Couples Retreat Somehow Gets Worse

Couples Retreat, this fall's most thinly veiled paid vacation for Vince Vaughan and his friends, was already obviously terrible. We all know that. No one is wondering whether or not Couples Retreat, a nominal "comedy" in which three unhappy... CONTINUE READING COUPLES RETREAT SOMEHOW GETS WORSE»

Shame On You America!

I've been avoiding this news all day in some kind of denial-based anger-fog, but Couples Retreat was/is the #1 movie in America? Well played, Paul Blart: Tropical Resort Cop. These colors run to terrible movies in droves, apparently.... CONTINUE READING SHAME ON YOU AMERICA!»

Up In The Air Looks Pretty Good, I Guess!

Up in the Air trailer, you guys: I never read Walter Kirn's book when it came out, because the story of a businessman who's like some kind of Sonic the Hedgehog of frequent flyer miles (i.e. he is trying to... CONTINUE READING UP IN THE AIR LOOKS PRETTY GOOD, I GUESS!»

That's Not A Trailer, This Is A Trailer

Extract promotional...thing, with Beavis and Butthead, you guys: That's how you do it. I hope everyone took notes. The best and easiest way to promote your movie is to simply create a hugely successful show, wait until that show has... CONTINUE READING THAT'S NOT A TRAILER, THIS IS A TRAILER»

I Need A Vacation After Watching This Couples Retreat Trailer

Couples Retreat trailer, you guys: Get it? They're all miserable people with tiny, wretched lives! In the sun! Boy, I sure wish I was in a dead-end loveless marriage, spending my days cheating on my spouse and using subtle insults... CONTINUE READING I NEED A VACATION AFTER WATCHING THIS COUPLES RETREAT TRAILER»

There's A Trailer For Mike Judge's New Movie Extract

There's a first green band trailer for September 4th's long-awaited new Mike Judge (Office Space, Idiocracy) movie, Extract, starring Jason Bateman, Kristen Wiig, Mila Kunis, J.K. Simmons, and Ben Affleck: Yay! It looks good! And I'll say this carefully: nobody... CONTINUE READING THERE'S A TRAILER FOR MIKE JUDGE'S NEW MOVIE EXTRACT»

If The Cartoon Is Anything Like The Live Action Teaser, Sit Down, Shut Up Will Make Me Laugh

FOX has a new show premiering in April called Sit Down, Shut Up. If I had to describe it, I wouldn't, I would just cut and paste the description from the show's official website: From Emmy Award-winning writer Mitchell Hurwitz... CONTINUE READING IF THE CARTOON IS ANYTHING LIKE THE LIVE ACTION TEASER, SIT DOWN, SHUT UP WILL MAKE ME LAUGH»

Posted on March 12, 2009 in Cartoons, Feuds, Wait For It... (7 comments)
Tags: Arrested Development | Jason Bateman | Mitch Hurwitz | Sit Down, Shut Up | Will Arnett

5 Reasons The Arrested Development Movie Might Be Bad, No Offense

The internet is thrilled today with the announcement that Michael Cera has officially signed on to reprise his role as George Michael in the Arrested Development movie. And this is certainly good news in the sense that an Arrested Development... CONTINUE READING 5 REASONS THE ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT MOVIE MIGHT BE BAD, NO OFFENSE»

The Celebrities Are Trying To Tell Us To Change The World

The celebrities whose previous video got us to vote (That's why we voted, right? That's why I voted.) are baaaack! In this four minute video (that isn't the inferior Pepsi one), all of the celebrities pledge to vaguely solve the... CONTINUE READING THE CELEBRITIES ARE TRYING TO TELL US TO CHANGE THE WORLD»

The One Year Anniversary Of The Juno Backlash

This month marks the one year anniversary of Diablo Cody's Academy Award-winning film, Juno starring Ellen Page as a sardonic high schooler who gets pregnant by Michael Cera and decides to carry the child to term and give it up... CONTINUE READING THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF THE JUNO BACKLASH»

Jason Bateman And Ted Danson Teach You How Not To Get Scammed By Girls

Apparently in the 1980s, a doctor recruited Justine and Jason Bateman and Ted Danson to teach teenagers about sex and love in a series of PSAs. Street Carnage has a short clip today that piqued my interest enough to search... CONTINUE READING JASON BATEMAN AND TED DANSON TEACH YOU HOW NOT TO GET SCAMMED BY GIRLS»

Posted on September 30, 2008 in Nostalgia, PSAs, Video Skeletons, Where Were They Then? (6 comments)
Tags: Jason Bateman | Justine Bateman | Ted Danson

Please Let Do Not Disturb Be The Traditional Sitcom's Final Nail

Intrigued by bad reviews like "Do Not Disturb makes 'Til Death look like Seinfeld," I checked out the new Fox hotel-based workplace comedy created by one of the writers of Arrested Development on Wednesday night. Maybe I've seen The TV... CONTINUE READING PLEASE LET DO NOT DISTURB BE THE TRADITIONAL SITCOM'S FINAL NAIL»

Posted on September 12, 2008 in Sitcoms (4 comments)
Tags: Do Not Disturb | Jason Bateman | Jerry O'Connell

David Cross Makes This Week's 18 Millionth Jason Bateman Interview Interesting

Last night's #1 segment on Countdown With Keith Olbermann was an interview with Jason Bateman that started out about how Hancock is making him "a star at last," but then took a turn for the not-boring exactly halfway through when... CONTINUE READING DAVID CROSS MAKES THIS WEEK'S 18 MILLIONTH JASON BATEMAN INTERVIEW INTERESTING»

Posted on June 25, 2008 in Interviews, Newsmagazines (8 comments)
Tags: Arrested Development | David Cross | Hancock | Jason Bateman | Keith Olbermann

You Can Make It Up: Jennie Garth On The Set Of The New 90210

Everyone was so young and good looking. Their skin was firm and elastic, like their enthusiasm. Jennie Garth hovered near the craft services table pretending to casually eat seedless grapes, but actually sneaking Pepperidge Farm Milanos into her purse to... CONTINUE READING YOU CAN MAKE IT UP: JENNIE GARTH ON THE SET OF THE NEW 90210»

Ricky Gervais And Jason Bateman: Two Pals Pallin It Up In Pal Town

Here are Ricky Gervais and Jason Bateman goofin' around like a couple of goofballs on the set of Gervais's directorial debut feature film, This Side Of The Truth: Now, for some reason I could watch these two drive around Spain... CONTINUE READING RICKY GERVAIS AND JASON BATEMAN: TWO PALS PALLIN IT UP IN PAL TOWN»

Posted on May 13, 2008 (1 comments)
Tags: Jason Bateman | Ricky Gervais | This Side Of Truth