by James Rocchi | Feb 4, 2014 | Editor's Picks, Reviews, Staff Picks, What's Hot
Seen as an eye-rolling example of branding-mad Hollywood at its worst when first announced, The Lego Movie edged slightly towards the possibility of not being a brain-dead commercial for itself with the hiring of Chris Miller and Phillip Lord as writers and directors....
by James Rocchi | Dec 18, 2013 | Reviews, What's Hot
Anchorman, released 9 years ago — not so long for Supreme Court Judicial terms, but an eternity in the funny business — was a bizarro comedy artifact that almost existed unto itself, a satire on media and manliness and the ’70s that also took the...
by Michael Taus | Dec 5, 2013 | News
Way back in March, actor Will Ferrell took the stage on Conan O’Brien’s talk show in full character as Ron Burgundy, the ’70s-vintage, dopily misogynistic hero of the 2004 movieAnchorman. Lapels flaring, jazz flute in hand, he announced that the...