Two new parodies open in theaters this weekend on Friday, May 21… MACGRUBER and SHREK FOREVER AFTER. Just as these two films are very different from each other, as are movie parodies, ranging in style ...

Standing as one type of movie within the broader comedy genre, the parody movie has an unusual history. Parody movies have existed for almost as long as cinema has, with the genre dating back as far ...

There are patterns in the way movies are presented to their audiences. Films are subject to the trends of the era and creative influences of whoever wrote the script. Add in a dash of executive ...

Parody films possess a remarkable superpower. They take everything we love (or roll our eyes at) in cinema, crank it up to 11, and somehow make us love it even more. They roast the clichés, mock the ...

From little acorns, mighty oak trees grow. Or put another way, from a handful of script pages, gargantuan multimedia franchises mushroom to mind-boggling proportions. Image Credit: Fuzzy Door ...

It’s really hard to write a good song parody. If you’re not careful a clever premise quickly becomes a tedious joke. Only it’s far more painful than a typical failed bit because it’s accompanied by ...

'All That' star Kate Godfrey is playing the one and only Justin Bieber in an epic 'Yummy' music video parody that will air during the May 16 episode. HL spoke with Kate about the transformation ...