Andy Samberg, Jorma Taccone & Akiva Schaffer SNL Vets Make a Music Mockumentary, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping by Brad Balfour Maybe it’s simply an extended Saturday Night Live bit, but considering the state of the current pop music scene – with self-parodying musicians such as Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Ariana Grande – a … Continue reading
LIVE FROM NEW YORK! (2015) Featuring Dan Aykroyd, Alec Baldwin, John Belushi, Candice Bergen, Dana Carvey, Chevy Chase, Billy Crystal, Jane Curtin, Jimmy Fallon, Will Ferrell, Tina Fey, Al Franken, Bill Hader, Darrell Hammond, Steve Martin, Lorne Michaels, Seth Meyers, Garrett Morris, Laraine Newman, Amy Poehler, Chris Rock, Fred Armisen, Al Gore, Rudolph Giuliani, Ralph … Continue reading
Neighbors http://www.popentertainment.com/movie_revs/neighbors.htm Going to a movie about a college fraternity is interesting for a few reasons. You aren’t expecting the movie to be of any substance. You expect a lot of partying and prepare for outrageous gags. This movie shouldn’t have been any different, just a crazy comedy complete with crude jokes and trashy humor. … Continue reading
http://www.popentertainment.com/rashidajones.htm Rashida Jones, Will McCormack and Lee Toland Krieger – Reinventing the Romantic Comedy with “Celeste and Jesse Forever.” by Jay S. Jacobs You think you know Rashida Jones, don’t you? Sweet, smart, pretty, quirky young actress who has been rising steadily through the ranks for the last decade or so. Daughter of music legend … Continue reading
CELESTE AND JESSE FOREVER (2012) Starring Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, Ari Graynor, Elijah Wood, Emma Roberts, Chris Messina, Eric Christian Olsen, Will McCormack, Rebecca Dayan, Rich Sommer, Matthew Del Negro and Rafi Gavron. Screenplay by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. Directed by Lee Toland Krieger. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 91 minutes. Rated R. Romantic … Continue reading
FRIENDS WITH BENEFITS (2011) Starring Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson, Richard Jenkins, Jenna Elfman, Nolan Gould, Woody Harrelson, Bryan Greenberg, Emma Stone, Andy Samberg, Masi Oka, Shaun White, Jason Segel and Rashida Jones. Screenplay by Keith Merryman, David A. Newman and Will Gluck. Directed by Will Gluck. Distributed by Screen Gems. 104 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Sarah Silverman Is Glad You Hurt Your Hand By Jay S. Jacobs Okay, she really doesn’t want you to hurt your hand. But Sarah Silverman loves to capture people off guard, whether it is in her stand-up act, her acclaimed shorts about getting your grandparents out to vote or fucking Matt Damon, or in portraying … Continue reading
I LOVE YOU, MAN (2009) Starring Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, JK Simmons, Jane Curtin, Jon Favreau, Jaime Pressly, Sarah Burns, Thomas Lennon, Carla Gallo, Josh Cooke, Jay Chandrasekhar, Lou Ferrigno, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee. Screenplay by John Hamburg and Larry Levin. Directed by John Hamburg. Distributed by DreamWorks … Continue reading
EXTREME MOVIE (2008) Starring Michael Cera, Jamie Kennedy, Matthew Lillard, Frankie Muniz, Ryan Pinkston, Cherilyn Wilson, Vanessa Chester, Shasa Dabner, Christina DeRosa, Jane Silvia Epstein, Andy Milonakis, Kyle Gass and Vanessa Lengies. Screenplay by Adam Jay Epstein & Andrew Jacobson and Will Forte & John Solomon and Andy Samberg & Akiva Schaffer & Jorma Taccone … Continue reading
