Aubrey Plaza

Review: 'Maron' on IFC features a curmudgeonly comic

2013-05-03 06:00:00

Funny and trying, "Maron," which premieres Friday on IFC, stars the comedian and podcaster Marc Maron as comedian and podcaster Marc Maron. Among self-referential sitcoms, it is somewhere on (or around) the continuum between "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and...

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'The Big Bang Theory' on CBS

2013-05-01 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 28 - May 4, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES The Big Bang Theory Leonard and...

Summer Movie Sneaks complete list

2013-04-28 00:00:00

The 2013 Summer Movie Preview is a snapshot of films opening through the end of August. Release dates (for Los Angeles) and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change. -------------------- FOR THE RECORD: Sneaks list: In the...

Thursday's TV Highlights: 'Which Way Is the Front Line from Here?'

2013-04-17 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of April 14 -20, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � � -------------------- SERIES Community Annie (Alison Brie) secretly...

Chris Tucker of 'Rush Hour' films to host upcoming BET Awards

2013-04-16 12:17:00

Reclusive actor-comedian Chris Tucker, who is so selective about his movie roles that he's only appeared in four movies in the last 15 years, has been tapped to host this year's BET Awards. Tucker, who is best known as Jackie Chan's crime-fighting...

'Price Is Right' to feature kids episode

2013-04-16 10:45:00

"The Price Is Right" has been around in its current run since 1972. When that 40-year run has had just two hosts and very few changes in format, it's time to shake things up. And Thursday's episode attempts to do just that by adding kids. Everybody...

CinemaCon 2013: A peek at summer tentpoles and year-enders

2013-04-15 06:00:00

Movie theater owners will converge in Las Vegas this week for their annual convention, checking out new hybrids of popcorn, the latest iterations of stadium seats and clips from potential summer blockbusters including "Star Trek Into Darkness," "Man of...

'Revolution' untelevised: NBC swaps drama for Boston news

2013-04-16 06:00:00

Say you wanna "Revolution"? Well, that's too bad, because NBC's post-apocalyptic drama isn't catching too many breaks lately. Executive produced by J.J. Abrams of "Lost" and "Star Trek" fame, the show was bumped Monday night for a Brian Williams-...

Quick Takes: Aubrey Plaza's MTV stunt a hit

2013-04-16 00:00:00

Maybe Aubrey Plaza is on to something with her crazy stunts: The MTV Movie Awards she spectacularly crashed Sunday posted big ratings gains. The "Parks & Recreation" costar was supposedly tossed from the premises after coming onstage unannounced and...

MTV Movie Awards: Was Aubrey Plaza's stunt with Ferrell planned?

2013-04-15 12:04:00

The MTV Movie Awards has cultivated a reputation for being one of those "anything can happen" awards shows, and on Sunday night, the incident that everyone was talking about was Aubrey Plaza's attempted "Kanye-ing" of Will Ferrell. Ferrell was on...

'South Park' to celebrate Record Store Day with limited vinyl

2013-04-15 13:51:00

"South Park" and Record Store Day aren't two things that naturally associate themselves with one another, but that's what's happening this year, as the long-running Comedy Central show is releasing a limited-edition vinyl record in conjunction with the...

Aubrey Plaza stunt helps MTV Movie Awards to big ratings gains

2013-04-15 18:22:00

Maybe Aubrey Plaza is on to something with her crazy stunts — the MTV Movie Awards she spectacularly crashed Sunday posted big ratings gains. The "Parks & Recreation" costar was supposedly tossed from the premises after coming onstage...

In 1993, a strait-laced valedictorian looking to shed her uptight image creates a checklist of sexual escapades to accomplish before college. With Aubrey Plaza, Rachel Bilson, Johnny Simmons, Alia Shawkat and Bill Hader. Written and directed by Maggie Carey. CBS Films

2013-04-23 20:19:59

Aubrey Plaza tries to pull a Kanye West on Will Ferrell during the MTV Movie Awards on Sunday.

2013-04-15 17:34:01

Will Ferrell was awarded the Comedic Genius award at the 2013 MTV Movie Awards. It included a weird bit with Aubrey Plaza that we think was supposed to be a crack at the Kanye/Taylor Swift thing, so ... that's topical. And also a weird wedding vow renewal with a fake family.

2013-04-14 19:40:00