This week on a bonus episode of The Collider Podcast, we're talking about Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga and Irresistible. For Eurovision, we discuss why the film works better than expected, the strength of its songs, Will Ferrell's career, and more. We then move into a discussion of Irresistible, why it has engendered such vitriol from some critics, the weakness of its political statements, the legacy of Jon Stewart, and more. We then finish up with Recently Watched. Click on the respective link to find us on iTunes. If you like the show, please leave …
This was quite a way to start a new job.
John Stewart has thoughts about the movie's at home release.
He has a pretty rare comedic skill.
The Daily Show's Jon Stewart and Steve Carell re-team for the muddled and not particularly funny political comedy Irresistible.
The impact of The Daily Show with Jon Stewart cannot be underestimated. It changed the face of late night television and provided a political education for a generation of young viewers who learned to see the bigger stories about flaws inherent in our media and politics rather than simply pinpointing a handful of ridiculous politicians or scandals. Jon Stewart left The Daily Show in 2015 and while he's made the occasional appearance in the years since working to get health care protections for 9/11 first responders and making a guest appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, …
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Jon Stewart's new movie, Irresistible, was previously slated to open in theaters on May 29th. Then there was the pandemic, the film was pulled from the schedule, and we were left to wonder if Focus Features would still try to make it a theatrical play or go the VOD route. We now have our answer as Focus has announced that Irresistible will make its way onto Premium VOD on June 26th. Viewers can order the film for $19.99 for a 48-hour window. The film follows a Democratic political consultant who tries to get a retired Marine colonel …
Focus Features has released the poster for Jon Stewart's new movie, Irresistible. The political comedy stars Steve Carell who plays a consultant who tries to help a retired Marine colonel (Chris Cooper) run for mayor of a small Wisconsin town, but whose job becomes more difficult when his rival (Rose Byrne) supports the opposition. I'm very curious about this movie because I'm such a fan of what Stewart did with The Daily Show. Since everything disappears down the memory hole, it may be tough to remember, but there was a time when Stewart was the name in …
Netflix came hard this week.
Madness can be very difficult to portray – especially considering how much of acting is based on grounding characters and emotions in reality. Madness, though, is the exact opposite. It’s unhinged and foreign, constantly running counter to what’s authentically occurring on the screen. This becomes especially tricky when the lead character is the one slowly losing their mind. How do you depict a character slowly going insane, while at the same time always keeping the audience in that character’s mindset? This is the tricky balancing act Mackenzie Davis navigates in The Turning – both sympathetic heroine and a potentially …
The first Irresistible trailer for Jon Stewart's latest film arrives, and it promises plenty of laughs on the campaign trail for star Steve Carell.
Jon Stewart stepped out from behind The Daily Show desk back in 2014 for his writing and directing feature film, Rosewater. That biographical drama starred Gael García Bernal as Iranian-Canadian journalist Maziar Bahari, who was detained and brutally interrogated by Iranian forces who suspected him of being a spy. Stewart's new film, Irresistible, is more of a homegrown story and its tone is more in line with what you would have expected from the veteran comedian. The plot of the political satire centers on a Democratic strategist (Steve Carell) who helps a retired veteran (Chris Cooper) run …
Fresh off a well-received presentation for Terminator: Dark Fate at CinemaCon, its badass-looking star Mackenzie Davis is in negotiations to join Steve Carell and Rose Byrne in Jon Stewart's political satire Irresistible, Collider has exclusively learned. Sources say the story follows a slick Democratic strategist (Carell) who helps a retired veteran (Chris Cooper) run for Mayor in a small, right-wing town in Wisconsin -- which is, of course, a swing state. Byrne will play Carell's cutthroat Republican counterpart who campaigns on behalf of the local mayor, while Davis is nearing a deal to play Cooper's …
Two-time Emmy nominee Rose Byrne is in negotiations to join Steve Carell in Jon Stewart's political satire Irresistible, Collider has exclusively learned. Sources say the story follows a slick Democratic strategist (Carell) who helps a retired veteran run for Mayor in a small, right-wing town in Wisconsin -- which is, of course, a swing state. Byrne is nearing a deal to play Carell's cutthroat Republican counterpart who campaigns on behalf of the local mayor. [caption id="attachment_749467" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Annapurna Pictures[/caption] When Variety last wrote about Irresistible in October, financing and scheduling … The post Exclusive: Rose Byrne in Talks to Join Steve Carell in Jon Stewart’s ‘Irresistible’ appeared first on Collider.
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