Trailer Debut: A.C.O.D.

Adam Scott plays an Adult Child of Divorce in the Sundance hit A.C.O.D. The endlessly endearing Scott stars as a man who discovers his parents (Richard Jenkins, Catherine O’Hara) allowed a social psychologist (Jane Lynch) to study him as a kid, as a means of evaluating the effect of their divorce on his development. That […]

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Interview: John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman (Wreck-It Ralph)

Interview: John C. Reilly and Sarah Silverman (Wreck-It Ralph). By Simon Miraudo. If you’ve ever wondered if Disney was truly in the business of making dreams come true, you need only look to the voice cast of their latest animated adventure, Wreck-It Ralph, for confirmation. At the wonderful world of Disney, adorable character actor John C. Reilly, crude comic genius […]

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The game is the game – Wreck-It Ralph review

Wreck-It Ralph – Featuring the voices of John C. Reilly, Sarah Silverman, and Jack McBrayer. Directed by Rich Moore. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Star Wars purists panicked when Disney announced they had been handed the keys to their beloved space saga, and were planning a seventh instalment for release in 2015. Though cries of […]

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Trailer Debut: Wreck-It Ralph

The first trailer for Disney’s next animated feature, Wreck-It Ralph, has debuted online. In the film, John C. Reilly voices the beefed-up villain of an 8-bit arcade game who decides he’s had enough of being the bad guy to Fix-It-Felix’s (Jack McBrayer) hero. He embarks on a journey across the arcade, game-hopping in the hope […]

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Modern Family rules at 2011 Emmy Awards

The love was shared around at the 63rd Emmy Awards, as if the television industry was one big happy modern family (even Charlie Sheen made a peace offering to the Two and a Half Men team while presenting an award). Modern Family was the big winner at the Jane Lynch-hosted ceremony, picking up Outstanding Comedy […]

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And the winners of the 2011 Emmys are…

The winners of the 63rd Emmy Awards are being announced in Los Angeles as we speak, at a ceremony presided over by Glee’s Jane Lynch. Will Mad Men be able to fend off newcomers Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones? Does any comedy series have a chance against the Modern Family juggernaut? Will Betty White win […]

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Party Down movie will shoot next year (hopefully)

In the waiting game of will they or won’t they, Adam Scott has revealed in an interview with The Playlist that a Party Down film will be happening, so long as the actors’ schedules permit it. Party Down was yet another cult comedy series that saw an early demise, and much like Arrested Development, rumours […]

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Trailer Debut: Glee – The 3D Concert Movie

The trailer for the upcoming Glee – The 3D Concert Movie has been released online, and as Sue Sylvester says towards the end, “Please, save your money, this thing sucks!” With the Gleeks cover of Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’ playing, the song that catapulted this teen television show into the big leagues and Top 40 […]

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Party Down: The Movie?

Fans of good television and humour (there are a lot of us) were deeply saddened by the cancellation last year of the wonderfully dark comedy program Party Down. Well, dry those tears Party people, because creator Rob Thomas has revealed that a film is in the works. Speaking at a special Party Down marathon at […]

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Teaser Debut: Paul

Back in May of 2009, we (rhetorically) asked if Greg Mottola‘s sci-fi flick Paul had “the comedy cast of the year”. Which year were we talking about? It’s hard to say. But our basic sentiment was that Paul featured a cavalcade of brilliant comic performers. We now have our first glimpse of them in action, […]

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