Entries from LAist tagged with 'adammckay'
August 6, 2008
Tonight at 6pm, Adam McKay will talk to Larry King about the new Funny or Die video featuring Paris Hilton. In the 24 hours since the Paris for President video premiered, it has been viewed more than 4 million times. Tonight on Larry King Live we can find out how it all went down. You can see it for yourself right here.......
Continue Reading "Adam McKay on Larry King Tonight about Paris Hilton Vid"May 30, 2008
Derek, have you got your cup on? Because I will hit you there. | Photo courtesy of Paramount Vantage These days in Hollywood, ''low budget" films usually end up costing more than the runway rentals to land Steven Spielberg's ego. That's why it's so exciting to see truly low-budget films actually get made without all of the self-examination and scrutiny that comes with the ability to shoot more than one take. And it's even......
Continue Reading "Movie Review: The Foot Fist Way"May 22, 2008
Dentistry? I can't even believe that's something that's real. | Photo courtesy of Paramount Vantage One of the great things about living in Los Angeles is that there are countless opportunities to see movies in advance for free. Spend any afternoon at the Burbank Town Center or the Third Street Promenade and you'll see people hanging around movie theaters with clipboards and flyers for upcoming screenings. Next week, as part of MTV's Sneak Peak......
Continue Reading "Screening Alert: The Comedies of Summer"May 11, 2005
LA Observed reports this morning about the huge blog v. blog argument currently going on between LA Weekly columnist Marc Cooper and Weekly freelancer Nikki Finke in regards to her recent attack on Arianna Huffington's brand new celebrity/political-centric blog, Huffington Post. As the hits have just been tallied up and around 8 million for the Huffington Post's first day, the question isn't whether or not Finke's goal in slapping Arianna on her first day......
Continue Reading "She'll Huff and She'll Puff"July 30, 2004
Except for FOX. Will Ferrell's departure from Saturday Night Live has been a little painful. That's why it's a delight to see him reprising his famed role as President George W. Bush in "White House West," a new meta-spot that features Ferrell/Bush attempting to film a campaign ad. It was paid for by America Coming Together, a Democratic fund that deals with the media and Get-Out-The-Vote operations. The spot was directed by Adam McKay, an......
Continue Reading "So Stick With Bushie... And Don't Watch The News"