This week’s show is packed with comedy. Alison and Jeffrey will discuss “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” “Dance Flick,” “Big Man Japan” and “Easy Virtue.” For our more serious viewers, they’ll review “Summer Hours” and “The Girlfriend Experience.” Then, it’s back to the funny stuff when they take a look at “O’Horten” as this week’s Websclusive.
The big showdown of the weekend will be between “Terminator Salvation” and the “Night at the Museum” sequel. If you missed Alison and Jeffrey’s review of “T4” from last week’s show, just click here to check it out. While “Terminator” may feature an army of deadly robots, “Night at the Museum” features an army of fantastic actors. Ben Stiller returns as Larry Daley. When all of Larry’s buddies from the Museum of Natural History are moved into storage at the Smithsonian, he must

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One justification for the heap of cultural garbage that was the first Night At The Museum is that it got kids interested in museums; after the film’s release, the Museum Of Natural History in New York enjoyed a 20 percent spike in visitors. What the numbers don’t measure is how bored the children were upon discovering that the statues and exhibits just sit there inertly, duping kids into learning things. No doubt the Smithsonian will experience the same surge of interest—and subsequent foot-dragging boredom—in the wake of Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian, which ...

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Chicago – This 29-image slideshow contains the official press images for “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian” starring Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Steve Coogan, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Bill Hader, Hank Azaria, and Christopher Guest. The film, written by Thomas Lennon & Robert Ben Garant and directed by Shawn Levy, opens on May 22nd, 2009.
Synopsis:
“Night has fallen upon the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, DC. The guides have gone home, the lights are out, the school kids are tucked in their beds … yet something incredible is stirring as former night guard Larry Daley (Ben Stiller) finds himself lured into his biggest, most imagination-boggling adventure yet in which history truly comes alive. In this second installment of the Night at the Museum saga, Larry faces a battle so epic it could only unfold in the corridors of the world’s largest museum. Now, Larry must try to save his
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You'd think even a comedian would have the decorum to dress appropriately for a tour of the White House. Not so, in the case of British actor Rickey Gervais (The Office). When filming Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, Gervais and the film's star, Ben Stiller, were invited on the tour at the last minute. Apparently, Gervais had already sent his business attire out to be laundered, so he showed up for the historic meeting in his pajamas.
Stiller was not amused. In a recent interview, Stiller said:
They told us to dress business. I wore a suit and tie. And Ricky Gervais, British Ricky Gervais, shows up in a black t-shirt and draw string yoga pants. It's very beyond casual, like ready to meditate or something. And then he's running around like, "Oh, this is where our American president lives! Where's the dog?" Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
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Another fresh clip from upcoming comedy "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian" has arrived. Nearly one and a half minute long, the snippet unravels the scene with Ben Stiller's Larry Daley, Alain Chabat's Napoleon Bonaparte and Amy Adams' Amelia Earhart as the center of attention.
The clip starts with Bonaparte and his army seizing Daley. Stepping in with a dagger in his hand, the
French leader tries to insult Daley's short posture. But, much to his surprise, Daley talks back about the Emperor of the French's famous stature. When Earhart cuts their argument about the height issue, Bonaparte turns the discussion subject into women before finally forcing Daley to follow him.
In "Night at the Museum 2: Battle of the Smithsonian", Ben Stiller returns as the bumbling night security guard Larry Daley. When the Museum of Natural History is closed for upgrades and renovations,
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Ben Stiller has joked that working with Ricky Gervais on Night At The Museum was "much better" than working with nothing. Speaking at the sequel's UK press conference, the actor recounted how "excited" he had been when Gervais first turned up on the set to film. "It had been weeks and weeks of acting with nothing - running away from a dinosaur, but no dinosaur, and then running away from Attila The Hun, and nothing, no people to interact with, and then Ricky showed up," he explained. His comments prompted Gervais to remark, "So, I was better than nothing?" to which Stiller replied: "Much better than nothing - it was almost too much! Ricky Gervais showing
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From MTV.Com: The nation’s capital may have the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court, but yesterday the hottest ticket in town was the world premiere of “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian.”
Held at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the red carpet was star-studded, with a guest list that included Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Hank Azaria and more.
A follow-up to 2006’s wildly successful “Night at the Museum,” “Battle of the Smithsonian” finds Ben Stiller’s character — now a successful business owner — racing to the Washington landmark to assist his magical friends, who are locked in storage in the museum’s vast underground vault at the mercy of an ancient Egyptian tyrant played by Azaria.
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Ben Stiller has admitted that a third instalment in the Night At The Museum franchise is a possibility. Speaking at a UK press conference for Night At The Museum 2, the actor told reporters that he would be happy to reprise the role of Larry Daley if audiences wanted him too. "For the second one we had to figure out a reason why that movie would actually happen, and I feel like we figured that out. The idea of doing a third one would be great and really fun, but it would mean having to figure out something that sustained itself,"
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'You don't really get to do a premiere in the Smithsonian that often,' Ben Stiller says of red-carpet event.
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Hank Azaria, Ben Stiller and Amy Adams at the "A Night At The Museum: Battle Of The Smithsonian" premiere on Thursday
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Washington — The nation's capital may have the White House, Congress and the Supreme Court, but yesterday the hottest ticket in town was the world premiere of "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian."
Held at the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum, the red carpet was star-studded, with a guest list that included Ben Stiller, Amy Adams, Owen Wilson, Robin Williams, Ricky Gervais, Hank Azaria and more.
A follow-up to 2006's wildly successful "Night at the Museum," "Battle of the Smithsonian" finds Ben Stiller's character — now a successful business owner — racing to the Washington landmark to assist his magical friends,

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Tina Fey and Steve Carell's Date Night has just become that little bit more crowded as Ray Liotta, Mila Kunis and Mark Ruffalo sign up to join them in their comedy romance.Joining the starry line-up, the trio will play a some of the people Fey and Carell chance upon as their well-planned date night goes off on a tangent.Other actors already announced include Mark Wahlberg, who will play a security guard and black ops guy who wades in by offering to help the couple whilst simultaneously working his magic on Fey; James Franco, who will be a low-rent con-artist married to Mila Kunis; Oscar nominee Taraji P. Henson, as a nice police lady, alongside rapper Common and Zodiac's Jimmi Simpson who will play bent detectives. Gossip Girl's Leighton Meester will play the unlucky couple’s put-upon baby-sitter, and Knocked Up's Kristen Wiig will play

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