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30 ROCK Season Five DVD Review

by Rob Wieland    Posted: December 11th, 2011 at 6:39 am

30 Rock has come a long way from being the “Untitled Tina Fey Project”. While it hasn’t been a ratings blockbuster, it’s crawled its way inside pop culture in a way other shows would kill for. It’s also launched (and relaunched) the careers of its leads, Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. The fifth season of a show is a milestone of its success, since it now has enough episodes to sell to syndicators. Being able to sell the same work multiple times is always a good feeling. Does the show still have what it takes? Hit the jump to take a look at how season five pans out.

Tina Fey, Ed Helms and Justin Timberlake to Host SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE in May

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: April 25th, 2011 at 2:11 pm

With the season’s end getting nearer, NBC has just announced the final three hosts to conclude this season of Saturday Night Live, and it should be a great finish. First up will be SNL alum Tina Fey returning for her third time as host on May 7th with musical guest Ellie Goulding making her debut on the late night sketch series. Then the following week on May 14th, another NBC star will take the stage for his first time hosting with The Office regular Ed Helms. Just in time to promote The Hangover Part II, the comedian will be joined by musical guest Paul Simon for his eighth appearance on the show. Finally, going out with a bang, Justin Timberlake, who has made waves on SNL with Dick in a Box and more, will host on May 21st with Lady Gaga as musical guest. Should be a hell of a summer for Timberlake with Bad Teacher and Friends with Benefits and also hitting theaters. Do you like this final wave of SNL hosts?

Tina Fey Gains ADMISSION; John Michael Higgins Joins WE BOUGHT A ZOO

by Jason Barr    Posted: January 10th, 2011 at 5:51 pm

Tina Fey is in final negotiations to star in director Paul Weitz’s (Little Fockers) Admission.  Per Variety, Admissions will follow a college admissions officer (Fey) who strikes up a relationship with a potential student and is forced to confront a painful secret from her past as a result.  Karen Croner (One True Thing) will adapt the Admission script from the Jean Hanff Korelitz novel of the same name.

To check out a full synopsis of Korelitz’s book and to learn about John Michael Higgins’ latest role in We Bought a Zoo, hit the jump.

Steve Carell and David Steinberg to Produce a Documentary About the Evolution of Comedy

by Ramses Flores    Posted: December 2nd, 2010 at 6:40 pm

Steve Carell and comedian David Steinberg will be teaming up to produce a documentary about the history of modern comedy.  According to Deadline, the documentary will “chronicle the evolution of comedy over the past sixty years through the eyes of several generations of comedians.”  Carell and Steinberg are already working on the currently untitled documentary, which will include interviews with such comedians as Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks, Lily Tomlin, Don Rickles, Carol Burnett, Jerry Seinfeld, Ellen DeGeneres, Judd Apatow, Robin Williams, Sarah Silverman, Chris Rock, Jane Lynch, and Tina Fey.  The amount of talent involved with the film is definitely impressive and Carell seems to agree by saying, “We’re honored that so many legendary comedic performers have chosen to be part of this.”

The duo plan to target the film for a TV distribution deal and I’m sure that more than one channel will be happy to air the documentary when it’s finished.  This would also mark Carell’s second venture into producing a work for television after yesterday’s announcement that NBC has picked up a comedy series based on Carrell’s early days working as a mail carrier in Littleton, Massachusetts.

David Cross Exclusive Interview MEGAMIND; Plus Updates on KUNG FU PANDA 2 and POOR DECISIONS OF TODD MARGRET

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: November 1st, 2010 at 10:35 am

Opening this weekend is DreamWorks Animation’s next 3D movie Megamind. Featuring the voices of  Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and David Cross, Megamind is the story of the villain that actually wins.  Imagine if Lex Luthor killed Superman.  What would his life be like without a worthy adversary to fight?  What would make him happy?  These are the questions Megamind must face.

Anyway, last weekend DreamWorks held a press junket here in Los Angeles and I got to sit down with David Cross (he plays Megamind’s assistant Minion).  During my exclusive interview, we talked about TIFF 2010, all the different animated projects he’s been working on, making Megamind, working for DreamWorks, what’s the status of Kung Fu Panda 2: The Kaboom of Doom, will The Increasingly Poor Decision of Todd Margret get a second season and what was making that show like, and a lot more.  Hit the jump to read or listen to what David Cross had to say.

Finally, I’m not sure if I’ll be transcribing the press conference with Tina Fey, Will Ferrell, David Cross and director Tom McGrath.  So in case I don’t, you can click here to listen to the audio.

6 Movie Clips from DreamWorks MEGAMIND Featuring the Voices of Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill

by Steve 'Frosty' Weintraub    Posted: October 23rd, 2010 at 6:10 pm

Opening on November 5th is DreamWorks Animation’s next 3D movie Megamind.  Featuring the voices of  Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill and David Cross, Megamind is the story of a villain that actually wins.  Imagine if Lex Luthor killed Superman.  What would his life be like without a worthy adversary to fight?  What would make him happy?  These are the questions Megamind must face.

With the movie getting released in a few weeks, DreamWorks has provided us with 6 clips.  Hit the jump for a more detailed synopsis and the videos:

Check Out the First Five Minutes of MEGAMIND

by Jason Barr    Posted: October 15th, 2010 at 10:35 am

The first five minutes of DreamWorks’ Megamind are now available for your viewing pleasure.  The film’s plot finds the genius villain known as Megamind (voiced by Will Ferrell) encountering a severe case of boredom following the recent defeat of his sworn enemy Metro Man (Brad Pitt).  To spice things up, the nemesis-less super villain creates a new foe for himself in the form of Titan (Jonah Hill).  As the story goes, Titan ends up trying to destroy the world forcing Megamind to use his supreme intellect for good rather than evil.

I’ll admit to finding the premise interesting, although I’ve been somewhat underwhelmed by what I’ve seen from the film thus far.  That said, I’m kind of enjoying the first five minutes on display here.  To check it out for yourself, hit the jump.  In addition to Will Ferrell, Brad Pitt, and Jonah Hill,  Megamind also features the voice talents of Tina Fey and David Cross.  The film opens November 5th.

30 ROCK Season 4 DVD Review

by Jake Lasker    Posted: October 15th, 2010 at 6:10 am

After winning 3 consecutive Outstanding Comedy Emmys, how do you stay fresh? This was the question facing NBC’s 30 Rock going into its 4^th season. For it’s 3^rd season, 30 Rock revolved most episodes around a big-name guest star each week. The show took a different approach for its 4^th season, focusing on more overarching storylines, with typically hilarious results. Even though it was shut out of it’s 4th consecutive Emmy by Glee, 30 Rock totally delivers in it’s 4^th season.  Hit the jump for my review:

New Posters for MEGAMIND, HEREAFTER, and UNSTOPPABLE

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 23rd, 2010 at 12:43 pm

We have three new posters for you this afternoon.  First up is the bland final poster for DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind starring the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, David Cross, Jonah Hill, and Brad Pitt.  Then we have the giant floaty-head poster for Clint Eastwood’s Hereafter starring Matt Damon.  Finally, there’s the UK poster for Tony Scott’s Unstoppable starring Denzel Washington and Chris Pine.  It’s a slight improvement over the US poster since it almost lets you know that the movie involves a train.

Hit the jump to check out all three posters along with a synopsis for each film.  Megamind opens November 5th.  Hereafter opens October 22nd.  Unstoppable opens November 12th.

New Trailer for MEGAMIND Starring Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Jonah Hill, and Brad Pitt

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 9th, 2010 at 10:03 am

A new trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Megamind has gone online.  If you don’t want to be spoiled, then avoid watching this thing.  It sends you all the way to the third act of the movie.  This new trailer even manages to spoil a plot point that was shown to audiences in the trailer they showed at Comic-Con.  What’s funny is that at Comic-Con they made a point not to spoil a certain character’s arc and now they’ve ruined it completely.  I guess it was important not to spoil the plot in July, but now in September it’s totally okay.  I’m not mad, but I find it amusing how something that was supposed to be kept under wraps is now being used as the selling-point.

Hit the jump to check out the trailer.  Megamind stars the voices of Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, David Cross, Jonah Hill, and Brad Pitt.  It opens in 3D on November 5th.

Posters for TRUST, MEGAMIND, and LOVE & OTHER DRUGS

by Matt Goldberg    Posted: September 8th, 2010 at 9:39 am

Posters for three upcoming movies have hit the interwebs this morning.  First up is the poster for the David Schwimmer-directed drama Trust.  It’s a pretty ballsy poster when you consider it doesn’t show the faces of its lead actors Clive Owen and Catherine Keener.  Then again, it also doesn’t tell you what the movie is about (parents, played by Owen and Keener, deal with the rape of their daughter by an online predator).

We also have three character posters for the animated supervillain comedy Megamind.  Finishing up, there’s the poster the Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway romantic-comedy-Parkinsons-disease-drama Love & Other Drugs.  Hit the jump to check out all of the posters.  Trust will screen at this year’s Toronto International Film Festival.  Megamind opens November 5th.  Love & Other Drugs will be released on November 24th.

Video Highlights from the 2010 Emmy Awards including Speeches and Hilarity

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: August 30th, 2010 at 6:33 am

We already gave you a list of the winners from the 62nd Annual Primetime Emmys (Link 8), but if the ceremony was just nominees being read and awards being handed out then the telecast wouldn’t be over three hours long would it? So to follow-up, we’ve put together some of the highlights form the show itself complete with video for your hungry eyes and ears. Below you’ll find a great comedic bit featuring the cast of Modern Family receiving some advice on how to make their next season even more hilarious. Remedies include George Clooney and Family Guy’s Stewie Griffin as new cast members and even the use of 3-D to show off Sofia Vergara’s…talents. In addition there’s a couple great acceptance speeches and other laughs to be had just below the jump.

DATE NIGHT Blu-ray Review

by Harrison Pierce    Posted: August 18th, 2010 at 9:42 am

I can’t think of two more likeable stars than Steve Carell and Tina Fey so it’s no surprise that their cinematic joint effort, Date Night, exudes a quality of general likability. Carell and Fey have an easy, natural chemistry playing Phil and Claire Foster, a married couple from New Jersey who decide to reignite their romance with a night out in the big, bad apple. When they end up mistaken for a couple of low-life crooks running a blackmailing scheme against a local politico, they end up on the run from corrupt cops and big-city mobsters. There’s a tradition of Manhattan-set screwball comedies that place during the course of one wild urban night – Martin Scorsese’s After Hours comes to mind – and while Date Night doesn’t do much to advance the sub-genre, it’s still a breezy, funny way to pass the Night. Continued after the jump:

NBC’s 30 ROCK Airing Live Episode October 14

by Ethan Anderton    Posted: July 31st, 2010 at 12:14 am

With so many writers and actors who graduate from the school of Saturday Night Live being a part of NBC’s Emmy nominated comedy series 30 Rock, it was only a matter of time before the show (which is actually based inside of a fictional sketch show similar to SNL) decided to go for a live broadcast. Today brought the official announcement from NBC’s press tour for the Television Critics Association which sets a live broadcast episode to air during the show’s fifth season on October 14th. If the live episode focuses on the live broadcast of an episode of the fictional live sketch show TGS with Tracy Jordan within 30 Rock then we’re in for some next level, Inception-type mind tricks (but with more laughs). More details after the jump.

SDCC 2010: Will Ferrell & Tina Fey MEGAMIND Roundtable Interview

by Christina Radish    Posted: July 23rd, 2010 at 7:16 am

Following their panel in Hall H, in which Will Ferrell made quite the impression, dressed up as the character he voices in the DreamWorks animated feature, Megamind, he joined voice co-star Tina Fey for roundtables to discuss the November 5th release.

Jettisoned to Earth as a baby when his home planet is destroyed, Megamind (Ferrell) crash-lands inside a maximum-security prison, where he evolves into the wicked and diabolical genius he is today. Meanwhile, the dashingly handsome superhero Metro Man (voiced by Brad Pitt) grows into the universally adored savior of Metro City, where he is beloved by everyone, including the city’s ace reporter, Roxanne Ritchi (Fey). These life-long archenemies will inevitably challenge each other to the ultimate showdown of good vs. evil, where both will strive to prevail.

During the roundtable interview, Will Ferrell and Tina Fey talked about working together for the first time, the homoerotic match-up of Ferrell and Pitt, and why the movie also appeals to adults. Check out what they had to say after the jump.

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