First, there was the Flamin’ Hot Cheetos biopic (complete with an Oscar-nominated song). Then came “Tetris”; “Air,” about Nike Air Jordan sneakers; “BlackBerry”; and “Barbie.” It is, in other words, a golden age for product-origin-story movies. The latest is “Unfrosted: The Pop-Tarts Story,” a satirical history that Jerry Seinfeld has expanded from his stand-up act. … Read more
Pop-Tarts were invented over four hectic months in 1964. Jerry Seinfeld has been developing jokes about them for over 10 years, first in his stand-up act, and now as a full-fledged, fully ridiculous feature comedy targeted to the audience’s sweet-and-salty dopamine receptors. “Unfrosted,” directed by Seinfeld with a script by him and longtime collaborators Spike … Read more
Things between the two men were not grrrrrrr-eat. Jerry Seinfeld found Hugh Grant to be a “pain in the ass” during the filming of the upcoming movie “Unfrosted.” “We had lots of fights. He’s a pain in the ass to work with. He’s horrible,” Seinfeld, 69, said during an appearance on “The Tonight Show Starring … Read more