Like its main character, “MacGruber” is a petty, idiotic movie, with a vindictive predilection for throat ripping and self-inflicted sexual humiliation.
Category Archives: Film & TV
Screen Scene: “Looking for Eric”
When a movie opens with a strong, stand-alone line, it becomes sort of like the film’s thesis. A line like this establishes the essence of a film before we know anything about it. In “Slumdog Millionaire” we had “It is written,” followed by Jamal Malik fulfilling his destiny.
‘Daria’ brings sarcasm back to DVD stands
Sitting around on the couch Sunday night in a post-“Pretty Wild” stupor, my friends and I surfed channels as we discussed the full-frontal nudity in the episode, the mother’s attempt at pole dancing in front of her daughter’s date and the hit band Wicker, when something on TeenNick stopped us dead in our tracks.
Filmmaker finds “˜Father’ in art
Directors have a very complex and intriguing relationship with the films they create.
Comedian Aziz Ansari performs for sold-out crowd of students
Aziz Ansari performed at Ackerman Grand Ballroom last night to a sold-out crowd of 800 students.
Aziz Ansari, comedian and co-star of ‘Parks and Recreation,’ will come to UCLA tonight for a performance and Q&A
Aziz Ansari’s rise to fame in the comedy world has been nothing short of meteoric.
Screen Scene: “Why Am I Doing This?”
An Asian American actor stands before a panel during an audition, plunging into a scene eagerly, before being cut off by the director: “So … listen, Suk Kim is a foreign exchange student. So can we please see an Asian accent? I don”˜t have much time here.”