At the height of his fame, a creepily over-sexualized O.J. Simpson became the fourth black man to host Saturday Night Live in a surreal episode that, needless to say, has aged in a very strange, unfortunate way.
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In my capacity as a man who feels a solemn duty to remind people of the movie where FDR got a handjob from his cousin I feel I must remind you that there is a movie where the late President receives manual release from a distant relation.
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This latest round-up of pieces on movies about movies from my upcoming book The Fractured Mirror contains two separate James Franco movies you’ve never heard of and I still have two more left to cover. Please stop making shitty movies about movies, James Franco! Oh wait, I forgot. You’re not making any movies inside Director Jail.
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Chevy Chase was once the hottest funnyman in the world. Now he’s reduced to doing personal appearances at second rate chicken fingers chain restaurants.
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Like so many great directors, Harold Ramis’ career got off to a terrific start, with the classic 1980 comedy Caddyshack but ended bleakly, with the dire broad comedy Year One.
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I can’t say I was surprised when I learned that production on Aziz Ansari’s directorial debut was halted due to something Bill Murray did, as it’s very much in character for the famously, disconcertingly unpredictable comic icon.
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A new feature on unsung pop culture heroes kicks off with a loving appreciation of Bill Murray’s more talented brother.
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One of you kind souls paid me to be deeply underwhelmed by Harold Ramis’ deeply underwhelming 1986 island comedy Club Paradise, which wastes an amazing cast (SCTV +Peter O’Toole+Jimmy Cliff+Robin Williams) on a confused and muddled script.
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Is Bill Murray the best, or does he suck?
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