Alex, Emily, and their son, RJ, are new to Los Angeles. A chance meeting at the park introduces them to the mysterious Kurt, Charlotte, and Max. A family "playdate" becomes increasingly interesting as the night goes on.
Director:
Patrick Brice
Stars:
Adam Scott,
Taylor Schilling,
Jason Schwartzman
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Director:
Lorene Scafaria
Stars:
Steve Carell,
Keira Knightley,
Melanie Lynskey
A young, narcissistic entrepreneur crashes and burns on the eve of his company's big launch. With his entire life in total disarray, he leaves Manhattan to move in with his estranged ... See full summary »
Alice suffers from borderline personality disorder, but she has what she needs in life. She has an apartment, she has a best friend, and she has tapes of every Oprah Winfrey show. And now, after winning the lottery, she also has 23 million dollars. What she doesn't have is an outlet for the whole world to know who she really is. The TV station cut her off when she tried turning her lottery announcement into a frank discussion of her sexual experiences, but with her money in hand, she's off to LA to convince two struggling TV producer brothers to produce her own TV show. Whatever it costs, she's going to do it. From swan entrances to dog neutering, she is going to introduce the world to Alice. But is the world ready for Alice? Written by
Anne Campbell
In the beginning, right before Alice (Kristen Wiig) puts the VHS recording of the Oprah Show in the VCR, the camera scans her collection of videos. You can see a VHS labeled "SNL," an Easter Egg referencing her career on Saturday Night Live See more »
Goofs
At the first meeting with the executives, Alice states that she'd like to have a show that's two-hours long; however, whenever there's a closeup of the program on the TV guide, it's shown as only being an hour long. See more »
It's the perfect part for Kristen Wiig. It's a dark comedy that seems to work for her style.
She did a terrific job at bringing humor to a real serious issue at the same time being sensitive toward the seriousness of it, which I've seen her do before in stuff like the Skeleton Twins.
A mentally ill lottery winner spends her winnings to become the next Oprah on a talk show that expresses her own self absorption.
The movie is driven by Wiig with a well rounded, well known cast supporting her, that includes Linda Cardellini( who I really like)James Marsden and Joan Cusack.
It's a great Dramedy to watch.
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It's the perfect part for Kristen Wiig. It's a dark comedy that seems to work for her style.
She did a terrific job at bringing humor to a real serious issue at the same time being sensitive toward the seriousness of it, which I've seen her do before in stuff like the Skeleton Twins.
A mentally ill lottery winner spends her winnings to become the next Oprah on a talk show that expresses her own self absorption.
The movie is driven by Wiig with a well rounded, well known cast supporting her, that includes Linda Cardellini( who I really like)James Marsden and Joan Cusack.
It's a great Dramedy to watch.