Larry Karaszewski remembers it like it was yesterday. He and his writing partner, Scott Alexander, were having lunch in the commissary at Universal Studios, which had produced their scripts from “Problem Child” and its sequel. “We were being really typecast as people who write these junky kids’ movies,” Karaszewski recalls. “We actually took a meeting … Read more
Larry David will launch a speaking tour later this month, with each of the 10 dates being moderated by a mystery guest. Curb your enthusiasm, but Larry David is hitting the road, announcing a 10-date tour titled, simply enough, “A Conversation with Larry David”. We can safely assume that Elmo will not be his opening … Read more
As the founder of Glass Eye Pix, writer-director Larry Fessenden has spent nearly four decades carving out a fiercely independent niche in American cinema—not only for himself, but also for the array of talented artists whose careers he’s supported through his storied New York film studio. Since “No Telling,” his first feature on film, Fessenden … Read more
1:30PM – ETERNAL SUNSHINE OF THE SPOTLESS MIND (2004): For its twentieth anniversary, Ebertfest screens Michel Gondry’s sci-fi romantic fantasia, about a separating couple (Jim Carrey and Kate Winslet) who choose to erase their memories of each other through experimental technology. 4:30PM – LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING (2023): The soul sensation gets a suitably kaleidoscopic … Read more
We interview Larry Fessenden and Alex Hurt about their new werewolf horror film Blackout, available digitally on April 12th. It’s been great to see the classic monsters returning in modern tales. From more Hollywood takes like Leigh Whannel’s The Invisible Man to the more indie darlings like The Angry Black Girl And Her Monster, the … Read more
I never would have predicted Larry David would make more seasons of Curb Your Enthusiasm than Seinfeld. I definitely would not have predicted that Curb would have lasted more than twice as many years on TV than Seinfeld. But here we are. Sadly, it’s all coming to an end now, with the 12th and final season of Curb Your Enthusiasm just weeks away from … Read more
Richard Lewis may have despised Larry David when they were kids, but he nows consider his Curb co-star one of his closest friends. Richard Lewis has had some of the funniest scenes on Curb Your Enthusiasm, proving a fantastic and reliable partner to Larry David. But the two were far from hitting off in the … Read more