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What Should Jessica Alba's Awkward Meet The Fockers Name Be?

Jessica Alba is in discussions to join the third installment in the Meet the Parents series. Now, the most important thing, of course, is that there is going to be A THIRD INSTALLMENT IN THE MEET THE PARENTS SERIES. Thank...  CONTINUE READING WHAT SHOULD JESSICA ALBA'S AWKWARD MEET THE FOCKERS NAME BE?»

Posted on September 30, 2009 in (54 comments)
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The MTV Movie Awards: Just The Funny Parts

Last night's MTV Movie Awards were weird, because much of the two-hour paid advertisement for upcoming blockbusters (like the Sandra Bullock/Ryan Reynolds rom com The Proposal. JK.) was ACTUALLY FUNNY. (And we just knew KEYBOARD CAT was gonna show up.)...  CONTINUE READING THE MTV MOVIE AWARDS: JUST THE FUNNY PARTS»

Posted on June 1, 2009 in , (47 comments)
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Zac Efron To Present Ben Stiller With A "You're Old" Award

At the MTV Movie Awards, the world's most important and relevant awards ceremony, it will be official: Ben Stiller is old. From People: Zac Efron, 21, will present the Zoolander star, 43, with MTV's Generation Award at the upcoming Movie...  CONTINUE READING ZAC EFRON TO PRESENT BEN STILLER WITH A "YOU'RE OLD" AWARD»

Posted on May 22, 2009 in (7 comments)
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This Is As Close As I Will Get To Seeing Night At The Museum 2

These promos for Night at the Museum 2 featuring Ben Stiller and Jonah Hill arguing with Andy Daly (principal Cutler in Eastbound and Down) on the NBC Studios lot aired last week as interstitial clips between commercials during the 30...  CONTINUE READING THIS IS AS CLOSE AS I WILL GET TO SEEING NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 2»

Posted on May 21, 2009 in (11 comments)
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Tropic Thunder Solves Its R-Word Problem With A DVD Extra

It was a big deal for a while last summer when Tropic Thunder released previews containing the scene where Robert Downey, Jr. urges Ben Stiller to "Never go full retard." I watched the DVD last night and was curious as...  CONTINUE READING TROPIC THUNDER SOLVES ITS R-WORD PROBLEM WITH A DVD EXTRA»

Posted on December 19, 2008 in , (8 comments)
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Hollywood More Out Of Ideas Than We Thought

Sure, Robert Downey Jr. in black-face is controversial, but let's not forget Steve Martin in Mexican-face. Before there was Tropic Thunder, there was The Three Amigos: a comparison. ...  CONTINUE READING HOLLYWOOD MORE OUT OF IDEAS THAN WE THOUGHT»

Posted on August 15, 2008 in (1 comments)
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Tropic Thunder's Simple Jack Website Went Bye-Bye

After disability advocate groups raised issues with Tropic Thunder's repeated use of the word "retard" and other offensive terms to describe a role played by Ben Stiller's character in the movie, DreamWorks has agreed to meet with them. It's almost...  CONTINUE READING TROPIC THUNDER'S SIMPLE JACK WEBSITE WENT BYE-BYE»

Posted on August 5, 2008 in (7 comments)
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Alright, Tropic Thunder Can Keep Putting Out Fake Websites

After last week's double hit of actually-pretty-good pretend websites for Simple Jack and Tugg Speedman, Tropic Thunder continues to roll out (Get it? "Roll" out?) more viral marketing stuff with a new "official website" for one of the movie's characters....  CONTINUE READING ALRIGHT, TROPIC THUNDER CAN KEEP PUTTING OUT FAKE WEBSITES»

Posted on July 24, 2008 in (2 comments)
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It's Tropic Thunder's Marketing World Now, We Just Live In It

The latest in Tropic Thunder's marketing effort to re-create the internet as it would be if the fake movie-within-the-movie actually existed are three new fake websites: Simple Jack and Scorcher, the fake websites of the fake movies Ben Stiller's character...  CONTINUE READING IT'S TROPIC THUNDER'S MARKETING WORLD NOW, WE JUST LIVE IN IT»

Posted on July 15, 2008 in (1 comments)
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Dear Tropic Thunder Marketing Team: You Are Overhyping Your Movie

There probably are still many people out there in America and the world who, if you mentioned Tropic Thunder, the new movie coming out August 22, would say "What's Tropic Thunder?" But everyone else is probably, like me, getting a...  CONTINUE READING DEAR TROPIC THUNDER MARKETING TEAM: YOU ARE OVERHYPING YOUR MOVIE»

Posted on July 14, 2008 in (0 comments)
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Rain Of Madness: A Promotional Mockumentary For Tropic Thunder And A Joke The Kids Won't Get

There's a new montage of film clips promoting the movie Tropic Thunder out today: a "trailer" for a movie-within-a-movie-within-a-movie called Rain Of Madness, the documentary about the making of "the most expensive war movie of all time." It's a little...  CONTINUE READING RAIN OF MADNESS: A PROMOTIONAL MOCKUMENTARY FOR TROPIC THUNDER AND A JOKE THE KIDS WON'T GET»

Posted on July 9, 2008 in , (3 comments)
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This Tropic Thunder Viral Video Is An Asshole

So, this video with Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert Downey Jr. played during the MTV Movie Awards last night, which I did not watch because Lindsay and I had a coin toss over who would have to suffer through...  CONTINUE READING THIS TROPIC THUNDER VIRAL VIDEO IS AN ASSHOLE»

Posted on June 2, 2008 in (3 comments)
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Friday Fight: Tropic Thunder: Good Movie Or Best Movie Ever?

lindsay: there's a new Tropic Thunder super-restricted red band trailer and it's so worth entering your birthday to watch! lindsay: do you have anyone who you just look at them and laugh lindsay: like ben stiller gabe: there is you...  CONTINUE READING FRIDAY FIGHT: TROPIC THUNDER: GOOD MOVIE OR BEST MOVIE EVER?»

Posted on May 16, 2008 in (4 comments)
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