LITERAL HIGH: Pusha Ts Welcome to Cokechella sign. The project attempts to craft a Game of Thrones style fantasy epic based on the characters from playing cards (with the budget of a freshman student film, of course). Most seasons center around Heidecker promoting a new scam such as his rock band Dekkar, his movie theater company Six Bag Cinema, or his Electric Sun Desert Music Festival. Certified Oz expert Gregg Turkington breaks down the notorious legend of the hanging munchkin, while Lorna Luft sets the record straight on the treatment of her mother, Judy Garland, by the studio behind the production of Oz. Tims countless get-poor-quick schemes are hilarious because theyre supported by the tragic idea that nobody has ever told this talentless hack that hes precisely that. Greggs disastrous attempts to exploit public domain IP have been a running gag on the show for years (he got caught selling illegal copies of Bradley Coopers A Star is Born because he erroneously believed that, since the 1937 film entered the public domain, all subsequent remakes had as well). Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Gregg (the real Gregg) is a great physical comedian. Congrats to the crew for finishing their first charter and getting their first love triangle. But it was never designed to be a career, and it really blows my mind to be in this position where weve got a feature film for this character, and this character just started out as a character as late night prank phone call character that my friend happened to record one night. Certainly, it wouldnt be hard to imagine Turkington waxing lyrical on the show, as he does here, about 1981's Under The Rainbow, a ludicrously fictionalized account of Ozs making that even director Steve Rash now admits was pretty gross. But it just takes so long, and theres so many different scenes and so many different meanings to everything. But the script was pretty fleshed out in terms of what was going to happen. When President Davidson heads to Transylvania, Decker must assume the most powerful position in the free world! For example, like when youre walking around, shirtless. In 2005 and 2006, after ten years of inactivity, his musical duo Zip Code Rapists did a handful of reunion shows, performing in San Francisco, Saint Paul, Minnesota, Toronto, and Montreal. The original Neil Hamburger records are more soundscapes and commentaries on the tone and the rhythm of comedy then they are actual comedy. Star Newspapers Limited and/or its licensors. Afterwards, he visits a public restroom where he investigates the cries of a woman coming from the women's restroom. I know that if I saw this movie I would enjoy it, and I know that some, not the majority, would feel the same way. A video. They dial a local nightclub and ask whos performing. Initially I was clinging to that: You can make the movie, but I still have to talk this way, and wear the glasses. Rick just looked at me like, Are you insane? Alongside Tim Heidecker, Turkington also stars as a fictionalized version of himself on the comedic web series On Cinema (2011). Based in Los Angeles for the past 12 years, he does voice-over work for cartoons, co-hosts a movie-review parody series with Tim Heidecker on Adult Swim called On Cinema at the Cinema, and recently landed roles in Marvels Ant-Man and the finale of CBSs CSI. The cycle of stupidity that brings these two morons asymptotically closer to financial ruin each season is hilarious because its so predictable. To me, that was absolutely wrong for the character, and Rick and I really bonded on the approach that would be appropriate, which would be more of this Two-Lane Blacktop art film kind of vibe. And I loved this movie. He finds a woman in labor who begs for his help; the film cuts to the bloodied comedian falling asleep against the wall of the bathroom as he holds the presumably stillborn infant. He was also a tour manager for both Link Wray and Mr. Bungle. As he swims to the edge of the pool, images appear of him dripping wet on stage, wearing the same white outfit seen before, and exiting a jail cell. That simplicity is underscored by a darkness, as the satirical show mirrors our narcissistic, media-obsessed culture a little more with each passing year. , Kathryn Brenner /Kathryn.Brenner@amcnetworks.com, Lauren Wynne /Lauren.Wynne@amcnetworks.com, Jami OLeary /Jami.OLeary@amcnetworks.com, SHUDDER RELEASES TRAILER AND KEY ART FOR CURSED FILMS II, https://www.youtube.com/embed/55pViqNPtKE, Discuss or disclose details in any way that will spoil the viewing experience for fans, Share your password, grant access or allow access to the screening site to anyone including co-workers, Copy, publicly show, or otherwise infringe Shudders copyright in the screened programming. This page was last edited on 11 March 2023, at 00:05. But then the movie could be misinterpreted as a promotional vehicle, and who wants to see a vehicle for some act theyve never heard of? In addition, he formed one-half of the band Zip Code Rapists and has collaborated on numerous projects with musicians including Trey Spruance (Mr. Bungle, Secret Chiefs 3). They dial a local nightclub and ask who's performing. I was in The Comedy, that Rick did, and at some point he made an offhand comment about, You know what would be good? He contributed lead vocals to two tracks by the Secret Chiefs 3. Pop culture obsessives writing for the pop culture obsessed. There were months where I was watching over 50 movies. Maybe it's a spinal fusion like Erich von Stroheim. But when support from the network dried up in 2020, Heidecker and Turkington struck out on their own and launched HEI Network, a new streaming service designed exclusively to produce and distribute On Cinema content. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. I think a lot of those people just ate bad food and they were running to the bathroom. [14][4] While unnamed, the character in the film is a clear adaptation of the Hamburger character. Rent from $2.99. Don . Terms of Service apply. Add Prime Video. Entertainment is a 2015 American drama film directed by Rick Alverson, starring Gregg Turkington, Tye Sheridan, and John C. Reilly. So, essentially the Neil Hamburger character has always been on your terms? 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). 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. When you combine that with its self-sustaining business model, it seems like On Cinema could run forever, using that loose structure as a vessel for whatever strange idea pops into its creators heads. by Amy Nicholson. This password will be used to sign into all, a news writer who covers comedy and pop culture, Photo: Courtesy of Tim Heidecker/HEI Network. They didnt have it every episode, but when they had a Dog of the Week, that was the movie I was going to see. They were such sweethearts. An AI-curious tech company might have, though. Turkington's involvement in Ant-Man was crossed over into On Cinema. expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Toronto Streaming on Roku. 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. In 1992, Turkington released an album of prank phone calls with several tracks featuring an early version of the character and soon after began developing a stand-up comedian persona. Agent JJ Denecker: I'd love to stay and party but it's poker night in heaven and I've got a table waiting for me with Einstein and uh, Jimi Hendrix and uh, Rush Limabugh. Hes getting more calls than ever lately but is in no rush to answer them all. It was released in a limited theatrical release by Magnolia Pictures in North America, and through video on demand in November 2015, receiving a generally positive reception from film critics. 'On Cinema' and 'Mister America' co-stars argue (in character) about Medicaid fraud, corruption, 'Casablanca' and murder. You just wonder, why did they do this? When Turkington made his first Neil Hamburger 7-inch, he snuck copies into thrift-store bins, hoping customers would stumble on them and wonder the same thing. 11-Down, Four Letters: Psalm and Saint, for Kim Kardashian. [7] In The New Yorker, critic Richard Brody calls Turkington's character an "intentionally, repulsively unfunny comedian" and Alverson's film a "wildly imaginative, grimly sardonic anti-comedy. Watch in HD. The performer's cousin John (John C. Reilly) approaches him after the show and awkwardly converses about the unenthusiastic audience while passively criticizing the raunchiness of his routine. If an act as off-putting as that of American character comedian Gregg Turkington - who on stage portrays scabrous comic Neil Hamburger - can pack out British theatres with intentionally unfunny. And with a list of spinoffs that grows by the minute, the show has gradually morphed into a sprawling, needlessly complex fictional universe. "It was a Food World and now it's a Fresh and Easy," he tells us . "I was just at . The podcast began in 2011 as a bickering match between host Heidecker and guest/film expert Turkington, a back-and-forth parody marked by Tim's stubbornness and Gregg's inability to get any . Hes released 11 albums, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and even played at Madison Square Garden, opening for Tenacious D. I could never have imagined the things that have happened to me, Turkington, now 47, marvels. The comedian goes to a bowling alley and a shooting park the following day before crashing a chromotherapy seminar that night and falling asleep in the midst of it. It is one of those. In response, Turkington gave a hauntingly subdued performance inspired by, of all things, a donkey in Robert Bressons 1963 film Au Hasard Balthazar. In the early 1990s, Turkington operated the Amarillo Records label, which released works by many artists from San Francisco's post-punk avant-garde music scene. We dont really think anyones being tricked herealthough weve reached out to the shows producers for a comment about Turkingtons appearanceand if you squint, you can see a point being made about the same sorts of online reality-fraying that led to the hanging myth in the first place. It is loosely based on Turkington's Neil Hamburger character. Though he never planned to become Neil Hamburger, Turkington was always fascinated by characters like him. In between, we watch him travel, prep for shows (including creating his comb-over), and contend with family struggles and existential crises. Season 6. Since then, he has written the book Warm Voices Rearranged: Anagram Record Reviews with fellow Three Doctors alumnus Brandan Kearney, also of World of Pooh, Caroliner, and Archipelago Brewing Co. 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. Id like to see the tables turned a little bit so now they can feel the revulsion that I feel when I walk into Walgreens and Justin Bieber and Diplos music is blaring through the speakers, and Im paralyzed with horror like, Why do I have to fucking hear this? The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015. He arrives in the desert with the filmmakers the next day but soon wanders off, seemingly impatient and irritated. Have a couple bucks in the bank. Gregg Turkington was born in Darwin, Australia in 1967, of American parents, and grew up in Arizona and California, founding the independent record label Amarillo Records in San Francisco in the 1990s. Heidecker plays a Trump-loving narcissist who thinks he can succeed at anything, frequently hijacking the show to promote his failing music, business, and political careers. Comedian Gregg Turkington sits at an airport bar in Van Nuys, orders a spiced whiskey sour the joint's too-sweet specialty . This causes the performer to express irritation (in character) with the audience and the heckler. One review said my shows are just hipsters standing around laughing to be cool. 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. But Donya won't take no for an answer. The film premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2012. Episode 202: Rosemary's Baby - Premieres Thursday, April 14, 2022 At 3:36, the character of The Mummy can be seen in the background before he is supposed to be introduced in the story. Tim Heidecker and Gregg Turkingtons longtime Adult Swim series is ostensibly a parody of syndicated movie review shows like Siskel & Ebert & the Movies, with the entirety of each episode taking place on a chintzy talk show set. Theres a simpleton quality. [3] Alverson proposed to Turkington the idea of making a film based on his character Neil Hamburger. I wouldnt enjoy it and I wouldnt be good at it, not to mention that it might destroy my reputation.. Republication or distribution of this content is I started doing it as joke on certain things. On October 12, in a press release, the On Cinema team announced that season 13 will premiere October 26, and it will be a change of pace: "Say goodbye On Cinema At the Cinema, and say hello On . Its not that Im too good for sitcoms, I just dont have that set of tools. At his hotel, he runs into the woman who was giving the lecture (Lotte Verbeek). Anyone know him? Neck was stiff as neil too. So often in comedy, people dont take it all the way. More videos from Rolling Stone: http://www.rollingstone.com/video Like Rolling Stone Video on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RollingStoneVideo/ Like Rolling Stone on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RollingStone/ Follow Rolling Stone on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RollingStoneFollow Rolling Stone on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/rollingstone/ What was the seed for this project and how did it end up that you, Rick [Alverson] and Tim [Heidecker] were writing it? America, a feature-length mockumentary about Heidecker running for political office following his trial; a dozen four-hour Oscar specials that frequently result in serious injury or death; and more short-form online content about the various misfits and neer-do-wells who hang around Tim and Gregg. Gregg Turkington, Anaita Wali Zada, & director Babak Jalali discuss the inspiration for 'Fremont,' filming on an indie budget & schedule, and more. The basic plot of Entertainment a comic on tour is rather simple. Gregg Turkington's Hollywood star shines brighter than ever! Theyre much more interesting than regular records because you can never get to the bottom of whats going on. All Rights Reserved. [citation needed] He was rumored to appear in his Neil Hamburger persona in Greg Mottola's 2011 ensemble comedy film Paul, but he did not. There's nothing more that needs to be said, so I'll share some other popcorn classics below. Birthplace: Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia. Gregg Turkington. In the 1980s, Turkington also performed in obscure San Francisco bands such as Caroliner, Hello Kitty on Ice and Bean Church, and worked at Subterranean Records, contributing artwork and live recordings to Flipper's Public Flipper Limited Live 1980-1985 album. And I would watch anything, I was very much in love with the form. Netflix promised a reunion full of drama . 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