In this edition, watch the first part about the history of X-Men in a new doc short, Billy on the Street is back with The Jonas Brothers, and more.
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America's very own Kenny Powers aka The Man with the Golden Dick is officially leaving North Carolina and shipping off to play ball(s) in Mexico, better known as Hell on Earth in recent months due to drug cartel violence, kidnappings, and the rest of it. So, yikes, the "sour patch" seems only to worsen for Danny…
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Now that Danny McBride and Jody Hill ostensibly have the keys to the kingdom by way of their new production company, Rough House Pictures, the world of comedy better watch its stagnant ass. Hill is attached to direct, and McBride to star as a "beaten down, hardboiled private investigator," in a new action-comedy called L.A.P.I.…
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The Hollywood Reporter had a chance to ask Quentin Tarantino about his favorite films of 2009, and the filmmaker responded with the following eight movies... 1. JJ Abrams' Star Trek 2. Sam Raimi's Drag Me To Hell 3. Judd Apatow's Funny People 4. Jason Reitman's Up in the Air 5. Prachya Pinkaew's Chocolate 6. Jody…
Read MoreThis 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. OBSERVE AND REPORT It's understandable that Observe and Report would polarize audiences. That the film even received financing remains surprising to me.…
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With only two feature films and one TV show to his name, writer/director Jody Hill, is now synonymous with ignoring the boundaries and "genre rules" of modern comedy and creating anti-heroes that laughably burble with nihilistic rage, scary faux pas and hot-air egos. But there is also an internal depth to these macho doofuses played…
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In this episode of the /Filmcast, David Chen, Devindra Hardawar and Adam Quigley discuss the ideal business situation for 3-D glasses at theaters, get excited about Duncan Jones' Moon, deconstruct the awfulness of Marley & Me, and reflect on the brilliance of Jody Hill. Special guests Katey Rich from Cinemablend and Whitney Matheson from USA…
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Weekend Update: Due to the amazing bitch-session in the comments: the following article is a combination free-form essay/review on the genius, relevance, and influences of writer/director Jody Hill and his works including The Foot Fist Way, Eastbound & Down, and his latest, Observe and Report. It also deals with the growing trend of incredibly dark…
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I just returned from the set of H2 (Halloween 2) and am running off adrenaline, craft services coffee, and an iPod of Brian Jonestown Massacre and MF Doom. And also, a little bit of anger. Let me just say that Twitter has become a HUGE problem on movie sets, and that I do not grasp…
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The new Seth Rogen R-rated mallcop comedy Observe and Report premiered at SXSW earlier tonight. The reviews will be pouring in from Austin, after the party's come to an end later tonight (and we'll give a roundup tomorrow), but for now lets check in with the 140-character buzz on Twitter. Seems like a lot of…
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Warner Bros has released a red band movie trailer for the upcoming Seth Rogen comedy Observe and Report on the film's official website. Jody Hill's follow-up to the cult comedy The Foot Fist Way, which will premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin Texas in March. I have yet to see The…
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Warner Bros has announced that Observe and Report, Jody Hill's follow-up to the cult comedy The Foot Fist Way will premiere at the South By Southwest Film Festival in Austin Texas in March, a month before the film hits theaters on April 10th 2009.. The dark comedy stars Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Michael Pena and…
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Warner Bros, Fox, Universal, Disney and Sony have released a bunch of new photos to the Los Angeles Times for their 2009 movie preview. I've included a few of the photos after the jump. Spike Jonze's adaptation of Where the Wild Things Are Behind the scenes of James Cameron's Avatar Street Fighter: The Legend of…
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One of the 2009 films we're most anticipating is Observe and Report, due in April, from director Jody Hill (The Foot Fist Way). Yesterday, when Peter posted new stills from the R-rated comedy starring Seth Rogen as an obsessive mall cop, several commenters began negatively comparing O&R with January's stillborn Kevin James vehicle, Paul Blart:…
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Warner Bros has released the first two photos for Observe and Report, Jody Hill's follow-up to the cult comedy The Foot Fist Way. The dark comedy stars Seth Rogen, Anna Faris, Michael Pena and Ray Liotta. The full plot synopsis follows: "At the Forest Ridge Mall, head of security Ronnie Barnhardt patrols his jurisdiction with…
Read MoreThe cast for Seth Rogen's raunchy mall cop comedy, Observe and Report, has rounded out with a supporting cast that includes the ever glowin' Anna Farris (Smiley Face, Scary Movie), Ray Liotta, Michael Pena (Lions for Lambs) and Jesse Plemons (cult fave on TV's Friday Night Lights). While the mall cop premise sounds a little…
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With his 2008 slate nicely stocked with cheeba and T&A (The Pineapple Express, Zack and Miri Make a Porno) gruffy, young superstar Seth Rogen looks to keep the debauchery rollin' into '09. He's set to star in the mall cop comedy Observe and Report, to be written and directed by Jody Hill, the latest to…
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