Title: That’s What She Said Director: Carrie Preston Cast: Anne Heche, Marcia DeBonis, Alia Shawkat From the title alone, one would think that this would be a bad movie. The title entirely cliche, playing off a (somewhat) bad joke from the TV series, “The Office” circa 2005. An almost 7 year joke that was tired as soon as it was in the pop culture discussion. A joke that really only worked when the character Michael Scott (played by Steve Carell) would use it in an almost naive way. But what separates the good way the the joke is used in “The Office” and the title of this movie is that,…

Ready for your last Movie News Cheat Sheet of July 2011? Just as we’re heading into the home stretch of the summer season, a slew of films are priming to snag the spotlight as their big debuts are on the horizon. Not only do we have a ton of images from a selection of Toronto International Film Festival participants like the Jason Segel starrer Jeff Who Lives at Home and Francis Ford Coppola’s supernatural horror thriller Twixt, but Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance and Judge Dredd, too. Entertainment Weekly also gave us our very first look at Liam Hemsworth and Josh Hutcherson all decked out in their Gale and Peeta…

Title: The Runaways Directed By: Floria Sigismondi Starring: Kristen Stewart, Dakota Fanning, Michael Shannon, Stella Maeve, Scout Taylor-Compton, Alia Shawkat, Riley Keough, Tatum O’Neal In the words of Kim Fowley (Michael Shannon), “It’s press, not prestige. Get used to it.” Those words are directed to the members of his band in The Runaways, but they’re easily applicable to the film as well. The Runaways is certainly not prestigious, but it knows it and uses its flaws to provide the film with a fantastic degree of authenticity. Just because you don’t abide by the standards of perfection, doesn’t mean you can succeed. One of the best examples of the beautifully flawed…

Sigourney Weaver, John C. Reilly and Alia Shawkat have been announced as joining Ed Helms and Anne Heche in the upcoming Fox Searchlight comedy “Cedar Rapids,” directed by Miguel Arteta. Written by Phil Johnston, the film is about a salesman (Helms) who goes to a regional convention in a last-ditch effort to save his and his coworkers’ jobs. Weaver, who next appears in James Cameron’s upcoming “Avatar”, is slotted to play Helms’s former 7th-grade teacher. Reilly’s and Shawkat’s roles have not been announced yet. Filming on “Cedar Rapids” has already commenced. Stay tuned to Shockya.com for more “Cedar Rapids” news. By Costa Koutsoutis (Source: Variety.com)