Category Archives: comedy

Still Loving Lucy: Lucille Ball Turns 100.

Posted on August 6, 2011 by jlmicek

Tina Fey. Kristen Wiig Gilda Radner. If you were to draw a straight line linking these great comediennes and then travel back along it far enough, you’d inevitably end up at Lucille Ball. The red-haired firebrand with the impeccable timing … Continue reading →

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Mila Kunis: Talking Sexism In Hollywood.

Posted on July 12, 2011 by jlmicek

Starlet Mila Kunis … … opens up in the new issue of GQ about how hard it is for women to get good comedic roles in Hollywood. Citing the recent success of “Bridesmaids,” the former “That 70s Show” star says, … Continue reading →

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Much Ado About Nothing (USA, 1993)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by jlmicek

Name: Much Ado About Nothing Release Date: 1993 Writers: Kenneth Branagh (screenplay), William Shakespeare (play) Director: Kenneth Branagh Cast: Denzel Washington: Don Pedro Keanu Reeves: Don John Robert Sean Leonard: Claudio Emma Thompson: Beatrice Kenneth Branagh: Benedick Richard Briers: Leonato … Continue reading →

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New ‘Muppets’ Trailer Hits The Web.

Posted on May 24, 2011 by jlmicek

If, Like Me … … you grew up watching “The Muppet Show” in syndication in the 1970s and still have fond memories of that first, immortal “Muppet Movie” flick, then this will do your heart good. An added bonus, the … Continue reading →

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Fanboys (USA, 2008)

Posted on September 18, 2010 by jlmicek

Name: Fanboys Release Date: 2008 Director: Kyle Newman Writers: Ernest Cline, Adam F. Goldberg and Dan Pulick Cast: Sam Huntington: Eric Chris Marquette: Linus Dan Fogler: Hutch Jay Baruchel: Windows Kristen Bell: Zoe David Denman: Chaz Christopher McDonald: Big Chuck … Continue reading →

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Weekend At Bernie’s (USA, 1989)

Posted on September 6, 2010 by jlmicek

Title: Weekend at Bernie’s Release Date: 1989 Director: Ted Kotcheff Cast: Andrew McCarthy: Larry Wilson Jonathan Silverman: Richard Parker Catherine Mary Stewart: Gwen Saunders Terry Kiser: Bernie Lomax Don Calfa: Paulie, Vito’s Hit Man Catherine Parks: Tina, Vito’s Girl Eloise … Continue reading →

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How To Lose Friends and Alienate People (UK, 2008)

Posted on September 5, 2010 by jlmicek

Title: How To Lose Friends and Alienate People Release Date: 2008 Director: Robert B. Weide Writers: Toby Young (book), Peter Straughan (screenplay) Cast: Simon Pegg: Sidney Young Megan Fox: Sophie Maes Gillian Anderson: Eleanor Johnson Jeff Bridges: Clayton Harding Kirsten … Continue reading →

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Another Fine Mess (USA, 1930)

Posted on September 1, 2010 by jlmicek

Title: Another Fine Mess Release Date: 1930 Director: James Parrott Writer: H.M. Walker Cast: Stan Laurel: Stan Oliver Hardy: Ollie Thelma Todd: Lady Plumtree James Finlayson: Colonel Wilburforce Buckshot Charles K. Gerrard: Lord Leopold Ambrose Plumtree Run-Time: 30 mins. Studio:Hal … Continue reading →

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