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‘Jennifer’s Body’: Karyn Kusama Loses The Funny In Diablo Cody’s ‘Heathers’-like Horror Comedy Riff [TIFF Review]

September 10, 2009 6:31 pm

A few thoughts and rhetorical questions on "Jennifer's Body" before we begin: 1) Megan Fox wasn't kidding when she said not one word on the head of Diablo Cody's script could be changed or touched. Alas, tone ...

Review: Mike Judge’s ‘Extract’ Is Diverting Fun, But Mild In Flavor

Rodrigo Perez

September 3, 2009 6:02 pm

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To quote the oft-quoted Quentin Tarantino, you can't unhear what you just heard (he was talking about Luc Besson flattering him and therefore affecting his 'Basterds' creative decisions). So with that sentiment...

IFFBoston Review: ‘The Vicious Kind’: Misogyny, Love Triangles & Wounded Souls In This Low-Key, But Exceptional Family Drama

Rodrigo Perez

April 29, 2009 6:15 pm

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With all his recent small, but excellent supporting turns, you knew Adam Scott ("Eastbound & Down," "Step Brothers," "Knocked-Up") was about to get a juicy leading role.Written and directed by precocious Le...

‘Extract’ Trailer Looks Sitcomy, Middlebrow- Marketing Wizards Fumble Another Mike Judge Joint?

Gabe Toro

April 9, 2009 3:22 am

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The trailer for Mike Judge's "Extract" has hit the web, and it looks fun, potentially insightful, but pretty broad. Not only do you have your lead in an unfortunate haircut, but there's a bit about a married c...

Ben Affleck & Kristen Wiig Reveal Plot Details Of Mike Judge’s ‘Extract’

Rodrigo Perez

March 30, 2009 6:01 pm

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You've probably read that Mike Judge's "Extract," the follow-up to the studio-maligned, "Idiocracy," has been given a release date of September 4. Some are calling that release date a dumping ground, but we won...

Is Sam Rockwell Taking On The ‘Iron Man 2’ Role For The Paycheck? The Actor Has No Clue Who His Character Is

Rodrigo Perez

January 19, 2009 6:03 pm

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Is Sam Rockwell signing on to "Iron Man 2" completely blind cause he wants that nice paycheck and global recognition that leads to better gigs or does he just have complete faith in the world Jon Favreau has al...

No Lesbian Make Out/Sex Scene In Diablo Cody’s ‘Jennifer’s Body’ Script – Is Someone Trying To Generate Press, Or Has Film Been Perverted?

Rodrigo Perez

September 17, 2008 10:03 pm

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We've been on a script-reading tear in the last few weeks and have devoured a ton of scripts, the most recent one being Diablo Cody's "Jennifer's Body," her follow up to the teen sensation, "Juno."There's lots ...

Megan Fox And Amanda Seyfried Make Out A Lot In ‘Jennifer’s Body’

Rodrigo Perez

August 22, 2008 4:54 pm

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You think that'll come up in Google well? Oh wait, hey, we're live, we're live! Ahem. It's come to our attention that we should do a routine check up on the Diablo Cody-penned film "Jennifer's Body."Type in Meg...

The Coen Brothers Return To Dim-Witted Boobs For CIA Spy Comedy, ‘Burn After Reading’

Rodrigo Perez

May 30, 2008 3:05 pm

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"Intelligence is relative." The Coen Brothers love their humor with bumbling protagonists (see "O' Brother Where Art Though'), but in recent years, their films with dim-witted boobs haven't been their best m...

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