0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/30/2015
The MTV Movie Awards haven’t been must-see pop culture viewing for quite some time. But hiring comedian Amy Schumer as this year’s host has rekindled some interest. Here is the first promo for the show, which features Schumer and Anna Kendrick. (Warning: The last three seconds are probably NSFW. You didn’t let us down, Schumer!) […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/29/2015
Saturday Night Live is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a NBC special on Feb. 15. The hope is that virtually everyone ever associated with the show returns to Studio 8H to join in the festivities. That applies especially to the breakout stars who have rarely or never returned to the show. One of those names […]
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To me, one of the most pleasant comedy surprises in recent years was 2012’s Ted. A movie with a teddy bear voiced by Seth McFarlane teamed up with Mark Wahlberg resulted in something funnier than anyone had good reason to expect. (Ted‘s success is one reason why last summer’s A Million Ways to Die in […]
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Terminator: Genisys, Paramount’s attempt to reboot the “Terminator” franchise, hasn’t looked entirely promising, based on released story details (which make significant changes to previous mythology) and the actors cast to play iconic roles like Sarah Connor, John Connor and Kyle Reese. (Actually, I think Jai Courtney as Reese is really the only one that’s raising an […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/28/2015
On Tuesday, director Paul Feig revealed the new cast for his Ghostbusters reboot with the following tweet. pic.twitter.com/LBtv2YXfv6 — Paul Feig (@paulfeig)
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Ever since Wet Hot American Summer became a cult hit in 2001, fans have wanted a sequel or follow-up to the film. Several of the actors in the cast — such as Bradley Cooper, Paul Rudd and Amy Poehler — have gone on to become major stars, so part of the fun would be seeing […]
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Having pioneered the five-dollar price point for buying comedy specials to download or stream online, Louis CK has released his second such program exclusively on his website, titled Louis CK Live at the Comedy Store. http://youtu.be/acWdh0a_92A As CK said in a “long winded, unedited coffee-addled, had to shit the whole time while my kids yelled […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/27/2015
There have been rumors for months that director Paul Feig (The Heat, Bridesmaids) sought an all-female cast to replace Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Harold Ramis and Ernie Hudson in his reboot of Ghostbusters. Melissa McCarthy was a natural to be a part of that foursome, given her previous work with Feig and status as one […]
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No superhero blockbuster movie in recent memory has been in need of good publicity more than Fantastic Four. Going on little more than rumor, speculation and likely outright fabrication, Fox’s reboot of the Marvel Comics property (which was made into 2005 and 2007 movies) has been seemingly drowning underneath a wave of negative press. We’ll […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/26/2015
Larry Wilmore was put in kind of an unenviable situation by Comedy Central, being asked to replace Stephen Colbert in the 11:30 p.m. ET time slot after The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. I say “kind of unenviable,” however, because Wilmore now has his own show on Comedy Central. As Wilmore said in last Monday’s (Jan. […]
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If you’ve been a regular watcher of HBO’s Last Week Tonight, you know that one of John Oliver’s recurring jokes is his dissatisfaction with Jamie Dornan being cast as Christian Grey in the movie adaptation of Fifty Shades of Grey. Oliver even started the hashtag #NotMyChristian to make his stance clear. But as it turns […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/24/2015
Action movies and TV are filled with archery these days. Whether it’s Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games films, Hawkeye in The Avengers, Legolas in the Lord of the Rings and Hobbit franchises, or Oliver Queen on Arrow, the bow and arrow is a choice weapon among many of today’s heroes. Even some bad guys […]
0 comments by Ian Casselberry on 1/23/2015
NBC’s Hannibal ended its second season with the famed serial killer running off to Europe after discovering that FBI profiler Will Graham had been deceiving him in an attempt to get him arrested. As could be expected from the most grisly show on television, it was messy and bloody. And well, it was kind of […]
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One of the more exciting developments of the latest batch of X-Men films is the franchise’s ambition toward reinventing itself and rebooting its core characters for a new audience and fresh set of films. In 2011, X-Men: First Class dialed the clock back from Patrick Stewart’s Professor Xavier to James McAvoy’s younger version of the […]
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Enough about #DeflateGate and #Ballghazi already. As Super Bowl week approaches, there have to be more interesting stories to cover, right? How about Captain America and Star-Lord making a bet on the big game? Chris Evans, who suits up as the Star-Spangled Avenger on the big screen, threw down the gauntlet to his fellow Marvel […]
