What Just Happened 2008 123movies

Watch: What Just Happened 2008 123movies, Full Movie Online – A week in the life of powerful Hollywood producer Ben as he juggles negotiations with a studio head so that his newest picture can open at Cannes in two weeks, with a high-strung director who must make edits to the film, with an actor and his agent because the star has arrived on the set of a new picture with a full beard and his most recent ex-wife, Kelly, whom he discovers might have a lover. He also notices that his 17-year-old daughter from another marriage has been crying. What’s up? Can Ben keep it all together, get the green light from the studio to go to Cannes, move his new picture past the beard crisis, and maybe return to Kelly’s good graces?.
Plot: During the course of an ordinary week in Hollywood, movie producer Ben must navigate his way through shark-infested waters as he struggles to complete his latest projects. A demanding studio boss demands extensive changes to a movie starring Sean Penn, while another chief won’t greenlight a project unless star Bruce Willis shaves his beard. Meanwhile, Ben tries to reconcile with his wife and maintain a relationship with his young daughter.
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Ratings:

	5.6/10 Votes: 27,689
	50% | RottenTomatoes
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	N/A Votes: 359 Popularity: 7.503 | TMDB

Reviews:

entertaining but missed the mark
I just got back from an AFI screening of Barry Levinson’s satirical comedy, “What Just Happened?”, an inside look into the movie business and big studio politics. Robert De Niro was in attendance along with director Barry Levinson and screenwriter Art Linson. Although I tried to get a photo of De Niro, sadly, I was never close enough to get a good shot.

Based on producer Art Linson’s book, “What Just Happened? Bitter Hollywood Tales from the Front Line”, the film version tells the story of a successful Hollywood producer, Ben, played by Robert Deniro, as he juggles his personal and professional crises. This film has an impressive cast including Robin Wright Penn as Ben’s second wife, Kelly; John Turturro as Dick, the stereotypical shifty agent; Stanley Tucci as Scott, the blocked screenplay writer; Michael Wincott as Jeremy, the temperamental director; Catherine Keener, as Lou, the hardcore studio exec; Bruce Willis as the demanding movie star; and Sean Penn as himself.

This mildly funny expose of modern-day Hollywood, was entertaining, but a little disappointing. The message is supposed to shock and outrage the viewer about how the film industry ruins art by turning it into pure commerce. But there have been plenty of Hollywood satires like “The Player” that have done this genre better. Although the source of the material is authentic and despite an outstanding cast (who all give great performances), “What Just Happened?” ultimately has nothing new to say besides the fact that Hollywood is a devious place to work. As a gimmicky farce, it works, but as a satire it was a limp and familiar insider’s movie that lacked sharp irony, humor and novel characters.

This film won’t appeal to everyone, but it does have some good one liners and funny moments. However, the combination of these actors working together in a comedy may be worth the cost of admission alone.

The big picture
The joke with What Just Happened is that its a mainstream film with big stars and they want to pass it off as an independent film. This is a satirical look at the chaos of Hollywood and film making based on the memoirs of film producer Art Linson and directed by Barry Levinson.

Robert De Niro is the frazzled producer balancing his precarious personal and professional lives. He has to deal with a prima donna Bruce Willis who refuses to shave off his beard and a highly strung British director who wants an uncompromising ending to a Sean Penn film where a dog meets a nasty fate much to the chagrin of the film studio boss.

Its fun poke at Hollywood filled with star turns who are in on the joke and seem to enjoy themselves especially Willis and Penn. I liked Catherine Keener as he studio head who has given an ultimatum to De Niro to fix the film ending and Michael Wincott as the sly director.

However we have seen this before and also its been more funnier, bitter and cynical in films such as The Player, The Big Knife, The Big Picture or Sunset Boulevard. Levinson and De Niro wielded a sharper knife when they made Wag the Dog but their effort is more hollow here.

Other Information:

Original Language en
Runtime 1 hr 44 min (104 min)
Budget 25000000
Revenue 6673422
Status Released
Rated R
Genre Comedy, Drama
Director Barry Levinson
Writer Art Linson
Actors Robert De Niro, John Turturro, Stanley Tucci
Country United States
Awards 1 nomination
Production Company N/A
Website N/A

Technical Information:

Sound Mix Dolby Digital, SDDS, DTS
Aspect Ratio 2.35 : 1
Camera Aaton 35, Arricam LT, Arricam ST, Clairmont Cameras, Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Laboratory Company 3, Los Angeles (CA), USA (digital intermediate), Entertainment Post, Burbank (CA), USA (dailies), Laboratoires Franay Tirages Cinematographiques (LTC), Paris, France (dailies), Technicolor, Hollywood (CA), USA
Film Length 2,872 m (Portugal, 35 mm)
Negative Format 35 mm (Kodak)
Cinematographic Process Digital Intermediate (master format), Super 35 (source format)
Printed Film Format 35 mm (anamorphic)