Considering Taiwanese CGI news service NWA has been on top of the Great Late Night War of 2010 from the beginning, it's only fitting that they released today a video trumpeting Conan O'Brien's return to television. What you'll learn from this video? Jeff Zucker breathes fire, Jay Leno's audience consists of old people in rocking chairs, Conan fans love their bongs and drinking Diet Coke will make you burp golden dollar signs. Click ahead to watch the insanity.
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The cold war between the principals behind Facebook and The Social Network had to thaw eventually, and so it's nice to hear how Jesse Eisenberg has finally heard from Mark Zuckerberg that he has no hard feelings about Eisenberg's performance as him in the film. In fact, according to Eisenberg's cousin -- who works with Zuckerberg at the social-media giant -- the boss liked what the movie got right and thought Eisenberg in particular was good. Which promptly made the actor feel "terrible." He tells the story better than I do; watch it after the jump.
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It looks like Lou Reed felt really bad about making Susan Boyle cry. So bad that now we've got a music video for Boyle's cover of "Perfect Day," directed by Reed himself. Take that, Joan Rivers! But really, never in my wildest dreams did I think I'd see the guy who wrote "Heroin" and "Venus in Furs" direct a straight-faced Susan Boyle music video set in the lush Scotland countryside. Here it is, though. Words fail me.
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In case you didn't get enough jokes about Jack Black's gut last week in the Gulliver's Travels trailer, The Kung Fu Panda 2 teaser has one more! Score! Besides that it gives a glimpse of...not very much at all. In fact the rest of the teaser will remind you how long thirty seconds can really feel.
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Ricky Gervais sat down with Vanity Fair's Howard Schatz to discuss his process as a comedian, how he chooses his targets, and how he differentiates humor that might offend and offensive humor (the trick is, one is true and the other is not). If you're interested in the nitty-gritty of the comedy process, this is fascinating look behind the curtain. If you're not, then it's still seven minutes well-spent with a hilarious guy telling you a very funny Nelson Mandela in prison joke. [VF]
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In case you were worried that Justin Timberlake would settle for buttoned-up, Oscar-tickling roles for the rest of his cinematic career, fear not: He is down for nudity, sexy talk, and Semisonic references, too. Friends With Benefits pairs him with Mila Kunis, gets the duo to strip and shack up, and makes an artful tennis/sex metaphor happen. Let's dissect this nudity-laden preview. (NSFW.)
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Was there an internal memo circulated around Hollywood this week that stated all movie trailers must be released on either Thursday or Friday? The latest arrival is Zookeeper, the Kevin James-talks-to-animals comedy that became a hot property in the wake of the success of Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Yep, all words in that sentence are true. Movies: Now more than ever, everyone!
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Good news, ladies. You've been begging the movie gods for years to pair Jennifer Aniston with Adam Sandler in a romantic comedy where she, as a cynical single mother, plays the pretend wife to his bikini model-sexing plastic surgeon. Well, finally, finally, dear readers, that movie here. Ready to suspend all disbelief for your first taste of Just Go With It?
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Though he has been summarily wasted on Saturday Night Live this season, Jason Sudeikis has had a pretty solid 2010: He's dating January Jones, parties with the cast of Mad Men and was the only decent part of Going the Distance. (Yes, that's including Charlie Day.) Still, breakout stardom has alluded him thus far...something which will probably change once Hall Pass comes out next year.
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Speaking of old-school animation, the new trailer for The Illusionist serves as a perfect reminder of just how captivating the art form can be. Based on an unproduced screenplay by the great Jacques Tati and directed by Sylvain Chomet (The Triplettes of Belleville), even the film's trailer transports viewers to a new world. And it looks much more fantastic and inspiring than this one.
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Ah, the friends with benefits arrangement! You could map Hollywood's version of it out on a chart. First there's the initial bliss, like the couple has mastered a trick that has stumped the human race for generations; then maybe one month later, the guilt and uncertainty slowly sink in; and finally there's that complicating moment where one party breaks the pact and falls in love. In No Strings Attached, Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman are the test subjects in this age-old experiment of sustained commitment-free sex. No prizes for guessing the conclusion, but still, the No Strings Attached trailer looks like it might be a cut above the average romantic comedy.
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They say tragedy comes in threes, and that's proven once again with today's collection of repellent videos. First, it was the teaser for Bridalplasty; then the Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son trailer. Yet if you didn't think things could get any worse, Warner Bros. was kind enough to release another look at Yogi Bear. To quote Henry Hill: This is the bad time.
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There's a great line in the mostly forgotten neo-classic Empire Records that goes, "What's with today, today?" I'm reminded of that because coming on the heels of the soul-crushing preview for Bridalplasty, the new trailer for Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son feels like being kicked while down. Let's all hold each other and click ahead to watch this one together.
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Culture gave us a great gift Monday with the Giants' World Series win and... I'm sure something else recently. But this new Bridalplasty teaser is the stuff of night sweats and debilitating desk anxiety -- 35 seconds of skin-crawling, soul-sucking, lady-cutting body horror in a white dress and veil. God don't make no junk, but Satan has an assembly line. Here's his latest. I'll be cowering in bed if you need me.
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Yes, the trailer for this new Indie Horror film looks a lot like Paranormal Activity. But let's not write it off yet -- its medical-testing-gone-wrong premise makes for a great hook and seems like a topical and potentially horrifying direction for this found-footage horror movie sub-genre. Really though, the trailer is mostly worth watching for the hilarious sound effect it uses to transition into the creepy part.
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