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Television

Prequel Sequel Trailer: Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later – Katie (Marguerite Moreau) and Andy (Paul Rudd) – Photo by Jared Harrell/Courtesy of Netflix.

Two years ago, Netflix took us back to the first day  the campers at Camp Firewood met in Wet Hot American Summer: The First Day. At the end of the series, Ben (Bradley Cooper) said, ‘Hey! Let’s all promise that in ten years from today, we’ll meet again and we’ll see what kind of people we’ve blossomed into.’

Although we see Ben say that in the trailer for Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later, come the reunion, he’s a no-show – but almost everyone else is back; along with a host of newbies.

Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later premieres on August 4th.

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TV-Tie-Ins

Amy Poehler Joins Norman Lear on First All of the Above Podcast!

All of the Above – Paul Hipp, Amy Poehler and Norman Lear on the first edition of Lear’s new podcast – Photo courtesy of podcastone

The first edition of Norman Lear’s podcast, All of the Above, debuts today with inaugural guest Amy Poehler.

Subjects that came up include: religious history and its effect on human kind, Amy’s recent pilot with Carol Burnett and how Burnett inspired her high school musical performance in Once Upon a Mattress, and the differing points of views across generations.

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Television

TV Legend Norman Lear To Host Wide-Ranging Podcast All of the Above!

All of the Above – Pictured (left to right): Paul Hipp, Amy Poehler and Norman Lear – Photo courtesy of podcastone.

Norman Lear is a Hollywood Legend. He has created controversial/topical hit series like All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, One Day at a Time and The Jeffersons.

As he approaches his 95th birthday, Lear has taken on a new challenge – hosting All of the Above, a weekly podcast taking listeners on an enlightening ride of conversation, from comedy to family, current events, music, politics, social issues and more.

Guests will include celebrities (a partial list follows), politicians, and everyday people.

Lear will be joined each week by his great friend, actor, composer and sidekick, Paul Hipp. All of ther Above premieres on podcastone on May 1st.

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Television

Amy Poehler, Nick Offerman and NBC Reunite Over Handicrafts!

Amy Poehler, self-Proclaimed crafting novice and her former Parks and Recreation co-star Nick Offerman will host an NBC unscripted series called The Handmade Project.

Each week eight of America’s best all-around makers, from all walks of life, will undertake a series of projects they must complete in their own unique way with the hopes of impressing Poehler, Offerman and a panel of expert judges.

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Movie Trailers

Papa Needs His Daughter’s Tuition Trailer: The House!

The House — Amy Poehler, Will Ferrell — New Line Cinema

When parents Will Ferrell and Amy Poehler discover they can’t afford to send their daughter to the college she just got into, they come up with the obvious financial solution: underground casino!

The House opens on June 30th.

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Movie Reviews

Sisters’ Subversive Party Comedy Clicks!

The Nest

Sisters is one of the best crude-with-a-heart movies of the year – and the most subversive because the epic party being thrown isn’t through the efforts (and fantasies) of high school or college guys but a couple of middle-aged women.

It’s also great fun because its stars – Tina Fey and Amy Poehler – play against type (and, in fact play middle-aged versions of each other’s characters in 2008’s Baby Mama).

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Inside Out Now Available On Digital HD – In Stores November 3rd.!

Disney•Pixar’s best film in years, Inside Out explores the psychology of eleven-year old Riley in a way that allows kids (and their parents) to understand how a child’s mind works – while letting kids know that it’s okay to be sad and that teamwork can be a powerful thing.

Available now on Digitial HD and Disney Movies Anywhere, Inside Out comes to home video on Blu-ray, 3D Blu-ray and DVD on Tuesday, November 3rd. Features include an original short – Riley’s First Date. Details follow the jump.

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Television

Surprisingly Uncampy Trailer: Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp!

whas.first day of camp

It’s the first day camp at Camp Firewood. God help us all.

Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp premieres on Netflix on July 31st. Brace yourselves!

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Movie Reviews

Inside Out Is Pixar at Its Best!

Disney•Pixar's "Inside Out" takes us to the most extraordinary location yet - inside the mind of Riley. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions - Anger (voiced by Lewis Black), Disgust (voiced by Mindy Kaling), Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler), Fear (voiced by Bill Hader) and Sadness (voiced by Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley's mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. Directed by Pete Docter and produced by Jonas Rivera, "Inside Out" is in theaters June 19, 2015.
Disney•Pixar’s “Inside Out” takes us to the most extraordinary location yet – inside the mind of Riley. Like all of us, Riley is guided by her emotions – Anger (voiced by Lewis Black), Disgust (voiced by Mindy Kaling), Joy (voiced by Amy Poehler), Fear (voiced by Bill Hader) and Sadness (voiced by Phyllis Smith). The emotions live in Headquarters, the control center inside Riley’s mind, where they help advise her through everyday life. Directed by Pete Docter and produced by Jonas Rivera, “Inside Out” is in theaters June 19, 2015.

After commercial hits like Cars, Cars 2, and Monsters University – which did not yield unwavering critical acclaim – it is wonderful to note that Inside Out is a multi-layered, exquisitely rendered film that ranks right up there with WALL-E and UP.

The idea for Inside Out is that we are looking at a year in the life of eleven-year old Riley (voiced by Kaitlyn Dias) as seen from inside her mind, where her emotions take on somewhat familiar forms and interact like any group of friends – with love but also  lots of ups and downs.

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