Comedy
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'House' Alumna Jennifer Morrison Joins CBS Comedy 'How I Met Your Mother'
Deadline.com &bull 3 Hours Ago
Former House co-star Jennifer Morrison has signed on for a major recurring role on the upcoming sixth season of the CBS comedy How I Met Your Mother. The role, a new love interest for lead Josh Radnor's Ted Mosby, is… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Lionsgate Films
- drama
- Comedy
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EXCLUSIVE: New 'Star Wars' Poster From Mondo -- 'Dawn Of Tatooine'
MTV Movies Blog &bull 4 Hours Ago
Today has already brought with it a rich bounty of awesome Alamo Drafthouse-related news. MTV spoke with CEO and founder Tim League this morning about the past, present and future of his company. We not only learned of the launch… Full Story »
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Film: Review: Bran Nue Dae
A.V. Club &bull 5 Hours Ago
Based on a popular Aboriginal stage musical, Bran Nue Dae is about a teenage Christian's struggle to stay morally pure in the Outback (and briefly in Perth) in the late '60s, when wild music and loose women abound. Rocky McKenzie… Full Story »
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The Virginity Hit
Film Critic &bull 5 Hours Ago
Having established itself as a viable format for horror, the first-person handheld camera style is used for comedy in The Virginity Hit -- specifically the American Pie-type sex comedy, in which young people obsess about losing their virginity but manage eventually to learn to… Full Story »
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Heartbreaker (L'arnacoeur) - 64.2% Positive Reviews
Movie Review Intelligence &bull 5 Hours Ago
Synopsis: French language romantic comedy about a brother and sister who split up couples for money and are challenged by their most recent job: breaking up a millionaire couple who are genuinely happy together. One day before opening in New York City and Los Angeles, early reviews for Heartbreaker (L'arnacoeur) are good. David Denby… Full Story »
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Bran Nue Dae - 49.5% Positive Reviews
Movie Review Intelligence &bull 5 Hours Ago
Synopsis: Musical comedy set in 1960s Australia, about a 16 year-old Aboriginal boy who runs away from his Catholic boarding school and hitchhikes from Perth to his hometown of Broome. One day before opening in limited release, Bran Nue Dae's early reviews are fair. Michael C. Walsh wrote in the Boston Phoenix, "The music does range from gospel to filmi to country - but there isn't… Full Story »
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No Clicking! Larry Sanders Show Gets New Release Date
Inside Pulse - Movies &bull 5 Hours AgoAfter a slight delay, The Larry Sanders Show: The Complete Collection is due out on election day. The HBO series has had a bumpy path on DVD with a first season set followed by a Best of compilation. Fans feared they'd never see the six seasons at home. The series was innovative in its look behind life at a late night talk show. Larry Sanders (Garry Shandling) took us into a world populated by the cut throat and the brain dead. He's constantly fighting with the network executives, battling… Full Story »
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Exclusive 'You Again' Clip: Kristen Bell as a Nerd, Betty White Being Awesome
Inside Movies &bull Yesterday
It's rare that a female-helmed comedy includes so much awesome physical humor as well as a star-studded cast, but the upcoming 'You Again' has both in spades. As if Betty White's hilarious presence weren't enough, the film, about a young… Full Story »
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Alamo Drafthouse Starts Distribution Label Drafthouse Films
FirstShowing.net &bull Yesterday
Some big news this morning. The world famous Alamo Drafthouse in Austin, Texas announced that they're starting a distribution label called Drafthouse Films and will be releasing the British "terrorist comedy" Four Lions (that showed at Sundance earlier this year).… Full Story »
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Topics:
- Sundance
- Comedy
- independent
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Toronto 2010: A high-profile festival looks for some sleepers
Los Angeles Times - Movies &bull Yesterday
The film festival in the lovely city of Toronto, under whose cloudy skies we've just arrived, is especially good at showcasing, and sorting, the high-profile awards titles we'll be bombarded with throughout the fall. We'll have a complete list of the… Full Story »
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Why Do All Movie Marriages Suck?
Cinematical &bull Yesterday
I'm probably the last person you should turn to for a thoughtful and heartfelt discussion about the highs and lows of marriage, being the footloose and fancy free type. But while I may not know much about marriage in the real world, I do know about 'movie marriage', and I've come to the sad conclusion that most movie marriages -- for the lack of a better word -- suck. This epiphany came to me when I was watching the Tina Fey and Steve Carell comedy, Date Night, and I… Full Story »
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Alamo Drafthouse: Founder Tim League On The Company's Past, Present And Future
MTV Movies Blog &bull Yesterday
You can be forgiven for being foggy on the name Alamo Drafthouse, especially if you've never spent time in Austin, Texas. The movie theater picks up accolades from all of those who pay a visit: Entertainment Weekly called it the "#1 theater in America"; "coolest movie theater in the world" from Wired; "Best Theatrical Experience Award" from Fandango. Going there isn't just about sitting in a dark room and watching a movie; it's an event. Food is served. Attendees are engaged not just with what's on the screen but with the people around them. Weekly special showings… Full Story »
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Tamil actor Murali's most memorable films
rediff Movies &bull Yesterday
Famous for roles that portrayed him as a perceptive singer or lover who pines away for his beloved, he had no airs about himself, either on-screen or off. This isn't to say that he played only the beleaguered lover; by turns, he was a strong brother, caring friend, a formidable warrior and rollicking funny-man too. In over a 100 films, Murali managed to entrain Tamil cinema fans with engaging performances that brought gentle romance and unrequited love into fashion, over the 80s, 90s and early 2000s. Director Ameerjahn's debut movie happened to be the first film of Kannada director Siddhalingiah's… Full Story »
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"I'm Still Here" a hoax? And does anyone care?
New York Post - Buzz Movie Blog &bull Yesterday
Longtime People magazine critic Leah Rozen points out that Joaquin Phoenix is basically doing an Andy Kaufman shtick in "I'm Still Here," a purported documentary (that everyone thinks is a mockumentary) in which Phoenix pukes, punches an assistant, does drugs… Full Story »
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Short Film, Short Review: THE LEGEND OF BEAVER DAM
Twitch &bull Yesterday
Though Michael Dowse's Fubar II gets all the love as the official opening night feature of the 2010 Midnight Madness program the film that really kicks things of is the preceding short. Jerome Sable's The Legend Of Beaver Dam is… Full Story »
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Zurich focuses on young filmmakers
Variety &bull Yesterday
BERLIN -- Unveiling its lineup on Thursday, the Zurich Film Festival is again presenting a showcase of world cinema from young up and coming filmmakers from around the globe. Among the selections unspooling in the fest's three main competition sections are Derek Cianfrance's relationship drama… Full Story »
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The Greatest Movie Theater In The World Now Has A Distribution Company
Film Threat &bull Yesterday
As if this month's Fantastic Fest couldn't keep him busy enough, Tim League and his Alamo Drafthouse, easily the world's greatest movie theater, has not only announced their own distribution company, Drafthouse Films, but they've also announced that they will… Full Story »
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Late actors Wright, Chaykin featured at TIFF
CBC- Film News &bull Yesterday
One of actress Tracy Wright's final roles was as an archivist in new director Daniel Cockburn's film You Are Here.(TIFF)Some of the final onscreen work of Maury Chaykin and Tracy Wright will unspool at the Toronto International Film Festival just months after the deaths of the veteran Canadian actors. Chaykin, the accomplished character actor who died at age 61 in July, steals scenes as an eccentric mobster in Casino Jack, which stars Kevin Spacey as Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff. He also… Full Story »
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Unmaking the Sausage: Hansel And Gretel: Witch Hunters is Supposed to Be a Joke, Right?
Movieline &bull Yesterday
Haha, Hollywood you guys. Always with the fake-franchise speculation, hype and innuendo, the inflation of a screenwriter's pitch to a full-blown screenplay, the complete and total fabrication of cast and director negotiations, attachments and commitments too funny. Especially Paramount's Hansel… Full Story »
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Take it from a boomer: TV will break your heart
Observations on film art &bull YesterdayFilm Art: An Introduction Textbook written in collaboration with Kristin Thompson. Ninth edition, New York: McGraw-Hill, 2009.Go to McGraw-Hill's extensive online information center for the book, including a sample chapter. The Frodo Franchise: The Lord of the Rings and Modern Hollywood by Kristin Thompson. Berkeley: University of California Press, 2007.400 pages, 6 9 inches, 12 color illustrations; 36 b/w illustrations. The tiny subtitle reads: "How 'The Lord of the Rings' became a Hollywood blockbuster and put New Zealand on the map." We might answer by saying we don't watch any TV, but that would be a fib. Like everybody, we… Full Story »
