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Nominations for the First Annual Comedy Awards

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: February 15th, 2011 at 1:23 pm

Last month, we found out Comedy Central and MTV Networks were putting together The Comedy Awards, a broadcast awards event to honor the best comedy films, actors, TV series, digital content and stand-up acts. The Comedy Awards will be taped on March 26th for a premiere on Sunday, April 10th which will be simultaneous broadcast on Comedy Central, Spike TV, TV Land, VH1 and Nick At Nite. Now the nominations for the awards’ debut have finally been revealed, and they mostly hit the nail on the head. There’s love for big comedies like The Other Guys and Get Him to the Greek, but lower profile films like Cyrus and Tiny Furniture get some love too. Check out the full list of nominees after the jump.

Top 10 Films of 2010

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 31st, 2010 at 10:06 am

I won’t deny the vanity of year-end lists.  Most professional critics will sit through over 100 new films per year and the year-end list is a badge of honor that says, “These are the films I appreciated the most.  Behold.”  Despite the vanity, I continue to think that the year-end Top 10 provides a valuable service to the average moviegoer.  Most folks don’t have the time, cash, or inclination to see every movie released in a given year and a Top 10 list says, “Here are the must-see films from the past 365 days.  Netflix them or something.”  I didn’t get to see every film that could have potentially made this list, but I feel confident in my choices.  So forgive my indulgence and hit the jump for my Top 10 films of 2010.

Best Performances, Directors, and Other Miscellany of 2010

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: December 29th, 2010 at 3:33 pm

In my profession, there are two very important things you must do: watch movies and keep notes.  I did an alright job with the first one, but admittedly fell short on the latter.  While last year I was able to confidently provide what I thought were the best kills and quotes, this year I didn’t do a good job with record keeping and so I’ve omitted those categories.  Next year I’ll be more meticulous and make it a point to see movie where people get destroyed while saying witty things.

However, I did see enough movies to confidently make a list of the folks I thought were the best actors, directors, and other miscellaneous greats.  Hit the jump to check out my picks.

EASY A Director Will Gluck, Emma Stone Reunited for Untitled Screen Gems Comedy

by Bill Graham    Posted: November 12th, 2010 at 5:39 pm

Fans of the well-received teen comedy Easy A have much to celebrate today. That’s because Deadline is reporting that director/writer/producer Will Gluck has signed a deal with Screen Gems that will have him fill all three roles for an upcoming, untitled comedy starring Emma Stone. The idea is to have the film in production by next summer. While the deal will reunite Gluck and Stone from their time on Easy A, there is an interesting omission that is never mentioned in the article. Hit the jump to find out what that unsecured but key element is and how Gluck and Stone will manage to work this film into their busy schedules.

Weekend Box Office – THE TOWN Takes In $28.3 Million

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: September 19th, 2010 at 9:28 am

Everything went according to plan for the movie The Town after its somewhat surprising first place finish on Friday. That means that the R-rated drama is America’s new number one movie; taking in an estimated $23.8 million from 2,861 locations.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	The Town	$23,800,000	$23.8
2	Easy A	$18,200,000	$18.2
3	Devil	$12,500,000	$12.5
4	Resident Evil 3D	$5,840,000	$43.9
5	Alpha & Omega	$9,200,000	$9.2
6	Takers	$3,000,000	$52.3
7	The American	$2,756,000	$32.8
8	Inception	$2,015,000	$285.1
9	The Other Guys	$2,000,000	$115.4
10	Machete	$1,700,000	$24.3

Friday Box Office – Ben Affleck’s THE TOWN Has a Big $8.3 Million Debut

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: September 18th, 2010 at 10:40 am

With a string of recent dramas – both good and bad – underperforming at 2010’s box office, you can color me happily surprised to find Warner Brother’s The Town easily topping Friday’s box office estimates. Ben Affleck’s second feature film as director matched great reviews with a tireless promotion schedule and took in an estimated $8.3 million from its 2,861 locations. Already well above projections, The Town is now on track to make $25 million by Sunday. Meanwhile, the two films that were supposed to battle for number one – Sony’s Easy A and Universal’s Devil – came up a little short despite their demo-skewing PG-13 pedigrees. Easy A brought in an estimated $6.8 million while Devil seems to have inspired only limited devotion at number three with $4.9 million. In hindsight, maybe it wasn’t such a good idea to place producer M Night Shyamalan’s name so prominently in the film’s advertising? Lionsgate’s low budget, animated Alpha & Omega closes out Friday’s top five with $2.3 million. Details and the weekend’s top ten back here tomorrow.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	The Town	$8,380,000	$8.3
2	Easy A	$6,800,000	$6.8
3	Devil	$4,930,000	$4.9
4	Resident Evil 3D	$3,000,000	$36.8
5	Alpha & Omega	$2,300,000	$2.3

Stanley Tucci Video Interview EASY A

by Jonah    Posted: September 18th, 2010 at 8:03 am

Screen Gems’ Easy A tells the story of good girl Olive (Emma Stone), who like literary character Hester Pryn, finds herself at the center of a small town’s ridicule.  At the Easy A press junket, Stanley Tucci had plenty to say about playing Emma Stone’s laid back and likeable father Dill.  And for all you Marvel movie fans…he also talked about his role as Doctor Erksine in next summer’s Captain America: The First Avenger.  Check out what he had to say after the jump.

Penn Badgley Exclusive Video Interview EASY A

by Jonah    Posted: September 17th, 2010 at 8:57 am

If you don’t recognize Penn Badgley from one of his several roles in films like The Stepfather and John Tucker Must Die, its possible you might recognize him from a little show called Gossip Girl.  In Screen Gems’ Easy A, Badgley plays Woodchuck Todd who doesn’t buy into all the rumors surrounding lead character Olive (Emma Stone).  At the Easy A press junket, Badgley talked adolescence, working with a great cast, and what’s coming up on this season of Gossip Girl.  The full interview lies after the jump.

EASY A Review

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 17th, 2010 at 6:22 am

Easy A is easily one of the funniest comedies of the year.   It’s witty, clever, silly, and is anchored by a breakthrough performance by star Emma Stone.  Comedies set in high schools are usually a grind, but Easy A is the best one since 2004′s Mean Girls. The film even has some smart commentary on the nature of reputation in the digital age and how easier access to information hasn’t made it any easier to get to the truth, especially when a lie can be so much juicier.  And in between its smart jokes and thoughtful subtext, Easy A also has a big heart.  That’s essential when your protagonist is cashing in on pretending to be a skank.

Emma Stone Quotes Admiral Akbar in our EASY A Video Interview

by Jonah    Posted: September 16th, 2010 at 10:43 am

If you DON’T like Emma Stone, I think there must be something wrong with you.  Stone has lit up the screen in several supporting roles from The House Bunny to Zombieland.  Finally carrying the tag of lead actor in Screen Gems’ Easy A, Stone plays Olive Penderghast who finds herself through — some fault of her own — at the swirling center of a rumor mill that leads to her being ostracized much like literary character Hester Pryn (from the book she’s studying in English Class).  At the Easy A press junket, Stone had plenty to say about adolescence, the challenges of carrying a film, and how she feels about the Zombieland sequel.  Watch the full interview after the jump.

Director Will Gluck Video Interview EASY A

by Jonah    Posted: September 15th, 2010 at 3:42 pm

It takes a fairly competent director to corral a cast including multiple Oscar nominees AND teen magazine cover kids.  With Screen Gems’ Easy A, director Will Gluck takes such a challenge and produces a hilarious film that manages to not hit you over the head with it’s positive message about being yourself.  In Easy A, unassuming Olive (Emma Stone) learns that sometimes anonymity isn’t so bad.  At the press junket, Gluck talked adolescence, how he assembled his cast through blackmail, and the upcoming Friends With Benefits starring Justin Timberlake.  Watch the interview after the jump.

First Ten Minutes of EASY A Online

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 14th, 2010 at 10:22 am

The Emma Stone comedy Easy A has received highly positive buzz coming out of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.  When you see the first ten minutes of the movie that studio Screen Gems has put online, you’ll begin to understand why.  While the framing device of Emma Stone’s character narrating her story via a video blog reminds me of this, there’s also plenty of wit and Stone looks like she could be giving a breakthrough performance.  This intro does a great job of selling the movie and after watching these first ten minutes, I’m betting you’ll want to see the other eighty.

Hit the jump to check out the first ten minutes of the film and click here to see eight clips plus a featurette.  Easy A opens this Friday.

Director Will Gluck Interview EASY A; Plus Updates on FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS, TAILDRAGGERS, and More

by Sheila Roberts    Posted: September 13th, 2010 at 9:31 pm

Will Gluck is a filmmaker with an authentic voice who usually writes the material he directs and creates projects that have something to say about popular culture in a unique way. After Fired Up, his first foray into the high school genre, met with a less than enthusiastic reception, he was wary of doing another high school movie again. But that changed after he read Easy A, Bert Royal’s sharp and funny script about Olive Penderghast, a smart high school senior who acquires a sudden reputation as the campus slut after a little white lie she tells hits the social network sites with lightening speed and takes on a life of its own.

Gluck is currently in production on his next feature, Friends with Benefits, starring Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Woody Harrelson, Patricia Clarkson, and Richard Jenkins. He is also lined up to direct Rehab from a screenplay by Sam Laybourne and has written the comedy Taildraggers about a group of young Alaskan pilots who face off against a local taxi company. On the small screen, he is currently developing an untitled show about the Catskills gas rush for HBO with Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Russo.  More after the jump:

Stanley Tucci Interview EASY A; Plus Updates on CAPTAIN AMERICA and BURLESQUE

by Sheila Roberts    Posted: September 12th, 2010 at 4:32 pm

Stanley Tucci is no stranger to playing intelligent characters and delivering masterful performances such as George Harvey, the creepy neighbor in The Lovely Bones, Nigel, the sarcastic fashion consultant to an infamous fashionista boss in The Devil Wears Prada, and Frank Nitti, Al Capone’s right-hand man in Road to Perdition. His latest performance in Easy A, an outrageously funny teen comedy directed by Will Gluck from a smart script by Bert Royal, is no exception.

We sat down recently with Stanley to talk about his new film. The actor-director told us what attracted him to the role, how he enjoyed working with Will Gluck, and why he’s fascinated with the way other directors shoot film. He also updated us on the upcoming Captain America: The First Avenger, what it was like starring opposite Cher in the musical Burlesque, and how he’s developing Mommy & Me, his first studio film, which he plans to direct next year with Meryl Streep and Tina Fey.

Emma Stone Interview EASY A

by Sheila Roberts    Posted: September 11th, 2010 at 8:04 am

With her striking beauty and genuine talent, Emma Stone is one of Hollywood’s most sought after young actresses. In her hilarious new comedy, Easy A, she turns in a terrific performance as Olive Penderghast, a smart high school senior who tells a little white lie about losing her virginity and gains an overnight reputation for being the campus slut. As her life begins to parallel Hester Prynne’s in The Scarlet Letter, Olive sets out to loosen the town up a little bit from its Puritanical values by turning the rumor mill to her advantage.

The 21-year-old actress recently wrapped production on Crazy, Stupid, Love in which she stars opposite Steve Carell and Ryan Gosling. She is currently in production on The Help, adapted from Kathryn Stockett’s New York Times best-selling novel about three women set in the deep south of 1962. The film, which also stars Viola Davis and Bryce Dallas Howard, is being directed by Tate Taylor and is scheduled for release in 2011. She is also lending her voice to the animated comedy The Croods along with Ryan Reynolds and Nicholas Cage. And there are rumors of a script in the works for a 3D sequel to the popular zombie comedy, Zombieland, in which Emma might reprise the role of Wichita.  More after the jump:

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