The “Time Bandits” TV series at Apple from Taika Waititi has announced its main cast, Variety has reported. The series will be loosely based on the original “Time Bandits” film that was released in 1981 and directed by Terry Gilliam. 
Jemaine Clement
Movie gem of the week: Gentlemen Broncos
Gentlemen Broncos(2009) is a quirky, off-beat comedy from Writer/Director Jared Hess(Napoleon Dynamite, Nacho Libre) about a teenage aspiring science fiction writer; who’s novel ‘Yeast Lords’ catches the attention of his writing idol and the various quirky ‘characters’ he meets along the way.
Interspersed are surreal(and just plain bizarre) fantasy sequences based on ‘Yeast Lords’; reminiscent of Heavy Metal(1981).
Jemaine Clement(Flight of the Conchords, Men In Black 3, Rio) has a brilliant turn as the jaded and eccentric ‘best-selling’ writer; which parodies the genre perfectly.
I also enjoyed Jennifer Coolidge(American Pie, 2 Broke Girls) as the wacky single mother who owns a dated clothing store.
If you enjoyed the zane wackiness of Napoleon Dynamite then it’s safe to say you will enjoy this flick; if not it may be something of an acquired taste, but worth a try!
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