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Industry@Tallinn & Baltic Event has selected 17 films in production or post-production for its Works in Progress lab, divided across International, Baltic Event and Just Film sections.

The titles include Jonas Ulrich’s Swiss social drama Wolves. Set in the heart of an underground music scene, a young woman’s relationship with the frontman of a metal band blurs the line between freedom and fanaticism.

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The film stars newcomer Selma Kopp, alongside Corpus Christi star Bartosz Bielenia. Written and directed by Ulrich, the project won the Zurich Film Foundation Fast Track prize in 2022. It is...

Comedy sequels are notoriously difficult to pull off, but there are a few exceptions to this rule that have kept fans laughing. Comedy movies tend to derive a lot of their humor and conflict from a particular situation, and once the story is wrapped up, there is no logical reason to bring the characters back for more. This is why a lot of comedy sequels feel overly contrived, or unrelated to the first movie.

While unnecessary comedy sequels have sadly become the norm, this just makes it even more exciting when a sequel lives up to the standards of the original. Not all movies are set up for sequels, but comedy can often get more creative. Audiences will forgive comedies for coming up with silly premises as long as the movies are just as funny. If a comedy sequel gives beloved characters a fun new story that plays to their strengths,...

It’s a new month, and Hulu subscribers are getting a slew of new movies and TV shows to enjoy.

June 1 is jam-packed with more than 30 titles that have landed on the streamer, including the seventh and final season of Ava DuVernay’s “Queen Sugar,” the Jack Nicholson-led film “Hoffa,” Sacha Baron Cohen’s “Borat” and the entire “Twilight” franchise.

Mixing in a little of the old with new come goodies from 2023, like “Flamin’ Hot,” which tells the story of Mexican migrant Richard Montanez who came up with the idea for Flamin’ Hot Cheetos while working as a janitor at Frito Lay. The film lands on Hulu June 9.

Ending June with a bang will the be second season of “The Bear,” (June 22), Season 20 of “The Bachelorette” (June 27) and the sixth and final season of “Grown-ish.”

Here’s everything you can expect to hit Hulu this June.

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It’s summer time on Hulu and that can only mean one thing. With its list of new releases for June 2023, Hulu is bringing back last summer’s unexpected hit.

FX’s The Bear season 2 premieres all episodes on June 22. If you’re not already captivated by this intense culinary story about the little Italian beef shop that could, definitely catch up now. This time around, Carmy (Jeremy Allen White) and friends will attempt a major foodie rebrand. The only other Hulu series of note this month is the docuseries The Age of Influence. Premiering on June 5, this doc will examine the dark side of influencer culture.

Just like its corporate partner Disney+, Hulu will premiere Eva Longoria’s directorial debut, Flamin’ Hot, in June 9. The movie tells the true story of Frito-Lay janitor Richard Montañez (Jesse Garcia) who created an iconic snack that forever changed the food industry. Also...

In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s on-the-bubble Good Girls resumed Season 4 on Thursday night with 1.6 million total viewers and a 0.3 demo rating, followed by a second episode’s 1.34 mil/0.3 — all told, pretty much on par with this season’s Sunday averages (1.5 mil/0.3).

Opening NBC’s night, Making It‘s Season 3 opener (2.1 mil/0.4) was down a tick from its sophomore averages.

More from TVLineGood Girls Cancelled at NBC -- And It (Sadly) Won't Be Moving to NetflixClarice Season 1 Finale Recap: Did the Bad Guys Get Got? -- Plus, Grade It!Helen Mirren to Narrate ABC's Wildlife Comedy When Nature Calls...

Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls turns 25 years old this coming November. Set in the fictional village of Nibia, Africa, the film continues the comedic exploits of the preeminent pet detective, Ace Ventura (Jim Carrey), who is tasked with finding an extremely rare bat that is held sacred by local tribes.

Related: 20 Crazy Details Behind The Making Of The Ace Ventura Movies

Although the film did not strike as much of a cord among general filmgoers, When Nature Calls grossed nearly double the amount of its predecessor, garnering more than $212 million internationally against a $30 million budget. For comparison, the original earned roughly $107 on a $15 million investment. For more on the production history, here are 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About the Making of Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls.

Hulu has confirmed that several of its original series will be debuting new episodes on the streaming service in October, including the first installment of the horror anthology “Into the Dark” as well as more of season 1 of the Sean Penn drama “The First.” And there will also be new to Hulu seasons of some of your favorites reality shows from other networks, including various editions of “Little Women” and “The Real Housewives.”

Likewise, there will be plenty of movies making their first Hulu appearances including the Oscar-winning “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” and “Raging Bull.”

See Netflix schedule: Here’s what is coming and leaving in October

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60 Days In – Complete Season 4

America’s Book of Secrets – Complete Season 1 & 2

American Pickers – Complete Season 18

Ancient Aliens – Complete Season 4

Bob’s Burgers – Season 9 Premiere

El Clon – Complete Season 1

Escaping Polygamy – Complete Season 3

Family Guy – Season 16 Premiere

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Peter Gallagher speaks the following line in the new movie by CW actor Ryan Eggold: “Don’t dick me around, guy. We are on a strict deadline. ‘Nature Calls with Orson Schwartzman’ waits for no man.” Gallagher is playing Orson Schwartzman, the fictional host of that fictional nature show. Now, you don’t have Peter Gallagher show up in your movie for three minutes, give him a name like “Orson Schwartzman,” and have him say the line “[d]on’t dick me around, guy.

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Last year, Todd Rohal’s “Uncle Kent 2” premiered at SXSW to positive reviews, with IndieWire’s own Eric Kohn calling it “the craziest movie sequel ever.” A follow-up to Joe Swanberg’s 2011 film “Uncle Kent,” a portrait of indie actor and animator Kent Osborne, “Uncle Kent 2” follows Osborne’s quest to come up with a sequel to “Uncle Kent” by traveling to a comic book convention and confronting the end of the world.

Read More: SXSW Review: ‘Uncle Kent 2’ is the Craziest Movie Sequel Ever

Now, Factory 25 has released a novelization of the book by L.P. Eaves. Check out an exclusive excerpt from the book below featuring Uncle Kent’s visit to a doctor to discuss earworms.

Todd Rohal has previously directed the “P is for Scary” segment in “ABCs of Death 2,” and the comedies “Nature Calls,” “The Catechism Cataclysm,” and “The Guatemalan Handshake.” Meanwhile,...

Joe Jonas learned there's a not-so-glamorous side of rock 'n' roll too when he was forced to use a porta-potty just like the rest of the crowd ... at his own concert. Joe's band, Dnce, performed in Miami Sunday at Model Volleyball, which is exactly what it sounds like. Just a guess, but ... getting to watch hot athletic chicks in bikinis frolic in the sand all day should take the sting out of the nasty bathroom experiences.

Directed by Julian Barratt, Alexandre Bustillo, Larry Fessenden, Julian Gilbey, E.L. Katz, Aharon Keshales, Steven Kostanski, Julien Maury, Vincenzo Natali, Bill Plympton, Jen & Sylvia Soska and many more…

It’s a second go around the alphabet of fear with The ABCs of Death 2. 2012′s first installment – an anthology of 26 stories, each representing a letter of the alphabet – was the very definition of a mixed bag, with (sadly) the bad often outweighing the good. However, given that the good was Very good I still held out hope that this sequel would live up to the expectations and potential that the format has.

Thankfully this time round the good outweighs the bad, although surprisingly there are some disappointing segments from directors whose work I’ve enjoyed; and whose feature work has been hailed as some of the best in the genre – not that there’s any evidence of that here – including...

"Eddie Rouse, a versatile character actor who stood out in such films as American Gangster, The Number 23 and Pandorum, has died." Mike Barnes for the Hollywood Reporter: "Rouse starred as a Sammy Davis Jr. impersonator hired through Craigslist to perform at a boy’s birthday party in Todd Rohal’s Rat Pack Rat, which was funded through Kickstarter and won a jury prize in the shorts competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival." Rohal has put together a video tribute sampling Rouse's performances in David Gordon Green’s George Washington, Being Flynn, Nature Calls and more. » - David Hudson...

"Eddie Rouse, a versatile character actor who stood out in such films as American Gangster, The Number 23 and Pandorum, has died." Mike Barnes for the Hollywood Reporter: "Rouse starred as a Sammy Davis Jr. impersonator hired through Craigslist to perform at a boy’s birthday party in Todd Rohal’s Rat Pack Rat, which was funded through Kickstarter and won a jury prize in the shorts competition at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival." Rohal has put together a video tribute sampling Rouse's performances in David Gordon Green’s George Washington, Being Flynn, Nature Calls and more. » - David Hudson...

Directed by Julian Barratt, Alexandre Bustillo, Larry Fessenden, Julian Gilbey, E.L. Katz, Aharon Keshales, Steven Kostanski, Julien Maury, Vincenzo Natali, Bill Plympton, Jen & Sylvia Soska and many more…

It’s a second go around the alphabet of fear with the debut of The ABCs of Death 2 as part of this years Celluloid Screams film festival. 2012′s first installment – an anthology of 26 stories, each representing a letter of the alphabet – was the very definition of a mixed bag, with (sadly) the bad often outweighing the good. However, given that the good was Very good I still held out hope that this sequel would live up to the expectations and potential that the format has.

Thankfully this time round the good outweighs the bad, although surprisingly there are some disappointing segments from directors whose work I’ve enjoyed; and whose feature work has been hailed as some of the best in...

Today’s film is the 2014 short Rat Pack Rat. The film stars Margie Beegle, Steve Little, and Eddie Rouse, and is written and directed by Todd Rohal. Rohal has made a number of short films and three features, including Nature Calls with Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswalt. Rat Pack Rat made its debut at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in the Short Films category.

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Patton Oswalt will host the 2014 Film Independent Spirit Awards, which as per usual will go down the afternoon before the Oscars in Santa Monica (which in 2014 means March 1st). Oswalt follows a well-received hosting gig from Andy Samberg last year (though Indiewire had a few issues with the ceremony beyond Samberg). The actor-comedian (recently seen in "Young Adult," "Seeking a Friend for the End of the World" and "Nature Calls") is a promising choice given his reliably excellent standup, though he'll also need to be prepared to intervene if booze-fueled speeches get out of control again this year. The nominations for the awards come out on November 26th. Check out Indiewire's predictions here.

Rob Riggle has signed on for one of the last major roles in Universal's comedy sequel Dumb and Dumber To, which is currently shooting in Atlanta.

The actor is actually taking on a dual role, portraying Travis, a handyman, and his unstable twin brother Captain Lippencott. Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels reprise their roles as Lloyd Christmas and Harry Dunne from 1994's Dumb and Dumber, who hit the road once again to find Harry's long-lost daughter, who is in need of a kidney transplant. We first reported on the sequel's story last August, although it wasn't known which of the duo's child it was until now.

The supporting cast includes Kathleen Turner, Brady Bluhm, Laurie Holden, Rachel Melvin and Steve Tom.

Bobby Farrelly and Peter Farrelly are directing from a screenplay the co-wrote with Bennett Yellin and Mike Cerrone. Sean Anders and John Morris wrote an earlier draft of the script.

"Duck Dynasty" season is here, and the bearded brothers are once again up to their old tricks -- this time with a heavy dose of estrogen from the Duck Commander wives. 

The one-hour long Season 4 premiere, "Till Duck Do Us Part" introduces the newest character in the cast, Alan Robertson, the beardless brother. The episode also takes viewers on a trip down memory lane, courtesy of Uncle Si, as Phil and Kay Robertson prepare to renew their vows.

The episode opens with Willie Robertson's wife, Korie Robertson, trying to figure out what the family should get Phil and Miss Kay as an anniversary present. After all, the patriarch and matriarch of the Robertson clan are coming up on the 49th anniversary of their nuptials, which were conducted back in the day by a local Justice of the Peace.

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Korie decides giving Phil and Kay the wedding they...

The sequel to last year's epic extreme-horror anthology The ABCs of Death is now underway, and the producers have now revealed the full lineup of filmmakers participating in this installment, again with each one assigned to a letter of the alphabet. 25 directors have now been selected, with the 26th to be again chosen from fan submissions. Magnet Releasing, along with returning producers Ant Timpson and Tim League, have expanded their search beyond the horror genre this time, and their newest directorial recruits include Julian Barratt from the cult UK series The Mighty Boosh, Todd Rohal (The Catechism Catalysm, Nature Calls), Manborg creator Steven Kostanski, Argentina's Alejandro Brugués (Juan Of The Dead), Japan's Hajime Ohata (Henge), UK commercial director Jim Hosking, and Chris Nash of the mega-grossout Skinfections shorts. These new additions join the previously confirmed lineup of Álex de la Iglesia (The Last Circus, Day Of The Beast), Rodney Ascher...

Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Maura Tierney, Patton Oswalt, Rob Riggle, Patrice O’Neal, Darrell Hammond | Written and Directed by Todd Rohal

Todd Rohal follows up his bizarre offbeat comedy The Catechism Cataclysm with another offbeat comedy in Nature Calls, which features an all-star cast including Johnny Knoxville, Maura Tierney and Patton Oswalt and tells the story of polar-opposite brothers Randy and Kirk who’ve never seen eye to eye. Randy is the assistant leader of his elderly father’s Boy Scout troop whilst Kirk loves his modern conveniences and his dozen TVs.

When Kirk (Knoxville) decides to have some of the boy scouts over for a slumber party ruining a pre-planned boyscout outing in a parking lot, Randy “kidnaps” the boys from Kirk’s to take them on camping trip to a restricted area in a local state park. Understandably, the kids parents don’t take so kindly to the news...

A scouting-themed comedy starring Patton Oswalt and Johnny Knoxville, Nature Calls is about a failing scoutmaster looking to honor his dad and former scoutmaster's legacy by having one last big scouting trip. David Gordon Green produced Nature Calls, and it's not unlike his previous producing/directing efforts in that there are adults cursing at children. Historically, this is comedy I like, but typically only if the cursing is done by Danny McBride. Adults and kids involved in bad behavior is always a plus, but everything feels stilted here. However, the kids are quite good, especially Regan Mizrahi as Kent, who revels in hitting on Maura Tierney's character.

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Chicago – There are some undeniable comic talents in Todd Rohal’s “Nature Calls,” including two of the best stand-up comedians of the last decade—Patton Oswalt and the late, great Patrice O’Neal. Rob Riggle and Johnny Knoxville can work in the right material. This wasn’t the right material for any of the four as it’s just a mediocre, generally unfunny comedy that leads one to question what the cast saw in it in the first place.

Rating: 2.0/5.0

My guess is that an incredibly smart actor like Oswalt thought this could be something like “The Bad News Bears” in the way that film used a talented cast of young actors and didn’t treat them like your typical movie kids. Oswalt would lead his own version of the “Bears” on a journey that proved that there is an old-fashioned sense of adventure that has been lost in a...

Moviefone's New Release Pick of the Week "Pina" (Criterion Collection) What's It About? Director Wim Wenders ("Paris, Texas," "Wings of Desire") tells the story of Pina Bausch, an acclaimed German dance choreographer and instructor who passed away just days before the start of the planned documentary; Wenders films her most celebrated works on the streets of Germany and on a stage filled with waterfalls, sand and the wild elements of earth. And he shot it all in 3D. See It Because: "Pina" eschews the characteristics of a regular documentary and being able to witness her creativity in action -- with genuinely hypnotic 3D technology -- is the best tribute possible to a unique artistic identity. Lastly, It's a German 3D dance film. If you're not at least enticed on a visual level, we're not sure what to tell you. New on DVD & Blu-ray "Death Race 3: Inferno" What's It About?...

Lots of interesting stuff in stores this week, particularly if you're in the mood for a good documentary or two. The biggest releases of the week are End of Watch, the acclaimed cop thriller starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena, and Lee Daniels' The Paperboy, which received much more divisive reviews. Other new movies hitting stores today include Universal Soldier: Day of Reckoning, Nature Calls starring Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswalt, and Takashi Miike's Hara-Kiri: Death of a Samurai. Non-fiction fans won't want to miss The Imposter, along with Searching for Sugar Man, Pina and Beauty is Embarrassing, and new to Blu-ray this week we have the 1976 Sherlock Holmes flick The Seven-Per-Cent Solution. What will you be buying or renting this week? Check out the full list of releases after the jump. Amazon.com Widgets

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This week: Jake Gyllenhaal and Michael Pena star as two Lapd partners that unwittingly make themselves targets of a dangerous drug cartel in the gritty, violent police drama "End of Watch."

Also new this week is the controversial Southern-fried drama "The Paperboy" starring Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey, as well as the raunchy-sweet chick flick "For a Good Time, Call …" featuring a breakout performance by funny lady Ari Graynor.

'End of Watch'

Box Office: $41 million

Rotten Tomatoes: 85% Fresh

Storyline: Officers Brian Taylor (Jake Gyllenhaal) and Mike Zavala (Michael Pena) have formed a strong bond as partners working some of the most dangerous beats in the Lapd. However, nothing can prepare them for the violent backlash that transpires after their routine actions threaten to expose a notorious drug cartel that tries to take them out in retaliation. "End of Watch" is seen from the point of view of the officers,...

It's another week loaded with music and movie releases, and once again, the world's critics are here to express their opinions on which flopped.

In music Aerosmith has returned with "Music from Another Dimension." The album received lukewarm reviews with many critics highlighting the records production quality as a huge downside to overall work. Meanwhile, Ne-Yo's "Red" seemed to alienate him from the R&B sound for which he's best known; still, it was praised for holding several strongly produced songs. Rounding out this week's new music is Kylie Minogue's "The Abbey Road Sessions" which received some of the weakest reviews due to its stale and predictable sound.

In movies, James Bond made a triumphant return to the big screen in "Skyfall." Most critics gave the film rave reviews but a few felt the movie may have taken a unnecessary leap into more serious storyline. "Nature Calls" faced a...

After breaking box office records overseas, the 23rd James Bond film Skyfall finally arrives here in North America this weekend where it will attempt to do the same. Does 007 really have a shot at taking down The Avengers or The Dark Knight Rises? We're about to find out. There are no other new movies in wide release this weekend (for obvious reasons), but in select theatres we also have Steven Spielberg's Lincoln (which will be expanding next week) along with the Patton Oswalt / Johnny Knoxville comedy Nature Calls and The Comedy starring Tim Heidecker. What will you be watching this weekend? Skyfall Lincoln (limited) Nature Calls (limited) The Comedy (limited) Dangerous Liaisons (limited) In Their Skin (limited) A Royal Affair (limited) Starlet (limited)

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Editor’s note: Yet another SXSW feature is hitting limited release, so please relieve yourselves with this Nature Calls review, originally published on March 11, 2012. Filmmaker Todd Rohal‘s third feature film, Nature Calls, returns to a world similar to that of his The Catechism Cataclysm – a world marked by complete madness by way of a poorly planned excursions to the outdoors. Rohal is again concerned with pushing the envelope, particularly when it comes to poking fun at organized religion, but a sweet edge of sentimentality and emotions sets Nature Calls apart from his previous outing. Unfortunately, Rohal’s film cannot quite join its disparate parts – wacky antics, inspired upbraiding of modern consumer life, physical danger, and fractured familial relationships – into one cohesive piece, and while the film’s laughs are frequent, they are fleeting and don’t have any weight behind them. Also, goddamn can this thing be offensive. Nature Calls centers on estranged brothers Randy (Patton Oswalt...

Curiously squandering an immensely talented cast, Todd Rohal's "Nature Calls," written when the writer-director lived in Austin, had more humor and humanity and life in its 10-minute post-screening talk here at SXSW than it showed in its previous 98-minute running time. Starring Patton Oswalt and Johnny Knoxville as brothers -- in a clear refutation of all we know about genetics -- "Nature Calls" pits Oswalt's dedicated scoutmaster, eager to take his scoutmaster father on one last camping trip, against Knoxville's black sheep son. You can imagine this premise leading to all kinds of hilarity. I encourage you to do so, as Rohal clearly did not. When his troop bails on a camping trip, Oswalt crashes a sleepover hosting Knoxville's adopted son Dwande (Thiecoura Cissoko) and his wayward troop members, abducting them, along with his father, for the originally-planned trip to the woods. Knoxville, Rob Riggle and the late Patrice O'Neal give.

This weekly column is intended to provide reviews of nearly every new release, including films on VOD (and in certain cases some studio releases). Specifics release dates and locations follow each review. Reviews This Week: "28 Hotel Rooms" "Cafe de Flore" "Coming Up Roses" "Dangerous Liaisons" "Dick Night" "In Another Country" "Lincoln" "Nature Calls" "Skyfall" "Starlet" *** "28 Hotel Rooms" A high concept film that lives up to the concept, Matt Ross's "28 Hotel Rooms" transpires almost entirely in the eponymous way stations in which its illicit lovers (Chris Messina and Marin Ireland) meet for their bouts of passion. Each of the film’s 28 segments is introduced by a title card indicating the room number of the trysting place. In following...

I first learned of writer/director Todd Rohal when I saw his film The Catechism Cataclysm (or Cat Cat for short) at Sundance two years ago. You will either love or hate this film's guts -- I love it. I described this film as not a movie, but an experience, a bad acid trip gone awesome experience. (Note: I've never done acid but have seen Roger Corman's The Trip and am guessing it's bonkers.) Cat Cat was something I've never seen before -- an original, mind-fuck comedy adventure. His follow-up, Nature Calls with comedian Patton Oswalt, is something else for sure, but falls short of fitting into the wild and weird cinematic world Rohal has created.Randy (Oswalt) has lived and breathed boy scouting since the first...

Plot: Hoping to earn the respect of his father and his scout troop, a mild-mannered scout leader hijacks his brother.s sons. sleepover. Taking the children on a camping trip without the parent.s permission takes on some serious consequence when his brother comes searching for the missing children. Review: Ah wilderness! How nice it would be to have gone out into the wild instead of watching the latest Patton Oswalt flick Nature Calls. This seemingly well-intentioned comedy carries a few...

In the comedy Nature Calls, Patton Oswalt plays a Scoutmaster who desperately wants the boys in his charge to love the outdoors as much as he does, so much so that when they opt to go to a sleepover, he crashes the party to convince them to sneak out and go camping with him instead. Oswalt's allergic-to-the-outdoors brother (played by Johnny Knoxville) freaks out when the kids aren't there in the morning and sets off in hot pursuit. This, of course, provided Oswalt with an opportunity to share his thoughts with Vulture about whether Mitt Romney would make a good Scoutmaster, the Internet stress syndrome that should bear his name, and what he has to offer postapocalyptic warlords.Are you okay? Sounds like you have a cold.I'm good. I just gobbled some DayQuil to try to find a balance between being stuffed up and not too spacey. Is that...

When you book Johnny Knoxville for a one-on-one, it's a safe bet to expect the unexpected. With our bet firmly placed, the "Jackass" star delivered just that during our chat with him at SXSW earlier this year. Knoxville's been to the festival before, but never for a film (he previously attended to support his cousin, musician Roger Alan Wade). For his inaugural official year at the event, Knoxville has two films: "Nature Calls" from director/writer Todd Rohal ("The Cataclysm Catechism") and Jonas Akerlund's star-studded ensemble drama, "Small Apartments." In "Nature Calls," Knoxville plays brother to Randy Stevens (Patton Oswalt), a Scoutmaster who essentially kidnaps Knoxville's kid for a weekend scout trip. "Small Aparments" finds Knoxville in dramatic mode, sporting a black shaggy wig as a pot-smoking loon, oblivious to the fact that his neighbor ("Little Britain" star Matt Lucas) is...

Title: Nature Calls Director: Todd Rohal (‘The Catechism Cataclysm‘) Starring: Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Maura Tierney, Rob Riggle, Patrice O’Neal, Darrell Hammond and Thiecoura Cissoko Brothers often grow up fighting with each other, but when their rivalry continues well into adulthood, they often have trouble accepting the other’s seemingly foolish beliefs and antics. Such is the case with the two main characters in the upcoming comedy ‘Nature Calls,’ which will be released in select theaters on Friday. The brothers in the film are both losing things they believe in, and are experiencing crises of faith, but are still reluctant to accept that they’re old enough to at least acknowledge the [ Read More ]

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Nature Calls

Stars: Johnny Knoxville, Maura Tierney, Patton Oswalt, Rob Riggle, Patrice O’Neal, Darrell Hammond | Written and Directed by Todd Rohal

Todd Rohal follows up his bizarre offbeat comedy The Catechism Cataclysm with another offbeat comedy in Nature Calls, which features an all-star cast including Johnny Knoxville, Maura Tierney and Patton Oswalt and tells the story of polar-opposite brothers Randy and Kirk who’ve never seen eye to eye. Randy is the assistant leader of his elderly father’s Boy Scout troop whilst Kirk loves his modern conveniences and his dozen TVs.

When Kirk (Knoxville) decides to have some of the boy scouts over for a slumber party ruining a pre-planned boyscout outing in a parking lot, Randy “kidnaps” the boys from Kirk’s to take them on camping trip to a restricted area in a local state park. Understandably, the kids parents don’t take so kindly to...

Exclusive: Comic actor Rob Riggle has signed with Wme in all areas. Riggle is shaping up to be one of the next comedy guys. He’s funny as the new comic relief on the Fox NFL Sunday pregame show; he appeared in 21 Jump Street and lent his voice to Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, both big hits. Riggle, best known for his turns in the Will Ferrell comedies The Other Guys and Step Brothers, next lends his voice to the R-rated stop-motion animated comedy Hell And Back, alongside Mila Kunis and Susan Sarandon, and he’ll next be seen starring with Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswalt in Nature Calls. Riggle, the former Daily Show correspondent, hosted the Espy Awards and he’ll guest star in the Thanksgiving episode of Fox’s New Girl. In addition, he is developing an untitled Wall Street comedy based off his own idea to star and produce for HBO,...

Exclusive: Comic actor Rob Riggle has signed with Wme in all areas. Riggle is shaping up to be one of the next comedy guys. He’s funny as the new comic relief on the Fox NFL Sunday pregame show; he appeared in 21 Jump Street and lent his voice to Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax, both big hits. Riggle, best known for his turns in the Will Ferrell comedies The Other Guys and Step Brothers, next lends his voice to the R-rated stop-motion animated comedy Hell And Back, alongside Mila Kunis and Susan Sarandon, and he’ll next be seen starring with Johnny Knoxville and Patton Oswalt in Nature Calls. Riggle, the former Daily Show correspondent, hosted the Espy Awards and he’ll guest star in the Thanksgiving episode of Fox’s New Girl. In addition, he is developing an untitled Wall Street comedy based off his own idea to star and produce for HBO,...

In this exclusive clip from the upcoming feature film "Nature Calls," Patton Oswalt is a scoutmaster who cares. Watch him get in a shouting match with Johnny Knoxville in full-on Mean Dad mode, while Rob Riggle offers some very convincing shouted interjections.

Sadly, the film also marks the last screen appearance of the late, great Patrice O'Neal (not seen in this clip).

"Nature Calls" was well received at the South By Southwest Film Festival when it played there in March. It hits theaters on Nov. 9 and is currently available on iTunes.

Moviefone's New Release Pick of the Week "Prometheus" What's It About? Ridley Scott returns to the world of "Alien" with an epic prequel about mankind's first contact with a mysterious alien race who may or may not be our makers, and may or may not have sinister purposes. See It Because: "Prometheus" pulled off a rare feat, adding a new layer of intrigue to the rich mythology of the "Alien" series. Not since "Inception" has a summer blockbuster come along with such audacious head-scratching concepts. And despite being filled with plot holes, it was still fun to argue about the film's big questions. Also, the always brilliant Michael Fassbender was terrific as David, an android servant with T.E. Lawrence-sized dreams of exploration. Watch Noomi Rapace's Screen Test for "Prometheus" - (Also Available on Amazon Instant Video | Netflix) Moviefone's Blu-ray Pick of the Week "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" What's It About?...

If a fat kid really did rule the world, then a movie version of Kl Going’s 2003 book Fat Kid Rules The World would have hit cinema screens years ago. But it took actor-turned-first-time director Matthew Lillard (Scream, The Descendants) almost a decade to get his adaptation of the young adult novel in the can and a subsequent, successful Kickstarter campaign to guarantee a run in theaters. (The film opens this Friday at New York’s Cinema Village, followed by a nationwide roll out. Fat Kid Rules The World will also be available on VOD and iTunes on Oct. 25.)

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Looks like comedian, actor and pontificator on the nature of geek culture Patton Oswalt is headed to Harlan County, Kentucky. TVLine reports that the "Nature Calls" star will have a recurring role in the new season of FX's acclaimed crime drama "Justified." He'll play Bob Sweeney, a local constable with whom Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) went to high school. Raylan hires Bob to watch his father Arlo's (Raymond J. Barry) house, and the promise of Oswalt being paired with the tough, sardonic Olyphant sounds like something to look forward to. Read More: Johnny Knoxville and Rob Riggle Chase Unruly Children Through the Woods in the Trailer for 'Nature Calls' (Video) According to TVLine, "Bob has a single football tale he tells over and over from his high school glory days, Al Bundy-style, while a bid to help Raylan capture a bail jumper is humorous — and maybe even successful!

The last few days have seen the trailer debuts of some promising flicks arriving in theaters in the coming months, among the most notable being the Patton Oswalt comedy Nature Calls, Director David O. Russell's drama Silver Linings Playbook (starring Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence), the Deepak Chopra documentary Decoding Deepak, and Sylvester Stallone's 2013 action flick Bullet to the Head. Also in the mix are a few flying under the radar like Alamo Drafthouse's amazing gift to film geeks, Trailer War, Matthew Lillard's feature-length directorial debut Fat Kid Rules the World, and Price Check (with Parker Posey). It's an eclectic selection if not always a promising one.

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If the trailer's any indication, "Nature Calls," due out in early November, will offer a tale of wayward boy scouts considerably less sedate than Wes Anderson's stylized summer idyll, "Moonrise Kingdom." With bawdy favorites Rob Riggle and Johnny Knoxville front and center as two of the scouts' would-be wranglers, "Nature Calls" looks like an R-rated hybrid of Judd Apatow's "Heavy Weights" and William Golding's "Lord of the Flies." "Children don't live in the woods, they die," observes the incongruosly named Gentry (Riggle) near the end of the trailer. Though the film appears rife with nudity, violence and profanity, "Nature Calls" deals in material somewhat safer for satire than director Todd Rohal's last movie, "The Catechism Cataclysm," which bore the tag line, "God will fuck you up."  Check out Indiewire's interview with Knoxville,...

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Hugh Jackman is ripped and rarin' to unleash the berzerker rage for the fifth time. Hypable has the first look at the "X-Men" series veteran getting his Logan on again for "The Wolverine," coming to theaters on July 26, 2013.

Let the casting speculation on "Divergent" begin! "American Horror Story" star Evan Peters has revealed to VH1 Celebrity that he's in possession of the script based on Veronica Roth's Ya sci-fi novel — and hasn't read it yet.

We'd best start preparing for the onslaught of pictures featuring dirty, sad-looking movie stars that will be released between now and Christmas. A new poster for "Les Miserables" has been unveiled, and it should look familiar to anyone who even vaguely knows of the stage musical on which the film is based.

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Turns out Moonrise Kingdom isn't the only comedy this year that contains an overzealous but incompetent scoutmaster. But while Edward Norton's Scout Master Ward may have lost one member of his troop to a puppy love-inspired escape plan, the schlubby scoutmaster played by Patton Oswalt in the SXSW-selected Nature Calls can't keep even a single member of his Boy Scout troop from abandoning him. In the R-rated comedy, Oswalt stars as Randy, a troop leader who.despite his best efforts.can't get his scouts excited about survival skills or camping. As a result, his ranks are dwindling fast. But when the last of his scouts stand him up to attend a TV-themed sleepover at the home of his obnoxious brother Kirk (Johnny Knoxville), Randy decides if he can't win them back, he'll steal them back. And so, he kidnaps the boys, forcing them to go on the camping adventure...

Almost a year after Patrice O'Neal died - a week before his birthday, on November 29th, 2011 - Magnet Releasing will open the comedy Nature Calls in theaters and VOD on November 9; and with that news comes a brand-new trailer today. The raucous comedy, which as I note in the title, is/was/will be Patrice O'Neal's last film, stars Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle, and Patrice O'Neal. Oswalt stars as Scoutmaster Randy Stevens, whose dwindling, apathetic troop ditches a scout meeting in favor of a TV-themed slumber party hosted by Randy's brother Kirk (Knoxville), his polar opposite and arch nemesis. When Randy rounds up the boys in the middle...

Patton Oswalt and Johnny Knoxville play battling brothers in the Boy Scouts comedy “Nature Calls”. Curiously, I don’t think I saw one scout master molestation joke in the entire Red Band trailer. That’s, uh, kind of surprising when a movie doesn’t go for the sitter at the net jokes. What is this world coming to? Anyways, check out the Red Band trailer for “Nature Calls”, which is about foul-mouthed adults and their equally foul-mouthed kids. In short, it’s the kind of movie that will probably make you not want to have kids. Ever. Other than that, it does also star comedian Patrice O’Neal in one of his last roles, so if you’re a fan, this is probably a must-see. Polar-opposite brothers Randy (Oswalt) and Kirk (Knoxville) never saw eye-to-eye, but their rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk’s son’s sleepover,...

Magnet Releasing has put out a red band trailer for the new Patton Oswalt starring film, Nature Calls.

The film is both written and directed by Todd Rohal, and will star Patton Oswalt (Randy) and Jackass star Johnny Knoxville (Kirk) as two brothers who are constantly at odds. Their sibling rivalry is taken to new extremes when Randy hijacks Kirk’s son’s sleepover by taking the boys on a Scout trip to remember.

The cast, which consists of Patton, Knoxville, Rob Riggle, and Patrice O’Neal, excites me more than the plot, which looks to be just a simple throwback to the raunchy comedies of the 70′s and 80′s. But then again, Magnet Releasing is putting this out, and in my eyes they’ve put out some quality films in the past, so I may give it a try just based on that.

Nature Calls will start a run on VOD starting October 4th,...

Here is the first trailer for Nature Calls, some might call it a throwback to comedies of yesteryear with its obscenity and road story plot. It’s probably a movie you have to be in a good mood to enjoy, you know, drunk. The cast includes the great Patton Oswalt alongside Johnny Knoxville, Rob Riggle, and Patrice O’Neal.

Polar-opposite brothers Randy (Oswalt) and Kirk (Knoxville) never saw eye-to-eye, but their rivalry is taken to a new level when Randy hijacks Kirk’s son’s sleepover, taking the boys on a Scout Trip to remember.

Nature Calls hits VOD on October 4 and theaters on November 9. Watch the trailer:...