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Ben Stiller, Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Jack Black…Bill Clinton? Who's Stealing Sean Penn's Lunch?!
The world is full of problems—war, famine, drought, poverty, fellow celebrities stealing Sean Penn's brown bag lunch. The injustices just don't stop!
Enter the Clinton Foundation's Celebrity Division, which has come up with some, uh, creative, actionable initiatives to stop the global inequities…or at least the one about Penn's missing sandwiches.
The hilarious video, first shown Saturday night at the Decade of Difference concert honoring President Bill Clinton's charitable works, was released this morning on FunnyorDie.com. Presumably because the ideas Ben Stiller, Matt Damon, Kristen Wiig, Jack Black, Ted Danson and Kevin Spacey float around on totally inappropriate softball league mascots, how to ban breathing, and, of course, the importance of theme songs, aren't the kind of gems that should be kept from the public.
Of course, the biggest laugh is saved for the big man himself—but we won't spoil it for you. Check out the clip, and sit tight—the payoff is worth it.
Ben Stiller Returns to Saturday Night Live Sans Eddie Murphy
So much for squashing the feud.
The rumored Eddie Murphy appearance on this week's Saturday Night Live proved to be just that, a rumor, as Ben Stiller kicked off this week's show without his Tower Heist costar (this was particularly evident when Murphy was absent from the Tower Heist preview skit). It was Stiller's first return to the late-night laugher since 1998.
But despite the glaring Murphy void, all was not lost.
What Does Eddie Murphy Have to Do With Greg Grunberg and Brett Ratner's Twitter Tiff?
Apparently, not all jokes are funny.
A scene in the trailer for Brett Ratner's Tower Heist, starring Ben Stiller and soon-to-be Oscar host Eddie Murphy, showed a jailbird (Murphy) talking to his childhood classmate, (Stiller) whom he calls, "little seizure boy."
Greg Grunberg, who has a 15-year-old son with epilepsy, didn't find the line amusing, and turned to Twitter to voice his disappointment.
Eddie Murphy Teaches Ben Stiller Bad Things in New Tower Heist Trailer
Hollywood is constantly looking for ways to identify with the general moviegoer. If that means saying a new action movie is based on a beloved board game from childhood, despite a few alien liberties, to tap into the existing sentiment, then so be it.
Now it seems that enough time has passed from the financial crisis for it to get its own big time comedy with a star-studded cast that includes Ben Stiller, Alan Alda, Casey Affleck, Matthew Broderick and Eddie Murphy.
Check out the new trailer for Tower Heist:
EXCLUSIVE!
Robert De Niro Breaks His Silence, Gets All Focker-ed Up
Forget Garbo. Robert De Niro speaks!
If you've ever seen the acting legend being interviewed, then you know he's not exactly the most talkative guy around. But in this exclusive first look at a bonus feature from the upcoming Blu-ray/DVD release (April 5) of Little Fockers, the Oscar winner lets more than just a few words fly while discussing his role alongside Ben Stiller. And he actually looks pretty comfortable doing it, too.
"With this character, I can try things that I normally wouldn't try with another character because it would seem crazy to do it," De Niro says. "So that, in itself, is more freeing in a way and you can have more fun doing things."
Sure, he's still no Chatty Kathy, but, hey, we'll take what we can get!
Movie Review: Little Fockers, Small Changes to Old Formula
Review in a Hurry: Gaylord "Greg" Focker has survived meeting his girlfriend's parents, his parents meeting HER parents, and now, being a parent in front of the parents. If this sounds repetitive...well, you have a pretty good idea of what it's like to see this re-rematch between Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro.
So, What Are Ben Stiller's Oscar Chances Really?
Ben Stiller's in with the Spirit Awards. A movie that grossed less than MacGruber ruled the Gotham Awards.
So, are they both good to go for the Oscars?
Indie Nominees Are Black (Swan), Blue (Valentine) and Starry All Over
The Film Independent Spirit Awards are traditionally a time to take a step back from mainstream Hollywood and honor the little guy.
So good news, Ben Stiller, Natalie Portman, James Franco, Mark Ruffalo, Nicole Kidman, Michelle Williams, Aaron Eckhart, Samuel L. Jackson, Naomi Watts, Bill Murray and John C. Reilly: this could be your year to really hit it big!
Those are just some of the names that make up this year's particularly star-studded 2011 Indie nominees, which will be made all the more starry when they're joined on the night by the event's Soupalicious host Joel McHale.
Here's the breakdown:
Rate-a-Trailer: Look Out, Those Fockers Are Back!
Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro established themselves as one of the best and most unexpected comedic duos back in 2000 when Meet the Parents hit theaters.
It's where we learned that if it has nipples, you can probably milk it, that asking tough questions while holding someone's wrists is a fool-proof lie-detector test and that De Niro will be watching us.
In Little Fockers, the third installment (Let's just pretend Meet the Fockers never happened), Stiller's Greg Focker finally turns the tables on his stern, overprotective father-in-law: "I have eyes too...So I'll be watching you...watching me!"
Check out the trailer and tell us what you think. Will you check out these Little Fockers when they come to town this holiday season?




