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NEWS ABOUT: Steve Carell

Steve Carell stories: 12 news summaries
GLOSSIES



 Fey: Palin Wig 
 'Will Come Out 
 of the Closet' 

Tina Fey on her Sarah Palin impersonation, Steve Carell, and being a workaholic

Oct 8, 09 7:43 AM CDT
(Newser) - Tina Fey talks about many things in her interview with Laura Brown for Harper’s Bazaar—her “Halloween wig”-like hair, her “Tootsie”-like glasses—but the most important news? The resurrection of her Sarah Palin impersonation. “I feel like I've probably not worn that wig... More »

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Saturday Night Live • entertainment • Steve Carell • Tina Fey • celebrity • 30 Rock • Sarah Palin • celebrity interview

 Hollywood Trims Star Deals 

It's curtains for deals that pay actors before studios recoup losses

Apr 2, 09 7:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - In this economic climate, even Hollywood has become risk-averse, forcing actors to share in a film’s success or failure, the Wall Street Journal reports. “First-dollar gross” deals, which pay actors handsomely even when films flop, are out of favor. For years, top actors drew deals paying a percentage—... More »

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Hollywood • film • contracts • Julia Roberts • Steve Carell • Paramount Pictures • Harrison Ford • financial crisis • movie studios


 Hardest-Working 
 Film Actors 

Morgan Freeman tops list with 9 films in 5 years

Dec 28, 08 3:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Who's the hardest-working actor in show biz? Many would lay claim to the title, but Forbes actually tallied which troupers took on the most meaty roles in big-budget films over the past 3 years:
  • Morgan Freeman: Hollywood's top worker, he's played in nine films since 2005, including The Bucket
... More »

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Morgan Freeman • Steve Carell • Samuel L. Jackson • actor • Queen Latifah • Seth Rogen

GLOSSIES

 The Office Jinx Strikes Again 

Wilson repeats big-screen failures to which his sitcom-mates have become accustomed

Aug 22, 08 2:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Do The Rocker's poor reviews and sagging ticket sales prove there's an Office curse? Office stars can't replicate that show's success on the big screen, Dan Kois writes in New York, and the evidence backs him up: After The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Steve Carell starred in a series of mostly forgettable... More »

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television • film • The Office • Steve Carell • movie review • box office • Ricky Gervais • John Krasinski • Rainn Wilson • Jenna Fischer • The Rocker • Leatherheads

movie review

 Get Smart Not So Clever 

Film struggles to balance action and comedy

Jun 20, 08 12:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - The film version of the 1960s TV spy parody Get Smart can’t decide if it's an action flick or a comedy, and it shows. It’s “an action comedy that represents the worst of both worlds,” Mick LaSalle writes in the San Francisco Chronicle—“as funny... More »

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film • comedy • Steve Carell • movie review • action movie

 Carell, The Rock Dish on Liplock 

Carell and Johnson talk about unlikely kiss in Get Smart

Jun 7, 08 9:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Carell and Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson dug a little liplock in their upcoming film, Get Smart, the AP reports. “He smells like strawberry shortcake,” Carell quipped. “For me, that's why they call him The Rock. He rocks people's worlds.” More »

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film • Steve Carell • kiss • Dwayne The Rock Johnson • movies • Anne Hathaway

Movie review

 Horton Enormously Entertaining 

Seuss' elephant tale succeeds where others have failed

Mar 14, 08 7:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - The big-screen adaptation of Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! succeeds in large part because the film's actors are not seen. "Unlike those behind the recent live-action grotesqueries The Grinch and Cat in the Hat," observes Carrie Rickey of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the makers of the CG-animated... More »

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Dr. Seuss • Steve Carell • movie review • animated movie • Jim Carrey • Horton • Pixas

Scribe Strike May Last
Months

No talks planned
as shows tabled,
actors refuse to work

Nov 6, 07 7:23 PM CST
(Newser) - The Hollywood writers strike could last for months, says ABC News, because negotiators will have trouble dividing profits that no one can predict.  "You can't slice a pie that isn't baked yet," a consultant tells ABC, referring to new media. "It's really poor timing on the... More »

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Internet • Hollywood • cell phones • labor • Steve Carell • union • strike • Jay Leno • teamsters • Ellen DeGeneres • Writers Guild of America • studios

$32.1M Saw IV Slays Box Office

Oct 28, 07 4:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Saw VI axed the competition in the final weekend before Halloween by scaring up $32.1 million—falling short of Saw III’s debut weekend, but notching the highest opening of the fall season. Steve Carrell’s quirky dramedy, Dan in Real Life, took second with $12 million, Variety reports. More »

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Steve Carell • box office • George Clooney • Michael Clayton • Tyler Perry • Halloween • Saw IV • horror flims • Dan in Real Life • The Game Plan • Dwayne The Rock Johnson • Why Did I Get Married?

Dan's Life Is Almost Too Real

In that way, it's much like real life

Oct 26, 07 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - Reaction's to Steve Carell's genial comedy Dan in Real Life range from appreciative to underwhelmed. AO Scott of the New York Times calls the film—starring Carell as a recent widower and advice columnist—"for the most part, winningly gentle and observant." Roger Ebert calls it "soothingly... More »

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Steve Carell • movie review • Juliet Binoche

Fans Flock to Carell Flick, Two by Two

'Evan Almighty' rules weekend box office; Cusack vehicle surprises at No. 2

Jun 24, 07 2:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - Steve Carell rode an ark to the top of the weekend box office, where "Evan Almighty" racked up $32.1 million to take the top spot in its first week in release. That the heavily advertised follow-up to blockbuster "Bruce Almighty" seized the No. 1 spot was no... More »

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Evan Almighty • Steve Carell • box office • John Cusack • movies

Hollywood Prays for Laughs from the Faithful

With 'Evan Almighty,' Universal skews pious
in comedy division

Jun 20, 07 4:54 AM CDT
(Newser) - God is returning to the big screen this Friday in Universal's Evan Almighty, a big-budget comedy aimed at the churchgoing. The LA TImes recalls that Hollywood used to balk at religiously-inflected films, but saw the light when Mel Gibson's spiritual blockbuster The Passion of the Christ raked in $370M in... More »

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Hollywood • Morgan Freeman • film • religion • God • Evan Almighty • comedy • church • Noah's Ark • spirituality • Universal Studios • Steve Carell • movies

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