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    Review: Nobel Son utter waste of time, talent  Dec 4, 2008
    Alan Rickman, right, plays an obnoxious academic who wins the Nobel Prize and Mary Steenburgen plays his wife in Nobel Son ... Starring: Alan Rickman, Mary Steenburgen, Bill PullmanDirector: Randall MillerRun time: 1 hour, 42 minutesMPAA rating: R ... No. 3: If you were lucky enough to ensnare talented actors like Alan Rickman (as an obnoxious academic who wins the Nobel Prize), Mary Steenburgen (as Rickmans oft-cuckolded wife), Bill Pullman, Ted Danson, Ernie Hudson, Hatosy and Dushku,... (MSNBC -- News)

    Too much holiday spirit nips laughs in 'Four Christmases'  Nov 30, 2008
    A visit to Kate s mother Marilyn (Mary Steenburgen) entails its own set of embarrassments. First, Kate s sexpot sister Courtney (Kristin Chenoweth), whose cleavage suggests a Playboy model, divulges secrets about Kate s childhood. (Lake County News)

    Industry Buzz  Nov 30, 2008
    Though he's not as famous as co-stars Alan Rickman, Bill Pullman and Mary Steenburgen, 32-year-old Shawn Hatosy steals the show as an oddly engaging psychopath. Playing bad guys is a fairly straightforward proposition for Hatosy. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Movie capsules AZ, Nov. 28  Nov 29, 2008
    Robert Duvall (Lonesome Dove), Jon Favreau (Iron Man) and Mary Steenburgen (Elf) co-star. (82 minutes) Sexual humor, language. (phillyBurbs.com)

    movie review: 'Four Christmases' is tart but cheery; 'Transporter 3' does little for the franchise  Nov 29, 2008
    Kate's parents are played by Mary Steenburgen and, all too briefly, Jon Voight, and her undermining, aggressively fertile sister by Kristin Chenoweth. Brad's feral brothers, a pair of semi-professional extreme cage fighters, are Tim McGraw and Jon Favreau, and the generally high caliber of the supporting performances - Dwight Yoakam as Pastor Phil, Kate's mom's latest boyfriend, also deserves mention - goes a long way toward making "Four Christmases" palatable. (International Herald Tribune)

    'Four' times the wasted talent  Nov 28, 2008
    Then they go visit her born-again mom (Mary Steenburgen), where Kate's competitive sister (Kristin Chenoweth, funny as always) re-visits the days when "Katy Cooty" was fat. By the time they reach Brad's hippie mom (Sissy Spacek) who has taken up with his high school buddy, the relationship and the movie are in trouble. (Seacoast New Hampshire)

    Movie capsules  Nov 28, 2008
    Starring: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Mary Steenburgen. Genre: Comedy/Drama. (Erie Times-News, PA)

    Hollywood Gives Thanks  Nov 27, 2008
    "I'm most thankful that our country reminded everybody that we are a part of the world, and we're capable of incredible greatness in this country." - actress Mary Steenburgen. "I'm grateful for all the times I laughed this year. That sounds crazy, but as you get older, you really take a moment and go, 'I laughed there, I had a sweet moment there. I took my kid to (hamburger restaurant) In-N-Out.' You know, I've to say, that's it for me pretty much at this point in my life: Just take those... (CBS News)

    Winter Movie Preview 2008  Nov 27, 2008
    Brad's parents are played by Robert Duvall (Kicking and Screaming) and Sissy Spacek (The Straight Story), while Kate's are portrayed by Mary Steenburgen (Elf) and Jon Voight (National Treasure). Brad's two siblings, training to become UFC champions, are played by Tim McGraw (Friday Night Lights) and Vaughn's longtime partner and collaborator, Jon Favreau (The Break-Up). (IGN FilmForce)

    No Cheer Here  Nov 27, 2008
    Starring Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Jon Voight, Robert Duvall, Mary Steenburgen and Sissy Spacek. Directed by Seth Gordon. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    No reason to enjoy these "Christmases"  Nov 26, 2008
    Kate's mother (Mary Steenburgen) is romantically involved with a fundamentalist evangelist. Her dad (Jon Voight) is a -- well, I'm not sure I can even recall, at this point. (Fresno Bee)

    In 'Four Christmases,' a heap of trouble  Nov 26, 2008
    Kate's mom (Mary Steenburgen) is a cougar whose new boyfriend (Dwight Yoakam) is a rock-and-roll pastor ... Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Vince Vaughn, Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen, Kristin Chenoweth. (Boston Globe)

    Only jeers for this Christmas clunker  Nov 26, 2008
    Story continues below Kate's folks aren't that much better at least judging by her born-again Christian mother (Mary Steenburgen). Her father (Jon Voight) does seem normal, though. (Deseret News)

    Four Christmases hides a lump of coal  Nov 26, 2008
    Then theyre off to see Kates mom (Mary Steenburgen), who forces them to play Mary and Joseph in her mega-churchs Nativity play ... 19: TODAYs Hoda Kotb and Kathie Lee Gifford talk to actress Mary Steenburgen about Barack Obamas historic presidential win and her new film Four Christmases. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Not enough gifts for 'Four Christmases'  Nov 26, 2008
    Kate's mother (Mary Steenburgen) sidles up to Brad, while her sister (Kristin Chenoweth) flirts with him. Shots of Brad eyeing her cleavage don't get funnier with repetition. (USA Today -- Life)

    Three Christmases too many  Nov 26, 2008
    Like more big names: Scan the parental roster and you'll find the likes of Robert Duvall, Mary Steenburgen, Sissy Spacek and Jon Voight - good actors all and all thoroughly wasted. That's because more names lead only to more mania, as the serial domestic visits become set-piece excuses to ramp up the physical shtick and the attendant general hysteria. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    'Four Christmases'  Nov 26, 2008
    In addition to Duvall, the parents are played by Mary Steenburgen, Sissy Spacek and Jon Voight, while Jon Favreau, Tim McGraw and Kristin Chenoweth pop up as siblings. The best Christmas comedies should be like your favorite ornaments -- you can't wait to dust them off each December. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Christmas jeer  Nov 26, 2008
    Next on their must-see list is Kate's mother (Mary Steenburgen) and a household of randy women, most notably Kate's older married sister Courtney (Kristin Chenoweth). Presumably because the holidays just wouldn't be the same without them, there's also a potty-mouthed granny, a projectile-vomiting baby and a preacher (Dwight Yoakam) who cajoles Brad and Kate into taking the stage as Joseph and Mary at his church's Christmas pageant. (Winnipeg Sun)

    Don't expect this comedy to lift your spirits  Nov 26, 2008
    It goes even more downhill from here, dragging in actors Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakum and Kristin Chenoweth. It's a deliberate bad-taste comedy, but the comic scenes are clunky and forgettable. (Florida Times-Union)

    "Four Christmases  Nov 26, 2008
    But largely, the movie works because the performers (including Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen and Robert Duvall) appear to be having great fun with the material. Gordon's best not-so-secret weapons, though, are his two stars: Vaughn and Witherspoon are an inspired pairing, not least because they're such a mismatched set of salt-and-pepper shakers. (Salon)

    'Four Christmases,' 3.5 stars  Nov 25, 2008
    The moms, Mary Steenburgen as the born-again mistress of a cougar den and a New Agey Sissy Spacek, remind us how cruelly Steenburgen- and Spacek-free the movies are these days ... Cast: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Mary Steenburgen, Sissy Spacek. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Plenty of laughs from Aniston, Carrey  Nov 25, 2008
    Starring: Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam Director: Seth Gordon Story: Witherspoon and Vaughn star as a married couple who usually spend their holidays on a fun vacation away from their families, but when bad weather cancels all flights, the pair is forced to go see all four sets of parents (Witherspoon and Vaughn both have divorce parents). Will spending the holidays with the their families change their outlook on where their own... (MSNBC -- News)

    Life Merry For 'Christmases' Star  Nov 25, 2008
    Chenoweth is featured in the second Christmas in the movie, where the couple visit Kate's mom, Marilyn (Mary Steenburgen). She plays Kate's naughtier than nice sister, Courtney. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Review: `Four Christmases' Is Zero Fun  Nov 25, 2008
    Next, they're off to see Kate's mom (Mary Steenburgen), who's found the Lord now that she's involved with a rock-star preacher (Dwight Yoakam, underused). Kristin Chenoweth plays her smugly married-with-children older sister in a perfect bit of casting; it's amazing she and Witherspoon never shared the screen before. (Newsmax)

    Infotainment  Nov 23, 2008
    Four ChristmasesLos Angeles: (L-R) Cast members Katy Mixon, Kristin Chenoweth, Reese Witherspoon, Sissy Spacek and Mary Steenburgen pose at the premiere of Four Christmases. ap. (Daily Times, Pakistan)

    Christmas comes early at 'Four Christmases' premiere  Nov 22, 2008
    "My parents were very happy, but ... they got into an argument ... and this one particular Christmas, I don't remember what triggered the argument, but I remember the turkey and we had a very long hallway to our kitchen and it was slick and my dad took the turkey and threw it and it slid all the way down the hall and banged into the French doors," said Chenoweth, who held hands with boyfriend Charlie McDowell (son of another co-star, Mary Steenburgen). "And my brother was like, 'Are we going to... (USA Today -- Life)

    We like our Christmas films wrapped in dysfunction  Nov 14, 2008
    Mary Steenburgen has experienced firsthand the schedule-juggling that goes on in Four Christmases. The actress who plays Witherspoon's man-crazy mom has a grown son and a daughter with first husband Malcolm McDowell and two stepdaughters with second husband Ted Danson. (USA Today)

    No Doubting Meryl  Nov 12, 2008
    Hillary Clinton, Mary Steenburgen, Katie Couric, Fergie of the Black Eyed Peas, Tyra Banks, and so on And while all this was going on, Martin Scorsese was down at the Waverly Inn, shooting some little surprise short film with acerbic Vanity Fair contributor Fran Lebowitz. The place was shut down for this, too. (Fox News)

    Movie Sweepstakes: 'Four Christmases'  Nov 12, 2008
    "Four Christmases" also stars Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight and Sissy Spacek. Rated PG-13 by the Motion Picture of Association of America for some sexual humor and language, "Four Christmases" opens in theaters nationwide on Nov. 26. (Click2Houston, TX)

     Holiday movie preview  Nov 8, 2008
    The cast includes Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen and Vaughn buddy Jon Favreau. In Nothing Like the Holidays, a family copes with upheaval, new additions and old resentments as siblings head home for Christmas at their parents place. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Save the Date: World Premiere Of FOUR CHRISTMASES Thursday, November 20  Nov 5, 2008
    Vince Vaughn and Academy Award(R) winner Reese Witherspoon lead a stellar ensemble cast in the romantic comedy "Four Christmases." The film also stars Academy Award(R) winner Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Academy Award(R) winner Mary Steenburgen, Grammy Award winner Dwight Yoakam, Grammy Award winner Tim McGraw, Emmy Award nominee Kristin Chenoweth, Academy Award(R) winner Jon Voight and Academy Award(R) winner Sissy Spacek. The film is directed by Seth Gordon from a screenplay by Matt R. Allen &... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Holiday highlights: Bond, Nixon, `Madagascar' gang  Nov 4, 2008
    "Other upcoming Hollywood highlights:HOLIDAY TALES:"Four Christmases" features Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn as a couple suffering through the ultimate holiday horror _ four separate family gatherings with parents, stepparents, siblings and other kin. The cast includes Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, Jon Voight, Mary Steenburgen and Vaughn buddy Jon Favreau.In "Nothing Like the Holidays," a family copes with upheaval, new additions and old resentments as siblings head home for Christmas at... (Waterloo Courier, IO)

    More of this story  Oct 27, 2008
    Stephanie Flowers; and the UAPB s Student Government Association president, Graylon Johnson, along with actress and Arkansas native, Mary Steenburgen. The group was in the city to make sure its citizens could hear the train of progress as it roars through the country and to suggest strongly that everyone grab a ticket and get on board. (Pine Bluff Commercial, AR)

    Starz Entertainment's Weekly Hot Items List October 27 - November 2  Oct 16, 2008
    Saturday, November 1 Back to the Future Marathon Begins at 6 p.m. on Encore -- Back to the Future at 6 p.m. -- (Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover) -- Back to the Future, Part II at 8 p.m. -- (Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson) -- Back to the Future, Part III at 9:50 p.m. -- (Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Mary Steenburgen) Starz Saturday Premiere Superbad (unrated version) (Jonah Hill, Michael Cera, Bill Hader) 9 p.m. on Starz An ultra-raunchy comedy from the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    Demme back in the director's chair  Oct 5, 2008
    It also won Mary Steenburgen a supporting-actress Oscar (and Jason Robards a supporting-actor nomination), beginning another Demme tradition -- coaxing subtle, prize-winning performances out of young actors and storied veterans. "A huge part of my day's work is to do everything possible to make the set as relaxed as possible so the actors feel free to try things," he says. (The Star-Ledger - NJ.com)

    With Emmys over, stars swing into party mode  Sep 23, 2008
    Damages' Ted Danson, left, and wife Mary Steenburgen, hang out with Jamie Foxx and Jeremy Piven at the HBO soire. THE 2008 EMMY AWARDS. (USA Today -- Life)

    Pitt, Hathaway, Kinnear have Oscar buzz  Sep 19, 2008
    A young, pretty box office sensation giving a gritty performance for a filmmaker whos already steered two actresses (Jodie Foster in Lambs, Mary Steenburgen in Melvin and Howard) to gold statuettes. The well-dressed Hathaway should start picking out red-carpet couture. (MSNBC -- News)

    Back to the good old ways  Sep 7, 2008
    Mary Steenburgen, Danny DeVito, Eliza Dushku, Bill Pullman, and Ernie Hudson costar; electronica guru Paul Oakenfield did the music. "Stranded: I've Come From a Plane that Crashed the Mountains" A documentary about the rugby players who survived that 1972 plane crash in the Andes, and the notorious things the men resorted to in order to stay alive. (Boston Globe)

    The Step Brothers *** 15  Aug 30, 2008
    Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly play Brennan and Dale, two spoiled 40-year old men still living at home with their respective single parents - Brennan (Ferrell) with his mum (Mary Steenburgen) and Dale (Reilly) with his dad (Richard Jenkins). When their folks meet and decide to get married, they are forced to share a room. (Glasgow Daily Record)

    Step Brothers: This isn't funny - it just stinks  Aug 29, 2008
    Early on, there's a certain amount of enjoyment in watching middle-aged men (Ferrell and John C. Reilly) act like surly teenagers who still live at home and sponge off their respective mum Nancy (Mary Steenburgen) and dad Robert (Richard Jenkins). When Robert and Nancy move in together, the two overgrown teenagers have to share a room. (Daily Mail)

    New releases  Aug 10, 2008
    The stars play layabouts forced to share a bedroom when parents Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins marry. It's an "Oh, no, they didn't" comedy: For every gross-out joke that works there are three that just lie there. (Boston Globe)

    Blockbuster stars give lackluster performances  Aug 9, 2008
    Step Brothers, rated R for despicable language and situations, also stars Richard Jenkins with whom I fell in love with in The Visitor and Mary Steenburgen. To them I say, shame, shame on you both, for choosing to take part in what I consider one of the more asinine, repulsive and pathetic showing in quite some time. (Cedar Park Hill Country News Weekender, TX)

    'Step Brothers' is cruel, not funny  Aug 4, 2008
    Starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins, Adam Scott and Andrea Savage. What is Ferrell thinking, or more to the point, what is Reilly thinking. (Kingston Mariner, MA)

    MOVIE REVIEW: 'Step Brothers' is silly fun  Aug 3, 2008
    When Brennan Huff's (Ferrell) mother, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen), marries Dale Doback's (Reilly) father, Robert (Richard Jenkins), two 40-year-old men become stepbrothers -- and not only that, but because they are both still dependent upon their parents, they must move in together and share a room. When personalities clash, the family's living arrangement become more and more difficult, and Nancy and Robert's marriage becomes strained due to their sons' behavior. (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)

    "Step Brothers" - Ferrell's Finally Back  Jul 30, 2008
    Their respective parents, Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) and Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen), get married bringing Dale and Brennan under one roof. The film is not one for audiences who dislike vulgarity, since the two stepbrothers - who start off hating one another - conjure up the vilest things to do to each other. (Ohio State University -- The Lantern, OH)

    Pop Tarts: 'Mummy' Actress Maria Bello Calms Woman During Midair Schizophrenic Attack  Jul 29, 2008
    We ran into the star again that night with his actress wife Mary Steenburgen at the Los Angeles premiere of her latest flick Step Brothers, which centers around two almost 40-year-olds (John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell) who refuse to leave home. But it turns out that the boys still sport some interesting childhood habits. (Fox News)

    Hollywood duos aren't what they used to be  Jul 26, 2008
    " "Step Brothers" casts Ferrell and Reilly as middle-aged losers - unemployed slackers, one living with his dad (Richard Jenkins), the other with his mom (Mary Steenburgen). When their parents wed, the two become instant family, sibling rivalry springing up from the start. Sharing the stage was the bread-and-butter for some comedy stars in old Hollywood. Along with duos, there were comedy teams such as the Marx Brothers, the Ritz Brothers and the Three Stooges that worked as inseparable... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Movie Review: Dumb And Dumber Become "Step Brothers"  Jul 26, 2008
    The two children are happily living off their parents backs, until their parents, Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen) and Dr. Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) meet, fall in love, marry anddisaster. move into Roberts home. (eFluxMedia)

    'Step Brothers': Baby Talk, By Kurt Loder  Jul 26, 2008
    Dale (John C. Reilly), the one vegetating at home with his father (Richard Jenkins), is 40 going on 14 he still owns (and wears) a big Chewbacca head, and he likes to be called "Dragon." Brennan (Will Ferrell), the one living with his mother (Mary Steenburgen), is 39, and partial to Pablo Cruise T-shirts, velociraptors (the coolest dinosaur) and, when angered, teabagging. Brennan also suffers regular humiliation at the hands of his obnoxious brother Derek (Adam Scott), the white sheep of the... (VHI.com -- Music News)

    "Step Brothers"  Jul 26, 2008
    Brennan (Ferrell) and Dale (Reilly) are unemployed 40-ish guys who still live at home, Brennan with his mother, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen), and Dale with his father, Robert (Richard Jenkins) ... "Step Brothers" was directed by Adam McKay, who also made the very funny and the somewhat less funny -- although it's possible his real masterpiece is the widely circulated short ," in which Ferrell is hassled by a foulmouthed, 2-foot-tall landlady in a dress that resembles an oversize fairy costume. (She... (Salon)

    "Step Brothers:" A "Brotherly" Love Story  Jul 25, 2008
    In the comedy, Ferrell plays Brennan Huff, a "sporadically employed" 39-year-old, who lives at home with his mother Nancy (Mary Steenburgen) ... The movie offers the chance to see another side of actress Mary Steenburgen, who plays Ferrell's foul-mouthed mother. (CBS News)

    'Step Brothers' is crude, rude -- and funny  Jul 25, 2008
    Brennan's mom, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen - nice to see her back, but what's with the spray-on tan ... Starring: Ferrell, Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen, Adam Scott. (Boston Globe)

    It's Ferrell vs. Reilly in raunchy farce  Jul 25, 2008
    When Brennan's mom, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen), marries Dale's dad, Robert (Richard Jenkins), the overgrown adolescents are forced to live under the same roof -- exactly why Nancy and Robert continue to support their kids' lackadaisical lifestyles is a mystery -- and the feuding begins. Ferrell co-wrote the screenplay with director and frequent collaborator Adam McKay, and it's probably safe to assume they left a lot of room to accommodate Ferrell and Reilly's off-the-cuff goofiness. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)

    Reilly, Ferrell are more like the wrong 'Brothers'  Jul 25, 2008
    Step Brothers** (out of four)Stars: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary SteenburgenDirector: Adam McKayDistributor: Columbia PicturesRating: R for crude and sexual content and pervasive languageRunning time: 1 hour, 35 minutesOpens Friday nationwide ... Adding to high expectations: an eclectic supporting cast, with Richard Jenkins (The Visitor) as Reilly's father (and Ferrell's stepfather) and Mary Steenburgen as Ferrell's mom (and Reilly's stepmother). (USA Today -- Life)

    Step Brothers  Jul 25, 2008
    The problem is the concept: Ferrell and Reilly play Brennan and Dale, loafing 40-year-old stepbrothers forced to share a bedroom when Brennan's mother (Mary Steenburgen) and Dale's father (Richard Jenkins) marry and move in together. Paying a lost kid restricts Ferrell's talent. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)

    Mini movie reviews  Jul 25, 2008
    " Director Pierre Salvadori doesn't try to contextualize Ir ne or make excuses for her. The movie is an altogether more French affair than that. And it's unencumbered by American squeamishness about less-than-innocent women. Tautou and Elmaleh make a wonderfully odd couple, a pair of scrappy kids trying to eke out an existence in an impossibly luxurious setting. The unadulterated joy Ir ne takes in throwing open the closet door to show Jean how this gold digging is done is positively infectious.... (Athens Banner-Herald)

    Step Brothers has jokes that are good, bad, and silly  Jul 25, 2008
    Ferrell plays lifelong do-nothing Brennan, an immature goof whose mother, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen), has let him live at home for far too long. Reilly's Dale is a similar lifelong do-nothing, and as fate would have it Nancy marries Dale's father, Robert (Richard Jenkins), and soon the four are living together in Robert's house. The 40-something boys don't get along at first, but find a common enemy in Brennan's far more successful younger brother, Derek (Adam Scott). (Hillsdale Independent, NY)

    Ferrell and Reilly are off their game  Jul 25, 2008
    Starring Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen ... The problem is the concept: Ferrell and Reilly play Brennan and Dale, loafing 40-year-old stepbrothers forced to share a bedroom when Brennan's mother (Mary Steenburgen) and Dale's father (Richard Jenkins) marry and move in together. (Globe and Mail)

    Step Brothers: "Oh, Grow Up!" "Never!"  Jul 25, 2008
    " Thursday, Jul. 24, 2008 By Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in Step Brothers. Gemma La Mana / Columbia Article Tools John C. Reilly has just told his new roommate Will Ferrell that he must never ever touch Reilly's precious drum kit. So as soon as Reilly is out of the house, Ferrell tiptoes into the sanctum, opens his pants and rubs his scrotum on the surface of the snare drum. Taking revenge on a hated rival: it's a moral imperative for great warriors, 8-year-old boys, silverback gorillas and... (Time.com)

    Comedy a distant relative to 'Step Brother'  Jul 25, 2008
    The two paunchy stars play dim-bulb 40-year-old losers (and virgins, I'm guessing) who still live at home with their respective parents (Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins). After Mom and Dad get married, they become stepbrothers who have to share a bedroom. (Florida Times-Union)

    'Step Brothers' is a disappointing reunion of Ferrell, Reilly  Jul 25, 2008
    After Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen) and Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) fall in love and get married, they combine households. Nancy's unemployed 39-year-old son, Brennan (Ferrell), and Robert's layabout 40-year-old, Dale (Reilly), are part of the deal as each still lives with his respective parent. (The Trentonian, NJ)

    Review: 'Step Brothers' - 40-year-old goobers  Jul 24, 2008
    The premise, as any billboard will tell you, is that Brennan Huff (Ferrell) and Dale Doback (Reilly) are forced to live under the same roof when their parents, Robert Doback (Richard Jenkins) and Nancy Huff (Mary Steenburgen), get married. They spend the first part of the movie hating each other, then the second part loving each other, and then the rest trying to get their parents, who divorced in the wake of their friendship, back together. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    'Step Brothers,' 3.5 stars  Jul 24, 2008
    Both still live at home, Brennan with his mom, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen), and Dale with his dad, Robert (Richard Jenkins) ... Cast:Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins, Mary Steenburgen. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Hope & Crosby would face rocky Road today  Jul 24, 2008
    "Step Brothers" casts Ferrell and Reilly as middle-aged losers unemployed slackers, one living with his dad (Richard Jenkins), the other with his mom (Mary Steenburgen). When their parents wed, the two become instant family, sibling rivalry springing up from the start. (MSNBC -- News)

    Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly buddy up again in so-so 'Step Brothers'  Jul 24, 2008
    He still lives with his mother (Mary Steenburgen), and spends his days watching television and eating cereal. Ferrell's "Talladega Nights" co-star John C. Reilly plays Dale, who is enjoying a similarly indolent existence. (New Haven Register, CT)

    Ferrell and Reilly step down with `Brothers'  Jul 24, 2008
    Meanwhile, all Brennan's mom, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen), and Dale's dad, Robert (Richard Jenkins), can do is throw their hands up and sigh in exasperation. Often they scream back with expletives of their own _ because in theory, it's supposed to be shocking to hear dirty words flying from Steenburgen's proper, Southern mouth. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    When somebody needs a brother, here's Adam Scott  Jul 23, 2008
    So when he heard about Step Brothers, he thought "it was such a perfect idea." The plot finds two deadbeat adults (Ferrell and Reilly) forced to share a bedroom after Ferrell's mother (Mary Steenburgen) falls in love and marries Reilly's father (Richard Jenkins). Scott is Steenburgen's other, more successful son, who doesn't get along with either of the two. (USA Today)

    Naughty but nice Step Brothers  Jul 23, 2008
    The adolescent grown-ups this time around are Brennan (Will Ferrell) and Dale (John C. Reilly), who find themselves thrown together when Brennans mom Nancy (Mary Steenburgen) marries Dales dad Robert (Richard Jenkins) ... Starring: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Mary Steenburgen, Richard JenkinsDirector: Adam McKay Run time: 1 hour, 35 minutesMPAA rating: R. (MSNBC -- Movies)

    Danson raises glass to Obama  Jul 18, 2008
    Ted Danson, with wife Mary Steenburgen at a film premiere this week, is coming back to FX's "Damages." ... He and his wife, actress Mary Steenburgen, even appeared at rallies with Clinton earlier this year. (CNN -- Showbiz)

    New on DVD: 'Stop-Loss' is a gain for movie fans  Jul 13, 2008
    Yaya DaCosta is appealing as Glover's daughter, and Sayles provides a good role for Mary Steenburgen. Extras, extras: Interviews with Sayles, Glover, Charles S. Dutton and producer Maggie Renzi. (USA Today -- Life)

    Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly Bond in 'Reel Comedy: Step Brothers' Premiering Monday, July 21 at Midnight* on COMEDY CENTRAL(R)  Jul 3, 2008
    Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly And Mary Steenburgen Star In 'Step Brothers' Which Opens In Theaters Nationwide July 25 ... COMEDY CENTRAL's "Reel Comedy: Step Brothers" is hosted by comedian Paul F. Tompkins, who visits the set of the film to get the scoop on the nasty on- screen family business of the film's stars Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins and Mary Steenburgen. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    DVD reviews: The Spiderwick Chronicles  Jun 27, 2008
    The DVD features interviews with the cast, which includes Charles S. Dutton, Sean Patrick Thomas and Mary Steenburgen. DVD, $27. (MSNBC -- Movies)

    Setting the record straight  Jun 4, 2008
    Mary Steenburgen is in the movie, so Ted [Danson] came in to see her, and we all went to the aquarium and had a wonderful time. I was holding one of the octopuses arms. (Boston Globe)

    Living With the Step Brothers  Jun 3, 2008
    In Step Brothers, Ferrell plays Brennan Huff, a sporadically employed thirty-nine-year-old who lives with his mother, Nancy (Mary Steenburgen). Reilly plays Dale Doback, a terminally unemployed forty-year-old who lives with his father, Robert (Richard Jenkins). (IGN FilmForce)

    It looks like a big summer at the box office  May 14, 2008
    "Step Brothers": The "Talladega Nights" trio of Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and director Adam McKay reunite for this comedy about two grown men still living with their parents (Mary Steenburgen and Richard Jenkins) who become stepbrothers. "The X-Files: I Want to Believe": Just because Fox Mulder (David Duchovny) and Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) are no longer FBI agents investigating cases involving paranormal activity doesn't mean the paranormal is going to leave them alone. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)

    Glenn Close's best-known roles belie love of dogs  May 10, 2008
    Other celebrity interviewees include Mary Steenburgen and Ted Danson, who directed contributions to Little Angels Pug Rescue, and Dan Zelman and Debra Messing, who selected Animal Rescue New Orleans. In one of Close's blogs, she and Shaw take part in a training exercise with ski patrol member Tracy Christensen and Mick, his avalanche rescue dog. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)

    Obama wins North Carolina primary  May 7, 2008
    Stevie Wonder performed at an Obama rally in Indianapolis on Monday, while Rob Reiner, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen and Sean Astin campaigned for Clinton. John Mellencamp, with the signature song "Small Town," performed for Clinton on Saturday, but he is officially neutral in the race, having done the same for Obama at a rally in Indiana on the night of the Pennsylvania primary. (Variety)

    Clinton wins in Pennsylvania  Apr 23, 2008
    Sean Astin, Rob Reiner, America Ferrera, Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen campaigned for Clinton, as they have elsewhere, while Harper and Maria Bello stumped for Obama, and Alfre Woodard and Kate Walsh worked the phone banks. Edward Norton trailed Obama as part of his documentary on the candidate. (Variety)

    Everybody knows his name: Ted Danson visits Terre Haute  Apr 21, 2008
    What I have to offer is our friendship and knowing her as a human being, Danson said of Clinton, a personal friend of his wife, the former Mary Steenburgen, for 30 years, and himself for 15 years. That, as well as a staunch belief in her plans for stimulating America s economy by safeguarding the environment. (Terre Haute Tribune Star)

    Driver charged in crash with actor  Apr 20, 2008
    The movie, which also stars Ryan Reynolds, Craig T. Nelson, and Mary Steenburgen, is scheduled to shoot additional scenes in Gloucester and Manchester-by-the-Sea. Word of the crash spread quickly throughout Gloucester yesterday, and police were fielding calls yesterday from People Magazine and TV shows Access Hollywood and Entertainment Tonight. (Boston Globe)

    Sandra Bullock Uninjured In Head-On Crash  Apr 20, 2008
    Bullock is shooting the romantic-comedy "The Proposal," which also stars Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen and Craig T. Nelson, in Rockport, Mass. Distributed by Internet Broadcasting. (Click2Houston, TX)

    Hollywood invades Sonoma  Apr 11, 2008
    Anabelle (Blake Lively) has grown up a true Texas beauty queen with a not-so-gentle push from her overbearing mother, played by Mary Steenburgen. When a tragic accident on stage kills Anabelle, she winds up on the mortuary table of Elvis (Max Minghella). (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)

    Character actor Richard Jenkins takes on stardom  Apr 10, 2008
    Family guy: Will Ferrell, left, Mary Steenburgen, Richard Jenkins and John C. Reilly form a funny family in Step Brothers, out July 25 ... Step Brothers director Adam McKay is positively gaga over Jenkins, who weds Ferrell's mom (Mary Steenburgen). (USA Today -- Life)

    Industry Buzz  Apr 6, 2008
    Mary Steenburgen, who plays Annabelle's mother, introduced Geiger to Goldcrest Films, which provided another $1 million. With financing in place, Geiger moved to Los Angeles for nine months to cast the film. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)

    Lovett hits 'Open Road'  Mar 26, 2008
    Kate Mara and Mary Steenburgen also star. . (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

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