This is a no-nonsense zine about the movie Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.
Plotline: Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become...
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This is a no-nonsense zine about the movie Tropic Thunder, starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr.
Plotline: Through a series of freak occurrences, a group of actors shooting a big-budget war movie are forced to become the soldiers they are portraying.
Hitting DVD & Blu-Ray on November 18 Order It Today Read the Original Soundtrack Review Read the Original Theatrical Review In honor of November 18th's DVD & Blu-ray release of the Ben Stiller's summer comedy Tropic Thunder , I'm offering you an insider's view of the DVD that DreamWorks and Paramount Pictures Home Entertainment were kind enough to send my way. However, before I go into the DVD features, first I'll serve up the first four paragraphs of my original theatrical review of Tropic... Read Full Story
Ben Stiller is going back to the Museum in 2009. Indeed following the success of Night At The Museum in 2006, a movie sequel has been under works. This second opus is titled Night at the Museum 2 Battle of the Smithsonian. The film, directed by Shawn Levy, is starring Ben Stiller, Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Rami Malek, Hank Azaria, Bill Hader, Ricky Gervais, Christopher Guest and Steve Coogan. It should be released on Memorial Day on May 22, 2009.
Here below a... Read Full Story
MOVIE: Tropic Thunder(2008) CAST: Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr, Jack Black, Tom Cruise DIRECTOR: Ben Stiller The lead is played by Ben Stiller who plays a falling superstar Tugg Speedman. He is also credited for the direction and screenplay of this movie. Tropic Thunder is about a movie being filmed called Tropic Thunder and is a thunder of comedy. This movie which happens to be a spoof of numerous Hollywood movies is much more than just a spoof. It very beautifully captures the comedy of... Read Full Story
Actor Ben Stiller was on a holiday vacation with his family in New York when he fractured his wrist in a snowboarding accident. The “Tropic Thunder” star took a spill on the slopes and was treated at Mount Sinai Hospital for his injuries. He was seen the next day finishing up holiday shopping in a cast.
Ben Stiller might be having a painful Christmas this year.
The Tropic Thunder star was rushed to New York’s Mount Sinai Hospital after fracturing his wrist in a snowboarding accident... Read Full Story
There are some real heavy hitters on DVD this week, a
sign that holiday shopping is just around the corner. You know, usually, you'll
get one big DVD, and then a AAA player or two and then down into the lower rungs
of the minor league system. But this week, there are two $100 million flicks,
one of them a $200 million movie, and it comes just two or three weeks too late
to save Circuit City. Damn.
this position now is quite a
feat. The studio has done a masterful job creating a niche... Read Full Story
P. Diddy says he was "not black enough" to star in 'Tropic Thunder'.
The rapper admits he auditioned for the role of an African-American actor - famously played by Caucasian star Robert Downey Jr., who used make-up to change the colour of his skin for the role - in Ben Stiller's movie, but was turned down.
He joked: "I have not been in any of Ben Stiller's movies. I guess I wasn't black enough to be in 'Tropic Thunder'. Robert Downey Jr. was a little bit blacker. I tried out for the role... Read Full Story
Ben Stiller producing DreamWorks Animation project By Jay A. Fernandez and Borys Kit Robert Downey Jr. and Tina Fey are in negotiations to lead the voice cast for DreamWorks Animation's superhero lark "Master Mind." Ben Stiller is a producer on the movie through his Red Hour Films. The satiric film, with a screenplay by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, concerns a brilliant superhero villain who loses his life's purpose when he accidentally kills his good-guy nemesis. DWA plans a Nov. 5... Read Full Story
Tropic Thunder is one of those nice movies where most of the cast is phenomenal–here, while Nick Nolte and Steve Coogan are less than amazing, they’re both good. Only Ben Stiller lacks. The script’s full of good one-liners and some knowing Hollywood references. When, for the third act, there’s an attempt at honest characterization, it stumbles. Instead of amping up the absurdity, the movie strangely sidesteps it. The last couple scenes totally ignore that sidestep, going for an ending one... Read Full Story
It's been a long time since I have enjoyed a DVD or Blu-ray release as much as I enjoyed this one. Sure, some good movies have come my way, but for the most part the majority of special features and extra content never really does anything to get me too excited. The Tropic Thunder Director's Cut DVD and Blu-ray not only offer an extended look at the funniest film of the year, but it also comes equipped with features you are going to want to watch as opposed to features you will skim through... Read Full Story
Tropic Thunder is the making of a movie within a movie. This ensemble cast includes Ben Stiller , Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black, Matthew McConaughey, Nick Nolte and Tom Cruise. The movies cast and crew has ventured into the jungle to film a war movie based on a memoir by a Vietnam veteran John Tayback played by Nick Nolte. The characters include a fading action hero, a hip hop artist, an acclaimed actor, a comedian along with a host of others. While on location filming a movie the director... Read Full Story
