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Cumberland Courier, November 18, 2009
...Moonlight Cinema continues the tradition of delivering your cult favourites in big screen encores like The Commitments, Grease, Napoleon Dynamite, Saturday Night Fever, Monty Python’s Life of Brian, The Blues Brothers, Ferris Bueller’s Day Off, The...
Youth Worker Journal, November 6, 2009
...for Gentlemen Broncos encompasses lovers of bad science fiction, B-movies (or lower grade) and the strangely endearing film Napoleon Dynamite. Lovers of good comedy, however, are advised to look elsewhere. Jared Hess, the writer/director of Dynamite and...
Deseret Morning News, November 5, 2009
...After the runaway success of his first feature, 2004's 'Napoleon Dynamite,' Jared Hess could have gone Hollywood. The months that followed included offers for Hess to write and direct television series, big feature films, commercials and music videos. He...
Deseret Morning News, November 5, 2009
...Hess, on the other hand, appears to be getting more juvenile. His follow-up to the 2004 smash hit 'Napoleon Dynamite' was 'Nacho Libre,' a 2006 slapstick comedy filled with flatulence humor. The follow-up to that film is 'Gentlemen Broncos,' another...
Metronews, November 5, 2009
...baby,’” Jerusha says. Jared counters, “But she’s like, ‘That was not good enough.” After their breakout debut, Napoleon Dynamite, the Hesses hit Hollywood, teaming with Jack Black for Nacho Libre. Their latest film, Gentlemen Broncos, brings...
San Francisco Chronicle, November 4, 2009
...her director husband's co-screenwriter and confidante, during their recent visit to San Francisco. 'When we first sold 'Napoleon Dynamite,' we had an apartment in L.A. and tried to get involved (in the L.A. scene).' What they found out is you can hammer...
NPR, November 2, 2009
...knack for capturing the sometimes offbeat rhythms of small-town life. Jared Hess says much of their cult hit Napoleon Dynamite was based on his upbringing in rural Idaho. Frederick M. Brown/ Filmmakers Jared and Jerusha Hess — seen arriving at the...
Michigan Live, November 1, 2009
...to keep himself and his son alive in a post-apocalyptic ruin. Release date TBA "Gentlemen Broncos" (PG-13) -- "Napoleon Dynamite" director Jared Hess helms this comedy about a teen sci-fi geek whose idea is stolen by a famous fantasy writer. With Jemaine...
USA Today, October 30, 2009
...i.e. too many poo jokes), a silly plot and the feeling it was all done better in Napoleon Dynamite. Go for the easy laughs, but don't expect the Film of the Year. I plan to watch:Amelia was at the top of my list, but I'm...
The Onion AV Club, October 30, 2009
...his starring role in Eagle Vs. Shark, and now his prominent role in Gentlemen Broncos, the latest from Napoleon Dynamite director Jared Hess. Though his actual screen time logs him as a supporting character, it’s unquestionably Clement’s film; his...
Daily Californian, October 28, 2009
...Monday, with Hess and his wife and screenwriter, Jerusha, in the audience. Once again, Hess has an awkward, “Napoleon Dynamite”-style protagonist—a young, pulp science fiction writer named Benjamin (Michael Angarano). The film suffers from a...
Metro Spirit, October 28, 2009
...for a small but significant legacy in a genre of films best described as “gullible men acting stupid.” “Napoleon Dynamite” and “Nacho Libre” are included on Hess’ résumé of movies he directed and co-wrote with his wife, Jerusha Hess....
Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2009
...men may lead lives of quiet desperation, but Power? He's living the drum. "Adventures of Power" is "Napoleon Dynamite" with imaginary drumsticks, a quest movie for the Rock Band generation. Ari Gold (yes, that's also the name of the agent on HBO's...
New Scientist, October 6, 2009
...theoretically call marketing) and "sell" it to your audience. In the book I mention that the independent film Napoleon Dynamite was produced for only a few hundred thousand dollars, but the distribution company that bought it, knowing it had a winner on...
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Biz Community, September 10, 2009
...Traffic, Schizopolis), Christopher Nolan (Batman Begins, Memento, Following), Marc Forster (The Kite Runner, The Quantum Solace) Jared Hess (Napoleon Dynamite), Rian Johnson (Brick, The Brothers Bloom) amongst dozens of award winning filmmakers. We at...
Yahoo! Movies UK, September 5, 2009
...stalker antics transition from irritating and strange to charming and quirky ? making her a sort of cougar Napoleon Dynamite ? but that transition never really occurs. Like Steve, we just want Mary to go away. Forever. Normally the film's core...
Cleveland Live, September 4, 2009
...two-week run. Friday, Oct. 30 "Gentleman Broncos" Cast: Michael Angarano, Jennifer Coolidge, Sam Rockwell. Buzz: Writer-director Jared Hess ("Napoleon Dynamite") is back with this comedy about a kid whose story idea is ripped off by a fantasy novelist....
The Onion AV Club, September 3, 2009
...instead of taking that cab into town. Next two weeks: Toronto Film Festival (no column) September 24: Napoleon Dynamite November 1: Nicolas Winding Refn?s Pusher trilogy...
Brain Clutter 2 - Electric Boogaloo, October 7, 2009
...Evil" "Children of Men" "Something Wicked This Way Comes" "Quarantine" "Justice League: The New Frontier" "Best In Show" "Napoleon Dynamite" "The Zombie Diaries" "Cemetery Man" "The Shaft" "Get Smart" "Chocolate" "Frontiere(s)" "The Bourne Identity" "The...
GCurious.com | The Gossip Spot | Published News, September 28, 2009
...series of Outback Steakhouse commercials.He'll be seen again in Jared Hess' followup to Nacho Libre and Napoleon Dynamite, Gentlemen Broncos. In it, he plays the pretentious and self-centered science fiction writer Dr. Ronald Chevalier, and honestly,...
Cinematical, September 28, 2009
...series of Outback Steakhouse commercials . He'll be seen again in Jared Hess' followup to Nacho Libre and Napoleon Dynamite , Gentlemen Broncos . In it, he plays the pretentious and self-centered science fiction writer Dr. Ronald Chevalier, and honestly,...
GCurious.com | The Gossip Spot | Published News, September 27, 2009
...Oct. 2.In “Broncos,” a shambolic mash-up of arch comedy and low-rent pulp science fiction directed by Jared (“Napoleon Dynamite”) Hess, Rockwell plays two imaginary characters from a sci-fi novel. One is Bronco, a wild-eyed hillbilly with a...
