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Remini: Scientologists Wanted Kevin James

They wanted her to convert co-star, says actress

(Newser) - If Leah Remini hadn't left Scientology and subsequently raised hell about the church , leaders might be pleased to know she's again working with Kevin James . In an interview with People , Remini says she was pressured to convert James to Scientology while the pair were working together on The ...

CBS Didn't Like One TV Wife, Kills Her, Brings Back Another
CBS Didn't Like One TV Wife,
Kills Her, Brings Back Another
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Aug 5, 2017 9:00 AM CDT

CBS Didn't Like One TV Wife, Kills Her, Brings Back Another

Kevin James and Leah Remini are back together

(Newser) - When the CBS sitcom Kevin Can Wait returns next season it will manage to look very different and yet very familiar at the same time. How so? The network has made the bold decision to kill off co-star Erinn Hayes, who played the wife of Kevin James' character on season...

Fifty Shades of Boring Rules Razzie Noms

Adam Sandler, Kevin James are also graced with nods

(Newser) - Some viewers might've thought Fifty Shades of Grey was steamy, but the team behind the Razzies wasn't so titillated. The flick has scooped six Golden Raspberry nominations, including all the good bits: worst film, actor, actress, director, screenplay, and screen combo, per the Hollywood Reporter . Also not...

Mall Cop 2 'Painfully Unfunny'

 Mall Cop 2 
 'Painfully 
 Unfunny' 
MOVIE REVIEW
Apr 17, 2015 12:34 PM CDT

Mall Cop 2 'Painfully Unfunny'

It indicates a Dark Age of US comedy: critic

(Newser) - Kevin James' rent-a-cop moves from a suburban shopping mall to a Las Vegas casino in Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2, the sequel to the 2009 flick that topped the box office . Sadly, critics are wishing James never hopped back on the Segway. Here's what they're saying:
  • The first
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Sandler's Grown Ups Tanks
 Sandler's Grown Ups Tanks 
movie review
Jun 25, 2010 11:46 AM CDT

Sandler's Grown Ups Tanks

Big names of comedy can't save it

(Newser) - Critics are decidedly unimpressed with the Adam Sandler coming-of-age flick Grown Ups, despite (or maybe because of) help from Chris Rock, David Spade, Kevin James, and Rob Schneider.
  • Kyle Smith, New York Post : When Sandler "repeatedly slapped Rob Schneider in the face with a dehydrated banana, I was jealous
...

Taken Snatches Box Office
 Taken Snatches Box Office 
Feb 1, 2009 4:09 PM CST

Taken Snatches Box Office

Thriller bumps Mall Cop from top spot

(Newser) - The CIA thriller Taken nabbed the box office title from Paul Blart: Mall Cop, simultaneously pushing Hollywood to its first billion-dollar January, reports AP. Taken, starring Liam Neeson as a former CIA operative pursuing kidnappers, pulled in $24.6 million on Super Bowl weekend—in which thrillers typically underperform because...

Mall Cop Still Rocks Box Office

Comedy tops box office for 2nd weekend

(Newser) - Paul Blart: Mall Cop kept control of the box office for a second straight weekend by earning $21.5 million, Variety reports. Slumdog Millionaire, on the strength of 10 Oscar nominations,  shot into fifth spot and banked $10.6 million. Filling out the top five were Underworld: Rise of ...

Mall Cop Wins Box Office Battle
 Mall Cop Wins Box Office Battle 
Jan 18, 2009 3:46 PM CST

Mall Cop Wins Box Office Battle

Kevin James comedy beats Clint Eastwood's Gran Torino

(Newser) - A mall security guard on a Segway wrested control of the box office this weekend. Paul Blart: Mall Cop, a PG-rated comedy starring Kevin James, raked in $33.8 million to knock Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino from the top spot, Variety reports. Torino earned $22.2 million, a mere...

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