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Jennifer Yuh Nelson on Kung Fu Panda 2: Fantasy Film Podcast
Embrace the Po: Hong Kong action is celebrated in KUNG FU PANDA 2.
So, there, that’s one New Years resolution out of the way for me. A few months after the theatrical release of KUNG FU PANDA 2, I was able to score an interview with its director, Jennifer Yuh Nelson. With the [...]
Kung Fu Panda 2: Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast 2:20.1
Even Awesomer in Battle: The Furious Five Plus One (l to r: David Cross, Angelina Jolie, Jack Black, Seth Rogen, Jackie Chan and Lucy Liu) brace for combat in KUNG FU PANDA 2.
Ready for another visit from the most awesome martial arts master ever? Well, ready or not, Po, the legendary Dragon Warrior (and roly-poly [...]
Gulliver’s Travels: Cinefantastique Podcast 2:1
Iconic Moment, One More Time: Jack Black in GULLIVER'S TRAVELS
The CFQ crew is back, all rested after their holiday break and ready to tackle the new and exciting fantasy, horror, and science fiction film releases of 2011. But first, there’s GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, the big-budget adaptation of Jonathan Swift’s beloved comic novel, starring Jack Black as [...]
Cybersurfing: Ramis discusses “Year One” at CNN
CNN.com has an article on YEAR ONE, including interviews with director Harold Ramis and stars Jack Black and Michael Cera. Notably, the article does a better job of representing the film that the advertising campaign did: journalist Doug Ganley addresses the irreverent approach to Biblical themes, which director and co-writer Ramis describes as an Old [...]
Year One – Film Review
So, you want to see Jack Black doing his familiar funny routine again? Or maybe you prefer a crude comedy filled with disgusting bathroom humor and repulsive sexual innuendo? How about a violent historical epic filled with brain-bashing, whipping, severed heads (implied rather than shown), and human sacrifice? Better yet, why not a scathing satire [...]
Year One opens on June 19
[ June 19, 2009 to June 21, 2009. ] Jack Black and Michael Cera star as a couple of lazy hunter-gatherers who encounter various Biblical and historical figures after being banished from their tribe. The humor seems mostly based on anachronisms – having characters speak in contemporary slang even though they are in historical – or pre-historical – situations. Olivia Wilde co-stars for director Harold [...]
