Nebraska (2013 Cannes review)
The first question at the Cannes press conference for Nebraska, the new film from Alexander Payne, was about why the director decided to shoot his comedy-drama in black and white. It’s an understandable query. Studios don’t like black-and-white movies from a commercial perspective and, because Payne’s films emphasize character and dialogue, they’re not necessarily thought of as being grandly cinematic, which might require such a striking look. But after seeing the film, the choice makes more than a little sense. Payne doesn’t use black and white to make his movie grand. Quite the contrary, he uses the lack of color... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsThis Week In News
A pop-culture roundup for the week of Sept. 17, 2012. read more
Found in: Culture, NewsBlack Keys' Drummer Gets Will Forte to Officiate Wedding
Will Forte can now add wedding officiator to his resumé. This past weekend, Forte officiated the wedding of Black Keys’ drummer Patrick Carney, according to Rolling Stone.... read more
Found in: Music, NewsWatch the First Trailer for Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie
The first teaser trailer has been released through Funnyordie for the long rumored Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim movie "Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie". As you can imagine, it’s as weird as possible. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWill Forte, Richard Ayoade Join Ben Stiller's Neighborhood Watch
With a cast that already boasted Ben Stiller, Vince Vaughn and Jonah Hill, the upcoming comedy _Neighborhood Watch_ just got two more comedy greats: Will Forte and Richard Ayoade. read more
Found in: Movies, NewsSaturday Night Live Adds Three New Cast Members
Following the departures of Hannibal Buress and Will Forte, Vulture reports that three new comics will join the cast of Saturday Night Live this season.... read more
Found in: TV, NewsWatch the Trailer for Will Forte's SNL-Sketch-Turned-Movie, MacGruber
Saturday Night Live fans, mark your calendars: Will Forte’s recurring character MacGruber, is coming to a theater near you. This spring, Forte will join forces with other familiar faces (like SNL costars Kristen Wiig and Maya Rudolph, along with Ryan Phillippe and Val Kilmer) to take his MacGyver spoof to the next level. Promising lots of explosions, bad ’80s haircuts and flannel shirts, MacGruber hits theaters on April 23. Watch the trailer here.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTV Detail: SNL's "Fartface" sketch too crappy even for the Internet
Last week's Saturday Night Live was in no small way surreal, what with Tina Fey's Sarah Palin (briefly) meeting The Real Sarah Palin, and an oh-my-god-how-pregnant-can-a-person-be Amy Poehler pretty much handing The Real Sarah Palin's beehive to her with that incredible, Bullwinkle-slaughtering Weekend Update rap. But what about that "Fartface" sketch? Do you remember this, or has your brain since stashed it away in that little Awful Things To Conveniently Forget About For The Sake Of Your Sanity And General Human Decency lobe?... read more
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