Tag: Will Ferrell

  • Top 5 Characters Who Embody the Christmas Spirit

    Top 5 Characters Who Embody the Christmas Spirit

    There are many wonderful tropes in Christmas movies, but one of the most rewarding is the character who embodies the Christmas Spirit. This person is sometimes the lead and sometimes not, but always the inspiration for others to cast aside their malice and gloom and find the joy in Christmas. They also often go through…

  • Quiz Lady Trailer Teases Actual Comedy

    Quiz Lady Trailer Teases Actual Comedy

    In more proof that the comedy is all but dead as a theatrical force, Hulu has released a trailer for the upcoming film Quiz Lady. The movie concerns Anne, whose mother is kidnapped by gangsters over a gambling debt and must use her knowledge of trivia to win the money needed to pay them off…

  • Barbie Posters and Trailer Flood the Internet

    Barbie Posters and Trailer Flood the Internet

    Today, Warner Bros. released a barrage of Barbie character posters to promote Greta Gerwig’s upcoming movie. From Margot Robbie’s titular heroine to human pencil pushers, meet the cast here: I love this. I don’t know much about Greta Gerwig, but based on these posters, I suspect she likes Barbies or collected them at some point. Some of…

  • REVIEW: Megamind (2010)

    REVIEW: Megamind (2010)

    2010 was a surprisingly great year for DreamWorks animated movies. How to Train Your Dragon came out in March to rave reviews and an impressive box office turnout. While Shrek Forever After met with indifference at the time, I think people have warmed to it. On November 5th, the studio released Megamind, a superhero parody…

  • Sony Offered Holmes & Watson to Netflix

    Sony Offered Holmes & Watson to Netflix

    It looks like Netflix wasn’t interested in being best friends with Will Ferrell and John C Reilly. Slashfilm is reporting (via Deadline) that the latest take on Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous detecting duo, Holmes & Watson, was offered to Netflix. The streaming giant ended up declining the offer. As a big fan of Warner Bros.’…

  • Ron Burgundy Podcast Coming to IHeart Radio

    Podcasts are about to become kind of a big deal; Deadline reports that famed anchorman Ron Burgundy, who changed the face of cable news, has announced a two-season, twelve-episode podcast, much to the chagrin of Don Lemon. The project will be a co-production between iHeartRadio and Funny or Die; I never knew I needed something so much…