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'The Campaign': Just How Low Can Politicians Go?

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Cam Brady (Will Ferrell) and Marty Huggins (Zack Galifianakis) are political rivals in The Campaign, a movie that improves the more it lets the two actors veer toward the outlandish.

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The Motch brothers (John Lithgow and Dan Aykroyd) support Huggins' campaign in hopes of securing their own business interests. The brothers' last name is a not-so-veiled reference to the real-life Koch brothers.

By Scott Tobias

Originally published on Thu August 9, 2012 4:49 pm

There's a devil-may-care recklessness to Will Ferrell that sets him apart from other screen comics — a willingness to commit to the moment without fear of embarrassment, even if the comedy goes right off the rails.

1:32 pm

Thu August 9, 2012

Chris Rock On The Funny Business Of Finding Success

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"I don't believe I can offend you in a comedy club," Rock says. Star comedians use comedy clubs to try out new material. "I think that's the deal that's made when you see a famous guy in one of these clubs."

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Chris Rock stars as Julie Delpy's boyfriend in 2 Days in New York. Delpy directed the film, a follow-up to her 2007 romantic comedy 2 Days in Paris.

By editor

Originally published on Thu August 9, 2012 2:01 pm

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How much funny family dysfunction can you pack into two days? Plenty, if you're Mingus and Marion (Chris Rock and Julie Delpy) an interracial, multinational Manhattan couple — each with kids from previous relationships — hosting Marion's family visiting from France. The film, 2 Days in New York, is a sequel to Delpy's 2007 film, 2 Days in Paris.

10:49 am

Thu August 9, 2012

Barber On Front Lines Of Civil Rights Battles

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Originally published on Fri August 10, 2012 12:25 pm

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MICHEL MARTIN, HOST:

Now we're going to talk about an important struggle in this country. We often talk about everyday heroes, people who, with no special credentials and no recognition, do remarkable things. Our next guest found someone like that and decided to make a film about him.

6:03 am

Thu August 9, 2012

'Banyan' Lifts The Veil On Cambodia's Nightmare

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Vaddey Ratner survived four years of forced labor under the Khmer Rouge, and has since come to the United States, where she studied Southeast Asian history and literature at Cornell University.

By editor

Originally published on Thu August 9, 2012 5:33 pm

When Michele Bachmann, through the most circumstantial of evidence, recently linked Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin to the Muslim Brotherhood, it wouldn't have been irrational to think immediately of Joseph McCarthy's witch hunts. Bachmann's claim was quickly dismissed, bringing a rare moment of sort-of agreement between the parties, but it serves as an important reminder. Paranoid character-smearing is a time-honored tool of totalitarian regimes.

2:21 am

Thu August 9, 2012

Watch This: Lynn Shelton's Eclectic Mix Of Favorites

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Lynn Shelton first gained recognition for her 2009 film Humpday. She is known particularly for encouraging actors to improvise on set.

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Originally published on Fri August 10, 2012 1:21 pm

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