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Land of the Lost Better Off Extinct
 Land of the Lost  
 Better Off Extinct 
movie review
Jun 5, 2009 8:26 AM CDT

Land of the Lost Better Off Extinct

Will Ferrell not enough to save picture

(Newser) - Land of the Lost remakes the 1970s TV series, sucking Will Ferrell into a parallel universe that mushes past, present, and future together. Keep this flick out of your own future, critics say:
  • “The only marginally interesting, if unsurprising, thing about the pricey movie spinoff is that a lot
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Mel's Lover Still Pregnant: Sources
 Mel's Lover Still 
 Pregnant: Sources 
GOSSIP ROUNDUP
May 19, 2009 12:12 PM CDT

Mel's Lover Still Pregnant: Sources

Plus, A-Rod moves on, and more

(Newser) - Mel Gibson’s lover is pregnant—yes, the National Enquirer said so two weeks ago, reports the New York Post, but now sources close to Gibson have confirmed Oksana Grigorieva is expecting. Elsewhere:
  • Also from the Post, Alex Rodriguez has moved on from Madonna to Kate Hudson. The two have
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Ferrell Tests His Mettle on Man Vs. Wild

Man vs. Wild appearance will air in June

(Newser) - Will Ferrell fans can watch the funnyman eat reindeer eyeballs, drink his own urine, and rappel down frozen waterfalls in a June episode of Man vs. Wild. Ferrell joined host Bear Grylls in Sweden—where the pair also improvised snow shoes and foraged for food—to tape the popular Discovery...

No Misunderestimating Ferrell as Dubya
 
 
 No Misunderestimating 
 Ferrell as Dubya 
THEATER REVIEW
Feb 6, 2009 1:05 PM CST

No Misunderestimating Ferrell as Dubya

(Newser) - It’s not quite a landslide, but critics mainly agree that Will Ferrell gets his mission accomplished in lampooning the 43rd president with his Broadway show, You’re Welcome America. A Final Night With George W. Bush. Though Saturday Night Live viewers will see the “retread” in Ferrell’s...

SNL 'Bush' Endorses Squirming 'GOP' Pair

Ferrell's Bush praises 'heavily patriotized' ticket

(Newser) - Will Ferrell reprised his role as a bumbling George Bush for last night's special edition of Saturday Night Live to force his endorsement on an extremely unreceptive GOP "ticket." Ferrell first explained to Tina Fey's Sarah Palin that the vice president tells a president what to do and...

Palin Considers Saturday Night Live Appearance

Security detail has already toured the studios; Fey may return, too

(Newser) - Sarah Palin may make an appearance on a Saturday Night Live, where she was so accurately mimicked by Tina Fey on the season premiere, OK! reports. The Republican’s security detail has already cased NBC’s studios in New York. Fey could also come back to reprise her role, setting...

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor
 Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor 
Sep 10, 2008 11:40 AM CDT

Kidman Is Most Overpaid Actor

Ex-husband makes the list, too

(Newser) - With an ignominious 1:1 ratio of salary to receipts, Nicole Kidman snags the top spot on Forbes’ list of most overpaid movie stars. In other words, her films make a mere $1 for every dollar she’s paid, an average $15 million per flick. Ex-husband Tom Cruise is close...

Songs Savaged by Pop Culture
 Songs Savaged by Pop Culture 
OPINION
Sep 7, 2008 12:29 PM CDT

Songs Savaged by Pop Culture

Commercials, YouTube and 'iconic' movie scenes make old faves unlistenable

(Newser) - Some songs simply can't survive the ravages of pop culture. Scott Bennett on College Humor, runs down some tunes he can no longer listen to:
  • "O, Fortuna:" Jackass turned this "orchestral masterpiece" from Carl Orff into something that went from evoking "the struggle of mankind" to
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Step Brothers Is Harmless Fun
 Step Brothers Is Harmless Fun
movie review
Jul 25, 2008 8:24 AM CDT

Step Brothers Is Harmless Fun

But don't expect too much from the 'infantile' flick

(Newser) - Step Brothers is not exactly comedy gold, but it does have some redeeming moments, critics say. While the story of two man-boys forced to live together isn’t always amusing, there are some “funny-gut-busting” scenes spawned from “the comic chemistry of Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly,”...

The 10 Best-Paid Actors
 The 10 Best-Paid Actors 
Jul 23, 2008 11:01 AM CDT

The 10 Best-Paid Actors

From the Fresh Prince to Captain Jack Sparrow, stars aren't sweating the small notes

(Newser) - Hancock isn't the "have you seen it" superhero movie of the season, but star Will Smith isn't crying in his beer: The ex-Fresh Prince raked in $80 million in the year that ended June 1. The rest of the Forbes top 10:
  1. Johnny Depp ($72 million)
  2. Eddie Murphy ($55
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Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer
 Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer 
Apr 23, 2008 4:26 AM CDT

Showbiz Bear Kills Trainer

Bear in Will Ferrell movie bites trainer's neck

(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...

10,000 BC Clobbers Competition
10,000 BC Clobbers Competition
Mar 9, 2008 3:43 PM CDT

10,000 BC Clobbers Competition

College Road Trip pulls into second place

(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...

Semi-Pro Bags Box Office Win
Semi-Pro Bags Box Office Win
Mar 2, 2008 5:18 PM CST

Semi-Pro Bags Box Office Win

The Other Boleyn Girl debuts in fourth with Portman and Johansson

(Newser) - Semi-Pro shot to number one at the weekend box office but played worse than expected for New Line, banking just $15.3 million, Bloomberg reports. "It's just Will Ferrell in another funny costume," one analyst said. "The act appeared a bit rote this time." An R-rating...

Semi-Pro Not Even Semi-Funny
Semi-Pro Not Even Semi-Funny
NEW RELEASE
Feb 29, 2008 8:34 AM CST

Semi-Pro Not Even Semi-Funny

Ferrell's basketball comedy has critics crying foul

(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,...

'Jackie Moon' Plugs Old Spice
'Jackie Moon' Plugs Old Spice
Feb 27, 2008 12:10 PM CST

'Jackie Moon' Plugs Old Spice

Jocular tie-in to Will Ferrell character to revamp brand

(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...

Ferrell to Stump This Fall, But Only Onstage

Comedian plans candidate character for upcoming solo show

(Newser) - Will Ferrell is working on a one-man show that could hit Broadway this fall, and he may focus the routine on an interactive bit starring a mock presidential candidate, Politico reports. The onetime "Saturday Night Live" George Bush doppelganger plans to incorporate a stump speech, question-and-answer session, and political...

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