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Here's the new video for "Senator," the latest single from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks' Mirror Traffic. Directed by The Daily Show's Scott Jacobson, it stars Jack Black as a cattle-prod-toting senator running for reelection, Gary Cole as his cowboy-hat-sporting second in command, and Derrick's DC Pierson as a young campaign volunteer just looking to have a good time. Shit gets a little dark for our dear senator, but doesn't it always?

Let's be honest; you were already going to see The Hand Job. Now you're just going to see it more. In addition to Donald Glover, Andy Samberg and Alia Shawkat, Variety reports that DC Pierson, Dominic Dierkes and Scott Porter were cast in The Hand Job as well opposite Aubrey Plaza's valedictorian virgin. Variety also offers a break-down of the characters so far, just for you:

• Porter as a "grung rocker" and the object of Plaza's affections
• Dierkes, Pierson, and Glover as a pack of lifeguards
• Mae Whitman and Shawkat as Plaza's buddies (How could I forget Bland?!?!)
• And of course, the pièce de [...]

In case the picture to the left hasn’t made it abundantly clear yet, you are skimming reading an entreaty on behalf of the underrated Derrick Comedy movie, Mystery Team, which bears no resemblance or relation to Ben Stiller’s misfit superheroes flick, Mystery Men. Still with me? Great. Mystery Team is a gem that earned a limited release in 2009 in just about the scrappiest way imaginable. It was a success that the movie managed to sneak into theatres at all, but up until now it’s mostly been seen by just the group’s core fan base. Let’s change that!

Collider reports that Mystery Team director Dan Eckman adapted DC Pierson's novel The Boy Who Couldn't Sleep And Never Had To for the screen with Pierson, and is currently shopping the script around to studios. The Boy follows the story of highschoolers Darren Bennett and Eric Lederer, best buds until "Eric reveals a secret: He doesn’t sleep. Ever. When word leaks out about Eric’s condition, he and Darren find themselves on the run." A story which could only be enhanced by the sombreros and bindle sticks left in the Mystery Team storage unit.