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Jack Black plays Jesus in Prop 8 - The Musical
Everyone from Brad Pitt to Ellen Degeneres to Steven Spielberg donated six figures to help fight the passage of California's Proposition 8. While the gay-marriage ban narrowly passed, celebrities are still doing what they can to voice their disapproval. For Jack Black, that means playing Jesus Christ in a three-minute Funny or Die musical skit.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsJack Black steps into title role of Gulliver's Travels
There has been perhaps no better match between a comedian and a project this decade than with Jack Black and School of Rock. Sure, Will Ferrell's been memorable in a number of things, like Old School and Elf. Vince Vaughn was funny in Wedding Crashers, but his wisecracking motormouth shtick has since grown tiresome. Bill Murray found the role of a lifetime in Lost in Translation, but the film was more of a melancholic meditation on life and loneliness than a full-blown comedy. For our money, Black's infectious and warm performance in Richard Linklater's film is simply pure, unadulterated brilliance.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTropic Thunder
Everyone wants to have their action-movie cake and blow it up, too... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsJack Black returns for School of Rock 2
High-above the mucky muck, castle made of clouds, there sits Wonderboy, sitting oh so proudly. Jack Black, hot on the heels of announcing his magnum opus with comedy-rock-turned-real-rock-turned-movie-star band Tenacious D, has just unveiled another project worthy of the man who long pined to be an American badass. Perhaps he'll finally achieve that dream with the now-confirmed sequel to 2004's School of Rock, titled School of Rock 2: America Rocks.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsKung Fu Panda
Somehow, playing an overweight panda who dreams of kung fu awesomeness... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThe Week at Paste
It was a busy week at Paste. Several Paste staffers returned from Sasquatch, we welcomed Ben Sollee by the office for a performance, celebrated two upcoming arrivals into the Paste family with a double shower, said hello to a brand new crop of interns, and oh yeah, I started a blog. Here's a little round-up of what was going on at PasteMagazine.com this week:Rainn Wilson video from SasquatchRainn Wilson goes toe-to-toe (at least that's how I hope it was) with our own Jason Killingsworth, complaining that his favorite band The National has gotten all uppity since their album landed #1... read more
Found in: Blogs, High GravityTenacious Cee: Black and Green practice Kung Fu
As summer nears, so do the releases of animated films featuring pretty darn cute creatures, like the wide-eyed WALL•E and chubby Kung Fu Panda. But Jack Black and Cee-Lo Green are one-uppping the robot film in the name of martial arts bears everywhere. How are they doing it? With a cover of Carl Douglas' 1974 karaoke staple "Kung Fu Fighting," of course.... read more
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