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In 1995, British journalist Toby Young managed to secure a good job at Vanity Fair - you know the publication, the magazine that features 500 full page advertisements before you even get to the table of contents.

“Shaun of the Dead” promises plenty of gore, giggles Legend has it that “Shaun of the Dead,” the brilliant feature-film debut of director Edgar Wright, was the first “rom zom com.” That is, a romantic zombie comedy. The holy triumvirate of heartfelt personal growth, buddy-movie style laughs, and hordes of undead corpses hungry for human flesh.

Kirsten Dunst and Simon Pegg talk about their new movie, How To Lose Friends and Alienate People, and their own experiences. The movie also stars Megan Fox, Gillian Anderson, and Thandie Newton. The film is based on Toby Young’s memoir “How to Lose Friends & Alienate People”.

When a movie stars Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst, Jeff Bridges, Megan Fox, Gillian Anderson and Danny Huston, opening in 1,750 theaters across the United States, you expect it to bring in a suitable amount of dollars, but alas, How To Lose Friends And Alienate People has had one of the worst openings in

One item I didn’t mention in our box office roundup earlier today: How to Lose Friends and Alienate People starring Simon Pegg was a resounding flop, barely finishing in the Top 20. A couple of weeks ago it was Ricky Gervais in Ghost Town opening to disappointing results here in the colonies.

How to Lose Friends & Alienate People OPENING: 10/03/2008 STUDIO: MGM TRAILER: Trailer ACCOMPLICES: Official Site The Charge Brace yourselves, America. Opening Statement How to Lose Friends & Alienate People is based on the life of Toby Jones, a writer for Vanity Fair magazine who did indeed lose a lot of friends and alienate a lot of people.

Michael Cera and Kat Dennings in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist Happy Monday everyone and welcome to LiC’s weekly look at how you the beloved reader spent your movie weekend. Consider it an open thread with a movie-centric focus. Talk about what you’ve seen lately or anything else that’s on your mind.

I had a really weird feeling about this blog at one point during How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. As Simon Pegg's character lashed out against Kirsten Dunst's character for her committed interest to celebrity news and gossip, I thought, "Wait a minute.

In How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, Simon Pegg plays Sidney Young, a cocky Brit journalist who thinks he's being ever so clever -- but comes across as obnoxiously pushy and socially maladroit -- while condescendingly questioning showbiz celebrities for a glossy U.S. magazine.

It’s hard to care too much about someone as obnoxious as Sidney Young, the main character of How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, played by Simon Pegg. Having a main character as unlikable as Sidney is one of the key things that doesn't work in it.