Tag: Jason Segel

Jason Segel’s “The Muppets” Gets More Star Studded With Additions of Jack Black, Zach Galifianakis and more!

Posted: November 17, 2010 at 1:25 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Jason Segal’s new Muppet movie sure is becoming quite the Hollywood affair.  The film, which hits theaters Christmas 2011, has just added the all star caliber silver screen comedians, Jack Black and Zach Galifianakis. This is an addition to the recent news that Alan Arkin, Jean-Claude Van Damme, and Billy Crystal will be appearing in […]

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Fast Forward Friday – “Bad Teacher” starring Cameron Diaz and Jason Segel

Posted: October 29, 2010 at 10:12 pm   /   Film, Local

Title: Bad Teacher Release Date: April 1, 2011 Director: Jake Kasdan Starring: Cameron Diaz, Jason Segel, Justin Timberlake, Molly Shannon Summary: The script follows a foul-mouthed, money hungry teacher Elizabeth (Cameron Diaz) who sets her sights on her colleague Amy (Lucy Punch) who is dating substitute teacher Scott (Justin Timberlake). Elizabeth, having just been dumped, […]

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Pixar Writers Meet With Jason Segel For New “Muppets” Movie

Posted: July 22, 2010 at 12:55 pm   /   Local, Movie News

As Roger Ebert said earlier this year, “Pixar is the first studio that is a movie star!” You’ll hear no qualms about that statement from anyone who loves film. Pixar’s track record is near spotless, and their attention to detail and quality is one that has endeared them to audiences of every type. So, when […]

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Roger Qbert Reviews “Despicable Me” Starring Steve Carrell and Jason Segel

Posted: July 9, 2010 at 5:56 am   /   Local, Tom O'Keefe Movie Reviews

In the new animated feature Despicable Me Steve Carell voices Gru, a super villain so reprehensible that he delights in making balloon animals for children solely so he can then pop them. However, Gru’s spotlight is being usurped by Vector (Jason Segel) a younger super villain who has exploded onto the scene by stealing one […]

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Despicable Me

Posted: July 9, 2010 at 12:01 am   /   Featured, Local, Movie Reviews

Despicable Me is a bland effort around an interesting idea that barely salvages itself from travesty with a pretty decent finale. The film follows Gru, a villain of the world who hasn’t had a note worthy diabolical scheme in some time.  Added to this he has been recently upstaged by a young and upcoming villain, […]

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Happy Easter from “Despicable Me” – Coming Soon!

Posted: April 2, 2010 at 2:12 pm   /   Film, Local

In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. […]

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Jason Segel Starring in “Muppet” Movie

Posted: March 16, 2010 at 10:33 am   /   Local, Movie News

We reported last year that Jason Segel would be writing the latest Muppet film. (Read our article here.) He is now also attached to star in the film. The premise has changed a bit since the last time we reported it. Originally the idea was to make a film called The Cheapest Muppets Movie Ever, which […]

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Jason Segel and Ed Helms Co-Starring in “Jeff Who Lives At Home”

Posted: March 11, 2010 at 2:57 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Jason Segel and Ed Helms are going to be the lead in the stoner comedy Jeff Who Lives At Home by Jay and Mark Duplass. Producing the film with them will be Up in the Air director Jason Reitman (Watch a video of our interview with Reitman here). The film which is written by the […]

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Jason Segel to Star in “The Adventurer’s Handbook”

Posted: August 5, 2009 at 2:39 pm   /   Local, Movie News

Jason Segel is the newest star attached to the upcoming comedy The Adventurer’s Handbook.  Segel will be co-starring along with Jason Schwartzman and Jonah Hill in the comedy directed by Akiva Schaffer. From THR.com Johah Hill, Matt Spicer and Max Winkler wrote the script, about four childhood friends who are bored with the monotony of […]

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March 20th’s New Releases

Posted: March 18, 2009 at 7:15 pm   /   Local, Opinion

Kind of a big week. There are  three pretty strong releases coming out this week. I Love You, Man This one has all the makings of an Apatow production, but it isn’t. Featuring many of Apatow’s main players such as, Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, and from Apatow’s Undeclared director John Hamburg.  I Love You, Man […]

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