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Here's the Kishka main page archive, all the stories sans pictures. Links in the posts may be broken due to the oldness; just a warning.
[Nov. 5th] Trailers and updates for Goon and Pie, Order of Canada honor Lots of Eugene's latest movie stuff floating around on the interwebs these days...check it out! Goon: - Theatre release date set for March 30, 2012. Official website and official Facebook page. - Trailer video - Comprehensive review from collider.com American Reunion: - Official website - "Levy does cite one downside with being associated with Pie. 'It doesn't happen quite as much now, but 10 years ago, at every wedding I attended, they would bring a pie to the table and stand back to wait for my shocked reaction.' Besides, he didn't think pie was the best baked-good choice for Biggs' infamous scene anyway. Says Levy, 'A Bundt cake made more sense to me.'" - from usatoday.com, featured pics from the set as well - Eugene was awarded the rank of member in the Order of Canada on Nov. 4th. A great video interview if you follow that link! - BONUS!: Watch the 5 minute video, "Congratulations, Mr. Levy," played when Eugene won the Governor General's award in 2008. - Backstage interview and photos taken during Eugene's visit to "Conversations on the Green" on Oct. 24th. _____ JUNE 2011 _______________ [June 23rd] "Most embarassing dad" and Reunion set pics - Eugene was voted the "most embarassing film dad" on a poll by LoveFilm, based on his work in the Pie movies. - New set pics from Reunion here [June 4th] Spring updates re-cap I missed you! Here are some updates on Eugene's latest activites. Goon is wrapped and in post-production stage. On April 11th, Eugene was featured as the 2011 Fiedler Hillel speaker at Northwestern University to discuss his career and culture. - dailynorthwestern.com On May 9th, Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson co-chaired the "Simply Shakespeare" event at UCLA to benefit the Shakespeare Center of Los Angeles. A slew of celebrities, including Eugene and Martin Short, did a reading of 'The Merry Wives of Windsor.' - broadwayworld.com - Fun pictures from theatermania.com American Reunion, the first in-theater Pie installment since American Wedding, has started production and is slated for release on April 6, 2012. It sounds like the whole gang from the originals has agreed to join back for the new film, including Eugene. - Plot details (spoilers) at whatsplaying.com - News from the set at cinemablend.com - Alyson Hannigan interview from stuff.co.nz According to Variety, Eugene is to be honored by the Banff World Media Festival, running June 12-15, with its Award of Excellence. He'll give a masterclass during the festival. From toronotlife.com comes news of Eugene's inclusion in Toronto's Harold Green Jewish Theatre Company lineup: "Complementing the theatrical lineup is the company’s Conversations on the Green series—think of it as a Jewish version of Inside the Actors Studio. Hosted by Ralph Benmergui, the series will feature tête-à-têtes with [Marion] Ross, comedian Levy, former Jays owner and politician Paul Godfrey and diplomat Stephen Lewis." Eugene's session is scheduled for October 24th. _____ FEBRUARY 2011 _______________ [Feb. 5th] Lots of good Goon stuff and a no-go on Gnomeo and new Guest So...apparently Eugene is NOT a voice in this month's release, Gnomeo & Juliet. I'd been wondering since virtually nothing was said connecting Eugene to the project after he announced it, and according to IMDB, Jim Cummings is voicing the flamingo. Oh well! Goon seems to have crazy good kharma going for it. Read on! - Portage reaps the benefits of the movie's filming (The Daily Graphic) - Stars Baruchel and Pill have found love (CTV) - Local artist and his art featured in the movie (Winnipeg Free Press) - More about the movie and Doug Smith's story: Uptown The Express PatriotLedger.com - UPDATE (2/20/11): A cool interview with Doug Smith from the New Englad Hockey Journal is here. Also, Michael McKean posted a while back that the new Guest movie was a false rumor. Back to waiting. _____ NOVEMBER 2010 _______________ [Nov. 20th] Goon stars interviewed in Portage A neat little update about a Portage interview during Goon filming is on PortageOnline.com. Some nice photos of Goon stars and Golden West staff members! [Nov. 14th] Goon and Gnomeo posters and stills, Punctured still alive? - New posters for both Goon and Gnomeo & Juliet are out, along with some stills from G&J. Check 'em out! - According to an Oct. 15th update on IMDb, Punctured, the several-year-rumored Shari Hamrick vampire comedy has a new release date of 2011. So maybe it is still going to happen? We'll see. _____ OCTOBER 2010 _______________ [Oct. 29th] More Goon info, a new CBS project announced, and a Gilda's Club benefit Turns out Goon is based on a book. Fun! (Hollywood Reporter and the book on Amazon) Update (11/6): MTV has some photos up from the film. Very exciting news! Apparently that failed sitcom turned into a better deal with CBS for Eugene. Eugene and Martin Starr have signed on with CBS to produce and star in a new show, to be developed (a "blind deal," if you will). - Digital Spy - Hollywood Reporter Also, Eugene and son Dan will be participating in the Toronto event, "It's Always Something" at Toronto's Princess of Wales Theatre on Monday, November 22nd. The event benefits Gilda's Club. More info here. Shaping up to be a good fall! [Oct. 23rd] Gnomeo trailer, Goon in Portage, and new Guest Sooo...pretty sure Hitched was dumped. Such is the fortune of many sitcoms, I suppose. Gnomeo and Juliet now has an official site up with a trailer. Release date is Feb. 11, 2011. Recent news from Portage's Daily Graphic tells that Eugene will be on set for shooting of Goon, a film slated for 2011. It stars Seann William Scott and Liev Schreiber and appears to be a comedy about a bouncer-turned-hockey coach. There's info in the article if you'd like to be an extra for scenes shot on October 29th! Also in current news...sources on the interwebs (wowowow.com being the first) say that Chris Guest is back to movie-planning, and this time around the film will focus on crazy collectors. Nothing's confirmed, but I'm psyched! _____ AUGUST 2010 _______________ [Aug. 22nd] End of summer updates Greetings! Apologies for the hiatus...a move during the summer and a new laptop caused a delay in the set-up of my website updating stuff, but it's all good now! Not too much to report on Eugene's end. I can't really find anything about Hitched more than the previous spring buzz. Same with the next in-theatres American Pie installment, though it does exist on IMDb as 'in production' with a release date of 2012, so we'll see. Elton John-produced Gnomeo and Juliet is slated for February 2011 release in Canada, the U.S. and U.K. Additionally, Cannibal Girls will now be available on DVD October 26, 2010. _____ APRIL 2010 _______________ [Apr. 20th] Pie again, Cannibal Girls re-released - Looks like Hitched is on CBS's pilot line-up for 2010-11. - It appears the American Pie franchise is really going to try for in-theatres this time around with yet another installment, to be written and directed by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg (Harold & Kumar). - One of Eugene's first films, Cannibal Girls, is currently having a limited theatre re-release and will be available on Blu-Ray (and I'm assuming DVD?) this June! (Check out some upcoming screening dates in Calgary here and a great article from cbc news.) Happy spring! _____ FEBRUARY 2010 _______________ [Feb. 25th] Eugene to be in a new CBS sitcom, Hitched CBS picked up a pilot sitcom, Hitched, and it was recently announced that Eugene will act as a regular, "a four-times divorced ladies man who always wears tracksuits." Get ready to see a nylon-clad Mr. Levy on your tube, folks!! - cbc.ca Also wanted to mention, Eugene was part of the the Canada for Haiti fundrasing event some weeks back. _____ JANUARY 2010 _______________ [Jan. 16th] ACTRA to honor Eugene this month ACTRA, the Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists, a Canadian labor union for performers, will be honoring Eugene with an Award of Excellence next week on Thursday the 21st. It'll be taking place at the home of the consul general of Canada in Los Angeles. Says ACTRA, "Mr. Levy has invested considerable time and resources giving back to Canada's film and TV industry. He has participated in countless charities and fundraising efforts, remains a committed and active Second City Alumni and is Chair of Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab." - from actra.ca Congrats, sir! (And happy 2010, everybody! Hope it's going well for you all so far.) _____ DECEMBER 2009 _______________ [Dec. 13th] SCTV 50th Anniversary Reunion re-caps A few good reunion articles and re-caps: - metronews.ca - Time Out Chicago - Chicago Tribune - Also, here's an interview from thestar.com with Eugene and Ivan Reitman at the Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab back in November. _____ NOVEMBER 2009 _______________ [Nov. 7th] New voicework announced, a Guest date in January, Pie links, and ribbon-cutting - Good interview from The Globe and Mail about Levy's voice work. He mentions an upcoming voice role for a flamingo in 2011's Gnomeo and Juliet (on imdb here). - Comprehensive interview from Moviehole, in which he mentions plans to get together with Chris Guest in January "to see what we feel like doing." - The official Book of Love trailer and website and press release. - Eugene was at the ribbon cutting of Famous People Players' new Toronto theatre. _____ OCTOBER 2009 _______________ [Oct. 21st] More Astro-related press, SCTV panel news, and Twitter opinions - Eugene will be a guest on both "Today" and "Live With Regis and Kelly" this Friday morning, promoting Astro Boy. More press! - metronews.ca - Canadian Press - CTA.ca - Commenting about Twitter: Canadian actor Eugene Levy also says he's puzzled by the popularity of the service. "You know, I almost bore myself when I say to myself, 'It's time to get the groceries,' I certainly don't want to put it out there for people to read," he told The Canadian Press in a telephone interview. "It deals in a kind of minutiae that is just extremely, irritatingly boring to me, but I guess there are people out there who want to know what celebrities do in their off hours and there are other celebrities who just can't get enough focus and attention so they now Twitter this information out there. I don't get it." Check plus, Eugene, check plus. - Eugene's also slated to be on an SCTV panel during Second City's 50th Anniversary weekend, 11:30 AM on Saturday, Dec. 12th, 2009. Martin Short, Andrea Martin, and others are included. Tickets are $25 and go on sale tomorrow! [Oct. 19th] Nice article and Pie release change - Saw this article today from kelowna.com, a nifty little interview with Eugene including some info about Astro Boy (wide U.S. release on Oct. 23rd, btw) and a few of his other projects. Nothin' too new, here: "[Guest and I] might do another movie and a stage piece," he says. "Normally, we’d do one every three years, but we’ve taken a step back to let things ride for a little bit." - Book of Love's release has been pushed to Dec. 22nd. [Oct. 8th] Second City reunion tix!, Astro premiere dates, and Pie blog - Tickets are now on sale through Second City for the reunion show in Chicago, set for December 11th. Prices range from $175-$750. - Astro Boy premiered in Japan on Oct. 5th and will be followed with a Hong Kong premiere on Oct. 17th and in LA with the English voice-cast on Oct. 19th. - I've discovered a blog dedicated to updates about Book of Love, now slated for December 8th DVD release. _____ AUGUST 2009 _______________ [Aug. 20th] Letterman appearance soon Eugene's scheduled for a spot on the Late Show with David Letterman, Tuesday August 25th, no doubt to promote Taking Woodstock. Check it out! [Aug. 18th] Full-length Astro Boy trailer For your viewing pleasure! [Aug. 5th] Another SCTV reunion in the works, mentoring, and movie updates Woookay, a mixed bag of updates for you. - First, exciting news! SCTV is having another reunion, this time in Chicago, as a fundraiser for the SC Alumni Fund. It'll be at the theatre on Wells Street, Friday December 11th. Second City is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year and will have other stuff going on during the 12th and 13th as well. On board for the reunion: Joe Flaherty, Eugene Levy, Andrea Martin, Catherine O'Hara, Harold Ramis, Martin Short and Dave Thomas with special guests. Ticket prices haven't been announced, but I'll be on the lookout. http://www.secondcity.com/50/ chicagotribune.com examiner.com - Eugene's going to be a mentor for the newly-formed Telefilm Canada Features Comedy Lab, an effort to get some quality Canadian comedy films out a few years from now. nationalpost.com sys-con.com - Woodstock's been pushed back to an August 28th major release date, though selected cities will get it on August 14th. The movie premiered in NYC last week. The soundtrack (track list here) comes out August 25th. - New stills from Astro Boy! _____ JULY 2009 _______________ [July 1st] Woodstock Site Launched Focus Features has an official site up for Taking Woodstock, which you can check out here. Eugene's got a Cast&Crew page, as well. A reminder: the premiere will take place in Woodstock, VT on August 8th at Tinker Street Cinema, featuring director Ang Lee, screenwriter/producer James Schamus, and co-producer Michael Lang. Opens up August 14th after that! _____ MAY 2009 _______________ [May 17th] List o' Tidbits Hope all's well out there amidst the interwebs! A few bits and pieces for you. - A reminder that Night at the Museum: Battle at the Smithsonian opens this Friday, the 22nd, which includes Eugene as Einstein. - Behind the scenes videos from Book of Love taping here at movieset.com. - K-Fed makes an appearance! Oy. - This is just funny: bestweekever.tv. - Some nice shots from Taking Woodstock, including one of Eugene as Yasgur, courtesy poughkeepsiejournal.com. - Reviews from Cannes are mixed on Woodstock...still sounds good, though. _____ APRIL 2009 _______________ [Apr. 22nd] Punctured still exists? and a bit of Pie Looks like Punctured is still floating around out there. According to Moviehole.net: "Eugene Levy, Grace Park ('Battlestar Galactica'), Lance Henriksen and Jonathan Silverman are in talks to star in 'Punctured', a new Canadian comedy from writer/director Shari Hamrick." And stuff about the new Pie from theupandcomers.com here. [Apr. 10th] Book of Love and Gooby news bits The newest Pie is currently filming in Vancouver. Look out for ladies making out in your local mall, citizens. Looks like Tara Reid's back in for this one, too. (Probably the fact that John Putch of "Scrubs" fame is directing it...remember when she played JD's crazyface girlfriend?) EDIT (4/15): JK about the whole Tara Reid thing. Looks like the deal fell through for her. But no worries...Wayne Newton, Sherman Helmsley, and Carrot Top are still slated! Yikes. In other news, Gooby's officially released on April 17th and more dates are planned if all goes well. Check out the U.S. dates here; looks like Canada's aren't set yet. EDIT #2: A good interview with Chris Guest over at The Province, including these bits: “People don't understand the importance of Eugene and I spending six months just coming up with the story and the background lives of all the characters. It’s a tremendous amount of work to create the skeleton for those movies. On top of that, once that’s done, the cast are the best improvisors that are available, period, and if you don’t have those people, you can’t pull that off. You might as well not even begin.” But, as he said, he’s got nothing planned for that ensemble in the near future. “I do one thing at a time typically, and if an idea comes to me, then that will be the thing for the next two years that it takes to do it. The one other thing that’s in a semi-pipeline is that Eugene and I are exploring the idea of doing Waiting For Guffman as a Broadway musical. We have begun talking with each other and we think it’s a viable concept but it’s not anywhere near ready to do.” In the pipeline folks, in the pipeline. _____ MARCH 2009 _______________ [Mar. 26th] Taking Woodstock's first trailer If you weren't psyched enough about Taking Woodstock yet, check out the newly released trailer below, which debuted on Demetri Martin's show this week. Remember, it's coming out in August. Looks good! - cinematical.com - slashfilm.com - broadwayworld.com [Mar. 2nd] Guest trio on tour!! Not much to do with Eugene, but HOLY CRAP this is awesome: "Unwigged & Unplugged" spring tour with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer!! www.unwigged.com UPDATE: Great interview with Guest from wired.com... "Wired.com: There is talk that you are retiring from documentary spoofs, and perhaps film altogether. True? Guest: Well, acting in a movie is different than directing and producing one. The first is like being asked to sit in on a jam session and the other is two-and-a-half years of my life. I've been semi-retired for awhile, and I don't have an agenda. I place a lot of value in the other parts of my life and I have things I love to do outside of my work, so I want time to do them." Ok, I'm appeased. _____ FEBRUARY 2009 _______________ [Feb. 25th] Eugene on Strombo tonight Canadian folks: Eugene's going to be on The Hour tonight with George Stroumboulopoulos. Looks like there's a good chance the interview will be up on the website after the broadcast airs, for the rest of us. The Hour's official website UPDATE: Watch the interview here. He talks about his kids, John Candy, mentions the possible Broadway show, and dances around the idea of another Guest movie. [Feb. 8th] Pie: Book of Love announced "AMERICAN PIE: BOOK OF LOVE Canada's Eugene Levy heads to Vancouver this March for this direct-to-video sequel to the raunchy comedies. Levy, the only original cast member, will be making his seventh Pie." - from canada.com Guess it's not going to be in theatres, after all. ? _____ JANUARY 2009 _______________ [Jan. 27th] Interesting Guest-Related Forecasts from Jane Lynch... In a recent MTV interview with Jane Lynch, a Guest cast regular, she says she hasn't heard anything from Christopher Guest about an upcoming film, which has led her (and Parker Posey) to predict he's done with movies...for good. Let's hope that's not true. However, it sounds like the Broadway script that was mentioned by Eugene back in March of '08 (in the National Post; the article's no longer available) may be progressing into something very real. And it sounds like Waiting for Guffman is the one. Exciting!! I would also like to say to MTV, who says that "this seems to be the first inside word that an adaptation is in the works:" SUCK IT! We were all over that one, kids. ;) [Jan. 10th] Eugene featured on Steve Martin's new bluegrass album That's right, he's reported to have played the guitar (or piano, by one source--I'm going with guitar) for the tune "Tin Roof," a track off his pal Martin's upcoming bluegrass album titled, The Crow: New Songs For The Five-String Banjo. It was produced by John McEuen and is slated for January 27th release, "available exclusively on Amazon.com for the first 90 days" (whee, monopolies). The album includes 14 original songs and other guest musicians like Mary Black, Vince Gill, Dolly Parton, and Earl Scruggs. Steve's going to be on SNL January 31st...let's hope for "Tin Roof" and a guest spot, yes? - nationalpost.com - USA Today |
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