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Zach Galifianakis Ruins Your Day By Suggesting Mr. Chow-Centric 'Hangover' Spin-Off, Plus New TV Spot

  • By Oliver Lyttelton
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  • May 22, 2013 9:29 AM
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  • 3 Comments
News
There's probably mixed feelings going around about the conclusion this Thursday, when the third film opens, of "The Hangover" trilogy. For some, the films have been among the most seminal comedies of their generation, making Bradley Cooper an A-lister, and introducing the world at large to the talents of Zach Galafianakis. For others, they've been increasingly lazy, misogynistic, fratty films the popularity of which will never quite be explained.
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More: The Hangover Part 3, Zach Galifianakis, Ken Jeong

Watch: James Franco, Zach Galifiankis & Ed Norton Feature In 'Spring Breakers'-Style New Lonely Island Video

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • May 8, 2013 9:16 AM
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  • 1 Comment
News
While David Bowie's new music video represents the very heights of the format, with ambitious visuals, important themes and high production values, then the latest from The Lonely Island is the counterweight to that. Goofy, hilarious, and probably shot in about two days, it might not boast the biggest ideas or highest aspirations, but it's still pretty rad.
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More: Andy Samberg, Lonely Island, Jorma Taccone, Akiva Schaffer, Zach Galifianakis, Edward Norton, James Franco

Watch: It All Ends In New Trailer For 'The Hangover Part 3'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 11, 2013 1:11 PM
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Hangover III
News
Phil, Alan and Stu. We partied with them in Las Vegas, got wasted with them in Thailand, and now it's all coming back home with "The Hangover Part III," a movie in which they want to burn the gambling mecca where they started their journey to the ground. The first trailer set up the pins -- will this one knock 'em down?
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More: The Hangover Part 3, Film Trailers, Bradley Cooper, Todd Phillips, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis

Watch: First Trailer For 'The Hangover Part III' Brings Back The Wolf Pack

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 7, 2013 1:07 PM
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  • 5 Comments
News
" 'The Hangover Part III' is Alan's story," director Todd Phillips said late last year about the plot of the third installment of the 'Hangover' franchise. "He's going through a crisis after the death of his father, [and] the Wolf Pack is all he has." And after surviving Las Vegas and Thailand together, who better to have your back? Well the new trailer for the "fitting end to this three-part opera of mayhem and bad decisions" has arrived to strap in.
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More: The Hangover Part 3, Film Trailers, Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong, John Goodman, The Hangover

Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts & Zach Galifianakis To Star Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu’s Comedy 'Birdman'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • March 5, 2013 3:41 PM
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  • 7 Comments
Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, and Zach Galifianakis will star in Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu’s BIRDMAN.
News
Generally known for his tough, harrowing dramas like “Amores Perros,” “21 Grams,” “Babel” and “Biutiful,” we've been waiting patiently to see what Alejandro Gonzalez Innaritu would be doing next. His options of late have included the con man/criminal drama "Flim-Flam Man" and the period vengeance tale "The Revenant," but it looks like his next feature will find him changing gears in and taking something a lot more lighthearted.
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More: Michael Keaton, Emma Stone, Naomi Watts, Zach Galifianakis, Birdman, Alejandro González Iñárritu

2 Sweaty New Pics From 'The Hangover Part III'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 22, 2013 5:19 PM
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News
So, "The Hangover Part III" is coming in about three months....where's the trailer? Or the poster? Or even one of those teaser trailers with no actual footage? Given the movie only started shooting last September, we figure Todd Phillips and co. are racing to the finish line, and the studio must be confident that audiences would probably walk up and buy tickets to this sight unseen. But until we get some kind of glimpse at the movie, here are a couple more stills.
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More: The Hangover Part 3, Bradley Cooper, Zach Galifianakis, Ed Helms, Ken Jeong

Watch: Bradley Cooper, Jessica Chastain & Sally Field In 'Between Two Ferns' Oscar Special Part 2

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 12, 2013 8:56 AM
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  • 3 Comments
News
While the Academy would never let Zach Galifianakis host the Oscars as the alter-ego from his talk show "Between Two Ferns," we'd be for it. Both clueless and insulting, and usually pretty damn funny, he's nicely taken some of the stuffing out the awards season campaign. In case you missed it, yesterday he sat down with nominees Jennifer Lawrence, Christoph Waltz, Naomi Watts, Amy Adams and Anne Hathaway in a segment both amusing and strange, and now part two has dropped.
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More: Zach Galifianakis, Bradley Cooper, Jessica Chastain, Sally Field, Oscars

Watch: Jennifer Lawrence, Christoph Waltz, Naomi Watts, Amy Adams & Anne Hathaway In 'Between Two Ferns' Oscar Special

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • February 11, 2013 10:45 AM
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News
It's been a little while since Zach Galifianakis got on to the very low budget set of his talk show "Between Two Ferns," but he's back and has served up a doozy. It's Oscar time, and the actor has taken the opportunity to sit down with the nominees. The results are pretty hilarious.
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More: Zach Galifianakis, Anne Hathaway, Christoph Waltz, Amy Adams, Jennifer Lawrence, Naomi Watts

Todd Phillips Reveals 'The Hangover Part III' Plot Details; Says The Film Centers On Zach Galifianakis' Character & His Personal Crisis

  • By Edward Davis
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  • December 16, 2012 2:21 PM
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  • 7 Comments
News
The plot of "The Hangover Part III" has been tightly under wraps since day one. All we've really known is that it wouldn't follow the blackout blueprint of the last two films. "It’s certainly not in the same template that you’ve seen for these movies," director Todd Philips said last year. "The third would be very much a finale and an ending. The most I could say about it...is that it is not following that template but very much a new idea." A vague plot synopsis released earlier this year strongly suggests a road trip scenario, but little else.
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More: Todd Phillips, The Hangover Part 3, Zach Galifianakis

Review: 'The Campaign' Is A Laughless And Cowardly Political Comedy

  • By Gabe Toro
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  • August 8, 2012 10:59 AM
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  • 23 Comments
Reviews
There’s always been something insidious about the MPAA ratings system. It has allowed filmmakers to more directly label films as if they were products off the supermarket shelf -- “The Dark Knight Rises” is going to be PG-13, because it’s about a character kids wear on their jammies. “American Pie” is going to be R-rated, because they’re going to talk about sex a whole lot. But sometimes, you wonder if the PG-13 and lower ratings are designed to rescue filmmakers from themselves, forcing them to find creative ways to tell certain stories without the benefits of explicit content. Unfortunately, that train of thought is absent from “The Campaign,” a proudly vulgar idiot festival that wears its sophomoric R-rating on its sleeve, infusing a ripe satirical comedic idea with nonsensical foul content in lieu of character, story and comedic resonance.
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More: Review, Will Ferrell, Zach Galifianakis, The Campaign, Jay Roach

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