Flirty Megan Fox, Badass Ellen Page And More Make Up Fall Class Of '09 Sep 2, 2009
like it could be the season's big sleeper hit or at least make Eisenberg enough of a star that he can finally stop answering those damn "Arrested Development" reunion-movie questions. Best Dressed Imagine if you could lie around in your sweatpants all day, with an untamable case of bedhead and zits all over your face, while your gorgeous doppelg. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Review: `Extract' tastes too bland Sep 1, 2009
" (AP Photo/Miramax Film Corp, Sam Urdank) Now, Judge is back to the daily grind with "Extract," but this time the writer-director tells his wacky working tales from the boss' point of view: that of Jason Bateman's Joel Reynold, owner of a flavor extract factory. It's doubtful that this comedy will grab its audience in the same way, though. Judge's characters are so one-note and their misadventures so ridiculous that it's hard to get attached to them or care about how they turn out.Pretty much... (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Soprano family values Aug 31, 2009
The "Arrested Development" movie is still arrested, but not for the reason everyone thinks. Watch out - the "Hills" star is hatching up a new plan to drum up attention. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)
Bobcat Goldthwait makes himself laugh now Aug 30, 2009
A. Yeah, because I made an indie movie and I didn t hire anybody from the cast of Arrested Development. So they don t know it s OK to like it. (Boston Globe)
Worker at NY museum in Stiller film had child porn Aug 28, 2009
Schwartzman plays his role as a charmless poster child for arrested development, and his idolatry/rivalry relationship with Stiller is smudgy and hard to read. Between. (Fresno Bee -- Nation)
King of the Hill talks vanilla extract Aug 27, 2009
Before Arrested Development, theyve always been telling people in Hollywood, You got to get this Jason Bateman guy ... After Id written this first draft and saw Arrested Development, I thought this guy would be perfect and went and did a rewrite. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)
Critic’s corner Aug 22, 2009
Mae Whitman, from Arrested Development, plays her daughter. Mad Men 10 p.m., AMC. (Boston Globe)
Illusion of success Aug 14, 2009
(And, yes, fans of cult TV series Arrested Development, he really did say that. . (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
Where Are The Kids in the Hall Now? Aug 12, 2009
He has had smaller roles in a variety of other films and television programs including Ellen, That 70s Show, Seinfeld, Friends, NewsRadio, Arrested Development and Corner Gas. McDonald has also done extensive voice work for animated films and television series. (Suite101.com)
Ramis rises again Aug 11, 2009
I think he was cast on the (TV) show Arrested Development when he was 13 or something. He was like a baby, thats what I thought when Judd (Apatow) suggested Michael for the role. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Australians in action Jul 19, 2009
A quick glance at her resume will tell you that the 36-year-old star from Victoria has a knack for quirky TV roles such as those on the series Ally McBeal, Arrested Development and currently, on the office comedy Better Off Ted. At 15, she changed her name Amanda Lee Rogers to Portia de Rossi as she struggled to find her identity and come to terms with her sexuality. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Summer TV worth staying in for Jul 17, 2009
ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (Fox)--This comedy never drew the fan base needed to keep it on the air more than three seasons, but critics adored it. Produced by Ron Howard, it starred Jason Bateman and Michael Cera as part of a dysfunctional, once-wealthy family fallen on hard times when the patriarch is charged with defrauding investors. (Fredericksburg.com, VA)
Circling the Square, July 2, 2009 Jul 2, 2009
One is valiantly attempting to grow; the other five are suffering from arrested development. . (Danvers Herald, MA)
Something Real to Believe In... Jun 27, 2009
He makes a good case that Jackson had little hope of avoiding arrested development. This is not to excuse his behavior. (The American Conservative)
There’s just one choice this week, and you know it Jun 27, 2009
He suffered from severe arrested development and was a five year old living in a 50 year old body, who identified with the Elephant Man more than himself or as a human being for that matter ... My point was that, although I m not a psychologist, nor play one on TV, it was pretty evident that he suffered from extreme arrested development and may not have known what was a normal relationship, or even what normal sex was. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Opinion)
Television: Renew these characters Jun 21, 2009
That s right, folks: Arrested Development 2: Randy Edition. NED (Lee Pace) Pushing Daisies He was the pie maker in this fairy tale of a TV show, and he could bring a person back to life with one touch - but kill them again forever with a second touch. (Boston Globe)
Greatest Hitmaker Jun 21, 2009
Anyone with a Paula Cole CD collecting dust or an Arrested Development dashiki moldering in the closet has a right to be suspicious. Music executives prophesy long-term success for their artists all the time. (Time.com)
Life is beautiful Jun 18, 2009
" With those words, we dissolve a decade into the past, where we meet teenage Simon (Luke Ward-Wilkinson) and his louder-than-life sitcom family - mum Debbie (Olivia Colman), dad Andy (Aidan McArdle), sister Ashlene (Sophie Ash) and blind aunty Haley (Meera Syal). Over the road is Simon's best friend, Kyle (Layton Williams), who lives with his mother, the trampy Reba (Sarah Niles), and only answers to the name of his idol, Kylie. From the outset, Beautiful People pushes against sitcom... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
The prince of dorkness Jun 18, 2009
But his significant break came at the age of 14 when he was cast in the black comedy TV series Arrested Development, a sardonic, hilarious tale of a family in a perpetual state of crisis ... Will the rumoured Arrested Development movie ever happen ... It's a deft, deadpan portrait of self-absorption that they started working on during his Arrested Development days. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Will 'Gossip Girl' Make Its Way To The Big Screen? Jun 18, 2009
"Sex and the City: The Movie" became a box-office phenomenon with a $57 million opening weekend, and an "Arrested Development" film should be coming our way shortly. Now, the cast of the red-hot TV show "Gossip Girl" are wondering whether they could be the next hit series to graduate to the silver screen. (VHI.com -- Music News)
I Love You, Man Jun 6, 2009
Another is that there's a serious idea in the friendship between Peter and Sydney, to do with the question of arrested development. Sydney's a cool guy, an individualist with a strong sense of loyalty and his own personal code. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Film Review -The Hangover Jun 6, 2009
"The Hangover" stars Bradley Cooper (He's Just Not That Into You), Ed Helms (The Office), Zach Galifianakis (What Happens in Vegas), Heather Graham (Baby on Board), Justin Bartha (the "National Treasure" films), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development), and Zach Galifianakis (What Happens in Vegas), in a breakout performance as the slightly off interloper Alan. Directed by Todd Phillips, (Old School). (Suite101.com)
Queen of the comebacks Jun 6, 2009
Brilliantly, she followed her marriage to Gest with a role in Arrested Development - a quirky TV sit-com about a dysfunctional family - playing a socialite. There's a movie adaptation in the works and Minnelli hints she would jump at reprising her character. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
NewCelebrity birthdays for the week of June 7-13 Jun 4, 2009
Actress Larisa Oleynik ("3rd Rock From The Sun," "Boy Meets World) is 28. Actor Michael Cera ("Juno," "Arrested Development") is 21. June 8: Comedian Jerry Stiller is 82. Comedian-talk show host Joan Rivers is 76. Actor James Darren is 73. Actor Bernie Casey is 70. Singer Nancy Sinatra is 69. Singer Chuck Negron (Three Dog Night) is 67. Singer Boz Scaggs is 65. Actor Don Grady ("My Three Sons") is 65. Guitarist Mick Box of Uriah Heep is 62. Actress Sonia Braga is 59. Actress Kathy Baker ("Picket... (Florida Times-Union)
Hands on with The Sims 3 May 31, 2009
One of my favorite personality traits available is never nude, a reference to the cancelled sitcom Arrested Development. While youll only be controlling one character at a time, around you the entire town will be making choices. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Environmentalism loses its cool: New ABC show mocks greens, carbon footprints... May 27, 2009
Earlier this month, Fox pulled Sit Down, Shut Up, an animated series with alumni from the cult-favorite Arrested Development, after only four episodes. Fox says the series may return in the fall. (The Drudge Report)
Embrace your inner show-tunes nerd May 19, 2009
The show combines elements of "High School Musical" with Alexander Payne's brilliant dark comedy "Election," plus a heady dose of "Rushmore," "Arrested Development," "Freaks and Geeks" and "Office Space" thrown in for good measure. Its wry take on American suburban life is understated but over the top, ironic but sincere, giddily funny but heartfelt, sweet but nasty. (Salon)
Review: Contrived `Management' is heavy on quirk May 15, 2009
Mike is in a state of arrested development, living and working at the Kingman, Ariz. motel owned by his parents (Fred Ward and an underused Margo Martindale). (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
A mother lode of entertaining TV moms May 10, 2009
MAD MATRIARCH Lucille Bluth, "Arrested Development" Played by Jessica Walter ... Like so much about "Arrested Development," she was completely inappropriately hysterical. (Boston Globe)
NBC Picks Up 6 New Series May 5, 2009
Community: From Emmy Award-winning directors Joe and Anthony Russo ("Arrested Development") comes "Community," a smart comedy series about higher education and lower expectations. The student body at Greendale Community College is made up of high school losers, newly divorced housewives and old people who want to keep their minds active. (TVweek.com)
Excerpts from Matthew Gilbert's chat on Boston.com. May 5, 2009
I'm kind of glad that "Arrested Development" didn't continue, if only because we never had to watch it get repetitive and mediocre. Dramas tend to last longer. (Boston Globe)
Bart Got a Room May 1, 2009
Shawkat, who played young Maeby Funke on the late, great Arrested Development TV series, is a young actress with real savvy and spark. She could have sent the plastic flamingos flying out of Danny's life for good and turned Bart Got a Room into something really special. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Sit Down, Shut Up' creators happy to make it up as they go Apr 18, 2009
The pair previously worked together on the critically-beloved but ratings-starved Fox comedy "Arrested Development" and obviously developed a rapport. In a noisy nightclub at a recent press event to promote the show, they riffed with ease, poking fun at one another and reporters' questions. (Boston Globe)
'Sit Down, Shut Up' doesn't rise to the occasion Apr 18, 2009
Based on a live-action Australian sitcom, the show has been remade into a cartoon by executive producer Mitchell Hurwitz, the guy who created the fantastic "Arrested Development." And the vivid voice cast includes Kristin Chenoweth, "Arrested Development" alums Will Arnett, Jason Bateman, and Henry Winkler, and current and former "Saturday Night Live"-ers Will Forte, Kenan Thompson, and Cheri Oteri. Talk about your waste of talent. (Boston Globe)
Amy Poehler looks forward to playing a flawed but funny character Apr 9, 2009
She and husband Will Arnett ("Arrested Development") welcomed son Archie last October. Her face lights up when she explains how he's hitting his milestones, from starting to smile to making eye contact. (Boston Globe)
Greg Mottola's bumpy ride on the road to 'Adventureland' Apr 4, 2009
Mottola, who also directed episodes of "Arrested Development" and HBO's "The Comeback," was consistently getting offers to direct studio pictures. "I was working on hip TV shows, so that made me hip-comedy guy, but that unfortunately translated to a lot of really bad romantic comedies that would come my way." When he finally said yes to "Superbad," he said, "I think my agents were a little surprised.". (Boston Globe)
'Adventureland': Good Together, By Kurt Loder Apr 4, 2009
Director Greg Mottola's last film, "Superbad," was a pure product of the Judd Apatow laugh factory a raucous exercise in male arrested development. "Adventureland" bears no resemblance to that movie; it's set in traditional youth-flick country, but it strikes out for more interesting territory. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Arts Briefs April 1st Apr 2, 2009
Michael Cera, who played the character of "George Michael Bluth" in Arrested Development, then went on to play him in every other acting job he's gotten under different character names, has released a video game under his "AwkwardTeen" label. The video game, "Life of the Awkward," puts gamers into the shoes of an awkward teenager as he gets into awkward situations such as making out with your cousin, impregnating a girl, and trying to steal alcohol at a college party. (The Suffolk Journal, MA)
Tidbits: Dancings Gilles defends Cheryl's figure Apr 2, 2009
Another on-set source claimed Aniston refused to dine with the rest of the cast, which includes Arrested Development star Jason Bateman, opting instead for some alone time in her trailer. Jen refused to walk even a step outside the restaurant (where her last scene took place) during the break for lunch, the source said. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
When Hollywood meets Kennywood Apr 2, 2009
Until "Adventureland," Mottola had been known as the director of the hit "Superbad," writer-director of "The Daytrippers" and director of episodes of TV's "Undeclared" and "Arrested Development.". He had decided to write a movie about young love, told in a naturalistic, slice-of-life messy relationship way, when he began sharing yarns about Adventureland. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Will Arnett is finally, sort of, growing up Mar 22, 2009
He easily credits Fox's critically acclaimed 2003 series Arrested Development, created by Mitch Hurwitz, for turning him around ... " These days, Arnett, also dubbed one of the 20 hottest new faces in comedy by Premiere magazine, is in demand from movie executives as well as television honchos who like his sardonic geekiness. In addition to recent appearances on such TV shows as 30 Rock, Arnett is scoring film offers - including When in Rome, co-starring Kristen Bell, Danny DeVito and Anjelica... (Globe and Mail)
On Your Mind Mar 19, 2009
Limbaugh seems an arrogant, very unhappy, arrested development, emotionally needy, dysfunctional boy, seeking attention by frenzied remarks to incite others pain/irrational-anger buttons. Republicans apparently lack authenticity and clarity, making excuses (worse yet, apologizing) to one who (at heart, if he still has one) is emotionally abusive. (Sierra Vista Herald, AZ)
Portia de Rossi focuses on 'Ted' and Ellen Mar 18, 2009
She had her breakthrough role in the Australian comedy "Sirens" in 1994, but Americans first noticed her as the elitist Nelle Porter on "Ally McBeal." She followed that up with the cult sitcom "Arrested Development," playing Lindsay Bluth, the shallow daughter of a socially prominent and hopelessly dysfunctional family. Now comes "Better Off Ted," a workplace comedy that de Rossi hopes will find a broader audience than did "Arrested Development," despite the generally grim environment for... (Boston Globe)
Corporate satire 'Ted' has a mean sense of humor Mar 18, 2009
"Arrested Development" had that balance just right. I'd be tempted to frame "Better Off Ted" as a response to the recession, as a comedy built to tap into our rage at the cold economic machine. (Boston Globe)
Sims Getting Smarter: AI in The Sims 3 Mar 11, 2009
(Our favorite from the video has to be nevernude, which is in homage to Arrested Development. Wishes are major goals that your sims wish to pursue, like becoming a professional athlete or singer. (IGN PC Games)
Networks to Avoid Taxing Viewers Feb 21, 2009
Having been burned one too many times by shows that garnered critical acclaim but low Nielsen numbersfrom Arrested Development and The Class to Pushing Daisies and Swingtown television executives seem to have decided that recession-weary viewers are looking for shows that dont require a significant intellectual investment from them. KNOWN QUANTITIES David E. Kelley, left, and Kelsey Grammer are among the TV veterans expected to return for the fall season. (TVweek.com)
The Rocker Is a Success! Feb 19, 2009
Garlin has been seen on both Curb Your Enthusiasm and Arrested Development, and was of course a standout performance in the movie. Wilson s best line was given after Stan pitches him to his boss as a hard worker, trying to get him a job. (Suite101.com)
Happy Days for a Hollywood survivor Feb 13, 2009
Cera became a star on Arrested Development, which co-starred Henry Winkler, who played The Fonz on Happy Days (created by Garry Marshall see how easy this is once you start digging. the classic fifties-set sitcom that has been turned into a live musical, with music and lyrics written by Paul Williams. (Globe and Mail)
They're rewriting the record book Feb 8, 2009
Guests include Chicago cartoonist Ivan Brunetti, who has drawn New Yorker covers, and Bryan Lee O'Malley, whose "Scott Pilgrim" graphic novel series is being made into a movie starring "Superbad" and "Arrested Development" actor Michael Cera. Free. (Boston Globe)
Getting into it with Greg Behrendt Feb 8, 2009
Q. Wikipedia says you lived with comedian David Cross (of "Arrested Development" and "Mr. Show"). True. (Boston Globe)
