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Watch: 'The Kings Of Summer' Camping Out In New Trailer & Featurette

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 15, 2013 3:22 PM
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'The Kings Of Summer'
News
It's no secret that we're fans of Jordon Vogt-Roberts so it's no surprise that his latest film "The Kings Of Summer" (which premiered at Sundance under its original title "Toy's House") is shaping up well for a successful run, garning a good amount of pre-release buzz with some strong promo clips. It's gratifying confirmation of the talent we first saw in his short "Successful Alcoholics." and with a bit of luck the movie will do well this summer, it'll certainly be one of the more original offerings you catch at the cinema, as the brand new trailer demonstrates.
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More: The Kings Of Summer, Film Trailers, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Alison Brie, Megan Mullally

Sundance Review: Idiosyncratic & Hilarious ‘Toy’s House’ Heralds The Arrival Of A Fresh New Comic Voice

  • By Cory Everett
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  • January 21, 2013 10:56 AM
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Reviews
After the premiere screening of his wonderful debut feature “Toy’s House,” director Jordan Vogt-Roberts – responsible for the short “Successful Alcoholics” and a veteran of “Funny Or Die Presents…” – told the audience his influences for his first feature included early Amblin films like “The Goonies” with “elements of [Terrence] Malick,” and most surprisingly, “Bad Boys II.” The filmmaker had to clarify that he was not, in fact, joking about Michael Bay’s destruction opus, and his Twitter bio proves it (“Really into Michael Bay”). And so, from these wonderfully disparate influences we have “Toy’s House,” a crockpot of comedy and coming-of-age film without a trace of irony.
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More: Review, The Kings Of Summer, Jordan Vogt-Roberts, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman, Erin Moriarty, Nick Robinson, Moses Arias, Gabriel Basso, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Sundance Film Festival

Review: 'Save The Date' Is Light & Endearing Without Being Insubstantial; What Other Rom-Coms Should Aspire To Be

  • By Cory Everett
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  • December 13, 2012 5:03 PM
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Reviews
With the countless number of romantic comedies focused on how difficult it is for a woman to find a good man, it’s incredibly refreshing to see one where the tables are turned. In “Save The Date,” Lizzy Caplan stars as Sarah, a struggling illustrator who keeps herself afloat by managing a local bookstore. After dating her boyfriend Kevin (Geoffrey Arend) for two years, she has hesitantly agreed to move in with him to take their relationship to the next level. Kevin is the singer in a two-man indie band called Wolf Bird -- because all indie bands have Wolf in their name -- whose drummer Andrew (Martin Starr) is engaged to Sarah’s sister Beth (Alison Brie). Their first night as cohabitants looks like romantic bliss as the couple tenderly slow dances together, while Sarah warns that she will be a horrible roommate, messy and forgetful. Kevin is smitten anyway, and despite the warnings of friends that he may be moving too fast, he hatches a plan to propose to Sarah during the final Wolf Bird concert before he embarks on a nationwide tour. But his spur-of-the-moment gesture goes horribly awry and Sarah storms out, leaving the entire embarrassing incident captured on YouTube.
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More: Lizzy Caplan, Review, Save The Date, Alison Brie

Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Nick Offerman & Alison Brie Join 'Lego: The Piece Of Resistance'

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • November 9, 2012 1:55 PM
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  • 2 Comments
News
Ordinarily, toy brand + celeb voice = us falling asleep. But, it's Lego and we pretty much like everyone who is coming on board a lot, and the guys directing it are solid too. So, color us optimistic. And really, how can you not like these latest additions?
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More: Will Ferrell, Liam Neeson, Lego Movie, Alison Brie, Nick Offerman

'Community' Will Return To Its Thursday Timeslot In February As NBC Juggles Comedy Slate

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 30, 2012 2:53 PM
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  • 2 Comments
Television
Looks like there is some fierce decision-making going on at NBC this week, so let's just dive right in, shall we?
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More: Community, Television, TV News, Alison Brie, Gillian Jacobs

Are You Happier? Trailer & Poster For 'Save The Date' With Alison Brie, Lizzy Caplan & Martin Starr

  • By Edward Davis
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  • October 19, 2012 11:00 AM
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  • 12 Comments
News
A comedy centered on two very different sisters, featuring a solid cast including Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Martin Starr, Mark Webber, Melonie Diaz, Geoffrey Arend and Timothy Busfield, the Sundance rom-com "Save the Date" has been rather quiet since it premiered in Utah earlier this year. But IFC Films, releasing the picture later this fall, is finally bringing their campaign to life. Directed by Michael Mohan ("One Too Many Mornings") the first trailer for the film has arrived and it quotes our review from Sundance where we described it as an "endearing" picture that "other rom-coms should aspire to be." And indeed, it does look charming while still containing some emotional depth and smarts.
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More: Save The Date, Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Martin Starr, Mark Webber, Film Trailers

'Save The Date' Soundtrack Features Wilco, Giorgio Moroder, Charles Bradley & More; Film Opens December 14th

  • By Edward Davis
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  • October 16, 2012 12:37 PM
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News
Starring Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Martin Starr, Mark Webber, and Melonie Diaz, among others, Lakeshore Records will release the original soundtrack to the IFC Films feature "Save the Date" digitally on November 6th and physically on November 20th.
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More: Save The Date, Lizzy Caplan, Alison Brie, Soundtrack

Teresa Palmer, Imogen Poots, Alison Brie & More Testing For 'Captain America 2'; Scarlett Johansson To Possibly Appear

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • October 2, 2012 8:45 PM
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  • 16 Comments
News
Chris Evans, you lucky bastard. The shortlist for his love interest in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" has dropped and it's basically a list of actresses who have been the subjects of our ever unsent mash notes.
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More: Teresa Palmer, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Alison Brie, Imogen Poots, Jessica Brown-Findlay, Emilia Clarke, Scarlett Johansson

'Toy's House' Fills Up With Alison Brie, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Megan Mullally, Erin Moriarty & More

  • By Cain Rodriguez
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  • June 28, 2012 9:21 AM
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News
After first landing on The Black List way back in 2009, Chris Galletta’s debut screenplay "Toy's House" is finally moving in front of cameras this month under the direction of Jordan Vogt-Roberts (the man behind the “Successful Alcoholics” short film) in his feature film debut. Despite shooting being set to begin next month in Cleveland, we only first heard of the project a couple of weeks ago thanks to Ron Swanson himself, Nick Offerman. And now we have a better idea of the cast that’s been rounded up for the movie.
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More: The Kings Of Summer, Alison Brie, Megan Mullally, Casting, Nick Offerman, Mary Lynn Rajskub, Jordan Vogt-Roberts

New Pics & 5 Clips From 'The Five-Year Engagement' With Jason Segel, Emily Blunt & Alison Brie

  • By Kevin Jagernauth
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  • April 13, 2012 3:23 PM
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News
Last spring, Universal scored a touchdown with the Apatow-produced, Paul Feig-directed comedy hit "Bridesmaids," and now, a year later, they're hoping they can repeat that success. Apatow is once again working his wizardry behind the scenes, this time for director Nicholas Stoller and stars Jason Segel and Emily Blunt in "The Five-Year Engagement."
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More: The Five-Year Engagement, Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Alison Brie, Chris Pratt, Rhys Ifans

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