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Jack Black

  • Film

    April 26, 2012

    'Bernie' Features Murder In a Small Town

    Deep in the heart of Texas with Richard Linklater's latest

  • Blogs

    October 17, 2011

    Rocket From the Crypt Reunites--For One Episode of Yo Gabba Gabba!

    WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT.​If there was one good cause to reunite for--that is, other than the fans, of course--it's Yo Gabba Gabba!. Rocket From the Crypt singer John Reis posted this awesome photo on his official Facebook account Friday, along with this caption: AP-ROCKET FROM THE CRYPT REUNITE! ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 21, 2011

    Tom Sizemore Busted Days After His Movie is Feted in Santa Ana

    ​Sunday night, OC Film Fiesta capped another successful run in Santa Ana with a screening and celebration of the film White Knight starring Tom Sizemore.Early Tuesday, Sizemore was arrested in Los Angeles on an outstanding warrant for misdemeanor battery.

  • Blogs

    April 14, 2011

    What's Happening in OC/LB on Record Store Day? Your Handy Event Directory

    ​Since its inception in 2007, the fandemonium over Record Store Day has only grown. Drak, owner of Vinyl Solution in Huntington Beach, expressed his awe of fans last year who flooded into his store "like mice after a piece of cheese. It's amazing." It's no wonder they do--each year on the third Sa ... More >>

  • Film

    January 13, 2011

    'The Green Hornet' Is a Superhero Slob

    Seth Rogen schlubs it up in Michel Gondry's 3-D spectacle

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2011

    Celebrity New Year's Resolutions in 2011

    myspace.com​​New Year's resolutions are usually either corny or totally boring. However, it's always interesting to read resolutions from celebrities, even if they are pretty much the same corny or boring ones we no-names makes for ourselves. With that in mind, let's take a look at some of the p ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2010

    Orange Bits: Dusty Rhodes, Tenacious D, Jimmy Buffett

    Luke Holwerda/Phoenix New TimesJimmy Buffett​Here's what we didn't write about this week in Orange County music news. Aside from perhaps Dusty Rhodes, much of the leftover news this week is about old guys. Enjoy!

  • Blogs

    September 28, 2010

    Will You Be at Lucha VaVOOM?

    Justin Shady​A few months ago, I had five epiphanies at Lucha VaVoom. What it is, basically, is a burlesque/wrestling/comedy show featuring colorful costumes worn by character wrestlers (such as Dirty Sanchez) and commentary by comedians such as Dana Gould and Tom Kenny (Jack Black had sat in once ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 22, 2010

    Sesame Street vs. Yo Gabba Gabba! The Musical Battle for Your Kids' Coolness

    Sesame Street​Sesame Street wants your kids to be cool. And not by learning the alphabet, easy addition or "good government bullshit" (sorry, it's the 20th anniversary of the release of GoodFellas).No, they're doing it through pop music.This week, The Street (I hear that's what the cool toddlers a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2010

    My Morning Jacket and Avi Buffalo at the Greek Theatre Last Night

    Andrew Youssef/OC Weekly​My Morning Jacket and Avi BuffaloAug. 12, 2010The Greek Theatre The difference between a young buzz band and a primed-and-polished touring act shone apparent last night at the Greek Theatre in Griffith Park, which hosted My Morning Jacket with Long Beach's Avi Buffalo ope ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2010

    Friday Double Feature: Faded Paper Figures and School of Rock All-Stars at the Glass House

    ​With the weekend fast upon us, the Glass House is preparing to maximize their Friday show schedule. Kicking off tomorrow afternoon with a benefit concert for Haiti from the School of Rock All-Stars (just like kids from that Jack Black movie, only better), the Pomona venue hosts a celebr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2010

    Hermosa Beach Discovers Nefarious OC Surfing Takeover Plot

    Couldn't outsmart Hermosa despite our costume.​Face it, Orange County: You can't fool all of the people all of the time. At least not people in Hermosa Beach, where resident/activist Geoff Hirsch yesterday revealed a once top secret Orange County nefarious plot to takeover his city' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 12, 2010

    Trainwreck at DiPiazza's in Long Beach

    Brandon Ferguson​TrainwreckJuly 10, 2010DiPiazza'sWhether you're in on the joke or not, watching a band featuring Kyle Gass of Tenacious D fame can be a little confusing. Performances by the bald-pated minstrel and his musical minions delivering irony-laced homages to all things bloat-rock beg th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2010

    Five Epiphanies At Lucha VaVoom

    Justin ShadyLucha VaVoom at the Mayan, June 24​Last night, I saw Lucha VaVoom at the Mayan Theater. Having never seen a wrestling match in my life, I was unprepared for the gaudy fun of it all--the masked Mexican wrestlers prancing around the ring throwing each other around, midgets in chicken c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2010

    Interview: Kyle Gass of Trainwreck

    ​If you like your Southern rock served with a side of perverted comedy, mullet wigs and unbridled manliness, Trainwreck just might be the band you've been waiting for. Formed by funny man guitarist Kyle Gass, known best for his work with Jack Black in Tenacious D, Trainwreck is a he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 10, 2010

    Parent Vows Petition to Remove Gustavo as UCLA Commencement Speaker

    Listen to the message above. It's one Sandy Roberts, outraged that my alma mater, UCLA, chose me to give their commencement speech this month. I was confused at first, though, because I couldn't figure out what exactly upset her so much about me. Was she a Know Nothing? A pedophile apologist? An ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 7, 2009

    Five Regrettable Music/Video Game Moments

    ​Motörhead are currently on tour (including a stop at the House of Blues in Anaheim), they also play a role in upcoming action/adventure game Brütal Legend, out next week on Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 (we got a chance to play it at Comic-Con this year, it's a fun, straight-forward beat 'em up wi ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2009

    Flier of the Week: Upstart at the Continental Room

    ​Is lucha libre imagery played out? Can we blame the abysmal 2006 Jack Black "comedy" Nacho Libre for that? (Please? It really was pretty laughless.)

  • Blogs

    July 13, 2009

    For Your Consideration: "O.C. Babes and the Slasher of Zombietown"

    On film, Orange County has been subjected to bioscience (Creator), thinking simians (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) and Jack Black (Orange County). But are we ready for clueless babes, a serial slasher and flesh-eating zombies? EEEEEENNNNKTTT!!! Time's up. They're on the way whether we're ready ... More >>

  • Culture

    June 11, 2009

    The Unhappy Marriage (Opposite Marriage?) of Art and Politics In the Proposition 8 Debate

    On film, Orange County has been subjected to bioscience (Creator), thinking simians (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) and Jack Black (Orange County). But are we ready for clueless babes, a serial slasher and flesh-eating zombies? EEEEEENNNNKTTT!!! Time's up. They're on the way whether we're ready ... More >>

  • News

    December 25, 2008

    Jeffrey Katzenberg's Cure-All for an Ailing Movie Economy, In All Three Dimensions

    On film, Orange County has been subjected to bioscience (Creator), thinking simians (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) and Jack Black (Orange County). But are we ready for clueless babes, a serial slasher and flesh-eating zombies? EEEEEENNNNKTTT!!! Time's up. They're on the way whether we're ready ... More >>

  • Film

    August 14, 2008

    Ben Stiller's Hollywood Send-up 'Tropic Thunder' Lacks Firepower

    On film, Orange County has been subjected to bioscience (Creator), thinking simians (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) and Jack Black (Orange County). But are we ready for clueless babes, a serial slasher and flesh-eating zombies? EEEEEENNNNKTTT!!! Time's up. They're on the way whether we're ready ... More >>

  • Film

    June 12, 2008

    [Summer Guide] Movies to Look Forward to Now That Indy and Carrie Bradshaw Have Used Up All the Hype

    On film, Orange County has been subjected to bioscience (Creator), thinking simians (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) and Jack Black (Orange County). But are we ready for clueless babes, a serial slasher and flesh-eating zombies? EEEEEENNNNKTTT!!! Time's up. They're on the way whether we're ready ... More >>

  • Film

    May 15, 2008

    [Web Exclusive!] Summer Grows Up: The Season of Big-Budget Bangs Uses Its Brain

    On film, Orange County has been subjected to bioscience (Creator), thinking simians (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) and Jack Black (Orange County). But are we ready for clueless babes, a serial slasher and flesh-eating zombies? EEEEEENNNNKTTT!!! Time's up. They're on the way whether we're ready ... More >>

  • Film

    March 20, 2008

    Owen Wilson Is a Bad Fit for an Ass-Kicking Bodyguard in 'Drillbit Taylor'

    On film, Orange County has been subjected to bioscience (Creator), thinking simians (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) and Jack Black (Orange County). But are we ready for clueless babes, a serial slasher and flesh-eating zombies? EEEEEENNNNKTTT!!! Time's up. They're on the way whether we're ready ... More >>

  • Film

    February 21, 2008

    [DVDish] Laughing Pains: Reviews of Margot at the Wedding, American Gangster, More

    On film, Orange County has been subjected to bioscience (Creator), thinking simians (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) and Jack Black (Orange County). But are we ready for clueless babes, a serial slasher and flesh-eating zombies? EEEEEENNNNKTTT!!! Time's up. They're on the way whether we're ready ... More >>

  • Film

    February 21, 2008

    Michel Gondry’s Be Kind Rewind Comes Up Short, Stale, Flat

    On film, Orange County has been subjected to bioscience (Creator), thinking simians (Conquest of the Planet of the Apes) and Jack Black (Orange County). But are we ready for clueless babes, a serial slasher and flesh-eating zombies? EEEEEENNNNKTTT!!! Time's up. They're on the way whether we're ready ... More >>

  • Film

    December 20, 2007

    Hock the Line

    Sending up the biopic, Walk Hard sells cheap laughs, lame cameos and lifeless Cox

  • Film

    August 30, 2007

    Test My Balls of Fury

    More entertaining than the actual movie!

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2007

    Mike Relm, Detroit Bar, August 10, 2007

    Mike Relm looks like Central Casting's idea of an IT geek. But in reality he's a San Francisco-based laptop disc/video jockey who rocks parties with a rather shocking ferocity. Relm’s like a West Coast Girl Talk, but with shit-hot scratching and graphic skills. The Relm m.o. is to take familiar ... More >>

  • Music

    August 2, 2007

    Locals Only

    Foxes On the Stun: Long Beach lasses Civet create punk rock that's rated XX

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2007

    Comic-Con 2007: Universal Focus/Rogue, part 1

    Neil Gaiman and Henry Selick kick things off by announcing a special screening of some early footage from Coraline, their new stop-motion collaboration. It'll be later in the evening at a nearby theater, and passes can be had at the Rogue booth. Those sitting in Hall H all day at the actual panels ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 29, 2007

    "You are what you pretend to be" -- Kurt Vonnegut

    Like any great actress, Orange County native Azia Kim is skilled in the art of bullshit. So profound are her chops that she successfully fooled an entire 210-resident dorm at Stanford University into believing that she was a second-year biology major. She went so far as to buy textbooks for classes ... More >>

  • Film

    March 1, 2007

    Weed Killers

    OnDVD: Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

  • Film

    November 23, 2006

    One Toke Wonder

    Tenacious D gets the band back together, and . . . and . . . and?

  • Film

    July 20, 2006

    Unreal Estate

    Cartoon kids poke around Spielberg/Zemeckis Monster House

  • Columns

    July 13, 2006

    !Ask a Mexican!

    'Real-life Mexicans not only dont care about those stereotypes, they embrace them'

  • Film

    June 15, 2006

    Tortilla Flat

    Nachos funnier than Napoleon, which isnt sayin much

  • Film

    January 12, 2006

    This Week in Comedy Essentials

    Mr. Show With Bob & David: The Complete Series

  • Unknown

    June 16, 2005

    LOWBALLASSCHATTER!

    Mr. Show With Bob & David: The Complete Series

  • Music

    December 9, 2004

    Making Life

    Most music sucks, but Brett Cains doesnt

  • Film

    October 9, 2003

    Hear My Song

    Slacker musician teaches preppie tykes to unleash their inner rockers

  • Music

    May 23, 2002

    Good Ol Guitars

    Slacker musician teaches preppie tykes to unleash their inner rockers

  • Features

    January 3, 2002

    Diary of a mad county

    Orange County, California: 2001

  • News

    December 27, 2001

    OCN Fire Sale

    Adelphia to OC: Adios!

  • Columns

    December 27, 2001

    Shop Local, Burn Global

    How to become your own big-ass music label

  • Music

    November 29, 2001

    Crammed Down My Throat

    The hating of Tenacious D

  • Film

    November 15, 2001

    Under the Influence

    Spellbound in Shallow Hal

  • Columns

    May 31, 2001

    Naked Lunch

    Spellbound in Shallow Hal

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