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Or the stick: imagine John Bolton sidling over to a member of a certain UN delegation, slipping a screenplay into their hands, and intimating that if particular non-proliferation treaties aren't entered into, South Park's Trey Parker and Matt Stone will set "Team America II" entirely in their capital city. I don't know if it will work, and obviously there are wrinkles to be ironed out. (Christian Science Monitor)
Hollywood spreads war at home, peace abroad Nov 18, 2006
Colombian rebels invoke Team America. In a plea that sounds like the plot of a bad sequel to Team America: World Police, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are asking for help from American film celebrities in brokering a hostage exchange deal. (Yale Herald, CT)
The Contenders Nov 17, 2006
Hence well-reviewed releases such as "The Devil Wears Prada," "Little Miss Sunshine" and the most politically incorrect satire since 2004's "Team America," "Borat" -- which grossed $26. 5 million on little more than 800 screens in its opening weekend -- have thrived. (Variety)
Daniel Craig as New Bond: Shaken or Stirred, Hes a Hit Nov 16, 2006
But there also some real cult items, too, from movies like the "South Park" group s "Team America.". Proceeds go to the Max Family Foundation, started by Bob and Harvey Weinstein in memory of their father. (Fox News -- Views)
'Borat' goes to America Nov 8, 2006
An extended nude wrestling match between Azamat and Borat is about as crude as "Team America," but it's also sublimely funny, rivaling the corpse transportation sequence in "Little Miss Sunshine" for the title of the year's most hilarious comedy scene. Mary F. Pols is the Times movie critic. (Contra Costa Times -- Entertainment)
From Legos to the limelight Nov 3, 2006
"After seeing the movie, 'Team America,' I realized I could use strings to move them around; it worked," he said. "(After the LASMI Showcase viewing) some people said it moved a little too fast and sometimes was hard to follow the story, but overall it was a great response.". (Camdenton Lake Sun Leader, MO)
PEOPLE BEHIND THE SCENES Oct 24, 2006
A time of crowning glories - Orlando Sentinel : Entertainment. ENTERTAINMENT VIDEOS. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
A time of crowning glories Oct 23, 2006
ENTERTAINMENT VIDEOS. SENTINEL ENTERTAINMENT BLOGS. (Orlando Sentinel)
Puppets Take Manhattan Oct 20, 2006
This gimmick might seem limited on the surface, but the puppetry (provided by the crew that created the well-received movie "Team America: World Police") was so synchronized with the actual concert that the virtual gave the actual a run for your attention. In fact, when Beck worked a slower ballad and gave the puppets a mid-show break (probably to get re-stuffed) the gig took a nosedive. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Guns for Teacher? Oct 8, 2006
Rolling Stone National Affairs Daily. 10/5/06, 3:31 pm EST. (Rolling Stone)
North Korea and nuclear war with the US Oct 7, 2006
Anyone that was so funny, even in puppet form, in "Team America: World Police" can t die just yet. at least not until the sequel. (Questions and Observations)
'Pig Farm' well-acted but still a chore Oct 1, 2006
Kind of like Trey Parker's blissfully vulgar, neither red nor blue Team America movie. In Pig Farm, Kotis goes at a different set of cultural icons. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Woods anger over fake photos disrupts Ryder Cup preparations Sep 22, 2006
Team America the US invade the 18th green at the K Club on Wednesday ahead of today's opening Ryder Cup matches ... Team America … the US invade the 18th green at the K Club on Wednesday ahead of today's opening Ryder Cup matches ... Team America … the US invade the 18th green at the K Club on Wednesday ahead of today's opening Ryder Cup matches. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Sean Penn: The anti-movie star Sep 19, 2006
I admire him for sticking up for fellow actor Jude Law during the Oscars two years ago, and for telling Team America creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker to stick it. I admire his mix of caring and toughness and f-you attitude. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Confused by ratings? 'This Film' rates close look Sep 16, 2006
Matt Stone ("South Park: Bigger, Longer and Uncut," "Team America: World Police") testifies from experience that studio pictures are treated a lot more kindly than independently financed and distributed ones. Kimberly Peirce ("Boys Don't Cry") and Wayne Kramer and Maria Bello ("The Cooler"), intuit that the raters are uncomfortable with depictions of female sexual pleasure, while Allison Anders ("Grace of My Heart") suggests that orgasms of any kind are frowned upon (although women's do tend to... (Chicago Sun-Times)
EW review: Hooray for 'Lassie' Sep 5, 2006
Matt Stone, of the "South Park" duo, is quite amusing recalling his experiences with the indie midnight movie "Orgazmo" versus the big-studio "Team America: World Police," which was submitted with a great deal more sick puppet sex than the filmmakers ever intended to use (so that the board could pat itself on the back for nixing something naughty). The liveliest gambit in "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" was Dick's decision to hire a private detective to expose the identities of the ratings board... (CNN -- Showbiz)
These voters leaving GOP tent Sep 4, 2006
"The term was coined after Stone and his co-creator, Trey Parker, accepted an award in 2001 from People for the American Way at a dinner in Beverly Hills.The audience, warmed up by an evening of lefty rhetoric, were startled to hear Stone and Parker announce they were Republicans.To those dreaming of a permanent GOP majority, this new bloc was evidence that it was indeed a big-tent party: You could vote with the Christian Coalition while watching a show that set records for profanity.Republicans... (The Morning Star)
NOW FOR THE OTHER HOLIES Sep 3, 2006
And having been embraced by liberal America, they ridiculed Hollywood s celebrity anti-war lobby in their flick Team America. We wanted the audience to make up its own mind, says Stone. (TimesOnline)
Kirby Dick's documentary will be hated by the Motion Picture Association of America Sep 3, 2006
"``This Film Is Not Yet Rated" includes interviews with directors such as John Waters (``A Dirty Shame"), ``South Park" co-creator Matt Stone (``Team America"), Wayne Kramer (``The Cooler"), Kevin Smith (``Clerks"), Kimberly Peirce (``Boys Don't Cry"), and Darren Aronofsky (``Requiem for a Dream"), all of whom have fallen afoul of the MPAA at one time or another. That they are part of a wave of independent filmmakers whose work often challenges notions of mainstream sexuality, or uses on-screen... (Boston Globe -- Living)
No Alternatives Sep 1, 2006 Not Yet Rated asks compelling questions Aug 29, 2006 Why did 'Snakes' sink? Aug 24, 2006 South Park team to make new movies Aug 23, 2006 Godzilla vs. "South Park" Guys Aug 23, 2006 Viacom Imprints Made Labels Under PMPG Aug 23, 2006 Two new films for South Park duo Aug 22, 2006 A New History of Documentary Film; Ten Conversations with Leading Directors, Cinematographers, Editors and Producers Aug 18, 2006 Muppet creators go adult Aug 13, 2006 Viacom Reports Second Quarter 2006 Results Aug 10, 2006 PBS wants ABCs of FCC language rules Jul 28, 2006 Perfumed power Jul 27, 2006 * Kim Jong-il's wine, women and bombs Jul 17, 2006 The 10 least politically correct movies ever Jul 11, 2006 Rocket's red glare Jul 9, 2006 A heck of a lot of holiday TV Jul 3, 2006 Nothing like good ol' US of A to get spice-juices flowing Jun 19, 2006 New Poster: Texas Chainsaw: The Beginning : New teaser poster f... Jun 16, 2006 Marine sorry for Iraq deaths song Jun 15, 2006 Marines to Investigate Internet Video Jun 14, 2006 Team America playing their hearts out for 295 million people who couldn't care less Jun 9, 2006 Citizen Penn Examined... Jun 4, 2006 Jihad Video Is 'Just for Fun' May 25, 2006 Let life imitate art May 23, 2006 SEAN PENN TO PLAY RICHARD CLARKE IN MOVIE ... May 18, 2006 Bay Buys Digital Domain May 17, 2006 Sunday's best bets May 8, 2006 Sex, drugs and violence ... the CGI film that's not for kiddies May 6, 2006 DEATH BY DVD? Apr 30, 2006 Radio Vet Hendrie to Pursue Acting Apr 28, 2006 American Idolz: Paul Weitz, Mandy & Hugh* Apr 17, 2006 'Park' co-conspirators swing one fearless ax Mar 28, 2006 ANDREW SULLIVAN Mar 26, 2006 Bradley carrying past on its back Mar 23, 2006 Confidential conflicts Mar 23, 2006 Controversial Cook Mar 21, 2006 At last, it's King Gong! Mar 15, 2006 "King Kong" named top movie at Empire awards Mar 15, 2006 King Kong wins Empire prize Mar 14, 2006 Public pick their cinema favourites Mar 14, 2006 South Park gets away with grossness Mar 6, 2006 Why 'This Film Is Not Yet Rated' Jan 27, 2006 Karla movie gets 18A rating in Ontario Jan 14, 2006 Albert Brooks Jan 10, 2006 After-images from a year on film Jan 1, 2006
Instead, this one-sided documentary includes interviews with people who were once jilted by the great and powerful MPAA, such as John Waters, Kevin Smith and "South Park's" Matt Stone, whose "Team America: World Police" puppet satire was forced to cut out a hysterically graphic puppet sex scene. Dick also offers no alternatives to the current ratings system. (Fox News)
HAS-BEN IS BACK Aug 31, 2006
Perhaps the low point came when his "Pearl Harbor" performance was immortalized in a song in "Team America: World Police": "I need you like Ben Affleck needs acting school.". Affleck has spent most of the last two years largely out of the public eye, marrying Jennifer Garner, having a child and quietly returning to his roots in indie films, a standard rehab strategy for fading stars. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Matt Stone (South Park) relates how he and filmmaking partner Trey Parker added outrageous footage they did not even want to the puppet sex scene in Team America: World Police, hoping they could sneak less explicit material past the MPAA.. Maria Bello and director Wayne Kramer lament the NC-17 rating their film The Cooler received because of a glimpse of Bellos pubic hair in a love scene, while Scary Movie earned an R rating despite the bloody opening sequence in which... (MSNBC -- Movies)
"Serenity, Team America, any Kevin Smith film all have devoted Internet followings. But that doesn't mean there are enough fans to turn it into a hit, let alone a blockbuster.". Contributing: Susan Wloszczyna. (USA Today -- Life)
South Park' and 'Team America: World Police' creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are to make two new live-action films. Variety reports that 'My All-American' is a high school comedy, while the second film, 'Giant Monsters Attack Japan. (RTE.ie)
Additionally, they codirected, cowrote and provided many of the voices for 2004's marionette-based spoof Team America: World Police, which also failed to spark much interest at the box office. "We learned from the last two films that these can't all be self-generated," Stone told the trade paper. (E! Online)
Prior to joining Paramount, Aversano served as president of production under producer Scott Rudin, where he oversaw projects such as Team America: World Police and School of Rock. . (MediaWeek.com)
Parker and Stone's Team America: World Police. Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the South Park creators who brought us the war on terror send-up Team America: World Police in 2004, are returning to the silver screen with two new feature films. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
These may be doc-crazy times -- Michael Moore even gets portrayed as a suicide-bombing marionette in "Team America." But still, a docu like "Murderball" relies on the same things as a fiction film -- namely, action, drama and people (or penguins) you love, or love to hate. So where Betsy A. McLane and Jack C. Ellis, co-authors of "A New History of Documentary Film," go wrong, right off the bat, is in saying film itself is divided -- like a set of Balkan states -- into docs, narrative features... (Variety)
" Henson, who has performed the improvisation show in Aspen and Hollywood, would like to develop it into a TV show. Two other projects he is working on are also just for adults. "There is something really therapeutic for us about this adult improv," he said. Henson applauded the success on stage in New York and London of Avenue Q and the hit movie Team America: World Police which satirises President George Bush's "war on terror". "Avenue Q was very, very clever. They are specifically parodying... (The Age, Australia -- Entertainment)
"RevenuesRevenues for the second quarter increased $545.2 million or 24% to $2.85 billion. The acquisition of DreamWorks L.L.C. and the commencement of distribution activities for DreamWorks Animation and DreamWorks live-action library films (collectively "DreamWorks") contributed $345.1 million or 63% of the reported growth versus last year. Cable Networks segment revenues increased 8% to $1.75 billion, with domestic advertising revenues up 10% to $969.1 million, and affiliate fees up 11% to... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
July 27, 2006, 8:24PM TELEVISION PBS wants ABC's of FCC language rules What's acceptable and what isn't is crux of matter. By MIKE MCDANIEL Copyright 2006 Houston Chronicle. (Houston Chronicle)
On At The Movies she is as playful, open-minded and marvellously unpredictable as ever: after all, how many other critics got as much enjoyment out of the scatological triviality of The 40-Year- Old Virgin or the riotously impolitic Team America: World Police as they did out of more serious fare such as Syriana. (She gave all of these four stars. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Long before Team America: World Police, the 2004 film from the creators of South Park, which pilloried Kim Jong-il as a recluse plotting to destroy the world, we were familiar with images of the chubby dictator. There he was in his trademark Mao suit and oversized Elvis sunglasses, applauding his million-man army, the fourth biggest in the world. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
From Blazing Saddles to Team America, these films take no prisoners. Paramount Pictures / APTrey Parker and Matt Stone used marionettes to take shots at everyone in the equal opportunity insult fest, "Team America: World Police.". (MSNBC -- News)
"Team America: World Police," the 2004 Trey Parker-Matt Stone ("South Park" duo) marionette extravaganza with Kim Jong Il as, surprise, an evil dictator. 3. (Sacramento Bee -- Politics)
Team America: World Police (2004) Voices of Trey Parker, Matt Stone. Sun. (USA Today -- Life)
So when Italy went 1-0 up early and "Team America" - as the commentator called them, evoking amusing comparisons with the animated movie of the same name - looked set for elimination, my decision to trade sleep for spite seemed vindicated ... With a plucky 1-1 draw, Team America staved off immediate elimination and I could not yet reply to that email. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Talk on the horror prequel, Team America and upcoming projects. New Line prepping another installment. (IGN FilmForce)
The chorus of the song, called Hadji Girl, reprises a popular line from the popular puppet movie Team America, a satire based on the US war on terror. Both the film and Cpl Belile's song mock the language barrier between English-speaking troops and the Arabic-speaking world, using the phrase "durka durka Muhammad jihad" to represent Arabic speech. (BBC News)
The singer also mouths Arabic-sounding words, borrowing phrases from the satiric movie "Team America: World Police.". It ends: "They should have known they were expletive with the Marines.". (Los Angeles Times)
Team America - who are based, amid high security, at the Hyatt Hotel in Hamburg - have had a prolonged preparation that has included wins against Poland, Venezuela, Latvia and Angola, and defeats by Germany and Morocco. "Everything has really gone to plan, which is nice. Now it's just full steam ahead," says Reyna, who will be playing in his fourth finals. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
In Team America: World Police, Trey Parker and Matt Stone's 2004 marionette film parody of Bush's war on terror, a bubble-headed Penn puppet says of Iraq, 'Before Team America showed up it was a happy place. They had flowing meadows, and rainbow skies, and rivers made of chocolate where the children danced and laughed and played with gumdrop smiles. (The Drudge Report)
Team America: World Police. including the words: "As quickly as they had come, the infidels were gone. It was on that day I put a jihad (holy war) on them.". (Wired News)
Controversial movies like Good Night, And Good Luck and Brokeback Mountain are promoted rather than censored (although, as Team America: World Police shows, maybe some of these Hollywood celebrities need to get off their elitist soapboxes). Movies, music, and books are realizing the importance of these especially turbulent times and basking in the life and the sadness, of a generation that has prematurely lost its innocence through national tragedy and is struggling to find its way toward... (The Daily Targum, NJ)
Sean Penn was best as a Puppet in Team America but his performance was a little wooden. The book was self-serving and at best pulp fiction. (The Drudge Report)
IGN AT E3 2006 SECTIONS MOVIES CHANNELS ; GET GAMES PARTNERS. May 16, 2006 - Filmmaker Michael Bay, best known for directing adrenaline-charged action flicks like Bad Boys, The Rock and Armageddon, has purchased effects studio Digital Domain. (IGN FilmForce)
Team America: World Police. "South Park" creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone are the brains behind this irreverent 2004 comedy acted out by marionettes instead of cartoons. (Buffalo News -- Entertainment)
From Fritz the Cat in 1972 ("He's X-rated and he's animated!") through to the South Park movie and 2004's foul-mouthed marionettes in Team America: World Police ("Putting the F back in Freedom"). But the 3D animated images of all kinds of drug taking and the sex - "not soft focus, but very funny," said Radclyffe - may shock some. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Last year, I interviewed Trey Parker and Matt Stone, creators of South Park, about their all puppet action-movie satire (and ruthless jab at multiplex moviemaking) called Team America. When I asked why they'd decided to go on tour to promote the DVD release and not the theatrical opening, both said they considered the DVD more important. (Toronto Star -- Arts)
His movie credits include being the voice of I.N.T.E.L.L.I.G.E.N.C.E. and playing a terrorist character in Team America: World Police. While his is a huge loss for radio, it;s a big win for television, said Shelley McCrory, senior vp of comedy programming for NBC Universal Television Studio. (MediaWeek.com)
I don't think this film is particularly like "Team America: World Police" because that was pretty much slamming everything. While the film is sending up various things, I was actually thinking of something more integral in terms of a theme for the film. (Comingsoon.net)
" The second thing is that the Church of Scientology really is the most controlling force in our galaxy, capable not only of putting seemingly half the celebrities on the planet under spiritual contract but also of allegedly convincing voice performers who have suffered recent strokes (say, Isaac Hayes) to suddenly and inexplicably decide that their religious convictions trumped a well-paying gig. This is to say nothing of the catatonic trance in which church operatives seem to hold poor Katie... (Hollywood Reporter)
In the Parker-Stone puppet film, Team America, you get to see Michael Moore explode as a suicide bomber. In the sublime South Park movie Saddam Hussein has a gay love affair with Satan. (TimesOnline)
It appears a team America can wrap its arms around. Seven-foot center Patrick O'Bryant, who scored 28 points in the Braves' upset of Pittsburgh, is a budding chef, interning last summer at Johnny's Italian Steakhouse in Peoria. (Sunspot.net -- Sports)
Matt Stone and Trey Parker, on winning the Empire Awards 2006: Best Comedy for Team America: World Police (Empireonline. co.uk, March 2006). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Just rent Team America and see what I mean. From the looks of things this weekend in Austin, Texas, you d think rumors of the demise of the record business were just that rumors. (Fox News)
Team America: World Police won best comedy, Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang best thriller and The Descent best horror. The birth of Darth Vader in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of The Sith picked up the scene of the year award. (This is London)
"Pride And Prejudice" was voted best British movie while "Team America: World Police" was named best comedy. The awards, voted for by readers of Empire magazine, were a better reflection of what filmgoers really liked than the Oscars, said editor-in-chief Colin Kennedy. (Reuters.uk)
The best comedy prize went to Team America: World Police, the best thriller winner was Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang, while The Descent was named best horror. Fresh from their Oscars success, Steve Box and Nick Park jointly won best director for Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. (BBC News -- UK)
Team America: World Police - the puppet comedy from the South Park team - won comedy of the year, The Descent won best horror and Star Wars III took best sci-fi/fantasy. The best director award went to Nick Park and Steve Box for Wallace and Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit. (Guardian Unlimited)
and the movie Team America: World Police. Another movie is unlikely, they said. (MSNBC -- Gossip)
Among the lineup: John Waters ("Pink Flamingos," "A Dirty Shame"), Kevin Smith ("Clerks"), "South Park" co-creator Matt Stone ("Team America: World Police"), Kimberly Pierce ("Boys Don't Cry") and Maria Bello ("The Cooler"). "This Film Is Not Yet Rated" received an NC-17 rating itself because it includes explicit footage from many films that received an NC-17 for sexual content. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Somehow it is okay for a movie like Team America to play in Canada, criticizing American policies, and showing puppets engaging in sexual acts involving urination and defacation. Now a film that shines a disturbing and embarassing light on Canada should be censored. (Globe and Mail)
There was the eager if ideologically scrambled "Team America: World Police" from Trey Parker and Matt Stone, the creators of "South Park," and "The Daily Show" has made "Mess-o-Potamia" a catch phrase. But it may be the first post-9/11 comedy to pass up broad satire for a more humanistic, interpersonal approach - with all the attendant risks. (International Herald Tribune)
This year militant Islam - in the form of terrorists from the fictional "Durkadurkastan" - was fodder for the vulgar wit of "Team America: World Police," by "South Park" veterans Trey Parker and Matt Stone. This marionette melodrama a la "Thunderbirds" lampoons both ignorant militarists and presumptuous entertainers - aka the American Screen Actors' Guild and Michael Moore. (The Daily Star, Lebanon)
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