Year: 2003

  • From Albert Brooks, Discomfort’s a Joy

    The Washington Post By Ann Hornaday Is there an actor alive who can make discomfort as hilarious as Albert Brooks? Woody Allen comes to mind, and indeed Brooks has often been called Allen’s West Coast obverse. But the comparison doesn’t do justice to Brooks as the original that he is. Happily, Brooks takes center stage…

  • Now, he leaves neuroses on set

    New York Daily News By Nancy Mills Father of the Bride Meets a Son of a …: Albert Brooks in ‘The In-Laws’HOLLYWOOD — Albert Brooks is not pacing around his hotel room. He has two movies about to open — “The In-Laws” tomorrow and “Finding Nemo” May 30 — but angst is not piling up…

  • Unlikely, and that’s the point

    Los Angeles Times Calendar Section By Lewis Beale & Jennifer S. Altman In “The In-Laws,” Michael Douglas and Albert Brooksclown and carouse in the best tradition of comedy teams. Abbott and Costello. Rowan and Martin. Hope and Crosby. Burns and Allen.Douglas and Brooks? Michael Douglas and Albert Brooks haven’t exactly joined the pantheon of immortal…

  • ReelWest Magazine Question & Answer

    ReelWest Magazine In 1971, a stand-up comic named Albert Brooks wrote an Esquire article about a non-existent school for comedians. Later, PBS hired him to make an information commercial for the same fake school. The show ran on the network’s The Great American Dream Machine. Brooks went from there to a season making short films…

  • Tribute’s Bonnie Laufer talks to Albert Brooks and Michael Douglas about starring in their new comedy, The In-Laws.

    Tribute.com Bonnie Laufer B.L. So what took so darn long to get you two together in a film?A.B I’ve got a terrible agent. (turns to Michael) What’s your excuse?M.D. (laughing) I don’t now, I wasn’t the first person they thought about for a buddy picture…A.B. Oh come on, I wasn’t Gwyneth Paltrow that’s why!M.D. That’s…

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