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That's assuming, of course, the death is written and performed well. There's nothing worse than having a scene that's supposed to carry dramatic weight, and the audience can't help but laugh at how stupidly someone died. Viewers instantly become aware they're watching a movie and can't reconcile the tonal dissonance of what they've witnessed. There are plenty of death scenes out there,...

The cast has been revealed for Lake Vernon, a new psychological thriller movie that's in the works. Among the cast members is Tommy Wiseau, the eccentric filmmaker and actor best known for his unforgettable performance in the 2003 movie The Room.

Per Variety, Lake Vernon will feature Wiseau as part of the ensemble cast, joined by former NFL star Vernon Davis (The Ritual Killer), Malcolm Goodwin (Reacher), David Anders (The Vampire Diaries), Olivia Grace Applegate (Love and Death), and Andrea Sixtos (Arrow). The cast members are currently filming the movie in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Lake Vernon comes form a story by Davis and Tiffany Toney, while director Aaron Jay Rome (End Trip) co-wrote the screenplay with Isaiah Laborde. Davis is also serving as a producer on the project for Real 85 Productions, joined by Rome and Laborde. Additionally, Davis is also executive producing. Oscar-winning editor Scott Conrad (Rocky) will edit the movie.

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In the early 2000s, franchise films had yet to establish their stranglehold on Hollywood, and theaters were filled with countless original and unusual movies. Whether it was rom-coms or action blockbusters, the aughts had a fun and light style that was often overlooked by the critics. And many films that were not exactly Oscar-worthy, nonetheless helped define the era, being fondly remembered by their fans decades later.

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There are always deciding factors for this. Perhaps the script needed another draft, or the director should have had more control over the actor's performances. The problem is, that such movies were never meant to be comedies. There would have been humorous sequences to add levity to the script, but the intention wouldn't be to make an out-and-out comedy. Unfortunately, many movies with the best intentions are hilariously bad.

The Room (2003) Directed By Tommy Wiseau

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Those who were driving through the intersection of Highland and Fountain in Los Angeles in the early 2000s got to know Tommy Wiseau very, very well. It was at that intersection that Wiseau chose to buy a billboard for his then-new film "The Room," and it featured a rather unflattering closeup of the man, staring directly into the camera, one of his eyes half-closed. The billboard stayed up for five straight years, costing Wiseau $5,000 a month.

It worked, though. Enough Angelenos drove past the billboard to become curious about "The Room" and seek out a screening at the Sunset 5 theater nearby. Those who saw it in those early days were utterly baffled. "The Room" is an intense infidelity drama about an all-around good guy named Johnny (Wiseau) whose fiancée Lisa (Juliette Danielle) instigates an affair with Johnny's best friend Mark (Greg Sestero). The film, however, is so weirdly scripted and...

The greatest movie of all time is heading back to the big screen for a nationwide celebration of its 20th anniversary. On June 27, 2003, Tommy Wiseau premiered his cult classic The Room, a film with a production that was just as interesting as the movie itself, inspiring the book and feature film The Disaster Artist. Two decades to the day later, The Room will be screening in participating theaters across the United States, courtesy of Fathom Events.

"Hi guys, this is Tommy Wiseau, I'd like to invite you to special celebration of The Room," Wiseau says in a special trailer for the anniversary release, seen above. "Hope you can make it, enjoy The Room!"

Wiseau wrote, directed, and produced The Room. He also stars in the lead role, co-starring alongside Greg Sestero, Juliette Danielle, Philip Haldiman, and Carolyn Minnott. The movie is a romantic drama about a banker named Johnny (Wiseau...

Bob Odenkirk is not making fun of Tommy Wiseau. Yes, he’s doing a reading of the enigmatic filmmaker’s 2003 bad-movie staple The Room, in which he plays main character Johnny, through which Wiseau vented all of his frustrations with the world. But he has no intention of mocking the movie or its writer/director/star/hype-man Wiseau. “We didn’t make fun of it,” he promised Den of Geek while promoting his new series Lucky Hank at SXSW. “Because that’s already been done.”

More than a reluctance to cover well-trod ground, Odenkirk’s refusal to mock The Room comes from a place of love and respect. “I love that movie. I love everything about it. I love the phenomenon of it,” he enthused. So when asked to do a reading of the movie to support AIDS research foundation amfAR, Odenkirk didn’t have to think twice. “I said...

Bob Odenkirk is entering “The Room,” and hopefully it doesn’t tear him apart, Lisa. Deadline reports that the “Better Call Saul” actor will star in a for-charity remake of Tommy Wiseau’s notorious cult classic, which is famous for being one of — if not the — worst movie ever made.

The project comes from Acting for a Cause, a volunteer organization that stages digital readings of classic plays and movies for charity. “The Room” will benefit HIV/AIDS research organization amfAR.

Produced, directed, and hosted by Acting for a Cause’s Brando Crawford, “The Room” remake will feature Odenkirk and others acting out Wiseau’s script in front of green screens of the actual movie’s locations. Odenkirk will play Johnny, unforgettably played by producer-director-writer Wiseau in the inept original. Crawford will play Mark, Johnny’s best friend who betrays him by having an affair with his fiancée, Lisa. Mark...

Greg Sestero, who starred in the original The Room, features in a new set photo from Bob Odenkirk's upcoming remake. Released in 2003 and widely considered one of the worst movies of all time, Tommy Wiseau's The Room follows Johnny (Wiseau) as he finds out that his fiancée, Lisa (Juliette Danielle), has seduced his best friend, Mark (Sestero). Twenty years later, the movie still remains an object of cultural fascination, and it was recently revealed that Odenkirk is filming a remake for a charitable cause, using only green screen.

Now, a new photo from the set of Odenkirk's The Room remake shared by acclaimed horror director Mike Flanagan reveals Sestero's return.

Oh yes, it's very real. I played Peter, and @k8siegel played Claudette. And it was indeed a blast. Props to @BrandoCrawford and @gregsestero for putting this insanity together https://t.co/3kIvbkww1M pic.twitter.com/BBGGd...

Oh, hi Bob.

Better Call Saul‘s Bob Odenkirk will star in a video re-creation of The Room, one of cinema’s strangest films – some say the worst, others know the naysayers just don’t get it.

Performed against a green screen that displays locations used in the original movie, The Room remake is the latest endeavor from Acting For a Cause, an all-volunteer organization that produces and stages Zoom-style table readings of classic plays and movies for charity. Produced, directed and hosted by the organization’s Brando Crawford, The Room will benefit amfAR.

“This is real,” Odenkirk tweeted last night. “This is true. And let me tell you, I tried my best to Sell every line, as honestly as I could…and I had a Blast.’

Typically, the Acting For A Cause productions are announced just days before they appear on the group’s website, with pre-show information dripped out on its Instagram page.

Photo: ‘The Room’ ‘The Room’ - Tense Drama Turned Into Comedy Gold Watching ‘The Room’ for the first time is an unforgettable experience. As the opening credits play with establishing shots of San Francisco, the name Tommy Wiseau repeatedly pops on-screen as the director, writer, executive producer, producer, and most importantly, the star. A big sign that this isn’t going to be a normal watch. Tommy plays Johnny, a businessman who finds out his fiance, Lisa (Juliette Danielle), is having a love affair with his best friend Marc (Greg Sestero). A straightforward story that is filled with plotholes and supporting characters that come and go. The written word can’t fully explain how the film unfolds and just how hysterical the script’s directorial nightmare is. The acting on the other hand matches up to the rest of the film, Tommy’s famous line “Oh hi, Mark” having to...

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer.”

The St. Louis movie event of the summer! Tommy Wiseau in The Room plays at The Skyview Drive-in in Belleville (5700 N Belt W, Belleville, Il 62226), at 11pm Thursday June 24th. A Facebook invite can be found Here. Tickets will only be sold at box office on June 24th. The Skyview’s site can be found Here

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that...

I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer!”

The wait is almost over! The St. Louis movie event of the summer is this weekend! The Room screens Midnights This Weekend (June 14th and 15th) at the Tivoli – with Tommy Wiseau in Person (!!!) as part of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight Series. It’s his ‘Love Is Blind’ Tour! for midnight shows of his film this weekend (August 25th and 26th). His big box of The Room T-Shirts, DVD’s, posters, ‘Johnny’ bobbleheads will be sitting at the Tiv, ready to sign for his legion of adoring fans. The Disaster Artist, a movie about the making of The Room and starring James Franco as Tommy, opens in December.

Tommy will set up in the Tivoli’s lobby around 10:30pm for the autograph session. This will be followed by a Q&A, an audience interactive game,...

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer.”

The Room plays this weekend (September 28th and 29th) at the Tivoli. The Disaster Artist, the film about the making of The Room opened this past weekend to spectacular reviews (read my review Here).

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into a “comedy of errors”. Unlike more mundane bad films, these films develop an ardent following...

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer.”

The Room plays this weekend (May 18th and 19th) at the Tivoli. The Disaster Artist, the film about the making of The Room opened this past weekend to spectacular reviews (read my review Here).

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into a “comedy of errors”. Unlike more mundane bad films, these films develop an ardent following...

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer.”

The Room plays this weekend (February 23rd and 24th) at the Tivoli. The Disaster Artist, the film about the making of The Room opened this past weekend to spectacular reviews (read my review Here).

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios (Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist) but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into a “comedy of errors”. Unlike more mundane bad films, these films develop...

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer.”

The Room plays this weekend (January 26th and 27th) at the Tivoli. The Disaster Artist, the film about the making of The Room opened this past weekend to spectacular reviews (read my review Here). A Facebook invite for next weekend’s screenings can be found Here

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios (Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist) but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into...

Come see the Midnight Movie phenomenon that sells out screenings around the globe with this special screening of Tommy Wiseau’s The Room in all its spectacularly insane glory! The event is January 10th at 8pm (Ct) and will feature Tommy Wiseau commercials, an inside look at a Hollywood screening and the trailer for Tommy and Greg Sestero’s upcoming film Best F(R)Iends. This is a Fathom Event and tickets can be purchased Here

Read my review of The Disaster Artist Here

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios (Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist) but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into.

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer.”

The Room plays this weekend (December 15th and 16th) at the Tivoli. The Disaster Artist, the film about the making of The Room opened this past weekend to spectacular reviews (read my review Here).

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios (Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist) but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into a “comedy of errors”. Unlike more mundane bad films, these films develop...

For die-hard fans of The Room, perhaps no moment is more uncomfortable to watch than one of the film's infamous love scenes.

In the scene, Johnny (writer, star and director Tommy Wiseau) reveals more of himself than the audience (or the cast and crew filming that day) thought necessary, but which the filmmaker believed was needed to sell the movie. As author Greg Sestero recounts in his book The Disaster Artist, it was a very uncomfortable day on set, with the crew feeling particularly bad for actress Juliette Danielle, who played Johnny's future wife Lisa.

That discomfort comes to a boiling...

Everyone who worked on The Room probably had their own story to tell. Co-star Greg Sestero is the one who wrote a book about it, so The Disaster Artist is told from his perspective. Juliette Danielle may tell a different story. However, in The Room, Lisa (Danielle) is the central character who comes between Johnny (Tommy Wiseau) and Mark (Sestero). Ari Graynor got to tell some Juliette Danielle’s story by playing her in The Disaster Artist. “Well, everybody’s story is the main story behind the scenes if it’s told from their point of view,” Graynor said. “Certainly Juliette had a...read more...

The Room is so full of bizarre scenes that you may not even catch them all the first time. One of the more shocking moments features femme fatale Juliette Danielle reciting dialogue as a strange bulge protrudes from her neck. Ari Graynor plays Danielle in The Disaster Artist, a film about the making of The Room. The neck scene is not featured in The Disaster Artist, but not for lack of trying. “We tried to do that,” Graynor said. “I kept trying to do something weird with my neck. Maybe that’ll make it onto the DVD extras.” Screenwriter Michael Weber...read more...

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer.”

The Room plays this weekend (December 1st and 2nd) at the Tivoli. This is to get everybody primed and excited for The Disaster Artist, the film about the making of The Room that opens December 8th (look for my review of that on 12/7!).

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios (Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist) but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into a “comedy of...

The Room will be back at The Tivoli this week! This is to get everybody primed and excited for The Disaster Artist, the film about the making of The Room that opens December 1st. The Room screening is this Thursday at 7pm at The Tivoli (6350 Delmar). We Are Movie Geeks would like to give away ten pairs of passes to this screening. Just leave a comment below with your email address and we’ll contact you.

Wamg invites you to enter for the chance to win two seats to the advance screening of The Room this Tursday, Nov. 9th at 7pm at The Tivoli (6350 Delmar)

Official Rules:

1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.

2. No purchase necessary. A pass does not guarantee a seat at a screening. Seating is on a first-come, first served basis. The theater is overbooked to assure a full house.

The Room, a film produced, directed, written, and led by “entrepreneur” Tommy Wiseau, was supposed to be his grand artistic statement. What turned out instead was what many consider to one of the very worst movies of all time. In the years since 2003, however, the result was so bad that it has transcended genres to become a cult disaster comedy. The film was so fascinatingly inept that it seemed too good to be true. Were Wiseau’s intentions genuine? Did he really set out to make a good movie? The answer, we found out, was, quite certainly, yes. And that added to the allure and charm of the picture. In depicting its creation with The Disaster Artist, a love letter to bad cinema, James Franco has now created Ed Wood for the 21st century.

The Disaster Artist starts off with documentary-style montage interviews, featuring J.J. Abrams, Adam Scott, and Kevin Smith,...

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer!”

Forget the Eclipse! The wait is almost over. The St. Louis movie event of the summer is this weekend! The Room screens Midnights This Weekend (August 25th and 26th) at the Tivoli – with Tommy Wiseau in Person (!!!) as part of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight Series. All seats $15.00, no passes.

There will be thousands of plastic spoons flying through the air in the Tivoli’s main screen this weekend. Grown men in tuxedoes will be throwing footballs three feet away from each other in the Tivoli’s lobby. What’s going on and who will that strange man with the sunglasses, odd accent and black stringy hair be that everyone will be crowded around?

Our city is bracing itself for the arrival of the one and only Tommy Wiseau! St. Louis-area fans of The Room...

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The Room – a genre-jumping fluke that God himself couldn’t predict – may relinquish its midnight-movie throne once The Disaster Artist dumbfounds unprepared audiences. James Franco chronicles Tommy Wiseau’s indescribable rise in this hilarious tell-all, adapted from Greg Sestero’s bestselling biography of the same name. Bottomless bank accounts, limp-wristed football tosses, an accent without definition – The Disaster Artist tells a story too ridiculous for sanity. But that’s probably why you’ll lose your mind from laughing so damn hard.

The Disaster Artist begins with a talking head segment that praises The Room (Kevin Smith/J.J. Abrams, Adam Scott), anointing its decade-defying relevance as nothing short of deserved. We then meet Tommy Wiseau (James Franco) in a San Francisco acting class, alongside fellow student Greg Sestero (Dave Franco). They strike an immediate friendship, feeding off one another’s energy. Sestero envies Wiseau and his free-spirited abandon, while Wiseau just wants a friend.

Often referred to as the “Citizen Kane of bad movies,” Tommy Wiseau’s The Room wrote its name in cinema’s history books for all the wrong reasons back in 2003. A spluttering mess of plot holes and cringe-worthy dialogue, Wiseau’s self-confessed passion project – one which he wrote, directed and starred in – has since gone on to become something of a cult classic, and soon James Franco and Co. will introduce moviegoers to the story behind the so-called misguided masterpiece.

Its title? The Disaster Artist, a big-screen rendition of Greg Sestero’s novel of the same name. Those already familiar with Sestero’s source material will know all too well that the author pulls no punches in his autopsy of The Room, which is hardly surprising given he co-starred in the cult original as conflicted best friend Mark. Fast forward to 2017 and it is Dave Franco that will be playing the part of Mark,...

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer.”

The Room plays this weekend (August 5th and 6th) at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios (Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist) but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into a “comedy of errors”. Unlike more mundane bad films, these films develop an ardent following of fans who love them because of their poor quality,...

Actor-director-producer James Franco has started production on his latest film The Disaster Artist, which will give fans a behind-the-scenes look at the production of Tommy Wiseau's The Room. Earlier today, James Franco, who will portray Tommy Wiseau himself and direct, shared the first photo from the set on his Facebook page. The actor is seen in costume alongside his brother, Dave Franco, who is playing The Room co-star Greg Sestero.

The Hollywood Reporter also reveals that Zac Efron has signed on for a cameo role as a drug dealer. The cast also includes Seth Rogen, who is producing through his Point Grey Pictures company, Ari Graynor, Jacki Weaver, Hannibal Buress, Andrew Santino, Josh Hutcherson and Kate Upton. The story will follow two outsiders with no filmmaking experience who embark on a journey to make their dreams come true.

The Disaster Artist is based on Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell...

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer!”

The Room screens Midnights This Weekend at the Tivoli – with Tommy Wiseau in Person! – as part of the Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight Series. All seats $15.00, no passes.

There will be thousands of plastic spoons flying through the air in the Tivoli’s main screen this weekend. Grown men in tuxedoes will be throwing footballs three feet away from each other in the Tivoli’s lobby. What’s going on and who will that strange man with the sunglasses, odd accent and black stringy hair be that everyone will be crowded around?

Forget Ant-Man! The wait is almost over. The St. Louis movie event of the summer is this weekend! Our city is bracing itself for the arrival of the one and only Tommy Wiseau! St. Louis-area fans of The Room will have the opportunity to meet the film’s talented,...

The Room documentary Room Full of Spoons has released a trailer.

Rick Harper's film interviews the stars and makers of the cult classic.

Juliette Danielle (Lisa), Philip Haldiman (Denny) and Kyle Vogt (Peter) are among the interviewees who speak about their experiences during and after the filming of the movie.

Tommy Wiseau's baffling 2003 film went on to become a sleeper hit with a huge fanbase and frequent screenings around the world.

James Franco is working on an adaptation of star Greg Sestero's memoir The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside The Room.

Room Full of Spoons will be released in 2015.

When Tommy Wiseau appeared from wherever he’s actually from (the consensus is still out on that one) and crafted the bizarre, wonderful, atrocious monstrosity called The Room — the Citizen Kane of bad movies, as it is proudly now known — he clearly didn’t understand what he had actually made. A drama without peers, the salacious story of some harpy named Lisa (Juliette Danielle) who tears apart the sanity and heart of her future-husband Johnny (Wiseau), all just to have an affair with his best friend, Mark (Greg Sestero), it’s a masterpiece of side-plots (Breast Cancer! Bay-to-Breakers! Chris-r!), green screens, eschewing subtly and really capturing the beauty of San Francisco through about five or 100 tracking shots of the Golden Gate Bridge. In the years since 2002, The Room has, of course, evolved into an unstoppable monster of cult success, leading to midnight Rocky Horror-style screenings (don’t come unless you’re armed with plastic spoons), endless quotables...

Where do you go after you star in The Room? If you're Greg Sestero, you parlay the experience into a years-long gig as the custodian of the film's legend. If you're anyone else in the cast, though, you're out of luck — Tommy Wiseau only has room for one Boswell. That's why six of the film's former cast members, including Juliette Danielle (Lisa) and Phillip Haldiman (Denny), have come together to create a new project based on their post-Room lives, and now they want you to donate to it. The Room Actors: Where Are They Now? won't be a reality show; instead, creator Robyn Paris (Michelle) describes the idea as a Christopher Guest–style mockumentary. A web series about struggling actors in Los Angeles? Ha, what a story, Mark!

The Room plays this weekend (September 26th and 27th) at the Tivoli as part of their Reel Late at the Tivoli Midnight series.

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios (Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist) but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into a “comedy of errors”. Unlike more mundane bad films, these films develop an ardent following of fans who love them because of their poor quality, because normally, the errors (technical or artistic) or wildly contrived plots...

James Franco is to direct a film about the making of Tommy Wiseau's cult hit The Room.

According to Deadline, the actor's Rabbit Bandini Productions has acquired the rights to The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room - a book about the making of the movie.

Released in 2003, The Room focused on the life and relationships of Johnny (Wiseau), a banker whose fiancée Lisa (Juliette Danielle) begins an affair with his best friend Mark (Greg Sestero).

Widely criticised for its poor production and bizarre plot holes, the movie - which was written, directed and produced by Wiseau - soon gained a cult following.

The Disaster Artist: My Life Inside the Room - penned by the film's star and co-writer Sestero, alongside journalist Tom Bissell - was published in October last year.

Franco will co-produce the adaptation, alongside Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg via their Point Grey Productions.

Rogen...

Can the making of a bad film make for a good one? That is the question raised by the news — reported by Deadline — that James Franco is to direct an adaptation of The Disaster Artist, actor Greg Sestero’s memoir about his time spent starring in the so-bad-it’s-awesome cult movie The Room.

The big screen version of The Disaster Artist, which Sestero wrote with journalist Tom Bissell, will be co-produced by Franco’s Rabbit Bandini company and Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s Point Grey Productions. ”James Franco, Seth Rogen, and Evan Goldberg are the ideal guys to adapt The Disaster Artist,...

“I got the results of the test back – I definitely have breast cancer. “

There are different types of ‘Bad Movies’. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios (Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist) but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into a “comedy of errors”. Unlike more mundane bad films, these films develop an ardent following of fans who love them because of their poor quality, because normally, the errors (technical or artistic) or wildly contrived plots are unlikely to be seen elsewhere and they become great entertainment in spite of themselves.

Chicago – HollywoodChicago.com critic Matt Fagerholm will chat about the latest independent films on Chicago’s Vocalo 89.5 station from 9am to 9:30am on Friday, September 28th. Topics will include Stephen Cone’s acclaimed indie drama, “The Wise Kids,” which is scheduled to have a week-long run at the Gene Siskel Film Center beginning Friday, October 26th.

The Vocalo program will include excerpts from Matt’s podcast interview with “Wise Kids” star Allison Torem, who received a Jeff Award nomination for her performance in David Schwimmer’s 2010 stage production of “Trust.” The entirety of the podcast interview will be published this evening on Matt’s independent film blog, Indie Outlook. The site includes in-depth discussions with a wide variety of filmmakers, including Nathan Adloff (“Nate & Margaret”), Lawrence Michael Levine (“Gabi on the Roof in July”) and Todd Looby (“Be Good”). There are also some new exclusive interviews with cult icon Juliette Danielle,...

There are different types of “Bad Movies”. It’s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios (Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist) but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Writer/director Tommy Wiseau’s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into a “comedy of errors”.. Unlike more mundane bad films, these films develop an ardent following of fans who love them because of their poor quality, because normally, the errors (technical or artistic) or wildly contrived plots are unlikely to be seen elsewhere and they become great entertainment in spite of themselves. Plan 9 From Outer Space is...

The Room

Director/star Tommy Wiseau in person for showings of cult film, Friday, January 6, and Saturday, January 7 at the Regent Theatre in Los Angeles

The mythic cult film whose popularity is growing, The Room, will be presented with two special shows at Landmark.s Regent Theatre in Los Angeles, with in person appearances by its cult star and filmmaker Tommy Wiseau on Friday, January 6, and Saturday, January 7, at midnight each night.

The audience participation phenomenon of The Room took root in Los Angeles, where it has played regularly in midnight shows for over eight years, since its original 2003 release, and now has its local monthly midnight showing at Landmark.s Regent Theatre, presented every first Saturday of the month.

Advance tickets available at the theatre box office or http://www.landmarktheatres.com/tickets

The Room at Landmark.s Regent Theatre

1045 Broxton Avenue, Los Angeles, CA 90024 (310) 281-8223 www.landmarktheatres.com...

Chicago – Some cinematic experiences offer diminishing returns after a first viewing. Others prove to have an infinite amount of playability. Tommy Wiseau’s 2003 cult classic “The Room” is unquestionably among the latter. Since its debut, the film has garnered a legion of devoted fans worldwide who flock to midnight screenings and indulge in the most enthusiastic audience participation ritual since “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.”

Though the film was originally billed as a melodrama, it is now being marketed as a dark comedy. Writer/director Wiseau stars as Johnny, a pure-hearted banker, honest lover and everyone’s favorite customer. His girlfriend and “future wife” Lisa (Juliette Danielle) starts to lose interest in their relationship, and secretly conducts an affair with Johnny’s best friend, Mark (Greg Sestero). There’s also many subplots involving a drug dealing orphan named Denny (Philip Haldiman), a mother battling breast cancer, and a humiliated chucklehead...

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What does it take to be called the "Citizen Kane of bad movies"?

A few weeks back, after years of procrastination, I finally saw Tommy Wiseau's now-classic midnight movie 'The Room.' At this point, you have either never heard of it or have seen the film more than 20 times. To bring those in the former category up to speed, in 2002, Wiseau was an aspiring filmmaker whose bank account far exceeded his filmmaking ability. But he was persistent: writing, directing, producing and starring in his debut feature 'The Room.'

Ostensibly a love triangle drama between Johnny (Wiseau), his girlfriend Lisa (Juliette Danielle) and his best friend Mark (Greg Sestero), 'The Room' is a film school study in how not to make a movie. Subplots are brought up and never referred to again. Seemingly important characters are either never introduced or disappear with no explanation.

"The Room"; with Tommy Wiseau, Juliette Danielle and Greg Sestero. Directed by Tommy Wiseau.

By Eric Isaac - December 6, 2010

Within the domain of cult cinema lies a genre known as “so-bad-they're-good.” The film that is deemed as one of the greatest of this genre is "The Room," which recently received Rocky Horror Picture Show status as it made numerous midnight screenings across the U.S. and abroad. Writer, producer, director and lead actor Tommy Wiseau spent six million dollars making what he refers to as “a film with the passion of Tennessee Williams” but in reality is wrought with unbelievably bad acting, countless plot holes, pointless dialogue and some CGI rooftop scenes for good measure. To up the ante a bit, Wiseau also added several sex scenes that play out like bad nineties cable porn and recycles the footage in four different scenes. All of this adds up to one...

The Room is an electrifying American black comedy about love, passion, betrayal and lies, starring writer/director Tommy Wiseau as a successful banker with a great respect for—and dedication to—the people in his life, especially his future wife Lisa (Juliette Danielle). As the film depicts friendships and relationships in the lives of its five major characters, it raises life's real and most-asked question: "Can you really trust anyone?" A midnight cult sensation, this quirky black comedy has been running for over 6 years in Los Angeles and is ready to take Oakland...

Ah, the Ziegfeld Theatre. The refined, legendary movie house in New York City has played host to hundreds of A-list affairs since its 1969 opening, premiering hundreds of critically-lauded, star-studded films. (Oh, hi Steven Spielberg, Julia Roberts, and Daniel Radcliffe!) Last night was a different story. After spending months showing Tommy Wiseau's cult film The Room at New York's dingy Village East Cinema on the last Friday of every month, Saturation Films -- the folks who stage the screenings -- decided to class things up a bit by relocating this month's midnight screening of "the Citizen Kane of bad movies" to the Ziegfeld.

There are different types of .Bad Movies.. It.s become sport to poke fun at bloated star vehicles such as Ishtar, Glitter, or Gigli but those films are usually miserable experiences to actually sit through. There are films that are intentionally bad such as those from Troma studios (Toxic Avenger, Poultrygeist) but Troma knows its audience and anyone seeing a Troma film knows what they are getting into. Tommy Wiseau.s The Room belongs with the group of movies that are so bad that they can transform their own awfulness into a .comedy of errors”. Unlike more mundane bad films, these films develop an ardent following of fans who love them because of their poor quality, because normally, the errors (technical or artistic) or wildly contrived plots are unlikely to be seen elsewhere and they become great entertainment in spite of themselves. Plan 9 From Outer Space is the most...

Seated in front of a mantle upon which rests a football, a basketball, a bouquet of roses and a poster of his face, a man with a mysterious accent speaks about a movie. "Everything you see and experience was done meticulously with meticulous planning and with a lot of preparation," he says before adding, "This is the finished product," in case that was not made clear by the film itself.

The man is Tommy Wiseau. His film is called "The Room," which Wiseau wrote, directed, starred in, produced and executive produced (he receives on screen credit for both producing titles). No one knows where he or his accent comes from; Wiseau gives interviews, but is notoriously stingy with details about his personal life. Like the Coneheads, he claims a vague past in France. Like the Coneheads, his accent is most certainly not French. When Wiseau speaks in "The Room," he...