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Judd Apatow is looking back on how Steve Carell‘s hilarious turn in Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy helped launch one of his biggest movies.

During an appearance on The Lamorning After Podcast, the comedy filmmaker revealed that Steve’s scene-stealing work as Brick Tamland directly inspired The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

“Carell was so funny that it was blowing everyone’s mind,” he said.

“It was this thing where everyone was killing it, but people were especially shocked at how riotous Steve was being all day with these crazy improvs. And it was just something magical happening with Carell doing Brick.”

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At the time, Judd was known for spotting and elevating rising talent, like Jason Segel in Knocked Up before Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and Seth Rogen in The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

Judd approached Steve to see if he had any ideas for a lead role.

There are tens of thousands of movies available on Amazon Prime Video, and, when you're talking about such an ample offering of titles, it's statistically inevitable that a few dozens or hundreds of them will be less than stellar. But what are the absolute worst movies you can cue up on Prime Video right now?

To answer that question, we've carefully scoured the streaming service's U.S. catalog to find the most dreadful, obscene, unwatchable garbage currently floating about in it. A vanishing few of these are at least entertaining for their ridiculous trashiness, but, for the most part, these are movies that will most likely either bore you to death or send you into a stunned, horrified stupor, with that likelihood increasing exponentially as you move down the ranking. Don't say we didn't warn you.

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Harrison Ford has had a career unlike anyone else. If you look at just the impact of his roles in the "Star Wars" and "Indiana Jones" film series alone, that would be enough to make anyone a legend. Ford, however, was also able to build up an impressive filmography outside of that, although he went decades without working in television after appearing in the disastrous "Star Wars Holiday Special" in 1978. It seems that experience was so traumatizing for Ford that, outside of playing a minor role in "The Young Indiana Jones Chronicles," he didn't really act on TV until the premiere of Taylor Sheridan's "Yellowstone" prequel show "1923" in 2022.

So, when the crew behind the celebrated Apple TV+ series "Shrinking" put Ford at the top of their list to play the role of a mentor figure to co-creator and star Jason Segel's grieving therapist, Segel and co-creators Bill Lawrence...

When Gone Girl hit theaters in 2014, most of the attention centered on Rosamund Pike’s spine-chilling performance and the film’s toe-curling plot twist. Buried deep amidst the film’s chaos was a blink-and-you-miss-it moment from Ben Affleck that quietly broke a long-standing Hollywood taboo/rule. Do you remember?.

In case you can’t, let us jog your memory, in a quick shower scene for Gone Girl, Affleck went full frontal, in short, challenging the industry that normalized female nudity but kept its leading men all cozy and covered. What’s more surprising is that no one talked about it, leaving the actor’s efforts to break tradition swept under the carpet.

When Ben Affleck went all bare, but Hollywood looked away Ben Affleck as Nick Dunne in stills from Gone Girl | Credits: 20th Century Fox

Ben Affleck going bare in Gone Girl was not just a quick steamy shower scene,...

Ever rewatched a movie and spotted a familiar face for a second that you completely forgot or completely ignored because you hadn’t even noticed them earlier? Well, just as a long cameo contributes to the story of the movie, sometimes these unnoticeable cameos can also contribute by becoming a topic of discussion later, making us rewatch the movies to spot the celebs.

Cameos are often like hidden Easter eggs, and sometimes they can uplift the mood of viewers if they are carefully dropped at some dull moments of the movies. Sometimes, even Hollywood’s A-listers pop up in roles so subtly or in a disguise that fans completely forget they were there, especially when so much is happening on the screen. Let’s take a look at some of these cameos that people almost forgot over the years.

1. Lin-Manuel Miranda in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) Lin-Manuel Miranda...

Jason Segelis known as being a funny guy in movies and television shows, but it wasn't always easy for him. The actor, who brought Marshall to life on all nine seasons of How I Met Your Mother, opened up about his film career taking off as he was starring in the show and trying to find a good balance. Segel was speaking with Scott Feinberg for The Hollywood Reporter's Award's Chatter podcast when the two started to talk about when he booked How I Met Your Mother. Prior to the series, Segel was on shows like Freaks and Geeks.

Segel told Feinberg that he filmed his hit movie Forgetting Sarah Marshallas he was on a hiatus from How I Met Your Mother.Then he had to make the decision between his burgeoning film career and the series, and figuring out exactly how to fit everything in.“Listen, it's like the...

Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed to provide outtakes from the 2011 film Arthur as part of a civil sexual assault case involving comedian Russell Brand. The lawsuit, filed in 2023 by a woman identified as Jane Doe, accuses Brand of exposing himself and sexually assaulting her on set.

The footage, which may amount to eight hours, was mentioned during a recent New York Supreme Court hearing. Patrick Lamparello, an attorney representing Warner Bros., told the court that the company was willing to release this previously unseen material in connection with the ongoing case. Brand and Warner Bros. have both denied the allegations.

In the lawsuit, Doe alleges that Brand exposed himself to cast members and later followed her into a bathroom where he sexually assaulted her while a crew member stood outside the door. Brand has denied the accusations, with his legal team arguing that the claims are false.

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It was a blink or you’ll miss it moment, but some fans were quick to notice that former Reign and Hallmark Channel actor Torrance Coombs had an unexpected cameo during a skit at the 2025 Screen Actors Guild Awards!

The 41-year-old actor appeared during a Forgetting Sarah Marshall parody skit with Kristen Bell and Jason Segel on Sunday (February 23) at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles.

Kristen and Jason stood at the bar and recreated one of their 2008 movie’s iconic scenes. Torrance played the bartender!

“It’s one of my favorite movies,” Torrance told People. “It was a fun moment for me to be part of the bit!”

Torrance played Sebastian “Bash” de Poitiers on The CW’s Reign from 2013 to 2016 and has since appeared in several Hallmark Channel projects, including 2024′s Unwrapping Christmas series.

Watch the moment below!

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Starz has announced the movie and TV titles that will be available on the service in March. The Starz March 2025 schedule includes the premiere of Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 4 and a selection of films celebrating Women’s History Month.

The Starz app expands in March with an exciting mix of films, including Fast X, Reagan, The Killer’s Game, Never Let Go, Bagman, White Bird, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever and more.

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Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 4

In Season Three, Kanan Stark finally stopped living in the shadow of his mother and assumed control of his life, taking matters into his own hands by orchestrating the deaths of Ronnie and Detective Howard. In season four, slates have seemingly have been wiped clean for Kanan, Raq and the rest of the Thomas family. Kanan’s drug business has hit its stride.

Jason Segel is best known for his role as the adorable boyfriend Marshall Eriksen in the sitcom How I Met Your Mother. While he has been a household name because of the show, he finally got his feature film breakthrough with the comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall (last name not related to Himym). He also wrote the script for the film.

One of the most iconic scenes in the comedy is his fully frontal n*de scene at the beginning of the film. Segel’s scene reportedly caught the attention of actor Harrison Ford when he was offered the role in Shrinking. Ford mentioned that he even sent Segel a note after watching his n*de scene in the film.

Harrison Ford sent a complimentary note to Jason Segel after watching Forgetting Sarah Marshall Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Credits: Universal Pictures

Branded as a romantic comedy for guys, Jason...

There’s a reason why romantic comedy films are called a thing of the past, and to try to revive the genre in this age of modern cinema may seem like a futile move, especially with Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell’s latest project, You’re Cordially Invited. It failed to make a good impression even with the star power of two of the biggest names in Hollywood.

Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon in You’re Cordially Invited / Credits: Prime Video

Now, if A-listers like Witherspoon and Ferrell could not save Nicholas Stoller’s movie, then how could other actors breathe new life to the supposed long-dead genre? The film immensely disappointed fans and they blamed its mediocre plot and unlikable characters.

You’re Cordially Invited is another unsuccessful attempt at reviving the rom-com genre

Written and helmed by Nicholas Stoller, You’re Cordially Invited follows Reese Witherspoon’s Margot and...

Plot: When two weddings are accidentally booked on the same day at the same venue, each bridal party is challenged with preserving their family’s special moment. In a hilarious battle of determination, the father of the bride and sister of the other bride chaotically go head-to-head as they stop at nothing to uphold an unforgettable celebration for their loved ones.

Review: Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon clashing over competing weddings at the same venue on the same day sounds fun. Even the initial trailer for You’re Cordially Invited gave me some hope that the Nicholas Stoller-directed comedy would give us a one-two punch of actors to root for as they try to undermine one another. With Stoller responsible for some of the funniest romantic comedies of the last decades, including directing Forgetting Sarah Marshall and writing The Muppets, I remained hopeful that this movie would turn out to...

The last truly funny, downright gut-busting, Will Ferrell performance was The Other Guys. Most of Ferrell’s best comedies were made with filmmaker Adam McKay, mid-2000s classics like Step Brothers, Anchorman, and Talladega Nights. But ever since Ferrell played off against Mark Wahlberg as a pair of pencil-pushing cops...

"Why can't we just celebrate together?" Prime Video has debuted a third and final fun trailer for the goofy comedy You're Cordially Invited, an ensemble wedding bash created and directed by filmmaker Nick Stoller. Streaming to watch later this week if anyone wants to drop in on the fun and join the parties (either one!). You're Cordially Invited follows a woman who is planning her sister's wedding, as well as the father of another bride-to-be. They discover that they are double-booked for their fancy destination wedding, so both parties decide to share the venue, but chaos and disaster await, of course. Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon star as the feuding hosts, with a fun cast including Geraldine Viswanathan, Meredith Hagner, Wesley Mann, Jimmy Tatro, Celia Weston, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, and Keyla Monterroso Mejia. This is actually the best trailer yet - saving the best for last! Though I'm not...

Amazon Prime Video‘s newest dream team, Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon, have teased audiences with what to expect from their upcoming comedy You’re Cordially Invited.

Launching on the streamer worldwide Jan. 30, the movie from writer-director Nicholas Stoller follows Jim (Ferrell) overseeing his daughter’s wedding and Margot (Witherspoon) her younger sister’s. But things go more than awry when the ceremonies are accidentally double-booked into the same — and intimate — wedding venue on an Atlanta island.

“You can expect a rollercoaster ride,” said the comedy king, who was most recently the subject of a Netflix road-trip documentary with long-time friend Harper Steele. Ferrell spoke alongside his new co-star Witherspoon at a London preview of the film Thursday night. “Nick here came up with an amazing premise and in some ways, it feels quite familiar.”

“There are a lot of wedding movies,” he continued, “but this was just really interesting and...

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Breakups are one of the most painful and heartbreaking parts of everyday life; most of the time, they are important and inescapable. It still doesn’t mean that it’s easy to get over one, and that’s our main reason behind compiling this list, which consists of some of the most heart-touching or heartbreaking movies that will help you get over your breakup.

Celeste & Jesse Forever (Hulu & Rent on Prime Video) Credit – Sony Pictures Classics

Celeste & Jesse Forever is a romantic comedy-drama film directed by Lee Toland Krieger from a screenplay co-written by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. The 2012 film follows Celeste and Jesse, who are ending their marriage but still care about each other and spend much of their time together. However, when Jesse meets someone else, Celeste finds it hard to move on.

Rob Letterman and Hilary Winston are taking their R.L. Stine-based hit show in a new direction with Goosebumps: The Vanishing. Letterman, whose history with the franchise goes back to directing the 2015 Jack Black-led movie adaptation of the horror novels, co-developed the show with Nicholas Stoller, whose filmography ranges from helming the fan-favorite comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall to co-creating and directing the acclaimed Apple TV+ comedy show Platonic. Winston, whose producorial career took off with My Name is Earl, was a co-showrunner with Letterman and Stoller on season 1 and is now sole showrunner on the new season.

Goosebumps: The Vanishing shifts the focus away from the season 1 finale and to New York City, putting its focus on botanist and single father Anthony as his twin teen children come to stay with him for the summer. Anthony, having been focused on discovering the answers to his brother's disappearance when they were teenagers,...

How funny is 2025 going to be?

Last year wasn’t great for comedies, with movies like The Fall Guy and If failing at the box office. Could 2025 be a rebound? It’s possible, which inspired me to put together a list of the 10 comedies I’m most intrigued to see this year. Some are much-awaited sequels to beloved movies. Others are daring swings by acclaimed indie directors. And one of them features Tim Robinson and Paul Rudd at odds. Clearly, there’s something for everyone in 2025.

I organized my picks by release date, putting movies that don’t yet have a fixed spot on the calendar at the end in alphabetical order. But, as always, it’s a roll of the dice when you’re putting together a guide like this. I haven’t seen any of these movies, so I’m really just crossing my fingers and hoping for the best.

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As winter approaches, we are all in need of something spicy to watch to make our temperature rise, and if you are a fan of romantic comedies, then we have the perfect recommendations for you. From critically acclaimed movies like Silver Linings Playbook to iconic romantic comedy movies like Four Weddings and a Funeral, Max (formerly known as HBO Max) has everything you need. So, here are the 8 best R-rated romantic comedy movies available on Max right now.

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Pretty Woman is a romantic comedy film directed by Garry Marshall from a screenplay by J.F. Lawton. The 1990 film follows Edward, a rich entrepreneur who hires Vivian, a prostitute, to go with him to a few social events, but when both of them fall in love with each other, they try to work out their differences.

Nothing brings out the stars quite like a Saturday Night Live Five Timers Club meeting. So when Martin Short joined the club this week, SNL put together one reunion after another as a parade of cameos came out to celebrate.

Short, a former cast member, finally joined the illustrious club this weekend. He first hosted in 1986 and has become SNL's "Mr. December" as each hosting turn has come during the holiday month.

The combination of Short's fifth time hosting, the Christmas episode, and this being SNL's 50th season created the perfect recipe for cameos. And SNL over-delivered in the cold open and in the process, organized several TV and movie reunions for fans to enjoy. In no particular order...

Paul Rudd and Martin Short represented Only Murders in the Building. While everyone (including us here at Last Night On) expected Steve Martin to show up, Martin Short quickly nixed those expectations.

While Muppet fans are currently mad as Hell at Disney for scrapping the beloved Muppet Vision 3D theme park attraction, there was once a time when the Mouse House put a fair bit of attention and effort into celebrating the iconic felt characters they now own.

Most notably in 2011, the studio released The Muppets, a big-screen reboot that found Kermit, Fozzie, Gonzo and the gang (plus some human beings) teaming up to save Muppet Studios from an evil oil tycoon. It remains to be seen whether or not we’ll get a sequel in which the Muppets put on a big show to save their offices from the clutches of John Mayer and McG.

One of the film’s human cast members was Freaks and Geeks star Jason Segel, who also co-wrote the screenplay with frequent collaborator Nicholas Stoller. Segel was already a massive Muppet fan, as evidenced by the...

"We're gonna go chaos-monkey on his ass!" Well that seems scary. Prime Video has unveiled the full official trailer for a movie titled You're Cordially Invited, a raucous new wedding comedy created & directed by filmmaker Nick Stoller. You're Cordially Invited follows a woman who is planning her sister's wedding and the father of another bride-to-be. They discover that they are double-booked for their destination wedding, so both parties decide to share the venue, but chaos and disaster await. "Save the date." This is still opening streaming on Prime Video at the en d January 2025 which is honestly not exactly a good sign. Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon star as the double-booked hosts, with Geraldine Viswanathan, Meredith Hagner, Wesley Mann, Jimmy Tatro, Celia Weston, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, and Keyla Monterroso Mejia. The first teaser was much better, this trailer rehashes that joke with the alligator and some other more unfunny moments.

Move over, Judge Judy. There’s a new gavel-smasher in town, and his name is Will Ferrell! The former Saturday Night Live star and comedy mastermind is reuniting with Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Neighbors, and Bros director Nicholas Stoller for Judgement Day, a TV courtroom comedy in development at Amazon MGM Studios.

According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, Judgement Day “follows a young convict fresh out of prison who takes a reality TV courtroom hostage, blaming the megalomaniac TV judge (Ferrell) for a past ruling that the convict feels ruined his life.”

If you’re like, ‘Wait. When did Ferrell and Stoller work together?’ The duo teamed up for You’re Cordially Invited, a wedding dramedy starring Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon. The upcoming feature follows a woman (Reese Witherspoon) planning her sister’s wedding and the father of another bride-to-be (Will Ferrell). They discover they are double-booked for their destination wedding, so...

Notable funnyman Bill Hader has had an incredible career in movies and television as an actor, director, and writer, though even big fans of his might not know he was also a member of the South Park writing staff. Most people probably know Bill Hader best for his years on SNL, an eight-season run that resulted in some of the show's most iconic characters, including Stefon and Anthony Peter Coleman. Hader's post-SNL career has been arguably more impressive, with his shows Barry and Documentary Now! earning rave reviews.

Even during his time on SNL, Hader was expanding his horizons, dabbling in movies and TV shows outside the purview of NBC. During his time on the show, he was also consulting on the hit animated series South Park. South Park needs little introduction. The Comedy Central show premiered in 1997 and has remained one of the most important cultural touchstones and...

Police detectives investigating Russell Brand regarding historic allegations of sex crimes have asked prosecutors to consider bringing criminal charges against the media personality, according to BBC.

The decision by law enforcement stems from a September 2023 investigative report by The Sunday Times, The Times and Channel 4 Dispatches, which includes testimony from four women who accused the Forgetting Sarah Marshall actor of sexual assault, rape and emotional abuse across a seven-year period at the height of his fame in 2006-2013. One of the women, none of whom know each other and the majority of whom spoke on the condition of anonymity, was 16 at the time of the offense. While Brand has denied the allegations, the women said they felt compelled to speak up given the former presenter’s newfound platform as a right-wing evangelical influencer, who is currently selling a $240 “magical amulet” that wards off Wi-Fi and other “evil energies.”

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Imagine this: you’re Kristen Bell, working alongside Jason Segel in a $105M rom-com, and things are going smoothly until Segel has a crazy idea for a hilarious breakup scene. But here’s the kicker—he’s completely n*ked. Yep, in true Segel fashion, he took the comedy to an entirely new level, transforming what should’ve been a serious, emotional moment into an awkward yet unforgettable scene.

Jason Segel in How I Met Your Mother | Credits: 20th Century Fox Television

This not-so-typical rom-com breakup became the buzz of the movie, leaving Bell in a tricky spot and audiences laughing and cringing in equal measure. Segel’s quirky twist added a whole new layer to the film, making it an iconic and awkward cinematic moment that fans still talk about today.

Jason Segel’s Bold Move: How Going Full-Frontal in Forgetting Sarah Marshall with Kristen Bell Redefined Comedy and...

You could pretty much call any adult who sings with puppets to be strange, but Jason Segel has run with it, once being called “weird” and making a career of it. And judging by Forgetting Sarah Marshall, he’s more man than muppet…

Appearing on Today (with Entertainment Weekly), Jason Segel remembered his time working with Judd Apatow initially on Freaks and Geeks, in which he played Rush-loving drummer Andopolis. It was here that Segel – like so many – was taken in by Apatow, who provided the budding actor with advice that would change his course. “It was a bit of an apprenticeship period, where we literally learned how to write a script. And his parting words to me were, ‘Listen, Jace, you’re a weird dude. The only way you’re going to make it is if you write your own material.’ He was right, and it changed my life.

Created by Ted Lasso‘s team, Brett Goldstein and Bill Lawrence, along with Jason Segel (Forgetting Sarah Marshall), the Apple TV+ dramedy Shrinking won over the hearts of audiences with its star-studded cast, led by Segel and Harrison Ford. The show’s second season offers more hilarity and moments of tremendous emotional heft, allowing its cast to deliver career-best work.

Shrinking Season 2 Review

Shrinking continues many of the storylines from the first season, following therapist Jimmy (Segel) and his friends and family as they try to deal with their problems, grieving and trying to move on — often to comedic results. There are a lot of characters in this show, and while many shows with large ensembles like this frequently struggle to keep viewers invested, season 2 of Shrinking does so effortlessly.

Michael Urie, Jason Segel and Christa Miller in “Shrinking,” premiering October 16, 2024 on Apple TV+. Related La Máquina Review — Diego Luna...

Did you binge all 10 episodes of Netflix’s too-short, rom-com series “Nobody Wants This” already? You’re not the only one.

After inhaling the Kristen Bell-Adam Brody series in one sitting, we have curated a list of romantic comedies that should satisfy your craving.

Our list of the top 10 movies to watch after “Nobody Wants This” covers the gamut from will-they-won’t-they to unlikely lovers to “just friends” tropes. Whether you want more of Brody and Bell or you just want to witness an undeniable onscreen spark, this list is for you.

Keep reading for the best rom-coms to watch after you’ve finished “Nobody Wants This,” and while we all wait for the show to be officially renewed for Season 2.

Matthew McConaughey and Kate Hudson in “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days” (Credit: Paramount Pictures) How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

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If youre the type of person who loves romantic comedies but is always craving more com than rom, than the movie Forgetting Sarah Marshall might be the one to do the trick. The movie follows a man named Peter (Jason Segel) who is left heartbroken when his TV star girlfriend Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell) dumps him. In an attempt to mend his broken heart, he decides to go to Hawaii, only to bump into Sarah and her new boyfriend Aldous (Russell Brand) a rock star. With the help of hotel clerk Rachel (Mila Kunis), Peter tries to turn his life around and forget about Sarah Marshall, which proves to be much easier said than done. The movie has countless jokes and gags that are sure to make you laugh, one of which is a nod to the hit 90s series Sex and the City and even includes an uncredited cameo...

Kristen Bell has a deep history with the romantic comedy genre, and she has finally made a worthy follow-up to one of her best movies with Netflix's Nobody Wants This. Bell began her career in the late 90s and early 2000s, but it was not until 2008 that she landed one of her breakout roles. This was in the romantic comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall, wherein Bell plays the eponymous ex-girlfriend. In the movie, a man named Peter takes off to Hawaii after a tragic breakup with his girlfriend, Sarah.

After Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Bell acted in several more romantic comedy films, including Serious Moonlight, Couples Retreat, When in Rome, and You Again. While this trend helped establish the actors strength in this genre, she spent many years never really making a rom-com movie that was as great as Forgetting Sarah Marshall. This has changed, as Bell finally has the perfect follow-up to her 2008 film,...

Warning: This article contains spoilers for Nobody Wants This.

Netflix's Nobody Wants This includes a stellar cast of well-established actors and comedians who help bring the characters in this hilarious star-crossed lovers story to life. Produced by 20th Television and Steven Levitan Productions, the rom-com follows an agnostic podcaster named Joanne, who starts a relationship with a rabbi named Noah. Nobody Wants This' trailer shows Kristen Bell and Adam Brody's characters falling in love, much to the dismay of everyone around them.

While Bell and Brody will probably draw in the most audience members, the viewers will undoubtedly recognize many of the other performers in Nobody Wants This. Most of the actors have appeared in big-name movies and TV shows. Some individuals in the Netflix romantic comedy, like Sherry Cola, come from a comedy background, whereas others, like Tovah Feldshuh, boast extensive Broadway experience. By bringing together such...

Singer and actress Loren Gray, dubbed The Original Queen of TikTok, has become a mega social media influencer with more than 80 million followers online. Her TikTok account alone has 53.7 million followers and 3 billion likes. But the star of Netflixs new house party comedy, Incoming, recently admitted to MovieWeb that there was another influencer who informed her own choices when it came to pursuing a music career: Taylor Swift.

Several years ago, Gray landed a spot in Swifts music video for The Man, which also featured a cameo from Dwayne The Rock Johnson. During the shoot, Gray was emerging as a social media darling. She said Swift took time out to talk to her, noting, The first thing she told me was not to listen to anybody else when it comes to your project, your creativity, and your art because you know the best and you know your audience the best.

Sarah Marshall portrayed Janet Wallace, one of Captain Kirk's old flames, in Star Trek: The Original Series season 2, episode 11, "The Deadly Years" Sarah Marshall's character helped Doctor McCoy cure the crew's rapid aging virus and save the day. Alice Eve's character in Star Trek into Darkness adopted the name Carol Wallace as a nod to Sarah Marshall.

Sarah Marshall played Janet Wallace, one of the many girlfriends of Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) in Star Trek: The Original Series. While Kirk had multiple romances during Tos, his five-year mission also brought him into contact with a few old flames. For example, Kirk's ex, Janice Lester (Sandra Smith), was the primary antagonist in "Turnabout Intruder", the final episode before Star Trek was canceled in 1969. Sarah Marshall's Janet Wallace was another of Kirk's old flames, but she came aboard the USS Enterprise to help its captain, not hinder him.

From Olivia Colman’s fraught sojourn to the Greek Isles in The Lost Daughter to Jessie Buckley’s terrifying trip up the M5 to the English countryside in Men and M. Night’s bummer beaches in Old, taking a little “me time” away from home is often the single biggest mistake any movie character could possibly make. Horror, psychological drama, comedy, mystery, rom-com. The genre hardly matters. In film, the simple act of taking a vacation is rarely the relaxing, restorative interlude one hopes that it might be, placing uneasy personalities in uncertain—even harrowing—circumstances.

So with another holiday weekend upon us and the summer theoretically in full swing, it’s time to make peace with travel advisories being a moving target and hot spots foreign and domestic getting hotter by the minute. No surprise then, that many of us now eye these “escapes” with more than a little bit of skepticism.

Taylor Wily, star of Hawaii Five-0, has passed away at 56, lived on by a wife and two children. Wily's career began as a sumo wrestler and Mma fighter before finding success in acting. Executive producer Peter M. Lenkov paid honor to Wily with a heartwarming post following the actor's passing, showcasing Wily's charm and impact on Hawaii Five-0.

Hawaii Five-0 star Taylor Wily has passed away. Wily, who made his first appearance on TV playing an extra in the original crime drama series Magnum, P.I, was most famous for starring alongside such names as Alex O'Loughlin, Masi Oka, Lauren German, Scott Cann, and Grace Park in the long-running CBS police procedural drama Hawaii Five-0. He appeared in all 10 seasons of the show, playing the role of Kamekona Tupuola, an informant and an entrepreneur.

Now, according to The Hollywood Reporter, Wily recently passed away at the age of 56. The news was...

Actress Kirsten Bell has been open about wanting to be in a video game in past interviews and about being a video game lover.

Ryan Hansen and Kristen Bell at the Maxim party for the videogame Assassin’s Creed hosted by Kristen Bell at Club Opera on November 6, 2007, in Los Angeles, California (Credit: Adriana M. Barraza / WENN)

In her exclusive 2006 interview with IGN, Kristen Bell confessed her love for her N64, saying she still enjoys playing Mario Kart and James Bond on it.

I have not graduated from my N64 yet. I know. And I’m just gonna say it and you know what, I’m not ashamed of it! But I love me some Mario Kart. I love me some Mario Kart and I love James Bond on that system. It’s what I had in college, so I’m having a hard time letting go. Because sometimes, I play with younger people,...

"I got the situation under control." Prime Video has revealed a first look teaser trailer for a comedy movie titled You're Cordially Invited, the next big comedy created & directed by filmmaker Nick Stoller. Another marriage comedy for everyone to enjoy! You're Cordially Invited follows a woman who is planning her sister's wedding and the father of another bride-to-be. They discover that they are double-booked for their destination wedding, so both parties decide to share the venue, but chaos and disaster await. "Save the date." It's set for release in January 2025, so there's a long wait, but until then have fun with this footage. Will Ferrell and Reese Witherspoon star as the double-booked hosts, with Geraldine Viswanathan, Meredith Hagner, Wesley Mann, Jimmy Tatro, Celia Weston, Leanne Morgan, Rory Scovel, and Keyla Monterroso Mejia. There's only 60 seconds of footage, but this is a hilarious trailer that might get your attention! Stoller is...

Though Forgetting Sarah Marshall is one of the best rom-coms of the past two decades, it nevertheless has one major flaw the way it overtly villainizes the titular character. Ditching the schmaltz often associated with the genre and trading it in for genuine human emotion and a healthy dose of raunchiness, Forgetting Sarah Marshall was a breath of fresh air when it came out in 2008 and remains as such over fifteen years later. Nevertheless, the movie has a bone to pick with Sarah Marshall (Kristen Bell), making no attempts to properly tell her side of the story. Her actions in the film are painful, but the extreme one-sidedness of the story makes it difficult to accept the film's final conclusion, which can ultimately be summarized by saying "Sure, Peter had an equal part to play in the demise of his relationship with Sarah, but he deserves happiness whereas Sarah deserves...

The last 70 years of science fiction, horror, and fantasy wouldn't just look remarkably different without the works of Richard Matheson, they'd be comparatively barren. Okay, this is a touch hyperbolic, but only a touch! Yes, we'd still have the transporting, thought-provoking works of maestros like Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Philip K. Dick, and so many others, but could you imagine living in a world sans such essential tales as "The Incredible Shrinking Man," "I Am Legend," "Hell House," and dozens upon dozens of eerily prescient (or just straight up horrifying) short stories? And these weren't just spellbinding reads. They formed the basis for many memorable movies, and, perhaps most influentially, 16 unforgettable episodes of "The Twilight Zone."

Countless writers and filmmakers have cited Matheson as crucial to their development as genre storytellers (Stephen King considers "Hell House" to be "the scariest haunted house novel ever written"), and you could argue that...

Exclusive: Skydance has closed a deal with Mila Kunis (Forgetting Sarah Marshall) to produce and star in The 47 Night Stand, a new film scripted by 4x Emmy nominee Greg Malins.

The project is in the early stages and the logline is being kept under wraps, though it’s described as a fresh and funny take on romance in the tradition of classic favorites.

David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Don Granger will produce for Skydance, alongside Kunis for her Orchard Farm Productions, and Ruben Fleischer. Orchard Farm’s Lisa Sterbakov will serve as executive producer, with Carin Sage overseeing the project for Skydance.

No stranger to big screen romance, Kunis has previously showcased her chops in the genre as the lead of titles like Friends with Benefits and Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Other notable film credits include the addiction drama Four Good Days, action comedy The Spy Who Dumped Me,...

From left: Tom Hanks in You’ve Got Mail (Getty Images/Handout), Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer (Getty Images/Handout), Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally (Hulton Archive/Getty Images) Graphic: The A.V. Club A mere 15 seconds into the first, very confusing teaser trailer for Anyone But You—the...

From left: Tom Hanks in You’ve Got Mail (Getty Images/Handout), Adam Sandler in The Wedding Singer (Getty Images/Handout), Billy Crystal in When Harry Met Sally (Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Graphic: The A.V. Club

A mere 15 seconds into the first, very confusing teaser trailer for Anyone But You—the...

2023 has been one of the most professionally exhilarating years of my life but also one of the hardest. I have been affected deeply by losing Tom Butchart suddenly in June, the childhood friend “the keeper of sacred knowledge and provider of affordable dreams” that I made Sound It Out (my 2011 film) about. We also lost my mother-in-law Pat and documentary titan Jess Search. The impact of these deaths have intertwined with hugely positive experiences that I could never have predicted, leaving me a little discombobulated, determined to live with boldness, albeit with a twinge of melancholy.

In February I received the Chicken & Egg Award, which is given to eight established filmmakers from marginalised genders a year. The recipients form a cohort, are given mentorship, and an unrestricted prize. I spent some of my award going out to New Mexico to experiment with the arts lab at the University of New Mexico...

Films can provide comfort by normalizing the turmoil of breakups and tapping into relatable emotions like grief, vulnerability, and adjustment. Some movies gloss over the nuances of breakup pain, confusion, and healing, focusing more on nostalgia and lost love rather than the path towards healing. Certain films authentically capture the mourning and recalibration that come with a breakup, offering viewers fresh models for processing their own struggles and providing commiseration and hope.

Movies have depicted breakups for years, but very rarely are they portrayed realistically. Films are meant to reflect real life, so occasionally it is cathartic to see a beloved character experience common human trials like the dissolution of a relationship. By tapping into relatable emotions like grief, vulnerability, and adjustment, movies can comfort viewers going through similar breakups by normalizing the turmoil. However, many movie breakups gloss over the nuances of the pain, confusion, and gradual healing that...

Out with the old, in with the new! As Netflix begins cleaning house for both a new month and a new, several of its biggest titles will sadly have to say goodbye. January 2024 will be your last month to watch several modern classics, including Jordan Peele’s culture-changing horror debut “Get Out,” the Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone-starred “La La Land,” and “Poor Things” director Yorgos Lanthimos’ Greek tragedy retelling “The Killing of a Sacred Deer.”

Now’s your last chance to watch everything before they’re gone— get started with The Streamable’s Top 5 picks for everything leaving Netflix in January and see everything that will be removed from the platform throughout the month below!

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Ron Stallworth’s memoir about infiltrating the local Ku Klux Klan chapter after being...

It’s a classic rom-com trope. A couple gets together for a casual hookup with little sign of chemistry, sometimes outright friction, and hostility. They find they fail to agree on anything, and their personalities clash. Eventually, after a seemingly never-ending rollercoaster of ups and downs, they find their feelings for each other altering. They’re both struck by Cupid’s arrow! These stories may have emanated from some screenwriter’s imagination, but there’s a reason for plots consistently flowing along these lines. Romantic movies are avidly watched because they reflect reality – audiences can’t get enough stories about casual affairs gaining momentum, and blossoming into a stronger bond. Films are also reflecting the reality of so many singles these days, whose default method of looking for hook up opportunities is to rely on online apps or websites. On these virtual platforms, they’ll be guaranteed access to a treasure trove of talent,...

Jason Segel gave a special performance from his Dracula puppet musical in a throwback to Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

As reported by Entertainment Weekly, Segel celebrated Halloween with a surprise appearance at the Bob Barker Marionette Theater in Los Angeles where he and a backing band performed "Dracula's Lament" from A Taste for Love. The theater shared a clip from Segel's song on Instagram and discussed restoring the Dracula puppet to his gruesome glory, saying, "After a ten year hiatus from his last performance, Dracula needed some general care to keep looking fresh and a new gleam to his devilish eyes!" A longer take from the song was also posted to TikTok by user @RambunctiousRabbit.

Bradley Cooper Dresses Up as Rocket Raccoon for Halloween

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Segel previously discussed how he wrote A Taste For Love, saying "I was going through this slow period,...

There’s no such thing as bad publicity… or at least, that’s how the saying goes. How successfully it withstands examination is another matter, but that hasn’t stopped companies from deploying questionable advertising campaigns for the sake of short-term profits. Forgetting Sarah Marshall's disturbing billboards that saw dozens of real Sarah Marshalls receiving an influx of unwanted attention. Perhaps the wildest example comes via the restaurant chain Burger King whose German branch once launched a sales campaign based around spoilers for the then-upcoming Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. It didn’t take long before these leaks flooded the internet, briefly making the fast-food joint Public Enemy No. 1 to both the Star Wars fanbase and the exceedingly powerful Disney Corporation. It was a strategy fraught with risk, but given how much it raised the company’s profile, it was arguably a complete victory.

Pain Hustlers and new seasons of Big Mouth and Elite are among the high-profile new projects debuting on Netflix in October.

Directed by David Yates, Pain Hustlers is a crime drama set in the world of pharmaceuticals. The film, which boasts a starry cast that includes Emily Blunt, Chris Evans and Andy García, debuts on Oct. 27.

On Oct. 20, Netflix launches the seventh season of Big Mouth. The penultimate season of the animated comedy heads to high school but the awkward moments and growing pains for Andrew Glouberman (John Mulaney) and Nick Birch (Nick Kroll) continue.

Also on Oct. 20, the seventh season of global hit Elite hits Netflix. There’s more trouble in store for the students of Las Encinas with Omar Shanaa (Omar Ayuso) back, Ivan (André Lamoglia) mending a broken heart and Isadora (Valentina Zenere) dealing with her criminal family.

Earlier this month, the streamer launched Beckham, a docuseries...