FameCrawler : dreamworks

Tina Fey Takes Her Daughter to Work

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 18:35:00 GMT

Tina Fey was spotted taking daughter Alice, 3, to the movies in Santa Monica on Saturday. For a writer and producer like Tina, I guess this could be considered Take Your Daughter to Work Day. At least that's what I call it when I invite my daughters to sit in my office and watch me blog.

I just read that Tina and Robert Downey, Jr. are going to voice characters in a movie for Dreamworks. Titled Oobermind, the movie stars Downey as "a supervillain who pines for the good old days after finally defeating his arch nemesis." It doesn't say what part Tina would play, but I'll bet it's the Gwyneth-Paltrow-Iron-Man-Secretary part. Too bad - Tina would kick ass as the arch nemesis.

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Nicole Murphy and Michael Strahan Seem Like They're Having a Good Time

sweatpantsmom — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 22:45:00 GMT

Nicole Murphy and her boyfriend Michael Strahan took Nicole's daughters Zola and Bella (dad is Eddie Murphy) to the premiere of Monsters Vs. Aliens at Universal Studios earlier this week. They seem like they had a good time, and weren't too concerned with the fact that ex-Giants player Strahan had a tracking device installed in his girlfriend's car recently to keep track of her.

The story is that Strahan suspected Nicole of having an affair with record executive Demetrius Spencer and had a GPS installed in the dashboard of her Range Rover. Nicole found out and drama ensued, but apparently she forgave him because here she is enjoying a nice day out with him and her kids. Confused? It gets stickier - the buzz is that Strahan's suspicions about Nicole's affair may be true. Celebrities' lives are so exhausting.

Whatever the case, it looks like Lola and Bella were able to escape all of the adults' madness and enjoy their time at Monster Vs. Aliens. But I still can't help but wonder if Strahan followed Nicole when she went to get popcorn.

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Angie Harmon Takes Her Daughters to the Movies

sweatpantsmom — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 23:05:00 GMT

Angie Harmon took daughters Finley and Avery to Universal Studios on Sunday for the premiere of Dreamworks' "Monster Vs. Aliens." It's an obscure little movie - I'm not sure if you've heard of it.

Angie and husband Jason Sehorn welcomed their third daughter recently; Emery Hope was born on Dec. 18 of last year. The baby was probably too young to sit through a movie, but I'm sure Finley and Avery will share their B.O.B. souvenirs with her. Or not.

Finley looks deep in thought in this picture. I wonder if she's calculating the weekend box office grosses of "Monsters Vs. Aliens."

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Debi Mazar and Her Entourage In LA

trix — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:01:00 GMT

Debi Mazar and her daughters Giulia and Evelyn attended the MAdagascar premier in LA the other day. Is that their daddy that Debi has a firm grip on? Their oldest daughter sure has daddy's smile doesn't she?

The little one definitely has her momma's eyes.

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Madagascar Sequel is a Family Affair for Ben Stiller and Jada Pinkett Smith

Karl Erikson — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:01:00 GMT

When Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa comes out in the theaters on November 7, it won't just be the lovable characters from the first flick. Yes, the original cast is back for the sequel, but the cartoon will also feature the children of Jada Pinkett Smith and Ben Stiller, another example of Hollywood nepotism at its best.

Pinkett Smith's daughter, Willow (7), and Stiller's children, Quinlin (3) and Ella (6), all won parts in the movie, which is sure to be a smash.

Willow is playing Pinkett Smith's character, Gloria, as a child and had loads of questions for her mom. Says Jada, "It was so cute because she'd been asking, 'How does that work? How does the animation thing work? Mommy, what happens?'"

Stiller laughs and says that his experience with his own children was a little different. "They don't like to be told to do anything, but when my son got in front of the microphone, he was good."

I'm looking forward to catching this one in the theater. The first one was really a lot of fun.

Source | Photos: Celebutopia and Dreamworks

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Tropic Thunder: Have They Gone Too Far?

Whit Honea — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 22:47:00 GMT

Tropic Thunder stars some of our favorite celebrity dads: Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey, Jr., and Tom Cruise, and it opens on Friday. It is already pissing people off.

Apparently the film makes a lot of fun at issues that some find taboo. The majority of complaints are coming from the various groups that represent people with mental disabilities. Dozens of people from these organizations picketed the premiere of Tropic Thunder.

The movie is about a group of Hollywood actors that blur the lines between fiction and reality. The actors themselves are characterized as stereotypes and many of their actions are unthinkable- it's a comedy.

The uproar stems from a movie within the movie in which Stiller's character has portrayed a mentally disabled person in order to achieve Oscar consideration, spoofing the likes of Rain Man, I am Sam and Radio, to name a few. Their handling of the subject matter and the wordage used to describe the character isn't PC, and for better or worse, such things are no longer deemed acceptable, not even in a comedy.

A Dreamworks representative says, "We have had productive discussions with representatives of disability advocacy organizations and look forward to working with them closely in the future. However no changes or cuts to the film will be made.

"Tropic Thunder is an R-rated comedy that satirizes Hollywood and its excesses, and makes its point by featuring inappropriate and over-the-top characters in ridiculous situations. The film is in no way meant to disparage or harm the image of individuals with disabilities."

I'm torn on such things. On a personal level, the one I teach my children, I am 100% against discrimination against anyone based on anything (within reason), but as a whole I'm sick of America being handled with PC gloves. I prefer a society with a backbone, not hurt feelings and lawsuits (the favorite pastime out here in CA).

I like a little offense in my comedy. I get what Stiller is doing and it sounds funny. I want to laugh at something because it is absurd and ridiculous- things I know better than. Unfortunately, not everyone does know better and often the result of such comedy is that it carries out of the theater and into the daily scheme of things. It's a catch-22.

What do you think?

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Jack Black Is Kung Fu Panda

sweatpantsmom — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 16:05:00 GMT

Jack Black was at the Hollywood premiere of his new film, Kung Fu Panda. I'm sure you're wondering - if Jack's in front of the panda, who the hell is in the suit?

Here's my guesses:

Angelina Jolie, who's keeping close tabs on Jack to make sure he doesn't spill any more secrets about her pregnancy.
Jack's wife Tanya, who just gave birth to the couple's second baby. She wanted to go to the premiere but didn't have a thing to wear.
It's a real panda.

[photo: Ok!magazine.com]

Shrek and Family Celebrate First Holiday Season

Whit Honea — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 21:31:00 GMT

New dad Shrek will be celebrating his first Christmas as a family guy this year, and we'll all be watching it. Well, we can if we want to.

"Shrek the Halls," a new holiday special featuring the original cast from the three blockbuster movies will be on TV tomorrow night. I was going to write about the people in the cast, but the characters are more interesting.

Does anyone else think it ironic that Shrek gets a lot of laughs from mocking Disney, yet the special is airing on ABC?