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14Nov2008

Trailer radar: 'Dance Flick'

Friday, November 14, 2008 at 12:49PM | By

Earlier this week, we brought you the first poster for the Wayans brothers' latest comedy "Dance Flick," a comedy spoofing all those, well, dance flicks we've seen over the past years.

“Save the Last Dance,” “Step Up” and “Hairspray” are just a few of the films Marlon, Shawn and Keenen Ivory Wayans are making fun of in their latest pic. Nephew Damien Wayans is directing.

The poster didn't really win me over, and neither does the trailer. What you can see after the jump is the preview for yet another unnecessary atrocitiy, filled with stupid slapstick and unfunny gags. At least, that's certainly what it looks like. "Dance Flick" opens Feb. 6, 2009.

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Review: "Disaster Movie"

Saturday, August 30, 2008 at 9:49PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Seen on: August 30, 2008

The players: Director: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer, Writers: Jason Friedberg, Aaron Seltzer, Cast: Matt Lanter, Vanessa Minnillo, Gary "G-Thang" Johnson, Nicole Parker, Crista Flanagan, Carmen Electra, Kimberly Kardashian

Facts of interest: None whatsoever.

The plot: A group of idiots struggle to survive a series of natural disasters, including twisters, asteroids and earthquakes.

Our quick thoughts: If “Disaster Movie” is currently topping one chart, it’s IMDb’s Bottom 100 list. I honestly don’t know what we did wrong to deserve this, but Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer decided to punish us yet again with another one of their stupid spoofs that not many people out there want to see.

Then again, the sad truth is that there are still plenty of people out there getting a kick out of this crap. Anyway, this time the plot centers on a group of idiots struggling to survive as the world comes to an end. In an attempt to save one of their friends, they must fight their way through a series of earthquakes, asteroids and, believe it or not, an awkward encounter with flesh-eating chipmunks.

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Downey Jr., Fey to team up for 'Master Mind'

Wednesday, August 27, 2008 at 4:54PM | By

Franck Tabouring

Robert Downey Jr. and Tina Fey are in talks to voice the lead characters in DreamWorks Animation’s upcoming comedy “Master Mind,” according to Entertainment Weekly.

Written by Alan J. Schoolcraft and Brent Simons, this parody of the superhero genre centers on a villain who slips into a crisis after accidentally killing his nemesis.

As EW also points out, both Downey Jr. and Fey already have some voice-over experience. Downey Jr. lent his voice to a character in “A Scanner Darkly,” while Fey voiced a burrito in “Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters.”

Although this project sounds really interesting and the pairing of Downey Jr. and Fey seems perfect, just imagine how awesome it would be to watch them do this in live action.

Downey Jr. can currently be seen in Ben Stiller’s action comedy “Tropic Thunder.” He will next star opposite Jamie Foxx in Joe Wright’s “The Soloist.” As for Fey, she’s about to return for a new season of television’s “30 Rock.”

Four more 'Disaster Movie' clips hit

Sunday, August 24, 2008 at 8:18PM | By

Franck Tabouring

The release date of Jason Frieberg and Aaron Seltzer's latest spoof "Disaster Movie" is nearing, and we're bombarded with lame film clips no one really wants to see. Wait. Let me take that back. As a matter of fact, far too many people are still seeing these dreadful flicks. Anyway, for those of you who can't resist the lame humor of these guys, here are four new clips from the upcoming disaster, which will hit Aug. 29, 2008.

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Tuesday

19Aug2008

Watch two lame 'Disaster Movie' clips

Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 5:46PM | By

Franck Tabouring

If you haven't had enough of awful spoofs yet, you may want to check out "Disaster Movie" when it opens Aug. 29, 2008. In the tradition of the "Scary Movie" series, "Epic Movie" and "Meet the Spartans," Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer's upcoming "disaster" takes great pleasure in ridiculing every big Hollywood flick out there.

Today we have two new clips from the film. The first one was released by MTV and spoofs a scene from "Juno." In the second one... well, see for yourself. I hope you enjoy them more than I did.

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