Comedy

Social media scandals populate the latest trailer for Men, Women & Children

Posted 12 years ago

Given the most recent rumblings of hacked iCloud accounts and breach of privacy, social paranoia is not too out of reach for most. Director Jason Reitman‘s (UP IN THE AIR, THANK YOU FOR SMOKING) latest narrows his focus in MEN,...

Doctor Who’s Matt Smith joins Burr Steers’ Pride and Prejudice and Zombies

Posted 12 years ago

Filming will begin next week on the long-in-development adaptation of Seth Grahame-Smith's Pride and Prejudice and Zombies, and THR is reporting former Doctor Who Matt Smith has joined the cast. Smith will be playing Mr. Collins, and will star alongside...

Darrell Hammond will replace Don Pardo as Saturday Night Live announcer

Posted 12 years ago

"Live from New York, it's Darrell Hammond!" In an interview with USA Today and The New York Times, Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels revealed the new announcer for the show will be former cast member Darrell Hammond. He'll...

Matthew McConaughey won’t be back for the very different Magic Mike XXL

Posted 12 years ago

Sorry ladies and gentlemen, you read that right, Matthew McConaughey will not be returning for the sequel to director Steven Soderbergh’s MAGIC MIKE appropriately titled MAGIC MIKE XXL. We haven’t heard much regarding the films casting so it doesn’t come...

Dan Aykroyd looks to Star Wars & Marvel in crafting Ghostbusters sequels

Posted 12 years ago

Despite the 30th anniversary screenings of GHOSTBUSTERS in theaters, it doesn’t feel like we are any closer to a GHOSTBUSTERS 3 than before. Getting a great script together that’s worthy of the name has taken some time and Dan Aykroyd...

Review: Hector and the Search for Happiness

Posted 12 years ago

This was orginally reviewed as part of our TIFF 2014 coverage. PLOT: Hector (Simon Pegg) – an unhappy psychiatrist – leaves his adoring girlfriend (Rosamund Pike) behind on a globe-trotting adventure to discover the secret of happiness. REVIEW: HECTOR AND...

Exclusive Interview: Simon Pegg & Rosamund Pike

Posted 12 years ago

Being based in Montreal, not exactly a mecca for film junkets, it’s rare that I get to sit down 1:1, or in this case 1:2 with big stars like Simon Pegg and Rosamund Pike. Lucky for me, attending the Toronto...

Awfully Good: License to Wed + My Little Pony: The Movie (video)

Posted 12 years ago

Jason I'm getting married this Saturday and wanted to do a wedding-themed movie to celebrate. I've made a huge mistake…. License to Wed (2007) Director: Ken Kwapis Stars: John Krasinski, Mandy Moore, Robin WIlliams Matrimony is a lie. Love is...

NBC is developing a series based on the John Ritter comedy Problem Child

Posted 12 years ago

When I was nine, I saw the movie PROBLEM CHILD in the theater. Yeah, I found it funny because my sense of humor was all about profanity and pratfalls. But, even at that age I knew it was a bad...

Judd Apatow brings new series to Netflix

Posted 12 years ago

If you’ve felt that Judd Apatow‘s (THIS IS 40, FUNNY PEOPLE) feature film fare has been lacking, this may come as a nice surprise. Apatow is teaming up with Paul Rust (writer on Arrested Development) and Lesley Arfin (writer on...

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