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Sundance Deal: IFC Picks Up 'Ain't Them Bodies Saints'
IFC has sealed a deal for U.S. rights to David Lowery's Sundance favorite "Ain't Them Bodies Saints." The acquisition reportedly came after a battle involving the company and three other distributors that lasted through the night of January 24 and into the morning of the 25th.
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Scott Aukerman Brings Celebrity Guests and a 'Bizarro Version' of Himself to Podcast-Turned-TV Show 'Comedy Bang! Bang!'
Fans of comedian Scott Aukerman have until this point had more of a chance to get familiar with his voice than with his screen presence. A writer for "Mr. Show" and the creator of viral web phenom "Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis," Aukerman's best known as the h...
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How 'Bunk' Became the New York Television Festival's First Greenlit TV Series
Improv comedy series "Bunk," which premieres on IFC this Friday, June 8th at 10:30pm, is unique not only for its satirical game show set-up, in comedians compete in surreal challenges (e.g. "Shame That Puppy"). It's also the first series to be greenlit out of the New Yor...
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Watch: New 'Comedy Bang! Bang!' Spot Spoofs Every Trailer Ever
"What does it all mean?" The only thing missing from the new spot for Scott Aukerman's upcoming IFC series "Comedy Bang! Bang!" is someone intoning in a deep voiceover "In a world..."
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5 Best Things to Watch on TV This Week: Pride Month Docs and Ampersand Dramedies
Sure, with "Game of Thrones," "Mad Men," "Girls," "Nurse Jackie," "Veep" and more, Sunday's overcrowded with great TV, but what to watch the rest of the time? Each Monday, we bring you this guide to five noteworthy highlights from the other ...
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Watch: Jon Hamm Freestyles About 'Taxi' With Reggie Watts
IFC's upcoming Scott Aukerman series "Comedy Bang! Bang!" seems to be about as far from your typical talk show as you can get while still technically keeping to the format. To see just how far, check out the video below from "Reggie Makes Music," a web series of outtakes...
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Watch: Zach Galifianakis Tries to Imagine If Dogs Could Talk
"Seriously, though, what would that be like?" IFC has offered up a preview clip from the first episode of its upcoming series "Comedy Bang! Bang!," based on the podcast hosted by Scott Aukerman ("Mr. Show," the producer of "Between Two Ferns"). Aukerman serves...
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Weekend Box Office: What the Indie Numbers Really Mean UPDATED
The weekend marks the return of two veteran filmmakers who were established in specialized theaters in the 1990s – Whit Stillman and Nanni Moretti. Films from both directors (who have always made pointed observations about their surroundings) opened to respectable if not spectacular grosses this hol...
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IFC Orders 10 Episodes of Marc Maron's Single-Camera Comedy
Standup comedian and former Air America host Marc Maron has established himself as one of the premiere comedy podcasters and defining voices in the emerging genre with his WTF With Marc Maron, which features funny, intimate and in-depth interviews with everyone from Louis C.K. to Janeane Garofa...
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France Gets Its Politics On: 6 Must-See Titles from the Rendez-vous with French Cinema series
In an election year, the 2012 Rendez-vous with French Cinema is largely about politics past and present. “Farewell my Queen” offers a “downstairs” view of the French Revolution through the eyes of a servant at Versailles, while “Free Men” reveals how the Muslim community in Paris worked with the Res...
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