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But the R came on strong as 21st-century audiences began to crave humor that pushed the limits, first in the horror sendup Scary Movie and later in the romantic comedies Wedding Crashers and Knocked Up. The Frat Pack, including Stiller, Owen and Luke Wilson, Will Ferrell, Jack Black and Vince Vaughn, dominated the early part of the decade. (USA Today -- Life)
A guide to TO's festival of Laughs Jul 25, 2008
At 10:30, beloved blue comedy legend Robert Schimmel cuts loose on a bill with prolific and funny I-know-that-face comic Kevin Hart (Scary Movie 3 e 40-Year-Old Virgin). Previous story: Next story. (Toronto Sun)
Gore-soaked silliness in Donkey Punch Jul 20, 2008
genre flick starts with your classic scary movie set up: group of hot girls get invited on a yacht by a group of hot guys. " /> Metro rating Gore-soaked silliness in Donkey Punch (18) Running time: 95min by LARUSHKA IVAN-ZADEH Thursday, July 17, 2008 This extremely proficient yes, and it's British! genre flick starts with your classic scary movie set up: group of hot girls get invited on a yac 00004000 ht by a group of hot guys. All the hotties have loads of fun scantily splashing about in... (Metro)
Moviegoer gets 'disgusting' extra scare for $9 ticket Jul 6, 2008
But the 20-year-old University of Oregon student assured herself the scary movie was just making her jumpy. Then, as a flash from the screen lit up the theater, she said, she saw them: two mice scurrying around the floor four seats away. (OregonLive, OR -- Business)
Meet the Spartans Pit of Death Edit... Jul 5, 2008
The writer and director who brought you Scary Movie, Date Movie and Epic Movie, take a lighthearted stab at the film 300, and other movies of the past year. Looking to cash in on the runaway success of Frank Miller's action hit 300, writers Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer continue on their critically reviled spoof rampage, by using the Spartan tale as a backdrop for every subject matter ranging from Transformers to Spider-Man 3, from Ghost Rider to March of the Penguins (with nods to current... (Suite101.com)
The Five Stars to Watch This Summer Jul 1, 2008
In the role, Faris graduates from the cheap gags and B-movie antics of "Scary Movie" to play the lead in this unusual romantic comedy. Kit: "She's another one of these people who has been around for a while doing great work in small doses. She nailed a very Cameron Diaz-like character in "Lost in Translation. (ABC News)
Movie Review: 'The Happening' Jun 19, 2008
Really, it's the best entry in the "Scary Movie" franchise. From the bizarre acting - everyone is absolutely terrible - and atrocious dialogue (highlights include: "I see you eyein' my lemon drink" and "Don't take my daughter's hand unless you mean it,") to the bizarre behavior by the characters, it becomes impossible to take the film seriously. (The University of Alabama Crimson White)
M. Night Shyamalan: Call him paranoid Jun 15, 2008
"What we consciously did was say, 'We're going to make a very disturbing, scary movie. That's what it is.' And it is. It's a paranoid, very scary movie, and shocking, and we wanted to cast it with the most likable people we could possibly cast it with. "At the center we wanted people you'd be charmed by, who make you smile when you see them, who are just buoyant and light," he says. "Mark, Zooey and John just are so easy to watch, and then they also come across such interesting characters along... (Reading Eagle)
Faris, Samberg Cast in Meatballs Jun 14, 2008
Actor Anna Faris (the Scary Movie series) has confirmed that she will voice one of the leads in Sony Pictures Animation's adaptation of ... Other than the 4 Scary Movie films, she's also appeared in such less-than-stellar fare as My Super Ex-Girlfriend and the upcoming The House Bunny. (Suite101.com)
M. Night Shyamalan plays it straight with 'The Happening' Jun 9, 2008
"Three of my six (major) movies had twist endings, three did not. It would be just as logical to say that none of my movies had a twist ending. My mantra is to sell the movie I made. And it always ends up becoming some version of a scary movie with a twist. And people go, 'Well, that's not quite what it is.' ". So he's trying something new: a straightforward horror picture. (USA Today)
Superstar Rapper Lil Wayne to Write and Record Song for Upcoming Film 'Hurricane Season' Jun 7, 2008
"Since its launch in 1995, Dimension has released more films that debuted at #1 (ten) and more films that grossed over $90 million (nine) than any other independent studio. "Patriots" joins Dimension's diverse upcoming slate which features cutting-edge comedies like "Soul Men" directed by award-winning filmmaker Malcolm Lee ("The Best Man," "Undercover Brother," "Roll Bounce") and starring Samuel L. Jackson and Bernie Mac; groundbreaking adaptations like "Youth in Revolt" starring Michael Cera;... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
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Cindy trembled while watching the scary movie. (C). (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Nuclear Jihad Web Threat Called Bogus May 29, 2008
"Nuclear Jihad, The Ultimate Terror" is a pretty scary movie title. Especially if that movie is reportedly an Al Qaeda video calling on jihadists worldwide to carry out attacks causing unfathomable disaster against targets in the West. (CBS News)
Summer DVDviewing guide May 27, 2008
There's nothing like a good scary movie. Key word: "good." DVD stores are full of bad ones. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Superhero Movie: Hilarious heroes May 27, 2008
FOLLOWING hot on the heels of the hugely popular Scary Movie series, Epic Movie, Date Movie and Meet The Spartans comes Superhero Movie, a brand new spoof comedy designed to draw plenty of laughs from the world of heroic costumed crime-fighters with superhuman powers ... With Superhero Movie, the creators of The Naked Gun and Scary Movie series producers Bob Weiss and David Zucker strive to answer the question: How many superheroes does it take to save the world ... We loved all the movies... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Schultz: Cox's passion remains May 26, 2008
WHAT IS THIS A BASEBALL SCARY MOVIE ... WHAT IS THIS A BASEBALL SCARY MOVIE. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Sports)
WAYNE STEFFEN: Freedom has limits at the county library May 24, 2008
Shock to my thinkingSo imagine the shock to my free thinking when I found DVDs of "Foxy Brown" (rated R) and "Scary Movie 4" (unrated) on the shelves of my local Valley branch. Not censored versions, either, but the full Monty, complete with cleavage-laden cover art. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Universal Studios Home Entertainment Family Productions Acquires Distribution Rights to RL Stine's Mostly Ghostly From Toonz Animation May 23, 2008
The screenplay is written by Emmy nominee Pat Proft (Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4, The Naked Gun series) and Correll. Stine catapulted to fame with the Goosebumps series of books, a children's publishing phenomenon which has sold more than 220 million copies to date, and became the No. 1 best-selling author in America three years in a row. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Murdered clerk's co-worker heard in court May 21, 2008
Witnesses throughout the afternoon compared those masks to those from movies "Scream" and "Scary Movie.". The trial is to resume at 9:30 a.m. today, with State Bureau of Investigation officers and co-defendant Green set to take the stand. (The Daily Reflector)
EMS student film festival a success May 15, 2008 Shyamalan: 'The Happening' is terrifying May 6, 2008 Shyamalan says his new movie, `The Happening,' is terrifying May 6, 2008 Q&A: Getting to Know... Virginia Tech's Angela Tincher May 3, 2008 GTA not coming soon to a theater near you Apr 23, 2008 More of this story Apr 19, 2008 Leatherheads’ fails as a homage film Apr 18, 2008 Brothers Carjacked At Northwest Jax Library Apr 16, 2008 Latest Apatow film not a shoe-in box office hit Apr 11, 2008 Park Board Announces First Movie in the Park Apr 10, 2008 'Project Runway' Hits the Catwalk and Struts over to Lifetime in November '08 Apr 8, 2008 Murder in the aisles: Local student creates a parody of scary flick genre Apr 5, 2008 Safran bows digital offshoot Mar 31, 2008 No peek at 'Ruins' Mar 31, 2008 Spacey's '21' comes up aces Mar 31, 2008 Sony deals box office ace Mar 30, 2008 Spandex wears thin in 'Superhero' parody Mar 29, 2008 Weekly movie preview Mar 29, 2008 'Superhero Movie' Mar 29, 2008 Actress will attend renaming of city’s theater Mar 29, 2008 Las Vegas-set thriller '21' has the best odds Mar 28, 2008 Newsweek: Q&A with Bierko on Bathing Malkovich Mar 25, 2008 China bans horror movies from sale Mar 25, 2008 'Horton' Hears #1 For Week Two, While Tyler Perry Continues His Hot Streak Mar 25, 2008 Cold Case File Mar 24, 2008 Realize the transcending power of Tracy Morgan`SNL' vet, `30 Rock' star slated for 3 nights at The Laughing Post Mar 21, 2008 Tracy Morgan: from the projects to `Superhero' Mar 21, 2008 Brad Grey speaks in Pellicano case Mar 21, 2008 Studio exec testifies in Pellicano trial Mar 21, 2008 Movie chief testifies in Hollywood wiretap trial Mar 21, 2008 CAMPUS CLICKS: The strangest St. Patrick's Day traditions Mar 18, 2008 Tori Lost Out In Battle Of Boobs Mar 16, 2008 Is Jason Taylor Mar 16, 2008 The 7 Deadly Offset Credits Mar 15, 2008 Alonzo Bodden plays Capt. Brien's this week Mar 15, 2008 Ex-Pellicano employee testifies Mar 8, 2008 Anthony Pellicano on trial Mar 7, 2008 Audio a key player in Pellicano trial Mar 7, 2008 Ferrell's Big Bomb Mar 4, 2008 Pellicano trial to begin this week Mar 3, 2008 Great Werewolf Movies Mar 2, 2008 Fox + Farrellys = Fun Mar 2, 2008 CHEERLEADER OF THE WEEK: Oregon's Kacey Feb 29, 2008 On-Set: Superhero Movie Feb 26, 2008 Be Kind Rewind Feb 23, 2008 'Dancing' Pairings, Show Surprises Revealed Feb 23, 2008 In brief: Reynolds joins cast of Wolverine Feb 20, 2008 Kelsey Grammer to play Scrooge Feb 20, 2008 Taylor on Dancing Feb 20, 2008 Coens and company Feb 17, 2008 The French Renaissance Feb 15, 2008 Zenga makes monster smash spoof Feb 10, 2008 Best bets for Black History Feb 10, 2008 Rare Disease Means Girl Can Be Scared to Death Feb 6, 2008 Alba uses scare tactics Feb 6, 2008 If The Eye offends thee, pluck it out Feb 2, 2008 Girls duke it out Feb 1, 2008 You're Never Fully Dressed Without A Smile Jan 31, 2008 Meet the Spartans is a complete waste of time Jan 31, 2008 Meet the Spartans Review Jan 28, 2008 'Spartans' is Greek to Paris Hilton Jan 26, 2008 MAD discussion at Halle Library Jan 26, 2008 Scary movie making viewers sick Jan 25, 2008 Classic horror is back Jan 23, 2008 A jewel of a night Jan 18, 2008
The students were recognized with awards for their creations including Best Performances, Best Supporting work, Best Comic Movie, Best Scary Movie, Best Animation, Best Editing, Best Sound Effects, Best Costumes, Best Directed, Lifetime Achievement Award, and the coveted audience award ... Sweet Dreams, a scary movie, won the most awards. (Louisville Winston County Journal, MS)
"Two & A Half Men" & "CSI" Make TV History May 6, 2008
Actor Robert Wagner ("Hart to Hart") returns as Teddy, Evelyn's new husband, and Jenny McCarthy ("Scary Movie 3") returns as Courtney, his devious daughter. CSI's George Eads makes a cameo appearance as well. (CBS News)
"It is an extremely scary movie. This is meant to scare you," the Indian-born director told reporters Monday ... "It is an extremely scary movie. This is meant to scare you," M. Night Shyamalan said. (USA Today -- Life)
"It is an extremely scary movie. This is meant to scare you," the Indian-born director told reporters Monday. Shyamalan, 37, was visiting India to receive one of the country's highest civilian awards for his contribution to cinema. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
I'm not a big scary movie person. Angela Tincher and the Hokies return to the softball diamond next weekend for the held at the University of Maryland. (Theacc.com)
but as a parody the GTA movie would end up like epic movie or scary movie. tired , uninspired and a complete waste of time. (GameSpot)
It's like tumbling through the scary movie looking glass - you may be surprised by how many horror actors you're familiar with and by the serious request that during Qions, conventioneers neither fawn over the horror celebrities nor ask for hugs. 1201 S. Figueroa St.. (Los Angeles Downtown News, CA)
I m not talking about parodies, like the Scary Movie franchise, or remakes of movies like Psycho and The Poseidon Adventure. I m talking about non-ironic movies that genuinely try to fit into the cannon of another generation. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
He said he left the car running in front of the drop-off bin when two men wearing Scary Movie masks over their faces and an armed gunman popped up from behind a van. "I was in disbelief. I didn't think it was really happening," Jackson said. (News4Jax.com, FL)
Sure, they re mostly stuck in romantic comedies, but anyone who s ever seen Tina Fey, Maya Rudolph and Amy Poehler on Saturday Night Live, Ana Faris in the Scary Movie flicks or Ellen Page in Juno knows that girls can bust a gut with the best of em. And the more we embrace Judd Apatow s boys club movies, the less the studios are going to let the girls share the good jokes. (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Other movies slated for this summer include a scary movie after Boo. Bash Oct. 25 and possibly a 1980's movie at the pool. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
In its history, Dimension Films has released some of the most successful franchises including "Scream," "Spy Kids" and "Scary Movie.". About Lifetime. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
"The Piggly Wiggly Horror," a parody of the scary movie genre influenced by the work of Alfred Hitchcock, offers up a fun, small-town feel while telling the story of a deranged killer's murderous rampage in a Piggly Wiggly store. The nearly 10-minute film will be shown as one of the five student productions selected for the Indie Grits Film Festival, which will be held April 9-13 at the Nickelodeon Theatre in Columbia. (Orangeburg Times and Democrat, SC)
Safran, former president of Brillstein-Grey Management, recently produced Fox's "Meet the Spartans" and New Line's "Over Her Dead Body." He also exec produced Dimension's "Scary Movie" and is producing "Chilled in Miami," starring Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick Jr. ... Safran, former president of Brillstein-Grey Management, recently produced Fox's "Meet the Spartans" and New Line's "Over Her Dead Body." He also exec produced Dimension's "Scary Movie" and is producing "Chilled in Miami,"... (Hollywood Reporter)
The reviews will probably be bad, and will chase away the on-the-fence crowd that doesn't get in line for tickets every time they see a scary movie on the marquee. It often works - they don't screen Saw movies, and they have to deliver the profits from those movies in dump trucks, practically. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Opening in third place was superhero spoof 'Superhero Movie', from the creators of 'Scary Movie' and 'The Naked Gun', took in a disappointing 9. 5 million dollars for distributor MGM Dimensions Film. (iAfrica.com)
9 million) and trails Dimension's April 2006 release "Scary Movie 4" ($19 million). Fewer auds decided to encounter "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns" in its second sesh. (Variety)
As such, it's not terrible - splattery business as usual from the folks who gave us the "Scary Movie" franchise. Like its forebears, "Superhero Movie" delivers generic-brand Mad Magazine yuks, the broader and smuttier the better. (Boston Globe)
" Will Smith stars as Robert Neville, a military research scientist desperately trying to survive after a deadly virus eradicates all of mankind. Robert is the only one living in an abandoned New York City that is, until the sun sets. "I Am Legend" is a smart, if not entirely original, thriller. Despite many comparisons to other recent zombie films, this film succeeds because of a stellar performance by Smith. "I Am Legend" is rated PG-13 for action violence and is showing for free to EMU... (Echo Online, MI)
So it's also no wonder that the 81-year-old funnyman passes (ahem) that cheese-slicing trademark on to Marion Ross, Richie Cunningham's TV mom, for Superhero Movie, the latest winded (ahem AHEM) installment in the movie-spoof genre that wore out its welcome as far back as Scary Movie 2 ... That's a demographic that doesn't apparently include Scary Movie 3 and 4 writer Craig Mazin, writer-director on this tiresome take on Spider-Man, The X-Men, Batman and The Fantastic Four. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
Superhero Movie continues the spoofs on movies that began with Scary Movie. The Internet Movie Database says: After being bitten by a genetically altered dragonfly, high school loser Rick Riker develops superhuman abilities like incredible strength and armored skin. (Albert Lea Tribune, MN)
"Superhero Movie," a PG-13 comedy starring Drake Bell from Nickelodeon's "Drake along with lampoon legend Leslie Nielsen, Robert Hays, Nicole Sullivan and others, has a built-in audience. That would be the folks who invariably turn up for "Scary Movie," "Date Movie," "Epic Movie" and other spoof movies loaded with pop culture gags. One group that Weinstein can't count on, however, is the "Star Wars" geeks, who have threatened to boycott all of the company's films starting with "Superhero Movie.... (Los Angeles Times)
But the first, uh, Webisode of "" features just that: B-list celeb ("Cinderella Man," "Scary Movie 4") soaping up and rubbing down the big A-list galoot in a tiny tub. Bierko squishes soapy water all over Malko's bald pate and offers him inanities like "Portugal is one of those words where if I repeat it over and over again it loses its meaning. Have you ever done that?" The result is a weirdly hilarious and discomfiting waterlogged spoof of talk-show culture-and viral video catnip. (MSNBC -- News)
BEIJING, March 25 (Xinhua)-- Chinese scary movie fans are really scared this time when the state censor -- the General Administration of Press and Publications (GAPP) -- banned last month all horror or supernatural films from sale. "It's sort of like The Mummy Returns (2001)," says a fan. (Xinhuanet, China)
Falling just 44 percent from its opening weekend, the animated movie about a tiny society scored the fourth-best Easter weekend ever, behind only "The Matrix," "Panic Room" and "Scary Movie 4." Sure, a person's a person no matter how small, but "Horton" is a jumbo-size hit. And the best part. (VHI.com -- Music News)
Diane Markland, 17, and her date changed plans to see a scary movie on Friday the 13th and went to party instead. On the way home, Serge Lord, the man she was with, turned off U.S. 1 because of traffic and continued north on Atlantic Avenue. (Daytona Beach News Journal)
In theaters March 28, the spoof by the creators of ``The Naked Gun'' and ``Scary Movie'' has Morgan playing a version of Patrick Stewart's Xavier in ``X-Men. . (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
Produced by David Zucker, it's guaranteed to be a spoof in the tradition of ``Scary Movie,'' ``Naked Gun'' and ``Airplane. It also stars Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Leslie Nielsen and Pamela Anderson. (Kalamazoo Gazette, MI)
The Paramount topper spent less than an hour discussing his previous lawsuits with Garry Shandling and Vincent (Bo) Zenga over payments involving "The Larry Sanders Show" and "Scary Movie," respectively, while he was a manager at Brillstein Grey. Pellicano was hired by Grey's attorneys to investigate individuals associated with the cases by illegally wiretapping their phones and conducting searches using police databases. (Variety)
Grey also denied any knowledge of tactics used by Pellicano in a lawsuit filed against him by aspiring screenwriter Vincent "Bo" Zenga demanding a screenwriting credit for the 2000 film "Scary Movie.". Pellicano is accused of wiretapping Zenga's telephone conversations with his attorneys during the lawsuit. (Yahoo News)
Shandling filed a 100-million-U.S. dollar lawsuit charging that Grey had cheated him out of earnings from "The Larry Sanders Show." Zenga sued him demanding a screenwriter credit for the 2000 film "Scary Movie." Both have been settled. Grey, a Hollywood talent manager at the time, said he was not involved in the details of either case. (Xinhuanet, China)
We always wondered why Tori Spelling didn't have more lines in Scary Movie 3. Apparently, had a lot to do with it. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
In her new memoir, "sTori Telling," the blonde actress says when she refused to go topless in "Scary Movie 2," the studio-mogul brothers, who were then running Miramax, tried to get around it by using a body double. But "no matter how amazing the body double's boobs were, I knew I'd never hear the end of it," writes Spelling, adding that her TV-czar dad, Aaron Spelling, warned her, "If I know the Weinsteins, they'll cut you out of the whole film if you refuse." When she continued to balk,... (New York Post -- Gossip)
Where you've seen her before: Starring in American Pie and Scary Movie. Partner: Derek Hough. (The Palm Beach Post)
The old seven deadly sins: lust, wrath, gluttony, sloth, greed, pride and envy were proclaimed by a sixth century pope and were made famous by Dante in his "Divine Comedy" and by Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman in the movie "Seven," which was a pretty darn scary movie. The new sins are. (Fort Madison Daily Democrat, IO)
He also has appeared on-screen in "Scary Movie 4" and "Bringing Down the House.". Tickets for Bodden's shows are going fast, according to Spina. (Marco Island Sun-Times, FL)
Among the "Omerta" documents was a list of matters including: "Sissy - Cruise Missile Omerta; LaViolette Omerta; Vincent "Bo" Zenga Omerta and Lisa Bonder Omerta.Virtue said she was familiar with the Zenga matter and opined that "Cruise Missile" referred to Tom Cruise before Saunders told her not to speculate.Cruise's attorney employed Pellicano during Cruise's divorce from Nicole Kidman. John LaViolette, a partner at well-known entertainment boutique Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal LaViolette... (Variety)
Grey, now CEO of Paramount Pictures and then a movie producer, was referred to Pellicano by his lawyer in 2001 during a legal dispute with a Scary Movie screenwriter, Lally said. Pellicano has worked in the past for lawyers who represented Tom Cruise, Michael Jackson and Elizabeth Taylor. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
That suit revolved around "Scary Movie"; Grey's attorneys had referred him to Pellicano's services. Hundreds of calls recorded include "personal concerns" in Zenga's life. (Variety)
They all called Will Ferrell s new comedy Semi-Pro" a lock for a $27 million average. But according to studio estimates Sunday, "Semi-Pro" -- which opened in a very wide release of 3,100 theaters -- grossed only $15.3 million in its weekend debut. This isn t good news for anyone, least of all New Line Cinema s now departing chiefs Michael Lynne and Bob Shaye. Semi-Pro was very well-marketed, starting with a popular Super Bowl commercial and following through with an Old Spice tie-in, all of... (Fox News)
The government's brief focuses primarily on a 2002 case against producer Bo Zenga, who sued Grey over profits on "Scary Movie." The brief also references Grey's nasty 1998 suit against former client Garry Shandling ... 5 million in profit participation on "Scary Movie" and not the $150,000 and executive producer credit he actually got. (Variety)
Are you looking for a good scary movie. These werewolf films are sure to satisfy the bloodlust of even the most diehard lycanthrope. (Suite101.com)
The series revolves around four Boston friends - Gator (Scary Movie 4's Craig Bierko), a cheery sort who still wears his wedding ring; Tommy (The Heartbreak Kid's Johnny Sneed), a skirt-chasing hound who's been married and divorced three times; Freddy (Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle's Shaun Majumder), a mild-mannered surgeon who has no game with the opposite sex; and Kate (The Office's Rashida Jones), a successful divorce attorney who just got dumped after a seven-year engagement. Like most... (The Palm Beach Post)
Movies I can't live without: The Notebook, Scary Movie 1,2 and 3 and Finding Nemo. 4. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Or perhaps it had something to do with Pam's cleavage-redefining, Sue Storm-inspired outfit she barely wore that day ; Pam's first day of shooting, on what is sure to be a comedy that goes nicely with a double screening of Scary Movie. The makers of the hit Scary Movie franchise are behind the latest installment of pop-culture parodies, this time setting their sights on the world and tropes of superhero films, everything from Spider-Man to Batman Begins ... Executive Producer Bob Weinstein... (IGN FilmForce)
Scary Movie 3, Monkeysuit, Raging Bulls, Pancho Villa, X-Files, Law , Dylan, soundtracks, and STEWIE. Connections for Be Kind Rewind. (IGN FilmForce)
Shannon Elizabeth & Derek Hough - Film and television star, Shannon Elizabeth (American Pie, Scary Movie, That 70s Show) is paired with Derek Hough who returns for his second season. Derek is the older brother of Julianne Hough and was paired with Jennie Garth last season. (NBCSandiego.com, CA)
As well as Airplane and the Naked Gun series, Zucker is responsible for the last two Scary Movie films, which suggests that this one could go either way. . (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Kelsey Grammer will reprise the role of Ebenezer Scrooge for the indie satire "An American Carol," directed by "Scary Movie 4" helmer David Zucker. Grammer, who previously played Dickens' stingy protag in the NBC-Hallmark production of "A Christmas Carol" in 2004, will play a modern-day Ebenezer in new film, which lampoons contemporary American culture, particularly Hollywood. (Variety)
It's been a long time since American Pie and Scary Movie. Steve Guttenberg: See Shannnon Elizabeth above and substitute 'actor' for 'actress' and American Pie and Scary Movie with Police Academy and Three Men and a Baby. (The Palm Beach Post)
Now, guess who directed Scary Movie 3 and Scary Movie 4. David Zucker. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Not bad for a country which, if you ignore the odd thriller and Jean Rollin cheapie, never had any kind of scary movie tradition ... are still reluctant to invest in scary movies, and British horror blockbusters are so far unheard of. (IGN FilmForce)
A producer on Scary Movie, Zenga will write and direct, with lensing skedded to begin in April. Action takes place on Halloween night, when a videostore clerk, Stan Helsing, must reluctantly save a town from the six most-feared monsters in cinematic history. (Variety)
I mean I m ashamed to admit that I ve actually seen two of Keenen Ivory s Scary Movie movies, but sitting through that crap is one of the sacrifices I ve had to make as a parent. Now the Wayans boys are lending their slapstick to books. (The Palm Beach Post)
Most youngsters scream or cover their eyes during scary movie scenes. But one young girl must leave the room during scary television programs because the shock could kill her, according to a report in the UK's Daily Mail. (Fox News)
"I've wanted to work in this genre for a while but I don't think you need to see someone get mutilated in order to see a good, scary movie," said Alba, who in addition to fighting off a swarm of paparazzi anxious to photograph the pregnant actress, had to contend with the nasty flu that's been circulating Hollywood since the Sundance crowd returned. After-party was held at Social Hollywood where producer Paula Wagner offered her thoughts on the current state of horror. (Variety)
If youve seen a scary movie in the last five years or so, you know exactly which one I mean: Everything suddenly gets quiet, quiet, quiet AND THEN THERES A REALLY LOUD NOISE AND YOU GO AHH. It was effective the first 100 times or so, but enough already. (MSNBC -- Movies)
"The Eye" will also offer a test of the allure of a scary movie rated PG-13. A number of recent high-profile genre films -- last weekend's Diane Lane movie "Untraceable" and last year's "Hostel: Part II" among them -- were in part undone by their relentlessly R-rated, stomach-turning violence. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)
The girls were watching a scary movie and her mother cut the power to the lights and the television then came into the room trying to scare the girls. Having a great out look on life has helped Hunnicutt as she has made the transition to college. (Seminoles.com)
This movie is an abomination, making the genuinely hilarious work of the Wayans brothers, who resurrected the spoof genre in 2000s Scary Movie, all for naught. Their legacy is forever marred by this sad excuse for a film. (The Western Gazette)
Of course, it's all turned on its head by writers-directors Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer (the duo behind Epic Movie and Scary Movie). For starters, this Leonidas only has 13 warriors rather than 300. (IGN)
Carmen Electra, Sean Maguire (center), and Kevin Sorbo camp it up in the latest parody from the "Scary Movie" crew ... They're part of the "Scary Movie" franchise and made both "Date Movie" and, their most recent effort before "Spartans," last year's "Epic Movie.". (Boston Globe)
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By Danielle Dellorto CNN. ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- "Cloverfield" is the first adrenaline-pumping monster hit of the year, bringing in more than $40 million dollars on its opening weekend. (CNN -- Showbiz)
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"We're looking forward to making a smart and scary movie that reflects the reality of 2008," Schwartz said. "If you're smart, there's a lot to be scared about now." The film will be released later this year. (Boston Globe)
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