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  1. tenacious d
    Stream the New Tenacious D Album, Rize of the FenixThe musical-comedy duo returns, is still demented.
    By Eliot Glazer
  2. movie review
    Jack Black Is Amusing, Empty in Richard Linklater’s BernieJack Black stars in Richard Linklater’s amusing film about a small-town Texas murder.
    By David Edelstein
  3. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Diane Keaton Brought Out Her Latest Darling RescuePlus: Jason Segel was scrutinizing Robert De Niro’s face throughout the showing of The Five-Year Engagement, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
    By Caroline Shin
  4. Tenacious D Give Bob Odenkirk and John Ennis Tinnitus Tenacious D! It’s been awhile. Though they’ve been actively touring, and rocking face-ears live and in person, they’ve been out of the […]
    By Jesse David Fox
  5. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: John Cusack and Jimmy Kimmel Took Shots of PurellPlus: David Letterman melted into a fan boy over Amy Poehler and Parks and Recreation, and more, on our daily late-night roundup.
  6. The World’s Population May Die With Excitement Over a Charlie Kaufman NovelCharlie Kaufman is writing a novel, and considering the power of his movies to make people go, “Whoa, that’s an inventive way to articulate […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  7. we are but men
    Watch Tenacious D’s New VideoI’ll say kick it, and you’ll just kick it with a tasty groove.
    By Margaret Lyons
  8. Tenacious D’s New Music Video Has Explosions and Gunfights and a Training […] Here’s the new music video for Tenacious D’s comeback album Rize of the Fenix. Or rather, the comedy video that features Val Kilmer leaping in […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  9. Richard Linklater’s Bernie Looks Like Good Wholesome Murderin’ Fun Here’s the first trailer for Richard Linklater’s dark comedy Bernie, based on the true story of a Texas murder. Jack Black is fun as a […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  10. trailer mix
    Bernie Trailer: Jack Black’s Mild MurdererHe kills Shirley MacLaine … but she had it coming.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  11. Trade Roundup: Jack Black, Jim HensonSyfy’s getting into comedy with its purchase of Ghost Ghirls, a paranormal parody that’s executive produced by Jack Black. Lady improvisoirs […]
    By Hallie Cantor
  12. eureka
    How Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy Connect Every Single Buddy ComedyIf you trace a line of co-stars between them, you hit nearly every single buddy comedy alum of the past 50 years.
    By Steve Heisler
  13. Bill Clinton Storms Celebrity Brains In New Funny Or Die Video In all seriousness, imagine how delicious Sean Penn’s lunch probably would be. I’m imagining a series of ever so sumptuous mousses and foams […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  14. clickables
    Watch Jack Black’s Political Party in the New Stephen Malkmus VideoIn which he takes a cattle prod to his own genitals.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  15. the star market
    The Star Market: Is Jack Black As Big As He Used to Be?“I think he’s seen hotter days,” says one top agent.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner and Kyle Buchanan
  16. Jack Black, Gary Cole, and DC Pierson Get Political in the New Stephen […] Here’s the new video for “Senator,” the latest single from Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks’ Mirror Traffic. Directed by The Daily Show’s Scott […]
    By Adam Frucci
  17. movies
    Five Things to Know About Charlie Kaufman’s Wild New Movie, Frank or FrancisWhich is set to star Steve Carell, Jack Black, and Nicolas Cage.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  18. The Big Year Trailer: So Many Exciting Ways To Die Maybe I’m alone on this one, but I have no impulse to see the world or have adventures abroad before I die. When I go, I hope it’s on the same […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  19. trailer mix
    The Big Year Trailer: Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, and Jack Black Sure Are SillyIt’s hard being rich and white and having adventures!
    By Margaret Lyons
  20. Jack Black to Murder Shirley MacLaine in Richard Linklater’s BernieI looks like Richard Linklater’s latest, Bernie, is going to be coming to theaters at some point in the near future. The dark comedy starring […]
    By Adam Frucci
  21. The Story of Robert Smigel’s Comedic Version of The Green Lantern, […]Did you know that before moving forward with the Ryan Reynolds/underperforming version of The Green Lantern, Warner Bros. hired SNL/Triumph the […]
    By Adam Frucci
  22. movie review
    Movie Review: Kung Fu Panda 2 Is Fast, Fun, and a Little DisturbedIt gets a little weird and dark, but the spazzy sequel mostly delivers the same beautifully animated goofball shenanigans as the first.
    By Logan Hill
  23. overnights
    American Idol Finale Recap: Paul F. Tompkins Loves That It’s Over So BigHis long country-scored nightmare has come to an end.
    By Paul F. Tompkins
  24. cannes 2011
    How the Kung Fu Panda 2 Cast Fended Off Insane Press Questions at CannesWhat does Angelina Jolie think about Osama bin Laden? And do pandas have existential problems?
    By Jada Yuan
  25. Fight for Your Right: Revisited, or the Beastie Boys Dance Fight Through […] The Beastie Boys’ Fight For Your Right: Revisited, which aired last night on MTV and Comedy Central, is slow, creepy and downright bizarre. In […]
    By Halle Kiefer
  26. NBC Orders Up Pilots from Chelsea Handler, Whitney CummingsNBC just ordered up four comedy pilots, including a multicam adaptation of Chelsea Handler’s book Are You There Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea. […]
    By Adam Frucci
  27. New Tenacious D Album Slated For 2011The comedy rock stylings of Jack Black and Kyle Gass are coming back later this year, featuring what you’ve come to expect from Tenacious D: […]
    By Adam Frucci
  28. last night on late night
    Last Night on Late Night: Conan Curses on Air, Duels Jack Black on GuitarPlus, David Letterman conducts a most epic assault on a Christmas tree, on our regular late-night roundup.
  29. exclusive
    Poor Tracking Indicates Gulliver’s Travels May End Up a Fallen GiantOnly one in four people who know about the movie want to see it.
    By Claude Brodesser-Akner
  30. Jason Lee and Jack Black Bringing Shredd: The Jon Johnsonsen Story to […]There may soon be two more beards on Adult Swim: Jack Black and Jason Lee are making a live-action pilot for the network called Shredd: The Jon […]
    By Adam Frucci
  31. Today in David Bowie/Bing Crosby ‘Little Drummer Boy’ Parodies The 1977 performance of “Little Drummer Boy/Peace on Earth” by David Bowie and Bing Crosby, done just a year before Crosby’s death, is a […]
    By Adam Frucci
  32. clickables
    See Jason Segel and Jack Black’s ‘Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy’ DuetThat’s a pretty nifty cartoon log piano.
    By Amanda Dobbins
  33. the industry
    Industry: Carey Mulligan Will Play Daisy BuchananPlus: Blossom joins the cast of ‘The Big Bang Theory.’
    By Avi Zenilman
  34. trailer mix
    New Gulliver’s Travels Trailer Remembers That Emily Blunt Is in This, TooSo, there’s that, at least.
    By Kyle Buchanan
  35. the industry
    Jack Black to Produce a Cartoon About Mean GirlsIt’s called, appropriately, ‘Tiny Monsters.’
    By Josef Adalian
  36. Mad Men’s Creator Is Working on a Stoner Comedy with Jack BlackMad Men creator Matthew Weiner is making his first movie! I’m sure it’ll be an intense, dramatic period piece, right? Um, no. He’s cast Jack […]
    By Adam Frucci
  37. casting couch
    Jack Black, Renee Zellweger Cast in Matthew Weiner’s Feature-Film Debut’You Are Here,’ about two overgrown roommates.
    By Willa Paskin
  38. Jack Black Spreads Right-Wing Propaganda to Schoolchildren In this video, Jack Black is “The Mis-Informant,” a guy paid by billionaires to spread lies. It is some sort of political viral video for a […]
    By Adam Frucci
  39. the industry
    Chris Pine May Star in Welcome to PeoplePlus: Captain Sully sells the film rights to his memoir.
    By Josh Duboff
  40. awesome
    Richard Linklater Casts Jack Black and Shirley MacLaine in Texas-Set Dark ComedyMurder! Rich ladies! Linklater!
    By Mike Vilensky
  41. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Seyfried, EfronPlus: Haley Joel Osment to play a virgin teaching sex ed!
    By Josh Duboff
  42. trailer mix
    Gulliver’s Travels Trailer Brimming With Jack Black, Short on LaughsComedy adaptation due this Christmas.
    By Josh Duboff
  43. music
    Meat Loaf and Jack Black Sing a Duet, ‘Like a Rose’It kind of has an early Beastie Boys sound.
    By Edith Zimmerman
  44. the industry
    Industry Roundup: Jack Black Plans to Rescue TVPlus: Taylor Kitsch to take his long hair on a ‘Battleship’.
    By Adam K. Raymond
  45. the industry
    Jason Segel, Ed Helms to Play Brothers in HomePlus: Steve Martin’s ‘Big Year’ continues.
    By Josh Duboff
  46. the industry
    Mel Gibson Heads Back to MexicoPlus: Jack Black is animated, again!
    By Adam K. Raymond
  47. wha?
    For Some Reason, Jack Black and Ben Harper Decided to Collaborate on ‘Under Pressure’We’re just going to go ahead and assume they got their hands on some of the same stuff that led Brad Pitt to collaborate with Quentin Tarantino.
    By Mark Graham
  48. quote machine
    To Julie White, Mosquitoes Are Nothing Compared to the Challenge of Not SwearingPlus: Shia LaBeouf clarifies an earlier statement.
    By Emma Pearse
  49. quote machine
    Kristen Schaal Just Wants a Cool Corporate LogoKaren O: wuss?
    By Emma Pearse
  50. debuts
    It’s On With Alexa Chung Gets Off to a Bumpy StartIt was only day one of the show, so we expect they’ll get much better with time.
    By Mark Graham
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