Anne Hathaway uses one of Samuel L Jackson’s favorite cuss words early on in the video – so it’s definitely not safe for work – but this sad-off between Hathaway from Les Miserables and Jackson representing Django Unchained is one of FunnyOrDie’s better 2012 offerings. While sort of wishing everyone a Merry Christmas, Jackson and Hathaway compete to try and prove their own movie – each releasing on Christmas Day – is actually the saddest.
Best line: “Nothing says Christmas like slaves and whores”
Brian Van Holt, Ian Gomez, Christa Miller, Courteney Cox, Busy Philipps, Josh Hopkins and Dan Byrd star in ‘Cougar Town’ (Photo Credit: James White)
Tippi Hedren, best known for her outstanding performances in Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds and Marnie, will be heading to Cougar Town for a guest starring appearance.
According to TBS, Hedren will play a pivotal role in the season four finale.
The details: “The cul de sac crew scheme to capture Tippi Hedren to cheer up Jules’ dad, Chick. From harassing a tour guide to stalking Tippi’s home, the crew will stop at nothing for Chick to have a glass of champagne with one of his favorite stars.”
The TBS comedy series will kick off season #4 on January 8, 2013 at 10pm. Series regulars include Courteney Cox, Christa Miller, Ian Gomez, Josh Hopkins, Busy Philipps, and Dan Byrd.
Anthony Hopkins in 'Hitchcock' - Photo By Suzanne Tenner2012 was a great year for senior actors. According to AARP, this year’s films did a good job of including older actors in starring roles and in releasing films aimed at more mature audiences. Even the Golden Globes recognized the trend, with nominations going to Helen Mirren, Maggie Smith, Richard Gere, Denzel Washington, Bill Murray, Sally Field, and Judi Dench. Celebrating this new trend, the AARP has announced their picks for this year’s best movies for grownups.
AARP’s Top Ten Movies For Grownups for 2012
· Argo
· Amour
· Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
· Hitchcock
· Les Miserables
· Lincoln
· Quartet
· The Sessions
· Silver Linings Playbook
· Zero Dark Thirty
Says Bill Newcott, host of AARP’s weekly Movies for Grownups radio show: “This year was an especially good year for grownup movies thanks to outstanding work not only from Hollywood legends, but from extraordinary newcomers, as well.”
Rebel Wilson and Chris Colfer in “Struck by Lighting” distributed by Tribeca Film. Photo courtesy of Tribeca Film.Tribeca Film will be offering movie fans a special one night only interactive Q&A screening of Struck by Lightning. The event will take place on January 6, 2013 in select theaters and will offer audiences the chance to watch the high school comedy days before its theatrical release. Following the screening, co-writer and star Chris Colfer (Glee) will also be participating in a special live Q&A and interactive webcast.
Struck by Lightning, directed by Brian Dannelly (Saved!), debuted at the Tribeca Film Festival. The cast also includes Allison Janney, Polly Bergen, Rebel Wilson, Christina Hendricks, Dermot Mulroney, Sarah Hyland and Angela Kinsey.
The Plot:
High school senior Carson Phillips (Colfer) was destined for bigger things than his close-minded small town could ever offer. He was on a path to greatness, but destiny had a different plan when he was suddenly killed by a bolt of lightning in his school parking lot.
Demonstrating that life is what happens while you’re busy planning your future, Carson recounts the last few weeks of his life via witty, insightful flashbacks, including a blackmail scheme targeting the popular kids in school that he concocts with his best friend (Wilson), and a home life that includes a mother (Janney) who’s more interested in the bottle than her son’s future and an estranged father (Mulroney) who suddenly appears with a pregnant fiancée (Hendricks).
Horrible Bosses director reunites with one of his HB stars, Jason Bateman, for Identity Thief, a 2013 comedy coming from Universal Pictures. In addition to Bateman, the cast includes Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick, and Eric Stonestreet.
Universal’s releasing Identity Thief on February 8, 2013.
The Plot:
Unlimited funds have allowed Diana (McCarthy) to live it up on the outskirts of Miami, where the queen of retail buys whatever strikes her fancy. There’s only one glitch: The ID she’s using to finance these sprees reads “Sandy Bigelow Patterson”… and it belongs to an accounts rep (Bateman) who lives halfway across the U.S.
With only one week to hunt down the con artist before his world implodes, the real Sandy Bigelow Patterson heads south to confront the woman with an all-access pass to his life. And as he attempts to bribe, coax and wrangle her the 2,000 miles to Denver, one easy target will discover just how tough it is to get your name back.
In this sequel to the hybrid live action/animated family blockbuster comedy The Smurfs, the evil wizard Gargamel creates a couple of mischievous Smurf-like creatures called the Naughties that he hopes will let him harness the all-powerful, magical Smurf-essence. But when he discovers that only a real Smurf can give him what he wants, and only a secret spell that Smurfette knows can turn the Naughties into real Smurfs, Gargamel kidnaps Smurfette and brings her to Paris, where he has been winning the adoration of millions as the world¹s greatest sorcerer. It’s up to Papa, Clumsy, Grouchy, and Vanity to return to our world, reunite with their human friends Patrick and Grace Winslow, and rescue her! Will Smurfette, who has always felt different from the other Smurfs, find a new connection with the Naughties Vexy and Hackus ¬ or will the Smurfs convince her that their love for her is True Blue?
“Appreciate everyone’s good wishes and love! Thanks guys! :)” – @channingtatum
“Thank you everyone for all the LOVE!! XO” – @jennadewan
And Tatum’s 21 Jump Street co-star and friend Jonah Hill tweeted:
“Everyone congratulate my brother @channingtatum and @jennaldewan ! They’re gonna be the best parents in the world!All my love!I’m so happy!” – @JonahHill
Channing and Jenna met on the set of 2006’s Step Up and married in 2009.
Christina Milian, Blake Shelton, Christina Aguilera, CeeLo Green, Adam Levine, Carson Daly and the top 21 contestants from Season 3 (Photo by Trae Patton/NBC)
Coaches Christina Aguilera, Blake Shelton, Adam Levine, and CeeLo Green joined Carson Daly, Christina Milian, and The Voice season three contestants in paying tribute to the victims of the Newtown, Connecticut shooting by singing Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah.” The Voice coaches and artists each held a sign representing one of the victims of the Shady Hook Elementary School shooting while performing.
The song was presented in a very respectful manner.
This is 40, a spin-off/sequel-ish comedy that turns the spotlight on supporting characters from Knocked Up, stars Apatow’s real-life wife and their two daughters along with frequent Apatow collaborator Paul Rudd. And in support of the film’s December 21st release, Apatow talked to me about the film and the fascination with 40:
40 has been pretty good for you, hasn’t it?
“It has, yeah. I have no complaints. Everything is going well. I have a beautiful family and getting to tell some stories I want to tell. My hair is falling out at a slower rate than I thought it was going to fall out. It’s going but not too quickly. Going gray, but that’s okay. I seem to look all right gray.”
How did you decide how to handle the relationship issues?
“So much of the relationship can be people projecting old problems onto the other person. If you had a boyfriend cheat on you, you might be a little more paranoid with the next boyfriend. I think that’s what most people have to contend with and it’s painful to try to be healthier.”
Is it true your daughter Maude’s character is obsessed with Lost because Maude had a short-term obsession with the show?
“And we didn’t really know what to do. Nothing like this had ever happened before, seeing her truly get addicted to something which I know is really intense and personal, it’s about life and death issues and existential issues, so we just had to at some point let her go through it.”
Why did you decide to shoot it digitally?
“Well, the new movie was shot digitally on the Alexa. He just did such a good job you can’t tell. That’s why we like it and I had a lot of fun. I think the difference between digital and film is very small and people try to convince you that you can’t tell at all, but I think that you can. Just a little bit but you still can.”
Director Pete Docter discusses the challenges of transitioning Monsters, Inc. to 3D and what the audiences can expect from this special 3D theatrical release in this behind-the-scenes video. Pixar’s bringing the critically acclaimed animated family film featuring the voices of John Goodman and Billy Crystal back to theaters on December 19, 2012.
The Plot:
Monsters, Inc., one of Disney•Pixar’s most beloved and visually imaginative feature films ever, returns to the big screen to delight a whole new generation of audiences and fans alike, this time in stunning 3D. The now-classic Academy Award-winning animated comedy adventure Monsters, Inc. is set in Monstropolis, a thriving company town where monsters of all shapes and sizes reside.
Lovable Sulley (voiced by John Goodman) and his wisecracking best friend Mike Wazowski (voiced by Billy Crystal) are the top scare team at Monsters, Inc., the largest scream-processing factory. The main power source in the monster world is the collected screams of human children—and at Monsters, Inc., an elite team of scarers is responsible for gathering those precious natural resources. Believed by monsters to be toxic, children are strictly forbidden from entering Monstropolis.
But when a little girl named Boo (voiced by Mary Gibbs) accidentally follows Sulley back into his world, he finds his career in jeopardy and his life in utter chaos. So pals Mike and Sulley plot to rectify the mistake and return Boo to her home. But when the trio encounters an unexpected series of complications, they become embroiled in a cover-up catapulting them into a mystery beyond their wildest dreams.
Horrible Bosses director reunites with one of his HB stars, Jason Bateman, for Identity Thief, a 2013 comedy coming from Universal Pictures. In addition to Bateman, the cast includes Melissa McCarthy, Jon Favreau, Amanda Peet, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Genesis Rodriguez, Morris Chestnut, John Cho, Robert Patrick, and Eric Stonestreet.
