Comedy

Kevin Smith on why his R-rated trailer for Zack and Miri Make a Porno was pulled by MPAA

As many of you already know, that funny teaser trailer for Kevin Smith’s upcoming film Zack and Miri Make a Porno, was pulled from the web. Funny, I always thought the web was supposed to “open”, and “the next frontier”, and “the playing field leveler”, and all that good stuff. So unique marketing for an ….

Shorts finishes casting and shooting begins with Robert Rodriguez

Casting is complete on the family comedy adventure Shorts, being directed by Robert Rodriguez (the Spy Kids trilogy) from his own screenplay. Rodriguez is also producing the film with Elizabeth Avellan under their Troublemaker Studios banner. Dan Lin, Hunt Lowry and Stacy Cohen are serving as executive producers on the film, which is being filmed ….

Snoop Dogg, President Bush, Chuck Norris, Star Jones and Ask-a Ninja Among Others to be Lampooned

National Lampoon, the most widely recognized brand in comedy, and maniaTV, the leading independent provider of premium internet television, today announced the premiere of National Lampoon’s new sketch comedy television show “The Lemmings”. What began thirty seven years ago as an off-Broadway sketch comedy show starring the likes of John Belushi, Christopher Guest, and Chevy ….

Family Room Entertainment on board to slay Attack of the Killer Tomatoes remake

Emmett/Furla Films, a wholly owned subsidiary of Family Room Entertainment, is pleased to announce that it is on board to co-produce a remake of the 1978 Comedy Cult Classic “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!” The original “Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!” spawned three sequels and a Saturday morning animated series. Family Room Entertainment Corporation, with ….

Kevin Smith, Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks make a porno together!

The Weinstein Company and Dimension Films announced today that Seth Rogen (Knocked Up, Superbad) has signed on to play the lead in writer/director Kevin Smith’s and producer Scott Mosier’s Zack & Miri Make a Porno. Elizabeth Banks (40 Year Old Virgin, Invincible) will star opposite Rogen as Miri. The movie will begin shooting in January ….

Sicko trailer to be projected on buildings across U.S. tonight

The trailer for Sicko, Michael Moore’s expose of the American health care system, will be projected with full sound and subtitles on the outside of buildings near the headquarters of leading HMOs, insurance companies and hospitals in New York, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Chicago and Oakland today, beginning at sundown through 1:00am. This innovative campaign ….