Win 1 of 3 La Poison DVDs - Film News

Win 1 of 3 La Poison DVDs - Film News

Film NewsWin 1 of 3 La Poison DVDsFilm NewsEureka Entertainment have announced that they will be releasing a glorious new HD restoration of LA POISON [POISON], the classic of '50s French cinema, directed by Sacha Guitry, the "total filmmaker" (writer/director/star) of tens of sophisticated ...

Comic opera convulsions at The Queen’s

Dancing to the tune: Luckless Don Pasquale is having family troubles in the national premiere of a new comedy opera production coming to Barnstaple on Saturday, March 2.

Man About Town: A new stage for National Lampoon

'Sketches From the National Lampoon' at the Hayworth Theatre adapts articles and radio bits from the classic rebel comedy brand.

Oscars 2013: And the Oscar goes to . . . the audience - San Jose Mercury News

The AtlanticOscars 2013: And the Oscar goes to . . . the audienceSan Jose Mercury NewsBy the time awards season got underway last fall, critics and industry insiders had formed a consensus: It was a great year for movies across a spectrum defined by genre exercises, sequels, mainstream comedies, micro-budgeted indies and the kind of ...The Oscars previewed: Lincoln or Argo, who will triumph? Place your betsThe IndependentMonday Morning Critic – 2013 Academy Award Predictions (Who'll Win the ...Inside Pulseall 1,271 news articles »

Review: 'Sketches from the National Lampoon' a sketchy endeavor

“That's not funny, that's sick!” was once a mission statement for National Lampoon’s assaults on propriety and good taste.

Upcoming Arts and Entertainment 2-23 - Destin Log

Upcoming Arts and Entertainment 2-23Destin LogYou'll reminisce about the good old days when you passed notes not tweets, enjoyed face time not Facebook, and date night meant seeing a movie at the drive-in not sitting in front of your flatscreen with a DVD. Dress up in your ... NICEVILLE ...and more »

Robert Pattinson And Kristen Stewart To Announce Split After Final 'Twilight ... - Entertainmentwise

EntertainmentwiseRobert Pattinson And Kristen Stewart To Announce Split After Final 'Twilight ...EntertainmentwiseRobert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart's relationship may have been on and off for quite a while now, but new reports suggest that the 'Twilight' couple are waiting for the release of the final 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2' DVD to announce their split ...and more »

Nick at the Helm as comedy club Hitchin bound

A COMEDY club returns home next week after a stint in the capital.

Comedy: Comedy trio and live showcase The Grawlix celebrates two years

It's never been a given that the the Grawlix, a stand-up trio and live showcase founded by Denver comics Adam Cayton-Holland, Andrew Orvedahl and Ben Roy, would survive.

National Lampoon Sketches Promise Inappropriate Comedy, Musical Numbers & A Talented Cast

Though immature humor has arguably assumed a slicker commercial veneer in our present Apatow-dominated era, and the original National Lampoon magazine is already 15 years out of business, it can still be fun occasionally to subject yourself to some old-school unregenerate comedy that's just downright inappropriate. And the new "Sketches From the National Lampoon" revue certainly fits that bill ...

Philly's burgeoning comedy scene

Stop me if you've heard this one: Philly is finally fully funny. There's Helium Comedy Club, where top national acts fill the room alongside such notable local stand-ups as Chip Chantry, Juliet Hope Wayne, and Doogie Horner. Spaces from PhilaMOCA to the Trocadero host comedy affairs of varying scale. We've got valued s

A tale of two Tinseltowns - The Economist

The EconomistA tale of two TinseltownsThe EconomistDVD sales peaked in 2004. Since then the sale of movies as VHS tapes, DVDs and Blu-ray discs (ie not downloads) has fallen around 36%, according to IHS Screen Digest. Rental kiosks, like Redbox, which offer cheap disc rentals, and video-streaming ...

In pictures: Portraits of Scottish comedy greats

Portraits of Scottish comedy greats are set to go on display

Linda Cardellini on Freaks And Geeks, ER, and homewrecking - A.V. Club

A.V. ClubLinda Cardellini on Freaks And Geeks, ER, and homewreckingA.V. ClubThe actor: After a few small roles playing a teenager in various high-school comedies, Linda Cardellini found mainstream success playing Lindsay Weir, the smart yet conflicted star of Paul Feig and Judd Apatow's short-lived but beloved Freaks And Geeks ...

Best in Show - slantmagazine

Best in ShowslantmagazineWhile precursors to Best in Show's mockumentary style can be identified as far back as Land Without Bread, Luis Buñuel's 1930 piss-take on ethnographic docs, it was Rob Reiner's This Is Spinal Tap that established the mock doc's bona fides as a ...

The Down-Low Stigma Is Still Prevalent in Urban Gay Media - Huffington Post

The Down-Low Stigma Is Still Prevalent in Urban Gay MediaHuffington PostRecently I did a blog post and a slideshow about the fact that interracial couples and couples of color are scarce in gay-themed romantic comedies, and now on top of that it seems that the main (and sometimes only) representation of gay black men in ...

Tom Shadyac, interview: "Death can be a powerful motivator" - Telegraph.co.uk

Telegraph.co.ukTom Shadyac, interview: "Death can be a powerful motivator"Telegraph.co.ukIn 2007, after a serious bicycle accident and crippling post-concussion syndrome which made him contemplate death, the outlook of the 54-year-old director of comedy blockbusters Bruce Almighty (2003) and Ace Ventura (1994) changed dramatically. He is ...

DVDs: Skyfall, Argo and Other Oscar Hopefuls Ready to Watch - Huffington Post (blog)

Huffington Post (blog)DVDs: Skyfall, Argo and Other Oscar Hopefuls Ready to WatchHuffington Post (blog)This set -- The Loretta Young Show 100th Birthday Edition -- contains more than 60 hours of television drawn from the more than 160 episodes she made, offering comedies and usually inspiring dramas about women facing an issue or crisis. Young won ...and more »

The Captain of Köpenick, Olivier, National Theatre, London

First produced in 1931, a couple of years before Hitler came to power, Carl Zuckmayer's comedy pokes risky, spirited and oddly charming fun at the German inclination towards militaristic conformity.

Comedy, music and film at Chippy Theatre

THE new spring programme from The Theatre, Chipping Norton boasts everything from comedy, music and film to the theatre’s very own productions.