Sam Kinison biopic closer to big screen; meanwhile, rent/buy “Back From Hell,” the Kinison tribute DVD
by We learned today that HBO Films has decided that a biopic of the late Sam Kinison should get the big-screen treatment. Almost two years ago …
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Want to play devil’s advocate for a dumb gay joke that might not even be a joke? OK! Magazine
Late last Monday afternoon, I received an email asking me for a quote for the current week's issue of OK! Magazine. They wanted me to …
Go! See! This! “Punching the Clown” with Henry Phillips opens its theatrical run in NYC
Punching the Clown is neither a documentary nor a concert film, although it does star musical comedian Henry Phillips as Henry Phillips, a satirical folksinger, …
Ben Stiller’s Zoolander will get a sequel, but there’s a catch or three: It’ll be animated, online, shorts
Ben Stiller and Paramount announced a deal today that'll bring back Stiller's Zoolander character, last seen on the big screen in 2001. A Zoolander sequel …
The Sklar Brothers talk about taking down a heckler in this scene from “I Am Comic”
How do you deal with a heckler if you're not a solo stand-up performer? Sometimes, teamwork really does make the difference, as the Sklar Brothers …
AMC Theatres ties re-release of “Back to the Future” film to 25th anniversary of the trilogy’s beginning
AMC's cineplexes nationwide are planning two special screenings in October of the 1985 blockbuster movie, Back to the Future. The Oct. 25 screening happens 25 …
“Tere Bin Laden” opens 2010 Friars Club Film Festival, themed ‘In Defense of Comedy’
The Friars Club has released the schedule for its second annual Friars Club Comedy Film Festival, which will run from Sept. 23 through Oct. 1, …
Louis CK introduces “Hilarious” at the IFC Center
Several movie theaters across America screened Louis CK's stand-up concert film, Hilarious, last night. It debuts on TV on Sept. 18 on the new EPIX …
Nick Swardson’s mustache has nothing to say about Danny McBride’s other new movie with Aziz Ansari
The folks at MTV caught up with Danny McBride and Nick Swardson on the set of their upcoming movie, 30 Minutes or Less, which Ruben …
How to see Louis CK’s “Hilarious” on the big screen on Sept. 8, 2010, and on EPIX thereafter
As I previously reported, Louis CK's stand-up concert film, Hilarious, which made its debut at the Sundance Film Festival this January, will get a one-night-only …