Whip It skates familiar circles Oct 3, 2009
All its lacking is a cameo from Adam Sandler. Light-hearted to the extreme, Whip It is noteworthy only for being the first of a kind. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Erie's Comedy Central Oct 1, 2009
" That said, McKinney did land a speaking part in "The Zookeeper," a film with Kevin James scheduled for release in October 2010. McKinney had worked on a "King of Queens" episode and impressed producers so much he was invited back. Though his heavy tour schedule precluded that, producers remembered him when casting "The Zookeeper," which features James in the title role. In the film, the zoo animals decide to help their zookeeper pal win over a woman by revealing they can talk. Cher, Sylvester... (Erie Times-News, PA)
Hollywood action to roll in Bridgewater cornfield Sep 25, 2009
Adam Sandler chows down at the Hamilton House of Pizza. Martin Scorsese takes over an old mill in Taunton. (Boston Globe)
Movie review: Bedtime Stories -- 2 out of 5 stars Sep 24, 2009
Cast: Adam Sandler, Keri Russell, Guy Pearce ... Box-office commodity Adam Sandler is repositioned as kid-friendly in Bedtime Stories, a Disney movie that plays better on a balance sheet than a screen. (FOX61, CT)
Family is familiar ground for ‘Modern Family’ mom Sep 22, 2009
We like Julie Bowen because she slow-danced to Endless Love with Adam Sandler on an ice rink in Happy Gilmore. We like her sass on the macho lawyer series Boston Legal. (Boston Globe)
Funny People: Dont be fooled into thinking that the film is all slapstick Sep 21, 2009
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North Andover student hones skills at young broadcasters camp Sep 19, 2009
His dad Carlos Magaletta is an immigration lawyer, older brother Michael, 16, studies at St. John s Prep, and younger brother Matthew was an extra, with Sue, in the locally filmed Hollywood films Grownups with Adam Sandler and Zookeeper with Kevin James. Sue was a lawyer before staying home with the children, and plans to return to a career but this time as a performer. (North Andover Citizen, MA)
Daily TV and radio guide Sep 19, 2009
Bedtime Stories 9 p.m. (STARZ) A handyman (Adam Sandler) tells his niece and nephew nighttime tales that begin to come true. PG (2008). (Boston Globe)
Barrymore creates chemistry in 'Whip It' Sep 19, 2009
SHOWCASE :: Erie's Entertainment Web Site. Brad Paisley, Dierks Bentley, Jimmy Wayne to play Penn State's Bryce Jordan Center on Oct. 23. (Erie Times-News, PA)
East meets Western Mass. Sep 19, 2009
In recent weeks, he s mugged with Mark Wahlberg, Adam Sandler, Amy Smart, Rob Schneider, and Drew Barrymore. Cast and crew of The Town, including director and star Ben Affleck, were shooting yesterday outside the Cask n Flagon on Lansdowne Street. (Boston Globe)
Film star monkeys caught up in Boston hotel alert Sep 18, 2009
Two monkeys and the cast from upcoming Adam Sandler film The Zookeeper were evacuated from a Boston hotel after carbon monoxide alarms went off ... The film is scheduled for release in October 2010 with Adam Sandler, Sylvester Stallone and Cher providing the voices. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Barrymore wheels into directing with Whip It Sep 17, 2009
Her training as a director has been going on for years, since she began producing movies in the 1990s, her credits including her "Charlie's Angels" adventures and her Adam Sandler romance "50 First Dates.". advertisement. (MSNBC -- News)
Drew Barrymore On A Roll Sep 17, 2009
Her training as a director has been going on for years, since she began producing movies in the 1990s, her credits including her Charlie's Angels adventures and her Adam Sandler romance 50 First Dates. . (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Meyers Movie Blog #7 - Back To School Sep 17, 2009
Funny PeopleJudd Apatow hired an excellent cast including Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen for this dark comedy. The story centers around a stand-up comic (Sandler) who finds out he is terminally ill. (Umassathletics.com)
Giraffe dies on Franklin Park Zoo film set Sep 15, 2009
Tammy Sandler, a publicist for the movie, said film producers would not comment on PETA s allegations, as they did not address the letter that was sent to the film s cast, including James, Cher, the voice of the giraffe in the movie, Rosario Dawson, Sylvester Stallone, and Adam Sandler. But Sandler did point out that the treatment and training of animals in the movie has been supervised by American Human. (Boston Globe)
Box Office Weekend: Tyler Perry's Bad Does Good Sep 14, 2009
Box Office Weekend: Tyler Perry's 'Bad' Does Good - TIME (Time.com)
Looking at how film comedy lasts - or doesn't Sep 12, 2009
In the 1990s, Adam Sandler was one of the exemplars of the Disturbed Idiot genre - a popular comedy subtype that also included Carrey, Pauly Shore and Tom Green. But since then, Sandler has branched out into semi-dramatic roles, including this summer's "Funny People," while Carrey hasn't quite found his next move. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Funny People Sep 10, 2009
Now Adam Sandler joi 00004000 ns the list. In Judd Apatow's Funny People he is cast as George Simmons, a comedy star who has accumulated all the comforts provided by fame and money with the predictable results. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Happy Gilmore long drive contest, Sept. 1 Sep 9, 2009
A ten dollar donation to the Boston Bruins Foundation will allow fans of all ages three attempts to hit their ball as far as possible using a swing like Adam Sandler s movie character Happy Gilmore. The fan that hits the longest drive will receive two tickets to the Boston Bruins Foundation s sixth annual Golf Tournament dinner where they will meet and dine with the Bruins players, coaches and executives who played in the afternoon s tournament as well as an autographed Milan Lucic jersey. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
District 9 invades UK film chart Sep 9, 2009
The movie, which stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan as stand-up comedians, was at number two last week. US BOX OFFICE TOP FIVE 1. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Funny People AU Review Sep 8, 2009
Other stand-out moments include the delicately handled flashbacks to earlier career moments in the lives of Adam Sandler and his troupe of stand-up comedian friends. Excellent use of sound editing and a 'wandering eye' camera highlight George Simmons' radical disconnect with the people around him as he learns of his condition ;and it's handled beautifully. (IGN FilmForce)
Eric Bana in Apatow comedy Sep 7, 2009
(L-R) George (Adam Sandler), Clarke (Eric Bana) and Ira (Seth Rogen) watch Aussie rules football in Judd Apatow's Funny People ... But it's clear Bana enjoyed his casting in Funny People, alongside co-stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
20 films likely to get year-end recognition Sep 5, 2009
Funny People (July): Judd Apatow's comedy-drama about comedians and their world could easily be nominated for a best comedy or musical Golden Globe, and Adam Sandler could get a best actor (comedy or musical) nomination. Julie (July): Meryl Streep as Julia Child saved the movie and probably locked up another Oscar nomination. (San Francisco Chronicle)
OwlsDaily Photos: Villanova 27, Temple 24 Sep 5, 2009
Watching Temple football is like watching a bad Adam Sandler movie (perhaps that's redundant) over and over and over. Navy, Buffalo, Uconn; they all seem to blur. (OwlInsider.com)
Show your UGA colors Friday Sep 4, 2009
I think that all the need now is to get Burt Reynolds or Adam Sandler to QB and they will be ready. Saint Simons. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
In Theaters, Aug. 6-13 Sep 3, 2009
Funny People - When an established comic (Adam Sandler) is diagnosed with a terminal medical condition, he reaches out to a newcomer to comedy (Seth Rogen,) in hopes that he can help the struggling stand-up find his way. (AP). (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Boy falls into a lion pit on Zookeeper set Sep 3, 2009
BOSTON - A teenage boy visiting a zoo on Wednesday fell into a lion pit thats part of a set for the upcoming Kevin James and Adam Sandler movie The Zookeeper, but he wasnt badly hurt. No animals were in the area at the time of the accident at the Franklin Park Zoo, spokeswoman Brooke Wardrop said, and the movie crew wasnt on the set. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Celebrity birthdays for Sept. 6-12 Sep 3, 2009
Actor-comedian Adam Sandler is 43. Model Rachel Hunter is 40. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Summer Movie Report Card: Season starts fast, slips late Sep 2, 2009
Even with Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen, Judd Apatow's $75 million Funny People took in a paltry $51 million. Jack Black's prehistoric comedy Year One fared worse, doing $43 million. (USA Today)
All over ‘Town’ Sep 2, 2009
The event, sponsored by the Boston Bruins Foundation, gave fans three attempts to hit the ball as far as possible using an unorthodox swing like Adam Sandler s cinematic alter ego Happy Gilmore. The fan with the longest drive got two tickets to the foundation s upcoming golf tourney. (Boston Globe)
Final Destination tops UK chart Sep 2, 2009
There were three other new entries in the top 10, including comedy Funny People, starring Adam Sandler and Eric Bana, which entered the chart at three. Iraq war film The Hurt Locker came in at eight, with Pedro Almodovar's Broken Embraces going in at number 10. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Daily television guide Sep 1, 2009
A spoiled heir (Adam Sandler) must go back to school to inherit the family business. PG-13 (1995). (Boston Globe)
Reality check for Hollywood's A-list Sep 1, 2009
But Duplicity (with Julia Roberts), Land of the Lost (Will Ferrell), Imagine That (Edddie Murphy), Funny People (Adam Sandler), Public Enemies (Johnny Depp), The Taking of Pelham 123 (Denzel Washington and John Travolta) and even Angels & Demons (Tom Hanks) brought in sales that varied from average to abysmal. The one movie luminary to live up to his billing for drawing audiences has been Brad Pitt in Inglourious Basterds - the violence-packed Quentin Tarantino number that took in $USD 38... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Another 'pro-love' epic that's come over all funny Aug 29, 2009
In Funny People, Apatow tells of a rich comedian (Adam Sandler) who befriends a struggling comic (Apatow regular Seth Rogen) after contracting a terminal illness. Apatow drew on his observations of show business life for a story about ''someone who hasn't grown up. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
10 Lessons from the Summer Box Office Aug 29, 2009
In , Adam Sandler went deadly serious and into the box-office commode. Sacha Baron Cohen was nearly lynched for putting an oily edge on his Br. (Time.com)
Essex Music Festival Aug 28, 2009
And thanks to Adam Sandler s not-yet-released movie Grown Ups, this year s event is in a new location (the film folks rented Centennial Grove for the summer). Old Cold Tater (below) hosts the event taking place on two stages where area performers will play until 7 p.m., followed by a cajun/zydeco show by Boston s Boogaloo Swamis. (Boston Globe)
Vineyard viewing Aug 25, 2009
That s why she was called to the Huntington Avenue YMCA at the last minute over the weekend to help extras in Adam Sandler s movie Grown Ups learn how to do the Hustle for a 1970s flashback scene. Neill said she spent the better part of a hot day teaching extras the steps so they could break out in a seemingly spontaneous routine. (Boston Globe)
Verisimilitude: The Blind-spot In Our Artistic Consciousness Aug 24, 2009
The notoriously unfunny creation, very much uncharacteristic of Apatow, features Hollywood Greats such as Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana among others. Reviews have been very bad but they havent pushed Apatow out of the business. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Final rounds Aug 24, 2009
Grown Ups star Adam Sandler was spotted dining at the Mandarin Oriental. Alex Rodriguez and girlfriend Kate Hudson joined teammate Johnny Damon and his former teammate David Ortiz and wife Tiffany at Ortiz s Big Papi s Grille in Framingham. (Boston Globe)
Afghanistan Doesn't Bring Out the Vote Aug 22, 2009
Films starring the likes of Denzel Washington, Julia Roberts, Adam Sandler, and Tom Hanks, to name a few, have failed to deliver, giving more ammo to the studios' eternal quest to cut down on the $20 million paychecks. Needless to say, agents and actors are biting their fingernails and thinking up excuses. (Slate)
Bump day in Back Bay Aug 22, 2009
Shooting and sippingWith work on Grown Ups all but wrapped up, actor Adam Sandler stopped by the gym at Emmanuel College yesterday to play a little pickup basketball with women s basketball coach Andy Yosinoff. While working in Marblehead earlier this week, kids at a lemonade stand there were surprised when Sandler stopped by for a cold drink. (Boston Globe)
Kevin Frisch: One library lovers shelf life Aug 22, 2009
They re no Palme d Or nominees but, then, neither is anything Adam Sandler is in. Of course, my own elders used to tell me how much more fulfilling it was to listen to serials on the radio, rather than watching them on TV. You could use your imagination. (Belmont Citizen Herald, MA)
10 Things I Hate About G.I. Joe Aug 21, 2009
The wholesale belief that more and more and more action is better, when the fight scene from Punch-Drunk Love was less than a minute long, featured Adam Sandler and was still more intense than anything here. 7. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Sandler spotted as scene shifts to Marblehead Aug 19, 2009
Star spotted: Actor Adam Sandler performs in a scene Tuesday, Aug. 18 at the Harbor Avenue residence of Dan and Meredith Doherty on Marblehead Neck ... Movie star Adam Sandler came, he played some basketball, and he slapped a lot of high-fives. (Amesbury News, MA)
Tom DeLay one of 16 new 'Dancing with the Stars' celebrities Aug 18, 2009
" One of the Macy's Stars of Dance performances will be the hugely popular "Design-a-Dance," where fans have the chance to select their favorite professional dancers, dance styles and wardrobe at www.abc.com. In addition, couples will once again take part in a team formation dance, and a variety of new elements will be incorporated into routines involving all couples.Four new dance styles -- the Bolero, the Charleston, the Two Step and the Lambada -- are also going to be introduced. The middle... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Ion Television acquires major films Aug 18, 2009
The package from NBCU includes The Break Up, starring Jennifer Anniston and Vince Vaughan, Miami Vice, starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx, and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James, plus the Back to the Future trilogy, Inside Man and The Hitcher. As Ion Television continues to build its schedule, these first-rate theatrical features are the perfect complement to our growing line-up of original and acquired series, said Leslie Chesloff, executive vice... (South Florida Business Journal, FL)
ION Television Inks Deal with NBC Universal Domestic Television Distribution for Major Theatrical Film Package Aug 18, 2009
The package from NBCU includes over one dozen hit movies including The Break Up, starring Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn; Miami Vice, starring Colin Farrell and Jamie Foxx and I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry, starring Adam Sandler and Kevin James. Other titles in the package include the Back to the Future trilogy, Inside Man and The Hitcher. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
'Idol' champ is far from idle Aug 17, 2009
The VIP crowd included cast mates Adam Sandler (and wife Jacqueline), Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James, Colin Quinn, Norm MacDonald, and Maya Rudolph, as well as chef Todd English. About a group of high-school buddies who reunite after 30 years, the movie directed by Dennis Dugan was mostly shot in Essex and elsewhere on the North Shore. (Boston Globe)
What's Playing Aug 13, 2009
Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann all turn in memorable and skilled performances, but much of it is lost in the uneven proceedings. The final 20 minutes seem rushed, and Rogen's character struggles to have enough things to do when the action shifts almost completely away from him after the audience has invested the better part of two hours getting to know him. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Finding comedy in tragedy Aug 13, 2009
His third film as director, "Funny People," stars Adam Sandler ... Apatow's latest comedy "Funny People" pairs Adam Sandler (left) with Seth Rogen (right) ... The movie stars Apatow's former flatmate Adam Sandler as a famous comedian who is struck down with leukemia. (CNN -- International)
Help spare others agony of a lost child Aug 13, 2009
He loved Adam Sandler and Jim Carrey movies. He loved video games and said he wanted to be a video game designer, or maybe an FBI agent (depending on if he was on an X-Files kick). (Anchorage Daily News)
Brady hangs with the boys Aug 12, 2009
This one, with Adam Sandler, was taken over the weekend in front of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel. Giannattasio said he got the shot by waiting outside of the hotel with his brother until Sandler returned to the Mandarin after having dinner at Abe & Louie s. Giannattasio s collection includes images of him posing with Mark Wahlberg, Eliza Dushku, Amy Smart, Rob Schneider, and Kevin James. (Boston Globe)
'Joe,' 'Julia' pack one-two punch at box office Aug 11, 2009
The previous weekend's top movie, Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen's "Funny People," tumbled to No. 5 with $7. 9 million, down a whopping 65 percent from its opening weekend. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Summer Comedies Promise Big Laughs Aug 11, 2009
The Lineup, Starring Will Ferrell And Adam Sandler, Provides A Light-Hearted Alternative To The Big-Budget Action Flicks ... From left, Leslie Mann, Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Eric Bana are shown in a scene from the upcoming comedy "Funny People." (AP Photo/Universal Pictures) ... On July 31, he'll release "Funny People," starring Adam Sandler as a stand-up comedian who finds out he has a terminal disease. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
"G.I. Joe" Conquers Weekend Box Office Aug 11, 2009
Toy-Based Film Takes Top Spot; Adam Sandler's Former No. 1 "Funny People" Tumbles; "Julie " a Solid No. 2 ... The previous weekend's top movie, Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen's "Funny People," tumbled to No. 5 with $7. (CBS News -- Entertainment)
Apatows Women Have To Face Up to Reality Aug 11, 2009
And maybe not then, either: Even funny guys Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell, who built their careers playing variations on the incorrigible adolescent, have lately acquired a few chinks in their movie star armor. Perhaps, as Troy suggests, Funny Peoples relatively tepid performance does represent a collective exhaustion with Apatows preoccupations. (Slate)
`G.I. Joe' rolls to box-office victory with $54.7M Aug 11, 2009
Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen's "Funny People" had a solid though unremarkable start at the box office, debuting as the No. 1 film with $22 ... Adam Sandler's serious side has caught on with audiences. (Fresno Bee -- Business)
GI Joe storms US box office chart Aug 11, 2009
Last week's number one, Adam Sandler and Seth Rogan's Funny People, dropped to number five. G-Force held firm at number three, while Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince dropped to four from number two. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Daily TV listings Aug 11, 2009
Romp about a hockey player (Adam Sandler) turned golfer. PG-13 (1996). (Boston Globe)
Catch of the Day Aug 10, 2009
Grown Ups mingle Some of the actors and crew working on the locally-shot Adam Sandler movie Grown Ups attended a 70s-themed party at the Liberty Hotel bar Alibi on Saturday night. Guests included David Spade, who made rounds with his Grown Ups costar Jamie Chung. (Boston Globe)
Box Office Weekend: G.I. Just-OK, Julia Delicious Aug 10, 2009
" Funny People,s star, Adam Sandler, is a dominant, almost unparalleled moneymaker when he appears in recognizably "Adam Sandler movies," that is. Ten of his rowdy laff-fests have passed the $100 million domestic box office mark in little over a decade. But when the king of comedy steps out of his doofus character to headline off-center projects like Punch-Drunk Love, Spanglish and Reign Over Me, his fans stay away. So they skipped Funny People, an inside-showbiz dramatic comedy about a... (Time.com)
Fears of a clown Aug 9, 2009
In his footsteps, with somewhat more artistic success, have followed Jim Carrey ( The Truman Show ), Adam Sandler ( Punch-Drunk Love ), and others ... Judd Apatow is a writer and director, so he s more in the Preston Sturges vein than a performer like Adam Sandler. (Boston Globe)
Daily guide to television and radio Aug 8, 2009
Adam Sandler as a naif who becomes a college-football great. PG-13 (1998). (Boston Globe)
Critic's Rave: 'Funny People' not a cookie-cutter Apatow comedy Aug 7, 2009
A guy (Adam Sandler) with major character flaws (he s rather selfish, cannot connect with other people and is unhappy despite his success) is forced to confront a major crisis (he has just been told that he is terminally ill) and we expect him to learn a nice, tidy, spoon-fed lesson about life in the process ... Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Leslie Mann and Jonah Hill. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Fighting with one's inner child over 'G.I.Joe' exhausting Aug 7, 2009
Leslie Mann has her meatiest role yet opposite Adam Sandler. SANTA MONICA, Calif. (Fresno Bee)
