Blu-ray Review: Just Go With It

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The romantic comedy 'Just Go With It' is a remake of a 1969 film, which itself was adapted from a Broadway play, which was actually based on an earlier French production. So in other word


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P.T. Anderson’s Religious Cult Project Casts Two More

It was some nine months ago that P.T. Anderson was forced to put his new film (then titled The Master) on indefinite hold, due in some part to both creative and financial concerns. Things have changed since then and the There Will Be Blood filmmaker is n


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The End of Men? Not Quite

By Ricardo Poupada Everett Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen in “Funny People” Men are losers. Or so you’d conclude if you believed the recent spate of articles on the subject. In pieces with apocalyptic titles like “The End of Men,” dismayed authors describe


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Box Office Rewind - Rewriting comedy with a capital "R"

Nothing like returning from the cellar with a record breaking comedy, but that’s precisely what I am doing this week. Not only do I feel its time or talk a little numbers when it comes to the box office, but it’s time to put to bed the notion a comedy do


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We Hear: Tom Menino, Duff Goldman, Adam Sandler

• That Mayor Tom Menino has proposed an East Coast vs. West Coast Seafood Face-Off to Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson who, we assume, will take the political wager on the Bruins [team stats]-Canucks’ Stanley Cup series. Do stay tuned ...
• That the Food


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On the Road: The Hotel Push for In-Room Movies


At a dinner party in Tucson over the weekend, the subject of movies came up. The five friends there were all business travelers , all movie buffs. One is semiretired but is still a frequent traveler and goes to movie theaters frequently. Yet, he is still


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The Jimquisition: Too Cool To Be Cool

i disagree on what you said about duke, i find that if duke wasnt the way he is now, there wouldnt be a duke
Agreed, and bravo. Though Duke Nukem has that metacool aspect to him. If they keep in mind how incredible stupid it is to be so awesome in all se


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Thousands line up to be extras in new Sandler movie to be filmed on Cape this summer

Actor Adam Sandler looks on before Game 2 of a second-round NBA playoff basketball series between the Dallas Mavericks and the Los Angeles Lakers, Wednesday, May 4, 2011, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)AP
Will you do nudity?
Will you do it for


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Going to the Game on May 28

The brick is still there. The brick is always there. The brick couldn’t be more reliable. Stephanie and I trundled down the stairs from the 7, shlugged sample cups of Pepsi Max, disposed of them and zagged right to inspect our etched immortality.
It’s a


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Sihanoukville


We stayed up pretty late last night trying to recover photos, so we slept in this morning.
I'm still sulking over the fact that all my photos are gone :(
We had breakfast at a little cafe next door then took a tuk tuk to the market. We walked around -


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Why do the Irish like comedies?

It looks as if The Hangover Part II and Kung Fu Panda 2 might have — in financial terms, at least — saved the year for cinema. Despite being little more than a pallid relocation of the first film to Southeast Asia, H2 has, apparently, just delivered the


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Adam Sandler is bike to the future


He's a natural in the role of rickshaw driver.
The actor took daughter Sunny out for a spin on his bike near his home in
Malibu, California, on Saturday.
He's got a few more years before the two-year-old decides that's an
embarrassing thing for her old


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The Beautiful Mondrian Hotel's Asia de Cuba

Known for its chic atmosphere and celebrity clientele, the Mondrian Hotel's Asia de Cuba restaurant is the perfect setting for delicious dishes and star sightings. The unique cuisine on the ever-changing menu is a favorite of many famous faces, including


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Alessandra Ambrosio's Happy Family


AAW! Alessandra Ambrosio Plays w/ Pink Tutu-Wearing Anja Louise!
Photo Credit: Pacific Coast News
How absolutely cute is that?
Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio was out in her neighborhood earlier this morning in Beverly Hills. Anja Louise, we


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Money money money


Feeling much better today. Still not 100% and I wont be eating any more tomato omelets anytime soon. I'm sticking to fried food for the time being.
Alarm goes off at 07:00, but I've been awake awhile already. Grab a shower and head down to the port. It'


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Mark Kermode's DVD round-up


What the hell has happened to romantic comedies? Once upon a time we had Walter Matthau and Ingrid Bergman co-starring in Cactus Flower from a screenplay by IAL Diamond. Now we get Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston in a barely recognisable remake, the ve


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Film extra candidates love 'Hate'

Will you do nudity? Will you do it for minimum wage? The first question appears on the casting questionnaire passed out to thousands of people who lined up Saturday at Barnstable High School to be an extra in the new Adam Sandler movie, "I Hate You, Dad.


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Beverly Hills: Still Elite, but ...


Stephanie Diani for The New York Times Badgley Mischka is back on Rodeo Drive. AMID the ubiquitous urban housewives in Lululemon cropped pants, yoga mats under their arms, two 20-somethings bounded down Rodeo Drive here one recent day and stopped in fron


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The 404 830: Where sorry does not put the crackers in our stomachs (podcast)

We're also offering tips on how to shop at Costco, the dropping prices of external media cards, the return of The 404 Audio Draft in a new Web site Outloud.fm, life lessons to be learned from Adam Sandler's "Billy Madison," and a couple of rules for leav


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Kristen Wiig, Screwball Genius, I Salute You! (in Arts and Culture)

What is sexy? I'll tell you.
We have a genuine screwball comic on our hands. It's been so long, I almost forgot what they looked like. It turns out the new version is string bean lean, toothy, and possessed of noodle-like arms and legs. This one actually


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’50/50′ Trailer: Levitt + Rogen + Cancer = Touching Dramedy

Joseph Gordon-Levitt is more of a mainstream name again thanks to Christopher Nolan, but the former 3rd Rock from the Sun star was garnering accolades for his more dramatic and non-mainstream work as an adult actor well before Inception arrived last summ


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Coming Distractions: Trailer: 50/50

Can cancer be funny? As 50 Cent recently suggested, sometimes. Definitely Seth Rogen learned a thing or two about in Funny People, where he helped a cancer-ridden Adam Sandler keep things light in the face of looming darkness—and now Rogen’s about to do


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Time has come for Yankees to engage

When attempting to contextualize this enigmatic Yankees season, I keep coming back to David Spade: short and generally unlikable.
Actually, no (though that's pretty accurate). I'm actually referring to the CBS sitcom Spade stars in, Rules of Engagement.


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Three Reasons Why Jesus Isn’t Showing Up Tomorrow

Bible numerologist and radio show host Harold Camping predicts that Jesus will return to Earth and take three million believers to Heaven, while the rest of us are left on the planet to suffer for five months until October 21, 2011, when the world will o


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The 'Bridesmaids' Effect: Isn't it time a woman got to direct a raunchy comedy?


In corporate America, it's no longer a surprise to see a woman running a giant company like EBay or Hewlett-Packard. But in Hollywood, where actresses have far shorter careers than actors do, and it's accepted practice to pay male stars far more than any


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15 Comedians Who Lost Their Funny


Comedians are ticking time bombs.  No matter how funny they may be at any one point in their career, they’re just one mishap away from hitting unfunny rock bottom.  Whether it’s drugs, lust for money or pure insanity that does them in, what’s certain is


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Jennifer Garner Brings Her Girls to Adam Sandler’s House For a Birthday Bash


Jennifer Garner took her girls, Violet and Seraphina Affleck , out for a fun-filled birthday party at pal Adam Sandler ‘s house for his daughter Sadie Sandler ‘s big 5th birthday celebration! Violet and Seraphina seemed to have a blast too! The girls e


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The Genius of Buster

Perhaps because “dry” comedy is so much more rare and odd than “dry” wit, there are people who never much cared for Keaton. Those who do cannot care mildly.

More than fifty years have passed since critics rediscovered Buster Keaton and pronounced him


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Gaga beats Oprah on Forbes' Celebrity 100. Is Twitter to blame?


Lady Gaga, Justin Bieber, Oprah, and Charlie Sheen are four of the most powerful celebrities in the world.
You almost feel bad for Oprah: Back when she was starting out, a media personality had to fight hard to win a loyal audience and a fan base. In the


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Never say never say never

I don’t care what Justin Bieber says: Never say never is the dumbest maxim ever.
Vote for Sarah Palin, Michele Bachmann or Newt Gingrich
Live in Alabama, Arkansas, Mississippi or Boston
Cheer for the Red Sox or against the Braves
Say something nice about


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Jennifer Garner Monkeys Around With Smiley Seraphina

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The Lonely Island SNL crew score top album debut—where do they stand in the pantheon of blockbuster comedy albums?

Image Credit: F. Scott Schafer This week’s Billboard album chart tells the same story it has been telling for the past few months, as Adele’s juggernaut 21 has notched yet another week at the top spot. With that and yet another entry in the Now That’s Wh


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Chef Boyardee's Granddaughter Writes Cookbook, Doesn't Eat Beefaroni


Anna Boiardi, the New York-based author of the recently published cookbook Delicious Memories: Recipes and Stories From the Chef Boyardee Family, is the granddaughter of Mario Boiardi, a man who along with his two brothers launched a canned pasta empire


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Production Begins on SEEKING A FRIEND FOR THE END OF THE WORLD Film

Production begins this week on Seeking a Friend for the End of the World, written and directed by Lorene Scafaria. The pre-apocalyptic comedy stars Golden Globe Award winner Steve Carell and Academy Award nominee Keira Knightley.
Confirmed as joining the


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Adam Sandler Throws A Star-Studded Party


Shriver joins Oprah's star-studded farewell


Maria Shriver, the TV Journalist and Kennedy heiress, taped a farewell episode of the Oprah show the same day it was revealed her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger, had fathered a child with a woman on his ho


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Concert previews

the airborne toxic event | friday at the beaumontIf the men in U2 fired Bono and replaced their band’s lead singer with Neil Diamond, the result might sound like Airborne Toxic Event. Sweeping guitars and a chugging rhythm section support an embarrassing


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Watch Kevin James in a T.G.I. Friday’s Ad the Trailer for Zookeeper

Product placement hasn't worked out too well for Morgan Spurlock — though he got plenty of press attention for his film POM Wonderful Presents: The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, the brand-financed documentary has mostly underperformed in theaters. Leave it t


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‘Zookeeper’ Trailer: Kevin James Talks To Animals, Hilarity Ensues

Zookeeper stars James as Griffin Keyes, a humble (what else) zookeeper who gets a second chance at marrying the girl of his dreams, Stephanie (Leslie Bibb, a.k.a. the reporter who jumps into bed with Tony Stark in Iron Man). The problem is that means he’


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Coming Distractions: Trailer: Zookeeper

While the premise of Kevin James playing Dr. Doolittle to a bunch of talking animals seems like something you can imagine and summarily dismiss in a matter of seconds, the new trailer for Zookeeper reveals one aspect of the film you probably weren’t pred


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ZOOKEEPER New Movie Trailer

In Zookeeper, the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes (Kevin James). Finding himself more comfortable with a lion than a lady, Griffin decides the only way to get a girl in his life is to leave the zoo and fin


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Zookeeper Trailer Ambles In

Lots of people went to see Kevin James playing a loveable schlub who’s also a security guard in Paul Blart: Mall Cop. So in the spirit of sticking with what it knows, Sony is rolling out another chance for James to be wacky crossbred with Dr Doolittle-st


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The Death Of Instant Messenger

my buddy list would beg to disagree with the assertion in the linked piece, but then again, tech blogs aren't really known for their 'reporting' skills.
At least you're not on IRC.
Oooh, another former IRC-er. See you at the 50th VAX-system BBS reunion?


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Girls can be hilarious too...

Saturday Night Live castmembers don't always fare well as big screen draws. For every Adam Sandler and Will Ferrell, you have a Will Forte or Chris Kattan. They shined on the show, but movies didn't mesh well with them. After years as a standout on SNL a


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In the Land of Blood and Honey: Angelina Jolie's New Film!


“It’s a heavy film,” the 35-year-old actress, who wrote and directed the Bosnian love story, told EW at the Cannes Film Festival. “You want to find that title that really helps the audience know what they’re walking into.”
“[Coming up with a title was] d


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Seth MacFarlane to Reboot The Flintstones


The modern stone age family is about get post-modern. Seth MacFarlane, the creator of "Family Guy," "American Dad" and "The Cleveland Show" has his sights set on rebooting "The Flintstones," Deadline reports.

Very little is known about what a reboot of


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Paz Vega stuns Cannes with her bizarre sense of style as she steps out in leotard and heels


It enjoys a reputation as one of the most fashionable film festivals in the world.
But onlookers at Cannes got a bit of a Spanish surprise yesterday as actress Paz Vega stepped out in one of the more unusual outfits seen at the event.
The 35-year-old st


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Barney's Beanery--you just got to go there (Video)

WeHo's iconic Barney's Beanery went wild on April 30 when the west west-meets hip Hollywood eatery celebrated 90 years of dishing out food and beer with a charity chili cookoff. The event raised funds for firefighters from the city's stations 7 and 8, Sa


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Here Comes the Bride! 15 Great Wedding Movies

These two best friends (Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn) enjoy a good wedding — and the women they meet there. They enjoy them so much, they become serial wedding crashers, bouncing from one to another. But the guys find themselves at odds when one of them


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Rays Tales: By the book

By Marc Topkin , Times Staff Writer In Print: Sunday, May 15, 2011 RHP Andy Sonnanstine is a big-league pitcher — and aspiring hitter. A serious golfer and pingpong player. A self-described "professional gentleman" of other leisure sports, including dart


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Will Ferrell Gets Serious and Declares ‘Everything Must Go’


It is certainly not out of the ordinary for well-known comedic actors to test out their dramatic acting chops after they have firmly established themselves in funnier roles. A so-called dramedy, which infuses bits of comedy in between all the drama, ofte


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Television movies for the week of May 15

MOVIE RATINGS
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G = General audiences

PG = Parental Guidance

PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens

R = Restricted audience

CC = Closed captioned for hearing impaired
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Wedding movies to remember

I love weddings — the fluffy dresses, the soft mints, the open bar, the inevitable public meltdown of at least one family member.
And I love movie weddings even more. The "You Can't Make This Stuff Up" factor that accompanies any real-life wedding is fab


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Tweet the giraffe, star of ads and movies, dies at Franklin Park Zoo

Tweet, the beloved giraffe who rose to fame as a star in the classic Toys R Us commercials and who provided laughs alongside Jim Carrey in the movie, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, died on Friday after filming his latest movie at the Franklin Park Zoo.
The


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In light of ‘Bridesmaids,’ a list of five more comedies that appeal to both men and women

Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper, Rose Byrne, Wendi McLendon-Covey, Maya Rudolph and Kristen Wiig in "Bridesmaids." (Suzanne Hanover - AP) “ Bridesmaids ” has been promoted and praised as the rare comedy that crosses the gender divide, appealing to both wo


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Your comments: Will Ferrell receiving Mark Twain prize for comedy


Carlin, Dangerfield, Pryor, Winters, Newhart, Cosby & Martin are among some of the pioneering legends I grew up laughing at. Ferrell, along with Adam Sandler continues to baffle me as to what makes him funny.
He is an incredibly talented and funny guy.


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Ashton Kutcher: 'Men' Payday Less Than Charlie Sheen


I hope that they finally cancel this series. I am bored of it. Charlie Sheen had such a promising career and I am so disappointed to see the direction that his life and career has gone. He has done some great movies in his time such as Wall Street (1987)


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Comic Will Ferrell to receive Mark Twain Award

Star rewarded for contribution to comedy
Funnyman Will Ferrell has been honored with one of the most prestigious awards from the world of comedy, the annual Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.
According to Reuters the comic will receive the prize on Oc


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A taste of Hollywood for tourists on the Cape this summer

Adam Sandler's new film "I Hate You Dad," is set to film in Osterville on the Cape this July. The producer and star of the film will join the thousands of tourists who summer on the Islands to shoot the film with co-stars Andy Samberg, James Caan, Vanill


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Movies: Cars, bars and superheroes

The sunscreen has barely been cracked open but summer is in full swing at the movies.
The season set sail last week with "Thor" and continues today with "Bridesmaids," "Priest" and more specialized releases. A complete list appeared April 28 but here are


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Movie Review | Everything Must Go: Ferrell succeeds at adding some comic relief to drama

Will Ferrell plays an alcoholic in his new movie, but he's no "Frank the Tank." Everything Must Go is a little closer to Leaving Las Vegas than Old School (in which Ferrell played Frank), but it takes the edge off the bitterness with
a quirky sense of wh


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They're addicted to laughs, among other things


Robert Bengtson
Bay Area native Mark Lundholm heads the Comedy Addiction Tour that comes to Sacramento's Colonial Theatre on Saturday.

Addicts aren't funny. Charlie Sheen ought to be proof enough of that. But recovering addicts, particularly if they


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Comedy unbridled in 'Wedding Singer'

A 36-year-old man was killed instantly Thursday night after his motorcycle was involved in a...


The owner of Wards Do-It Center in Hamburg Township said the store's garden center, which burned in...


The public-private proposal to build a bridg


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'Rules of Engagement' renewed by CBS for Season 6


CBS sitcom "Rules of Engagement" has been renewed for Season 6, according to THR. The David Spade comedy, airing Thursdays at 7:30 p.m. on CBS 2 in Chicago, has delivered solid ratings in a variety of time slots during its five-season run, often serving


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Cape juiced for summer film

Adam Sandler's new movie, "I Hate You, Dad," is set to begin filming in Osterville in July. The Associated Press/Chris Pizzello OSTERVILLE — Adam Sandler, James Caan and Vanilla Ice may be among the celebrity sightings on the Cape this summer. Sandler's


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Movie reviews: 5-12

Summaries are condensed from Blade reviews and reflect the theater schedule starting Friday. Films are rated on a scale of 5 stars (best) to Bomb (worst). The reviewer's name, movie running time, and abbreviations of the theaters where the movie is playi


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Open Casting Call for New Adam Sandler Film in Boston.

Expect the streets of Boston to get even more crowded this summer with Hollywood film crews in the area.
New England home town boy made good, Adam Sandler is returning to Boston in July to shoot his next comedy "I Hate You, Dad", in which Sandler with pl


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The Funniest Thing I Saw All Day

Your comments must follow our copyright policy. Commenters who do not use a consistent name, and/or who use a proxy to post, are subject to banning. Profane language will place your comment in moderation. If you are following the rules and your comment d


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Jennifer Aniston launches new fragrance


Jennifer Aniston was seen promoting her new perfume, Lolavie, on Saturday at Sephora on Lexington Avenue.
During the event Aniston met fans and signed her autograph on perfume bottles and boxes. 
Stay connected to the latest design trends Sample

The D


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PUTTING ON A SAD FACE


By Steve Persall , Times Film Critic In Print: Thursday, May 12, 2011 Will Ferrell plays Nick Halsey, an alcoholic whose life has unraveled at home and at work. The film is inspired by a short story. [Roadside Attractions] By Steve Persall Times Film Cri


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Opening minds to comedians who also play music

In the early days of film and television, variety was king. Elvis had starring roles, the Rat Pack all sang in their movies and while Jackie Gleason had one of the highest-rated shows on TV as a bus driver with a comically short fuse, he was also releasi


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Video Interlude: Great Moments in Cinematic Sandwiches


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Funny and Humorous Father's Day Gifts

Looking for a funny and humorous way to tell Dad that you love him? Try searching here for some fun and original Father's Day gift ideas.
Finding the perfectly funny gift for Father's Day can be a challenge, but the internet is a great resource! Put a sp


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Faneuil Hall attracts Big Apple buyer

Boston’s biggest tourist attraction and a top city landmark has been sold — to a firm from New York!
Faneuil Hall Marketplace, one of the nation’s first historic urban shopping developments, has a new owner, the Ashkenazy Acquisition Corp., which will pa


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Casting calls

If you go to www.onsetproductions.com, you can get yourself a role as an extra in the Kevin James movie “Here Comes the Boom.’’ The site has put up a casting call for about 300 extras to be spectators for mixed martial-arts scenes that will be filmed in


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Late-night links

"I don’t know, just chuck it as hard as you can".-Buster Posey, on how to gun down stolen base attempts
This might be the most exciting bball game I’ve seen all year.
son and for the rest of that day and ever since, whenever I see the kid there’s a good,


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Adam Sandler looking for extras

Adam Sandler is aiming to solve the Massachusetts unemployment problem — single-handedly!
The Hollywood funnyguy is seeking hundreds and hundreds of extras for two flicks he is making in the Bay State, “Here Comes the Boom” with Kevin James, and “I Hate


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Faster, higher, stronger so it's time for a rest

RUGBY: I’m done with rugby for the summer which will give me a chance to recover from a game that has vastly sped up over the years as well as the increase in players’ size and conditioning, writes
BOB CASEY 
UNFORTUNATELY, Saturday’s 32-23 defeat to th


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That's so Hollywood! Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner's daughters celebrate the second birthday of Tobey Maguire's son


Superstar parents Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck took
turns marshalling their beautiful daughters on a visit to Tobey
Maguire's LA home today.
The adorable family headed to the former Spider-Man's Brentwood pad to celebrate the second birthday of his


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Is baby No. 2 on the way for Katie?


Rumours of a sibling for Suri, as Katie debuts a more rounded belly
Image Credit: AFP
Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise already have a four-year-old daughter, Suri, while Tom has two children, Connor and Isabella, from his relationship with Nicole Kidm


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Vroom!

Here is the American film industry’s game plan as it has evolved over the past decade or so: We will keep making the same @%&#!ing movies over and over and over until you get bored and walk away. As a creative approach, it stinks — except when, miraculou


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Television movies for the week of May 8

MOVIE RATINGS
= Poor
= Fair
= Good
= Excellent

G = General audiences

PG = Parental Guidance

PG-13 = Not recommended for preteens

R = Restricted audience

CC = Closed captioned for hearing impaired
ALPHABETICAL LISTING
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The Lonely Island: The Hottest Thing In Fake Hip-Hop

Back in 2005, Saturday Night Live 's relationship with the Internet changed forever when one of its short skits landed online. It was a music video about two guys catching a matinee showing of the first Chronicles of Narnia movie — in short, a "Lazy Sund


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The New Poster for Zookeeper , Starring Kevin James


Columbia Pictures has released the new poster for Zookeeper, the Frank Coraci-directed comedy opening in theaters on July 8.

In Zookeeper, the animals at the Franklin Park Zoo love their kindhearted caretaker, Griffin Keyes (Kevin James). Finding himsel


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Jason Derulo Performs at ECSU


FRIDAY Tony Award-winner Idina Menzel catapulted to the heights of Broadway fame with her starring turn as Elphaba in the Broadway mega-hit "Wicked," and tonight she'll be joined by the Hartford Symphony Orchestra for a performance on the Mortensen Hall


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Joel Edgerton Will Kill That Bin Laden Rascal


Our search for a new Bourne lead who will not be Jason Bourne has at last moved beyond the name every young actor in Hollywood phase and into phase two: testing! According to Deadline, the first round of readings...


Kathryn Bigelow's status as our Be


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Revisit the resort that made Palm Springs cool -- even in summer

Drive around
Palm Springs these
days and chances
are you'll find yourself
on a road named for a dead
celebrity.
Folks like Bob Hope,
Frank Sinatra and Gerald Ford
put this place on the map, so Palm
Springs continues to pay tribute
to its dearly departed


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Cameron Diaz One of 10+ Leads in Romantic Comedy


Following the "pile on the couples" rom-com mindset popularized by the likes of Love Actually and Valentine's Day, Lionsgate's plan for adapting the bestselling book What To Expect When You're Expecting is to assault audiences with five different expecti


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Ginnifer Goodwin's Nightmare Move to New York

Actress Ginnifer Goodwin endured a nightmare journey when she decided to move to New York - she broke down in tears after getting lost on her way to the city.
The Walk the Line star always had big hopes of making the trip the day after she graduated from


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College Football 2011: Top 40 Football Movies to Watch Before the Season Starts

Based on a true story, Quarterback Princess is the heartwarming story of a girl from Oregon who wants to play quarterback on the High School football team.
Beyond achieving success on the field Tami Maida (portrayed by Helen Hunt) proves that being femin


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Pluuuuuurp!


I had a table for two last night, an affable enough deuce. They were as quiet as they were amiable.
In other words they were dull. Sooooooooo dull.
But as I am so offended reminded it's not about me and the customers aren't there to amuse me. Good job, t


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No-limits Lynching


If you didn’t know better, this is how your first experience seeing Stephen Lynch live might go:
Stephen Lynch will bring his music-driven, off-color stand-up comedy to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre tomorrow.
The comedian-musician will take the s


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'Wedding Singer' tunes up in Howell (with video)

A recreational kayaker made a grisly discovery Thursday afternoon when he found a badly decomposed...


Donna Gibson can't stand litter or the people who do it, and she would love to "nail" someone in...- 3:41 am


Brennan Boesch homered for the se


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The Spy Who Loved Me

WORLD-HERALD STAFF WRITER
When legendary James Bond movie producer Cubby Broccoli was casting “The Spy Who Loved Me,” Richard Kiel had already established a career playing giants and henchmen in movies (“Lassie’s Great Adventure,” “Barbary Coast”) and te


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Ansari knocks comedy out of the park


NIAGARA FALLS — Some people call him Tom. Others call him Randy. But if you've been paying attention, you'll simply call Aziz Ansari funny.
The wide-eyed comic has been stealing scenes as snarky government employee Tom Haverford for three seasons on NBC'


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Movie reviews: 5-5

Summaries are condensed from Blade reviews and reflect the theater schedule starting Friday. Films are rated on a scale of 5 stars (best) to Bomb (worst). The reviewer's name, movie running time, and abbreviations of the theaters where the movie is playi


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Movie Guide

"DOUBLE INDEMNITY" 107 minutes - A - not rated - Fred MacMurray, Barbara Stanwyck, Edward G. Robinson - The 1944 film noir about a bored housewife and a boring husband. - Moxie
"JANE EYRE" - 120 minutes - HHH - PG-13 for thematic content - Mia Wasikowska


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23 best events in central Iowa this summer

There is no shortage of exciting activities this summer in central Iowa. Here are the can't-miss events you'll be planning around as the temps rise. Find more information at desmoines.metromix.com.
ARTS
Des Moines Metro Opera
DETAILS: June 24 through Jul


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Twilight leads MTV Movie nominations

The Twilight Saga: Eclipse leads the nominations at this year’s MTV Movie Awards.
he popular vampire franchise, starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, has received eight nods, it was revealed today. The third instalment in the movie series is up


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The 2011 MTV Movie Awards Nominations Have Been Announced

The nominations for the 2011 MTV Movie Awards were announced Tuesday morning, with “The Twilight Saga: Eclipse” snagging the most with eight, followed by “Inception” with seven, “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1″ with six and “The Social Net


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Twilight leads MTV Movie Awards


TRIPLE TROUBLE: The third Twilight film leads the contenders for the MTV Movie Awards.
The third Twilight film leads the contenders for the MTV Movie Awards, extending the vampire series' dominance of the cable channel's annual lighthearted salute to Ho


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QUIZWORD CROSSWORD

You can do today's quiz crossword in two ways. Either print out the file below and fill it in with a pen, or click on our special link to let you fill in the grid online.
Once you have downloaded the crossword, you don't have to be online to complete it.


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Wednesday Link-A-Mania

Game Of Thrones US Audience Grows
A few naysayers were bemoaning the fact that HBO’s Game Of Thrones wasn’t getting audiences anywhere near the likes of its channel mate True Blood, ignoring the fact that its viewing figures for the first two weeks (2.2


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The 10 best wedding movies ever

Wedding season officially kicked off in England last week with the royal ceremony of the century.
Now, matrimonial fever is making its way to Hollywood with this week's release of Something Borrowed (Ginnifer Goodwin, Colin Egglesfield) and next week's r


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Impact on Theaters Becomes Clearer As Video On Demand Plans Move Forward

Theater owners across the nation are reacting negatively to plans by Fox, Sony, Universal and Warner Bros. to shorten the time frame films run in theaters so they can deliver movies directly to consumers through a video-on-demand service known as Home Pr


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'Thor' Star Chris Hemsworth Up for 'Snow White and the Huntsman'?

Someone has to want this part! The role originally went to Viggo Mortensen before he was pulled out of the production, and then Hugh Jackman was offered the part only to turn it down shortly thereafter. Now a new name has emerged as the frontrunner to ta


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'Breaking In' Review: an art heist, a con and geeks galore

The new Christian Slater comedy on Fox, Breaking In has hit its stride.  The comedy, produced by Adam Sandler's Happy Madison Productions astutely targets an audience that appreciates the comedy of technology and geeks and throws in just a mix of mystery


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Blockbusters create a glut this movie season

Johnny Depp and Penelope Cruz in "Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides."
This summer, there will be blood.
On the screen, certainly. But most likely also on the balance sheets of the major studios.
Continuing nearly every week into August, one h


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Top Hollywood directors protest over home downloads


More than 20 leading film-makers, including James Cameron, Peter Jackson and Robert Zemeckis, have written a protest letter to Hollywood studios over their decision to allow films to be downloaded into people's homes while they are still being screened i


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SNL Video Crew Preps New Album

By Christopher John Farley Most businesses would love to know the secret to making content spread widely online. Comedians Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone have proved they have the knack.As members of comedy trio The Lonely Island, the thr


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'Magic Mike': Channing Tatum To Star In Steven Soderbergh Stripper Film

When you have to make a choice between early retirement and making a movie about a male stripper, starring a male stripper, the decision is easy: male stripper movie.
"This was a wild and pivotal time in my life and I couldn't be more thrilled to go down


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Andy Samberg CSO of Shark Week on Discovery

Discovery Channel has announced that Andy Samberg will be the Chief Shark Officer (CSO), in this summer's Shark Week, according to an April 20, 2011 press release from Discovery Networks.
Discovery made a tongue in cheek announcement, stating,  'After a


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