Sentences with phrase «anchorman film»

Although the Irish actor's upcoming film schedule is still packed full of kicked doors, dead scumbags, and people getting took, Neeson has made a few feints in the direction of comedy of late, appearing as the antagonist in Seth MacFarlane's A Million Ways To Die In The West and throwing his gravitas behind the cameo - smorgasbord battle scene in the second Anchorman film.

Christina Applegate has opened up about her favourite moment working with Will Ferrell on the Anchorman films - being asked to punch him in the bullet wound.

David Koechner: While his name might not be instantly recognizable, you'll know his face from his roles as Todd Packer on The Office and Champ Kind from the Anchorman films.

In the otherwise breezy Little Miss Sunshine he was bearded and suicidal, while in the Anchorman films, he memorably essayed a tragic weatherman struggling desperately with his cripplingly limited intellect... Okay, so Steve Carell hasn't really done «serious» before.

Not exact matches

Anchorman is one of my three favorite no - think, all - fun films.

It doesn't have to be niche — it can be a kind of wine or a particular movie — but «For a great night in, I need a bottle of Margaux and Anchorman on DVD» is much more exciting than «I like watching films with a glass of red!»

Already revered for his obnoxious turns on The Daily Show and Anchorman, among others, Carell proves himself a genuine leading man, somehow maintaining Andy's good - hearted dignity under extreme circumstances (in the film's most emphatic gross - out scene, a drunken pickup vomits on him after a death - defying drive, then says she'll still have sex with him if he wants, which... he doesn't).

Other film credits include STEP BROTHERS, REVOLUTIONARY ROAD, WANDERLUST, OUR IDIOT BROTHER, HOW DO YOU KNOW, THE HOLIDAY, THE LAST MIMZY, and ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY.

At one time Anchorman 2 was a musical, but that was years ago when Paramount didn't believe it was worth spending money on a sequel to a film that grossed $ 85 million (though it has only grown in popularity since its 2004 release).

He starred in the film ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES for Adam McCay.

That said, the plot of the film is almost a side dish to the main entree: the nostalgia-fest that makes up most of the self - referential Anchorman 2.

Watch all of the week's new movie trailers — including new looks at «Captain America: The Winter Soldier,» «Anchorman 2,» and «Neighbors» — and catch up on the latest film news.

Fans of the original film will find Anchorman 2 to be exactly what they would expect: plenty of references to the original, head scratching plot twists, a cameo party to win all cameo parties, and pure goofiness.

Watch new trailers for «The Dictator,» «The House at the End of the Street,» Sundance hit «Safety Not Guaranteed,» and more, and get a quick recap of this week's major developments in the film world, including news of sequels to «Anchorman» (good!)

Had Ferrell and his collaborators Adam McKay and Judd Apatow (who has never believed a movie could be too long) and their studio, Paramount, been thinking of their audience above all, they would have needed only one version of their film; given how great the first Anchorman was, that version may even have been good.

Paul Rudd (from «Anchorman») and director Peyton Reed (whose previous film was «Yes Man») are the pair at the center of it all.

The screenplay had originally been scripted by Edgar Wright (The World's End, Scott Pilgrim) and Joe Cornish (The Adventures of Tintin, Attack the Block), with Wright, who had cultivated the vision of Ant - Man for years, intending to direct, but creative differences saw a divorce from the project (Marvel became more controlling as they grew to massive popularity — a queen ant that expects its workers to keep the colony running smoothly), leading to rewrites by Adam McKay (Anchorman 2, Talladega Nights), and eventually Rudd himself during filming, while fluff - comedy veteran Peyton Reed had been brought in to mold it more in the shape that Marvel Studios had been seeking.

Steve Carell and Paul Rudd have worked together previously on The 40 Year Old Virgin, and Anchorman, but in their previous films they didn't have as much on - screen time together, so it was interesting to see how their dynamic changed.

Dear Steve Carell, You were pure genius in «Little Miss Sunshine» (one of my all - time favourite films), my brother became obsessed with you in «Anchorman», I wanted to marry you or have you adopt me after «Crazy, Stupid, Love», I hated that guy you played in «The Way Way Back», and then you were mind - blowing in «Foxcatcher».

Variety reports that Anchorman «s Adam McKay will direct his first dramatic film with The Big Shot, based on the book written by Michael Lewis of Moneyball fame.

While Ferrell is excellent once again as the mustachioed anchorman, Paul Rudd and David Koechner are pushed to the sidelines for much of the film, while Steve Carell's simple - minded weatherman is given a romantic subplot with Kristen Wiig's similarly awkward secretary that isn't as funny as intended.

New Line Cinema and Village Roadshow produced the film, with Marc S. Fischer («Dumb and Dumber To») serving as an executive producer, and Adam McKay («The Big Short,» «Anchorman») producing.

If we're judging in terms of pure quotability, the only comedy film of the last 20 years to even exist in the same solar system as Step Brothers is Anchorman.

Though plenty of the film's scenes possess an honed improv feel much like the extemporaneous riffing of Anchorman, they are also usually more focused — in terms of plotting, there's so little time to waste when the end is nigh.

Critically acclaimed for his comedic television ventures along with an enormously successful list of film credits, Apatow has produced such films as: The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Funny People, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, Superbad, Pineapple Express, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Get Him to the Greek, The Cable Guy; and television series: Freaks and Geeks, Undeclared, The Larry Sanders Show and The Ben Stiller Show, among others.

Initially it looked like «Anchorman 2» was going to have life as a Broadway musical (though quite how anyone thought they were going to make a glitzy stage show about the cutthroat rough - and - tumble of television news and the sobering questions of journalistic ethics the original film raised is beyond us), but thankfully sanity prevailed and we get to revisit the Channel Four News team nearly one decade on, as they face the challenges of a new era with hope, integrity and, probably, scotch.

While Kunis anchors the film with a solid blend of humor and heart, Applegate and Bell both get moments to show off their comedic skills — Applegate in particular hasn't been this unhinged since «Anchorman» — while Hahn steals every single scene she's in, a hilarious ball of pure comedic id.

Even though her scenes in «Step Brothers,» «Anchorman,» and most recently «We're The Millers» rank among those films» finest and funniest moments, actress Kathryn Hahn had, until recently, never landed a proper starring vehicle to showcase her considerable chops.

Paramount Pictures, the studio distributing «Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues,» has released the following synopsis for the film:

ANCHORMAN is a film without a reason to exist.

The comedy is subtle and rarely overplayed (think more Curb Your Enthusiasm than Anchorman) which works beautifully well with the tone of the film and its eccentric characters.

The anticipated sequel to 2004's hit «Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy» was helmed by Adam McKay, who co-wrote the script with the film's star, Will Ferrell.

As the writer and director of the feature films Knocked Up and The 40 - Year - Old Virgin, the producer of the blockbuster comedies Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and the creator of the acclaimed television series «Freaks and Geeks» and «Undeclared,» Apatow has developed a reputation for stories that are equal measures sentimental and unrefined.

When I first heard that the film was co-written and directed by Adam McKay — who gave us Anchorman, Talladega Nights, Step Brothers, The Other Guys and Anchorman 2, all films marked by outrageous comedy, subtlety be damned — I feared the movie would make a mockery of its theme and devolve into caricature and pastiche.

Chock full of Academy Award winners (Christian Bale, Melissa Leo, Brad Pitt) and nominees (Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling), the film, directed by Adam McKay (Anchorman, Step Brothers) looks to take aim at same crowd that ate up The Wolf of Wall Street except this story is about the other side.

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Koechner may be best known for his comedic roles in «The Office» and the «Anchorman» films, but between the introverted Todd Packer and the bombastic Champ Kind, his role as Colin samples the best of both and creates something deliciously evil.

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At the theater, I closed out seeing the last films I would this year with Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues, August: Osage County, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, and The Wolf of Wall Street.

In the sequel sector there's the return of Anchorman as well as a new Twins film, Triplets.

It shouldn't come as a surprise that Ferrell and McKay would run back the broadcaster rumble from the first film (it was the most successful scene of Anchorman, after all).

When they're on form, the Frat Pack produce cracking films such as Dodgeball, Anchorman and Zoolander.

He has appeared in the films High Fidelity, Shallow Hal, King Kong, Nacho Libre, Tropic Thunder, Kung Fu Panda 1 & 2, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy, and Tenacious D in The Pick Of Destiny.

On its release in 2008, Step Brothers became the most quotable film since 2004's Anchorman.

2004's TV news comedy «Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy» is still one of Will Ferrell's most popular films, even though it only grossed $ 85 million at the box office.

It seems safe to say that, despite their prominent front cover credit for home video, fellow producers McKay and Will Ferrell, his creative partner, were probably not deeply involved in the creation of this film, which bears little resemblance to their high - profile signature comedies (like Anchorman and Step Brothers).

Like a lot of films that have come to viewed as classics, Anchorman: The Legend Of Ron Burgundy didn't make a lot of waves when it was released in July of 2004.

Throughout the 2000s, Hollywood saw the rise of bromance comedy - raunchy films focused on the close friendships of men, such as The Hangover, Anchorman, I Love You, Man, and Step Brothers.

«Damsels In Distress «In a decent year for comedy, two femme - centric examples of the genre were battling it out of for this place, and while «Bridesmaids» is certainly the best of the Judd Apatow films to date and as consistently funny a mainstream film as has come along since «Anchorman,» nothing brought me greater joy than Whit Stillman «s return after 13 long years away — «Damsels in Distress.»

I wouldn't be surprised if Mark doesn't rush out to see this film, considering his history with Will Ferrell movies (see Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby or Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy), but this film certainly wouldn't be what he expected.