‘Anchorman 2′ Won’t Be Seen Until At Least ‘Two Years From Now,’ Says Adam McKay
Milk may have been a bad choice for Ron Burgundy, but it was a very, very good decision by longtime comedy partners Will Ferrell and Adam McKay to collaborate in 2004 on “Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy.” Now, the duo are wise enough to finally be working out plans for a sequel –- so [...]
‘Halloween’ Tops ‘Final Destination’ And ‘Twilight’ Is Back In Action For This Week In Review
I’m pleased to report that things are back to status quo. Last week’s top stories were relatively free of “Twilight” news but we’re back on track this week thanks to the barrage of images and news that emerged. We’ll get to that in a minute though. First let’s wrap up the weekly box office poll.
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Jonah Hill Spreads The Love In Romantic Comedy ‘The Best Thing About Pam Rooney’
Filthy-mouthed Jonah Hill might want to feast on a bar of soap or two if he plans on wooing the lady folk — which is apparently next on his cinematic to-do list.
According to Variety, the “Get Him To The Greek” and “Superbad” star is producing and starring in “The Best Thing About Pam Rooney,” a [...]
This EXCLUSIVE Extended ‘I Love You, Man’ Clip Reveals When The Internet Died
John Hamburg’s “I Love You, Man” comes out on home video this Tuesday. As an earlier post from MTV’s Eric Ditzian revealed, the writer/director is just as funny as his talented cast. He’s also a smart filmmaker who knows when to let his performers ad lib through a scene. A lot of material ends up [...]
Seth Rogen Aiming to Get Funny, Tender Again in ‘I’m With Cancer’
These days, Judd Apatow and friends are exploring deeper, more meaningful issues than most Hollywood comedies dare -– and they’re doing it at the top of the box-office. One of the film’s stars, Seth Rogen, is in the process of re-defining his career. Superhero flick “The Green Hornet” starts shooting soon and the comedy/drama “I’m [...]
Judd Apatow & James L. Brooks Are ‘Funny People’ With Similar Careers
History isn’t typically a laughing matter, but in the case of famed director-producer-writer James L. Brooks, it usually is. Brooks, whose credits include “The Mary Tyler Moore Show,” “Taxi” and “The Simpsons,” has a long and esteemed history in the movie and television business, though his hasn’t always been an easy road. Still, it’s also [...]
‘Funny People’ Star Seth Rogen Was In ‘Donnie Darko’?! Plus Other Rogen Cameos
Fame is a tricky beast. Once everyone gets used to seeing your face everywhere, that newfound notoriety makes people forget your early work. It sucks for you because you want your audience to recognize the effort you’ve made to get where you are. The audience gets a treat from their forgetfulness however: DVD night at [...]
‘Funny People’ Director Judd Apatow Delivers Comfort Film For The Soul
The feud-starting dialogue in a recent episode of “Entourage” pointed out the all too obvious: “Knocked Up” is insanely unrealistic. People get pregnant all the time and romance usually starts in the most unusual of places, true. But no way in hell does Katherine Heigl look across a crowded nightclub, see Seth Rogen and decide [...]
Aziz Ansari Set To Break Out In ‘Funny People’
FROM MTV.COM: Judd Apatow’s “Funny People” stars some of the most established names in comedy — Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill — and features cameos from heavyweights like Ray Romano, Sarah Silverman and Paul Reiser.
But heading into Friday’s opening, the actor everyone seems to be talking about is Aziz Ansari, who has created [...]
‘Harry Potter’ IMAX Opening, ‘Funny People’ Top The Weekly Box Office Poll
The majority of you — 60% — will forego the week’s latest movie releases in favor of witnessing the IMAX Experience for the summer hit “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.” I’m not expecting to see another record-breaking weekend along the lines of what happened when “Prince” opened a couple of weeks ago however. Mainly [...]
