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Boston Globe
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
From ‘Mean Girls' to ‘Monty Python,' here are the best movies to see around Boston this week
Mean Girls (2004) In the two decades since 'Mean Girls' premiered, it's been adapted into a July 23, 8 p.m. Free. Charles River Speedway, 525 Western Ave., Brighton. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Sharknado (2013) There are disaster films, and then there are disaster films. In the made-for-TV classic 'Sharknado,' tornadoes are so powerful they lift sharks from the ocean and fling them ashore to wreak havoc in Hollywood. Only one man can save the city: professional surfer Fin Shephard (Ian Ziering), who chainsaws the flying fish in half and uses bombs to blow up the 'sharknadoes' from the inside. The movie generated five sequels, but you can witness the original film's ridiculous glory right at the don't get any ideas. July 24, 7 p.m. $10. New England Aquarium, 1 Central Wharf. Advertisement Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) It's been 50 years since the Monty Python comedy troupe released their medieval farce 'Monty Python and the Holy Grail.' The beloved film spoofs the King Arthur legend with a complete disregard for historical accuracy, filmmaking convention, and even the rules of narrative. Follow along on a whimsical journey of nonsensical knights, coconut horses, and killer rabbits. July 25-27, various showtimes. $15. Brattle Theatre, 40 Brattle St., Cambridge. Shrek (2001) 'Shrek' burst onto the scene in 2001 with an all-star voice cast (Mike Myers, Eddie Murphy, Cameron Diaz), a vibrant pop rock soundtrack, and gross-out humor that proved children's movies didn't need to be so uptight. DreamWorks Animation's subversive fairy tale about an outcast ogre who teams up with a donkey to rescue a princess has become an unstoppable children's franchise in the decades since. In anticipation of next year's 'Shrek 5,' see how the original's outsider energy holds up today. July 26, begins at dusk. Free. Prudential Center, 800 Boylston St. Advertisement The Parent Trap double feature (1961, 1998) You're not seeing double—you're seeing quadruple. Lindsay Lohan found her breakout roles in Annie Parker and Hallie James, a pair of identical twins who were separated at birth, only to meet eleven years later. The duo then hatches a scheme to get their divorced parents back together. The film is a remake of the 1961 original, which starred Hayley Mills, who was also a major child star of her era. Catch a double bill of 'The Parent Trap' for hijinks and heartwarming moments in equal measure. July 27, 2 p.m. $18 for double feature. Somerville Theatre, 55 Davis Square, Somerville. Ryan Yau can be reached at
The Advertiser
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Advertiser
Eric Idle slams 'ungrateful' Monty Python co-stars
Eric Idle has blasted his Monty Python co-stars for being "miserable and horrible and bitchy" about royalty payments. The 82-year-old comic wrote stage show Spamalot, which is based on his 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and he thinks the rest of the comedy troupe - whose surviving members are John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, and Michael Palin - should be more "grateful" for the money they receive from the production. Asked if the other Pythons receive royalty payments, he told The Guardian newspaper: "They got more f***ing money than they've ever been grateful for. They got f***ing millions and they're miserable and horrible and bitchy about it. "I spent 20 years working for Python and then two years on the O2 show. They were there for two weeks. "I'm not really motivated by money, to be honest. Anyway, the producers get all the f***ing money and divide it up according to the contract. "Someone sued us for years, saying I was paying the Pythons money from my back pocket. And I said: why would I risk going to an American jail to give John Cleese more money?" Idle admitted there was a "lot of arguing and fights" between the Monty Python stars but he thinks that was good for their work. He said: "Some things in Python were very enjoyable and some were not. Holy Grail was cold and miserable. Sometimes that makes it funny. One of the worst things you can have in comedy is enough money. "Python was quite a lot of arguing and fights and good work is often like that. The best thing about showbiz is when it's over. I think if you're enjoying yourself, then you're not acting or giving, you're just having a good time. Well, that's not funny." Eric Idle has blasted his Monty Python co-stars for being "miserable and horrible and bitchy" about royalty payments. The 82-year-old comic wrote stage show Spamalot, which is based on his 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and he thinks the rest of the comedy troupe - whose surviving members are John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, and Michael Palin - should be more "grateful" for the money they receive from the production. Asked if the other Pythons receive royalty payments, he told The Guardian newspaper: "They got more f***ing money than they've ever been grateful for. They got f***ing millions and they're miserable and horrible and bitchy about it. "I spent 20 years working for Python and then two years on the O2 show. They were there for two weeks. "I'm not really motivated by money, to be honest. Anyway, the producers get all the f***ing money and divide it up according to the contract. "Someone sued us for years, saying I was paying the Pythons money from my back pocket. And I said: why would I risk going to an American jail to give John Cleese more money?" Idle admitted there was a "lot of arguing and fights" between the Monty Python stars but he thinks that was good for their work. He said: "Some things in Python were very enjoyable and some were not. Holy Grail was cold and miserable. Sometimes that makes it funny. One of the worst things you can have in comedy is enough money. "Python was quite a lot of arguing and fights and good work is often like that. The best thing about showbiz is when it's over. I think if you're enjoying yourself, then you're not acting or giving, you're just having a good time. Well, that's not funny." Eric Idle has blasted his Monty Python co-stars for being "miserable and horrible and bitchy" about royalty payments. The 82-year-old comic wrote stage show Spamalot, which is based on his 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and he thinks the rest of the comedy troupe - whose surviving members are John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, and Michael Palin - should be more "grateful" for the money they receive from the production. Asked if the other Pythons receive royalty payments, he told The Guardian newspaper: "They got more f***ing money than they've ever been grateful for. They got f***ing millions and they're miserable and horrible and bitchy about it. "I spent 20 years working for Python and then two years on the O2 show. They were there for two weeks. "I'm not really motivated by money, to be honest. Anyway, the producers get all the f***ing money and divide it up according to the contract. "Someone sued us for years, saying I was paying the Pythons money from my back pocket. And I said: why would I risk going to an American jail to give John Cleese more money?" Idle admitted there was a "lot of arguing and fights" between the Monty Python stars but he thinks that was good for their work. He said: "Some things in Python were very enjoyable and some were not. Holy Grail was cold and miserable. Sometimes that makes it funny. One of the worst things you can have in comedy is enough money. "Python was quite a lot of arguing and fights and good work is often like that. The best thing about showbiz is when it's over. I think if you're enjoying yourself, then you're not acting or giving, you're just having a good time. Well, that's not funny."
Perth Now
12-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Eric Idle blasts Monty Python co-stars
Eric Idle has blasted his Monty Python co-stars for being ungrateful The 82-year-old star – who wrote the musical Spamalot – lashed out at surviving Monty Python members John Cleese, Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin and said they should be grateful for the millions they have made in royalty payments from the musical, which is based on the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail. He told The Guardian: 'They got more f****** money than they've ever been grateful for. They got f****** millions and they're miserable and horrible and b***** about it. I spent 20 years working for Python and then two years on the O2 show. They were there for two weeks. 'I'm not really motivated by money, to be honest. Anyway, the producers get all the f****** money and divide it up according to the contract. Someone sued us for years, saying I was paying the Pythons money from my back pocket. And I said: 'why would I risk going to an American jail to give John Cleese more money?'' Meanwhile, Idle also claimed that his co-stars Cleese and the late Graham Chapman were 'very nasty to Miriam Margolyes'. He said: 'I think some of them were scared of women. John Cleese and Graham Chapman were very nasty to Miriam Margolyes and she's hated them ever since. I always have to remind her that we were friends and I stayed at her apartment. It wasn't all of us. But most of that generation were terribly cruel.' Eric also admitted 'Python was quite a lot of arguing and fights'. He explained: 'Some things in Python were very enjoyable and some were not. Holy Grail was cold and miserable. Sometimes that makes it funny. One of the worst things you can have in comedy is enough money. 'Python was quite a lot of arguing and fights and good work is often like that. The best thing about showbiz is when it's over. I think if you're enjoying yourself, then you're not acting or giving, you're just having a good time. Well, that's not funny.'
Daily Mirror
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Eric Idle brands Monty Python co-stars "miserable and b****y" as feud erupts
Eric Idle labelled his fellow Monty Python co-stars "miserable and b****y" over an ongoing money feud after being quizzed about the royalties for Spamalot, which is a musical based on Monty Python and the Holy Grail Eric Idle has hit out at his surviving Monty Python colleagues, branding them "miserable and horrible and b****y" amid ongoing tensions over royalty payments. The comedy icon, 82, opened up about his frustrations in a new interview where he revealed that disputes over money have strained relationships within the legendary comedy troupe, whose remaining members include John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, and Michael Palin. Idle, who penned the hit stage musical Spamalot based on Monty Python's 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail, feels his fellow Pythons should be more appreciative of the substantial income they've received from the production. When asked if his colleagues receive royalties from Spamalot, Idle told The Guardian: "They got more f****** money than they've ever been grateful for. They got f****** millions and they're miserable and horrible and b****y about it. "I spent 20 years working for Python and then two years on the O2 show. They were there for two weeks. I'm not really motivated by money, to be honest. Anyway, the producers get all the f****** money and divide it up according to the contract." He also spoke about a protracted legal battle that was sparked by accusations that he was secretly paying his fellow Pythons out of his own pocket. Idle explained: "Someone sued us for years, saying I was paying the Pythons money from my back pocket. And I said: why would I risk going to an American jail to give John Cleese more money?" Despite their financial rows, Idle acknowledged that creative friction previously fuelled the troupe's success. He admitted that the group's comedic brilliance sometimes emerged from tension and conflict. He shared: "Some things in Python were very enjoyable and some were not. Holy Grail was cold and miserable. Sometimes that makes it funny. One of the worst things you can have in comedy is enough money. "Python was quite a lot of arguing and fights and good work is often like that. The best thing about showbiz is when it's over. I think if you're enjoying yourself, then you're not acting or giving, you're just having a good time. Well, that's not funny." Idle also voiced concerns about the future of performers' likenesses in the era of artificial intelligence. "I always felt that we ought to protect our images after I saw that tacky advert with Fred Astaire and the vacuum cleaner," he admitted. He added: "I felt very bad about that. So I felt that we Pythons ought to have done something to protect our image in a way that's appropriate. But I don't think there is a way that's appropriate. "I have had my image done in one of those extraordinary machines where 40 cameras capture you from every angle. It was for a film they wanted to make sure they could finish. "But it worries me. I don't trust AI. I mean, look at how many times you have to correct a word. It completely misreads you. ChatGPT writing essays really bothers me. The point is to find out what we think, not what a machine thinks."
Perth Now
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Eric Idle slams ungrateful Monty Python co-stars
Eric Idle has blasted his Monty Python co-stars for being "miserable and horrible and b****y" about royalty payments. The 82-year-old comic wrote stage show Spamalot, which is based on his 1975 movie Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and he thinks the rest of the comedy troupe - whose survivng members are John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, and Michael Palin - should be more "grateful" for the money they receive from the production. Asked if the other Pythons receive royalty payments, he told The Guardian newspaper: "They got more f****** money than they've ever been grateful for. They got f****** millions and they're miserable and horrible and b****y about it. "I spent 20 years working for Python and then two years on the O2 show. They were there for two weeks. "I'm not really motivated by money, to be honest. Anyway, the producers get all the f****** money and divide it up according to the contract. "Someone sued us for years, saying I was paying the Pythons money from my back pocket. And I said: why would I risk going to an American jail to give John Cleese more money?" Eric admitted there was a "lot of arguing and fights" between the Monty Python stars but he thinks that was good for their work. He said: "Some things in Python were very enjoyable and some were not. Holy Grail was cold and miserable. Sometimes that makes it funny. One of the worst things you can have in comedy is enough money. "Python was quite a lot of arguing and fights and good work is often like that. The best thing about showbiz is when it's over. I think if you're enjoying yourself, then you're not acting or giving, you're just having a good time. Well, that's not funny." Meanwhile, Eric is also concerned they didn't do enough to "protect" their image amid the rise of AI technology. He said: " I always felt that we ought to protect our images after I saw that tacky advert with Fred Astaire and the vacuum cleaner. I felt very bad about that. So I felt that we Pythons ought to have done something to protect our image in a way that's appropriate. But I don't think there is a way that's appropriate. "I have had my image done in one of those extraordinary machines where 40 cameras capture you from every angle. It was for a film they wanted to make sure they could finish. "But it worries me. I don't trust AI. I mean, look at how many times you have to correct a word. It completely misreads you. ChatGPT writing essays really bothers me. The point is to find out what we think, not what a machine thinks."
