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Movie Review of The Other Guys Starring Will Ferrell, Mark Wahlberg, and Eva Mendes 2010-08-06 06:30:56
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The Other Guys: A Comedy That Takes No Prisoners

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are both in somewhat uncharted territory in The Other Guys.
by Lauren Bradshaw

Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg are both in somewhat uncharted territory in The Other Guys. Wahlberg isn't known for his comedic chops, and while Ferrell has been playing immature buffoons for years, he's surprisingly conservative here — well, at least in the beginning.

Ferrell plays Allen Gamble, a member of the NYPD who is perfectly content crunching numbers and filing paperwork (while happily humming to himself) than ever going out for duty. The loose cannon is his partner Terry Hoitz (Wahlberg). Unlike Allen, Terry loves to get in the thick of crime fighting — but unfortunately Terry has been relegated to staying at his desk after a shooting incident made him the joke of the force. To combat his embarrassment, Terry pokes fun at Allen (which he does often) and it's their banter that's sure to win over audiences. To find out what else makes the movie fun, read more

Pictures of Britney Spears, Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Michael Keaton at Toy Story 3 Premiere 2010-06-14 10:08:59
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Britney Joins the Cast of Characters at the Toy Story 3 Premiere

Britney Spears had a mouth full of gum and put on a sparkly dress yesterday to attend the LA premiere of Toy Story 3.
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Britney Spears had a mouth full of gum and put on a sparkly dress yesterday to attend the LA premiere of Toy Story 3. She posed with the film's stars like Woody and Buzz Lightyear, while nearby the actors who voice the characters like Tim Allen, Tom Hanks, and Michael Keaton stuck together. Brit brushed up on her Disney knowledge with a recent trip to their amusement park with her sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, but it looks like her boys skipped out on the screening — they can, though, get a head start on the Summer blockbuster's fun with toys inspired by the movie. Brit was able to spend quality time with one of her main men this weekend, when she ran errands on Friday with Jason Trawick.

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Post Grad Review Starring Alexis Bledel, Zach Gilford, and Michael Keaton
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Post Grad: A Cute Quarterlife Comedy

The big elephant in the room while watching Post Grad is that the plot seems like it's totally zeitgeist-y, but it's actually not.
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The big elephant in the room while watching Post Grad is that the plot seems like it's totally zeitgeist-y, but it's actually not. A young woman (Alexis Bledel) can't seem to get a job despite her qualifications and languishes in unemployment. Unemployment! Super timely, right? But no, there is no mention of the current recession that's keeping a lot of the brilliantly competent out of work, which solidifies that this movie must have been made quite a while ago. Adding to my suspicion is the fact that Bledel's character Ryden does all her job hunting with a red pen and a newspaper. In 2009. In LA.

Once you're past the faux timeliness, however, the movie becomes surprisingly enjoyable. Is it Alexis Bledel channeling a less-successful Rory Gilmore? Not so much, though she is believable and irritatingly adorable. More than anything, the fun of this movie lies in the strength and comedy chops of the supporting cast. To hear what I thought of it all, just read more

Movie Preview: Alexis Bledel in Post Grad
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Movie Preview: Alexis Bledel in Post Grad

Though parts of this trailer for Post Grad are predictable and a little cheesy, overall it's way more endearing and adorable than I had anticipated.
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Though parts of this trailer for Post Grad are predictable and a little cheesy, overall it's way more endearing and adorable than I had anticipated. Alexis Bledel plays Ryden Malby in this sentimental comedy that explores the scary/exciting challenges of graduating college and not having everything fall right into place. She lives with her parents, hangs out with her longtime guy friend Adam (Zach Gilford), and vies for the same jobs as countless other early 20-something hopefuls — and repeatedly faces rejection, causing her to wonder what her future will actually look like. Michael Keaton plays Ryden's father, Jane Lynch is involved somehow, and Rodrigo Santoro appears as a handsome older guy doling out life advice.

Post Grad (previously known as The Post-Graduate Survival Guide) opens August 21. To watch the trailer, read more

Movie Preview: The Merry Gentleman
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Movie Preview: The Merry Gentleman

It's not often that a crime drama about a hitman elicits a great big "Awwwwww!"
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It's not often that a crime drama about a hitman elicits a great big "Awwwwww!" from me, but the trailer for The Merry Gentleman caused just that reaction, placing it in the same (um, fairly limited) category as The Professional. The hitman in The Merry Gentleman is Frank, played by a gruff Michael Keaton (who also makes his directorial debut with this film), who meets a sweet and charming young lady named Kate (Kelly Macdonald) when he helps her out from underneath a fallen Christmas tree. This fact — Frank finding her under the tree, like a gift — is played for cute poignancy in the trailer, but somehow it avoids veering into too-saccharine territory.

Frank is suicidal when he meets Kate, and there's a humor-amid-darkness vibe to the film that reminds me a bit of Little Miss Sunshine. The movie is set to open May 1. It really is one of the cutest trailers I've seen lately, so to check it out, read more

TV Tonight: "The Company"
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TV Tonight: "The Company"

Here's the bad news: I didn't love the first installment of TNT's "The Company" the way I expected to.
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Here's the bad news: I didn't love the first installment of TNT's "The Company" the way I expected to. The two-hour segment, which airs tonight, seemed a bit jumbled, covering a lot of ground without a good hook to pull me in. The good news is that there was enough compelling content in the first episode that I'm still planning to check out the other two.

Broadly speaking, "The Company" tells the story of the CIA in the Cold War. More specifically, it focuses on two friends (played by Chris O'Donnell and Alessandro Nivola) who are recruited from Yale into the CIA, a third friend (Rory Cochrane) who ends up working for the KGB, and an American intelligence expert's quest to uncover a KGB spy within the CIA.

The book by Robert Littell on which the series is based weighs in at almost 900 pages, so I suppose it's no surprise that the miniseries (which will air in three two-hour segments) also plows through a lot of material. But what did surprise me was how disorganized the whole thing felt, so to hear more about that and see a video of Chris O'Donnell talking about his role, read more

First Look: "The Company"
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First Look: "The Company"

Sure, on the surface, I'm a pop culture-obsessed, concert-going, movie-watching maven.
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Sure, on the surface, I'm a pop culture-obsessed, concert-going, movie-watching maven. But behind it all, I'm really just a nerdy, somewhat spy-obsessed gal. So TNT's new miniseries, "The Company," easily earned a spot on my list of reasons to keep the TV on this summer.

The three-night, six-hour exploration of the history of the CIA, which premieres this coming Sunday, Aug. 5, has an excellent pedigree. Based on an acclaimed novel by Robert Littell, the miniseries is directed by Ridley Scott and counts Chris O'Donnell, Michael Keaton and Alfred Molina among its cast. I have high hopes that this miniseries — like "Mad Men" — can be not just a great period drama but a great drama, period. I'll share my thoughts on the first episode later this week, but in the meantime, you can check out
this tense trailer and a sneak peak from the first episode.

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Chris O'Donnell Is In Good Company
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Chris O'Donnell Is In Good Company

Chris O'Donnell was looking almost as dreamy as his Circle of Friends/Mad Love days last night at a screening of his new TNT miniseries The Company in LA.
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Chris O'Donnell was looking almost as dreamy as his Circle of Friends/Mad Love days last night at a screening of his new TNT miniseries The Company in LA. Chris hasn't had excellent luck on TV series in recent years (either written off or all together canceled), but I do love seeing those baby blues back on the small screen. This new show which premieres August 5, is produced by Ridley Scott and centers around the double lives of Cold War Era CIA agents. It sounds interesting, but anything that helps keep Chris in our living rooms for at least a little while longer is fine by me.

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To see more pics from the screening, including Michael Keaton, Natascha McElhone, Dana Delany and lots more just read more