Review: 'The Hangover Part III' - Someone Forgot The Funny

May 23rd, 2013 4:00pm EDT
The Hangover Part III
I judge how good a comedy is, by how much I laugh, as well as how much the audience laughs...or doesn't, as was the case last night, sitting in the theatre, watching 'The Hangover Park 3'.

It's been two years since our guys...Phil (Bradley Cooper), Stu (Ed Helms) and Doug (Justin Bartha) have had any encounters with strippers, weird tigers, monkeys, gangsters or drugs.  In fact, they are all happily married and living the good life in suburbia.

The only member of the Wolf Pack who doesn't have his life together is (unsurprisingly)...Alan (Zach Galifianakis.) And now, he's off his meds. He...
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Andrew Garfield Plays Basketball With Kids - In Full 'Amazing Spider-Man 2' Costume (Video)

May 23rd, 2013 1:07pm EDT
The Amazing Spider-Man 2
 

How many kids can say they hit the court with Spidey?

Andrew Garfield paused his busy shooting schedule for the upcoming blockbuster The Amazing Spider-Man 2 to play some basketball with a few lucky New York kids while still in costume.

A pair of amateur videos caught the star (and we're giving an educated guess it's actually Andrew, considering the security and entourage) trying his hand at a pickup game. He actually shows a few nice crossovers, and we bet it's not easy to see with that mask on.

After putting in a layup and missing a few shots, Garfield gives the kids high fives an...
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Fan Names Fossil After Johnny Depp

May 20th, 2013 4:36pm EDT
Edward Scissorhands
A scientist has named a fossil after Johnny Depp after he saw a resemblance to Edward Scissorhands.

David Legg, a british scientist from Imperial College London, discovered a 505 million-year-old fossil that appears to have been an ancestor of lobster and scorpions. The fossil had large, scissor-like claws.

Legg thought the claws looked like the titular character in Edward Scissorhands, and decided to name it Kooteninchela deppi after the movie's star.

Legg says, "When I first saw the pair of isolated claws in the fossil records of this species, I could not help but think of Edward Sciss...
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New 'Anchorman 2' Trailer Is More Of The Same - And We Love It

May 20th, 2013 2:07pm EDT
Anchorman 2
The new teaser trailer for Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues is very similar to the other teasers released - and we don't mind one bit.

Ron Burgundy and the Channel 4 news team once again step in front of gleaming lights to sell you on the comedy sequel. "Jesus. MacArthur. Jay-Z. The great ones always return. And when they do, one thing is for sure: their hair will be perfect," intones the narrator.

"I've got liquor breath and I want to be your friend," offers Champ (David Koechner).

"I've got a new cologne. It's called Venom... it's pretty much 100% snake venom," says Fantana (Paul Ru...
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'Star Trek Into Darkness' Has Plenty Of Flash But Lacks Originality

May 15th, 2013 8:23pm EDT
Star Trek Into Darkness
The boys of Starfleet are back: Capt. Kirk (Chris Pine), Spock (Zachary Quinto), Scotty (Simon Pegg), Chekov (Anton Yelchin), Bones (Karl Urban), Sulu (John Cho) and Uhura (Zoe Saldana).

The film opens with the USS Enterprise on a observation mission to Planet Nibiru. When they arrive at the planet they find a volcano on the verge of erupting and wiping out its primitive inhabitants.

In the process of launching a dangerous mission to halt the eruption, Spock's life is jeopardized, forcing Kirk to break the 'Prime Directive' and reveal the Enterprise to the inhabitants.

Bad move: Not only...
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Leonard Nimoy Takes On Zachary Quinto In New 'Star Trek' Spock-Themed Audi Ad

May 8th, 2013 6:33pm EDT
Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto Spock Audi ad
Star Trek stars Leonard Nimoy and Zachary Quinto, who have both portrayed the Vulcan Spock in the series and on film, star together in a new ad for Audi that's filled with nostalgic Trek references.

The two stars begin by playing chess against each other on tablets before betting on who can make it to the local country club first for lunch. Loser has to buy.

"Stand by to have your wallet emptied by a tractor beam," Nimoy says.

"Anything's possible," Quinto laughs, "but probably not that."

The two get into their cars -- Quinto eases into his Audi S7 while Nimoy struggles to get his clubs...
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Helen Mirren Leaves Stage To Shout At Loud Street Drummers

May 6th, 2013 1:07pm EDT
Helen Mirren
Drummers promoting a gay musical festival were left stunned when Helen Mirren cussed them out - in a Queen Elizabeth II costume.

Mirren was performing in the play "The Audience" at the Gielgud Theatre when she was interrupted by the sound of 25 drummers outside. The actress stormed out the doors and confronted the loud band's leader, cussing and asking them to "shut the f--- up."

Mirren told the Daily Telegraph, "I'm afraid there were a few 'thespian' words used. They got a very stern royal ticking off but I have to say they were very sweet and they stopped immediately. 

"I would love to...
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Zach Galifianakis Brings The Funny To 'Saturday Night Live'

May 5th, 2013 5:02pm EDT
Zach Galifianakis SNL
Zach Galifianakis returned to host Saturday Night Live for the third time Saturday night, and the star brought his usual brand of off-the-cuff one-liners and a few special guests to help him out.

After thanking fans for the applause while taking the stage for his monologue, he said of the night's show, "Thank you, thank you. Don't get your hopes up."

"I hope everybody had a great Thanksgiving," he added, playing on the April appearance and getting plenty of giggles.

Zach then sat down behind the piano to throw out some fantastic one-liners, like, "I only have setups, no punchlines."

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New On HBO: 'Family Tree' Created By Christopher Guest & Jim Piddock

May 4th, 2013 11:30am EDT
Family Tree HBO
Down on his luck in love and life, having recently lost his job and girlfriend, 30-year-old Tom Chadwick has an unsure sense of his own identity. But when he inherits a mysterious box, Tom starts investigating his lineage and uncovers a world of unusual stories and characters, acquiring a growing sense of who he and his entire family are. FAMILY TREE kicks off its eight-episode season SUNDAY, MAY 12 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT), exclusively on HBO, followed by other episodes subsequent Sundays at the same time.

The new comedy series is a single-camera, documentary-style show in the manner of G...
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Director Eli Roth Shares Details Of Recent Octopus Bite & 2009 Sea Urchin 'Attack'

May 3rd, 2013 5:36pm EDT
Eli Roth
Actor/director Eli Roth doesn't have a very good track record with sea creatures.

The Inglourious Basterds star was bitten on the pinky finger by an octopus while on vacation in Hawaii last week, an incident he recalled during a visit to the Tonight Show with Jay Leno on Thursday night.

Roth says he was scooter snorkeling with his girlfriend and when their guide pointed out the cephalopod he thought it was harmless. And protecting treasure.

"Our guide was like, 'Look! There's an octopus!' So I look and there was a beautiful, baby octopus," he explained. "So, naturally when I see an octop...
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