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Wise asses

Some words with the class clowns of Superbad
With all the star power being trotted out in this summer’s would-be blockbuster comedies, how likely was it that the best would be Superbad ?
By CHRIS BRAIOTTA | September 19, 2007

Mother of convention

Women get screwed in Knocked Up
Having laughed more at The 40-Year-Old Virgin than at any other film in 2005, I expected much the same from Judd Apatow’s Knocked Up .
By PETER KEOUGH | May 30, 2007

The Simpsons 20 best guest voices of all time

Will Gervais join them?
The TV gods are smiling upon us.
By RYAN STEWART | March 29, 2006

The ultimate BROADCAST JOURNALIST movies

Movies . . . one profession at a time
Judging from the handful of movies made on the subject, filmmakers have little apparent use for the television business.
By RYAN STEWART | March 10, 2006

Politics as usual?

Or will Hollywood cover the issues in 2006?
Conspiracy, corruption, catastrophe — politics and world events sure can be exciting. Even the mainstream news is taking an interest.
By PETER KEOUGH | January 26, 2006

Under Construction

Rating: 2.5 stars
If Albert Brooks is still looking for comedy in the Muslim world, he could do worse than take a look at Omer Vargi & Tolgay Ziyal’s darkly satiric Under Construction .
By PETER KEOUGH | January 25, 2006

Casualties of war

The Human Rights Watch International Film Festival heads to the front
The end of the Cold War didn’t bring peace, only a proliferation of conflict.
By PETER KEOUGH | January 19, 2006

Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World

Albert Brooks is always looking for something elusive in places that are amorphous or unattainable .
By PETER KEOUGH | January 19, 2006

Open sesame

Albert Brooks looks for sanity in Hollywood
They don’t give out awards for best titles, otherwise Albert Brooks’s Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World would be in the running.
By PETER KEOUGH | January 19, 2006

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