#SXSW: “SPIN ME ROUND”

By Mr. Will Wong

Yet another whacky time at SXSW! Jeff Baena & Actress Alison Brie team-up to co-write Comedy SPIN ME ROUND, with the former also directing. The Film centers on a group of high- performers at an Italian-American restaurant chain get invited to attend an educational retreat in Florence, Italy and get way more than what they bargained for!

Amber (Brie) has worked at her restaurant as a manager for nine years and hopes secretly that this retreat will help her find love. Her last boyfriend left her in severe debt, leaving her to work this job. She’s incredibly-drawn to the face of the chain Nick Martucci (Alessandro Nivola) who will be on the retreat as well. And wouldn’t you know it, he is attracted to her too! Kat (Audrey Plaza), his assistant, tries to warn her of his ways and she finds herself confused between this looming affair and being subjected to this horribly mundane retreat.

The interesting thing about SPIN ME ROUND is that the Film begins like many other Retreat Comedies we’ve seen, with a clash of personality types, including Deb (Molly Shannon), the larger-than-life one in the group who seems to get in the way. But as things progress in the Second Act, we begin to realize that like this retreat, this Film isn’t quite what we signed-up for. Is this a Horror? By the Final Act, chaos ensues, but we’re here for it as it makes the Comedy memorable. We cannot unsee this, and yay, justice for pigs!

Brie is just great in the leading role as our eyes into this wild escape and through it all, the story has a strong feminist message that deviates from the standard Rom-Com fare. Nivola is entertaining and irresistibly greasy, though his allure makes it easy to see why Amber is so torn at times. Plaza is wonderful, though hardly seen enough in Kat’s chill. And Shannon of course is a hoot, perpetually self-absorbed in Deb‘s world, while others simply are living in it!

Don’t be surprised if you find yourself craving some Olive Garden after this!

SPIN ME ROUND streams at SXSW ’22 as follows:

Spin Me Round at ZACH Theatre

Mar 12, 20226:15pm—7:59pm

Spin Me Round at Online Screening

Mar 14, 9:00am CDT – Mar 16, 9:00am CDT9:00am—10:44am

Spin Me Round at Alamo Lamar E

Mar 15, 20224:15pm—5:59pm

Spin Me Round at Satellite Venue: AFS Cinema

Mar 15, 20229:00pm—10:44pm

Spin Me Round at Rollins Theatre at The Long Center

Mar 16, 20224:00pm—5:44pm

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION”

Right in-time for summer break comes what surely will be a big hit for the Family! Check-out the new Trailer for HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION!

Synopsis:
Sony Pictures Animation‘s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else’s vacation at the hotel. It’s smooth sailing for Drac’s Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic excursions, and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monsterkind.

Directed By:
Genndy Tartakovsky

Written By:
Genndy Tartakovsky and Michael McCullers

Produced by:
Michelle Murdocca

Cast:
Adam Sandler (Dracula)
Andy Samberg (Johnny)
Selena Gomez (Mavis)
Kevin James (Frank)
David Spade (Griffin)
Steve Buscemi (Wayne)
Keegan-Michael Key (Murray)
Molly Shannon (Wanda)
Fran Drescher (Eunice)
Kathryn Hahn (Ericka)
Jim Gaffigan (Van Helsing)
Mel Brooks (Vlad)

 

See the Trailer:

 

Sony Pictures Canada release HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3 Friday, July 13, 2018.

 

(Photo/video credit: Sony Pictures Canada)

#FIRSTLOOK: NEW TRAILER FOR “HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION”

You loved the first two, now here’s a third! The new Trailer for HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION has just surfaced.

Synopsis:
In Sony Pictures Animation‘s Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation, join our favorite monster family as they embark on a vacation on a luxury monster cruise ship so Drac can take a summer vacation from providing everyone else’s vacation at the hotel. It’s smooth sailing for Drac’s Pack as the monsters indulge in all of the shipboard fun the cruise has to offer, from monster volleyball to exotic excursions, and catching up on their moon tans. But the dream vacation turns into a nightmare when Mavis realizes Drac has fallen for the mysterious captain of the ship, Ericka, who hides a dangerous secret that could destroy all of monsterkind.

Hotel Transylvania 3: SUMMER VACATION stars Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Molly Shannon, Andy Samberg, Kevin James, Fran Drescher, Keegan-Michael Key and Mel Brooks!

See the Trailer:

Sony Pictures Canada release HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 3: SUMMER VACATION Friday, July 13, 2018.

(Photo/video credit: Sony Pictures)

#FIRSTLOOK: “WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP” TEASER

“The summer of your life is just around the corner.”.

The Cast is back and we’re pumped for the hilarious antics of WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER: FIRST DAY OF CAMP! The eight-episode Series, to stream next month on Netflix unites a brilliant Cast including Elizabeth Banks, Amy Poehler, Bradley Cooper, Michael Ian Black, Paul Rudd, Christopher Meloni, Janeane Garofalo, Judah Friedlander and Molly Shannon in what surely will be our fave Summer Getaway!

See the Teaser:

Gotta love the quick flash of erased sex they threw in VHS style!

Netflix Canada streams WET HOT AMERICAN SUMMER on Friday, July 31, 2015.

(Photo/video credit: Netflix)

#TIFF12: MOLLY SHANNON AT PRESS CONFERENCE FOR “HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA”

Saturday Night Live Alumni Molly Shannon partook in promotion for Hotel Transylvania and was absolutely lovely earlier today, generously spending time with Fans while her Driver awaited her. The bubbly  Shannon currently is at-work on Scary Movie 5.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)

#TIFF12: ADAM SANDLER AT PRESS CONFERENCE FOR “HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA”

No other Film at TIFF 2012 was able to string together a Cast more game  to promote than Hotel Transylvania. The Animated Feature saw a Powerhouse Cast of Funnymen and Funnywomen arriving in Toronto for its TIFF 2012 Premiere, including Adam Sandler, Andy Samberg, Fran Drescher, David Spade, Molly Shannon, Kevin James and also Selena Gomez.  The Film opens September 28, 2012 via Sony Pictures.

Earlier this morning at its Press Conference, the Cast of Hotel Transylvania showed nothing but true hospitality to Fans, coming over to take plenty of Photos and sign Autographs.  After years of admiring his work, I had the ultimate pleasure of snapping a Photo with Sandler, whom I’ve loved since his Saturday Night Live days.

Hotel Transylvania opens September 28, 2012 via Sony Pictures.

(Photo credit: Mr. Will Wong)