In Thin Ice , the new dark comedy from Jill Sprecher , Greg Kinnear plays Mickey Prohaska, a Wisconsin insurance salesman who thinks he's scored when he's introduced to a crotchety retired farmer named Gorvy Hauer, played by Kinnear's Little Miss Sunshine co-star Alan Arkin.

Oscar winners Al Pacino , Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin will co-star in " Stand Up Guys ," a new action comedy about a pair of aging criminals who "decide to enjoy one last night of debauchery," according to the Hollywood Reporter .

Con artists are usually portrayed as being ruthless and conniving in films, and aren't often featured as the main protagonist with whom audiences can relate to.

Some years ago I produced a comedy movie in San Francisco. It was called Chu Chu & The Philly Flash and starred Carol Burnett and Alan Arkin.

Al Pacino , Christopher Walker and Alan Arkin will star in Stand Up Guys , an action comedy being directed by Fisher Stevens , who won an Oscar for producing The Cove .

The John W. Engeman Theater at Northport will present the Neil Simon comedy, The Sunshine Boys , with previews starting Thursday, February 2 and the official opening on Saturday, Feb.

The former "Office" boss has turned his attention full time to the big screen; he starred this summer in "Crazy, Stupid, Love." and one of his next big post-sitcom flicks is the comedy "Burt Wonderstone." Carell, in the title role, plays a traditional Las Vegas magician who gets overshadowed by an edgy new act, played by Jim Carrey.