That assessment is unfair, of course, but it does help explain why some of Martin’s greatest triumphs—including “Roxanne” and “L.A. Story”—seem to flow directly from his personal maturation and increasingly sophisticated sensibility. Directed, respectively, by Fred Schepisi and Mick Jackson, those two films cemented the idea of what kind of movie star Martin was: witty, … Read more
There are few constants in life. Death, taxes, and maybe Steve Martin, whose epic fifty-year run as a comedian, musician, playwright, novelist, art collector, and all-around American institution will be examined in the Apple TV+ documentary STEVE! (Martin) A Documentary in 2 Pieces. Premiering on March 29, the two-part documentary from director Morgan Neville (Won’t … Read more
And that’s what makes the second half, subtitled “Now,” a masterstroke on Neville’s part. After 90 minutes of photos and clips, the second part of “Steve!” opens with Martin himself walking into his kitchen, chit-chatting and telling jokes, almost mocking the very fact that a movie is being made about him. Ending the first half … Read more
Oppenheimer’s Cillian Murphy will star in and produce a new Netflix movie, Steve. Per Deadline, Murphy will star in Steve, a new movie based on Max Porter’s 2023 novel Shy. Steve is directed by Tim Mielants, who recently collaborated with Murphy on Small Things Like These, which is premiering at the 74th Berlin International Film … Read more
Everyone’s favourite supervillain turned superhero, Steve Carell’s Gru, is back with his beloved Minions in Despicable Me 4. $940 million. That’s how much money the last Despicable Me film, Minions: The Rise of Gru, made at the worldwide box office. People love this series, so it’s no wonder that Universal and Illumination have made sure … Read more
Family Matters wasn’t just a hit sitcom — it was a show that touched a generation. With the breakout success of the Steve Urkel character — and the extremely wacky nature of some episodes — it’s still baffling that fans never received a spinoff or cartoon when it seemed like the perfect fit. Thankfully, the … Read more
The new episode of 80s Horror Memories covers Ghostbusters and includes an extended interview with FX artist Steve Johnson JoBlo.com recently launched a new weekly documentary series called 80s Horror Memories, where each year of the 1980s has five episodes dedicated to it. Looking back at 1980, we discussed Maniac, Dressed to Kill, Alligator, Friday the 13th, The Shining, Prom Night, and The … Read more
Your goal of championing diversity in filmmaking makes the selection of Geena Davis to deliver the keynote speech at “A Decade of Docs” all the more fitting. PF: She’s really an icon for going against the grain. Her non-profit, the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, requires the town and the industry she works … Read more
Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is as important and prescient as it was back in 1964. That makes it a perfect candidate for a stage adaptation. For those not familiar with the film, it’s a dark satirical comedy about nuclear proliferation and Cold War fears of mutually … Read more
Steve Martin is denying any wrongdoing on the set of Little Shop of Horrors, saying he took great care to ensure there was no harm inflicted. Faster than you can say “nitrous oxide”, Steve Martin has responded to claims that there was “horrid” behavior on the set of the 1986 musical horror-comedy Little Shop of … Read more