Tag: steve carell

  • Hijinks Movie Reviews: Date Night

    I honestly never really knew anything about Date Night prior to watching it, the only thing I knew was Steve Carell and Tina Fey were starring in a movie together, that alone was enough to make me want to see it. I was of the impression that the movie was about two single people going on the worst date ever, that’s not at all what the movie is about.

    Date Night was released in theaters on April 9, 2010 and on DVD and Blu-ray August 10, 2010. While it definitely isn’t anything you haven’t seen before, I think it’s the quality of the actors in the movie helped to make it a fun ride, from the 2 stars down to appearances by Mark Wahlberg and James Franco in a couple of hilarious scenes, Date Night does a good job of delivering the laughs. We’ll get into the movie a bit more after the jump. (more…)

  • Saturday Shenanigans: Recent Entertainment News

    Here’s a little peak at the entertainment world now that Comic-Con has passed.

    Shark Week starts tomorrow night on Discovery. My favorite quote about Shark Week is Tracy Morgan’s from 30 Rock when his character, Tracy Jordan, is teaching Kenneth how to live life to the fullest. “You need to live every week like it’s Shark Week.” There’s something about that that is so simple and yet, so true.

    I guess Ellen Degeneres quit American Idol… if you care about that sort of thing. I hope that show dies a painful death, soon. (more…)

  • T.W.I.S.T. for July 11-17

    This is the dog days of summer, so if I want to continue to do a weekly sports summary, I’m gonna be forced to mention baseball. I really apologize about this guys. I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.

    MLB

    • David Ortiz, who’s hardly been able to hit the broad side of a barn, let alone hit the ball out of the park for the better part of 2 years (*cough* steroids *cough*), apparently has been saving it all for the Home Run Derby, because he cranked out 11 HRs, in the final round to take down Hanley Ramirez and win the competition.
    • George Steinbrenner passed away this week after having a massive heart attack on Tuesday. In 37-plus seasons as owner, Steinbrenner led the Yankees to seven World Series championships, 11 American League pennants and 16 AL East titles. He purchased the Yankees, now valued at $1.6 billion, for about $10 million in 1973.
    • In what is probably the worst rule in sports, the National League locked up home field advantage in the World Series by winning the All-Star game, for the first time since 1996, 3-1.

    And… that’s about it. There were a few good laughs at the ESPY’s though, I’ll include those videos after the jump. (more…)

  • Saturday’s Shenanigans: Recent Entertainment News

    Welcome to the first edition of Saturday’s Shenanigans, another series I hope to bring you on a regular basis. I’ll just bring you some quick takes on some of the recent news from the entertainment world.

    I’m sure most of you know that Spider-Man is heading for a reboot and we now have our new Peter ParkerAndrew Garfield. Yeah, I’ve never heard of him either. On selecting Garfield, director Marc Webb said, “Though his name may be new to many, those who know this young actor’s work understand his extraordinary talents. He has a rare combination of intelligence, wit, and humanity. Mark my words, you will love Andrew Garfield as Peter Parker.” Yeah, let’s hope so, otherwise you won’t have a chance to screw up the 3rd movie like the old group of guys did.

    It looks like we’ve come full circle and Peter Jackson is now slated to direct The Hobbit, which will be split into two films. He was initially planning to only work in an ‘overseer’ role, but really, it just makes more sense for him to do this thing on his own. This movie is still a very long way from making it to your local theater, but in my opinion, this is a big step in the right direction.

    Steve Carell plans on leaving The Office after the upcoming 7th season. The Office used to be my favorite show on television, but it’s really been lacking over the course of the last year or two. It’s time for them to call it a day. I’ll hold out hope that they can get the show turned around with him and then continue without him, but I don’t see any way of them making the show work without Michael Scott. It still wouldn’t surprise me if they tried. If this is, in fact, the end, it will be sad not seeing Pam, Jim, and Dwight up to their regular antics along with the rest of this outstanding cast.

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