THE BULLETIN • JUNE 10 - 16, 2021
TV • PAGE 25
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“Borat: VHS Cassette of
Material Deemed Sub-acceptable
by Kazakhstan Ministry of
Censorship and Circumcision”
In addition to never-before-seen footage
from the making of “Borat Subsequent
Moviefilm,” this multi-part special also
contains “Borat’s American Lockdown,”
which delves into the real-life drama of star
Sacha Baron Cohen as he spent five days
in quarantine with conspiracy theorists;
and “Debunking Borat,” where those same
theorists have their theories debunked by
experts. (ORIGINAL)
BY JAY BOBBIN
“The Graduate”
“Arthur”
“The Wedding Singer”
“The Family Man”
“Flack”
“Movie: Pinocchio”
The Indian espionage thriller returns for
its sophomore round and finds Srikant
Tiwari (Manoj Bajpayee) out of TASC
and working in the private sector to spend
more time with his family. But powerful
new enemy forces and a dangerous
coalition draw him back in. Priyamani,
Sharib Hashmi and Ashlesha Thakur also
star. (ORIGINAL)
Anna Paquin returns as crack public
relations woman Robyn, an American
expat with a tendency toward self-sabotage
when it comes to her personal life, who
in Season 2 of this British comedy series
must make the best of bad situations and
figure a way out. Lydia Wilson, Rebecca
Benson and Sophie Okonedo are other cast
returnees. (ORIGINAL)
From Italian filmmaker Matteo Garrone
(“Gomorra”) comes this 2019 live-action
retelling of the classic tale of puppeteer
Geppetto (Roberto Benigni, “Life Is
Beautiful”), whose creation magically
comes to life as a human boy. Federico
Ielapi stars as Pinocchio in a cast with
Gigi Proietti, Rocco Papaleo and Massimo
Ceccherini.
BEST WEDDING MOVIES
“Father of the Bride” (1950/1991)Whether
it’s the original Spencer Tracy version or the Steve
Martin update, a heartwarming time is in store as a
nervous dad finally sees his daughter reach the altar.
The Martin-starring edition is included in a night of
wedding-themed films Friday, June 18, on Turner
Classic Movies.
“The Graduate” (1967) Well, we never said
a good movie wedding had to get to the actual
vows. Benjamin Braddock (Dustin Hoffman) famously
crashes the nuptials of the woman he loves, Elaine
Robinson (Katharine Ross) – daughter of a world-
class seductress (Anne Bancroft) immortalized by a
Simon & Garfunkel song – in the closing sequence
of Oscar-winning director Mike Nichols’ properly
legendary comedy.
“Love Story” (1970) Oliver and Jenny (Ryan
O’Neal, Ali MacGraw) do courtship – then marriage
– their own way, with an intimate wedding featuring
vows they wrote themselves.
“Plaza Suite” (1971) The last part of this Neil
Simon story trilogy finds a bride-to-be’s father
(Walter Matthau) beside himself when she locks
herself in a hotel-room bathroom.
“Arthur” (1981) Millionaire Arthur Bach (Dudley
Moore) is a finalist for most besotted screen groom
ever during a wedding he wants no part of.
“The Princess Bride” (1987) The wedding
reference is right in the title, but there’s a lot more
to director Rob Reiner’s fantasy that brings a fairy
tale to life.
“Four Weddings and a Funeral” (1994)
Neither an Englishman (Hugh Grant) nor his
American crush (Andie MacDowell) has it easy along
the flirtatious road they take. This also is part of
TCM’s night of wedding movies on Friday, June 18.
“My Best Friend’s Wedding” (1995)The
wedding gets staged; the question is whether the
groom’s (Dermot Mulroney) best friend (Julia Roberts)
will stand in the way of “I do.”
“The Wedding Singer” (1998)Adam Sandler
is on marriage’s sidelines as a reception performer,
until he meets a charming waitress (Drew Barrymore).
“My Big Fat Greek Wedding” (2002)Nia
Vardalos became an immediate movie wunderkind
as writer and star of this comedy, about a woman
who goes against family tradition by getting engaged
to a non-Greek (John Corbett).
“Love Actually” (2003) Among the many stories
told by this much-loved comedy-drama, the wedding
of the characters played by Keira Knightley and
Chiwetel Ejiofor – with a best man (Andrew Lincoln)
who secretly pines for the bride – is an early one.
“Wedding Crashers” (2005)Thanks to the
titular uninvited guests (Owen Wilson, Vince Vaughn),
there certainly are enough weddings to attend in this
hit comedy.
“Sex and the City: The Movie” (2008)With
both a lavish wedding that doesn’t quite reach its
end and a smaller one that does, this first feature-film
spinoff of the television series covers the spectrum.
“Mamma Mia!” (2008) There’s never really a
question of whether the bride (Amanda Seyfried)
will get to the altar, supported by ABBA songs, as
she wonders which of the men (Colin Firth, Pierce
Brosnan, Stellan Skarsgard) who have been in her
mother’s (Meryl Streep) life is her father.