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Trailer Made: 'G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra'

14 July 2009 9:05 PM, PDT | From CinemaSpy | See recent CinemaSpy news

When will producers realize that flat action films are not good films? Instead, the action films that persist in our imaginations and win generations of loyalists are those with memorable characters. Terminator led to a spin-off TV show and three sequels. The 'Lethal Weapon' series spanned two decades and turned Mel Gibson from a 'Mad Max' to a lovable household hunk. Most recently, we’ve seen Star Trek and even the 'X-Men' trilogy compel us with mostly strong, enduring characters.

As writers, we learn in storytelling that there are plot-driven stories and character-driven stories. Guess which novels and films have become classics? That’s right, the ones where characters make the plot decisions and drive story choices, not the other way 'round.

So, how do you test a character-driven story? How do we know if our action films would fail without one piece of the dramatis personae? Think about what

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New G.I. Joe Trailer

19 June 2009 8:51 PM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra has a new trailer, and there.s still no sign of Cobra Commander anywhere in site. Actually there.s not much in this trailer that.s new at all, unless you count Marlon Wayan wisecracks. Seriously the scary thing is that Marlon.s attempt to be funny is the best thing in this trailer. I think that officially means G.I. Joe is going to be worse than White Chicks. Watch the brand new domestic trailer for Rise of Cobra in high-res over on YouTube or watch it in disapproving Blend-res below:

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Blu-Ray Review: Audiences Won’t Cheer For Lame ‘Fired Up’

15 June 2009 6:00 AM, PDT | From HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news

Chicago – How desperate are you for laughs? If you rent all the straight-to-video comedies that come down the line, then “Fired Up” may have enough lines that hit the funny bone to warrant a rental. It’s certainly not as unbearable as some theatrical junk like “Disaster Movie” or “White Chicks,” but that’s doesn’t mean it’s worth your time.

Blu-Ray Rating: 2.0/5.0 Eric Christian Olsen and Nicholas D’Agosto star as a pair of horny football players at Gerald Ford High School who decide to ditch football camp so they can spend some time hitting on the chicks at cheerleading camp. It’s so simple a plot that it’s kind of remarkable someone didn’t come up with it earlier.

Fired Up was released on Blu-Ray on June 9th, 2009.

Photo credit: Sony

Of course, one of the guys falls for the cute girl who heads the squad

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adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)

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Dance Flick Movie Review

25 May 2009 8:46 AM, PDT | From Atomic Popcorn | See recent Atomic Popcorn news

There used to be a time when you’d see the Wayans Bros. (or the other WB, as I call them) name’s come up and it inspired joy. They had arguably the best sketch comedy show with “In Living Color” giving us characters like Fire Marshall Bill, Blaine Edwards and Antione Merriweather, and best of all, Homey D. Clown. Everything seemed to go downhill the moment they unleashed Scary Movie into the masses and they’ve yet to recover by doing such unfunny schlock like Little Man, White Chicks, and a second Scary Movie. To add more fuel to the fire, the popularity of Scary Movie would lead to an influx of cheap and stupid spoof flicks that only Satan himself could unleash on the masses. I dare not mention them by name to protect innocent lives, but these films have caused people to walk out having AIDS and

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Philip

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‘Night at the Museum 2′ Smashes ‘Terminator 4′

24 May 2009 12:02 PM, PDT | From newsinfilm.com | See recent newsinfilm news

The box office battle for Memorial Day weekend shaped up to be a one-sided victory for the family film.  Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian made an estimated $53.5 million from Friday to Sunday easily crushing $43 million returns for Terminator Salvation.

The Natm sequel made much more the original’s opening at $30.4 million and became star Ben Stiller’s biggest live-action opening ever (second overall to Madagascar 2).  The family flick should finish with around $70 million at the end of the holiday, a strong opening for a film that will certainly have legs through the rest of the summer.  The first made $250.8M domestically.

It was a close race after Friday’s numbers, but Saturdays usually favor kid pics and Terminator Salvation was left behind.  After a strong $3M at midnight showtimes, the science fiction movie ran out of steam when poor word of mouth and sliding reviews (34% positive on

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Review: Dance Flick

23 May 2009 8:03 AM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

Keenen Ivory Wayans' nephew Damien makes his feature directorial debut with Dance Flick, the latest from a comedy factory even bigger and more confusing than Judd Apatow's. Let's see if I can get this straight. Keenen and his brother Damon Wayans started to break into showbiz in the early 1980s (apparently with some help from Eddie Murphy). Then Keenen wrote and directed the very funny blaxploitation spoof I'm Gonna Git You Sucka (1988), which featured roles for many of his siblings, plus one for a young Chris Rock. Then he created the terrific TV show "In Living Color" (1990), which, among its other accomplishments, boosted Jim Carrey's career. There were some other attempts at movies, most embarrassingly White Chicks (2004) and Little Man (2006), but their real bread and butter seemed to come from Sucka-like spoofs and parodies, starting with Scary Movie (2000).

I like that movie, and even its first two sequels have some memorable moments,

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Jeffrey M. Anderson

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Movie Review: “Dance Flick”

23 May 2009 1:39 AM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Seen on: May 22, 2009

The players: Director: Damien Wayans, Writers: Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Craig Wayans, Damien Wayans Cast: Damon Wayans Jr. , Craig Wayans, Shoshana Bush, Essence Atkins, Affion Crockett

Facts of interest: The Wayans also brought you "White Chicks."

The plot: Small-town girl Megan heads to Musical High School, where she falls in love and gets ro fulfill her dream and dance.

Our quick thoughts: The Wayans brothers are back in action on the big screen, and this time, they spend about 83 minutes spoofing all kinds of dance flicks, including “Save the Last Dance,” “Step Up” and “Stomp the Yard.” But is it a good spoof? And most importantly, is it funny?

Franck Tabouring

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Review: Dance Flick

21 May 2009 12:58 PM, PDT | From FilmSchoolRejects.com | See recent FilmSchoolRejects news

Probably the only thing that people are wondering about the Wayans' Dance Flick is whether it's closer to Don't Be a Menace or White Chicks. Unfortunately, I'm pretty sure everyone already knows the answer. For whatever reason, the Wayans' brand of comedy has fallen off from the Ivory tower it was perched on in the mid-90s. Maybe time has passed them by while failing to innovate, maybe they stepped too far back from the cutting edge, maybe having every member of their family contribute creatively waters down the humor. Who knows. What's for sure is that Dance Flick falls flat. A parody of several "dance" movies likes Fame, Hairspray, and the totally timely Save the Last Dance, Thomas Uncles (Damon Wayans Jr.) is a geek from the wrong side of the tracks who has to team up with Megan White (Shoshanna Bush) in order to beat the 49 Crew at the dance off, win

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"Dance Flick" review. Welcome back to the big leagues of comedy Wayans family.

21 May 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Dance Flick reviewby Eric Sloss(3.5/5)   Movie parodies have been big business since the surprise success of “Airplane!” almost 30 years ago.  This genre has been running on fumes lately though.  The lack of creativity and originality in “Epic Movie”, “Date Movie”, “Disaster Movie” and “Meet the Spartans” has set the bar so low now, that any wit shown in this genre is refreshing.  Even though these movies mentioned have lacked the goods, they have made money.  That is until “Disaster Movie” tanked recently at the box office.    Now comes the Wayans family and “Dance Flick”.  The movies they go after is obvious by the title.  I did not go into this film with great expectations after being underwhelmed by “White Chicks” and “Little Man”.  “Dance Flick” is surprisingly good with several inspired scenes.  Many parody films of today just take an original scene and just tweak it a little.  It takes

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Wayans dropped 'Dirty Dancing' spoof from 'Dance Flick' for being too dirty

21 May 2009 3:21 AM, PDT | From Hitfix.com | See recent Hitfix news

  For the Wayans family, movie spoofs are a major business.  Sure, they've had box office success with the original comedies "White Chicks" and "Little Man," but their best work has arguably been the "Scary Movie" franchise.  (And for clarification, we're talking movies here people, "In Living Color" is a classic entity all its own.)  Now, a number of the Wayans are skewering one of the more popular trends in film over the past decade with "Dance Flick."The directorial debut of Damien Wayans, the picture takes on fan favorites such as "You Got Served," "Fame," "Hairspray,"  "Dreamgirls" and a certain vampire...

Gregory Ellwood

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"Dance Flick" review. Welcome back to the big leagues of comedy Wayans family.

21 May 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Movie parodies have been big business since the surprise success of “Airplane!” almost 30 years ago. This genre has been running on fumes lately though. The lack of creativity and originality in “Epic Movie”, “Date Movie”, “Disaster Movie” and “Meet the Spartans” has set the bar so low now, that any wit shown in this genre is refreshing. Even though these movies mentioned have lacked the goods, they have made money. That is until “Disaster Movie” tanked recently at the box office. Now comes the Wayans family and “Dance Flick”. The movies they go after is obvious by the title. I did not go into this film with great expectations after being underwhelmed by “White Chicks” and “Little Man”. “Dance Flick” is surprisingly good with several inspired scenes. Many parody films of today just take an original scene and just tweak it a little. It takes talent to take a scene

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"Dance Flick" review. Welcome back to the big leagues of comedy Wayans family.

21 May 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

Movie parodies have been big business since the surprise success of “Airplane!” almost 30 years ago. This genre has been running on fumes lately though. The lack of creativity and originality in “Epic Movie”, “Date Movie”, “Disaster Movie” and “Meet the Spartans” has set the bar so low now, that any wit shown in this genre is refreshing. Even though these movies mentioned have lacked the goods, they have made money. That is until “Disaster Movie” tanked recently at the box office. Now comes the Wayans family and “Dance Flick”. The movies they go after is obvious by the title. I did not go into this film with great expectations after being underwhelmed by “White Chicks” and “Little Man”. “Dance Flick” is surprisingly good with several inspired scenes. Many parody films of today just take an original scene and just tweak it a little. It takes talent to take a scene

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"Dance Flick" - New film and interview clips from the Wayans' comedy!

18 May 2009 | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

See film clips as well as interview clips from Paramount Pictures' "Dance Flick," starring Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, Daman Wayons Jr., Amy Sedaris, Chelsea Makela and Brennan Hillard.   “Dance Flick,” is a new comedy from the Wayans’ brothers who brought you the hilarious “Scary Movie" franchise and “White Chicks.”     Damien Wayans directs the film as well as writing the screenplay alongside Keenan Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Craig Wayans and Shawn Wayans.   _____________________________________________ Clips Hosted on MovieJungle.net - Join the "Dance Flick" Group! Rick Alvarez View Marlon Wayans View Damon Wayans Jr. View Damien Dante Wayans View Craig Wayans View Essence Atkins View Amy Sedaris View Clip - Acting Class View Clip - I Wanna See You Dance View Clip - Pick Up My Son View Clip - Maniac View Clip - No I in Team View   Register and post bubble comments on videos and so much more!

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"Dance Flick" - New film and interview clips from the Wayans' comedy!

14 May 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

See film clips as well as interview clips from Paramount Pictures' "Dance Flick," starring Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, Daman Wayons Jr., Amy Sedaris, Chelsea Makela and Brennan Hillard. “Dance Flick,” is a new comedy from the Wayans’ brothers who brought you the hilarious “Scary Movie" franchise and “White Chicks.” Damien Wayans directs the film as well as writing the screenplay alongside Keenan Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Craig Wayans and Shawn Wayans. We have clips with producer Rick Alvarez, Marlon Wayans, Damien Wayans Jr., Essence Atkins and more!

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"Dance Flick" - New film and interview clips from the Wayans' comedy!

14 May 2009 12:32 AM, PDT | From Movie Jungle | See recent Movie Jungle news

See film clips as well as interview clips from Paramount Pictures' "Dance Flick," starring Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Craig Wayans, Daman Wayons Jr., Amy Sedaris, Chelsea Makela and Brennan Hillard. “Dance Flick,” is a new comedy from the Wayans’ brothers who brought you the hilarious “Scary Movie" franchise and “White Chicks.” Damien Wayans directs the film as well as writing the screenplay alongside Keenan Ivory Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Craig Wayans and Shawn Wayans. We have clips with producer Rick Alvarez, Marlon Wayans, Damien Wayans Jr., Essence Atkins and more!

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New TV spots for 'Star Trek' and 'Dance Flick'

30 April 2009 2:37 PM, PDT | From screeninglog.com | See recent screeninglog news

Yeah, I know, the TV spots for J.J. Abrams' upcoming "Star Trek" reboot just keep coming, don't they? Well, if they bored me to death I'd probably ignore them, but to be honest, pretty much each spot I've seen during the last couple of weeks caught my attention. So did this latest one, which features a bit of new footage from the film. Check it out below, and enlist in Star Fleet May 8, 2009.

The second TV spot I have for you today is for Damien Wayans' upcoming comedy "Dance Flick." Well, it's a Wayans production, so my best guess is the film will be retarded (yes "White Chicks" fans, you can hate me for it). Anyway, this is their way of spoofing flicks like "Save the Last Dance" and "Step Up," and all I can say is it looks rather lame. "Dance" hits May 22.

Franck Tabouring

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Marlon Wayans Swears G.I. Joe Is More Action Than Jokes

28 April 2009 10:12 AM, PDT | From ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news

Ever since Marlon Wayans was cast as Ripcord in G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, there have been moans and groans all over the ‘Net from those who feel that Wayans’ inclusion in G.I. Joe’s ranks was a sure sign that director Stephen Sommers (The Mummy) was stuffing Rise of Cobra with the kind of lame one-liners and jokes that can be a death-knell for action flicks.

Well, Marlon Wayans wants everyone to know that yes, he is aware that he is Marlon Wayans; but no, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra will not be the action-packed second-coming of White Chicks or Little Man.

(Is it a bad thing when you have to do a public service announcement about yourself?)

Here’s what M. Wayans had to say to MTV News about his role in as Ripcord:

“It wasn’t about ‘Hey, let it be the me comedy show’,” promised Wayans.

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Kofi Outlaw

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Marlon Wayans is About to Get ... Biblical?

23 April 2009 4:48 PM, PDT | From Cinematical.com | See recent Cinematical news

I like to think of The Wayans family as the Osmonds of comedy (no seriously, hear me out). They might not be for everyone, but there must be someone out there who enjoys what they do because they keep making movies, and people keep going to see them. If you don't believe me, then tell me how else would Marlon Wayans have managed to get Dance Flick into theaters this May? But this Wayans has been branching out lately, beyond his usual 'low-brow' comedies, and his next flick (according to The Hollywood Reporter) will see him working double duty to produce and star in the feature film version of The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to follow the Bible as Literally as Possible by A. J. Jacobs.

If you grew up in even a vaguely Christian family (personally I come from a religion so laid back it

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Jessica Barnes

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Marlon Wayans Is Living Biblically

21 April 2009 1:09 AM, PDT | From EmpireOnline | See recent EmpireOnline news

Marlon Wayans – the co-writer and star of some of the worst comedies of the last 20 years – has signed on to star in The Year Of Living Biblically, a high-concept comedy about a guy who agrees to live according to the rules of the Old and New Testament for one year.If you’re thinking that that sounds a tad like Yes Man, you’re not a million miles away. The Year Of Living Biblically, like Yes Man, started life as a non-fiction book, with Esquire editor A.J. Jacobs pulling a Danny Wallace, with – needless to say – hilarious results!And now along comes Marlon Wayans, bringing to bear the comedic skills he sharpened on the Scary Movie franchise, Little Man and, dear God help us all, White Chicks. It’s clearly an attempt to fashion a star vehicle for Wayans, who hasn’t really had a hit without his brothers, Shawn and Keenen Ivory (Damon,

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Marlon Wayans Obeys The Bible

20 April 2009 10:20 PM, PDT | From cinemablend.com | See recent Cinema Blend news

Marlon Wayans may be back on track to restore honor to the family name. Yes, he's got Dance Flick coming out in May, but he'll also play a role in this summer's G.I. Joe, and has now signed on to star in and produce The Year of Living Biblically. The movie will be based on the book of the same name by A.J. Jacobs, who spent a year, as the book's subtitle calls it, obeying the Bible as literally as possible. Variety writes that Julian Farino, who has experience directing episodes of Entourage, The Office and Big Love, will direct this film. Wayans comes from a comedic dynasty, and obviously has comedy chops himself. It'll be nice to see him step outside the Scary Movie/White Chicks mold of awful comedies and try something new-- provided Biblically doesn't turn out to be awful, of course. It's probably too ...

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