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Ed Helms to Star in Remake of French Comedy LE MAC

Usually relegated to a strong but supporting role in a number of comedies as of late, Ed Helms has nabbed the lead role in the remake of the French comedy Le Mac. Variety reports that Helms will topline the remake and produce alongside Ben Stiller?s Red Hour Films. Directed by Pascal Bourdeaux, the 2010 original film centered on a mild-mannered banker who was forced to masquerade as a notorious gangster and pimp.
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Oh jeez...can someone just remake the horribly underrated Dr. Detroit already????
 
Wow...this is getting universally panned.

A GOOD OLD FASHIONED ORGY Review

I didn’t want to write this review because it would involve me giving more thought to repulsive, selfish characters who populate a comedy that’s almost entirely devoid of laughs. There’s something fascinating about a movie that sets up jokes and then forgets to deliver a punchline. And because awful character delivering non-jokes isn’t enough, the film is saddled with limp, thoughtless direction that misses every opportunity for a laugh. When A Good Old Fashioned isn’t being clich?d, it’s being dull, and sometimes it’s both, but it’s hardly ever funny.
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Seth Rogen Confirms He’s Not in THIS IS FORTY, Says JAY AND SETH VS. THE APOCALYPSE Starts Shooting in February


When talking with Movies.com about his non-involvement with This is Forty, Rogen revealed that production on Jay and Seth vs. The Apocalypse will finally commence in February, adding that the “oddly personal” flick now involves more than just two people:

“It’s now much more than just Jay and Seth — there’s many other people vs. the apocalypse now. It’s gonna be crazy.”

The actor also confirmed that he’ll be co-directing the film with his writing partner Evan Goldberg, marking the duo’s directorial debut. I was a big fan of the short, so I’m definitely anticipating the feature.
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Oscar Isaac, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig Will Be ‘Revenge For Jolly!’ > The Playlist

Actors Oscar Isaac, Elijah Wood, Adam Brody, Ryan Phillippe, Kristen Wiig, David Rasche, Kevin Corrigan, Garret Dillahunt, Bobby Moynihan, and Gillian Jacobs are all part of the recently wrapped “Revenge For Jolly!” directed by short filmmaker Chadd Harbold and starring Brian Petsos. How does a project with this many big names go unannounced and under the radar? Well, it’s a indie and the the debut film of Atlas Independent, the newly-formed affiliate company of Charles Roven’s Atlas Entertainmenta company that focuses on development and production of films budgeted under $10 million (Roven known by fans as one of the producers of Christopher Nolan‘s Batman series).

A dramatic dark comedy, “Revenge For Jolly!” follows a man (Petsos) who, with the help of his cousin (Oscar Isaac), seeks to avenge the death of his beloved dog, who was killed under confusing and suspicious circumstances. The two men follow a series of clues in an attempt to track down the dog’s murderer, leaving a path of destruction in their wake.
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GOD BLESS AMERICA Review

Goldthwait doesn’t want to make us question our animosity towards pop culture. He wants to celebrate it and pat us on the head and tell us we’re right to hate trashy reality shows, the mean people on the TV, and jerks we encounter in our day-to-day lives. We’re right to hate them because they’re ruining America because America used to be awesome. In his climactic speech, Frank laments a time when we were kinder to each other, and he’s right. Just ask African Americans, Native Americans, Jews, Women, or anyone who wasn’t a white Christian male. In another rant and without a hint of irony, Frank compares American Idol and its ilk to the entertainment of the coliseum and how it preceded the downfall of Roman civilization. Frank neglects to mention that in the coliseum they killed people for entertainment. That may happen on reality TV at some point down the road, but I suppose the gleeful fake murders of God Bless America will have to suffice for now.

Rating: D-
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GOON Review

Hockey, as viewed through the eyes of Michael Dowse’s Goon, is 60 minutes of fighting occasionally interrupted by moving a puck around on an icy surface. It shouldn’t bother hockey aficionados or anyone else too much since the film is delightfully crass, painfully funny, and grounded by a cuddly performance from Seann William Scott. The movie has a big place in its heart for George Roy Hill’s Slap Shot but it’s not trying to upstage its predecessor or make itself the heir-apparent. It’s just trying to make you hurt from laughing so hard.
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Tilda Swinton Says She’ll Face Off With Bruce Willis In Wes Anderson’s ‘Moonrise Kingdom’ > The Playlist

: One of the reasons we’re more excited for “Moonrise Kingdom” than we have been for any Wes Anderson film in a decade is the cast. While a few of Anderson’s usual repertory company—most notably Bill Murray and Jason Schwartzmann, are returning—the leads, a twelve-year-old boy and girl, are newcomers (Jared Gilman and Kara Hayward), and the supporting cast are made up of some intriguing new names, including Bruce Willis, Edward Norton and Frances McDormand.
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On working with Anderson for the first time on the project, Swinton said that, “It was a real joy. [The film]‘s the most recent party that I accepted to go and enjoy, and that was really great fun.” The 1960s-set tale involves the aftermath of two children who run away from a small New England town together, and Swinton confirmed that the plot will also follow the grown-ups involved in the search, of which she plays one. “It’s about a community of adults who don’t really know what they’re doing, and I play one of them. She’s the point of authority, she’s social services, and she’s brought in as a sort of last resort, force majeure. And she has a head to head with Bruce Willis, which you can imagine is quite fun.”
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<em>50/50</em> :: Hollywood Elsewhere

Jonathan Levine's 50/50 (Summit, 9.30) is an exceptionally honest, no-punches-pulled, very honorably acted adult drama about a young guy (Joseph Gordon Levitt) grappling with The Big C. It's seasoned with occasional laughs, for sure, but there's no way this is a light mood comedy, as the 50/50 trailers have implied. And I mean that with the utmost respect.
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jerseydevil said:
Ghostbusters theatrical rerelease slated for next month!
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Man...North Hollywood UA theater...me and Joe Fiss, Ghostbusters and then Gremlins on opening night. Some things you just can't forget. Best double feature EVER! If they cleaned up the print who wouldn't want to see Ghostbusters in a theater again. It really is damned near perfect. Still.
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Near? NEAR?!

What's not perfect about Ghostbusters?!
 
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