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In the upcoming episode of “Family Guy” Season 22, titled “Boston Stewie,” airing at 9:30 Pm on Sunday, 19th November 2023, on Fox, the storyline revolves around Stewie’s efforts to civilize his half-brother, Boston Stewie, with the intention of facilitating his adoption. Meanwhile, Meg and Chris embark on a unique online venture where people pay Chris to sit on and smash cupcakes. With a neutral and factual tone, the episode unfolds the comedic endeavors of the characters.

Viewers can expect Stewie’s attempts at guiding his half-brother and the entrepreneurial venture undertaken by Meg and Chris. Tune in to Fox at 9:30 Pm for an exploration of the humor in “Boston Stewie” in this episode of “Family Guy.”

Release Date & Time: 9:30 Pm Sunday 19 November 2023 on Fox

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Fifteen years later, Stewie Griffin is once again desperate for his mother’s attention — and he actually has something important to tell her this time.

TVLine has your first look at a vaccination message airing after Sunday’s Family Guy (Fox, 9:30/8:30c), which calls back to a fan-favorite joke from Season 5’s “Stewie Loves Lois.” That episode, which originally aired in 2006 (15 years ago!), found Stewie suddenly enamored with Lois, despite previously dedicating his life to overthrowing her.

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Tuck Tucker, a prolific writer, artist, songwriter and animator best known for his long tenure with Nickelodeon’s “SpongeBob SquarePants” and “Hey Arnold!” died on Dec. 22 from undisclosed causes. His family announced the news on Facebook.

“It is with a heavy and broken heart that the Tucker family announces the death of Tuck Tucker, father, husband, son, brother, and uncle. We know he was loved by all of those whom he met,” the family’s statement said. “In lieu of visitations, if you have memories of Tuck you would like to share on his timeline, the family would greatly appreciate reading them. An obituary will be forthcoming, however, please help us inform all who knew him by sharing this post.”

Born William Osborne “Tuck” Tucker III and originally from Lynchburg, Virginia, Tucker began his career in the late 1980s, with his early credits including work on “BraveStarr: The Movie” and Disney’s “The Little Mermaid.

The latest film from independent film distributor Gravitas Ventures is “Bakery in Brooklyn,” about two cousins with very different attitudes forced to band together in order to preserve their family’s legacy. After their Aunt Isabelle (Linda Lavin) dies, she leaves behind her Brooklyn boulangerie, a cornerstone of the neighborhood, to her two cousins Vivien (Aimee Teegarden) and Chloe (Krysta Rodriguez). Chloe wants to change up the shop’s image while Vivien wants to retain its original atmosphere, forcing the two of them to split the business in half and compete for every last customer. But when the bank threatens to foreclose on the bakery, it’s up to them to work together to save the shop. Watch an exclusive clip from the film below.

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Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events was a Ya book series like few others, one that relished in the morose, the bizarre and the tragically hilarious lives of the Baudelaire children, a trio of precocious, remarkably-astute orphans struck with endless tribulations after their house is burned to the ground, everything they owned is destroyed and their parents are horrifically consumed in flames — and that’s before they meet Count Olaf, their wicked, deprived, massively selfish legal guardian who’ll stop at nothing to steal his adopted kids’ enormous fortune.

It was a deliciously absurd, gleefully disdainful, compulsively wicked and thesaurus-friendly 13-part collection, the kind that tickled the fancy of the right kind of young literary consumer (notably, those who enjoy their comedy dark), though one that didn’t quite get the cinematic transition...

A punchline for more than 100 years, the Chicago Cubs’ historic World Series drought has made its way into a number of iconic small screen moments. Frankly, we’re all hoping the jokes come to a definitive end in 2016 (Go Cubs Go!), and just in case that happens, we’ve compiled a list of the most memorable pop culture references and predictions from the last century. Enjoy the jokes while you can — hopefully, just a few more days.

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If you’re on the air for nearly three decades and feature as many pop culture references as “The Simpsons,” the Cubs are bound to come up a few times. And they have, both as a four-word joke and a more elaborate unveiling of the only way the Cubs could actually win. Yet the most pertinent...

One of my favorite things as a kid was whenever different television series would do holiday-themed episodes, especially when it came time to celebrate Halloween in October. A lot of great shows over the years have done an great job of embracing our favorite holiday, and if you’re feeling a bit nostalgic, here’s a collection of Halloween-themed TV specials currently available on Netflix Instant that should help get you guys ready for All Hallows’ Eve.

One Note: There are a handful of entries here that aren’t necessarily Halloween episodes, but they are still shows I love revisiting every October as they perfectly embody the spirit of the season.

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Best Little Horror House in Langley Falls: Stan's plan to out-do the neighbor's fancy haunted house backfires when Roger releases the serial killers he was borrowing from the CIA. Meanwhile, Steve faces Toshi's revenge when...

The latest addition to Mom‘s cast is a real dog wolf.

True Blood vet Joe Manganiello will guest-star on the CBS comedy’s upcoming third season, EW.com reports.

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Manganiello will appear in one episode as Julian, an Alcoholics Anonymous newcomer whom Christy takes under her wing… as long as she doesn’t get distracted by his good looks.

Mom returns on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 9/8c; Manganiello’s episode is expected to air sometime this winter.

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10 names are in the frame for Harry Potter spin-off Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. Here's the shortlist...

Director David Yates returns to the world of Harry Potter later this year as he begins production on spin-off series Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them. Set around 70 years before the antics of Harry Potter and his chums, the film will be the first in a new trilogy, that's being directly penned for the screen by J K Rowling.

Eddie Redmayne is believed to be in pole position for the pivotal role of Newt Scamander. But across The Wrap and Variety, it's being reported that the shortlist for other roles in the movie is in.

So, for the part of Tina, the names on that list are reportedly Saoirse Ronan, Dakota Fanning, Lili Simmons (True Detective) and Alison Sudol (Transparent). Here are the quartet, clumsily put together by someone fumbling...

Last weekend, Jason Reitman's Men, Women & Children opened in wide release to poor reviews and lackluster ticket sales. In fact, after earning only $306, 367 on its opening weekend, the film now holds the distinction of being the fifth-worst opening movie from 1982 to the present, according to Box Office Mojo. It's an unfortunate turn for Reitman, a talented director who seems to be in a bit of a rut (see also: his previous film, Labor Day). But what about the four indie flicks that performed even worse than Men, Women & Children—did they get what was coming to them, or were...

“The Simpsons” boss worries Sunday’s major death may be overhyped: We never said we’re killing off an “iconic” character “I’ve done everything I can to temper any disappointment by saying that, although the press is claiming this is an ‘iconic’ character, we never said that,” says executive producer Al Jean, in an interview with TVLine. “We just said it’s a ‘beloved’ character. I think it may have become overhyped, though I’ve never heard the term ‘underhyped’ before. Either way, it’s an emotional story, and it’s one we’re really proud of.” Plus: What TV critics said of “The Simpsons” when it debuted, and how “The Simpsons” looks at night -- illustrated. “Family Guy’s” crossover with “The Simpsons” is alternately fascinating, frustrating, amusing and annoying In other words, it’s your typical “Family Guy” episode. “Family Guy” Season 13: Stewie will get pregnant...

Family Guy returns for season 13 with a vengeance—or at least the most-anticipated crossover episode in years as the Griffins spend some quality time in Springfield with the Simpsons (Sept. 28, 9 p.m. Fox). “I don’t have any expectations that it will start world peace,” executive producer Steve Callaghan tells EW. “I hope it entertains people for an hour, and I hope it puts to rest rumors that there’s a big feud between us and The Simpsons. And I hope it gets people to end global warming.” If that’s the goal of the premiere, how high did Family Guy...

"Family Guy" hit Ballroom 20 on Saturday (July 26) for its annual Comic-Con panel, an event with kinda tends to ebb and flow in hype based on whether or not Seth MacFarlane is there to mock question-askers.  This was a second consecutive Seth MacFarlane-free year. Last year he was working on "A Million Ways To Die In The West." This year, his absence was unexplained [on the "Family Guy" panel, but it came up at "American Dad" subsequently] and raises the possibility that Seth MacFarlane has just become too big for making fun of questioners at Comic-Con. Fortunately, in lieu of Seth MacFarlane, the "Family Guy" team arrived with a longer clip reel for the season's hour-long "The Simpsons Guy" crossover event, which will air on September 28. At TCA press tour last week we got a very brief sizzle reel that included jokes about the Springfield location ("I can't imagine we're allowed to...

If you’ve always wondered what would happen if Peter Griffin and Homer Simpson hung out at a bar while Bart and Stewie made prank phone calls, Family Guy is about to satisfy your crossover craving. In the Sept. 28 season premiere, “The Simpsons Guy,” the albino Griffins wind up by accident in Springfield, where they are greeted warmly by the hepatits-y Simpsons. But a fast friendship christened with delicious doughnuts may be forever destroyed by an argument over Pawtucket Patriot Ale and Duff Beer, which leads to an epic chicken fight.

To see the collision of these two animated worlds...

To celebrate today's 10th anniversary of "Mean Girls," everyone should do what I did last night and rewatch the hilarious high-school flick (it's currently available to stream just about everywhere, but I admit to owning it on DVD). There's a reason we're making a big deal about the biting comedy's decade mark. In the 10 years since "Mean Girls" was released, no other realistic teen comedy (meaning not the ones about magical orphans, sparkling vampires, or dystopian warriors) has come close to becoming as much a cultural touchstone as the Tina Fey-penned, Mark Waters-directed classic.

Waters, who in the ensuing decade has directed or produced seven films, including "500 Days of Summer," "Ghosts of Girlfriends Past," and "Vampire Academy," told Moviefone that he thinks the reason "Mean Girls" still resonates with audiences is that essentially the high-school experience is the same one generation to the next. "The big theme of...

FX has given 10-episode series orders to two new comedies -- "Married," starring Judy Greer and Nat Faxon, and "You're the Worst," from "Weeds" executive producer Stephen Falk. The new shows, both from FX Productions, will premiere on the network in July. "Married" comes from Andrew Gurland (of the found footage movies "Mail Order Wife" and "The Virginity Hit"), and stars Greer and Faxon as Lina and Russ Bowman, best friends fighting to hold their marriage together in the face of suburban woes and a lack of a sex life. Greer's no stranger to FX -- she voices Cheryl/Carol on "Archer." Jenny Slate and Brett Gelman co-star as another married couple. Gurland wrote the script for and directed the pilot, and is executive producing the series alongside Paul Young and Peter Principato. "You're the Worst" is a love story between two self-destructive, toxic people (Chris Geere and Aya Cash...

FX’s comedy slate expansion continues, this time with an announcement from the network that it has ordered two new comedies to series, both set to debut this summer.

The first, titled Married, stars Oscar-winning screenwriter and frequent Jim Rash collaborator Nat Faxon and Judy Greer as a married couple named Russ and Lina. Described as a half-hour comedy “about being miserably in love,” the show also features Go On alum Brett Gelman and Jenny Slate, who created the web series Marcel the Shell With Shoes On. Andrew Gurland (The Virginity Hit, Mail Order Wife), who wrote and directed the pilot script,...

Katy Perry is the latest star to open up about losing her virginity, revealing in an interview that she lost it in a Volvo at the age of 16. She's not the only one to "kiss" and tell. Tina Fey, Johnny Depp, and even Harry Potter himself, Daniel Radcliffe, have also talked about their experiences. The world of pop culture seems to have a bit of a virginity obsession. In film, there's The 40-Year-Old Virgin, The Virginity Hit, Losin' It, American Pie, and even last year's award season darling dramedy The Sessions, about a paralyzed adult man in an iron lung who undergoes sex therapy to lose his virginity. It's no wonder virginity, and the attempts to lose it, is such a popular on- and offscreen topic; the first time you have sex is a memorable experience. To learn what not-so-shy celebrities had to say about theirs, read on. View Slideshow...

Bill O’Reilly speaks out about Prop 8 and Doma, Electro lights up Comic Con, and what will Stefon wear to the Emmys?

It’s Comic Con time, which means Jeff Davis is talking! He’s even willing to address the shippers: ““I’ve learned a lot about slash fiction. It is amazing to me how passionate they are, and how inventive they are with creating an alternate universe, really, where all these other stories happen.” He also teases things for the rest of the season. “Scott’s going to get a new love interest. And Isaac and Allison’s relationship is going to develop. Stiles will go through something different. And you’ll see complications with Lydia and Aiden, and Ethan and Danny. So, there’s going to be many complicated relationships occurring. Some with tragic results, maybe.”

Comic Con is also bringing the stars and director of Ender’s...

C-Span insistently stamped the hashtag “NerdProm” on their coverage of this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but the annual political roast looked more like Washington’s answer to the Golden Globes. By which I mean, there were several pointed jokes and untold gallons of booze. Conan O’Brien was the official comedy diplomat of the night — a return trip for the late-night host, who slung jokes in President Clinton’s direction back in 1995. But O’Brien was overshadowed by his opener: President Barack Obama, who took the opportunity to make several jabs at NBC, CNN, and even Taylor Swift.

Exclusive: FX has found an edgy way into one subject it had mostly steered clear of on the comedy side — marriage. The cable network has greenlighted a half-hour comedy pilot by filmmaker Andrew Gurland (The Last Exorcism, The Virginity Hit). It centers on a married man who is given permission by his wife to get a mistress in order to save their marriage. Gurland wrote the script and will direct. He is executive producing with Paul Young and Peter Principato. Salamo Levin will serve as a producer. The pilot will be produced by FX Prods., which makes all FX comedy series. FX has several comedy pilots — live-action and animated — in various stages of production as the cable network is looking to launch three new half-hour series in the next fiscal year. FX’s current comedy series roster includes Louie, It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia, Wilfred, The League, Archer, and the latest addition,...

After proving he could successfully helm and help revive a beloved franchise in "The Muppets," it looks like James Bobin will be getting an opportunity to direct yet another musical. This time, it will be from a script he wrote himself. The Wrap reports that Bobin will be directing period musical “Tribyville,” a script that is in the process of being acquired by Disney from Will Ferrell and Adam Mckay’s Gary Sanchez Productions. While the last thing we’d all expect to hear is a possible Gary Sanchez/Disney co-production, considering their previous credits include Ferrell's many comedies and raunchy fare like "Bachelorette," "The Campaign," and "The Virginity Hit," details about “Tribyville” have been kept under wraps. It's another addition to a busy slate for Bobin. He starts production very soon on “The Muppets” sequel, and over the summer he signed on for the live-action...

Between the screenwriting announcement for the 50 Shades Of Grey film and now this, you might suspect movieland had sex on the brain today. But then it is movieland, so that pretty much means a day that ends in a “Y”. Still, this project is something a little crazier, as Cam Gigandet and Nick Thune have signed on to star in Johnson.How crazy? Try the fact that it’s the story of lothario Rich Johnson (Gigandet) whose penis gets so sick and tired of being overworked that it abandons his body and takes on human form (Thune).So then Johnson has to find some way to win back his favourite appendage while – of course! – becoming a better man in the process.Writer Jeff Tetreault owns the twisted noggin that burped this one into life, with The Virginity Hit’s Huck Botko set to continues his sex-themed directing career. “It’s semi-autobiographical,...

Do you love all of the dick jokes in today’s raunchy, R-rated comedies, but hate it when the movies stray away from its protagonists’ penises and try to put their focus on something else, like flash mobs, food trucks, or burgeoning art careers? Then the new comedy from screenwriter Jeff Tetreault, Johnson, might be exactly what you’re looking for. The movie is about a womanizer named Rich Johnson (get it?) whose genitals feel so overworked by his sexual conquests that they take human form, leave his body, and refuse to come back until he learns how to be a better man. According to THR, Twilight star Cam Gigandet has been signed to play Johnson, while comedian Nick Thune has been tapped to play the johnson. Wondering how exactly one depicts a wang taking human form on film? You’re in luck, Tetreault has another dick joke to tell as a non-answer to this question. He...

Johnson, a raunchy new comedy by screenwriter Jeff Tetreault, has signed Twilight and Easy A star Cam Gigandet and comedian Nick Thune to the lead roles of a bed-hopping womanizer and the penis that literally gets up and leaves him. Filming gets underway this week in Chicago, Il., for the independently-financed feature, with Huck Botko -- helmer of the Adam McKay- and Will Ferrell-produced The Virginity Hit -- set to direct. Photos: Naked Ambition: From Adam Levine to Miley Cyrus, Hollywood's Most Daring Magazine Nudity  In the comedy, Gigandet plays Rich Johnson, a sexually prolific ladies' man whose overworked genitals literally abandon his body and take

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Cam Gigandet and Nick Thune are set to star in the offbeat comedy Johnson , according to a story at The Hollywood Reporter . The film will arrive with a script from newcomer Jeff Tetreault and will be directed by Huck Botko ( The Virginity Hit ). Gigandet stars as a womanizer who wakes up one morning to find that his penis has left him and has taken on a life of its own. Thune will play the penis' human form. Gigandet is best known for roles in films like Easy A , Priest and Twilight . Thune, meanwhile, is a stand-up comedian who has made appearances in comedies like Knocked Up and Extract . Filming on Johnson will begin this week in Chicago with Reid Brody, Danny Roman and Bill Ryan producing. (Photo Credit: Zibi/WENN.com)...

Cam Gigandet and comedian Nick Thune will star in the raunchy indie comedy "Johnson" for 2Ds Prods. and Roman's Empire says Variety.

Gigandet will play a charismatic womanizer who receives his comeuppance after his penis mysteriously leaves his body and takes human form (Thune).

Stripped of his manhood and pitted against his alter ego, he must find a way to get his dick back while learning how to be a better man in the process.

Huck Botko ("The Virginity Hit") is directing from a script by Jeff Tetreault, while Reid Brody, Bill Ryan and Danny Roman will produce. Shooting kicks off October 10th in Chicago.

The Twilight actor Cam Gigandet has landed a new and unusual movie, Johnson and he’ll co-star with comedian Nick Thune.The duo will share the titular role in different senses.

Penned by Jeff Tetreault and directed by Huck Botko (2010 R-rated comedy The Virginity Hit), the story follows Rich Johnson (Gigandet), a rich, young womanizer whose penis splits from his body and takes human form (Thune).

In other words, Gigandet will play Johnson, and Thune will play Johnson’s ‘johnson’, which is no doubt a concept rich for comedy.

Johnson will start erecting, uh-huh, I mean go into production October 10th in Chicago.

Gigandet recently wrapped erotic thriller Plush and will soon be seen in John Stockwell’s Seal Team Six.

Thune, who has appeared numerous times on ‘The Tonight Show with Jay Leno,’ (and on each occasion, he won) has had minor roles in Judd Apatow’s 2007 comedy Knocked Up,...

Because of the massive successes of The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Wedding Crashers, The Hangover, and Bridesmaids, there's been no shortage of crude comedies trying to outdo each other with gross-out gags, strange sex antics, and wild one-liners. But Huck Botko, co-writer and co-director of the 2010 R-rated comedy The Virginity Hit, is taking raunchiness to a whole new level with his upcoming indie feature Johnson. Variety reports Cam Gigandet (Twilight) and Nick Thune (Not That Funny) will co-star, sharing the titular role in different respects. See, this comedy, penned by Jeff Tetreault, centers on one Rich Johnson, a wealthy and handsome young man who is a merciless and self-centered womanizer. But Rich is forced to re-evaluate his life and become a better person after his actions cause him to lose his manhood. And by that I mean his penis mystically takes human form and runs away. So, Gigandet will play Rich Johnson,...

"The Oogieloves In The Big Balloon Adventure" is not like ordinary movies. Aimed strictly at children ages 3-5, the newly released kids' film from Kenn Viselman, the man who brought "The Teletubbies" and "Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends" to American audiences, is an interactive experience.

"Oogieloves" -- which includes cameos from stars like Chazz Palmentieri, Christopher Lloyd and Cloris Leachman -- "features visual and auditory cues which invite the audience to 'move' the action along, allowing parents and kids to interact not only with the characters, but also with one another," reported the Sacramento Bee. The problem? So few people attended "Oogieloves" on opening day that audience members were likely talking to themselves.

According to Erc Box Office, "Oogieloves" grossed $60,000 on Wednesday from 1,500 theaters. That gives the film a per-theater average of $40. Dollars. Should that number hold, "Oogieloves" would earn the distinction of having the worst wide-release opening weekend ever,...

A pair of NBC series going into their second seasons have added new members to their casts.

"Smash" is giving Karen (Katharine McPhee) a new roommate, while Christina Applegate's character on "Up All Night" is getting a brother.

On "Smash," Broadway actress Krysta Rodriguez ("The Addams Family") will play Karen's "fun and spunky" new roomie. Karen presumably will need one after splitting with Dev (Raza Jaffrey won't be a regular next season). The character is an ensemble actress in Broadway shows who's looking for a big break, which makes it sound as though she has more in common with Ivy (Megan Hilty) than Karen.

Rodriguez originated the role of Wednesday in the "Addams Family" musical and has also appeared in the 2007 revival of "A Chorus Line" and "In the Heights." Her screen credits include a guest role on "Gossip Girl" and the Will Ferrell-produced movie "The Virginity Hit.

Project X may be the definition of a “one trick pony,” but it embraces that trick with such enthusiasm and balls-to-the-wall wackiness that it succeeds in making a riot worthy movie for its generation. This movie focuses on scaling up the levels of craziness one drunken teen at a time, while reminding everyone what a great – if misbegotten – party is all about – no rules. Once you’ve thrown rules out the window, you’ve opened yourself up to orgy worthy antics that would make Spartacus jealous.

You’ve seen movies in the past, where a group of high school boys try to live it up before they head to college. Usually, it involves losing their virginity, such as in American Pie, Superbad or The Virginity Hit. These movies always culminate in a big party and one last chance to “be a man.” Project X skips all those wasted moments surrounding...

After a brutal year at the box office in 2011, with many seemingly sure-fire mvoies underperforming, the studios have been breathing a sigh of relief in 2012 so far. For each of the nine weekends of 2012, takings at U.S. theaters have been significantly higher than the equivalent weekends in previous years, and two movies -- "The Vow" and "Safe House" -- have already crossed the psychologically vital $100 million barrier, with "Dr. Seuss' The Lorax" a dead cert to join them by the end of next weekend.

Even the arrival of tentpole question mark "John Carter" this weekend is unlikely to curb the upswing -- even assuming it opens at the lowest end of estimates, around $25 million, that would still be more than "Limitless," the winner of the equivalent weekend last year. But it's a mark of the current climate that it's the $250 million Disney tentpole that everyone's worried about, whereas...

The Hangover's Todd Phillips has directed movies that involve drunken nights of debauchery and craziness. Before he directed Old School, Road Trip, and produced Project X, Phillips got his start with documentaries. He directed the G.G. Allin documentary Hated, and then helmed Frat House for HBO.

The project was to be part of the network's American Undercover series. The doc debuted at Sundance in 1998, but was shelved after accusations that the events shown were staged. Frat House was co-directed by Andrew Gurland (The Virginity Hit), The movie has been online before, and it is once again available. Here is a description: Frat House purports to go deep into the unseen world of rush week and the hazing that involves new recruits. The sizzle part of the doc is when Phillips decides to pledge himself in order to accurately experience and document what rushes undergo in order to join a fraternity.

To say that Todd Phillips has had an ongoing cinematic interest in recklessness and debauchery would be an understatement. As the director of "The Hangover," "Old School," "Road Trip" and the producer behind this weekend's R-rated found footage teenage bacchanalia "Project X," there is no one who is perhaps more tuned in to hedonistic male desires. But even before he made it big, Phillips was exploring what drives young men to the extreme ends of drunkeness and sex.

The director got his start with the notorious G.G. Allin documentary "Hated," before moving over to HBO to helm "Frat House." Originally intended for the network's "American Undercover" series, the one-hour doc premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 1998 and following accusations that events in the movie were staged, it was permanently shelved. It has popped up online now and again over the years, and seems to have surfaced once more, and...

Project X is not an off-shoot of the TV talent competition or a remake of the Matthew Broderick chimp thriller, but the latest in what seems to be an endless entry in the found footage / hand-held video genre, a film subset ( or conceit ) that is quickly wearing out its welcome at the multiplex. I suppose it really exploded with the box office smash over ten years ago with The Blair Witch Project and continues today with the horror series Paranormal Activity. Just weeks ago the format was used in the super-powered fantasy Chronicle. Now the shakey-cam is utilized for this new ” party ” comedy ( not the first found comedy - The Virginity Hit was a 2010 dud ). Will X fire up lots of big screen yucks or go down like warm stale beer?

The plot ( to be it loosely ) centers around the 24 hours of the eighteenth birthday of Thomas played by Thomas Mann...

Exclusive: Joanne Woodward has become executive producer on Lucky Them, a film that was begun by her late husband, movie immortal Paul Newman, before he passed away in 2008. Woodward has Marisa Tomei, Thomas Haden Church and Allison Janney attached to star. Scripted by Huck Botko and Emily Wachtel and to be directed by Botko (he co-wrote The Last Exorcism and co-directed The Virginity Hit), the film is about a fortysomething rock journalist who gets an assignment to find her ex-boyfriend. It’s a late bloomers coming-of-age quirky romantic comedy, and a semi-autobiographical tale about the writer’s life in NYC, dating musicians and finding herself when most of her friends have settled down. Newman helped the filmmakers early on, giving them notes and sending the script to actors. He wanted to do a cameo in the film. Since Newman liked the project so much, Woodward put her name on it to help the cause,...

More like The Second to Last Exorcism.

Those that saw The Last Exorcism, Lionsgate's 2010 faux-documentary horror movie, know that the ending didn't easily set up for a sequel, but earning $67 million worldwide on a budget of $1.8 million was too much of an incentive for Lionsgate, who announced that screenwriter Damien Chazelle (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench) would write the sequel last August (Andrew Gurland and Huck Botko (The Virginity Hit) wrote the original). The studio clearly liked what Chazelle wrote since the latest announcement includes a director.

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In honor of The Manny getting a rewrite from Justin Malen for Gary Sanchez and Red Wagon at Sony, I have compiled a list of my Top Five Comedies From Gary Sanchez.

5. The Foot Fist Way

This was the first movie they produced, which starred a then-unknown Danny McBride. This is a movie you need to check out if you like McBride’s style of comedy.

4. HBO’s Eastbound and Down

This is another Danny McBride comedic gem that will have you rolling in your seat with laughter.

3. The Landlord (Short)

This video short is what catapulted FunnyOrDie.com into the viral video world and it is a must-watch. It is so funny to see the young girl demanding the money from her tennant played by Will Ferrell.

2. The Virginity Hit

This was a low-fi take on the quest of one young teen to lose his virginity and it was...

Everyone’s favourite family is back with more hilarious adventures when Family Guy Season 11 comes to DVD box set on 7 November 2011 from Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment. We have 3 copies of the DVD to give away.

A pop culture phenomenon, Family Guy Season 11 DVD box set features all 14 rude and outrageous episodes from the most controversial season yet. Catch all the ridiculous antics, such as Peter’s love of the sauce landing him a kidney transplant, Brian’s endless sexual exploits and Stewie and Brian’s diabolical mission to kill Santa in the North Pole.

Season 11 features the voice talents of Emmy Award® winning creator Seth MacFarlane (The Cleveland Show) and comedic actors Alex Borstein (MADtv), Seth Green (Robot Chicken), Mila Kunis (That 70’s Show) and Mike Henry (The Cleveland Show).

With the most ever uproarious guest appearances from the likes of Drew Barrymore, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Hathaway,...

After 11 seasons and more than one cancellation, Seth McFarlane’s lowbrow animated comedy, Family Guy, is still going strong! The eleventh season hits shelves today on DVD, so check out our review below…

A pop culture phenomenon, Family Guy Season 11 features fourteen episodes from the most controversial season yet! Catch all the ridiculous antics, such as Peter’s love of the sauce landing him a kidney transplant, Brian’s endless sexual exploits and Stewie and Brian’s diabolical mission to kill Santa in the North Pole. With the most uproarious guest appearances from the likes of Drew Barrymoore, Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Anne Hathaway, Hugh Hefner, Robert Downey Jr., Will Ferrell, Jay Leno, Jimmy Kimmel, Kiefer Sutherland, James Woods and the legendary rock group Kiss, this season is as outrageous as Family Guy gets!

For a show that has had such a tumultuous history, 11 seasons is quite an impressive landmark to reach.

Apparently Wednesday is a good day to release trailers for male-oriented comedies, since two big ones just hit the web (also, March is apparently a good month to release male-oriented comedies, since that's when both of these movies come out).

Let's start with the film version of the 80s TV show "21 Jump Street." The movie stars Channing Tatum and Jonah Hill (who also co-wrote the screenplay) doing the ol' cops-undercover-in-high-school routine. Also, this trailer is a red bander and there's a fair amount of salty language, so be aware of that if you're about to watch this at your job, especially if you work as, like, a kindergarten computer teacher.

Here's what I like about the "21 Jump Street" trailer:

1)The chemistry between Tatum and Hill. The formula for success with buddy cop movies goes something like this: 78% chemistry of the male leads, 10% quality of comic material, 10% quality of action scenes,...

Ever since he hit major paydirt with The Hangover (and maybe even before that), Todd Phillips has been building a career on comedies where bad situations just continue to escalate until they reach hilarious proportions. He's only the executive producer on the upcoming film Project X (not to be confused with the 1987 Matthew Broderick flick), but it certainly seems like yet another comedy that is attempting to get by on this all-too-familiar formula. The only difference this time around is that instead of a bachelor party, it's a high school party that gets out of hand. There is one other wrinkle here, which is the fact that it appears to be shot in a "found footage" style (not unlike the recent Will Ferrell / Adam McKay comedy The Virginity Hit). However, if you ask me, the trailer does not even have a hook -- it is literally a movie about a...

I’m sure shooting Project X was a lot of fun, but I’m still not confident the final project will turn out that way. With producer Todd Phillips (director of The Hangover, Old School), director Nima Nourizadeh, who has worked on Santigold, Lily Allen and Hot Chip music videos, have come together to make a mysterious house party film. We now have the first trailer (with an interview from the director) from Vice, on the film based on a true out-of-control party.

Judging just from the trailer it looks like this may not appeal to anyone outside the demographic of its characters, but in the interview Nourizadeh said it “starts off being funny and progresses into something else. It’s sexy, but it gets dark.” With a cast of unknowns, many were handed cameras and told to shoot as much footage as possible. It was culled together to the product you see here.

Exclusive: NBC has bought an untitled comedy project created by filmmaker Andrew Gurland (The Last Exorcism, The Virginity Hit) and Kevin Napier, who wrote the Ben Stiller-directed 2009 Fox pilot The Station. Universal TV and Will Ferrell and Adam Mckay’s studio-based Gary Sanchez Prods. are producing the untitled semi-autobiographical show, which is based on Gurland’s real life experience coming to terms with his ex-girlfrend marrying his childhood friend and the unique friendship the three of them developed. This is one of several projects Gary Sanchez Prods. has set up through the overall deal it signed with Universal TV this past summer. Gurland, repped by Wme and Principato-Young, is now in pre-production on Gurland on Gurland, a first-person documentary comedy written, directed and starring him, which received a pilot order at Showtime.

This weekend, Contagion spreads onto over 3,700 screens at 3,222 locations (including 257 IMAX venues) and is poised to end The Help's reign. Warrior trains to be a slow-burning crowd pleaser on close to 2,100 screens at 1,869 locations, while Bucky Larson: Born to Be a Star and Creature should be contenders for the worst opening title, hitting 1,500 and 1,507 single-screen locations, respectively. With a rash of familiar faces (Matt Damon, Gwyneth Paltrow, Kate Winslet, Jude Law, etc.) and deadly disease thriller storyline, Contagion recalls Outbreak, only with a darker, grittier, more global bent. Back in 1995, Outbreak debuted to $13.4 million or the equivalent of nearly $25 million adjusted for ticket price inflation. Contagion's infection and potential end-of-humanity angles also echo the recent zombie craze, and the movie's even opening in the same mid-September slot that the Resident Evil franchise is known for. Contagion's diffuseness, though, may not make it a threat to September's record books.

Horror sequels aren't a complicated thing — if a movie achieves any amount of financial success, another installment isn't likely far behind. That's why it was surprising that, after earning $67 million worldwide on a budget of $1.8 million, Lionsgate didn't immediately announce a sequel to The Last Exorcism last August. That's all changed now.

THR reports that a sequel is on the way with a new screenwriter, Damien Chazelle (Guy and Madeline on a Park Bench). Andrew Gurland and Huck Botko (The Virginity Hit) wrote the original.

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Eli Roth and Daniel Stamm's The Last Exorcism made nearly $67 million worldwide last year, and while that may not sound like a ton of money, it cost just $1.8 million to make. As you can probably guess, that kind of profit means that The Last Exorcism may not be as final as the title would have you believe. According to Heat Vision, Studio Canal will finance and produce a follow-up to the film and they are planning to head into production sometime this fall. It would appear, however, that none of the original talent will be involved in the sequel. Andrew Gurland and Huck Botko (The Virginity Hit) wrote the script for the first one, but this time around a guy named Damien Chazelle has been hired to pen the sequel. No word yet on whether or not Eli Roth will return as producer. Damien Chazelle only has one credit...

[1] Battlestar Galactica star Tricia Helfer has signed up for NBC's The Firm, based on the bestselling John Grisham novel of the same title. (The book was also turned into a 1993 film starring Tom Cruise.) Helfer will be playing Alex Clark, a senior partner at the central law firm of Kinross & Clark. The project reuintes her with fellow Cylon Callum Keith Rennie. The story revolves around an attorney named Mitch McDeere (Josh Lucas) and his wife Abby (Molly Parker), who are trying to make a new life for themselves in D.C. When Mitch gets brought in as a partner at Kinross & Clark, he slowly comes to realize that the firm isn't exactly what it seems. Juliette Lewis co-stars as Mitch's receptionist, and Rennie as Mitch's older brother. Helfer's demonstrated some impressive acting chops during her time at BSG, and the role of a tough, morally iffy lawyer seems like a...

Showtime has given the green light to the Gurland On Gurland documentary from Andrew Gurland, Michelle Ashford's Masters Of Sex drama and the comedy drama Ray Donovan from Ann Biderman, reports Deadline. Gurland On Gurland is helmed, written by and stars Andrew Gurland (The Virginity Hit) - a first-person documentary comedy pilot from CBS TV Studios which reflects his real family life as well as the challenges he faces in following the next part of his career. challenges he faces pursuing the next phase of his career. . Sony Pictures TV's Masters of Sex is adapted from the book "Sex: The Life and Times of William Masters and Virginia Johnson, the Couple Who Taught America How to Love" by Thomas Maiers...