Catherine O’Hara, Jane Lynch, and Amy Poehler in one movie. The potential of this trio teaming up is almost too much to bear. Then you add in Adam Scott (who was featured on the A.C.O.D. poster ) and Richard Jenkins and it becomes almost an embarrassment of riches. Check out the A.C.O.D. trailer below! A.C.O.D. Trailer A.C.O.D. opens in theaters on October 4th.
Deadline’s report that Sony Pictures and Scott Rudin plan to turn the 1970s sitcom Good Times into a feature film reminded me that there are still quite a few sitcoms from that era that are substantial enough to translate to feature films. Here are three: 1. Sanford and Son : Redd Foxx’s character, junk dealer Fred Sanford, was initially touted as a black Archie Bunker, and the show’s writers certainly did explore racial and cultural issues, but the real genius of the show was the give and take between Foxx and a great supporting cast of comedians that played his family and friends, including LaWanda Jackson (Aunt Esther), Whitman Mayo (Grady Wilson) and Slappy White (who inspired one of Tom Hanks funniest appearances on David Letterman’s NBC Late Night Show.) There’s only one funny guy who could adapt this to the big screen and make it count, and that’s Dave Chappelle. He could make a Sanford and Son feature relevant, find roles for Charlie Murphy and other cast members from his Comedy Central show and pull in some impressive hip-hop cameos like the RZA. 2. Barney Miller: I see Hal Linden’s salt-and-pepper mustache and I can’t help thinking Will Ferrell would be great as the captain of that series multicultural squad of plain-clothes detectives in chaotic 1970s Greenwich Village. Ferrell would get to stretch comedically by playing more of a straight man role and you could cast J.B. Smoove against type as the natty, urbane Sergeant Ron Nathan Harris, rewrite the Sergeant Nick Yemana role for Korean-American actor John Cho and feature David Koechner as Detective Stan “Wojo” Wojciehowicz. The best part: Abe Vigoda, who played Det. Philip K. Fish in the original series (and briefly had his own spinoff) is still around to make a cameo. 3. The Mary Tyler Moore Show: Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are too original and ambitious to ever attempt a straight parody film, but since Fey has cited The Mary Tyler Moore as inspiration for 30 Rock, I can still fantasize about the feminist fun she and Poehler would have with this landmark sitcom. Entertainment Weekly once even drew parallels between MTM and 30 Rock characters, but, unlike that publication, I’d rather see Alec Baldwin in the Ted Baxter weatherman role. [ Deadline , USA Today , EW.com ] Follow Frank DiGiacomo on Twitter . Follow Movieline on Twitter .
Amy Poehler has done her best to diffuse any potential feud between herself and Taylor Swift . With that singer telling Vanity Fair in its latest issue that Poehler and Tina Fey are bound for Hell after they mocked her love life at the Golden Globe Awards, the actress has responded in a chat with The Hollywood Reporter. “Aw, I feel bad if she was upset. I am a feminist and she is a young and talented girl,” Poehler said . “That being said, I do agree I am going to hell. But for other reasons. Mostly boring tax stuff.” Point, Amy Poehler. What do you think of Taylor’s comments? Does she have a legitimate beef with Poehler and Fey? Yes, how dare they?!? No, she should learn to take a joke View Poll »
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler owned the stage, while Leonardo DiCaprio couldn’t catch a break. By Amy Wilkinson Tina Fey and Amy Poehler host the 70th annual Golden Globes Photo: Getty Images
Based on the incredible volume of Ryan Seacrest’s hair, it must be Golden Globes time! And for the next hour, Movieline will be bringing you our highly subjective play-by-play of the festivities. And at 8, join us as we live-blog the awards. See you after the jump.
Welcome to Movieline’s live coverage of the 70th Annual Golden Globes Awards. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler should be out any minute now, and we’ll keep you updated on the good, the bad and the ugly after the jump.
Nominations for the 2013 Golden Globe Awards were announced this morning, with Les Miserables picking up seven and Homeland a bunch and… … yadda, yadda, yadda. Who cares?!? Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are hosting the event! We’d watch even if The Newsroom was nominated for Best Drama over Mad Men . (Wait… WHAT?!?) This pair of uproarious actresses star in the following Golden Globes promo, which teases the January 13th ceremony as especially classy: Golden Globes Promo: Hilarious!
Amy Poehler is a sexy blonde MILF actress who here has decided to go out showing off a lot of cleavage in a jacket and bra in this see-through outfit Continue reading →
In case the separation of Amy Poehler and Will Arnett didn’t ruin your belief in love, consider the following: Danny DeVito and Rhea Perlman have split. Entertainment Tonight confirms that the couple, which has been married 30 years and which has three children together, are going their separate ways. DeVito, of course, stars on It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia , while Perlman recently had a recurring role on the HBO’s Hung . The stars’ rep did not mention the word “divorce,” so perhaps there’s still hope for one of Hollywood’s funniest, most long-term twosomes.
Proving that no celebrity marriage is safe, Amy Poehler and Will Arnett have announced their separation after nine years of marriage. A rep for the couple says the split is “amicable,” though few other details are available at this time. Arnett and Poehler were married in August of 2003 and are the parents of sons Archie, 3 and Abel, 2. Arnett guest-starred on Poehler’s Parks and Recreation in 2010, while other shared on-screen credits for the pair included Arrested Development , Blades of Glory , Horton Hears a Who! , On Broadway , Spring Breakdown and Monsters vs. Aliens . This marriage was the first for Poehler. Arnett was previously married to Penelope Ann Miller. We wish each side the very best in this difficult time.