One of the great goals for many media creators is financial independence. There's no greater freedom than that obtained when you're able to call all the shots on your own work. South Park and The Book of Mormon creatures Trey Parker and Matt Stone have now taken a big step towards that freedom. Parker and…
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Given Matt Stone and Trey Parker's experience as TV- and movie-makers, it seems inevitable that their first stage musical (with Robert Lopez) The Book of Mormon will get turned into a film at some point. Especially given that it's now a bona fide hit. The show picked up an impressive nine Tonys at the 2011 ceremonies, including…
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Well, we did warn you it wasn't going to happen anytime soon. Not long ago, we reported on an eventual feature film adaptation of The Book of Mormon, the award-winning Broadway musical by South Park creators Matt Stone and Trey Parker and Avenue Q co-writer Robert Lopez. At the time, we wrote that the movie…
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When The Book of Mormon opened on Broadway this year, it was one of the most highly anticipated musicals in recent memory. The combination of South Park creators Trey Parker and Matt Stone and Avenue Q co-writer Robert Lopez guaranteed a sharp, irreverent sense of humor, with Lopez' involvement suggesting strong musical numbers as well.…
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Disclaimer: Outside of the fact that Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 comes out this weekend, this video has nothing to do with movies. It's a parody song about a book based on a song from a Broadway musical written by guys who do a TV show. So even though this isn't technically…
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This week, Dave, Devindra, and Adam wonder what's happened to the careers of Trey Parker and Matt Stone, take sides over Blue Valentine, praise the combination of Werner Herzog and 3D, and discuss the appropriateness of Hunger Games casting. Special guest Tasha Robinson joins us from AV Club. You can no longer listen to the Book of…
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The Daily What brings us a creepy cosplay photo of the day, featuring Nemo from Finding Nemo (and what is that near his legs?) What is Page 2? Page 2 is a compilation of stories and news tidbits, which for whatever reason, didn’t make the front page of /Film. After the jump we’ve included 40…
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