The Big Year (movie)

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THE BIG YEAR [1/31] (2011) * * * (B) Directed by David Frankel Starring Owen Wilson, Jack Black, Steve Martin, Jim Parsons, Rashida Jones, Anjelica Huston, Dianne Wiest, JoBeth Williams, Brian Dennehy, Rosamund Pike, Tim Blake Nelson Fox//Rated PG//...

Bird-watching may not seem like the most involving subject for a comedy, and ... well, this movie proves it isn't, though director David Frankel ("The Devil Wears Prada") assembles an all-star trio for it. Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson play...

Steve Martin, Owen Wilson and Jack Black signed on to make this comedy about competitive bird-watching. And they were amazed at what they discovered while making "The Big Year": Bird-watchers, or "birders," hopping on planes, flitting from Attu, Alaska...

 * (out of four) Aside from an international staring contest and the World Series of Texting, there aren’t many challenges less suited for a movie than competitive bird watching. Excuse me; apparently bird watching is called “birding,”...

"The Big Year" is a completely disposable comedy. Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson are A-list actors all known for potentially outrageous humor. But their talents are totally wasted here. They act out a screenplay so tepid it may be a new cure...

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran actor and comedian Steve Martin is writing a book based on his Twitter posts, with all profits going to charity, the book's publishers said on Friday. Martin announced the book via Twitter in a tweet that said "Due to...

The National Audubon Society has created an online game, timed to the opening of The Big Year, which is based on a novel about three men who travel the country on a yearlong birdwatching spree. Enthusiasts hope the film will boost the image of the hugely-...