The top 10 deceptively dark comedies. By Simon Miraudo. If the trailer for Bachelorette is to be believed, it’s a raucous comedy in the vein of Bridesmaids and Sex and the City. When you actually see the thing – what with its references to suicide, abortion, bulimia, and the general downbeat vibe – you might […]
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The top 10 Seth Rogen performances
July 13, 2012 
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The top 10 Seth Rogen performances. By Simon Miraudo. Canadian comedian Seth Rogen made his debut in Judd Apatow and Paul Feig‘s TV show Freaks and Geeks at the age of 17, but it would take another six years before he broke out in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (his two-second appearance as ‘Eager Cameraman‘ in Anchorman […]
Continue readingAnna Faris preps stalker comedy
April 18, 2011 0 Comments
The wonderfully talented and terribly underrated (seriously; The House Bunny is good!) Anna Faris has sold a pitch for a new comedy to Paramount, based upon a real life incident. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Faris was inspired to pitch her account of finding a new roommate “who turns out to be a stalker from […]
Continue readingScorsese and DeNiro to remake Taxi Driver? With Von Trier?!
February 16, 2010 2 Comments
source: earthtimes.org OK, there’s a good chance this may not be true. BUT, if we all cross our fingers really tightly then maybe – just maybe – it’ll happen. Reports from the Berlin Film Festival suggest that Martin Scorsese is considering a remake of his seminal picture Taxi Driver. Crazy, right? It gets crazier. Copenhagen […]
Continue readingHead to Head – Observe and Report
November 17, 2009 0 Comments
Welcome to the latest edition of Head to Head, in which our Quickflix critic takes on our readers in a rip-snorting battle to the death! You pick the film, and we pick the fight! This week, Jess Lomas observed a film that she hated and then reported her feelings to us. The name of the […]
Continue readingThe real dark knight – Observe and Report DVD review
October 7, 2009 0 Comments
Observe and Report – Starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris and Ray Liotta. Directed by Jody Hill. Rated MA. Originally published May 16, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. Observe and Report is one of the vilest, most repulsive and repugnant mainstream comedies ever to luck its way into multiplexes. Every scene is more disturbing and uncomfortable than […]
Continue readingAn awful hero for our awful times – Observe and Report review
May 16, 2009 0 Comments
Observe and Report – Starring Seth Rogen, Anna Faris and Ray Liotta. Directed by Jody Hill. Rated MA for nudity, sexual references, coarse language, drug use and violence. 86 mins. Observe and Report is one of the vilest, most repulsive and repugnant mainstream comedies ever to luck its way into multiplexes. Every scene is more […]
Continue readingWe observed, and now we report – Seth Rogen’s billionth film
February 10, 2009 0 Comments
source: traileraddict.com Since breaking out in 2007’s Knocked Up, Seth Rogen has put it upon himself to stay firmly in the limelight by releasing approximately one film per fortnight. Next week we will see Zack and Miri Make a Porno hit cinemas; on April 2nd we will see him voice a gelatanous blob in Monsters […]
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