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Where Does Justin Bieber’s 3D Movie Rank Among the Most Cynically Conceived Films Ever?

No matter how many reboots, remakes, sequels, fad cash-ins and the like are cranked out of the Hollywood sausage factory every year, there is somehow always room to be genuinely shocked by the film industry’s cynicism. To wit: Did anyone actually see a 3D feature starring tween-pop heartthrob Justin Bieber — and likely directed by Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim, no less — coming? And in any case, where does this craven catch-all of faddy phenomena rank among some of the all-time greats of Hollywood cynicism?

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Where Does Justin Bieber’s 3D Movie Rank Among the Most Cynically Conceived Films Ever?

VIDEO: Three Years Before Clueless, Paul Rudd was the Bat Mitzvah Host with the Most

Man, Tina Fey hasn’t even gotten to enjoy a whole 24 hours of viral video stardom (stemming from her 1990s bank commercial shot in a loft stolen from a Lisa Loeb music video) before Paul Rudd came along to steal her thunder. He even mined the exact same comedic angle: an unearthed “before they were stars” clip that’s an awkward, fascinating time capsule of Clinton-era fashion choices.

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VIDEO: Three Years Before Clueless, Paul Rudd was the Bat Mitzvah Host with the Most

Dinner for Schmucks Makes a Later Reservation

The Paul Rudd/Steve Carell comedy Dinner for Schmucks has been pushed back from July 23 to July 30, where it’ll go up against Zac Efron’s Charlie St. Cloud . You may recall that the Vanessa Hudgens vehicle Beastly just moved out of that date so as not to pit the two lovebirds against each other. Why stop there? Efron should really get to work seducing Rudd in an effort to, uh, maximize his opening. (I’m sorry.) [ Deadline ]

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Dinner for Schmucks Makes a Later Reservation