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My Favorite Scene: Tarsem Finds Common Ground Between Man Bites Dog and an Episode of Cops

This week, Movieline’s favorite honey badger of directors , Tarsem ( The Fall, The Cell ), unveils his spin on Greek mythology in Immortals , a fantasy actioner that blends artistic influences as vast and varied as Caravaggio, classics, and Henry Cavill’s abs. So who better to invite to a round of My Favorite Scene than the visionary filmmaker, who managed to pinpoint the uncanny cinematic parallels between the 1992 Belgian mockumentary Man Bites Dog , a Cannes Film Festival awardee, and that one episode from the “brilliant” first season of COPS .

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My Favorite Scene: Tarsem Finds Common Ground Between Man Bites Dog and an Episode of Cops

Wendi McLendon-Covey Lands Starring Role: Is She Still the Unsung Hero of Bridesmaids?

Very happy news on the wire today: Wendi McLendon-Covey, whose hilarious role in Bridesmaids all but vanished in the film’s third act, is set to star in A White Trash Christmas , a Christmas Carol revamp in which a “whiskey-soaked, trashy mother is visited by three ghosts who try to show her a path to a brighter future.” While this character sounds like a retread of her Bridesmaids part, I’m always down for a lady-led Scrooged reboot. ( A Diva’s Christmas Carol , anyone ?) This leads us to a larger question: Is McLendon-Covey the unsung hero of Bridesmaids ? We provide evidence after the jump.

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Wendi McLendon-Covey Lands Starring Role: Is She Still the Unsung Hero of Bridesmaids?