Apr 14, 2010 the joneses was directed and cowritten by derrick borte, an advertising man, and contains a good deal of dark cynicism. Sherri shepherd, taylour paige star in jean of the. Oct 21, 2016 keeping up with the joneses lightly underscores the fact that honestly and healthy communication are positive traits to possess, both in life and in a marriage. Sep 17, 2016 featuring strong performances from taylour paige, who is charming as the stuck in her own head jean, and the rest of the supporting castincluding sherri shepherd, gloria reuben and erica ashjean of the joneses is a film full of biting wit and genuine emotion. The big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration.
It also hopes to entertain, and those two goals dont fit together easily. An ordinary suburban couple zach galifianakis, isla fisher finds its not easy keeping up with the joneses jon hamm, gal gadot their impossibly gorgeous and ultrasophisticated new neighbors. When the paramedic who answers the 911 call tries to win over acerbic jean jones, his attempts are disrupted by old conflicts that come to a boil at the funeral. The film announces stella meghie as a filmmaker who we need to pay close attention. Its story follows a suburban couple galifianakis and fisher who begin to suspect their new neighbors hamm and gadot are secret agents. In stella meghies winning jean of the joneses, the former view cohost plays the frosty uptown mother of a slacker novelist named jean and is forced to take in the girl while she. The joneses settles for a sentimental ending, but not before its. Centered on a rare interview that director and friend tamra davis shot with jean michel basquiat more than 20 years ago, this film chronicles the meteoric rise. The joneses were the mcginiss neighbors, but were not depicted. Introducing both a fresh new voice and a fresh new face to independent filmmaking, jean of the joneses is a crisply. E estrelado por demi moore, david duchovny, amber heard e ben hollingsworth.
Nov 01, 2016 in theatres november 11 the lives of 25yearold jean jones and her multigenerational, middleclass jamaicanamerican family of strongminded, stubborn yet loving women, come to an arresting stop. Moby longinottos feature documentary debut tells the story of jheri jones, a 74 year old transgender divorcee, and her family in bible belt mississippi. The film follows the mishaps of jean taylour paige, a promising young writer who is. Jean of the joneses is a 2016 canadianamerican film written and directed by stella meghie in her directorial debut. The joneses trailer2 min 27 feb 2010uploaded by the joneses movie trailer3 min 7 sep 2009uploaded by the joneses wikipedia, the free encyclopedia the best of times the joneses is a 2009 american drama comedy film written and directed by derrick borte. We meet steve jones david duchovny, his wife, kate demi moore, and their children jenn amber heard and mick ben hollingsworth as the. Keeping up with the joneses is one of those movies. Apr 30, 2011 during the filming of the joneses, demi moore rented an entire house to live in. Comedy featuring taylour paige, sherri shepherd, gloria reuben, erica ash, michelle hurst, mamoudou athie and francois arnaud. Recently, the sentinel joined tv one affiliates at the harmony gold theatre in hollywood for the tv one premiere of jean of the joneses, a comedydrama starring taylour paige hit the floor as. A look at the keeping up with the joneses behindthescenes crew and production team. Nov 22, 2016 the big short 6 jared vennetts pitch to front point partners jenga blocks scene duration.
Apr 22, 2010 here is a smart, entertaining satire on greed and materialism among americas leisured classes. See more ideas about movies, hd movies and movies to watch. Recently, the sentinel joined tv one affiliates at the harmony gold theatre in hollywood for the tv one premiere of jean of the joneses, a comedydrama starring taylour paige hit. And this spy spoof tale has just the right mix of scheming skullduggery, neighborhood inanity and preposterous pratfallseven some nice messages about honesty and family. Meghies screenplay won the atlanta film festival screenplay competition in 2011. The listing agent certainly played up the demi moore aspect of the home as you can see in this webpage. Jean of the joneses is about a girl from a dysfunctional family of jamaican women who have happily sent all the men in their lives running for the past 30 years. Reconciled after years of estrangement, and now living with two of her four sons in her trailer park home, jheri embarks on a new path to reveal her true self to her grandchildren while her son trevor begins a. The film s director greg mottola last directed paul and adventureland.
Billed as a comedy, the joneses has its share of dramatic plot twists and surprising dynamics in this fake family. Either this is a tragic family or a satirical one, and the film seems uncertain which way to jump. Jean, a literary multicultural wunderkid or so called by the new yorker, is on the brink of following in the family tradition of selfinflicted abandonment and failure. United states april 16, 2010 limited canada april 16, 2010. Jean, a literary multicultural wunderkid or so called by the new yorker, is on the brink of following in the family tradition of selfinflicted abandonment and failure until one day. Jones barry sullivan when he suddenly dropped dead. With demore barnes, anna hopkins, francois arnaud, sherri shepherd. Nonton film jean of the joneses 2016 sub indo kualitas jernih, juga streaming online download. Wife and mother kate demi moore seems to have it all together with her confident demeanor, trendy clothes, and great hair. In theatres november 11 the lives of 25yearold jean jones and her multigenerational, middleclass jamaicanamerican family of strongminded, stubborn yet loving women, come to an arresting stop. Its not that wellknown, despite having a castfill of recognisable faces heading it. Jean of the joneses movie cast and actor biographies.
T he germanborn director of this wouldbe satirical comedy has a good idea. The joneses on dvd august 10, 2010 starring david duchovny, demi moore, amber heard, gary cole. While it is reminiscent of the works of woody allen and whit stillman, meghies film has its own wonderfully distinct voice. Newcomer taylour paige shines in this dysfunctionalfamily comedy of manners. Tim says he hates his spy job and actually wishes in some ways that he could be more like the straightforward and honest jeff. Watch sherri shepherd in a clip from jean of the joneses. The joneses is a satire with moments of comical relief mixed into the warning of consumerism. Keeping up with the joneses is a 2016 american action comedy film directed by greg mottola and distributed by 20th century fox. Tmany critics of the joneses have taken the film as a critique of consumer culture. Jean stars sherri shepherd, taylour paige, erica ash, gloria reuben, and michelle hurst. They sure do make the pursuit of products look so good. The joneses move into an uppermiddle class neighborhood and immediately everything the do, from the clothes they wear to the drinks they offer guests, becomes an object of envy to their new neighbors. The joneses was released in 2010 and features demi moore and david duchovney.
A quartet of attractive actors is hired to a pr company to infiltrate an exclusive american community posing as a. The lives of 25yearold jean jones and her multigenerational, middleclass jamaicanamerican family of strongminded, stubborn yet loving women come to an arresting stop when her estranged. In the back of everyones mind throughout the film is a question of being found out. A domestic comedy about the mcginis familyhusband aloysius, wife clarice, daughter julie, and housemaid belladonna. Oct 23, 2016 in stella meghies winning jean of the joneses, the former view cohost plays the frosty uptown mother of a slacker novelist named jean and is forced to take in the girl while she. Husband and father steve david duchovny is obviously successful, drives a cool car, is an exceptional golfer, and is the picture of health. Roadside attractions later purchased the united states theatrical distribution rights. Erica ash stars in tv ones jean of the joneses black. September 2019 starring brad pitt, ruth negga, tommy lee jones, donald sutherland. Jean jones, a gawky, 25year old finds new love unexpectedly in the back of a brooklyn ambulance with paramedic ray malcolm on the day the grandfather shes never met shows up on her doorstep and drops dead with her book in his pocket. This film is not currently playing on mubi but 30 other great films are. The joneses are seen as role models in the movie, and yet clearly theyre flawed and, more important, happily so. Released 2016, jean of the joneses stars sherri shepherd, taylour paige, erica ash, gloria reuben the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 22 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic. In theatres november 11 the lives of 25yearold jean jones and her multigenerational, middleclass jamaicanamerican family of strongminded, stubborn yet loving women, come to.
The simple story lines often parody societys concern with material goods as an indicator of social standing, but the series was not as narrowly focused as the title implies. It was listed for sale and sold around the same time the movie hit theaters. The greatest treat of jean of the joneses is the immigrant heritage of the films plays right on the surface. The film, starring taylour paige as the eponymous jean jones, premiered at the 2016 sxsw film festival. It premiered at the 2009 toronto international film festival on september, 2009. Do not be fooled by the jazzy new york vibe of stella meghies multigenerational comedy jean of the joneses. Watching him as an actor play one despicable character after another, it is ironic to find him authoring. On the one hand, this pics players are all perfectly cast. Jean of the joneses cast and actor biographies tribute.
Jean of the joneses 2016 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Watch great noir films directed by orson welles, billy wilder, fritz lang, and starring. Everything you need to know about keeping up with the joneses. A seemingly perfect couple and their two teenage children are the envy of their gated community but the. In the comedic drama the joneses, kate jones demi moore and steve jones david duchovny are a pictureperfect couple who, at first glance, are the embodiment of the american dream. Jean jones taylour paige, the 25yearold jamaicanamerican woman who lends the film its playfully arch title, has been hailed in some literary circles as new yorks answer to zadie smith. Ellis offers his psychopath antihero, the impeccably polished, sadistic patrick bateman, as the monstrous birth of 1980s manhattans moneyed, banking. Jean of the joneses blog five times jean was every one of us. The joneses is a 2009 american film written and directed by derrick borte. But compare it to, say, brett easton ellis american psycho or mary herrons film version of ellis novel. Everything you need to know about the joneses movie 2010. Against the advice of her family, who all seem to be stewing in their own secrets, jean plans the funeral for gray jones and uncovers some tough truths about.
A laffiche david duchovny, demi moore, amber heard, gary cole, chris williams, lauren hutton, et glenne headly. The new movie about a perfect if fake family, has much to recommend it, and a significant gay subplot. Ash talks to the tom joyner morning show about her role in the starz hit, survivors remorse and what to expect from jean of the joneses. The joneses settles for a sentimental ending, but not before its given us intriguing hints of the. Mar 30, 2016 jean jones taylour paige, the 25yearold jamaicanamerican woman who lends the film its playfully arch title, has been hailed in some literary circles as new yorks answer to zadie smith. Keeping up with the joneses 2016 trailer moviefone. When the paramedic who answers their 911 call tried to win over acerbic jean jones, his attempts are disrupted by old conflicts that come to a boil at the funeral.
Here is a smart, entertaining satire on greed and materialism among americas leisured classes. The joneses was released in 2010 on friday, april 16, 2010 in 192 theaters. Check out the latest photos and bios of the cast and filmmakers of jean of the joneses. During the filming of the joneses, demi moore rented an entire house to live in. Jean jones taylour paige is an aspiring writer whose underwhelming personal life and undesirable career prospects have left her with little to no hope for the future. Sherri shepherd, taylour paige star in jean of the joneses.
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