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  • April 2008

    • Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer

      Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 23, 08 4:26 AM CDT

      Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer

      (Newser) - A grizzly bear used in movies attacked and killed its trainer yesterday in California, the Los Angeles Times reports. The 700-pound bear, which appeared in a recent Will Ferrell movie Semi-Pro , lunged at the 39-year-old man and bit him in the neck. Staff at the animal training center managed to subdue the animal with pepper spray. The trainer was pronounced dead at the scene. More »

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      animal attack  • Will Ferrell  • grizzly bear  • bear  • Semi-Pro

  • March 2008

    • 10,000 BC Clobbers Competition

      Bloomberg  |  Mar 9, 08 3:43 PM CDT

      10,000 BC Clobbers Competition

      (Newser) - Action epic 10,000 BC fought its way to the top of the box office this weekend, grabbing Warner Bros. $35.7 million, Bloomberg reports. The chronicle of a hunter facing massive beasts clambered over another new release, College Road Trip, a family film which took $14 million, as well as the political thriller Vantage Point, which came in third with $7.5 million. More »

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      film  • Hollywood  • box office  • Warner Brothers  • Will Ferrell  • Semi-Pro  • 10,000 BC  • Vantage Point

  • February 2008

    • Semi-Pro Not Even Semi-Funny

      Rotten Tomatoes  |  Feb 29, 08 8:34 AM CST

      Semi-Pro Not Even Semi-Funny

      (Newser) - Semi-Pro , a comedy set in 1976 that stars Will Ferrell as the owner/coach of and player for a losing professional basketball team, is the cinematic equivalent of an air ball, say critics, who call the film erratic, repetitive, and dull. "If you're on the prowl for a Ferrell yuk-fest, you'd do better renting one of his more successful comedies than spending money on this faux sports dud," writes James Berardinelli of ReelViews. More »

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      basketball  • movie review  • comedy  • Will Ferrell  • Semi-Pro  • sports comedy

    • 'Jackie Moon' Plugs Old Spice

      Los Angeles Times  |  Feb 27, 08 12:10 PM CST

      'Jackie Moon' Plugs Old Spice

      (Newser) - In its latest move to shed its image as a '70s relic, Old Spice has hired a '70s relic as its spokesman: the Afro-ed, headband-sporting basketball player Jackie Moon. Old Spice hopes Moon, a Will Ferrell character starring in the upcoming Semi-Pro , will attract the coveted young male demographic with humor, the LA Times reports. More »

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      basketball  • advertising  • Michigan  • commercials  • Will Ferrell  • Semi-Pro  • 1970s  • Dos Equis  • young males

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