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WATCH: Zach Galifianakis Kills A Giraffe In 'The Hangover Part III' Teaser Trailer

WATCH: Zach Galifianakis Kills A Giraffe In 'The Hangover Part III' Teaser Trailer

Todd Phillips likes his exotic animals. The Hangover had a tiger, the sequel featured a monkey, and, this teaser trailer for The Hangover Part III includes cameos by a  giraffe (that appears to meet an untimely end) and some sort of bird of prey.  There's also a beefy dude in a pig mask chasing Zach Galifianakis. Does that count?  If you prefer your comedy to be delivered by humans, check out the sexual tension scene involving Galifianakis, Melissa McCarthy and a lollipop— and Ed Helms throwing up in his mouth. more »

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Engorgio! Zach Galifianakis Appears As Portly Harry Potter In 'The Hangover Part III' Poster

Engorgio! Zach Galifianakis Appears As Portly Harry Potter In 'The Hangover Part III' Poster

Zach Galifianakis looks more like Hagrid than Harry Potter in this new poster for The Hangover Part III, but you've got to love the references to  The Deathly Hallows: Part 2.  With Ken Jeong in the Valdemort slot,  the image seems to bolster reports that this final film in Todd Phillips comedy trilogy will depart from the formula that the first two films followed. more »

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WATCH: Zach Galifinakis Asks Sally Field If She Ate Anne Hathaway To Gain Weight For 'Lincoln'

WATCH: Zach Galifinakis Asks Sally Field If She Ate Anne Hathaway To Gain Weight For 'Lincoln'

Part two of Zach Galifianakis' Oscar edition of Between Two Ferns is out, and it manages to top part one. The best line of the segment is when Galifianakis asks Sally Field about the 25 pounds for her role in Lincoln. "How'd you do that, eat Anne Hathaway?" he says.  After hearing that, I'll think twice before ever asking another actor about the dramatic weight loss or gain they achieved for a role.  more »

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Zach Attack: Galifianakis Annoys Jen Lawrence & Other Oscar Noms On 'Between Two Ferns'

Zach Attack: Galifianakis Annoys Jen Lawrence & Other Oscar Noms On 'Between Two Ferns'

After all the tiptoeing and carefully constructed speechifying that has accompanied the Oscar race so far, it's fun to see Jennifer Lawrence, Naomi Watts, Christoph Waltz, Anne Hathaway and Amy Adams engaging in the comedy equivalent of a WWE wrestling match with Zach Galifianakis on a special "Oscar edition" of his  Funny or Die talk show, Between Two Ferns.   more »

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REVIEW: Mild Goofball Laughs Of The Campaign No Match For Real Life Political Circus

REVIEW: Mild Goofball Laughs Of The Campaign No Match For Real Life Political Circus

The Campaign, the new comedy starring Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis, faces the challenge that troubles all political satires these days, which is coming up with material that can rival what's actually happening in the news. And that's not a point made in some hacky stand-up comedian way — "Those crazy folks in D.C., am I right?" No, it has become a legitimate, daunting task to come up with anything that can surpass, for instance, the wild reality show that was the recent Republican primaries.
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WATCH: The Campaign's Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, and Jay Roach Talk 'Bipartisan Bashing' (And Anthony Weiner)

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Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis face off as political rivals vying for the same Congressional seat in The Campaign — but should Democrats or Republicans be more worried about being skewered for laughs in the August 10 comedy?

Movieline pal Grace Randolph hit the star-studded NYC premiere with Beyond the Trailer for the scoop from candidates Ferrell and Galifianakis, catching up with a flurry of SNL alums, 30 Rock players, ABC News vet John Stossel and Jon Hamm to discuss the pressing issues of the day. Such as: Are babies good at improv?
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Zach Galifianakis Attached to Confederacy of Dunces Adaptation That Will Never Get Made

Zach Galifianakis Attached to Confederacy of Dunces Adaptation That Will Never Get Made

Harold Ramis and John Belushi. Scott Rudin, Steven Soderbergh, David Gordon Green and Will Ferrell. John Waters and Divine. John Candy. Chris Farley. Stephen Fry. Buck Henry. John Goodman. Throughout three decades, these men and others of various power and influence have applied (or at least attached) themselves to what was proven the most unadaptable literary property of the last half-century: John Kennedy Toole's searing comic masterpiece A Confederacy of Dunces. And now, Zach Galifianakis, director James Bobin and screenwriter Phil Johnston reportedly have formed the triumvirate that will help make Dunces the most unadaptable literary property of the next half-century.
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WATCH: Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis Get Political in Campaign Ads

WATCH: Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis Get Political in Campaign Ads

The Campaign pits funnymen Will Ferrell and Zach Galifianakis against one another in a landscape filled with comic potential: The American political system, as embodied in the Presidential race. After the jump, watch the first videos from the August comedy in the form of attack ads "starring" rival candidates Cam Brady (Ferrell) and Marty Huggins (Galifianakis), and decide if you'll endorse the Jay Roach-directed pic this August.
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Morgan Spurlock on His New Doc Mansome — and the Star Who Could Stand to Tweeze

Morgan Spurlock on His New Doc Mansome — and the Star Who Could Stand to Tweeze

Gone are the days of callouses and carpenter pants. Today, men are rocking skinny jeans and moccasins as they treat themselves to spa days, having no shame in getting waxed, tweezed, manicured and/or exposed to other meticulous grooming techniques. This ongoing — and slightly horrifying — "manscaping" trend is spreading throughout America and beyond, and Morgan Spurlock (along with executive producers Ben Silverman, Will Arnett and Jason Bateman) captured it all in their world premiere Tribeca documentary, Mansome.
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Matthew Weiner is Here: Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis to Star in Feature Directing Debut

Matthew Weiner is Here: Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis to Star in Feature Directing Debut

This just in at ML HQ: Esteemed Mad Men creator and occasional director Matthew Weiner will make his feature filmmaking debut with You Are Here, to co-star Owen Wilson and Zach Galifianakis in a "funny, charming, and deeply honest film about who we were, who we are, and discovering the power to embrace life, no matter how much you screw it up." There is also a road trip! And possibly Amy Poehler! Read on for full details from producer Gilbert Films.
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GALLERY: Octavia Spencer, Angelina Jolie's Leg, and More Highlights from Oscar Night 2012

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The champagne's been tippled, the winners are all celebrating, and somewhere Uggie's getting a LOT of sausages. So let's relive the highlights of the 2012 Academy Awards show! Click through for Movieline's gallery and name your favorite moment from the big night. Was it Best Supporting Actress Octavia Spencer's emotional acceptance speech? Or Descendants co-scripter Jim Rash's impromptu Angelina Jolie impersonation? Those bits and more in vivid photographic detail after the jump!
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Puss in Boots is Eastwood-esque and 8 More Revelations About the Shrek Spin-Off

Puss in Boots is Eastwood-esque and 8 More Revelations About the Shrek Spin-Off

DreamWorks Animation's Shrek spinoff Puss in Boots is racing into theaters on Friday, a week earlier than originally scheduled. Director Chris Miller and voice cast including Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek and Zach Galifianakis joked their way through a press conference over the weekend, and Movieline was there to bring you some of the slightly more serious communiqués from the PIB team:

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Man Claims Hangover 2 Is Based On His Life -- Well, Except For the Transsexual Prostitute Part

Remember this summer's Hangover Part II? The Todd Phillips sequel about American pals who indulge in blacked-out Bangkok escapades involving kidnapped Buddhist monks, a chain-smoking monkey, Toyota car chases, kathoey prostitutes, Russian mobsters and Mike Tyson singing an obscure '80s song from Murray Head? Well, now someone is claiming that the critically disappointing blockbuster was based on his own life, and he's suing the filmmakers.

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WATCH: Puss in Boots Star Pushes No-Pants Agenda

WATCH: Puss in Boots Star Pushes No-Pants Agenda

Whilst watching the Shrek franchise, you may have wondered: How does Puss, the swashbuckling cat voiced by Antonio Banderas, justify donning footwear but not clothes? A new video for his upcoming spin-off movie, Puss in Boots, has your answer. This movie star endorses a freer, more versatile lifestyle choice: No-pants pants!

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Hangover Part II Star Zach Galifianakis Plays My Favorite Scene: 'Sometimes Hollywood Gets It Right'

Hangover Part II Star Zach Galifianakis Plays My Favorite Scene: 'Sometimes Hollywood Gets It Right'

When he sat down with Movieline to talk The Hangover Part II (in theaters today), comedian-turned-actor Zach Galifianakis expressed a desire to balance his comedic work with dramatic roles. "I would love to do it if I could pull it off," he said. "I don't know if I can, but I would like to." Given that aspiration, Galifianakis couldn't have picked a more perfect film for his round of Movieline's My Favorite Scene -- one featuring funny man-turned-Oscar winner Robin Williams.

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