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THE INVITE: It’s SENTIMENTAL Remade for International Audiences – Analysis by Jennifer Green

October 14, 2026October 18, 2026 Jennifer Green Cesc Gay, Edward Norton, olivia wilde, penelope cruz, remakes, Sentimental, seth rogan, The Invite, The People Upstairs

Olivia Wilde’s The Invite remakes a Spanish comedy for an international audience. The remake, which launched a bidding war at Sundance and made its European premiere to a capacity outdoor audience of thousands at Locarno in August, premieres Oct. 16 in Spain. That wouldn’t normally be news, but The Invite is a remake of a Spanish film, Sentimental (The People Upstairs), from Barcelona-based writer-director Cesc Gay, and it co-stars Madrid-born Penélope Cruz. Sentimental and The Invite are both entertaining films. They address universal themes of love, relationships and sex, and at the same time they provide clues about their distinct cultures and humor. The difference is that audiences worldwide will watch The Invite and, moreover, will understand the culture and humor as if it were their own.

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PAM AND TOMMY – Review by Martha K Baker

March 8, 2022March 9, 2022 Martha K. Baker (Archived Contributor) craig gillespie, Lily James, Pam and Tommy, Pamela Anderson, Rand Gauthier, Sebastian Stan, seth rogan, Tommy Lee

You just know that, when the voice of a protagonist’s male member gets a credit in the cast list, the motion picture has the tell-tale tongue in the cheek. In eight episodes. Pam and Tommy flashes back and shreds threads of history through the Eighties and Nineties. shedding light on sleazy producers and paparazzi, celebrities, and craven criminals. The result is bright, loud, sad, vicious, painful and stupefying and worth considering as a slice of recent history and a slab of eternal misogyny.

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LONG SHOT – Review by Susan Granger

May 10, 2019May 12, 2019 Susan Granger 0 Comments charlize theron, long shot, seth rogan

Since the 1930s, audiences have loved Hollywood’s screwball comedies. Unfortunately, in this highly politicized, PC-oriented time, they’re few and far-between. Now, Charlize Theron and Seth Rogen team up as mismatched lovers in a raunchy, far-fetched but funny romance.

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LONG SHOT – Review by Sarah Knight Adamson

May 3, 2019May 7, 2019 Sarah Knight Adamson 0 Comments charlizetheron, jonathan levine, long shot, seth rogan

Pairing Seth Rogen’s slouchy dresser, Fred Flarsky, an unapologetic, gonzo journalist with Charlize Theron’s glamorous, Charlotte Field, a driven successful Secretary of State who has her sites on running for President is opportune—as the ‘oil and water’ pair make one of the most remarkable couples since the unlikely pairing of Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in the highly successful film Notting Hill.

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