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Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, and More Smell the Bullshit in Trailer for George Carlin’s American Dream: Watch
As the world continues to burn in a ridiculous socio-political dumpster fire, George Carlin’s brand of cynical, no-holds-barred comedy proves all the more relevant. That means it’s the perfect time for George Carlin’s American Dream, a new documentary honoring the late comedian by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio. Watch a trailer for the two-part film below. Among the comics who sing Carlin’s praises include Stephen Colbert, Patton Oswalt, and Jon Stewart, who appear in the documentary’s trailer to spit off the legend’s seven dirty words with childlike glee. Elsewhere, Jerry Seinfeld puts Carlin’s influence simply: “I wanted to be just like him.” The documentary covers the comedian’s full life story, from his early, foul-mouthed success to his latter-day comeback and all the cocaine ...
How Austin Powers Made James Bond Take Itself Seriously Again
Upon its release in early May 1997, Mike Myers and Jay Roach’s Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery became a pop culture phenomenon. Born from Myers’ faux rock band, Ming Tea, it saw the Wayne’s World star employing his typical knack for quirky personas and clever parody to poke fun at 1960s British psychedelia and campy spy cinema. Consequently (and ironically), its irresistibly fun quips, characters, and look became a defining part of the late 1990s zeitgeist in America, England, and elsewhere. Primarily, International Man of Mystery — as well as its more successful, elaborate, and ridiculous sequels: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1999) and Goldmember (2002) — was an affectionately astute and meticulously constructed send-up of the James Bond movies. In fact, Myers and company did such ...
Megan Fox Believes She Manifested Machine Gun Kelly: “I Think I Made Him”
Like something out of Practical Magic, Megan Fox claims she manifested Machine Gun Kelly as a child. Speaking to Glamour UK for its latest cover story, the actress revisited meeting her now-fiancé on the set of 2021’s Midnight in the Switchgrass — the Bruce Willis crime thriller Kelly has said in the past he only joined as an opportunity to meet Fox. “He says that,” she told the magazine. “And I do believe even the day before, he was trying to basically quit the movie and his best friend, Rook, his drummer, and then also his manager, Ashleigh, were both like, ‘But your scenes are with Megan Fox.’ And he was like, ‘Fuck it! I’ll get on the plane.’” Related Video As for Fox, she confessed she “didn’t know why I was taking the movie. I just knew I needed to do it for some reason.” And i...
Steve-O Says Prince Was a “Dick” to Him When They Met
The stars of Jackass surely know that their gnarly antics aren’t for everybody, but Steve-O had to learn the hard way that Prince especially wasn’t a fan. On a recent episode of his podcast Steve-O’s Wild Ride!, the stuntman/comedian remembered that Prince was “a dick” and “condescending” to him when the pair first met. While Steve-O is now an easily-recognizable celebrity in his own right, he implied that his encounter with Prince went down in the early 2000s, before Jackass had become a full-blown phenomenon. On the podcast, Steve-O recalled a go-to party trick he’d often use during this era to impress A-listers, which involved balancing a cup on his head, then drinking the liquid inside without using his hands. “I met Prince one time,” Steve-O told the episode’s guest, Cheech ...
Bill Murray Addresses Allegations of Inappropriate Behavior: “The World is Different Than It Was When I Was a Little Kid”
Production on Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut, Being Mortal, has been suspended after a complaint was made against Bill Murray for inappropriate behavior. Searchlight Pictures announced the decision last week, and Murray himself addressed the complaint during an interview with CNBC on Saturday. “I had a difference of opinion with a woman I’m working with. I did something I thought was funny, and it wasn’t taken that way,” Murray explained. “The company, the movie studio, wanted to do the right thing, so they wanted to check it all out, investigate it. and so they stopped the production.” “But as of now, we’re talking and we’re trying to make peace with each other,” Murray continued. “I think that’s where the real issue is, between our peace. We’re both professionals. We like each other’s w...
Sorry Folks, Greta Gerwig’s Barbie Film Won’t Feature “Barbie Girl”
Greta Gerwig cast Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling as picturesque Barbie and Ken lookalikes in her forthcoming live-action Barbie film, but one missing thing may keep the adaptation from reaching peak camp: According to Variety, Aqua’s 1997 song “Barbie Girl,” which immortalized the Mattel doll’s life in plastic as a suggestive pop song, won’t appear in the film. “The song will not be used in the movie,” Ulrich Møller-Jørgensen, who manages Aqua lead singer Lene Nystrøm, simply said. While Møller-Jørgensen’s curt statement doesn’t give us much to go on, the omission of “Barbie Girl” from the film may have something to do with Aqua’s strained history with Mattel. “Barbie Girl” became an instant classic upon its release, selling over 1.4 million copies in the US and staying at No. 1 in th...
Almost Famous Musical Headed to Broadway
It’s all happening! The musical adaptation of Almost Famous is headed for the bright lights of Broadway. Based on the 2000 film of the same name, the production subtly shared the news on social media, where it updated its Twitter profile to read, “It’s all happening…Broadway 2022 #AlmostFamous.” The book and lyrics for the show were written by Cameron Crowe, who based the movie on his experiences as a teenage writer for Rolling Stone in the 1970s. Starring Billy Crudup, Patrick Fugit, and Kate Hudson, the film tells the story of 15-year-old William Miller as he follows fictional rock band Stillwater and attempts to land his very first cover story. Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Zoey Zeschanel, Anna Paquin, and Philip Seymour Hoffman rounded out the cast. Advertisement Related Video Upon its...
Joel Kim Booster on His Upcoming Netflix Special and Making History With Fire Island
This article is part of our coverage of the 2022 Netflix Is a Joke: The Festival. It’s really about to be Joel Kim Booster’s time — as he tells Consequence, “June is going to be a big big month for me.” The comedian wrote and stars in the groundbreaking Hulu romantic comedy Fire Island on June 3rd, will appear in the Apple TV+ series Loot, premiering June 24th, and Netflix just announced that his first-ever hour-long comedy special, Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual, will debut on June 21st. It’s a lot, and a situation which he says is a bit of a “monkey’s paw situation,” because of his dedication to stand-up; right now, he’s in a “rebuilding phase” with his work on stage after filming Psychosexual: “I’m just sort of writing a lot of new material and testing out a lot of new stuff. It’s reall...
Tom Cruise Unveils Mission: Impossible 7 Title
Tom Cruise’s seventh go-around as IMF agent Ethan Hunt has received a title: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The actor made the reveal during Paramount’s CinemaCon session on Thursday, during which he appeared in a pre-recorded message filmed atop a biplane while on the South African set of Mission: Impossible 8, which will presumably be called Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two. Cruise’s splashy intro was followed by the trailer. As reported by Deadline, it opens with former IMF director Eugene Kittridge (Henry Czerny) addressing Hunt by giving him an ultimatum. Advertisement Related Video “Your days of fighting for the greater good are over,” Kittridge says. “This is our chance to control the truth… the concepts of right and wrong for everyone for...
Tom Cruise Unveils Mission: Impossible 7 Title
Tom Cruise’s seventh go-around as IMF agent Ethan Hunt has received a title: Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One. The actor made the reveal during Paramount’s CinemaCon session on Thursday, during which he appeared in a pre-recorded message filmed atop a biplane while on the South African set of Mission: Impossible 8, which will presumably be called Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two. Cruise’s splashy intro was followed by the trailer. As reported by Deadline, it opens with former IMF director Eugene Kittridge (Henry Czerny) addressing Hunt by giving him an ultimatum. Advertisement Related Video “Your days of fighting for the greater good are over,” Kittridge says. “This is our chance to control the truth… the concepts of right and wrong for everyone for...
Tobey Maguire to Star as Charlie Chaplin in Damien Chazelle’s Babylon
Attendees of CinemaCon in Las Vegas this week were treated with an exclusive first look at Babylon, Damien Chazelle’s forthcoming period drama about the golden age of Hollywood. After it was announced almost a year ago that Tobey Maguire was cast in the film, his role has finally been revealed as silent film pioneer Charlie Chaplin. Set in the late 1920s, Babylon is a Great Gatsby-meets-Once Upon a Time in Hollywood tale of the movie biz’s transition from silent films to talkies. Alongside Maguire — who’s also executive producing — Chazelle’s feature-length follow-up to First Man also stars Brad Pitt as silent film actor John Gilbert, as well as Margot Robbie as the original “It Girl” Clara Bow. Judging by the trailer shown at CinemaCon, Babylon very well might be your ...
First Avatar Sequel Gets Title, Teaser Trailer to Debut Next Week
The long-awaited second Avatar film has received a title: Avatar: The Way of Water. What’s more, fans will get their first glimpse at the film beginning next week, as a teaser trailer will be shown prior to screenings of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness on May 6th. Following its theatrical premiere, the teaser will debut online a week later. Set to hit theaters internationally on December 14th and in the US on December 16th, Avatar: The Way of Water is the first of four sequels in James Cameron’s blockbuster franchise. Speaking during Disney’s presentation at CinemaCon on Wednesday, producer Jon Landau said, “One of the strengths of Jim Cameron’s scripts is they are always universal and relatable themes that he weaves into them.” Advertisement Related Video “At the center of eac...
