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60th Anniversary Peanuts Look-A-Like Contest Ending Today
To celebrate Peanuts’ 60th Anniversary of colorful comic strips and, not to mention, a couple memorable holiday cartoon specials, the daughter of creator Charles Schultz is hosting an online character look-a-like contest that will make winners out of those with the most striking resemblance to the Peanuts cast.... read more
Found in: Culture, NewsScript in the Works for Arrested Development Movie
Since the show's nigh-criminal cancellation in 2006 (unfortunately, the Supreme Court refused to even hear our case), speculation on a possible film version of Arrested Development has been running for nearly as long as the series was on television. There's been some reassuring words from series creator Mitch Hurwitz and various cast members, but with each bit of good news came word of an actor holdout or production snafu.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsCharlyne Yi: Geek Love
In recent years, there’s been no shortage of well-soundtracked "alternative" romantic comedies, and most have hinged on a very particular archetype: the unassuming nerd girl... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesMichael Cera, Jack Black and Danny McBride Walk Into a Bar
All right, not exactly, but Drunk History is funnier than that joke probably would've been anyway. In this video series created in 2007 and 2008, various funny folks combined forces to present "history as it's never been told before: Drunk." It goes a little something like this:... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayWill Youth In Revolt be the Movie Where Michael Cera Finally Sheds His Man-Boy Cocoon?
There's a stage in the metamorphosis of the butterfly called the "pupa" where the caterpillar nestles inside a hardened shell as it begins its transformation. Usually, the pupa stage lasts no longer than a month. Every now and then, though, we see curious cases of organisms bucking evolutionary trends. Take Michael Cera, who's been trapped in a man-boy cocoon of his own devising in the six years since he emerged as the endearingly awkward George Michael on Arrested Development.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsPaper Heart
In Paper Heart, comedienne Charlyne Yi takes it upon herself to... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsMichael Cera, Tyler Perry, Other Unlikely Folks Invited to Join Academy of Motion Picture Arts
Michael Cera, Seth Rogen, James Franco, Paul Rudd and writer-director Tyler Perry are some of the more unlikely of the 134 people invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences this year, according to a list released by the Academy.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJeffrey Tambor: "The [Arrested Development] movie is going to happen this year. Trust me."
Michael Cera has changed his mind about steering clear of an Arrested Development movie. At least according to one of his AD castmates.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsJudd Apatow's The Year One first-look unveiled
The Year One has been on our radar awhile now; we announced the cast in Dec. 2007. Filming began the next year and now we finally have a sneak peek (courtesy of /Film via Entertainment Weekly) of the Judd Apatow produced flick.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWill the real Michael Cera please stand up in Paper Hearts?
When Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist came out this October, TheMovieBlog posted a short lamentation: "Already Bored With Michael Cera." They were neither the first, nor the last, to voice such opinion—film and TV critics had long been noting the stark similarities among the roles of his career—but they did state the concern with a certain amount of pith:... read more
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