If you do something for long enough, you want to take it in different directions, just as a Beatles record from 1963 is completely different from one in 1968. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2015. What if you have a dream and no ones interested?. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto But the script was pretty fleshed out in terms of what was going to happen. Heidecker and Turkington are waking up earlier and coming for all kinds of entertainment. But also on the docket: Victorville Film Archive founder Gregg Turkington, also known for being the permanent guest/co-host of On Cinema At The Cinema with Tim Heidecker. And I didnt plan it that way! Gregg Turkington plays a version of his real-life stand-up persona, performing gigs at seedy clubs in the California desert, in Rick Alverson's film. Most of them. Thats definitely something that we talk about. And it'll even have a new . The basic plot of Entertainment a comic on tour is rather simple. That crew includes Turkington and Heidecker as well as Joe Estevez and Mark Proksch, who both play pathetic fictional versions of themselves (Estevez is a washed-up actor who will do anything for a gig, and Proksch is a terrible celebrity impersonator who was never the same after emerging from a coma). It ignores the fact that thousands follow their dreams just as passionately but it doesnt work out. David Ehrlich. It began in 2011 as a podcast by the Los Angeles-based comedians Tim Heidecker, best known as one half the comedy duo Tim & Eric, and Gregg Turkington, aka insult comic Neil Hamburger. After being told by the manager of the establishment that no hotel rooms are available, he stays at the house of the manager's cousin. Opening thisweekendin NY/LA and VOD, the film also stars John C. Reilly, Amy Seimetz, Michael Cera and Tim Heidecker. Because if I go see the new Clint Eastwood movie or some action movie, Im going to be more disgusted, and more distraught, and more angry for days, probably more than people will be with my film. He also appeared in the short film Left For Dead in Malaysia, and had a brief cameo appearance in the 2006 film Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny. [4] Turkington also was a regular voice actor on the Disney XD series Gravity Falls, and had minor roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Ant-Man (2015) and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023).[5]. "[6] Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score, gave the film a 65 out of 100 based on thirteen reviews from critics. Directors Eric Notarnicola Gregg Turkington Writers Tim Heidecker Eric Notarnicola Gregg Turkington Stars Gregg Turkington It is loosely based on Turkington's Neil Hamburger character. I mean, I like a lot of art-house movies, but I think my favorite movies, and certainly my favorite music, are really traditional types of things as well. I have a book that I kept for like a year and a half where I wrote down the date and the movie that I saw that day. At his hotel, he runs into the woman who was giving the lecture (Lotte Verbeek). There is no reason for them to make such an obvious character change without it being a part of a storyline. When it comes to your acting in the movie offstage, was that a particularly different comfortability than doing standup scenes? And I think that structure that applies to show, even though its a little bit vague, I think Rick uses a similar game in the movie itself, in terms of speaking to traditional movie forms, almost clich forms, and then subverting [them] later. No actual tours take place at the location which was part of a military facility in Mojave, California, which allowed them a few hours to film where they could only shoot the film in certain directions. Its a whole other character. An AI-curious tech company might have, though. IndieWire is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Another show takes place that night at another bar. And their championing of My Dinner with Andre on that show, when I was a kid and into movies, and theyre talking about this movie thats just these guys having this conversation, I was like, Okay, Im convinced, Ill go see it. And then I flipped over it. Also writer, producer. Congrats to the crew for finishing their first charter and getting their first love triangle. Entertainment is a 2015 American drama film directed by Rick Alverson, starring Gregg Turkington, Tye Sheridan, and John C. Reilly. Was this writing process vastly different for you than writing comedy? Along with this reaction to popular entertainment, do you personally see Entertainment as reactionary to art-house movies that might have lost their value overall? permissions/licensing, please go to: www.TorontoStarReprints.com, Its 1992 and a 20-something Gregg Turkington is sitting with friends in a San Francisco apartment making prank phone calls. Boss pisses you off: fuck you. Since I believe it's health, it probably chalks up to morbid curiosity. Add Redbox. It feels not deserved at all, shes just talking a little bit, but then I go completely ballistic with really ugly language. I think some of that came out in the editing more than was in the script. Few works of pop culture have a higher barrier to entry than On Cinema at the Cinema, but even fewer are as rewarding to new viewers willing to invest countless hours of their lives. Add Prime Video. Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington of 'Mister America' and Adult Swim's 'On Cinema' visited the Rolling Stone office for a taped interview. WE RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THAT ALL REVIEWS REMAIN EMBARGOED UNTIL MONDAY, APRIL 4, 2022, View the first two episodes on Screeners.com, Episode 201: The Wizard of Oz Premieres Thursday, April 7, 2022. Its young director, Roman Polanski, created one of the most iconic horror films in history, seemingly drawing upon his own dark past in a film thats strangely connected to a number of tragic stories, starting with an unexpected death of a composer and leading to one of Americas most notorious true crime cases: The Manson Family murders. I think we both like that thing. He spends the rest of the day with his cousin John, who drunkenly attempts to encourage the main character that night. We lost a couple folks that night. I used to really love the Dog of the Week segment. You cant make a credible movie like that. And he was right, but he had to draw that idea away from me, and then we had to figure out an offstage version of this person, which I dont think is very much like me at all. But when Rick and I both talked about it, he was of the mind that this guys life offstage was very glum and dull, and not very dynamic, which is how I always saw it. 13 seasons and 8+ specials. Free. Yet that will never change because the prospect of sacrificing even a shred of fame is incomprehensible to them. He hits a dog on the road that night, and later, in a public bathroom, a stranger named Tommy (Michael Cera) claims his car has broken down and asks if the performer can keep him company while he waits for help. And its stuff that has always been on mind. That to me was the biggest reference for acting in this movie that I can think of. That name might not seem familiar because a lot of Turkington's work comes under his stand-up performer name of Neil Hamburger. Turkington is just as worthless, portraying a self-proclaimed movie expert who spends most of his life passive-aggressively sniping at anyone in his vicinity. Though he never planned to become Neil Hamburger, Turkington was always fascinated by characters like him. The intended original run time of Deck of Cards was 105 minutes. Its probably to my detriment, but thats the way it has been. As long as theyre associated with each other, their lives are going to get worse. Nor is Turkington out to provoke confrontations like the one depicted in Entertainment, in which an unsatisfied customer physically attacks the Comedian though the scene is not far from reality. Since 1998, he has released a number of records on the Drag City record label. One element thats particularly hard to watch within Entertainment is The Comedians relationship with women, namely how he interacts with them. I started doing it as joke on certain things. He contributed lead vocals to two tracks by the Secret Chiefs 3. The film has a definitive purgatorial pacing, which your characterseems to be trapped in. I would read any showbiz bio, whether it was about somebody that I liked, like Frank Sinatra. Alverson, Turkington and Tim Heidecker co-wrote the film. For years, all of this content was produced by Adult Swim, the home of Heideckers popular Tim and Eric Awesome Show Great Job and his many other side projects. Guinness Record for #501MoviesIn501Days. EP 4 Gregg Turkington's Decker Vs. Dracula: 4. Birthplace: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. The convicts react positively to his openly sexist, racist, and homophobic jokes. The shrink, Dr. Anthony (Gregg Turkington), is reluctant to accept the switch in his pro bono slots for people on an immigrant visa program. He arrives in the desert with the filmmakers the next day but soon wanders off, seemingly impatient and irritated. 2023 IndieWire Media, LLC. Whats the difference between Courtney Love and the American flag? Hamburger asks in a smarmy, creaking whine. Why did you recommend that? And I felt like, No, no, but Siskel & Ebert loved this movie. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Rick and I both thought, lets light stuff on fire here, he recalls. Like, I am a real sucker for West Side Story or Rebel Without a Cause, or whatever. I flipped over it. This page was last edited on 11 March 2023, at 00:05. At first, the movie which also stars John C. Reilly and Michael Cera appears to shed the mystery surrounding Neil Hamburger. Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkington's longtime Adult Swim series is ostensibly a parody of syndicated movie review shows like "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies," with the entirety of each episode . November 10, 2015. by Amy Nicholson. Eddie the Opener gets a relatively positive reaction from the crowd, but the main character receives very little positivity himself, expressing the same in-character frustrations with the audience. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. Neck was stiff as neil too. He enters the set of the soap opera that he had been watching; the film ends as the comedian has a manic episode while watching himself on screen. Gregg Turkington presents the famous Jitterbug Scene from 'Deck of Cards' ZAZA 16 subscribers Subscribe 370 Share 14K views 3 months ago The Music you're hearing is called swing, it is the. "[8], Last edited on 19 February 2023, at 21:23, "Under Attack by Bad Art Constantly: Gregg Turkington on "Entertainment", "Five Questions for Rick Alverson of Sundance NEXT Premiere, Entertainment", "Entertainment Reviews, Ratings, Credits", "What to Stream This Weekend: How to Find Good Movies on Netflix", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Entertainment_(2015_film)&oldid=1140382024, This page was last edited on 19 February 2023, at 21:23. Gregg Turkington's Hollywood star shines brighter than ever! Turkington founded Amarillo Records in the 1990s. A video. Through their conversations about movies (and frequent tangents), viewers have become privy to the characters health scares, legal troubles, financial woes, and other misfortunes that often conjure the image of Sophocles working in the Fernwood Tonight writers room. Privacy Policy and Once again mr turkington proves his unstoppable expertise. To win people, get them involved, and then maybe boring them a little bit with scenes that just go on and are very slow. He is globally regarded as one of the world's foremost film critics. Up to this point it had always been [in Neil Hamburger voice] Weeelll That kind of shit. To order copies of Discover Gregg Turkington's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. In response, Turkington gave a hauntingly subdued performance inspired by, of all things, a donkey in Robert Bressons 1963 film Au Hasard Balthazar. As phlegm-voiced standup comic Neil Hamburger, he sports a terrible comb-over, an ill-fitted tux and huge glasses, while delivering vulgar, groan-worthy one-liners that eviscerate celebrities and corporations. I wouldnt enjoy it and I wouldnt be good at it, not to mention that it might destroy my reputation.. Turkington appears in the full-length independent drama The Comedy, directed by Rick Alverson and starring Tim Heidecker. Things you buy through our links may earnVox Mediaa commission. He collaborated with Trey Spruance of Mr. Bungle in The Three Doctors, Faxed Head (with James Goode, Trey Spruance, and Phil Franklin), Secret Chiefs 3, Colonel Truth (with Brandan Kearney and Rebecca G. Wilson) and The Bon Larvis Band. He tours a ghost town the next day, leaving a very despondent voicemail for his daughter in which he laments how hard it is to reach her. There was never any conversations where we said, Uh-oh, this seems off-putting or extreme. It was more like, Yeah, this seems off-putting and extreme! You have to pick somebody to try to please, so why not yourself?, Anyone can read Conversations, but to contribute, you should be a registered Torstar account holder. After touring an aircraft boneyard in the California desert, the film's main subject (Gregg Turkington) performs a stand-up routine as the character of Neil Hamburger to an audience of prisoners following a clown act by "Eddie the Opener" (Tye Sheridan). Cursed Films II is written and directed by Jay Cheel, who also serves as executive producer alongside Brian Robertson, Jonas Prupas and Courtney Dobbins. Republication or distribution of this content is Gregg Turkington. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. That tension gradually builds over the course of each season until both characters reach a breaking point, which usually leads to someone being injured or killed and Greggs prized VHS collection being destroyed. In Rick Alversons Entertainment, alternative comedian Gregg Turkington plays a character hes toured through hundreds of bars, rock concerts, and general booze-soaked cesspools for more than a decadealoungeact from hell known as Neil Hamburger. 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