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Fred Savage to Direct His First Movie, Written by the Creator of 'Happy Endings'

by | March 27th, 2013

Wonder Years star-turned-sitcom director Fred Savage is making the jump to directing movies. THR reports that he's in talks to direct a "Bridesmaids-esque comedy" called Ladies Night, starring Charlize Theron and written by Happy Endings creator David Caspe. The movie follows a woman who, frustrated with her boyfriend's unwillingness to commit, sets out to have one last night out with her friends before moving to New York. This is one of two comedies Charlize Theron is currently working on, along with Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways to Die in the West. Fred Savage has developed into a very talented and sought-after sitcom director over the past [...]

Reviews

The Quiet, Dark Comedy of Young Adult

by | December 16th, 2011

Young Adult is not only one of the best comedic films of the year, but one of the best films of the year. It’s about time comedic performances can be considered brilliant performances.

It’s wonderfully sublime, hilarious, dark and poignant, made possible by the perfect combination of filmmakers, writers, and actors. The plot is quite simple — a recently divorced, former popular prom queen Mavis Gary (Charlize Theron) is now making a living ghostwriting a series of young adult novels. After her high school boyfriend sends her pictures of their newborn baby, Mavis decides the only time she was happy was with him, so she returns to her small [...]

casting notics

Charlize Theron in Talks to Star Opposite Seth MacFarlane in His New Western Comedy

by | January 31st, 2013

Oscar winner Charlize Theron is in "final negotiations" to star opposite Seth MacFarlane in his new western comedy, A Million Ways to Die in the West, according to The Hollywood Reporter. MacFarlane will direct, co-write, and star in the live-action film, his second movie as a writer/director (after Ted) and first as a (non-voice) actor. He wrote the script with Ted collaborators Alec Sulkin and Wellesly Wild, and the movie has been likened to Blazing Saddles in all the news stories about it so far. and the story follows a wimpy farmer (MacFarlane) whose girlfriend leaves him after he backs out of a gunfight. Theron's character will be [...]

Movies

Charlize Theron Is a Terrifying Mean Girl in Young Adult

by | November 29th, 2011

This red-band scene from Diablo Cody and Jason Reitman's Young Adult is short, but it's so densely packed with middle school-type trauma that it should be viewed with caution by anyone who has ever chosen to color-coordinate the little rubber bands on their braces in honor of every month's holidays, or had a terrible short haircut and slicked the top back with gel but let the bottom poof out like a panoramic mullet. Oh, god. I've entered a cave of unhappy memories triggered only by Charlize Theron's line at the end of this tiny clip. I'm probably gonna pee my pants when the whole movie comes out on Dec. [...]

Videolists

Walking Through the History of 'Between Two Ferns' with Scott Aukerman

by | May 4th, 2012

With the Between Two Ferns: A Fairytale of New York debuting Sunday at 8:30 before the Comedy Awards, I thought it was a perfect time to look back at the Between Two Ferns series. B2F has been incredibly popular, bringing in over 80 million views across the entire series, on Funny or Die alone. Beyond that, whenever a new one is released, it nearly instantly reaches Internet omnipresence.

It's hard to say why exactly the series has had such enduring popularity, as it has maintained relevance for over four years now (which is nearly four zillion years in Internet time or 28 years in dog time). Of course, it's wildly funny and unique [...]

Trailers

Young Adult Trailer Makes Mean Charlize Theron Look Super Fun to Watch

by | October 6th, 2011

Behold, the trailer for Young Adult, the upcoming dark comedy directed by Jason Reitman, written by Diablo Cody, and starring Charlize Theron and Patton Oswalt. That group of people alone was exciting, but the trailer has me looking forward to the December 9 release date even more. Theron's lying, adultering, small-dog-having protagonist looks to be – if not exactly likable – original and funny, two traits we've come to expect from Reitman and Cody.

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