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‘Couples Retreat’ Opens to Box Office Success

‘Couples Retreat’ Opens to Box Office Success

This past weekend saw the opening of Universal Studios’ latest film, Couples Retreat, which quickly took Zombieland’s place as number one at the box office.Bringing in over $35 million in its first weekend, Couples Retreat not only ousted Zombieland from the number one position, but also took the title of being the highest grossing Columbus [...]

Plus1’s “Couples Retreat” review

Plus1’s “Couples Retreat” review

I’m going to do something I usually don’t do for my reviews… I’m going to start with my rating: 5 stars!  That’s right, this movie written by John Favreau, Vince Vaughn, and Dana Fox and directed by Peter Billingsley (long-time friend and business partner of Vince Vaughn but better known as Ralphie in A Christmas [...]

Up in the Air Teaser Trailer

Up in the Air Teaser Trailer

As a St. Louis denizen, all I knew a few months ago about Jason Reitman’s new George Clooney film Up in the Air was that the filming process congested my nearest airport (and that several of my classmates wound up being extras!).
Now, thanks to /Film and the wonder of media embeds, we can get a [...]

Extract Review

Extract Review

It’s tough to really say Extract is a comedy. Sure, it’s being marketed as one and masquerades as one, but the film never hits the notes it wants to. Certainly there are laughs, few and far between though they may be, but none ever really rise much higher than a chuckle. Writer, director, and animation [...]

Extract Movie Review

Extract Movie Review

I was eagerly anticipating this movie as I’m a big fan of Jason Bateman’s understated comedic approach… and Mila Kunis’ understated hotness. And yet, neither could save this film. It was, in my opinion, just plain dumb. While writer and director Mike Judge usually does a great job depicting the humorous banality of everyday life [...]

Looking to Extract

Looking to Extract

From the strange and creatively awesome mind of Mike Judge who brought you Office Space, Idiocracy and Beavis and Butthead, comes the next comedy called Extract. Starring Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Ben Affleck, Kristen Wiig, J.K. Simmons, the film will come to theaters everywhere September 4th. Take a look at the posters below:

Time for a Couple’s Retreat

Time for a Couple’s Retreat

Written up by the super great Jon Farveau and directed by Peter Billingsley, aka Ralphie from A Christmas Story if you must know, comes the latest comedy to spawn out, Couple’s Retreat. Starring Vince Vaughn, Kristen Bell, Malin Akerman, Jason Bateman and many others, the story follows four midwestern couples who embark on a journey to [...]

Rogen is Simon’s ‘Paul’

Rogen is Simon’s ‘Paul’

Seth Rogen, Kristen Wiig, Jason Bateman & Jane Lynch have all added themselves onto the cast of the upcoming movie, Paul. Paul is a story about two science-fiction fanatics on a road trip whose conspiracy dreams come true when they trek to Area 51 and encounter the title character, an escaped alien. Simon Pegg and Nick Frost [...]