Transformers: Dark of the Moon isn't the only movie releasing this week that takes place in a strange alternate fantasy America. In Larry Crowne, the second film directed by Tom Hanks, the giant robots and exaggerated douchebaggery of Michael Bay's creation are replaced by the giant personalities and megawatt smiles of Hanks and Julia Roberts.…
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Larry Crowne, the second film in which Tom Hanks worked behind the camera as director, is one that I've mostly passed over in the last few months. It stars Hanks as a guy who loses his job and goes to community college as part of an attempt to rebuild his future. He makes new friends,…
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Universal Pictures has released the first movie trailer for Larry Crowne, a romantic comedy which reunites stars Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts. The film, which is also directed by Hanks, tells the story of a middle-aged man who loses his job and decides to reinvent himself by going back to college. The movie co-stars Bryan Cranston, Cedric the…
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In a summer filled with superheroes, giant robots, boy wizards and 3D animation, it'll be interesting to see how Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts stack up. On July 1, the two mega-stars once again team up for the Hanks-directed romantic comedy Larry Crowne in an obvious instance of counter-programming. Hanks plays a guy who loses…
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With the American Film Market in full gear, there's seemingly no end the amount of new material that will be making its way online in the coming hours and days. We're gonna package up the next two because - while radically different - each is about the best parts of being human. We have our…
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This week Universal Pictures got the urge to fill out the company's calendar for the next couple of years. Yesterday we heard that the studio has dated Judd Apatow's as-yet-untitled new film for summer 2012. Now there is a flood of new release dates for the studio, for a diverse array of films. Hit the…
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Update: Most slots are now filled - and one of them not by the actor we originally assumed... Tom Hanks has used a Twitpic to unveil some previously unannounced members of the cast for Larry Crowne, his upcoming sophomore effort as writer-director. That's the picture at the head of this story. Can you descry each…
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It's been some time since Tom Hanks has been in the feature film director's chair, but according to Mike Fleming over at Deadline Hollywood (are they on a roll today, or what?), Hanks is set to direct and star in Larry Crowne --- alongside Charlie Wilson's War co-star Julia Roberts. Hanks wrote the screenplay, and…
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