Everything Else
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 2008
Chris Rock makes Guiness Book of World Records tonight - Punchline
Billy Elliot director finds filmmaking lonely; stage version opens in London, then New York - Guardian
Directors tire of CGI; go back to old school - Guardian
Cusack balances spinning plates (futuristic sci-fi/screwball comedy/political satire) in War, Inc., and makes it funny, too - USA Today
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 2008
Mel Brooks gets Smart, and funnier - LA Times
How big will Sex & the City be? 5 experts give their best guess - Time
A Sex & the City girl talks: Kristin Davis - Entertainment Weekly
Norman Jewison, director of Moonstruck and other amazing
comedies, to receive AFI honors - LA Times
MONDAY, MAY 19, 2008
Thanks for the Memories: Bob Hope's personal collection (including the
Son of Paleface hat) goes on the block at Auction Network; bidding starts
online September 1, 2008 - Yahoo
100 Reasons to Toast Bob Hope - USA Today
"A-a-a-a-ay" and 9 other stupid sayings that should be made into movies - New York Magazine
John Cusack straps his satire on and goes to war - New York Times
FRIDAY, MAY 16, 2008
Sex & the City: What's a feminist to do? - Guardian
Sex & the City: Worth the wait? - Guardian
Taking chances with Kim Cattrell - timesonline
Different girls, different city: Ferrera's Garcia Girls - USA Today
THURSDAY, MAY 15, 2008
It's Summer! Time for Adam "Everyboy" Sandler - New York Times
Unlike last year's Summer of Sequels, 2008 goes for laughs New York Times
Forget action, crack me up! (Summer Preview) - Stuff
Neil LaBute, Tamara Jenkins, and others blog about their favorite summer movie - (Female Trouble, anyone?) - New York Times
Gwenyth and Cameron go slumming (what's a girl to do?) - LA Times
WEDNESDAY, MAY 14, 2008
Jack Black Fu-kicks Cannes - People
Rambow team capture that moment in time when you're too young to be afraid - Premeire
Let 2929 eat John Waters' Fruitcake - Variety
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 2008
London loves those Sex girls - Guardian
Sex and the City red carpet pix - Huffington Post
Vote for the best trailer of the year - USA Today
Why comedy doesn't work in long form - Chortle
Forget action, crack me up! (Summer Preview) - Stuff
MONDAY, MAY 12, 2008
Tina Fey: Comedy for the rest of us - Guardian
Amy Poehler: Feral, and yes, funny - Slate
Peter Bart on the "New" Chick Flicks - Variety
Helen Hunt Found out she really can direct - USA Today
Obama the Giant Killer slays Hollywood - Variety
Truth will out: 2005 Brit Comedy Awards were rigged! - Chortle
FRIDAY, MAY 9, 2008
Sarah to Carrie: A few words, please! - New York Magazine
End of the line for the Brit Com? - Guardian
On playing that cute BFF in Vegas - LA Times
House Bunny girls' formula for success - a pool, a pen, and Dom Perignon - LA Times
THURSDAY, MAY 8, 2008
Do women find funny men sexy? Ask a 'gag hag' - Chortle
Girl meets boy: Crack me up! - Psychology Today
What's your humor style? - Psychology Today
Sex writer on Carrie and company - New York Times
Pictured, Kiwi romcom Eagle vs Shark
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 2008
McLovin leads Superbad to 5 MTV noms - Variety
Tony Curtis still likes it Hot - Guardian
Mike Leigh: Don't worry, be Happy-Go-Lucky - Guardian
Ricky Gervais helps launch new radio station - Chortle
Women around the world dish those Sex girls - timesonline
The boys of summer - no girls allowed - New York Times
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 2008
Official Celebrity Tom Hanks endorses Obama with home vid - Hollywood Reporter View Tom's video here - My Space
MONDAY, MAY 5, 2008
Sidekicks in the lead - LA Times
A field guide to female sidekicks - LA Times
Uma in it for the Laughs - LA Times
WEDNESDAY, MAY 1, 2008
Kiwi act Conchords hit #3 on music charts - Chortle
Ashton Kutcher's life as a Demi-God - timesonline
Controversial suicide comedy 3 and Out crashes - Guardian
Amy Poehler goes from having a kid to playing a kid - Showbuzz
TUESDAY, APRIL 29, 2008
Amy Poehler's crazy characters - Entertainment Weekly
Jeff Bridges on Iron Man, Oscar, and the Lebowski Fest - USA Today
Michelle Monaghan Made for Made of Honor - USA Today
Miss Pettigrew novel finds new life after film - Guardian
Thursday, April 24, 2008
EVERYTHING ELSE
Harold & Kumar: Heroes of post-racial America - LATimes
Super-busy Sigourney talks about Baby Mama - USA Today
Movie downloads slow to take off at iTunes and Amazon - Variety
James Franco & Bro find the funny - Entertainment Weekly
James Franco & Bro on Funny or Die - funnyordie
Wednesday, April 23, 2008
EVERYTHING ELSE
Comedies clutter spring box office - Variety
Buy the book that inspired the doc: Black Comedians on Black Comedy - Amazon
Why jokes are funnier in English - Chortle
Peter Bart on how to greet a celeb -- even a funny one - Variety
Tuesday, April 22, 2008
EVERYTHING ELSE
Ricky Gervais on directing his first film & why he can't read books - Guardian
Why jokes are funnier in English - Chortle
Peter Bart on how to greet a celeb -- even a funny one - Variety
Broadway to Morgan Freeman: Come home, all is forgiven! - New York Times
Friday, April 18, 2008
EVERYTHING ELSE
Cedric the Director keeps 'em laughing - Film Stew
Station Agent director talks about new pic The Visitor - New York Magazine
Is Oliver Stone's Bush biopic supposed to be funny? - New York Magazine
Russell Brand rocks Hollywood - USA Today
Thursday, April 17, 2008
EVERYTHING ELSE
Russell Brand rocks Hollywood - Lael Loewenstein, USA Today
Apatow: Full Frontal for Laughs - Chris Lee, LA Times
What Helen Hunt Really Wants to Do Is... - Margy Rochlin, New York Times
Why is a good comedy so hard to make? - Sian Pattenden, Guardian