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After seeing the trailer for Bad Teacher we thought it was going to be the hit comedy of the summer. We were wrong.
"Bad Teacher isn't subtle in its 'borrowing' from its clear inspiration [Bad Santa], but it is savvy."
— Nathan Rabin, Onion AV Club"...it isn't a complete failure, more like a C+/B- student that could have tried harder."
— Leslie Felperin, Variety"...passably funny..."
— John DeFore, Hollywood Reporter"...there's so little bounce — or real shock — to the film's overly controlled look how rude we're being! black comedy that the audience is left stranded."
— Owen Gleiberman, Entertainment Weekly"...a comedy that's never as bad as it wants to be."
— Nick Schager, Slant Magazine"It's all just an embarrassment, the kind of pointless slog you'll encounter on Netflix in two years and wonder, How the hell did that get made?"
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The marketing campaign for Columbia Pictures' Bad Teacher has had an erratic quality to it, starting by releasing a red band trailer that highlighted the movie's adult, R-rated humor, and then releasing several preview clips that were more safe-for-work, but not quite as funny.
The latest marketing tact is to release several new TV spots for the movie that showcase Cameron Diaz's character — Elizabeth Halsey, a foul-mouthed, self-absorbed middle school teacher who couldn't care less about her job. The ads mostly include the tagline "she doesn't give an F," often through dialogue, and feature Diaz providing anything but a good example for our nation's youth.
watch the spots >> Posted 06.10.11 by Ryan -
Columbia Pictures' Bad Teacher appeared, on the surface, to have what it takes to compete against the other R-rated comedies of the summer when the red band trailer debuted in February. Featuring Cameron Diaz as a foul-mouthed, self-absorbed middle school teacher who could care less about her job until the arrival of a substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake) sparks her interest, the movie looked like a legitimately funny comedy. The two preview clips that were released last week were more in the mildly amusing category — though the clip of Diaz spraying herself during a car wash will certainly peak the interest of some viewers.
The latest two preview clips that Columbia has released won't require you to look over shoulder while you're at work, but don't quite reach the comedic heights of the previously released red band trailer. Of course, don't take our word for it, judge for yourself.
watch the clips and trailer >> Posted 06.06.11 by Ryan -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown
While Apple CEO Steve Jobs will take the stage this morning at the company's Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) to announce iCloud, Lion, and iOS 5, the Associated Press is busy interviewing top Hollywood studio and record label execs to update his obituary.
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Match.com is no match for the set of X-Men: First Class as co-stars Jennifer Lawrence and Nicholas Hoult are dating, as are Zoe Kravitz and Michael Fassbender. Earlier it was rumored the father of January Jones's baby is director Matthew Vaughn.
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Season 4 of Jersey Shore — the one that was just shot in Italy — premieres on August 4th, while Season 5 is set to tape in New Jersey this month, which is apparently unbeknownst to the cast, who have booked extremely lucrative appearances over the summer.
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People says Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez are over. US Weekly says they're still together. Which celebrity gossip magazine to believe?! Either way, Diaz is doing her best to keep up her image, telling Britain's News of the World, "Sex is my favorite sport. I am always in the mood."
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Justin Timberlake and Mila Kunis address romance rumors at last night's MTV Movie Awards by groping each other.
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Later today it's expected Katie Couric will announce plans to jump to ABC to do a daytime talk show, the same day Scott Pelley takes over her duties as the host of the CBS Evening News.
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Twilight star Nikki Reed and American Idol contestant Paul McDonald are tying the knot, after just three months of dating.
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The U.K.'s Daily Mail wonders what the heck happened to Goodfellas' Ray Liotta. Now we are too.
Posted 06.06.11 by reelz -
Whether they're great role models or could use a little work, some teachers are definitely memorable. With Bad Teacher headed to theaters this summer, Hollywood's Top Ten, the show where movie fans control the countdowns, wants you to pick the Top 10 Big Screen Teachers. Vote now for your favorites, then tune in to see if your picks make the cut.
Vote for your Top 10 Big Screen Teachers >>
Posted 06.03.11 by reelz -
ReelzChannel Celebrity Rundown: Fast Friday Edition
Pink had a baby girl.
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Sean Penn and Scarlett Johansson have split.
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It's rumored Cameron Diaz and Alex Rodriguez have too.
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Camille Grammer is fighting back against ex-husband Kelsey and filing her own papers for their children's custody.
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Shia LaBeouf tells the Los Angeles Times why Megan Fox is not in Transformers 3 — "Megan developed this Spice Girl strength, this woman-empowerment [stuff] that made her feel awkward about her involvement with Michael [Bay], who some people think is a very lascivious filmmaker, the way he films women."
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Fox replacement Rosie Huntington-Whiteley tells Elle that she's taking acting classes, less than four weeks before Transformers 3 hits theaters.
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Octomom Nadya Suleman is having a bikini car wash in hopes of saving her house from foreclosure.
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A day after Shaquille O'Neal announced his retirement from the NBA, he hinted he's been offered a job at ESPN.
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U2 front man Bono was hitchhiking in Vancouver and got a ride from NHL player Gilbert Brule and his girlfriend.
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A 17-year-old Chinese boy donated a kidney so he could buy an iPad 2.
Posted 06.03.11 by reelz -
In February, the release of the red band trailer for Columbia Pictures' Bad Teacher showed that if the upcoming comedy wasn't Cameron Diaz's funniest movie in years, it would certainly be the filthiest.
Directed by Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard), Bad Teacher follows Diaz as a foul-mouthed, money-hungry, middle school teacher who falls for a substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake) but has to compete against a fellow teacher (Lucy Punch) for his affections. Jason Segel co-stars as the school's gym teacher who will vehemently defend Michael Jordan's basketball prowess.
Columbia has released two new preview clips from the movie, but while the red band trailer showcased the movie's adult-themed comedic material, these clips are more tame. Well, a lot more tame.
watch the clips >> Posted 06.02.11 by Ryan -
The first released footage for the upcoming comedy Bad Teacher was a foul-mouthed red band trailer, which was appropriate considering the movie stars Cameron Diaz as a not-so-average middle school teacher. The latest poster and trailer for the movie do their best to keep things clean as they show Diaz's character do her worst.
Written by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupinsky (The Office, Ghostbusters III), Bad Teacher follows Diaz as she fights for the attention of a wealthy substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake), competing against another teacher (Lucy Punch) while continually putting down the school's gym teacher (Jason Segel).
Watch the trailer >> Posted 03.10.11 by Ryan -
Columbia Pictures has released a red band trailer for their upcoming comedy Bad Teacher, which follows Cameron Diaz as a foul-mouthed, money-hungry, middle school teacher who competes against another teacher (Lucy Punch) for the attentions of a substitute teacher (Justin Timberlake) who comes from a rich family.
Written by The Office writers Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky (who also wrote Ghostbusters III, which, at this rate, won't be made until 2018) and directed by Jake Kasdan (Walk Hard, Orange County), Bad Teacher looks like the ultimate vehicle for Diaz, who, in the trailer, exhibits all kinds of, well, bad behavior: Cursing at her students; smoking marijuana; and treating gym teacher Jason Segel as horribly as possible.
Watch the trailer >> Posted 02.23.11 by Ryan -
In director Michel Gondry's The Green Hornet adaptation, Seth Rogen plays Britt Reid, heir to his late father's (Tom Wilkinson) publishing empire and the title superhero, while Jay Chou plays Kato, the martial artist and weapons master who does all of the heavy lifting in the Green Hornet's crime-fighting exploits.
But, according to Rogen in the latest featurette for Sony's 3-D action-comedy, Reid's money and Kato's skills could only get the dynamic duo so far. It's Cameron Diaz's character, Lenore Case, who is "the mastermind behind their whole operation." And, adds Rogen's screenwriting partner, Evan Goldberg, Diaz herself just so happens to be "the coolest woman ever."
watch the new Green Hornet featurette >> Posted 01.07.11 by BrentJS