Category Archives: Film

Man-children of Men

The Jerk (1979) Pee Wee’s Big Adventure (1985) Big (1988) Clifford (1994) Cabin Boy (1994) Billy Madison (1995) Jack (1996) The Wrong Guy (1997) Freddie Got Fingered (2001) Elf (2003) The Spongebob Squarepants Movie (2004) Step Brothers (2008) Cyrus (2010)
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Enema Bag Jones

The Wrong Guy (1997)—“Nelson Hibbert” DF: Yes, I wrote that with Jay Kogen, who I met while doing It’s Pat, and my friend Dave Higgins, who we had all met because we were on Comedy Central together. He used to be part of a troupe called Higgins Boys And Gruber. Kids In The Hall really liked [...]
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FREE At The Purple Onion

FREE Zach Galifianakis: Live At The Purple Onion | YouTube from Shout! Factory.
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Hollywood Reporter Reviews in Review

Astro Boy: “among the year’s best” Fantastic Mr. Fox: “too sly for its own good” Where the Wild Things Are: “uninvolving adaptation”
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A Serious Post

02-OCT-09: The Coen Brother’s A Serious Man Like much of the Coens’ work, the climax is unexpected and thrilling, confounding and infuriating. The lack of high-profile performers lends an authenticity to the project, making it feel lived-in and real, instead of “Here’s a bunch of our famous friends in a vanity project.” Though never as absurd, [...]
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Clifford (1994) featuring Where the Wild Things Are

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TV Party

A night of found footage deconstructed by Mark Black and Stephan MacLeod With special guests Andrew Bush and Stephen Cooke. 13-May-09 9PM @ Gus’ Pub Halifax Locals thread
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Zach Times Two (or three if you count the last post)

Comedian Zach Galifianakis has snagged lead roles in Todd Phillips’ comedy “The Hangover” for Warner Bros. and the HBO pilot “Bored to Death.” In “Hangover,” Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper and Ed Helms play best buddies at a wild Las Vegas bachelor party who lose the groom just hours before his wedding. Legendary Pictures is producing with Warners, [...]
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Beating a Dead Trajan Horse

kottke.org, Daring Fireball and Coudal Partners have all linked to the latest Goodie Bag TV episode on the film industry approved font Trajan. Note: Windom Earle provides the musical backdrop (and scored the music that accompanies the logo…does that type of music have a name?).
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