Anna Faris-related stories
Posted Nov 6th 2009 11:04AM by Brad Trechak
Filed under: TV on the Bigscreen, OpEd, Reality-Free
I could make another joke about how Hollywood is out of ideas, but why bother? However, as further proof of the concept, a live-action/CGI
Yogi Bear movie is in the works based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon from way back when. Dan Aykroyd will be lending his voice for Yogi and Justin Timberlake will be the voice of Boo Boo. Did anyone else just feel a cold shiver down their spine?
Anna Faris will also be in the movie as a documentary filmmaker. I like Anna Faris even when she's in crap movies, but I don't think her presence is going to make me like this one.
I'm sorry to say that this movie will likely do well and the kids will eat up. Look at Hollywood's history of similar movies (most of which have actually spawned sequels):
The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle,
Garfield,
Alvin and the Chipmunks,
Scooby Doo ... the list goes on.
So what do you think of this idea?
Posted Jun 14th 2009 3:03PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Industry, OpEd, Children, Reality-Free
I'll admit, I watched a lot of
Alvin and the Chipmunks when I was little, despite all its awkward 80s animation tendencies and general pointlessness. I even kind of liked it. When the Chipettes joined the gang, bringing even more high-pitched sass, I felt no need to cry shark-jumping (probably because the phrase had yet to be coined and I hadn't gotten to that
Happy Days episode).
The Chipettes animated on the small screen were kind of girly and cute. The Chipettes in
Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakuel are what you see before you die.
Continue reading The new Chipettes: What nightmares are made of
Posted Jun 13th 2008 2:23PM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Grey's Anatomy, Celebrities, Awards, Emmys, Reality-Free
Hey Miss Heigl,
How's it going? Good I hope! You must be enjoying the off-season, huh? I bet you can't wait to get back into production for Grey's Anatomy though. Anyway, I just wanted to let you know that I think you're a really good person. You seem awfully nice and it's very admirable the way you stand up for things you believe in.
You held your own against Isaiah Washington and stood up for your friend T.R. Knight when Washington's hateful words stunned us all. You even spoke out against the sexist undertones of Knocked Up, a film you starred in no less!
Since you seem so nice, I'm wondering if you could do me a small favor. I need a few thousand bucks to cover some recent medical costs. See, I sprained a muscle in my neck real bad a few days ago. How'd it happen you ask?
From craning to get a glimpse of your self-righteous mug way up on top of that high horse of yours.
Continue reading An open letter to Katherine Heigl
Posted Mar 20th 2008 9:32AM by Allison Waldman
Filed under: Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Casting, Gossip Girl
When you want to conjure up some ratings magic, a special guest star always helps. And if you can get the star to commit for a few episodes during May sweeps, well that's even better. With that in mind,
the CW has signed Michelle Trachtenberg for a multi-episode arc on Gossip Girl.
Continue reading Michelle Trachtenberg heading to Gossip Girl
Posted Aug 27th 2007 8:02AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Entourage, Episode Reviews
(S04E11) "Ninety-seven minutes, E." - Drama
It just keeps getting better. Like everyone else, I've complained here and there about some of the mediocre episodes that have aired this summer. However, it's hard to stay angry when we get one like this. It was perfect really. Hands down, one of the best written episodes of Entourage -- spanning all four seasons. Think about it. When was the last episode that flawlessly integrated every character into the action as well as guest spots from Kanye West, Sydney Pollack, and Anna Faris?
Continue reading Entourage: No Cannes Do
Posted Aug 13th 2007 12:12AM by Jonathan Toomey
Filed under: OpEd, Entourage, Episode Reviews
(S04E09) "Looks like someone found some fresh meat at the market." - Drama
Once again, another episode that didn't really have anything major going on. It was good though. It had some funny story lines and kept up with this trend of character development. We got tons this time around from Eric, Mrs. Ari, Vince, and Drama. Overall, the show is really establishing itself as more than just the story of Vince. It's broadening out in all directions, and even though I'm looking forward to the culmination of the season at Cannes, I'm looking forward to where everyone else ends up too.
Continue reading Entourage: The Young and the Stoned
Posted Jul 12th 2007 2:30PM by Anna Johns
Filed under: American Idol, Celebrities, Alumni
American Idol runner-up Katharine McPhee is giving acting a shot. She has been cast as a sorority girl in an upcoming Adam Sandler-produced movie that does not yet have a title.
According to
Entertainment Weekly, McPhee will "co-star" alongside funny girl Anna Faris, who plays a Playboy bunny who has been evicted from the mansion. Faris becomes a den mother to a super lame sorority, of which McPhee is a member. Rumer Willis also has a role. It will reportedly begin shooting late this summer.
Katharine has a background in acting-- according to her
official bio, she studied at the Boston Conservatory and the California State Summer School for the Arts. She even had a role in an MTV pilot that never made air. What I'm trying to say is... the girl has been groomed for this kind of thing.
Posted Aug 18th 2006 5:13PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: ABC, NBC, CBS, Late Night, TV Royalty, Talent, Programming, PBS, Celebrities, Talk Show
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