customer, played by Olivia Wilde, in this murderously funny dark comedy.Stars Rockwell and Wilde both enjoyed acclaimed supporting turns in 2013 indies, for "The Way Way Back" and "Drinking Buddies" respectively, so there's high hopes for their onscreen "Chemistry." Produced by Occupant Entertainment, "Better Living.
- 1/27/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Photo Credit: Bill Gray / Samuel Goldwyn Films
Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell star in the brand new trailer for Better Living Through Chemistry.
A small town pharmacist’s uneventful life is turned inside out when a chance encounter with a lonely trophy wife turns into a walk on the wild side in the murderously funny dark comedy.
Doug Varney (Sam Rockwell) is the model of suburban respectability—until the night he delivers a prescription to the home of Elizabeth Roberts (Olivia Wilde). Gorgeous, seductive and multiply addicted, Elizabeth eagerly introduces Doug to extra-large martinis, uninhibited bedroom behavior and the illicit pleasures of the pharmacopoeia he has access to in his store.
Disregarded for years by everyone from his domineering wife Kara (Michelle Monaghan) and troubled son Ethan (Harrison Holzer), to the goldbricking employees at the drugstore he bought from his insufferable father-in-law (Ken Howard), Doug surprises himself by embarking on...
Olivia Wilde and Sam Rockwell star in the brand new trailer for Better Living Through Chemistry.
A small town pharmacist’s uneventful life is turned inside out when a chance encounter with a lonely trophy wife turns into a walk on the wild side in the murderously funny dark comedy.
Doug Varney (Sam Rockwell) is the model of suburban respectability—until the night he delivers a prescription to the home of Elizabeth Roberts (Olivia Wilde). Gorgeous, seductive and multiply addicted, Elizabeth eagerly introduces Doug to extra-large martinis, uninhibited bedroom behavior and the illicit pleasures of the pharmacopoeia he has access to in his store.
Disregarded for years by everyone from his domineering wife Kara (Michelle Monaghan) and troubled son Ethan (Harrison Holzer), to the goldbricking employees at the drugstore he bought from his insufferable father-in-law (Ken Howard), Doug surprises himself by embarking on...
- 1/23/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Whenever it’s announced that America’s sweetheart Sam Rockwell is going to be appearing in a new movie, there’s always one important question that immediately springs into any sane mind: “Is he going to get a chance to show off his sweet dance moves in this one?” Well, whoever cut together the trailer for Rockwell’s latest starring vehicle, Better Living Through Chemistry, was wise enough to help advertise the film by answering that all-important question, and the answer is yes, yes, a thousand times yes! We’ve got another movie where Rockwell shakes his booty on our hands, and it is glorious. Okay, that’s not entirely the truth. We only get a brief enough glimpse of moves being busted out to confirm the dancing, but we can assume that it’s going to be glorious. Past evidence supports it. Click through to see the proof for yourself, as...
- 1/23/2014
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Sam Rockwell seems to fly under the radar even though the actor consistently churns out solid work and is usually the best aspect of any movie he’s in (i.e. The Way Way Back). It’s doubtful that the new comedy Better Living Through Chemistry will be the one to propel him to A-list movie stardom (especially if Iron Man 2 […]
Read Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde get high on their own supply in the Better Living Through Chemistry trailer on Filmonic.
Read Sam Rockwell and Olivia Wilde get high on their own supply in the Better Living Through Chemistry trailer on Filmonic.
- 1/23/2014
- by Andrew Shuster
- Filmonic.com
Today we have the trailer for the upcoming comedic drama "Better Living Through Chemistry," starring Sam Rockwell, Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan, Ray Liotta and Jane Fonda. Check it out below. Plot: Rockwell stars as a meek, small-town pharmacist stuck in a loveless marriage who rediscovers himself by starting an affair with a trophy wife (Wilde). After she introduces him to the pleasures of prescription drugs, things spin out of control when they begin plotting to kill her husband. The new movie is written and directed by Geoff Moore and David Posamentier. It's scheduled to hit theaters on March 14th, in limited release. Trailer:...
- 1/23/2014
- WorstPreviews.com
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