25 Years in LA Part 3: Showtime, the Silverado, and the rise of Ain’t It Cool
Dreamworks The first and most important thing that happened as a result of the staging of “Sticks and Stones” at the Met Theater as part of the Act One Festival was that Scott Swan and I got our first...
View ArticleIt’s Turtleneck Weekend at the Movies: Ranking the 12 Greatest Turtlenecks in...
After a long history at the fringes of film wardrobe, this weekend the long-sidelined turtleneck takes its place front and center at the multiplexes. In both of this weekend's major releases – “Steve...
View ArticleApplegate, Kunis, and K-Bell team to be ‘Bad Moms’ for ‘Hangover’ creators
Good idea, Hollywood. “Bad Moms” began life as a film with Leslie Mann set to star and Judd Apatow producing, but that's changed now. Instead, writer/directors Jon Lucas and Scott Moore of “The...
View ArticleA regular column returns with a look at an unproduced Aziz Ansari script
One Thing I Love Today is a daily column dedicated to putting a spotlight on some pop culture item worth your attention. After all, there's enough snark out there. Why not start every day with one...
View ArticleThe ‘Anchorman’ News Team ‘Watching’ World Series Game 7 Is A Thing That Exists
The 'Anchorman' news team watches the @Cubs win the World Series. pic.twitter.com/16QbyCVEZA — Funny Or Die (@funnyordie) November 16, 2016 First of all, please disregard the text in the tweet. “The...
View Article‘Anchorman’ Originally Involved Killer Orangutans And Was Too Weird For Paul...
DreamWorks Pictures Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy is a modern comedy classic, and many, including Ron Burgundy himself, would call it Will Ferrell’s best film. “The one that stands out as the...
View ArticleHere’s The Trailer For Ron Burgundy’s Book, ‘Let Me Off At The Top’
As if the umpteen thousand different Dodge Ram commercials weren’t obvious enough, Will Ferrell and Co. are doing everything they possibly can to monetize Anchorman: The Legend Continues before its...
View ArticleDodge Durango Sales Are Through The Roof Thanks To Ron Burgundy
So you know those Dodge Durango commercials starring Will Ferrell in character as Ron Burgundy from Anchorman? The ones he supposedly made 70 of? Yeah, those. According to AdAge, they are helping...
View ArticlePeople Are Buying The Dodge Durango Like Crazy Now, Thanks To… Ron Burgundy?
In a brilliant but arguably overbearing bit of cross-promotion, Will Ferrell recorded some commercials for Dodge as Ron Burgundy, his beloved main character from the upcoming sequel, Anchorman: The...
View ArticleHere’s Your Comprehensive Guide To Ron Burgundy’s ‘Conan’ Takeover Last Night
As we hit on not so long ago, Ron Burgundy pretty much took over Conan last night, finally making Conan O’Brien a man and paying sweet, sweet flute tribute to crack-smoking Toronto mayor Rob Ford. Now...
View ArticleDon’t Act Like You’re Not Impressed: Ron Burgundy Is Going To Canada To Do...
We thought a sports anchor doing his entire report in character and a tandem bike ride with Daft Punk were gonna be the most absurd sports-related Ron Burgundy happenings as we prepare for the release...
View ArticleCheck Out This Local News Team’s ‘Anchorman’ Tribute
I don’t watch my local news for several reasons, with the most notable being that I live in Florida and every newscast starts out with something like, “A local man is in critical condition this...
View ArticleHere Are Two New Clips From ‘Anchorman: The Legend Continues’
In case you’ve been living under a rock behind Dorothy Mantooth’s house, Paramount and Will Ferrell really, really, REALLY want us all to go see Anchorman: The Legend Continues when it’s released on...
View Article12 ‘Anchorman’-branded products we would totally buy from Ron Burgundy
The “Anchorman” sequel certainly hasn’t been shy about announcing itself these past few months. From Dodge Durangos (which are apparently selling like gangbusters!) to a limited edition batch of Ben...
View ArticleRon Burgundy Did Curling Color Commentary And Sweet Lincoln’s Mullet Was It...
Last week, just before the holidays arrived and distracted us from what is truly important, we shared with you the biggest sports story of the year: Anchorman Ron Burgundy was headed to Winnipeg to do...
View ArticleNeed A Stocking Stuffer? Check Out This Unofficial ‘Anchorman’ Coloring Book
Forgive me if I’m feeling a little festive so early in the month of December, but I’ve been on a quest to find the best possible Christmas present for my postal worker, and I think that I can finally...
View ArticleWill Ferrell Is Hosting SportsCenter Tomorrow In Character As Ron Burgundy
In case you don’t own a television, haven’t spoken to another human being in at least a year, and you never ever leave your home, you might not know that Anchorman: The Legend Continues opens on...
View ArticleSwoon over Steve Carell’s amazing ‘Anchorman’ audition
I would have guessed that Steve Carell’s original “Anchorman’ audition, done back when he was nothing but a lowly “Daily Show” correspondent, was amazing, but it’s still nice to have that fact...
View ArticleWatch Steve Carell In His Original Audition For ‘Anchorman’
Now that Will Ferrell and David Koechner won’t be able to co-host tonight’s 6 PM edition of SportsCenter because of that whole Jameis Winston mess at Florida State (ew, sports, am I right?), we need...
View ArticleIn Case Your Ron Burgundy Fatigue Hasn’t Peaked, Here He Is Covering Iconic...
I’m not sure I’ve ever seen a movie more vehemently marketed to sports fans than Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues. It doesn’t even open until December 18 and already we’ve had Will Ferrell...
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