Is a Queens carousel going to get a new lease on life? Probably not, but it is going to have a starring role in The Sitter, a new movie with Jonah Hill currently filming around New York. The movie is said to be a loose remake of the 1987 movie Adventures in Babysitting, and a publicist involved told the Daily News that the Forest Park Carousel is "a major set piece for us." The 100-year-old city-owned carousel has been sitting dormant for two years as the Parks Department tries to find an operator to run it. Until that day, residents say they're excited it "will be showcased in a Hollywood film." Great, but can we all agree that any kind of remake of the near-perfect classic Adventures in Babysitting is a bad idea? more ›

Is Vanity Fair running out of cover concepts? The magazine is giving their sultry Tom Ford/Keira Knightley/Scarlett Johansson cover a comedy makeover, replacing Ford with Paul Rudd, and the ladies with Jonah Hill and ex-Freaks and Geeks Seth Rogen and Jason Segel. (Rogen will also be gracing the cover of Playboy in the near future.) Check out video of the shoot, and more photos from inside the issue (which includes Amy Poehler, but not Tina Fey—who is #1 on this list). The mag declares their subjects are "Comedy’s New Legends," but who are they missing? more ›

Sure, Michael Cera and Jonah Hill may have co-starred in Superbad, but one man alone stood out and helped them carry that movie: McLovin. And this is how he's rewarded? more ›

Members of the Writers Guild of America went on strike today after talks between the WGA and Association of Motion Picture and Television Producers collapsed last night. WGA East members are striking outside of NBC headquarters at Rockefeller Plaza on 49th Street today - 30 Rock's Tina Fey, Saturday Night Live's Seth Meyers, and the Daily Show's John Oliver were on the line, as were many other writers for other productions - and other... more ›

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