b5media.com

Advertise with us

Enjoying this blog? Check out the rest of the Entertainment Channel Subscribe to this Feed

Film Gecko

Archive for the ‘Mockumentary’ Category

September 5th, 2008

DVD Giveaway: "The Best of The Colbert Report"

As we head down to the wire this political season, there’s no better way to keep our heads right than by watching Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report, today’s featured giveaway in Jane’s September Contest Slam.
The Best of The Colbert Report contains two hours of Colbert, including:

The Word (including Merriam-Webster’s 2006 Word of […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 243 comments

August 28th, 2008

"Hamlet 2" Preview and Trailer

Steve Coogan plays Dana Marschz, a failed actor-turned-worse-high-school-drama-teacher who needs a break. So he rallies his Tucson, Arizona students to put on a show! Well, a horribly politically incorrect show called “Hamlet 2.” It’s a musical sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet that includes a song called “Rock Me, Sexy Jesus.” That pretty much says it all, […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

August 24th, 2008

Coogan and Shue Spill on "Hamlet 2"

“I’ve built my career on being an asshole,” says Steve Coogan. “And if you’re happy being an asshole, it’s freeing. You end up quite cool.”
Adds Elisabeth Shue, “The end run to coolness.”
I’ve often thought the same thing, since I fail miserably at being one. But sometimes, you just have to be one, […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

August 17th, 2008

"Disaster Movie" Preview and Trailer

The 14-year-old is looking forward to seeing Disaster Movie, and frankly, I think he’s reached his quota of stupid movies filled with crude content and drug references for the year.
Yes, it’s another movie from the team who made Scary Movie, Date Movie, Epic Movie, and Meet the Spartans. It follows the comic misadventures […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

August 13th, 2008

"Tropic Thunder" Review and Trailer

Movie: Tropic Thunder * Official Site
In Theaters: August 13, 2008

Runtime: 107 minutes
Directed and Written by: Ben Stiller

MPAA Rating: R for pervasive language including sexual references, violent content and drug material
Gecko Rating:

It’s not often that you finish watching a movie and wish there was more. That’s how I felt when the end credits rolled […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 6 comments

August 1st, 2008

"Kenny" Review - Traverse City Film Festival

Movie: Kenny * Official Site
On DVD: Dec. 12, 2006

Runtime: 99 minutes
Directed by: Clayton Jacobson

MPAA Rating: PG-13 for crude content, language and partial nudity
Gecko Rating: 

Kenny is one of the funniest films I’ve seen in a long time. Not only funny, but also heartwarming and intelligent and optimistic.
It’s a mockumentary in the vein […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 2 comments

July 9th, 2008

Trailer for "Tropic Thunder" Mockumentary Online

Ok, this could get confusing. At least for pea-brains like mine. Dreamworks/Paramount has released a new trailer for Tropic Thunder’s mockumentary, “Rain of Madness,” which talks about what happened during the shooting of the movie within the movie. Got that?
Tropic Thunder opens August 15, 2008, and stars Ben Stiller, Jack Black, and Robert […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 1 comment

April 16th, 2008

Funny Nude Scenes at Cinematical.com

Cinematical.com posted a great piece this morning about funny nude scenes in movies. It’s pegged to Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which includes a scene with Jason Segel doing full frontal nudity. Yep, hangs it all right out there for God and everyone to see.
Check out the piece at Cinematical.com. Here’s a little preview […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

February 24th, 2008

80th Annual Academy Awards - Feb. 24, 2008

Jon Stewart makes his second appearance as host of the Oscars. “You’re here!” he says gleefully to the audience, referring to the recently resolved “bitter writer’s strike.”
But no Vanity Fair Oscar party, out of respect for the writers. Too bad. Hey, if VF wants to give the writers some respect, says Stewart, howzabout […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 10 comments

February 24th, 2008

Oscars: Live on the Red Carpet!

Big night tonight, as the Oscars kick into gear. Thought I’d do some Red Carpet intel as stars are arriving — beneath a plastic tarp, as it’s a wee bit drizzly out there at the Kodak Theatre in L.A.
6:25 ET: George Clooney arrives with girlfriend Sarah Larson. He’s looking dapper with a bow tie, […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 15 comments