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Did You Hear About The Morgans? Review
27 December 2009 5:14 AM, PST
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In Did You Hear About the Morgans?, Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker are supposed to pass for a married couple, but they have all the chemistry of two actors who just met and shook hands moments before the cameras rolled. They don’t even seem to like each other much — I’m fairly certain I saw Parker’s nostrils flaring in one scene — which poses a bit of a problem for a movie that hinges on their characters working out their differences and living happily ever after…read more [Miami Herald]
This is a familiar set-up, used in hundreds of movies to best isolate the comedic potential of the standard fish-out-of-water scenario, but Lawrence doesn’t play the lead characters as bumbling nitwits forced to learn hayseed lessons. No, Paul and Meryl are the liberal, elitist surrogates for the audience. They know things about nutrition and animal cruelty, about style and
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Hugh Grant talked into doing ‘Did You Hear About the Morgans?’ by director Marc Lawrence
24 December 2009 8:14 AM, PST
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How bad is Did you Hear About the Morgans? It’s enough for Hugh Grant to never star in a comedy ever again. (Perhaps we should send its producers a box of delicious chocolates?)
Despite Grant saying he enjoyed making the movie, the 49-year-old is currently deciding if he’ll ever do another comedy anytime soon.
“I’m making that choice right now. I just don’t know,” said Grant.
“Although I liked Music And Lyrics and liked doing it in many ways, I did get panic attacks. I came back and put all these Post It notes around my computer: no more films ever! Because they were pretty bleak, the panic attacks.
“Then, two-and-a-half years later, Marc sends a very funny script through and I thought f*#@ it, I’ll do it.”
“I forgot that I had made a resolution never to make another film!” said the British actor,
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'Did You Hear About the Morgans?' review (1.5/5) - There is nothing deadlier than a cliché ridden predictable comedy.
21 December 2009 3:59 AM, PST
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There is nothing deadlier than a cliché ridden predictable comedy. “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” is guilty on all charges. And this is with two comedy veterans like Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker sharing the top billing.
Much of the blame has to fall on Director/Screenwriter Marc Lawrence. He previously worked with Grant on the underrated charmer “Music and Lyrics”. That movie spoke to many children of the 80s and it had several likable characters. The current film offers up seemingly warmed over leftovers in the area of the screenplay.
Grant and Parker play separated married couple Paul and Meryl Morgan. He is an accomplished lawyer and she is a high flying real estate broker in New York. Paul cheated on Meryl with a colleague. They go to dinner to work things out and they witness a murder. What happens after this starts the ball quickly rolling downhill.
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Movie Review: “Did You Hear About the Morgans?”
18 December 2009 11:37 PM, PST
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Seen on: December 14, 2009
The players: Director: Marc Lawrence, Writer: Marc Lawrence, Cast: Hugh Grant, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Elliott, Mary Steenburgen
Facts of interest: Lawrence also directed "Music and Lyrics."
The plot: A New York couple is forced to enter a witness protection program and relocate to Wyoming after witnessing a cold-blooded murder.
Our thoughts: Marc Lawrence’s new romantic comedy “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” is the epitome of ultra-boring, completely unnecessary cinema. It’s a movie in which nothing really works and the actors don’t seem to have a clue about what they’re doing. Alas, it turns out this one may just as well be among the most disappointing films of 2009.
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Review: Did You Hear About the Morgans?
18 December 2009 6:02 AM, PST
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The makers of Did You Hear About the Morgans? probably would not consider this much of an endorsement, but here it is: It's not That bad. There isn't too much in the plot that's aggressively stupid, it produces a few chuckles here and there, and the cast is likable. It's not worth recommending, mind you, unless you're at the theater and you've seen everything else and a screening of this starts in 10 minutes -- and even then you should consider re-watching something else -- but it doesn't sink to the level of badness that you'd expect, given the premise. It's a mere mediocrity, snatched from the jaws of awfulness.
This is the third film written and directed by Marc Lawrence, and the others, Two Weeks Notice and Music and Lyrics, also starred Hugh Grant. That seems like an odd partnership, but hey, whatever works. This time, Grant plays Paul Morgan,
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Did You Hear About the Morgans?
18 December 2009 6:00 AM, PST
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Did You Hear About the Morgans?
Directed by: Marc Lawrence
Cast: Sarah Jessica Parker, Hugh Grant, Sam Elliot, Mary Steenburgen
Running Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Rating: PG-13
Release Date: December 18, 2009
Plot: After witnessing a murder, a recently separated couple (Grant and Parker) from New York City is sent to a small town in Wyoming and put under witness protection.
Who’S It For?: To get pulled into this disaster, it’s necessary to be a fan of the more tolerable work from either Hugh Grant or Sarah Jessica Parker. Still liking these actors after the movie can not be guaranteed as you leave the theatre. The happiest audience for this film might be Wilford Brimley’s groupies, or more directly, fans of big mustaches – Sam Elliot and Brimley seem to be competing on who can have the biggest face bush.
Expectations: Grant and Parker have been funny in roles before
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Exclusive Video: Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker Ask Did You Hear About the Morgans?
18 December 2009 2:11 AM, PST
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This December, Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker are teaming up for the hilarious new comedy Did You Hear About the Morgans?, which follows the adventures of a separated couple forced to cohabitate in the wilds of Wyoming after witnessing a murder. We recently caught up with both Hugh and Sjp to find out more about their time spent in the witness relocation program. To watch our exclusive video interviews, click on the clips below: A bickering New York couple on the verge of divorce attempt to salvage their marriage after witnessing a murder and being relocated to Wyoming under the Witness Protection Plan. Meryl and Paul Morgan (Sarah Jessica Parker and Hugh Grant) have all the money a couple could want. It's love they're running short on. Upon witnessing a contract killing and being targeted by the triggerman, the couple find themselves at the mercy of the feds, who
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Las Vegas Film Critics Awards 2009
17 December 2009 8:25 AM, PST
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2009 Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards
Kathryn Bigelow’s The Hurt Locker (Jonathan Olley / Summit Entertainment)
Best Picture
The Hurt Locker
Best Foreign Film
Red Cliff (China)
Best Documentary
Anvil: The Story of Anvil
Best Animated Film
Fantastic Mr. Fox
Best Director
Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker
Best Actor
Jeremy Renner, The Hurt Locker
Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe, Precious
Best Supporting Actor
Christoph Waltz, Inglorious Basterds
Best Supporting Actress
Mo’Nique, Precious
Best Screenplay (Original or Adapted)
Scott Neustadter & Michael H. Weber, 500 Days of Summer
Best Cinematography
Barry Ackroyd, The Hurt Locker
Best Film Editing
Bob Murawski, The Hurt Locker
Best Score
Michael Giacchino, Star Trek
Best Song
"The Weary Kind" (Theme from Crazy Heart) Music and Lyrics by Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett
Best Art Direction
Avatar
Best [...]
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Hugh Grant Thinks He Is ‘very picky’ And ‘very limited’ As An Actor
17 December 2009 3:38 AM, PST
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The ‘Did You Hear About The Morgans?’ star – who is known for playing suave English men in romantic comedy films - doesn’t work on as many movies as his peers because he’s “picky” and can only act a certain type of character.
He said: "I'm very picky but also very limited as an actor. There's not much I can do.
"I've always said that if you give me an Ibsen script, I can get away with it. But there are a lot of people who can do it better. I think that's right. And if you're going to put all this effort and heartache... if you put a year of your life into this, it's only worth it if you think you have something to offer in this area."
The 49-year-old star also spoke about the crippling panic attacks he suffered while filming 2007 comedy ‘Music and Lyrics’ and
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Las Vegas Film Critics Named 'The Hurt Locker' Best Picture
17 December 2009 1:21 AM, PST
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Las Vegas Film Critics Society (Lvfcs) has honored "The Hurt Locker" as the Best Picture at its 2009 Sierra Awards. On the list that has been announced on Wednesday, December 16, it has also been known that the action drama won big as it grabbed the most gongs.
Beside the Best Picture prize, "The Hurt Locker" also aided Jeremy Renner and Kathryn Bigelow to receive Best Actor award and Best Director gong respectively. Additionally, the film also took home Best Cinematography and Best Film Editing kudos.
Meanwhile, nabbing two kudos were "Inglourious Basterds" and "The Fantastic Mr. Fox". The Brad Pitt-starring action drama won Best Supporting Actor prize for Christoph Waltz and Best Costume Design award for Anna B. Sheppard. The Wes Anderson-directed animation, in the meantime, was named Best Family Film and Best Animated Film.
Also among the winners at 2009 Lvfcs Sierra Awards were Gabourey Sidibe and Saoirse Ronan.
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Did You Hear About "Avatar"?
14 December 2009 7:09 AM, PST
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This week we can immerse ourselves in tales of American sentiment, French fantasy, English history, Italian romance and alien invasion.
"Avatar"
After more than a decade on hiatus, James Cameron returns from his days as "King of the World" with a mind on conquering a few new ones in this sci-fi epic that the director maintains will alter the face of moviemaking forever. (Early reviews seem to agree.) A galaxy away from Cameron's days as a miniature maker on Roger Corman's "Battle Beyond the Stars," "Avatar" blends performance capture technology with real world photography to create Pandora, where a troubled U.S. marine (Sam Worthington) is tasked with infiltrating the Na'vi, a tribe of primitive but proud aliens, via a genetically created body, though he finds his loyalties torn when he falls in love with one of their own (Zoe Saldana). The film's reported $300 million price tag is surely
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Hugh pops pills to deal with anxiety
10 December 2009 4:32 AM, PST
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Actor Hugh Grant has to regularly pop in anti-anxiety pills as he suffers from crippling panic attacks during film shoots.
The actor has been candid about his chronic anxiety, which began when he made Notting Hill with Julia Roberts in 1999. The attacks became severe while shooting the 2007 romantic comedy Music and Lyrics with Drew Barrymore, reported imdb.com.
“They (the panic attacks) have been growing over the years. There would always be two or three during a film and on Music and Lyrics I had a lot. I don’t really know why. They would come and go,” said the actor.
“It’s humiliating
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Hugh Grant's Marc magnetism
10 December 2009 12:00 AM, PST
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Marc Lawrence is ''sexually attracted'' to Hugh Grant. The 'Did You Hear About The Morgans?' director claims he has worked with British heartthrob three times now - also on 'Music and Lyrics' and 'Two Weeks Notice' - because he gives him sexual urges. He told Bang Showbiz: ''I'm sexually attracted to Hugh Grant. He's in my top ten list of actors in the world.'' The director was in London's Leicester Square earlier this week for the Gala Premiere of his latest movie, romantic comedy 'Did You Hear About The Morgans?' - which stars Hugh and actress Sarah Jessica Parker as a married couple who ..
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Hugh Grant suffers from severe panic attacks
9 December 2009 12:11 AM, PST
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London, Dec 9 (Ians) British actor Hugh Grant has to regularly pop in anti-anxiety pills as he suffers from crippling panic attacks during film shoots.
The actor has been candid about his chronic anxiety, which began when he made “Notting Hill” with Julia Roberts in 1999. The attacks became severe while shooting the 2007 romantic comedy “Music and Lyrics” with Drew Barrymore, reported imdb.com.
“They (the panic attacks) have been growing over the years. There would always be two or three during a film and on ‘Music and Lyrics’ I had a lot. I don’t really know why. They would come and go,” said the actor.
“It’s humiliating and it’s so bad I can barely.
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Hugh Grant: 'I took anxiety pills'
8 December 2009 2:15 PM, PST
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Hugh Grant has revealed that he was taking anti-anxiety drugs on the set of Music And Lyrics. The Four Weddings And A Funeral star told WENN that he was chewing Lorazepam while shooting with co-star Drew Barrymore. "I did the whole film on Lorazepam... it was scary," he said. The actor opened up about his frequent panic attacks, which began on the set of the 1999 film Notting Hill with Julia Roberts. He said: "They've [the panic attacks] been growing over the years. There would always be two or three during (more)
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Grant Took Panic Pills During Music And Lyrics
8 December 2009 8:06 AM, PST
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Hugh Grant was doped up on anti-anxiety pills during the filming of Music And Lyrics - to combat his crippling panic attacks.
The actor has been candid about his chronic anxiety, which began when he made 1999's Notting Hill with Julia Roberts and became most severe while he was shooting the 2007 romantic comedy with Drew Barrymore.
Grant admits he was terrified of the disorder, and turned to powerful anti-anxiety medication lorazepam to get through the project.
He says, "I did the whole film full of lorazepam... It was scary.
"They've (the panic attacks) been growing over the years. There would always be two or three during a film and on Music and Lyrics I had a lot. I don't really know why. They would come and go during the easiest scenes. I'll go in there, rehearse, think it's going to be good and then suddenly they turn the camera round for a close-up and I freeze like a rabbit. It's humiliating and it's so bad I can barely speak so they have to throw the scene away."
Grant then clung to one piece of advice from a therapist to help him survive filming on upcoming comedy Did You Hear About The Morgans? with Sarah Jessica Parker.
He explains, "The one thing that did me some good was a bloke who said that when you have a panic attack, it's your natural adrenalin which you need to do the scene, but just a fraction too much.
"So if you just breathe and take it down a little you can do it. Just knowing that helped, so I got through this movie just about all right. Just."
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Dad Bans Grant From Making Movie About His Grandfather's War Heroics
8 December 2009 12:06 AM, PST
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Hugh Grant has been forbidden from turning his late grandfather's wartime prison escape into a new movie - by his dad.
The Music and Lyrics star is keen to make his directorial debut with a screenplay he has written about his grandad's World War II heroics - but his family has made him promise to ditch the idea.
Grant explains, "My father is very much against it. To him, any film equals Hollywood, equals a sort of sellout. It would debase what was, for him, a very sensitive episode involving a regiment of which his family is incredibly proud.
"There's a beauty to the old regimental system and that's why I want to make the film. It must be in my genes; I've got so many soldiers as forebears."
But Grant's Two Weeks Notice co-star Sandra Bullock insists the actor should direct - soon.
She tells America's Cigar Aficionado magazine, "Hugh would make an amazing director because his attention to detail and obsessive drive to make things perfectly natural are what actors strive to find in a director."
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Creative Arts Little Theatre Plays The Jungle Book, Kids 12/4-13
4 December 2009 2:00 AM, PST
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Disney's The Jungle Book, Kids Directed by ... David Ward, Choreographed by ... Jessica Knecht, Music and Lyrics by Richard Sherman, Robert Sherman and Terry Gilkyson, Book Adapted & Additional Lyrics by Marcy Heisler , Music Adapted and Arranged by Bryan Louiselle, Based on the Screenplay by Larry Clemmons, Based on the novel by Rudyard Kipling
Come revisit your favorite Disney Jungle Book friends; Mowgli, Baloo the bear, Bagherra the panther, Shere Khan the tiger and King Louie the ape, as they sing some favorite songs such as The Bare Necessities and I Wanna Be like You. You'll enjoy this fast paced, energetic show. The show is sure to please the young and adults as well. The cast of this production includes young people from the East County (Concord, Pittsburg, Antioch, Bay Point) and cast members range in age from 6 yrs. to 14 yrs. Some are new to theatre and some have been in several
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Exclusive Images from 'Did You Hear About the Morgans?'
24 November 2009 9:45 AM, PST
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Cinematical has just received six exclusive new images from Did You Hear About the Morgans?, starring Hugh Grant and Sarah Jessica Parker as a New York Couple on the verge of divorce who witness a murder and, in an attempt to salvage their marriage (and save their lives), they join the witness protection program. But that's when things really get interesting, because the program sends our uptight, urban city dwellers all the way to the backwoods of Wyoming -- where the loud, obnoxious sounds of the city are replaced by the soft, calming sounds of nature. Will that be enough to save the marriage, though?
Sam Elliott, Mary Steenburgen and Elisabeth Moss also star in this comedy directed by Marc Lawrence (Forces of Nature, Miss Congeniality), who last worked with Grant on the charming Music and Lyrics. Will Grant's pairing with Sarah Jessica Parker work just as well as
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Hugh Grant Feels Confident To Be A Dad
20 November 2009 7:06 AM, PST
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The Hollywood bachelor – whose relationships with actress Elizabeth Hurley and socialite Jemima Khan broke down because he didn’t want to settle down – now he feels is qualified to be a dad after getting plenty of practice helping with his nephews, nieces and godchildren.
But the 49-year-old actor admits he would employ a team of nannies to help raise his offspring.
Hugh – who is currently single - said: “Ten years ago, I wouldn’t have thought about having children at all. But now I have so many nephews and nieces and cousins and godchildren, I like the thought.
“But that’s on the basis that I can leave after ten minutes. I don’t know what it would be like 24 hours a day. I think I’d have a lot of nannies.”
Asked if he still believes he will raise a family of his own, he added to Parade magazine: “Yes,
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