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Beware of Your Company’s All Expenses Paid Work Retreat to Italy in “Spin Me Round” Trailer

July 14, 2022

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Just like the rest of the world, everything seems too good to be true in what should be a very run-of-the-mill corporate work retreat to Italy in Spin Me Round.

Spin Me Round is the latest work from Jeff Baena has had carved out a niche for very, very off-beat indie comedies including The Little Hours and Life After Beth. This jaunt follows Alison Brie on what seems to be a very special work program for some fast casual chain like The Olive Garden. She’s looking for a change, inspiration, and some romance, but gets entangled into much more than she ever thought she would. With a supporting cast that includes the likes of Molly Shannon and Zach Woods and a more sneaky than usual Aubrey Plaza, there’s something alluring here in Spin Me Round to the cracks in the veneer of an Italian getaway.

See for yourself in the first trailer here, then look for it in theaters and on AMC+ starting Aug. 19th.

Apple TV+ Might Have the Next Must See Anthology Series with Roar

March 28, 2022

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It wasn’t too long ago where anthology series where such a rare occurrence that one might have to take a moment to even think of what the hell an anthology series would entail. So much of Ryan Murphy’s ouevre, Room 104, Cake, and much, much more have made anthologies a new avenue for TV that isn’t bound by the traditional narrative structure and expectations of your average TV show. Also, it was pretty convenient to make an anthology show during the height of the pandemic when you couldn’t really even get an entire cast together.

Riding high off their Best Picture Oscar win (also, Calls on Apple TV+ is satisfyingly dark and trippy), you can look to Apple TV+ and Cecelia Ahern’s book Roar for what might be a promising entry into the dramedy anthology category with Roar. A mysterious collection of 8 stories of women are driven by a seemingly magical-realism-forward dive into female identity with a pretty damn great cast of Nicole Kidman (also the EP) , Cynthia Erivo, Issa Rae, Merritt Wever, Alison Brie, Betty Gilpin, Meera Syal, Fivel Stewart, and Kara Hayward.

Like Atlanta was a sort of David Lynch-ian journey through the world of hip-hop and being black in America, Roar seems to be an Atlanta-esque tour along the wide and winding road of being a woman.

Take a gander at Roar‘s first trailer here, then look for it on Apple TV+ on Apr. 15th.

Little Hours Red Band Trailer Plays Like Spiritual Sequel to Monty Python and the Holy Grail

April 19, 2017

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Little Hours is a raunchy, unfiltered comedy set in medieval times juxtaposing the sort of comedy that might star Alison Brie, Dave Franco, Aubrey Plaza, Kate Micucci, John C. Reilly, Molly Shannon, and Fred Armisen, but have nun, king, and peasant costumes.

That being the case of writer/director Jeff Baena’s latest work, you can see in the trailer how this could almost be the origin story of the “perilous” Castle Anthrax in Monty Python and The Holy Grail.

Also, we loved that the Catholic League calls it, “Pure trash,” and that pull quote is featured in this trailer.

So, look for Little Hours to hit theaters on June 30th.

“BoJack Horseman” Is Back With a Whole New Set of Insecurities in This Season 2 Trailer

June 30, 2015

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Your favorite self-embattled animated horse, BoJack Horseman, is almost back for his second season on Netflix. About to star in his dream role of Secretariat, BoJack encounters a new round of problems, many of which we’re sure are self-inflicted, and we can’t wait to see it all unravel with Princess Caroline, Todd, Mr. Peanut Butter, and Diane.

Also, Lisa Kudrow voices an owl that’s a new love interest of BoJack.

Get into the season two trailer here then look for the release of whole second season on Netflix starting July 17th.

The Will They/Won’t They Dynamic Gets Taken To The Next Level in “Sleeping With Other People” Trailer

June 25, 2015

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Two ex’s that are addicted to sex try not having sex with each other while reconnecting in IFC Films’ Sleeping With Other People.

Jason Sudeikis and Alison Brie push as close to the edges of the “will they/won’t they” paradigm, that exists in all romantic comedies, as they possibly can.

A supporting cast of Jason Mantzoukas, Amanda Peet, and Natasha Lyonne seems like thy offer some pretty great comic relief from the thick, thick sexual tension as well.

Watch the trailer here, then look for it in theaters on 9/11.

TV Land Picks Up Single Camera Comedies ‘Teachers’ and ‘Impastor’

October 3, 2014

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Once the land of sitcom reruns, TV Land is now pushing forward into more original series. This week, they’ve picked up two new series, which are Teachers, executively produced by Alison Brie, and Impastor. They both also single camera comedies, a sharp contrast to what used to constitute a large portion of their programming.

In addition to TruTV rebranding as a more comedic channel, the TV comedy landscape seems to get wider and wider every day.

Here’s a Brand New Trailer for Netflix’s Animated Series “Bojack Horseman”

August 1, 2014

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Netflix’s latest series does feature Will Arnett as a former sitcom star horse Bojack Horseman with a bit of GOB-esque qualities. There’s a brand new trailer and you can see that humans and horses aren’t that different when it comes to trying to live down your own shadow from former 90’s sitcom stardom.

Amy Sedaris, Alison Brie, and Aaron Paul also co-star and it’s going to be released on Aug. 22nd. Watch the trailer here and become cognizant that the 90’s was over 20 years ago.

Watch Trailer for Netflix’s Animated Series “Bojack Horseman” Out in August

June 3, 2014

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Netflix is trying to keep their original content streak rolling and have set their next series to be Bojack Horseman. It’s an animated series that follows the life of a former sitcom star that is also a horse. Will Arnett voices Bojack Horseman joined by the voices of Amy Sedaris, Aaron Paul, and Alison Brie.

We’re definitely getting a sort of GOB Bluth as a horse vibe here, which we’re completely on board for. Watch the trailer and mark Aug. 22nd on your calendar, the date when it comes out on Netflix.

Ian Roberts & Jay Martel To Be Showrunners on TV Land Comedy Pilot ‘Teachers’

May 8, 2014

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Ian Roberts & Jay Martel To Be Showrunners on TV Land Comedy Pilot ‘Teachers’

Ian Roberts, who you should know as one of the UCB 4, along with Jay Martel are producers on Key & Peele that will be headed over to TV Land to work on a comedy pilot entitled ‘Teachers’ produced by Alison Brie.

Hopefully, as the project is set in a school, we wonder if Key & Peele would mispronounce white kids’ names while taking roll in some sort of a cameo.

Alison Brie Set For Two Movies and Producing Her Own Comedy Pilot

March 22, 2014

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Alison Brie has already captured our collective attention as Annie Edison on Community and Trudy Campbell on Mad Men, but she is on her way to having a banner year with three projects she’s set in motion.

So far, she’s going to co-star with Adam Scott in Sleeping With Other People, joining the cast of Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart’s Get Hard, and also producing her own comedy pilot Teachers at TV Land.

This is only 3 months in to 2014, so who knows how much higher she’ll go.

Alison Brie & Colin Hanks To Star in Sci-Fi Indie Romantic Comedy

June 18, 2013

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Alison Brie & Colin Hanks To Star in Sci-Fi Indie Romantic Comedy

It’s your typical romantic comedy until some sci-fi twist is thrown into the line-up. Perhaps, this will be the genre that the entertainment industry will follow zombies/vampires/werwolves with.

With Brie and Hanks starring, this could be something to watch for.

Alison Brie’s Turns Out to Be Pretty Talented in Doing Meme Impressions

April 16, 2013

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While on Paul F. Tompkins’ classy fun of a show Speakeasy, Alison Brie does impressions of the Internet’s most popular memes and is pretty damn good at it. It will surprise us at all if this becomes a meme and no one writes in a college course about Postmodernism uses this is an example.

Also, Alison almost injures herself for this fun bit and your subsequent enjoyment. So, watch all the silliness here already.

Watch ‘Kings of Summer’ Full Length Trailer

April 16, 2013

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Watch ‘Kings of Summer’ Full Length Trailer

It has all the trappings you’d want in an indie comedy right now: a coming of age story, Nick Offerman/Megan Mullally/Alison Brie in the cast, and Jordan Vogt-Roberts directing.

Give it a watch at Apple Trailers.