Seriously, with a title like Tropic Thunder, I wonder how many storm-related movie headlines will be out there. Stuff like “Tropic Thunder blows into town this weekend!” or “Tropic Thunder hopes for box office lightning!” Is there anywhere you can apply for a job putting really bad puns to work? If so, I want it. [...]
At This Recording, Tyler Coates reviews Keith Gessen’s All The Sad Young Literary Men, a book that I’m admittedly curious about, but absolutely refuse to read in hardcover unless someone gives me a copy. It is one of those new fangled novels that wants to tell people in their late 20s and early 30s who [...]
April 24, 2008 – 11:33 am
A new outlet for bored comedians: IMDb performance art.
Pamela McClintock at Variety notes that the fact that Universal is opening two comedies in two weeks––Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Baby Mama––is a sign that the release schedule is over-crowded with comic content. Related: Judd Apatow gets yet another job.
James Schamus will adapt the memoir Taking Woodstock: A True Story of a Riot, Concert, and [...]
Who knew Oliver Stone was making a cartoon?
Paul interviews Steve Conrad about THE PROMOTION, a new comedy with John C. Reilly and Sean William Scott
SXSW 2008: Steve Conrad interview [7:15m]:
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February 7, 2008 – 2:00 pm
The news [via Vulture] that Larry David has been cast in the lead of Woody Allen’s upcoming return to New York project makes me really happy for some reason. I mean, obviously, he’s been cast in the traditional role of Woody stand-in; and, obviously, there is going to be either a romance or some kind [...]
January 9, 2008 – 1:33 pm
…Bloggers To Pretend Like They Didn’t See It Coming.
January 3, 2008 – 10:00 am
Is David Cross’ defense of ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS a brave challenge to post-punk consumerism? Or an overly-sensitive response to a missed joke?
January 2, 2008 – 10:01 am
David Cross has written a long blog post justifying his appearance in Alvin and the Chipmunks. He lists four “mitigating factors” (and #4 has a sub-clause, so it’s really five), but it all pretty much comes down to what you’d expect: “indie hipster cred” doesn’ pay for upstate cottages, and he needed the job. An [...]
