Ricky Gervais’ partner in crime, quick-witted and lanky Stephen Merchant, was on The Christian O’Connell Breakfast Show on Absolute Radio in the UK. Here, he tries to come up with movie plots based on the fictional titles thrown out by listeners. Let me just say, I can’t wait to see ‘Shrubbery’.
Any filmmaker will tell you, it’s hard to please film critics. Sure, audiences might love your film, but nerdy film geeks like myself might hold it to a different standard. Impressing one critic is tough, but try impressing all three of the regular writers at Trashwire. Wil, Chris and I all had the chance to…
It’s no secret that I love Tina Fey. As she so brilliantly put in it 30 Rock, “she is my heroine, and by that I mean lady hero and not that I want to inject her and listen to jazz.” The new comedy Date Night teams her up with Steve Carell in what might seem…
“Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” from Aaron Paul
One of the most memorable characters from Forgetting Sarah Marshall was rockstar Aldus Snow, played by Russell Brand. The new movie Get Him to the Greek reunites Jonah Hill and Russell Brand with Forgetting Sarah Marshall director Nicholas Stoller in the story of a record company executive with three days to drag an uncooperative rock…
Zach Galifianakis’ latest edition of his web series Between Two Ferns. Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis: Ben Stiller from Between Two Ferns
A post on the Hulu Blog announced that the original UK version of The Office will be available to watch on the site for a limited time. I’m guessing everyone who reads Trashwire is familiar with the original Ricky Gervais/Stephen Merchant masterpiece, but here’s your chance to relive classic moments: Gareth declaring, “I could catch…
When I first saw the trailer for Cop Out, I thought it was a parody from 30 Rock. I was almost certain it was a reference to the fictional Tracy Jordan movie Black Cop White Cop. It was only when I saw that Tracy Morgan was billed by his real name that I accepted the…
