Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week,…
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Following revelations of Morgan Spurlock sexual misconduct, the Super Size Me filmmaker stepped down from his production company Warrior Poets.
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A Morgan Spurlock Simpsons mockumentary episode will air this Sunday to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the classic Simpsons episode 'Homer at the Bat.'
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Super Size Me 2 debuted at the Toronto International Film Festival, and it already has YouTube Red in talks to buy it. Read the early reactions from TIFF.
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Morgan Spurlock's Rats Trailer is presented like a horror film even though its a documentary. It will make you scared to ever sit on a NYC toilet.
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Produced by Morgan Spurlock, The Pistol Shrimps follows the L.A.-based rec-league team, which features Aubrey Plaza. Watch The Pistol Shrimps trailer.
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Morgan Spurlock has binged on McDonald's and followed around One Direction, and now he's pointing the camera at artisans in the Crafted trailer.
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Fourgrounds Media has released The Auteurs of Christmas which reimagining the magic of Christmas morning through the eyes of 20 famous filmmakers.
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Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: What better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? This week…
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Morgan Spurlock's Warrior Poets company signed a deal to develop TV and film based on the AP. Read more about the Morgan Spurlock Associated Press deal.
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Showtime orders a new show from Morgan Spurlock, Seven Deadly Sins, which will be comprised of seven episodes each dedicated to a single sin.
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TriStar Pictures has released the first trailer for the Morgan Spurlock-directed One Direction 3D movie. The trailer makes it seem more of a puff-piece documentary than the cash-grab 3D concert film most were expecting. Watch the trailer embedded after the jump, and leave your thoughts in the comments below. http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=2ands0XvSnU Official Studio Released Info: One…
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I'll read anything by Tim Ferriss -- The bestselling author of the Four Hour series of books (Workweek, Body, and now, The 4-Hour Chef) is part genius, yet equal part mad man. In his books, Ferriss explains how to hack your life to happiness by accomplishing more with less work. Some of his insane theories…
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I can't claim to know anything about the boy band One Direction, though a quick and easy search tells me they're kids from England and Ireland who have been releasing records for two years after being discovered via the show The X Factor, and whose management has done a pretty good job of selling. At…
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Having tackled the fast-food industry, the war on terror, and product placement with his last several works, Morgan Spurlock takes on the less overtly political topic of male grooming in Mansome. Featuring interviews with experts, ordinary joes, oddities, and celebrities (Jason Bateman, Will Arnett, Paul Rudd, Judd Apatow, John Waters, etc.), the lighthearted film tackles the…
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Those new episodes of Arrested Development won't be hitting Netflix til sometime next year, but in the meantime you can content yourself with watching Will Arnett and Jason Bateman enjoy an epic spa day that'd be worthy of Lucille Bluth. Titled Mansome, the new documentary by Morgan Spurlock sees Arnett, Bateman, and other paragons of masculinity exploring the eternal question of…
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Morgan Spurlock's latest film, Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope, is in select theaters now as well as On Demand and iTunes. /Film recently sat down with the Oscar-nominated director to talk about the documentary, which was produced by Stan Lee, Joss Whedon, Harry Knowles and Thomas Tull, and in the first part of our…
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If you've been struggling to remove your individual falsies, then get ready to struggle no more.
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Director Morgan Spurlock is best known for his documentary films, and even his television shows are all reality based. Since hitting the scene in 2004 with the Oscar-nominated Super Size Me, Spurlock has made a ton of movies and TV shows but has yet to tackle narrative fiction. Earlier this year, the director revealed he…
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Note: This review was first published on September 11th 2011, and the film was screened during the Toronto International Film Festival. Spurlock's film is now available on demand, so we're republishing the review. I've since seen the movie a second time and gladly recommend it to any pop culture geek I know. When I first…
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As fans patiently wait for new episodes of Arrested Development, maybe watching Michael and Gob Bluth talk about body hair will help fill the void. Jason Bateman and Will Arnett not only star in, but are the executive producers of a new documentary called Mansome, directed by Morgan Spurlock. The humorous documentary delves deep into the crevices of…
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One of the most insightful, emotional, and just plain fun documentaries I saw last year was Morgan Spurlock's Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope. Granted, part of that excitement was due to my personal connection to the material, having been a long time attendee of San Diego Comic-Con. But if you're a fan of…
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Morgan Spurlock's latest documentary Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope was one of Peter's favorite movies at Toronto and one of my favorite movies of Fantastic Fest. It's a totally different film for the Super Size Me director as he stays off camera and follows several unique people on their journey to the mecca…
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Filmmaker Morgan Spurlock's already had quite a busy 2011. January saw the premiere of his product placement documentary The Greatest Movie Ever Sold at Sundance; this summer brought the release of his Hulu series A Day in the Life; and this month marked the debut of Comic-Con Episode Four: A Fan's Hope at TIFF. In…
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Morgan Spurlock has never been one to take a break. You'd think after releasing the awesome Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold (now available in your home) he might take some time off. But no. He's got Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope premiering at Toronto later this month, the TV show…
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With films like Super Size Me, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden? and Pom Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, not to mention shows like 30 Days and A Day In The Life, Morgan Spurlock has pretty much established himself as a documentary guy. Not only that, he's the documentary guy that's…
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For those who go to Comic Con year after year, there's always a point when one has to stammer through an attempted description of the pure sensory overload that characterizes the event. Soon we won't have to go through elaborate ; we'll be able to point at Comic Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope and…
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