...the 2002 sleeper smash "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," which made her a star...who also helped shepherd "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" to the screen. Basically...It's as if the woman from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," with all her relatable...
...religious traditions, this plays like "My Big Fat L.A. Bar Mitzvah." And yet, like the 2002 surprise smash "My Big Fat Greek Wedding," the movie is so warmhearted and well-intentioned it's hard not to be charmed. Jewish or not, anyone...
...community," said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations. "It reminds me of 'My Big Fat Greek Wedding.' It has elements of comedy and drama and community that just definitely works." The South African film...
...University of Southern California's School of Cinema-Television. He said such films as "Napoleon Dynamite and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" are examples of how to break out of that niche while trying to maintain a certain ethic. "It doesn't matter...
...producer Paul Brooks, whose other low-budget hits include "White Noise" and the romantic comedy blockbuster "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations...
...Amy Sedaris Strangers with Candy, School of Rock Eugene Levy Best in Show, American Pie, SCTV Nia Vardalos My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Connie and Carla James BelushiLife with Jim, K-9
...beyond opening weekend. "It's always fascinated me, the way critics work," said Brooks, who also produced "My Big Fat Greek Wedding." "They have a particular view of a film which sometimes can be significantly at odds with what the man on...
...would be John Corbett as Pastor Dan, doing his bemused regular-guy-along-for-the-ride thing from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" and "Sex in the City." Director Garry Marshall, whose credits include "Pretty Woman" and "The Princess...
...weekend's other big new release, "Connie and Carla" - was unable to recapture the box-office magic that made "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" a blockbuster. "Connie and Carla," about two musical-theater singers posing as men in a drag-queen revue...
...book heroes. Augusta Exchange, Evans CONNIE AND CARLA (H1 2, PG-13) Fresh from the enormous success of My Big Fat Greek Wedding, Nia Vardalos writes and stars in a real disappointment. She and Toni Collette play childhood friends who dream...
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