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Morgan Spurlock is directing a 3D One Direction film. Wait, what?
That poor kid on the left just happened to be walking by.Since I don’t watch American Idol or keep track of the 15 shows on network TV dedicated to karaoke, I knew One Direction mainly as that group of...
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Morgan Spurlock’s Documentary About One Direction Has A Trailer Now
(via Getty Image)Concert films have always been a really easy way for the artists to make a boatload of cash, as evidenced by Justin Bieber’s Never Say Never raking in $73 million and Katy Perry: Part...
View ArticleJason Bateman And Will Arnett Are In Search Of The Identity Of The 21st...
I normally wouldn’t post the trailer to a Morgan Spurlock documentary here because that’s not really what we do. Also because Super Size Me turning that guy into a famous documentary filmmaker...
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Morgan Spurlock Is Making A Documentary About ‘Artisanal’ Products… Sponsored...
Getty Image Super Size Me director Morgan Spurlock is set to make a short documentary about “the master craftsmen behind some of the world’s artisanal products and crafts.” “With this film, I wanted to...
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Morgan Spurlock Is Making A Documentary About The ‘Patriot’ Movement And The...
Getty Image Morgan Spurlock, the filmmaker whose 2004 documentary Supersize Me irrefutably proved that bad food is bad for you, is reportedly set to begin working on a new documentary about the...
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Interview: Morgan Spurlock makes the ultimate Comic-Con doc
Wrekin Hill What do Comic-Con, McDonalds, Osama bin Laden and product placement have in common? They’ve all been the subjects of films by Morgan Spurlock. For his latest project, “Comic-Con Episode IV:...
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Watch: One Direction’s movie trailer for ‘1D3D’ documentary
They may be superstars, but the members of One Direction are also mama”s boys if the trailer for “1D 3D” is any indication. And, guess what, they really feel like brothers. [More after the jump…] And...
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One Directon may make $1 billion this year and you probably won’t
This Is Us One Direction may be the first boy band to log $1 billion in a year. According to the math over at Business Insider, the fivesome is expected to generate about half that big-number revenue...
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Review: ‘One Direction: This is Us’ is harmless fluff
Sony UK pop group One Direction is as manufactured as they come — the five guys were literally assigned to perform together after auditioning as solo acts for “The X Factor” — so it’s no surprise that...
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One Direction’s new album, ‘Midnight Memories,’ comes out Nov. 25
Evan Agostini/Invision/AP One Direction”s new album, “Midnight Memories,” will be released Nov. 25. The British boy band spilled the news this morning with a 6-second video that shows band member...
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Showtime tempted by Morgan Spurlock’s ‘Seven Deadly Sins’
(CBR) Morgan Spurlock is returning to television, this time turning his attention to some of humanity”s indulgences with a Showtime limited series called “Seven Deadly Sins”. The documentary will be...
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Doug Benson’s Netflix doc on Comic-Con gets it surprisingly right
Netflix Doug Benson's rambling pot-fueled documentaries are all basically just an excuse for the comic to get very high in different locations, but in the process of putting the latest one together, he...
View ArticleMorgan Spurlock is here to ruin your day with a clip from his documentary...
Morgan Spurlock, whose every documentary feels like it should have an exclamation point at the end of its title, has yet another coming out soon: Rats. It's about rats! Actual rats, who are kind of...
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Morgan Spurlock Of ‘Super Size Me’ Is Getting Back Into Fast Food… By Selling...
Morgan Spurlock made his name with the incendiary fast food take down documentary Super Size Me. The conceit was simple, he ate McDonald’s for every meal for a month and always super sized those meals...
View ArticleWatch The Red Band Trailer For A Wonderfully Bizarre Wrestling Documentary
Independent wrestling is weird and wonderful. For every five-star move-heavy PWG or ROH epic, you have Kota Ibushi shooting fireworks on himself in an alley, or the twin weirdness of Hoodslam or Lucha...
View ArticleWHOSE REVIEW WOULD JESUS QUOTE?
Watch the trailer for What Would Jesus Buy I’ll tell you one thing, Jesus wouldn’t quote an AICN review in his trailer. Don’t you think you actually lose credibility by quoting a fanboy jackass who...
View ArticleSPURLOCKUMENTARY
From Super Size Me diirector Morgan Spurlock (Organ Spurcock!) comes this new comedy about the search for the world’s most famous terrorist. Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden opens April 18th. If...
View ArticleMORGAN SPURLOCK IS A COOL GUY
Supersize Me director Morgan Spurlock (Organ Spurcock) treated the crowd to free beer during a power outage at a screening of his new film Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden at the SXSW Film...
View ArticleSPURLOCK POSTER AND FIRST 5 MINUTES
Today we’ve got the first five minutes (watch it after the jump) of the latest Spurlockumentary, Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden. It includes a video game parody in which an animated Osama...
View ArticleWEEKEND PREVIEW: STUFF WORTH SEEING!
Forgetting Sarah MarshallThe produced-by-Judd Apatow tag doesn’t mean much anymore now that he produces roughly 600 movies a year, but this one actually looks funny. Still, I can’t help but wish...
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DVD REVIEWS: WHERE IN THE WORLD IS OSAMA
This is the review portion of FilmDrunk. It’s a lot more wordy and not as funny as regular FilmDrunk, but then… so’s your face. Where in the World is Osama Bin Laden was released on DVD yesterday, and...
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Morgan Spurlock directs ‘Simpsons’ doc
FX FOX has recruited Oscar nominated director Morgan Spurlock to produce and direct “The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice.” The documentary special, focusing on the cultural phenomenon...
View Article‘SIMPSONS IN 3-D ON ICE’ NOT IN 3-D OR ON ICE
Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me, FX’s “30 Days”) has been hired to produce and direct “The Simpsons 20th Anniversary Special in 3-D on Ice,” which will air on Fox next January. It will examine the...
View ArticleSUPERSIZE ME… THE GRAPHIC NOVEL
Director Morgan Spurlock (Viking porn name: ORGAN SPURCOCK!) will be adapting his 2004 documentary Supersize Me into… a graphic novel? The book, “Supersized: Strange Tales From a Fast Food Culture,”...
View ArticleJOSS WHEDON AND MORGAN SPURLOCK TO MAKE SUPERFANS DOC?
E Online is reporting that Joss Whedon and Morgan Spurlock will be teaming up to document a group of “superfans” headed to Comic-Con. (We’re assuming San Diego and not one of the Wizard Comic-Cons that...
View ArticleFreakonomics movie picked up for distribution
Rogue Economists have also been known to trample their keepers and gore pen mates I have this theory about research-based non-fiction books making for sh*tty movies. You take a thought-provoking...
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Harry Knowles & Morgan Spurlock team up for Comic Con
Pictured: An average movie blogger I’m putting myself at severe risk of contracting dandruff and pink eye to report to you the following news: Morgan Spurlock will be teaming up with Joss Whedon,...
View ArticleFreakonomics movie has a trailer
If you don’t enjoy documentaries, you’re probably dumb. Opening this October (though available through OnDemand in September), Freakonomics teams up pretty much all your favorite documentary...
View ArticleFreakonomics Review: Needs more Rick James
One of the new movies lost in the bigger-hyped major releases like Let Me In and the Social Network this weekend is Freakonomics, the documentary adaptation of the wildly popular (wild, I say!) book of...
View ArticleRebecca Black is a millionaire
[don’t worry, this is the death metal version, and it rules] I’m not going to lie to you folks, although entertainment news is generally trivial and boring as a rule, there were some worthy stories in...
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The Morning Read: Could Mickey Mouse end up starring in his first feature film?
Walt Disney Company Welcome to The Morning Read. This week, Dimension Films made anyone who saw “Scream 4” sign a non-disclosure agreement regarding the ending of the film, and it’s smart marketing in...
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This week’s new releases: ‘African Cats,’‘Elephants,’‘Stake Land,’ and Yen
Dark Sky Films/Glass Eye Pix So far this week, I’ve published reviews for “African Cats” and “Water For Elephants,” two of the bigger releases, but I’ve also previously published reviews for some of...
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Greatest Day Ever: Spurlock’s ‘Greatest Movie Ever Sold’ goes to town
AP Photo Documentarian Morgan Spurlock hosted a traditional premiere of his latest film “POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold” last week in Los Angeles. On Wednesday, it made its East...
View ArticleInterview: Morgan Spurlock on ‘Greatest Movie,’ Lady Gaga, Comic-Con doc
After starting at Sundance, then to SXSW, then this week”s limited release, Morgan Spurlock is ready to go global with his message movie “POM Wonderful Presents The Greatest Movie Ever Sold.” The...
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Sarah Palin, Comic-Con and Werner Herzog highlight 2011 Toronto Film Festival...
The Toronto International Film Festival announced a new wave of documentary screenings for this year’s festival and they include some premieres from notable filmmakers. Morgan Spurlock, Wim Wenders,...
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‘Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence’ to open Fantastic Fest
Get the family together and start making plans for a road trip to Austin — the influential genre-embracing Fantastic Fest has announced its final wave of feature films, and the world premiere of “The...
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Review: Spurlock’s ‘Comic-Con’ doc succeeds most when focused on the fans
Mutant Enemy/Thomas Tull/Warrior Poets I went to the San Diego Comic-Con for the first time about twelve years ago, but I’ve been going to smaller conventions my entire life. Fandom has changed so...
View ArticleThe Super Size Me Guy Made A Comic-Con Documentary
During San Diego Comic-Con 2012, Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) directed a documentary which was also produced by Stan Lee and Joss Whedon. (GRRR, nerd cred!) Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope will...
View Article‘The Simpsons’ Is Celebrating 25 Years Of ‘Homer At The Bat’ With A...
The Simpsons is paying homage to one of the greats. Namely, one of their greats. To mark twenty-five years of the classic star-studded Simpsons episode “Homer at the Bat,” we’ll be getting a...
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Morgan Spurlock Admits He’s ‘Part Of The Problem’ In A Confessional About His...
Getty Image Morgan Spurlock, the documentarian behind the Oscar-nominated Super Size Me and The Greatest Movie Ever Sold, confessed to acts of sexual misconduct over the years in a lengthy statement...
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Morgan Spurlock Leaves His Own Production Company Following His Sexual...
CNN One day removed from Morgan Spurlock’s essay addressing acts of sexual harassment and misconduct in his past, the documentarian has stepped down from his production company Warrior Poets....
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Morgan Spurlock’s ‘Super Size Me 2’ And Other Projects Have Been Dropped...
Getty Image Morgan Spurlock’s confessional essay on his own past sexual misconduct continues to dismantle the many projects and pursuits in his career. The extended post on Twitter was an eye-opening...
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