The Summer of 2012 has been pretty light on comedy. Ted was certainly funny and 21 Jump Street, a few months back, was a welcome surprise but so far we're still searching for that breakout, quote with your friends, insane laugh fest that Superbad, The Hangover and others have been in recent years. For your…
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While the foreign comedy Klown has often been likened to a Danish version of The Hangover, if half of what we've heard about it is true, it's far darker and raunchy than any adventure we've ever seen the wolf pack engage in. A feature film sequel of a hit TV series, the Mikkel Nørgaard-directed film…
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Revealed to US audiences at Fantastic Fest 2011, the Danish comedy Klown (aka Klovn, or Clown) quickly made a name for itself as a confrontational, explicit comedy. Based on a Danish TV comedy series, Mikkel Nørgaard's film stars Frank Hvam and Casper Christensen as two friends on a “Tour De Pussy” getaway trip. Just in…
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HBO's Eastbound and Down will conclude its third and final season this weekend, but star Danny McBride's love affair with dark comedy lives on. McBride is set to write, produce, and star in Clown, Warner Bros.' remake of the Danish film Klovn. Todd Phillips is lined up to produce, which seems all too appropriate given…
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Though Fantastic Fest still has three days left packed with movies, the best of the best have been revealed. Monday night, the awards for the best films, actors, writers and directors of the festival were announced in several different categories. Some of the winners are films I've already reviewed and loved. The Audience Award went…
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