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I am not of fan of movies that resort to breaking the fourth wall, as it were, and letting their key characters talk incessantly to the audience. It is a device that generally feels lazy, a writer’s crutch to explain away story points instead of letting us discover for ourselves. The recent annoying pandemic comedy Tog…

If you can get all worked up about a somewhat aggressive little bird that, to the annoyance of homeowner Melissa McCarthy, has decided to take up residence in a tree on her property, you're welcome to The Starling, an astonishingly treacly film that's meant to be inspirational but is something close to agony to sit…

Netflix has released the trailer for The Starling, the Ted Melfi-directed drama starring Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd and Kevin Kline. This is the pic the streamer aggressively acquired in a heated auction for a reported $20 million in April 2020, taking world rights based on a script and a four-minute sizzle…

EXCLUSIVE: On the basis of a script and four-minute promo reel, Netflix has won an auction and acquired world rights to The Starling, the Ted Melfi-directed drama that stars Melissa McCarthy, Kevin Kline, Chris O'Dowd and Timothy Olyphant. Sources said the deal is in the $20 million range and while that might not be…

After starring together in Ivan Reitman’s Dave and Ang Lee’s The Ice Storm, Oscar nominee Sigourney Weaver and Oscar winner Kevin Kline will headline Amblin Partners’ adaptation of the New York Times bestseller The Good House, which begins production this week in Canada. The film will be directed by Emmy nominee Maya…

EXCLUSIVE: Kevin Kline has been set to star opposite Melissa McCarthy and Chris O’Dowd in The Starling, the Ted Melfi-directed drama that is being fully financed by Limelight. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood‘s Timothy Olyphant, Daveed Diggs (Hamilton), Skyler Gisondo (Booksmart), Loretta Devine (Grey’s Anatomy), Laura…

Nearly 10 years ago, Billy Crystal and writer Quinton Peeples started work on a screenplay they’d eventually call Have A Nice Day. Not terribly long in Hollywood development years, but eons removed from our current political climate. Performed and recorded (by Amazon’s Audible) as a staged Off Broadway reading last…

Stephen Colbert, presenting the award for best revival of a musical at tonight’s Tony Awards, took a moment to maul President Donald Trump. It has been a “great year for revivals in general – especially that one they’re reviving in Washington D.C.” Colbert began. “It started way off Broadway, in the 80’s, on 5th…

At the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, a small and personal comedy titled Dean slayed the competition and won a top prize for its writer-director-star Demetri Martin. CBS Films wisely picked it up and is now opening it right in the heart of summer blockbuster season. If you are looking for a little respite from the…

Sara Bareilles’ stint in the title role of Waitress continues to pay dividends for the holdover from last season, which brought her a Tony nomination for the score. Last week the show sold $1.3 million worth of tickets at the Nederlander Organization’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre, almost 30 per cent above its gross…

UPDATE, 2 PM: Adds comments from Mary Beth Piel and Denée Benton in last paragraphs. EARLIER: Blame Canada: Come From Away, a long-aborning musical about the Newfoundland town that hosted some 7,000 travelers diverted there when U.S. airspace was closed in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, came away with…

And they’re off. Eligibility for this season’s Tony Awards began last spring with the opening May 25 of Paramour, Cirque du Soleil’s first made-for-Broadway venture (it closed April 16) and ending with last night’s opening of A Doll’s House, Part 2. The season included 13 new musicals, six revivals of musicals, 10 new…