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Movie Preview: Despicable Me, Starring Lots of Famous Voices
The same guys who brought us the Ice Age franchise are back to create another potential hit with the 3-D CGI Despicable Me. Seems like every animated movie nowadays wrangles A-list names, but the Despicable roster is even starrier than most. Steve Carell, Jason Segel, Will Arnett, Kristen Wiig, Mindy Kaling, Jack McBrayer — it's like a laundry list of my favorite comedy people.
Whip It: A Rollicking Good Time
Drew Barrymore's directorial debut, roller derby comedy Whip It, is not unlike the actress's persona: cute, fun, and with a whole lot going on.
Ellen Page stars as quiet 17-year-old Bliss Cavendar, whose mother (Marcia Gay Harden) wants to make her the queen of small-town Texas beauty pageants. Bliss meekly goes along with the idea, her voice too small to tell her mom she hates the contests.
Movie Preview: Drew and Ellen in Whip It
"So what are you, like, alternative now or something?"
"Alternative to what?"
Those images from last week were just a little taste of the Drew Barrymore-directed roller derby comedy Whip It — now there's a full trailer for the movie which gives us Ellen Page in a character that isn't nearly so smart-mouthed or brash as her previous roles.
First Look: Schwartzman, Galifianakis in HBO's Bored to Death
A weekly dose of Jason Schwartzman and Zach Galifianakis on my TV? Yes, please! HBO has released a teaser for its newest half-hour comedy series Bored to Death, which will premiere in September.
Very Funny Cast Signs Up For Mottola's Paul
So much about this movie news is exciting. First, we've got a great, funny director in Greg Mottola (Superbad, Adventureland). Secondly, there's a script written by the excellent and hilarious British duo Simon Pegg and Nick Frost (Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz, Spaced).
Movie Preview: Affleck, Bateman in Extract
Jason Bateman. Ben Affleck. Director Mike Judge (Office Space).
Watch, Pass, TiVo or Rent: Adventureland
It seems like ads for this little teen comedy have been everywhere I turn these days, and I can't figure out what to think of it. The trailer I saw in the theaters made me laugh out loud, but the previews on TV lately have made it seem a little dumb and cheesy. What do you think?
Link Time! 1/22
- Wait, Jon Hamm auditioned for the role of Jack Donaghy on 30 Rock? — Vulture
- Kristen Stewart talks about New Moon with Ben Lyons while details on the Twilight DVD are revealed (special features include deleted scenes and a seven-part documentary). — Lyons Den and MTV Movies Blog
- Fun quiz: Guess what this book is really called!
Link Time! 12/18
- Kristen Wiig reflects on 2008. — Pop Candy
- Today's the day to answer at least one phone call with: "Buddy the Elf. What's your favorite color?"
Movie Preview: Adventureland
From the director of Superbad comes another offbeat teen comedy, Adventureland. Kristen Stewart (who must be pretty stoked today at the insane success of her latest movie Twilight) stars alongside Jesse Eisenberg, both playing employees at the amusement park Adventureland. The story mainly follows Eisenberg's character and as far as I can tell, it's a comedy about the relationships that form at this kid's funny little first job out of college.
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