Jeffrey Tambor

'Arrested Development's' return a Bluth saga in itself

2013-05-16 06:00:00

Just two days before "Arrested Development" would release its first new episodes in seven years, creator Mitchell Hurwitz called David Cross with a frantic request: Could the actor do a quick reshoot? Cross, however, was sporting a full, dyed beard for...

'Arrested Development' banana stand on world tour; don't count on a banana

2013-05-09 10:19:00

The "Arrested Development" frozen banana stand is open in London's Leicester Square! As fans of the comedy series know, there's always money in the banana stand -- if not a lot of chocolate-dipped frozen bananas. On Wednesday, fans lined up to take...

Amazon pilots (Part 3): The comedies

2013-04-28 14:19:00

In two previous posts, I discussed the Amazon pilots, a slate of proposed series by the cyberspace bookseller turned virtual moving-picture studio, now streaming online for viewer comment and ratings. (Thousands have already chimed in.) The first post was...

Amazon's big TV push reflects reality of a swiftly changing business

2013-05-08 06:00:00

Amazon, the online retailer, recently posted 14 original "TV pilots" on the Web for public viewing and reviewing. In an instant, and before a single show has officially debuted, it has established a brand. Television is changing fast, so fast that it is...

Netflix releases first peek at new 'Arrested Development'

2013-04-25 11:03:00

As we inch closer to May, the drumbeat of fan anticipation is growing ever louder for the much hailed return of "Arrested Development." And on Thursday, fans got their first-ever peek at the new season with a clip featuring Buster (Tony Hale) and...

Amazon 'TV pilots' are set to fly (Part 1)

2013-04-23 07:07:00

Amazon, the online bookseller turned online department store, turned e-book-reader manufacturer, turned publisher, turned video streaming service, turning movie-and-TV studio, has posted its first 14 "TV pilots" -- six kids' shows and eight grown-up...

Time names Netflix's Ted Sarandos to list of 100 most influential

2013-04-22 09:17:00

Two years after Netflix's Chief Executive Reed Hastings was named to Time's list of the 100 most influential people in the world, Chief Content Officer Ted Sarandos has joined him. Sarandos made this year's list of global movers and shakers, alongside...

'The Hangover Part III' trailer: The boys return to Sin City

2013-03-07 16:15:00

"The Hangover Part III" trailer promises plenty of mayhem as we see the return of Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms and Ken Jeong for the final installment of Todd Phillips' trilogy. The latest trailer includes very few lines of dialogue and...

'Arrested Development' creator: We decided 'not to be precious'

2013-01-09 15:24:00

Netflix has finally confirmed the release date -- er, month -- for "Arrested Development." The company’s content chief, Ted Sarandos, made the announcement Wednesday, adding that all 14 episodes will roll out all at once in May. The news comes...

‘Avengers’ Blu-ray: Louis D’Esposito’s ‘Item 47′ fulfills a dream

2012-09-20 16:02:33

Rock stars and Leno: Michelle Obama on two-day L.A. campaign swing

2012-08-13 11:23:11

List of films and release dates in summer 2012

2012-04-29 00:00:00

May 4 The Avengers A team of superheroes including Iron Man, Captain America, the Hulk and Thor unite to save the world. With Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo and Chris Hemsworth. Written and directed by Joss Whedon. In Imax 3-D. Walt Disney...

Surfer-dude contractor David Walton and uptight lawyer Amanda Peet put the rom in the com in this excellent yet quickly abandoned and blown-through series that also gave Jeffrey Tambor good things to do.

2012-12-15 11:57:43

Kermit gets decked out as the Scarecrow in this made-for-TV musical based on the classic story by L. Frank Baum . The movie stars Ashanti, an RB star of the early 2000s, as Dorothy, Queen Latifah as Aunt Em, and Jeffrey Tambor as the Wizard. The Muppets played the more magical characters. Gonzo is

2011-11-01 14:31:49

By Nate Jackson, Times staff writer For some, the diminishing role of Christmas films over the past decade has been tough to watch. Or, in most cases, not watch. At the end of 2010, it appeared Hollywood was no longer eager to spin classic Noel narratives in new directions.

2010-12-22 12:13:50