World’s funniest women Tina Fey and Amy Poehler will play hard-partying sisters in upcoming comedy The Nest, Variety reports. Tina Fey had been attached to the Universal flick for some time, but her fellow SNL Weekend Update anchor and Golden Globes co-host Amy Poehler is now in final negotiations to join her. The script comes from former SNL […]
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Game of Thrones, American Horror Story: Asylum dominate 2013 Emmy nominations
July 19, 2013 
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The nominees for the 65th Primetime Emmy awards were announced by Breaking Bad’s Aaron Paul and ceremony host Neil Patrick Harris yesterday. American Horror Story: Asylum and Game of Thrones dominated the field, earning 17 and 16 nominations respectively. Game of Thrones will compete in the Outstanding Drama Series category against last year’s winner Homeland, former reigning champ […]
Continue readingTina Fey in talks for Muppets 2
January 9, 2013 0 Comments
Tina Fey is in talks to star opposite Ricky Gervais and a whole bunch of felt in the sequel to The Muppets. According to THR, the upcoming Golden Globes host is in “late-stage negotiations” to join erstwhile GG MC Gervais, as well as Modern Family’s Ty Burrell. The sequel to 2011’s hit Henson reinvention will […]
Continue readingAmy Adams attached to rival Janis Joplin biopic
October 19, 2012 0 Comments
If you are going to do something right, then you may as well do it twice. Living up to the classic Hollywood tradition of duelling projects Vulture recently announced a second Janis Joplin biopic may be moving ahead. Titled Janis Joplin: Get It While You Can, this project has Amy Adams attached to the titular role […]
Continue readingTina Fey gets an Intern in new Nancy Meyers flick
April 16, 2012 0 Comments
Nancy Meyers has secured Tina Fey as the lead in her upcoming comedy The Intern. The news is exclusive to Deadline, who report that Paramount Pictures is looking to finance and distribute the pic. Fey will play the founder of an e-business “with a fashion focus” who gets a 70-year-old widower as an intern. Meyers’ […]
Continue readingPaul Rudd to join Tina Fey in Admission
March 14, 2012 0 Comments
It was reported last week that Owen Wilson was considering a role opposite Tina Fey in the upcoming indie Admission. According to the L.A. Times, Wilson is out, but Paul Rudd might be in. Fey is set to star as an unmarried Ivy League admissions officer who sparks up a potentially disastrous relationship with a 17-year-old. Rudd will […]
Continue reading10 TV shows that deserve their own movie
November 11, 2011 15 Comments
10 TV shows that deserve their own movie. By Simon Miraudo. Over the past few months, we’ve learnt of TV adaptations of the following movies: Zombieland, The Kids Are All Right, Source Code, The Blues Brothers, Napoleon Dynamite, Beverly Hills Cop and Hannibal. But what of the television shows that deserve their own film?! Barely a week goes by without […]
Continue readingBuscemi and Wilde joining Carell and Carrey in magician movie?
November 1, 2011 0 Comments
Gorgeous heartthrob Steve Buscemi and acclaimed character actor Olivia Wilde might join Steve Carell and Jim Carrey in their new ‘duelling magicians’ comedy Burt Wonderstone. Carell will star as the eponymous Las Vegas magician who must defeat a rival magic-maker (Carrey) following the death of his assistant. According to Deadline, studio New Line wants Buscemi […]
Continue readingCarrey and Carell to play duelling magicians in Burt Wonderstone
October 14, 2011 0 Comments
Jim Carrey has been offered a role opposite his former Bruce Almighty co-star Steve Carell in the comedy Burt Wonderstone, The Wrap reports. Carell has long been attached to the project, in which he will star as the eponymous Las Vegas magician who must defeat a rival magic-maker following the death of his assistant. Studio […]
Continue readingMad Men, Boardwalk Empire, Modern Family dominate Emmy nominations
July 15, 2011 1 Comment
Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire and Modern Family have dominated the nominations for the 2011 Emmy Awards, picking up 19, 18 and 17 noms respectively. Saturday Night Live proved its staying power by garnering 16 nods, with Game of Thrones and 30 Rock nabbing 13 a piece. The 60’s set Mad Men will compete against Boardwalk Empire, […]
Continue readingAdam McKay to direct Ferrell and Wahlberg in Three Mississippi
July 4, 2011 0 Comments
A couple of months back it was revealed that The Other Guys themselves, Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg, would reteam to star in a backyard football comedy named Turkey Bowl. According to Vulture, TOG director Adam McKay has signed on to helm the film, newly-retitled Three Mississippi. Ferrell and Wahlberg will star as the patriarchs of two […]
Continue readingFerrell and Wahlberg reunite for Turkey Bowl
May 18, 2011 0 Comments
The Other Guys – Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg – are set to reteam for a new comedy in which they play neighbourhood rivals who face off in an annual football game. According to Deadline, Warner Bros acquired the pitch – tentatively titled Turkey Bowl – from writers Robert Carlock (30 Rock) and Scott Silveri […]
Continue reading2010 Emmy nominations
July 9, 2010 0 Comments
Out with the old and in with the new. The nominees for the 62nd Emmy Awards have been announced, with newcomers Glee, Modern Family, Nurse Jackie and The Good Wife dominated the field and ousting oldies such as Two and a Half Men and Entourage. Emmy favourites such as 30 Rock, The Office, Mad Men […]
Continue readingInglourious Basterds triumphs at SAG awards
January 24, 2010 0 Comments
source: sag.org Quentin Tarantino’s motley crew of Inglourious Basterds took the top prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards yesterday. The films’ cast, including Brad Pitt, Christoph Waltz, Melanie Laurent and, hilariously, Mike Myers, were awarded Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. Jeff Bridges and Sandra Bullock received Outstanding Actor and Actress […]
Continue reading2009 Emmy Winners – 30 Rock, Mad Men and Toni Collette FTW!
September 21, 2009 1 Comment
source: emmys.tv The 61st Annual Primetime Emmy awards were handed out at Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles this morning. Favourites such as 30 Rock and Mad Men continued to dominate the Best Comedy and Best Drama categories, but there were still plenty of surprises in the smaller categories. Perhaps most excitingly (and deservingly) Toni Collette […]
Continue reading2009 Emmy nominations dominated by 30 Rock and Mad Men!
July 16, 2009 0 Comments
source: emmys.tv Television satire 30 Rock and slow-burn period drama Mad Men have dominated the 2009 Emmy Nominations. 30 Rock nabbed 22 nominations, a record for a comedy show. Mad Men scored a hefty 16 nods.Other notable nominees include Aussies Toni Collette, Simon Baker and Rose Byrne who were each honoured for their acting prowess. […]
Continue readingSlumdog Millionare wins DGA’s top prize!
February 1, 2009 0 Comments
source: ninemsn.com Slumdog Millionaire has continued its awards season domination by picking up top honours at the annual Director’s Guild of America awards. Danny Boyle was named Best Director for helming the rags to riches tale of a hopeless romantic slum-dweller in Mumbai. It also picked up top awards at last week’s SAG awards and […]
Continue reading30 Rock Season 3 – Guest Starring O-Prah!!!
October 13, 2008 0 Comments
source: youtube.com Look, I’ll get straight to the point: If you haven’t seen 30 Rock, you haven’t lived. The brilliant show recently picked up a whole slate of Emmy’s, including Best Comedy, as well as Best Actress and Actor for stars Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin. It follows the cast and crew behind the scenes […]
Continue reading2008 Emmy Award Winners
September 22, 2008 1 Comment
source: emmy.tvThe Emmy winners were announced in Los Angeles today, with the brilliant satire 30 Rock dominating the field. Mad Men (which finally makes it onto DVD November 26) won Most Outstanding Drama in its very first season.If you want to check out these hit shows, make sure to add them to your queues. Good […]
Continue readingSurrogate City – Baby Mama Review
August 29, 2008 0 Comments
Baby Mama – Starring Tina Fey, Amy Poehler, Greg Kinnear, Romany Malco and Dax Shepard. Directed by Michael McCullers. Rated PG for mild coarse language and sexual references. 99 mins. Phew. There’s only four months left in the year, and I was seriously worried 2008 would pass by without a single movie about pregnancy. There […]
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