WGA Announces Screenplay Nominees
The Writers Guild of America has announced the list of the best screenplays of the year. The members vote on their peers work and while some Academy Award favorites like The Descendants and Midnight In Paris made the list others like War Horse were left off. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsBridesmaids Sequel May Happen Without Kristen Wiig
It looks as if Universal is considering a _ridesmaids sequel even though star and co-writer Kristen Wiig doesn’t want to be a part of it. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsScreen Actors Guild Award Nominees Announced
This morning the nominees for the 18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards were announced honoring some of the best in film and television from this year. The SAG Awards are the only televised award show that focuses on the performers, instead of having a best film category, instead features a best ensemble cast award. read more
Found in: TV, NewsThe Best and Worst Summer Blockbusters of 2011
This summer provided the typical group of superhero adaptations, an ungodly amount of sequels and prequels and very few original stories. Now that September is just around the corner and of the summer blockbuster season is officially over, we take a look back at the best and worst films of recent months. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayThe 20 Best Movies of 2011 (So Far)
We've seen a lot of good movies in the first half of 2011. Here are 20 well worth a couple hours and the ever-escalating price of a ticket. read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayBridesmaids Director Talks Sequel
With great comedy comes great success, and with great success comes…sequels? Just this weekend we saw The Hangover Part II become the biggest R-rated comedy of all time. Now, Bridesmaids director Paul Feig might take a page out of the Wolf Pack’s book and develop a sequel for his box office hit.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsBridesmaids review
Kristin Wiig is brilliant. This remains true despite a concerted effort on SNL's part to make me hate her—a campaign that Lorne Michaels ran consistently since the '90s against some of their funniest women. If you're a female and you join the cast of SNL, watch out—SNL thinks that funny female equals over-the-top annoying. Molly Shannon, Cheri Oteri, Anna Geysteyer, Ratchel Dratch, Maya Rudolph, Amy Poehler have all suffered from this phenomenon which may or may not have started with Victoria Jackson. In fact, the only SNL lady who seemed completely immune to this was Tina Fey and, oh look—she was the head writer. read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsBridesmaids Duo to Re-Team for New Comedy
Though the massive hit comedy Bridesmaids was released just weeks ago, director Paul Feig and producer Judd Apatow have a history that dates back to 1999.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsFunny or Die Releases New Jokes From Bridesmaids
Besides successfully proving that, yes, women can be just as crass as men—throwing all the standard rules of femininity out the window and answering the age-old question of just how many penis jokes can be squeezed into a couple of hours (answer: I stopped counting), the hysterical wedding-themed comedy Bridesmaids has also managed to beat out the familiar lineup of action blockbusters to become one of the most talked about movies of the summer.... read more
Found in: NewsKristen Wiig's Wedding Comedy Recruits O'Dowd, Lucas
Kristen Wiig is pretty funny. She’s had an immensely successful Saturday Night Live run, and in the last year has appeared in more films than you can count on one hand, including How to Train Your Dragon, MacGruber, Date Night and Despicable Me. She’s been brewing up some trouble of her own too, with Bridesmaids, a comedy she wrote that has the production support of Judd Apatow and director Paul Feig of Freaks And Geeks fame.... read more
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