Last night's 30 Rock, "Succession," was ingenious, and not just because it blended two of my favorite things: itself and the 1984 film Amadeus. Fans of the show no doubt delighted in the return of Will Arnett as Jack's gay... CONTINUE READING LAST NIGHT'S 30 ROCK FROLICKED IN UNCANNY VALLEY»
Posted on April 25, 2008 in Sitcoms
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Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Judah Friedlander | Tina Fey | Tracy Morgan | Will Arnett
While Baby Mama recently edged out "Neither" in yesterday's Big Huge Dilemma Comedy Movie Crisis '08 Baby Mama Versus Harold And Kumar 2 Poll, with less than 12 hours until the movies open, it's time to consult a real authority:... CONTINUE READING COMEDY MOVIE CRISIS '08: BABY MAMA VS HAROLD AND KUMAR 2: WHO'S WINNING?»
Posted on April 24, 2008 in Feuds, I Love Kal Penn
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Baby Mama | Harold And Kumar | John Cho | Kal Penn | Neil Patrick Harris | Tina Fey | Tina Feytigue
Can you feel the excitement in the air? No, not Spring, but this weekend's much-anticipated much-hyped comedy movie smackdown. This weekend, funny-film lovers with less than 198 minutes on their hands will face a gut-wrenching Sophie's choice: Baby Mama and... CONTINUE READING HUGE BOX OFFICE DILEMMA: BABY MAMA OR HAROLD AND KUMAR 2?»
Posted on April 23, 2008 in I Love Kal Penn, Poll, Stoner Cinema
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Baby Mama | Harold And Kumar | John Cho | Kal Penn | Neil Patrick Harris | Tina Fey
In this week's issue of the New Yorker, Anthony Lane reviews Baby Mama. With all of the press surrounding the movie, I'm surprised there wasn't a special two-week issue devoted to it. I'm sure Hendrick Hertzberg would crush it on... CONTINUE READING ARE TINA FEY AND AMY POEHLER THE NEW TURNER AND HOOCH?»
Posted on April 22, 2008
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Tags: Anthony Lane | Baby Mama | Feytigue | Jack Lemmon | Tina Fey | Walter Matthau
Look, I get it: I know why Doree and Gabe think Tina Fey is risking overpromotion with all this being everywhere stuff. But are we, as bloggers who have Google Alerts on Tina Fey's name, really the audience for Baby... CONTINUE READING NO GABE, THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS "TINA FEYTIGUE"»
Posted on April 17, 2008 in Backlashes
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Tags: Tina Fey
A blogger asks a question today, that I've been thinking about for awhile: Just curious... ... when the Tina Fey backlash is gonna start. Because, you know, it's inevitable. Any guesses? Look, Tina Fey is great. She was great as... CONTINUE READING TINA FEYTIGUE»
Posted on April 17, 2008 in Backlashes
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Tags: J Lo | Saturday Night Live | Tina Fey | Writers Strike
Gabe was disappointed in last night's return of 30 Rock, but that's just because at first he thought MILF Island was real and wanted to dress up like a teenage boy and go there. In this triumphant-ish return-to-TV episode, after... CONTINUE READING 30 ROCK: ALL IS NOT WELL IN ERECTION COVE...»
Posted on April 11, 2008 in Sitcoms
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Tags: 30 Rock | Alec Baldwin | Andrew W.K. | Jack McBrayer | MILF Island | Rob Huebel | Tina Fey | Tracy Morgan
E! is reporting some potentially interesting 30 Rock casting news: Just two weeks ago, while discussing some dream casting options for her NBC comedy 30 Rock, Tina Fey told reporters, "I still want Oprah to play my best friend...and I... CONTINUE READING TINA FEY TO PLAY GAYLE KING»
Posted on April 9, 2008 in Wait For It...
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Tags: 30 Rock | Cameos | Oprah | Tina Fey
Remember the brouhaha last year when Christopher Hitchens wrote that Vanity Fair article "Why I Desperately Need Attention?" "Why Women Aren't Funny"? For VF's new (April) issue, the women "strike back" with a pretty Annie Leibovitz photo spread (featuring Tina... CONTINUE READING VANITY FAIR PLAYS DRESS-UP WITH FUNNY WOMEN (AND CHELSEA HANDLER)»
Posted on March 3, 2008
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Tags: Amy Poehler | Amy Sedaris | Chelsea Handler | Jenna Fischer | Sandra Bernhart | Tina Fey | Wanda Sykes
Carrie Prejean turned the video camera off, put on some clothes, and stepped out of her house. It was a beautiful day outside. The air smelled like apples, and the late morning light hit the world in just such a...
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If you are a sassy and sarcastic young man in an American sitcom who represents the sitcom writer's desire that a nerdy Jewish teenager can somehow be the desirable romantic hero in this world, then eventually you will get a...
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I shouldn't even be here right now. I SHOULD BE GETTING INTO MY COSTUME! If I don't hurry, my facepaint won't be dry before I get to the MOONVIE theater, and everyone will be like "hahah, you look like you're...
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The Challenge: I had to go on a 3.5 hour bus tour of totally random TV and film locations in New York City. Alone, and wearing a specific ridiculous tshirt. And I had to find someone to take my picture...
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Uh. OK. Well, first let's address what this movie did well, like the disappointed parents we are (or at least that I am), recognizing that the negative feedback won't be useful or constructive if it isn't preceded by something positive....
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