Results tagged “thehollywood”

The big opening this week is Will Ferrell's latest, Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby. Looks to us like Anchorman-meets-NASCAR, and indeed it's produced, written, etc. by a lot of the same people. We found Anchorman overrated, but previews for this look like it's a good fit for Ferrell's particular brand of humor. Reviews claim it falls flat as satire but as improvisational comedy it looks about as good as anything Ferrell's ever done,...

Apparently, Hollywood is in a bit of a slump. Yes, it's quite a surprise. Everyone is looking for an excuse, be it Netflix or file sharing, but Houstonist has the answer: The movies are, by and large, kinda awful. According to Box Office Mojo, the top 10 box office draws include: Aeon Flux at No. 2, a movie so bad they didn't even screen it to critics; Yours, Mine, and Ours at No. 4,...