Uncle Vanya with Waterworks; Will Ferrell as Doofus in Chief
Expression: Chew the scenery. Definition: To act melodramatically; overact; ham it up. We’ve all seen actors chew the scenery from time to time. It goes with the territory. But how many of us can claim...
View ArticleOpening this Weekend: Will Ferrell Gets Lost, Sam Mendes Goes Indie and… The...
We hope you’ve got some free time this weekend! The first week of June ends with four movies hitting theaters, and, as usual, there’s something for everyone. As we do every Friday, here’s a handy guide...
View ArticleBox Office Breakdown: Up Continues to Soar, The Hangover ‘Surprises’ and Land...
Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms and Zack Galifianakis just got a whole lot more famous. The troika of funnymen scored big over the weekend as their Vegas romp, The Hangover, cashed in $43.2 million at the box...
View ArticlePrivate-School Poppets Welcome Ferrell, Hugh Grant, Reality-Show Cameras
On the morning of Thursday, June 11, the damp and leafy Riverdale campus of the Ethical Culture Fieldston School welcomed a tall, curly-headed visitor to deliver the commencement address before its...
View ArticleOpening This Weekend: The Best Movie of the Summer? Plus, Eric Bana and...
File this under: Where did the time go? With August reaching the halfway mark, there are precious few weekends left in the summer. Sigh! While we’re busy bemoaning our lack of beach time this year,...
View ArticleBox Office Breakdown: District 9 “Surprises” to the Delight of Film Critics...
Being “for humans only” didn’t really hurt District 9 at all. The Peter Jackson–produced film was the “surprise winner” at the box office this weekend—really, though, did anyone expect anything...
View ArticleYou’re My Loft, Blue! Ferrell Goes to Contract in West Village
Will Ferrell once had a tough time reasoning with his toddler proprietor in his brilliant Funny or Die landlord skit, but it seems that these days his real estate luck is on the up. According to a...
View ArticleTonight's Lineup: Will Ferrell, Eli Manning and (Uh Oh) Isiah Thomas
As Week 1 begins to transition to Week 2 at the U.S. Open, the quality of celebrity sightings are going to tick, tick, tick right on up. Tonight, Will Ferrell is expected to be in attendance to watch...
View ArticleWill Ferrell: Gary Sanchez Is Legitimately Gary Sanchez!
New York Yankees minor league prospect Gary Sanchez hasn’t been called up to the show yet (he’s 18), but he’s already fielding big-league offers from Hollywood players. “We have to go hang out with...
View ArticleMovie Review: Will Ferrell Plays It Straight In Everything Must Go
Everything Must Go is benign comic Will Ferrell’s bid for respect as a serious actor. After a career dedicated to rotten movies, he seems to crave critical approval for at least trying to prove he can...
View ArticleCelebrities Are Miserable At US Open [Pics]
Clear eyes, full hearts, Will Ferrell is ready to go home now. Despite what our neighbors might be screaming about next door, the US Open isn’t the Superbowl.Tennis, for all its excitement, is not our...
View ArticleNo Joke: Funny or Die Presents the Academy Awards (Video)
Keep it classy, Oscars It’s been a rocky year for the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Not only did Brett Ratner resign from producing the show, but the ballots were so confusing!...
View ArticleHere’s Who Will Present What Category at the Oscars
Meryl Streep, Oscar presenter (Getty Images) The Academy has released an incomplete list of this weekend’s Oscar presenters. Based on past experience, what categories shall they present. Here are our...
View ArticleRed State, Blue State: The Campaign Finds Comfortable Seat As a Cut-and-Dried...
‘The Campaign’ (Warner Bros.)Game Change director Jay Roach’s new political comedy, The Campaign, is a good film, though it might disappoint viewers who came to see a scathing satire of our current...
View ArticleWill Ferrell, Bob Odenkirk and Ben Stiller All Get New IFC Shows (Video)
Main: Will Ferrell and Adam McKay/ Insert: Bob Odenkirk and Ben Stiller (Getty Images/The Ben Stiller Show IFC clearly knows what it is doing. The network that brought you Portlandia (and also Comedy...
View ArticleMeme Me: How Funny or Die Convinces Celebs to Make Fun of Themselves
Though he is known as the hunky boy next door that made certain girls weak in the knees in the
View ArticleThe LEGO Movie Looks Surprisingly Funny for a Movie About LEGO
You take a big risk when you make a movie based entirely on plastic children’s toys. Toy Story became a
View ArticleYou Can Play Video Games With Will Ferrell If You Back His Indiegogo Charity...
Good guy Will Ferrell can now add philanthropist and crowdfunding commander to his resume. The actor and comedian launched the SuperMegaBlastMax Gamer
View Article‘Ferrell Takes the Field’ E.P. on Will Ferrell’s Attempts to Be a Baseball...
The funnyman attempts to play for ten teams during five different games.
View ArticleJack Black Talks Michael Moore, FOMO, The Pixies and Parenting
On the heels of 'Kung Fu Panda 3,' Tenacious D frontman opens up on finding work-life balance in Hollywood.
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