Swank to gain 30 lbs. for role Sep 5, 2008
Meg Ryan 'gained' 140lbs for new movie 'My Mom's New Boyfriend' by wearing a padded outfit, while Gwyneth Paltrow did the same for 2001 movie 'Shallow Hal. Type Size. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Disability groups vs. 'Tropic Thunder' Aug 12, 2008
"I'm making fun of myself as much as I am Eddie Murphy." (He did co-star with a fat-suit-wearing Gwyneth Paltrow in Shallow Hal. . (USA Today -- Life)
Ben Stiller, Jack Black and Robert Downey Jr. Visit Camp Pendleton for Screening of 'Tropic Thunder' Aug 7, 2008
His screen credits also include the Farrelly brothers' "Shallow Hal"; Jake Kasdan's "Orange County;" "Jesus' Son;" "Saving Silverman;" and the Stiller-directed comedy "Cable Guy." He also provided the voice of 'Lenny' in the hit DreamWorks animated "Shark Tale." Black made his feature film debut in Tim Robbins' "Bob Roberts." This is Black's first USO tour. Downey has evolved into one of the most respected actors in Hollywood. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Program transforms 11-year-old into a senior citizen Jun 18, 2008
With the help of Hollywood special-effects make-up artist Larry Bones of Bone Yard Effects - whose film credits include "Dr. Doolittle 2" and "Shallow Hal" - transformed student Hannah Beloff from an 11-year-old to a 70-year-old senior citizen. "The transformation was a real eye-opener for the students and a great way to demonstrate that you really can't judge a book by its cover," said Brad Albion, principal of Gault Street School. (Los Angeles Daily News)
Eleven Going on 70: SCAN Health Plan Helps Fifth Graders Understand Aging Through First-Ever Senior Sensitivity Training for Kids Jun 11, 2008
With the help of Hollywood special-effects make-up artist Larry Bones of Bone Yard Effects -- whose film credits include "Dr. Doolittle 2" and "Shallow Hal" -- student Hannah Beloff was the subject of a stunning transformation from an 11-year-old to a 70-year-old senior citizen. "The transformation was a real eye-opener for the students and a great way to demonstrate that you really can't judge a book by its cover," said Brad Albion, principal of Gault Street School. (PR Newswire)
Black in fashion Jun 11, 2008
Instead, people started to pigeonhole him according to his on-screen characters, from Shallow Hal to Dewey in School of Rock. Jack Black posing for a photocall for Kung Fu Pandaat the Cannes Film Festival recently. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Jack gets kick out of playing himself Jun 10, 2008
The Age: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Melbourne's leading newspaper. Kylie NorthoverJune 10, 2008. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Jack's back, in black and white, as `Panda' star Jun 4, 2008
After stealing all his scenes in "High Fidelity," Black grabbed lead roles in such films as "Shallow Hal," "The School of Rock," "Nacho Libre" and "King Kong.". "I would definitely have been satisfied if I could have a career character-actor trajectory," Black said. (Yahoo News)
Will Jack Black survive Kung Fu Panda? Jun 3, 2008
Since then, hes done obvious comedies like Shallow Hal, family friendly but still edgy fare like The School of Rock and Be Kind Rewind, and some serious-actor work like 2007s Margot at the Wedding. Hes even done a couple of cartoon voices in Ice Age and Shark Tale but he wasnt the lead in either. (MSNBC -- News)
The other face of George Apr 23, 2008
Post-Seinfeld, Alexander has had some hits and misses, with a short-lived TV sitcom (Bob Patterson, about a self-help guru), work directing and producing for TV, a starring role in the Los Angeles run of The Producers alongside Martin Short, some film roles (Shallow Hal) and a guest spot on the cult comedy hit Curb Your Enthusiasm, in which he played himself. He tried desperately to shake off George, the character created by, and based on, Seinfeld co-creator and Curb star Larry David (even by... (The Age)
George of the bungle Apr 12, 2008
Alexander has appeared in movies such as Shallow Hal and The Adventures Of Rocky And Bullwinkle (he played Boris), as well as many TV cameos. Like fellow Seinfeld star Richards, after the series he starred in his own short-lived sitcom, Listen Up, where he played a sports-show host. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Mental Seduction Mar 28, 2008
i mentioned a couple of weeks ago seeing Shallow Hal i was intrigued at him going out in public with and sexing what society would have us believe is ugly. i on know. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
Fox + Farrellys = Fun Mar 2, 2008
That's because the makers of There's Something About Mary, Dumb & Dumber and Shallow Hal prefer gross-out comedies that appeal mostly to the MTV generation. Lost is one of those shows you can't watch if you're drunk. (The Palm Beach Post)
FX, Farrellys team to push 'Unhitched' Feb 27, 2008
Network to air 'Shallow Hal', 'Fever Pitch ... FX is running two Farrelly brothers pics, 2001's "Shallow Hal" and 2005's "Fever Pitch," tonight from 8 p.m.-midnight in a block that will include interstitial segments of brothers Peter and Bobby Farrelly riffing on those movies and, of course, tubthumping Sunday's preem of "Unhitched" in the 9:30 p.m. slot behind "Family Guy." Interstitials also feature "Unhitched" stars Rashida Jones and Craig Bierko and, of course, generous clips from the... (Variety)
Coens and company Feb 17, 2008
Films like Shallow Hal and Kingpin appealed to some and shocked others ... Common factor: Almost all of their films feature at least one character who suffers from a mental or physical disability, for example: Warren from Theres Something about Mary (1998), Charlie/Hank from Me, Myself (2000), Walt from Shallow Hal (2001), and Rocket from Stuck on You (2003). (The Star Online, Malaysia)
The week's best films Jan 15, 2008
Shallow Hal (Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly, 2001) 9. 05pm, C4. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Continuereading Jan 15, 2008
Big movies since: Shallow Hal, School of Rock, Shark Tale, King Kong. Lowdown: Black fared slightly better (in real life) than his music-geek costar Todd Louiso in this John Cusack-starring cult classic from 2000--although his obscure, quirky supporting roles date all the way back to 1991. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Jason Alexander to Host USC Libraries Scripter(R) Award Dec 12, 2007
Among his film appearances are Pretty Woman, Shallow Hal, Love. Valour. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
* FILM REVIEWnThe Heartbreak Kid' doesn't have a soul Nov 23, 2007
At their best - in Shallow Hal or Kingpin, say - they show a rare ability to mix the nasty and the nice, to combine humor based in the grossness of the body and its functions with a sweet, humanistic spirit. But that generosity seems to have abandoned them here. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Does size matter? Nov 6, 2007
Where you'll find me on a Friday night: cooking and playing cards with friends, dining at a new restaurant or. A 34 year-old transplant to metro Atlanta who has found her dating experience here. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)
"The Heartbreak Kid" fails all expectations Oct 10, 2007
" A movie like "Shallow Hal" makes you believe that people are good deep down inside. "The Heartbreak Kid" has the opposite effect. Even if you ignore all the negativity you will realize this is not a very funny film. This movie has many fewer laughs per minute than "Dumb and Dumber" and "There's Something About Mary. " The Farrelly brothers were at the top of their game 10 years ago. The originality they displayed in the 90s is gone. They created their own form of wacky comedy and it seems like... (Echo Online, MI)
'Transformers II' and its A-Team writing stars Oct 10, 2007
With the Farrelly brothers' latest comedy "The Heartbreak Kid" grossing a mere $14 million over the weekend (actually their biggest opening since "Shallow Hal" in 2001, but still a disappointment), their next potential project, "The Three Stooges," may have just taken a mallet to the noggin. For the last few years, the Farrellys have been trying to get traction on a feature-length update of the comedy trio's 1930s shorts. (Los Angeles Times)
The Heartbreak Kid Oct 9, 2007
Me, Myself and Irene, Shallow Hal, Stuck on You and The Ringer (which they produced) all had their moments, but they didnt provide the complete comedy experience of their earlier works. That dry spell has come to an end with The Heartbreak Kid. (Moviehole)
'Game Plan' Scores Second Box-Office Touchdown; 'Heartbreak Kid' Fumbles Oct 9, 2007
The dynamic duo hasn't had a really boffo showing at theaters since "Shallow Hal" in 2001 (and hasn't had a movie make $100 million since the aforementioned "Mary."). "Heartbreak" might have been the highest-profile disappointment this past weekend, but it was hardly were hardly the worst. (VHI.com -- Music News)
The Farrelly brothers: Still 'Dumb and Dumber' Oct 8, 2007
After Mary, the Farrellys road their next few pictures on hot air blown from taboo topics, such as schizophrenia (Me, Myself ), conjoined twins (Stuck on You), morbid obesity (Shallow Hal) and a baseball obsessive compulsive disorder (Fever Pitch). THE HEARTBREAK KID. (The Clarion-Ledger)
Audiences 'Break' for Stiller comedy Oct 7, 2007
However, according to Rentrak, "Kid's" coin falls short of the brothers' previous Friday high marks, 2000's "Me, Myself " and 2001's "Shallow Hal," which respectively generated $7. 9 million and $7. (Variety)
Sibling revelry Oct 6, 2007
By that time, the Farrellys had changed course anyway, making gentler PG-13 films while still delving into some rather delicate topics for comedy: mental illness ( Me, Myself & Irene ); obesity ( Shallow Hal ); Siamese twindom ( Stuck on You ); and of course Red Sox baseball ( Fever Pitch ) ... He ticks off the sympathetic qualities of key figures from earlier Farrelly movies: Jim Carrey's loneliness in Dumb and Dumber ; Woody Harrelson's tough breaks in the bowling saga Kingpin ; Stiller's... (San Diego Union-Tribune)
'Heartbreak' hopes to top box office Oct 5, 2007
5 million opening for the Farrellys' Jack Black-Gwyneth Paltrow starrer "Shallow Hal" or the $24. 2 million bow for their Jim Carrey laffer "Me, Myself " is the question. (Variety)
Interviews: Malin Akerman and Michelle Monaghan Oct 4, 2007
October 3, 2007 - The Farrelly brothers have created more than their share of memorable female roles in films from There's Something About Mary to Shallow Hal, but in The Heartbreak Kid, they offer the best of both worlds - both the dream girl and the nightmare. In the film, Michelle Monaghan (Mission: Impossible III) plays Miranda, an irresistibly charming girl-next-door type who offers the newly married Eddie (Ben Stiller) a respite from his bride Lila, played by Malin Akerman (Harold and... (IGN)
Review: "The Heartbreak Kid" Oct 4, 2007
For the first time since "There's Something About Mary," Stiller is reunited with directors Bobby and Peter Farrelly ("Dumb r," "Shallow Hal" and "Fever Pitch"), and the trio picks up right where it left off. "We had a really great time making "Mary" with Ben and we've kind of been meaning to get back together with him for a long time," director Peter Farrelly said in a phone interview with The Hatchet. (GW Hatchet, Washington DC)
Why the Farrelly Brothers are back to gross-out Oct 4, 2007
They were regularly accused of insensitivity to minorities they laughed at schizophrenia in Me Myself and Irene (2000) and at obesity in Shallow Hal (2001). More importantly they were often said to be responsible for the dumbing down of popular culture (indeed the phrase dumbing down was coined after Dumb and Dumber). (Times Online)
Lights! Camera! Atonement! Sep 29, 2007
But before tackling Fever Pitch and The Heartbreak Kid and setting out on The Three Stooges (which looks set to be the brothers' next outing), they should be made to go back and redo the duffer called Shallow Hal - and make it funny this time. Same with Ben Stiller and some of his pals in the fast-fading comedy Frat Pack. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Good Luck Chuck Movie Review Sep 21, 2007
In the earlier 2001 Farrelly brothers gross-out comedy Shallow Hal, which also begins with a brief childhood scene, a single man (Jack Black) has been unable to experience true love his entire life, due to the drug-induced deathbed rant of his father ... Despite sharing some of Shallow Hal s storyline and upping the raunch-factor to proportions, Good Luck Chuck does have its own special moments. (Suite101.com)
Taking Names: Bill Wrigley Jr. remarries Sep 12, 2007
From 1997 to 2004 she had several small film roles: Her credits include 2001s Shallow Hal with Gwyneth Paltrow (Ms. Rosbeck played a doorman) and Theres Something About Mary (1998) with Cameron Diaz. (Crain's Chicago Business)
Ah, Hollywood, where men will be boys Aug 19, 2007
Related films include Hot Rod, Old School, Fever Pitch, Big Daddy, Shallow Hal and School of Rock. In them, the man-boys take smelly poos, vomit, play video games, surf Internet porn, guzzle beers, watch countless hours of TV, and masturbate. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
A history of faux fat in film Jul 19, 2007
"Shallow Hal\" (2001). In this high-concept rom-com, whippet-thin Gwyneth Paltrow stars as Rosemary, the 350-pound love interest of caddish Hal (Jack Black). (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
NW: Is it misogynistic for men to play women? Jul 17, 2007
Even fat activists complain when actors don fat suits for laughs, as Gwyneth Paltrow found out when she artificially bulked up for "Shallow Hal." So it would seem logical that drag today, especially when the man playing the part is straight, is both misogynistic (notice how the "women" in these movies are always awkward and ugly) and homophobic (notice how they also flutter and flounce like a stereotypical gay man). So why is it still OK for male actors to wear dresses. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Punk fiction Jul 14, 2007
"Tony worked on Michael Jackson's Thriller video, when he was 17," explains Bangalter, "he turned Gwyneth Paltrow into a very fat woman for Shallow Hal." Although the duo's Parisian friends, Alex and Martin, first made the robot outfits, Bangalter says that on Electroma, "Tony brought them to life.". The film's producer, Paul Hahn, was a close associate of Gondry's, before co-founding DP's production company, Daft Arts. (Guardian Unlimited)
North Smithfield boasts two sets of twins among Monday?s graduates Jun 12, 2007
His credits include such films as "Federal Hill," "American Buffalo" and "Shallow Hal." A graduate of Coventry High School and a native Rhode Islander, he spoke with great affection towards his time in high school: "Don't ask me why, but every week of my life I have thought of my time in high school.". He credited his decision to go into the film industry from the Project Discovery program that brought young adults to the Trinity Reparatory Theatre to see plays. (Woonsocket Call, RI)
Big is beautiful May 29, 2007
Gwyneth Paltrow proved that the fairer sex could also pull it off with aplomb in Shallow Hal (2001), playing a woman who weighed 136kg. Hong Kong pounced on the idea later that year. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
A Fat, Fat Fad May 18, 2007
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Ellis Paul tells stories in his songs Apr 21, 2007
Paul's "The World Ain't Slowin' Down" was used in the movie Me, Myself and Irene, and his "Sweet Mistakes" in Shallow Hal. His songs also have been heard in TV shows, such as Ed and The Real World. (Orlando Sentinel -- Entertainment)
420 pound woman gives birth, shocked that she was pregnant... Mar 5, 2007
The vicious, snarling ignorant mob should go rent the movie Shallow Hal and learn something - since Hollywood provides their moral guidance anyway. Get a clue, people. (The Drudge Report)
Trying to Keep Up with Jim McIlvaine Mar 1, 2007
com: So is there any true to you being in the movie Shallow Hal and if so what was it like to work with Jack Black ... Next thing I know I got a call from the Farrlley brothers asking me to be in Shallow Hal. (CollegeInsiders.com)
Bull riders try their best to hang tough in ‘America’s original extreme sport’ Feb 17, 2007
A current top-flight bull, Shallow Hal, has made two trips to the annual PBR World Finals in Las Vegas, Nev. and has been a Mossy Oak Shootout Bounty Bull Bonus in the BFTS competition. (Texarkana Gazette, TX)
'Something About Mary' is vibrant and daring Feb 16, 2007
They followed the four excellent comedies with four dull ones: "Osmosis Jones," "Shallow Hal," "Stuck on You" and "Fever Pitch.". The atrophy in the brothers' comedies is normal. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Murphy's `Norbit' is one bad joke Feb 11, 2007
The Farrelly brothers poked fun at fat people in ``Shallow Hal,'' and that bordered on the offensive, but it was clear they were even more interested in making fun of the people who make fun of fat people. When Murphy plays Sherman Klump in his ``Nutty Professor'' movies, Sherman is sweet, kind, smart, and yes, fat. (San Jose Mercury News)
Norbit *½ Feb 9, 2007
More dimpled and roly-poly than Eddie Murphy's Klump characters from his two Nutty Professor movies, more than Gwyneth Paltrow in Shallow Hal or Martin Lawrence in Big Momma, Eddie Murphy's new Rasputia is the reigning queen of simulated adiposity. Otherwise, Norbit is pretty much a bad-taste sinkhole, with Murphy competing against himself to see which of his three characters he can make more grating. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Fox's big toon-up Jan 30, 2007
Watts also oversaw production on the upcoming "Reno: 911," "I, Robot," "Behind Enemy Lines" and "Shallow Hal." Young oversaw production on the first two "X-Men" pics, "Fantastic Four" and the upcoming "Live Free or Die Hard.". At 20th Century Fox, Liebling shepherded "Borat" to nearly $250 million in worldwide B.O. She also oversaw "Dodgeball." She joined Fox in 2002, prior to which she was chief programming exec for Comedy Central's original shows and was a co-producer on the feature film... (Variety)
Fox Filmed Entertainment Promotes Key Production Executives Jan 30, 2007
Watts also oversaw production on the upcoming comedy Reno: 911, I Robot, Behind Enemy Lines, Shallow Hal, and others while Young also oversaw production on the first two films in the X-Men franchise, Fantastic Four, and the upcoming Live Free or Die Hard and Fantastic Four: Rise of The Silver Surfer. Debbie Liebling, who shepherded Borat to nearly $250 million in worldwide box office, will become President of Production for Fox's new label Atomic, reporting to Peter Rice. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
