• Unexpected Sequels: 'MacGruber 2' Teased; 'Hook' Actor Developing Prequel

    When MacGruber, the big-screen expansion of a few small MacGyver-parodying skits from SNL, was released in 2010, the film was considered a bomb. In short order, however, the film developed a passionate following, and the cult of MacGruber continues to grow from month to month. Still, given how long it took to get the stars…

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  • This Week In DVD & Blu-Ray: MacGruber, The Office (Season 6), Solitary Man, And More

    This Week in DVD & Blu-ray is a column that compiles all the latest info regarding new DVD and Blu-ray releases, sales, and exclusive deals from stores including Target, Best Buy and Fry’s. MACGRUBER Not everyone is going to appreciate MacGruber's unabashed clever-stupid comedic sensibilities, and those that do will likely be accused of being…

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  • /Filmcast Ep. 101 - MacGruber (GUEST: Dan Eckman, Director Of Mystery Team)

    In this week’s /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar, and Adam Quigley compare and contrast Lost with Battlestar Galactica and Shattered Glass. Special guest Dan Eckman joins us for this episode. Dan's new film Mystery Team is out on DVD today. You can always e-mail us at slashfilmcast(AT)gmail(DOT)com, or call and leave a voicemail at 781-583-1993.…

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  • Box Office: MacGruber Bombs, Final Shrek Takes Top Slot From Iron Man

    According to the early Friday box office estimates, Universal's Saturday Night Live big screen adaptation of MacGruber bombed with only $1.6 million on Friday, headed for an estimated weekend total of $4.5 million. Not only did it lose out to the new Shrek film, but also the second weekend of Summit's romantic drama Letters To…

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  • MacGruber - What Did You Think?

    Please Note: This post will be sticky’d to the top of the site for the remainder of the weekend. Traditionally, Saturday Night Live spinoff movies are a dicey proposition. The good ones are few and far between. Most try to stay too close to the sketches that spawned them, and never make a case for…

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  • MacGruber Red-Band Trailer #2

    We've already seen one red-band trailer for MacGruber, in which director Jorma Taccone and Will Forte expands their MacGyver-spoof shorts from Saturday Night Live into an unlikely feature comedy. Now there's a second red-band clip which emphasizes the action a bit more…or, wait, the comedy? No, definitely the action. See the confusion below. Among other…

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  • Early Buzz: MacGruber Premieres At SXSW

    MacGruber premiered last night at SXSW in Austin, and the early reviews have begun to hit the interwebs. I've included some excerpts after the jump. CinemaBlend: "MacGruber is not, even for a second, half as clever as the SNL sketches it’s based upon. Instead it’s an unending string of easy scatological jokes which, despite being…

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  • SXSW 2010 Feature Film Line-Up Announced

    The South By Southwest Film Festival have announced their complete Feature Film line-up for their 2010 fest, which runs March 12 - 20, 2010 in Austin, Texas. Notable films include the Saturday Night Live movie MacGruber, Jay & Mark Duplass' Sundance hit Cyrus, Bernard Rose's Mr. Nice, Tim Blake Nelson's Leaves of Grass, Jean-Pierre Jeunet's…

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  • MacGruber Green-Band Trailer

    We brought you the red-band trailer for the upcoming MacGruber film just a few days ago, and now the studio has released a safer green-band version to lure unsuspecting families into its R-rated den of sin. The film is an adaptation of the SNL sketches featuring Will Forte as the titular MacGuyver spoof. In addition…

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