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A video of Paris Hilton that doesn’t make you hate her

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

Adam McKay is Will Ferrell’s regular collaborator, and the director and co-writer of “Anchorman,” “Talladega Nights,” and “Step Brothers.” So he’s obviously a talented guy. I don’t think I appreciated just how talented he is, though, until I saw this video, in which he actually makes Paris Hilton funny.

This is her campaign video, written by McKay as a response to John McCain using Hilton’s image in one of his ads.

(I know I’ve been posting a lot of videos lately. I don’t know why! At least this one isn’t about Hitler, though.)

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Wednesday movie roundup – Aug. 6

Wednesday, August 6th, 2008

For some reason everybody decided to release their movies on Wednesday this week instead of Friday, just for funsies! Which suits me fine, because now I can pretend it’s the weekend and just lie around until Monday.

“Pineapple Express” is the latest stoner comedy from the Judd Apatow Laff Factory, and it’s pretty funny, albeit slightly off from the usual gold standard. Seth Rogen and James Franco are a hilarious pair of potheads, that’s for sure. And so are the characters they play.

Appealing to a slightly different demographic is “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2″ (reviewed at Film.com), which addresses all the nagging questions you had at the end of the first one.

In limited release, there’s a thing called “Bottle Shock.” It’s kind of mediocre.

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