Posts by Zach Dionne
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Blockbuster Talk: A ‘22 Jump Street’ Bro-Down Throw-Down
This summer, two Grantlanders will gather to discuss the weekend’s mega-franchise, counterprogramming comedy, or teen weepie to discuss truth, spoilers (!), and the Hollywood way. This week: Amos Barshad and Zach Dionne tackle ’22 Jump Street.’
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Box Office by the Numbers: ‘22 Jump Street’ Wins the Weekend Sequel War
But ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’ wasn’t far behind.
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Welcome to the Lego Budapest Hotel
Also in the Afternoon Links: Ice Cube says nice things angrily, a history of celebrities wearing their own faces on T-shirts, and an alleged DC Universe movie schedule.
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Shane Black Wants Ryan Gosling and Russell Crowe for ‘The Nice Guys’
The movie is about a private eye and a hired muscle teaming up after a porn star’s death.
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Harrison Ford Hospitalized While Filming ‘Star Wars: Episode VII’
Also in the Afternoon Links: ‘Jurassic World’ photos, a Drake and Lil Wayne summer tour, and the Keaton-tastic ‘Birdman’ trailer.
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‘True Detective’ Creator Nic Pizzolatto Says All Your Casting Rumors Are Bunk, Can’t See the Show Going More Than Three Seasons
“Every season, I’m essentially creating a brand new TV show. It can’t have any growing pains like a regular first season. If it works it has to work right out of the box,” the showrunner says, adding that he’ll probably wrap it up after the third year.
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Kristen Wiig Sets Up Directorial Debut With ‘Bridesmaids’ Cowriter Annie Mumolo
They’ll also star as “best friends who find themselves in over their heads and out of their depths.”
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Drake’s Not Letting You on His Team Just Because You Brought Him Chips
Also in the Afternoon Links: Another ‘Sin City 2’ trailer, a ‘Sonic the Hedgehog’ movie, and a great deal for all-star ‘Breaking Bad’ director Michelle MacLaren.
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It’s Like ‘Die Hard’ Meets ‘Home Alone,’ But It Stars Grumpy Cat and It’s on Lifetime
‘Grumpy Cat’s Worst Christmas Ever,’ with a script co-written by Tom Hill of ‘Rocko’s Modern Life’ and ‘SpongeBob SquarePants.’
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‘Dumb and Dumber To’ Trailer: Still the Opposite of Smart
The sequel — ‘Dumb and Dumber To,’ directed by the Farrelly brothers — has been stalled for years, but now we’ve got our first look at the return of Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne.
