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Film Review: ‘A Haunted House 2’ Spoofs Better Than the Original
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 18, 2014 - 8:07amCHICAGO – The parody industry that the Wayans comedy machine has generated has provided big laughs and big box office for years. In 2013, Marlon Wayans launched another series, with “A Haunted House.” Faster than the fastest green light, that success led to ‘A Haunted House 2.’
Interview: Marlon Wayans Brings the Funny to ‘A Haunted House 2’
Submitted by PatrickMcD on April 16, 2014 - 4:54pmCHICAGO – Marlon Wayans will do practically anything for a laugh, and that is to the audience’s advantage in the sequel to last year’s smash comedy, “A Haunted House 2.” Joining him for the second go around is hot comic Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias and the reliable Affion Crockett, who is reprising his role as Cousin Ray Ray.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 10 Blu-ray, DVD Combo Packs to Marlon Wayans’ ‘A Haunted House’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on April 27, 2013 - 11:01pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Combo Pack with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 10 free Blu-ray and DVD combo packs up for grabs for the home entertainment release of the new Marlon Wayans spoof “A Haunted House”!
Blu-ray Review: Lifeless ‘A Haunted House’ Dies Quick Death
Submitted by mattmovieman on April 24, 2013 - 8:27amCHICAGO – A routinely diverting extra on Apatow home video releases is the “Line O’Rama” montage supplying alternate riffs for scenes included in the final cut. They’re entertaining because they display the various wild directions the scenes could’ve taken courtesy of inspired improvisation. Judd Apatow clearly understands comedy, and Marlon Wayans clearly does not.
Film Review: Horror Spoof ‘A Haunted House’ is Pretty Horrible
Submitted by PatrickMcD on January 11, 2013 - 6:55pmCHICAGO – There is one funny line in “A Haunted House,” the new horror spoof starring Marlon Wayans. It’s “my foot has a cramp, don’t touch it.” The rest of the film is stunningly without humor, relying on a series of flatulence, sex and failed jokes to dauntingly fill the long, long 95 minutes.
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 40 Pairs of Passes to ‘Paranormal Activity’ Spoof ‘A Haunted House’
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on January 7, 2013 - 10:53pmCHICAGO – In the latest HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film with our unique social giveaway technology, we have 40 pairs of movie passes up for grabs to the advance screening of the “Paranormal Activity” spoof “A Haunted House”!
TV Review: Cliched, Generic TBS Sitcom ‘Are We There Yet?’
Submitted by BrianTT on June 2, 2010 - 10:09amCHICAGO – Very loosely based on the Ice Cube movie (and featuring occasional cameos by the Executive Producer himself), TBS’s “Are We There Yet?” feels more like a product of the recently-passed era of generic family sitcoms like “According to Jim” or “My Wife and Kids.”
HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: 25 VIP Chicago Party Passes For Ice Cube’s ‘Are We There Yet?’ on TBS
Submitted by HollywoodChicago.com on May 20, 2010 - 12:53pmCHICAGO – In our latest TV edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: TV, we have 25 admit-two passes up for grabs to the VIP Chicago party for the new TBS comedy “Are We There Yet?” from executive producer Ice Cube!