18 November
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SPIRITED Director: Sean AndersStarring: Ryan Reynolds, Will Ferrell, Octavia Spencer, Tracy Morgan, Sunita Mani, Patrick Page, Loren G. Woods, Joe Tippitt There have been countless iterations of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol over the last few decades, but that never stops filmmakers from adding their own spin to this tale. The new film Spirited is a musical version with Ryan Reynolds and Will Ferrell. Will Ferrell plays the familiar role of the Ghost of Christmas Present. He has a dedicated staff of support ghosts who visit different types of scrooges during the holiday season. After they make someone a better person, like crotchety neighbor Karen,Read More →

07 July
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EUROVISION SONG CONTEST: THE STORY OF FIRE SAGA Director: David DobkinStarring: Will Ferrell, Rachel McAdams, Dan Stevens, Pierce Brosnan, Demi Lovato, Graham Norton Will Ferrell’s latest comedy has him begging for the win in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Ferrell plays Lars who has dreamed of winning the Eurovision Song Contest since he was a child. He and his best friend Sigrid (Rachel McAdams) are a singing duo named Fire Saga who win a spot in the world-renowned competition after tragedy strikes Iceland’s prized songstress. Fire Saga isn’t very good and could be a laughing embarrassment for Iceland. It’s now streaming on Netflix. Here’sRead More →

13 February
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DOWNHILL Director: Nat Faxon, Jim RashStarring: Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Will Ferrell, Miranda Otto, Zach Woods, Julian Grey, Ammon Jacob Ford, Zoe Chao Downhill premiered recently at the Sundance Film Festival and is now in wide release. It stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Will Ferrell as Billie and Pete who take their two sons on a family skiing trip in the Alps. They appear to be booked at the wrong resort as theirs isn’t as family-friendly as they thought. They agree to stay there and should be having a great time but an avalanche nearly destroys their trip and the aftermath forces them to re-evaluate what matters mostRead More →

12 February
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ZOOLANDER 2 Director: Ben Stiller Starring: Ben Stiller, Owen Wilson, Penélope Cruz, Kristen Wiig, Will Ferrell, Benedict Cumberbatch,Justin Theroux, Christine Taylor, Billy Zane It’s tough being a male model, just ask Derek Zoolander (Stiller). He decides to retire from the industry and become a “hermit crab” after facing tragedy after tragedy. His wife (Taylor) is killed in a freak accident and his son is taken away from him. On a snowy night, Billy Zane shows up at his doorstep and convinces him to come out of hiding in order to go to Rome and get his son back and also appear in a fashion showRead More →

27 March
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GET HARD Director: Etan Cohen Starring: Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart, Allison Brie, Craig T. Nelson, Tip “T.I.” Harris Do you ever wonder how some movies get pitched to studios? You sit through a terrible movie with almost zero redeeming qualities and you question who green lit it? I feel like the pitch was “Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart in a buddy comedy”. SOLD! Sure, that pitch has promise. Both are funny comedians that can bring in box office gold. The studio heads must not have heard the actual premise in the pitch meeting. Ferrell plays James King, an extremely wealthy hedge fund manager who seemsRead More →

12 February
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THE LEGO MOVIE Director: Phil Lord, Christopher Miller Starring: Chris Pratt, Liam Neeson, Will Arnett, Elizabeth Banks, Morgan Freeman, Will Ferrell, Alison Brie, Will Forte, Jonah Hill, Dave Franco Yes, it is true. The Lego Movie is AWESOME. Eyes may have rolled when it was first announced that there would be a movie based on Legos. The trailers looked pretty funny, so I had hope that it would actually exceed the low expectations that were originally set in place. Boy, did it ever. Emmet (Pratt) wakes up every day as excited as he can be. Everything is awesome in life. He is just your ordinaryRead More →

15 January
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ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUES Director: Adam McKay Starring: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Christina Applegate, Kristen Wiig, Dylan Baker, Greg Kinnear, Meagan Good. The guys from the Channel 4 news team are back! It has been nearly a decade since Will Ferrell donned the mustache and fabulous hair as Ron Burgandy. Ron and his talented wife Veronica Corningstone (Applegate) are now co-anchors together and think they are being offered a promotion to the nightly primetime slot after anchor Mack Tannen (Harrison Ford cameo!) calls them into his office. The news does not quite go to plan as Veronica gets the promotionRead More →

01 July
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ANCHORMAN 2: THE LEGEND CONTINUESDirector: Adam McKayStarring: Will Ferrell, Paul Rudd, Steve Carell, David Koechner, Christina Applegate, Vince Vaughn, Harrison Ford, Kristen Wiig The Channel 4 news team is back! After nine years, the whole gang is back together and I couldn’t be happier! Ron Burgandy is by far my favorite Will Ferrell character. Many times sequels are made to high grossing comedies and they just bomb. They recycle jokes and the script always seems to be rushed. I am glad McKay and Ferrell took their time to make sure they had the right story to make it work. The first film has a hugeRead More →