Year: 2016

  • When Reality was a Joke: The Making of Albert Brooks’ Real Life

    lareviewofbooks.org | link › By Tom Teicholz Today, reality TV is a genre for which they award Emmys, from which careers are born, love is found, and fortunes are made. Reality TV represents a huge share of the television industry, and we accept that these shows are cast, produced, and edited to enhance their drama.…

  • Exclusive: Albert Brooks films are swimming to Netflix

    usatoday.com | link › By Gary Levin Albert Brooks may be best known as Marlin, “the adorable clownfish” from Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, or the sweaty reporter from Broadcast News, a role that won him his only Oscar nomination. But he’s also starred in, written and directed seven often-acclaimed films, all of which will surface…

  • ‘Defending Your Life’ at 25: Albert Brooks on Making a Comedy Classic

    rollingstone.com | link › By Jennifer Wood The funniest man alive on his heavenly film’s 25th anniversary: “I got a letter from a parent who said their kid memorized the whole movie” If heaven exists, what would it look like? It’s one of life’s big questions, and if you believe what you see in the…