The Associated Press reports that Smith won the appeal after presenting his case to the MPAA’s Appeals Board. I think Smith hit the nail on the head in this quote:
They felt it was rather sexually graphic. My point is, it was comically graphic. All the sex in the movie with the exception of one scene is very cartoonish, very campy. It wasn’t designed to titillate.
Whether the MPAA takes into consideration the intentions of certain objectionable scenes is unclear. In fact, most of what the MPAA does is unclear to the general public. However, Smith’s point is that the scene wasn’t meant to be pornographic (despite the title), but rather was designed to be laughed at.
This is a victory for Kevin Smith since everyone knows making an NC-17 film is “commercial suicide,” as he put it.
Check out Zack and Miri Make A Porno starring Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks in theaters October 31st.
UPDATE: The trailer had to be pulled. See the explanation here.
Straight from Kevin Smith comes the extremely dirty teaser for Zack and Miri Make a Porno. Kevin Smith emphasizes that this is not a trailer, as it contains no footage from the movie. Again, I have to say this is a very dirty teaser and extremely not safe for work. You’ve been warned.
Total Film reports that comedy powerhouse Judd Apatow and his latest crew member Russell Brand (Aldous Snow in Forgetting Sarah Marshall) will be teaming up for a new comedy.
It’s called Get Him to the Greek and will also star Jonah Hill (Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Superbad). Brand will be playing an out-of-control rock star who needs to be escorted to a show at the Greek Theater in L.A. More good news - Nicholas Stoller, who directed Sarah Marshall will also be involved. Throw in Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, and maybe even a cameo by Seth Rogen and I’ll be happy.
Kevin Smith has finished cutting Zack and Miri Make A Porno and has announced (via his Facebook profile) that it runs an hour and 45 minutes long. Perfect timing for a comedy.
Zack and Miri stars Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks and will be in limited release October 31st, 2008.
Check out the new poster for Seth Rogen’s upcoming stoner comedy Pineapple Express:
The movie was written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg, the same guys who wrote Superbad, and stars Rogen and James Franco. It hits theaters August 8th, 2008.
Good evening, everyone! It is officially Spring, but up here in New England, winter is lingering for a bit too long!
This weekend brought a couple of new movies, so now it’s time to see if they lived up to their hype! Did I get it right this time or is it back to the old drawing board?
Welcome to this week’s edition of DIB?! Off we go!
Drillbit Taylor: Starring Owen Wilson and co-written by Seth Rogen, high schoolers are jonesing for a bodyguard and hire, you guessed it, Drillbit Taylor. In order to keep an eye on his charges, he also poses as a teacher and might get some love as a result! Will It Bomb? Not a lot of positive feedback towards this, but it should do well, regardless. It’ll make it into at least the middle of the 10, and possibility into the #5 slot.
Did It Bomb? It did much better than I thought it would! It landed in the #4 spot, bringing along a decent $10.2 million. Outcome: Score! 1 out of 3.
Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns: Or as I like to call it, When Angela met Madea. Single mother Angela Bassett journeys to Georgia to meet the family of the father she never knew. This features an impressive supporting cast, including Perry as his alter ego. Will It Bomb? Tyler Perry has the touch, so this one will do just as well as his other flicks. Absolute Top 5 contender. Did It Bomb? I got another one! This earned a tidy $20 million, and blasted into the #2 position! Outcome: Score! 2 out of 3.
Shutter: OK. I’ll spell this one out in three short bursts. Remake of another Asian thriller (what else is new?)…starring Joshua Jackson…apparitions show up in pictures that have been developed. Any takers? Will It Bomb? With a vague trailer and an unoriginal story, it’ll make the Low-to-Mid end of the Top 10. Did It Bomb? What a shock! This glided into #3 and made a nice $10.7 million. Outcome: Strike! 2 out of 3.
***Official Box Office tallies and positions according to Variety (variety.com), The Hollywood Reporter (hollywoodreporter.com) and the Internet Movie Database (imdb.com).
As the old saying goes, two out of three isn’t bad! It’s a lot better than before, let me tell you! It’s looking up! Everything should hopefully go smoothly all through this season!
The question is, can I pull it off again? Later on this week, you’ll get a whole new set of assessments over at WIB?! That’s where the test will lie! I will see you then!
A couple days ago we heard aboutHow I Met Your Mother star Jason Segel writing a new Muppets movie. According to the MTV Movies Blog, Segel already has some friends lined up for cameos. Those friends include Superbad star Jonah Hill, all-around hilarious guy Paul Rudd, SNL star Kristin Wiig, and Knocked Up star Seth Rogen.
Who else would you want to see cameo in a Muppets movie?
Kevin Smith has started to chronicle the filming of his eighth movie, Zack and Miri Make A Porno and it sounds like everything is moving along like clockwork. Seth Rogen is a natural, as expected, since the part was written for him. Elizabeth Banks is pulling out the charm, as she does.
Zack and Miri is set for release sometime this year.
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Release Date 9/5/2008 
