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Role Models stories: 4 news summaries

 'Size Nazi' 
 Designers 
 Lash Back 
 at Vogue 

It's not all our fault, they say

Jun 14, 09 10:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Designers have lashed back at a Vogue editor who accuses them of forcing ultra-thin models on magazine covers by sending "minuscule" photo-shoot clothes no normal woman can wear. British Vogue editor Alexandra Shulman complained in a letter to top designers that the clothing is so tiny magazines are forced... More »

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fashion • anorexia • model • Vogue • fashion designer • Role Models • skinny jeans

 Paul Rudd Rules 

Meet the underappreciated king of comedy

Dec 14, 08 2:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Paul Rudd, “the MVP of comedy films,” doesn’t get nearly enough props, Paige Newman writes for MSNBC. Seeing Rudd’s latest film, Role Models—“one of the most surprisingly funny movies I’ve seen in a while”—reminded Newman of the actor’s versatility and... More »

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film • comedy • Judd Apatow • Clueless • Role Models • Paul Rudd

 Audiences Flock to Madagascar 

Animated flick wins weekend box office

Nov 9, 08 4:27 PM CST
(Newser) - Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa had the year's best opening for an animated family flick, pulling in $63.5 million to win the weekend box office, Variety reports. R-rated gross-out comedy Role Models, meanwhile, surprised by taking second place with $19.3 million. The remaining top five: High School Musical 3:... More »

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animation • DreamWorks • box office • Paramount • movies • animated movie • Zack and Miri Make a Porno • Changeling • High School Musical 3 • Role Models

movie review

  Role Models Sets Bad Example 

Critics mixed on man-child laffer

Nov 7, 08 12:11 PM CST
(Newser) - The "shamelessly stoopid, proudly profane R-rated comedy” Role Models, the story of two immature men forced to take care of kids, is “killer funny,” writes Peter Travers in Rolling Stone. But other critics aren’t so sure. “A lot of Role Models is plain old tin,... More »

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film • comedy • movie review • Role Models • Paul Rudd • Seann William Scott • Jane Lynch

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