Wizbang Pop! (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Following his Emmy-nominated turn on FX's drama "Damages," Ted Danson is staying on cable with a lead role in HBO's comedy pilot "Bored to Death." The project stars Jason...
/Film (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
... this weekend. ZG has also joined the cast on HBO ’s upcoming series Bored to Death , starring Jason Schwartzman as an alkie Brooklyn writer-turned-accidental Philip Marlowe-ish sleuth. He’ll play the best friend to Schwartman’s PI, a comic book artist with his own set of problems. Ted Danson stars as a mentor of sorts. From writer-director, Alan Taylor ( The Sopranos , Mad Men , Palookaville...
Pajiba (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
... to play a typically quirky character in the HBO pilot "Bored to Death," about an alcoholic writer (Jason Schwartzman) who pretends to be a private eye. Galifianakis will play the writer's best friend, a struggling comic book artist. There's no telling yet whether the movie will do well or whether the pilot will become even a halfway decent series, but still, it's always good to see...
Pop Candy (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
Early buzz: A movie record, 'Mother,' Colbert and moreHello! Last night I planned on being very productive, but I ended up going out to dinner and then falling asleep halfway through Fringe. I'm pretty sure I was just exhausted and not bored with that show. However, I'll have to watch the episode again to tell you for sure.A few headlines:- Zach Galifianakis an HBO pilot (with Ted Danson Jason...
Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
... to Death, Galifianakis plays Ray, a struggling comic book artist and best friend to Jonathan (Jason Schwartzman), an alcoholic writer who pretends to be a private detective. Ted Danson also stars in the project from writer Jonathan Ames and director Alan Taylor.
Rotten Tomatoes (Free subscription) | 09/17/2008
... "Death," Galifianakis plays Ray, a struggling comic book artist and best friend to Jonathan (Jason Schwartzman), an alcoholic writer who pretends to be a private detective. Ted Danson also stars in the project from writer Jonathan Ames and director Alan Taylor.The CAA/Brillstein Entertainment-repped actor recently appeared as Ashton Kutcher's sidekick in "What Happens in Vegas" and...
/Film (Free subscription) | 09/10/2008
... Stories Cool Stuff: Wes Anderson’s Bottle Rocket Criterion Collection VOTD: Wes Anderson and Jason Schwartzman Go Shopping Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman join The Fantastic Mr. Fox Watch Wes Anderon’s Hotel Chevalier Online Right Now! Will Owen Wilson and Wes Anderson Ever Write a New Script Together? Wes Anderon’s Hotel Chevalier on iTunes
Zap2it.com - News (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
The Emmy winner joins Jason Schwartzman's HBO comedy pilot
Let's Sexy Fighting (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
So...Jason Schwartzman. I wasn't a huge fan of Phantom Planet, ubiquitous O.C. theme and all, so I was surprised to find a Coconut Records song catching my ear. It's not super artsy, it's a bit saccharine, but it is very lush. And Schwartzman's singing voice sits somewhere between Rivers Cuomo and Doug Martsch. Coconut Records - It's Not You It's Me Coconut Records label site Coconut...
Entertainment News - MovieWeb.com (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
Ted Danson has parlayed his latest Emmy nomination into another series. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Danson has signed on to co-star in the HBO pilot Bored to Death.The pilot, written by Jonathan Ames and directed by Alan Taylor, will center on Jason Schwartzman's lead character, an alcoholic writer who pretends to be a noir detective in the vein of Raymond Chandler and Dasheil...
Defamer (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... in HBO comedy pilot Bored to Death, playing the "pompous but articulate magazine editor" mentor to Jason Schwartzman's "struggling Brooklyn writer with a drinking problem." []· The Wonder Years writer-producer Bob Brush has been given a very strings-attached pilot order of Lost in the '80s, pitched as what happens when "Fast Times at Ridgemont High meets The Ice Storm," then sleeps...
New York Post (Free subscription) | 08/31/2008
... he's made of other women.Rushmore (1998)In the name of love and rivalry, Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzman commit all manner of minor felonies, including using bees as a weapon, dismantling the brakes in a car and faking a head injury to gain entry to a woman's house.She's All That (1999)Freddie Prinze Jr. and his generic best friend pick a random girl from afar and make a bet that...
raincoaster (Free subscription) | 08/22/2008
... spans. And Twits. Tweets. Whatevers . @ lianamaeby Have you considered the possibility that Jason Schwartzman is fucking atop your building’s dryer? He sez. And he goes on, all unashamed-like : It occurred to me that some of you may not be interested in who might be fucking atop @ lianamaeby dryer.But I say dryer-humping is beautiful. It is at this point that I recall hazily that...
