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The Sketchy History of Sketch Comedy Movies

10 September 2009 4:14 AM, PDT | ifc.com | See recent IFC news »

Monty Python's 1983 film "The Meaning of Life" effortlessly set the gold standard in sketch comedy movies -- which, for clarification, we'll define here as feature-length anthologies of stand-alone comic bits that don't serve to push along any overarching storyline. But while the Pythons' greatest film (gauntlet thrown down!) omitted a plot, their skits were still tied together by the most timeless of through lines: the trials of human life, presented in chapters like "The Miracle of Birth," "Middle Age" and "Death." Furthermore, 1971's "And Now For Something Completely Different," a re-filmed compilation of greatest hits from the first two pioneering seasons of "Monty Python's Flying Circus," is arguably the silver medalist of its kind, and good luck coming up with a third film that actually deserves the bronze.

The cold, hard truth is that sketch comedy movies are nearly impossible to pull off, and most are doomed to fail the test of time. »

- Aaron Hillis

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Are These The Ten Best Sci-Fi Mind Control Movies?

3 September 2009 7:03 PM, PDT | Cinematical | See recent Cinematical news »

We've seen the ads, we've seen a trailer, but we really have no idea what to expect from this week's release of Gamer. Except that it's directed by Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor, the madmen of action cinema, and it's set in the near future, and it concerns an online game that involves mind control. Cool! If we're lucky, maybe we can figure out what's happening before a migraine sets in from all the on-screen insanity sure to be unleashed from the people behind Crank and Crank High Voltage.

Focusing on the mind control angle for a moment led me to think about all the great sci-fi movies that have played around with the idea of remote control mental gymnastics. The adolescent brain immediately seizes on the possibilities inherent in stripping unsuspecting young ladies down to the buff (thanks a lot, Zapped!), yet the more mature thinker wonders about deeper issues, »

- Peter Martin

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Justin Takes Your Highness

25 August 2009 8:27 AM, PDT | Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news »

Justin Theroux, seen in films such as Miami Vice and The Ten, needs to prepare his evil cackle since he has been casted as the villain in the fantasy comedy Your Highness. He already is included in a pretty cool cast which includes James Franco, Natalie Portman, Zooey Deschanel, Danny McBride and others. ‘Highness’ is a fantasy movie about an arrogant, lazy prince and his more heroic brother who must complete a quest in order to save their father’s kingdom (IMDb). Directed by David Gordon Green, more commonly known for his directing work in the 2008 hit Pineapple Express, the film will magically appear in theaters (not really) on October 1rst, 2010.

Writing credits go to Ben Best and Danny McBride, both who have collaborated on penning up the show Eastbound and Down for HBO. Scott Stuber (The Wolf Man) is producing along with McBride and others executive producing. Scott’s »

- Melissa Molina

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Mad Men’s Jon Hamm Delivers a Sucker Punch

19 August 2009 1:02 AM, PDT | FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news »

Hot off the heels of the start of Mad Men's third season, Jon Hamm is reaching out and touching pen to paper in hopes of finding success on the big screen. Hamm, who has found his sweet spot in the role of Don Draper, is yet to get into a groove on the silver screen, signing on to such duds as The Day the Earth Stood Still (the lame remake version) and David Wain's abysmal The Ten. And lest we forget him as 'Young Pilot #2' in Space Cowboys... It appears as if his saving grace is coming, however, as Hamm will star alongside James Franco and Mary-Louise Parker in director Rob Epstein's Allen Ginsberg biopic Howl, which looks to be a solid entry into the 2010 release fray. And according to a report from Variety today, Hamm is going to also be getting some action in 2011 alongside the heavy-hitting female cast of Zack Snyder's »

- Neil Miller

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DVD Review: Complete Series of MTV’s ‘The State’ Worth the Wait

27 July 2009 11:16 AM, PDT | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »

Chicago – It’s a vastly overused phrase in criticism, but MTV’s “The State” truly was ahead of its time. I remember seeing the show in its original broadcast on MTV and thinking it was like nothing else on television. Now it would easily fit in the comedy landscape. After years of begging, fans of “The State” are finally being given a complete series set and it was worth the wait.

Perhaps one of the reasons that “The State” feels so ahead of its time is the frequency with which its cast members pop up in film and television now. The cast of “The State” would go on to work together on shows like “Stella,” “Viva Variety,” and “Reno 911!” and films like “Wet Hot American Summer” and “The Ten,” but they would also find massive success apart from the whole troupe.

DVD Rating: 4.0/5.0 Original cast members of “The State” included Kevin Allison, »

- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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What Do You Mean There's Nothing on?!!!?

19 July 2009 3:27 PM, PDT | TVovermind.com | See recent TVovermind.com news »

With the release of MTV’s “The State” finally getting a DVD release last week and Comedy Central’s new show, “Michael and Michael Have Issues”, there seems to be a new resurgence of an

audience for members of “The State”. Fans of both of these shows, however, should check out Comedy Central’s 2005 show “Stella” starring Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and David Wain.

“Stella”, which only had one, 10 episode season, featured the same wacky, random humor that fans of this group should admire. Michael, Michael and David play three guys living in New York City, always clad in their suits, in an absurdist take on the usual sitcom. For example, in the second episode “Campaign”, Michael Ian Black takes on the resident board president of their apartment in an election to try to let the tenants have more fun. Yet it gets ridiculously bizarre when an assassination attempt »

- Ross Bonaime

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The Ten Spot 2/2 - Strippers

17 June 2009 12:53 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

My 10 Favourite Movie Strippers Jessica Alba was not a stripper in Sin City. All she did was twirl a rope around and dance. Strippers a) take their clothes off and b) usually do some magic tricks involving a pole of some sort. If I went into Alba's strip club I would have been escorted out for throwing bottles at the stage and yelling "Take It Off! Take Anything Off! And Why Is Bruce Willis Here?" The only nudie bars worse than that one was the one in Flashdance ($7 a... »

- Jim Law

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The Ten Spot 1/2 - Strippers

15 June 2009 12:39 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »

My 10 Favourite Movie Strippers Jessica Alba was not a stripper in Sin City. All she did was twirl a rope around and dance. Strippers a) take their clothes off and b) usually do some magic tricks involving a pole of some sort. If I went into Alba's strip club I would have been escorted out for throwing bottles at the stage and yelling "Take It Off! Take Anything Off! And Why Is Bruce Willis Here?" The only nudie bars worse than that one was the one in Flashdance ($7 a... »

- Jim Law

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Ron Silver Dies at 62

17 March 2009 12:00 AM, PDT | toxicshock.tv | See recent toxicshock news »

Variety reports that actor Ron Silver died Sunday at the age of 62 following a two-year battle with esophageal cancer. Silver is an Emmy nominee for his recurring role on “The West Wing” and has a long history of balancing acting with left-leaning social and political causes. He also won a Tony Award as a take-no-prisoners Hollywood producer in David Mamet’s original production of “Speed-the-Plow” in 1988. Silver’s big-screen credits include Ali, Reversal of Fortune, Enemies: A Love Story, Silkwood, Semi-Tough and most recently The Ten and Find Me Guilty. He also narrated 2004’s Fahrenhype 9/11, which deconstructed Michael Moore’s anti-Bush documentary Fahrenheit 9/11. Besides “The West Wing,” Silver was a regular or had [...] »

- Tessa

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David Wain in Talks for Meet the Parents 3

10 March 2009 10:30 AM, PDT | WorstPreviews.com | See recent Worst Previews news »

The third installment in the "Meet the Parents" franchise, called "Little Fockers," is currently in the works. Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro and Owen Wilson are all set to reprise their roles and John Hamburg (Along Came Polly, I Love You Man) has signed on to write the script. Unfortunately Jay Roach, who helmed the first two films, has decided not to return. So who will come on to replace Roach in the third installment, which will revolve around the Focker and the Byrnes families bracing themselves for the arrival of a baby. One name that keeps popping up is David Wain, the director of last year's Paul Rudd comedy "Role Models." MTV News has a chance to speak to Wain and asked him if the rumors are true. "Discussions are being had," he confirmed. Wain is a great guy and definitely has a unique brand of humor. Just watch »

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