 Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy 2004  PG-13, 91 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
aka: Anchorman
Director: Adam McKay
Cast: Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Fred Willard, Chris Parnell, Kathryn Hahn, Fred Armisen, Seth Rogen, Paul F. Tompkins, Danny Trejo, Scot Robinson, Darcy Donavan, Ian Roberts
In the 1970s, a pompous, TV news anchorman, Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell), rules the roost in his San Diego newsroom–until station manager Ed Harken (Fred Willard) decides it's time for a change. He appoints ambitious Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) as a new member of the news staff, and a battle of the sexes ensues in this good satire on the 1970s' lifestyles.
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Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters 2007  R, 87 min.
Genre: Animation / Comedy
Director: Matt Maiellaro, Dave Willis
Cast: Dana Snyder, Dave Willis, Carey Means, Andy Merrill, Mike Schatz, Matt Maiellaro, Fred Armisen, Bruce Campbell, C. Martin Croker, George Lowe, Chris Ward, Chris Kattan, Neil Peart
In this big-screen version of the Cartoon Network, those fast-food heroes The Aqua Teen Hunger Force–Meatwad (voice of Dave Willis), Frylock (voice of Carey Means), and Master Shake (voice of Dana Snyder)–chase down the secret behind a piece of exercise equipment, which threatens galactic peace when Plutonians join forces with the Cybernetic Ghost of Christmas Past in an effort to control the universe.
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Baby Mama 2008 PG-13, 96 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Michael McCullers
Cast: Amy Poehler, Tina Fey, Greg Kinnear, Dax Shepard, Romany Malco, Sigourney Weaver, Steve Martin, Maura Tierney, Stephen Mailer, Holland Taylor, James Rebhorn, Denis O'Hare, Kevin Collins, Will Forte, Fred Armisen
Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey) is an overachieving vice-president at Round Earth organic markets. But, she has never had a child, and that is something she wants more than anything else. When she learns that her chances of getting pregnant are nil, Kate's solution is to contact a fertility agency run by Chaffee Bicknell (Sigourney Weaver) and decides that Angie (Amy Poehler) will be the surrogate mother. A short time later, when now-pregnant Angie appears at Kate's door with no place to live, Kate invites her to move in. Chaos and comedy reign as the slovenly Angie takes over Kate's well-ordered world.
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Confessions of a Shopaholic 2009  PG, 100 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy / Romance
Director: P.J. Hogan
Cast: Isla Fisher, Hugh Dancy, Krysten Ritter, Joan Cusack, John Goodman, John Lithgow, Kristin Scott Thomas, Fred Armisen, Leslie Bibb, Lynn Redgrave, Julie Hagerty, Wendie Malick, Robert(2) Stanton, Nick Cornish, Clea Lewis
Despite growing up as the daughter of conservative spending parents (Joan Cusack and John Goodman), Rebecca (Isla Fisher) loves shopping for clothes and has incurred over 10,000 dollars in credit card debt. She dreams of working for the elite fashion magazine, "Alette," but lands a job as an advice columnist for a finance company. Rebecca keeps her own financial problems a secret while her column becomes a great success. As her career soars, Rebecca finds it more and more difficult to hide her money troubles from her readers–and even more so from her boss Luke Brandon (Hugh Dancy) when romance blooms between them.
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Deck the Halls 2006  PG, 95 min.
Genre: Family / Comedy
Director: John Whitsell
Cast: Danny DeVito, Matthew Broderick, Kristin Davis, Kristin Chenoweth, Alia Shawkat, Dylan Blue, Sabrina Aldridge, Kelly Aldridge, Jorge Garcia, Fred Armisen, Gillian Vigman, Ryan Devlin, Sean O'Bryan
Buddy Hall (Danny DeVito) decorates his family's home with so many lights that it just might be seen from outer space. Neighbor Steve Finch (Matthew Broderick) decides that enough is enough and sets out to sabotage the Halls' display. But, by story's end, Buddy and Steve have discovered the true meaning of Christmas.
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 EuroTrip 2004  R, 92 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Jeff Schaffer
Cast: Scott Mechlowicz, Jacob Pitts, Michelle Trachtenberg, Travis Wester, Kristin Kruek, Jessica Boehrs, Lucy Lawless, Vinnie Jones, Matt Damon, Fred Armisen, Rade Serbedzija, Cathy Meils
Immediately following high-school graduation, four friends–Scotty (Scott Mechlowicz), Cooper (Jacob Pitts), and twins Jenny (Michelle Trachtenberg) and Jamie (Travis Wester)–enjoy a European vacation fraught with mayhem as Scotty tracks down his e-mail pen pal.
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The Ex 2007 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy / Romance
Director: Jesse Peretz
Cast: Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, Jason Bateman, Donal Logue, Charles Grodin, Mia Farrow, Lucian Maisel, Amy Poehler, Fred Armisen, Bob Stephenson, Yafit Hallely, Josh Charles, Marin Hinkle, Yul Vazquez, Paul Rudd
Tom Reilly (Zach Braff) is a chef in Manhattan who fights with his boss (Paul Rudd) and is fired. Needing money, Tom moves with his pregnant wife Sofia (Amanda Peet) to her hometown where his father-in-law (Charles Grodin) gives him a job at his advertising agency. Tom's new manager is a wheelchair-bound paraplegic, Chip (Jason Bateman), who just happens to be Sofia's high-school boyfriend. To make matters worse, Tom is sure that Chip is scheming to get Sofia back. In an effort to clear the air, Tom sets out to prove that Chip's disability is not for real, and many problems rise to the fore in the process.
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Melvin Goes to Dinner 2003 R, 83 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama
Director: Bob Odenkirk
Cast: Michael Blieden, Stephanie Courtney, Matt Price, Annabelle Gurwitch, Kathleen Roll, Maura Tierney, James Gunn, David Cross, Jacqueline Heinze, Fred Armisen
Based on Michael Blieden's play "Phyrogiants!" most of this story takes place at a restaurant table where four, funny, 30-something people (Michael Blieden, Stephanie Courtney, Matt Price, and Annabelle Gurwitch) bare their inner feelings on a myriad of subjects. Entertaining.
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The Rocker 2008 PG-13, 102 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Peter Cattaneo
Cast: Rainn Wilson, Christina Applegate, Teddy Geiger, Josh Gad, Emma Stone, Jeff Garlin, Jane Lynch, Jason Sudeikis, Will Arnett, Howard Hesseman, Fred Armisen, Bradley Cooper, Lonny Ross, Jon Glaser, Jane Krakowski
Robert "Fish" Fishman (Rainn Wilson) was once the drummer for the band "Vesuvius" until the band members dumped him, signed a new contract, and became stars. Twenty years later, 41-year-old Fish has moved in with his sister Lisa (Jane Lynch) and her husband Stan (Jeff Garlin) and lives in the attic. Their son Matt (Josh Gad) and guitarist Curtis (Teddy Geiger) have formed a band, A.D.D., and when they lose their drummer, Fish fills in. This is the beginning of his new adventure that will result in a real future in the recording industry.
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Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny 2006 R, 95 min.
Genre: Comedy / Musical
Director: Liam Lynch
Cast: Jack Black, Kyle Gass, Jason Reed, Tim Robbins, Ben Stiller, Ronnie James Dio, Paul F. Tompkins, Troy Gentile, Ned Bellamy, Meat Loaf, Fred Armisen, Kirk Ward, Amy Poehler, David Grohl
Fans of Jack Black and Kyle Gass will enjoy this fictionalized account of the forming of their band "Tenacious D" and how it rose from an obscure beginning to fame and fortune.
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| 1. Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)
aka: Anchorman
2. Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters (2007)
3. Baby Mama (2008)
4. Confessions of a Shopaholic (2009)
5. Deck the Halls (2006)
6. EuroTrip (2004)
7. The Ex (2007)
8. Melvin Goes to Dinner (2003)
9. The Rocker (2008)
10. Tenacious D: The Pick of Destiny (2006)
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