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The Muppets Parody Breaking Dawn, Paranormal Activity and More

If you thought you had seen the last Muppets parody trailer , think again. With less than a month until Kermit and Miss Piggy storm the theaters for their movie comeback, The Muppets Studio has a released another promo in which the fuzzy gang pokes fun at Paranormal Activity 3 , Puss In Boots , Breaking Dawn and themselves.

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The Muppets Parody Breaking Dawn, Paranormal Activity and More

Exclusive: This Clip from Hong Kong Crime Thriller Fire of Conscience Will Hit You Like a Bus

Director Dante Lam has been called the Michael Mann of Hong Kong cinema, and Movieline’s exclusive clip from his latest pic, Fire of Conscience , demonstrates why: In the span of just over a minute, watch as a nighttime foot chase in a busy metropolitan street turns deadly as a portentous rain falls, all captured in gloriously saturated hues with menacing finesse. Watch the clip and get more details after the jump.

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Exclusive: This Clip from Hong Kong Crime Thriller Fire of Conscience Will Hit You Like a Bus

‘Wild Animals Aren’t Disney Characters’: PETA Calls for We Bought a Zoo Warning

It was bound to happen eventually, and here we are: Three days after the Zanesville Zooicide that cost dozens of unleashed zoo animals their lives, PETA vice president Lisa Lange wants Cameron Crowe’s upcoming We Bought a Zoo to warn viewers off from wild-animal ownership.

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‘Wild Animals Aren’t Disney Characters’: PETA Calls for We Bought a Zoo Warning

WATCH: The Avengers Trailer, ScarJo Nude Kerfuffle Get the Taiwanese Animation Treatment

In addition to giving the Gaddafi assassination the ol’ Taiwanese ‘toon treatment , the good folks at Next Media Animation have processed the recent Avengers trailer through their kooky CG filters. The result? One and a half minutes of hilarious superhero (and gyrating ScarJo ) action that imagines the titular crime fighters are called to assemble to battle the evil, cell phone-hacking, nude pic-distributing Loki. There’s no way the actual movie will be this entertaining. Stick around for more Buzz Break!

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WATCH: The Avengers Trailer, ScarJo Nude Kerfuffle Get the Taiwanese Animation Treatment

Beware of Spoilers, Inspirational Storylines in Latest Non-Parody Muppets Trailer

It has been a long, wonderful, trailer-laden lead-up to The Muppets big screen comeback. We’ve enjoyed clever promos of the Green Lantern parody, Girl With the Dragon Tattoo send-up and straight-forward varieties. And now, for the final hurrah before Kermit, Miss Piggy, Jason Segel and the gang storm theaters November 27, here’s the latest (straightforward) preview. Beware! Uplifting spoilers ahead.

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Beware of Spoilers, Inspirational Storylines in Latest Non-Parody Muppets Trailer

Is Leslie Mann the New Madeline Kahn?

During yesterday’s discussion of the new Funny Girl , Lea Michele, and Barbra Streisand, we took a look back at Babs’ hilarious 1972 comedy What’s Up, Doc? and wondered who is 2011’s equivalent of Madeline Kahn. How foolish we were. The answer is not Jayma Mays or Ari Graynor, but rib-tickling Change-Up star Leslie Mann. It’s a relief to finally get this right. Join Movieline ahead to compare Mann and Kahn’s filmographies, characters, and penchant for cray-cray.

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Is Leslie Mann the New Madeline Kahn?

Movie Trailer / ICYMI of the Day: Finally — an actual,…

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Movie Trailer / ICYMI of the Day: Finally — an actual, honest-to-goodness, really real trailer for the James Bobin-helmed, Jason Segel/Nicholas Stoller-penned, Bret McKenzie-composed Muppets movie . The Muppets , which stars Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Rashida Jones, and all your favorite flap-mouthed puppet pals, is scheduled to open in theaters November 23. [ muppets .] Earlier: Fakeout… Broadcasting platform : YouTube Source : The Daily What Discovery Date : 19/06/2011 18:58 Number of articles : 2

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John Michael Higgins on Bad Teacher and the State of Female-Centric Comedies

John Michael Higgins is poised to be all over the pop culture landscape for the next six months. The veteran film and television actor co-stars as the principal in Bad Teacher (out June 24) and appears opposite Fran Drescher on the new TV Land series Happily Divorced , which debuts tonight after Hot in Cleveland . Plus, he’s also got a supporting role in Cameron Crowe’s We Bought a Zoo , due out in theaters at Christmas. In short: get used to merrily shouting, “That guy!” when his face appears on television and movie screens throughout the rest of 2011.

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John Michael Higgins on Bad Teacher and the State of Female-Centric Comedies

Jennifer Lopez Will Attend Barack Obama’s Super Bowl Party, and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Friday edition of The Broadsheet: Ben Affleck lines up his next directorial effort with help from George Clooney… Bond 23 potentially adds another heavy hitter… Lone Star ‘s Kyle Killen gets another shot… and more ahead.

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Jennifer Lopez Will Attend Barack Obama’s Super Bowl Party, and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Jennifer Lopez Will Attend Barack Obama’s Super Bowl Party, and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today

Also in this Friday edition of The Broadsheet: Ben Affleck lines up his next directorial effort with help from George Clooney… Bond 23 potentially adds another heavy hitter… Lone Star ‘s Kyle Killen gets another shot… and more ahead.

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Jennifer Lopez Will Attend Barack Obama’s Super Bowl Party, and 7 Other Stories You’ll Be Talking About Today