Opening in North American theater on February 17th is the extremely popular 2010 Japanese animated fantasy film The Secret World of Arrietty, which was known as The Borrower Arrietty in Japan. The movie revolves around a family of "tiny people" or "borrowers" that live underneath the floorboards of a human household. The film has been re-voiced for an English-speaking audience and features actress Bridgit Mendler (Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel) in the title role, as well as comedic actors Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation), Will Arnett (Arrested Development), and comedy legend Carol Burnett (The Carol Burnett Show). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the immense pleasure of sitting down with actress, legendary comedian and national treasure Carol Burnett to discuss her work on The Secret World of Arrietty. Burnett talked candidly about the new film, her character, why she prefers playing the villain, the challenges of sinking her voice to the already completed Japanese animation, her co-star Amy Poehler, and other current female comedians that she enjoys watching. 

For years, fans of the cancelled Fox series Arrested Development held out hope that the ensemble comedy would be brought back to life as a feature film.  It seemed a quixotic fixation, one of those stories that would show up every few months without ever actually resulting in a Bluth family reunion.  Now, six years after Arrested Development last produced new content, it is happening.  Just ask series co-executive producer Dean Lorey.

The unspeakably intelligent and consistently hilarious Fox series Arrested Development was cruelly canceled five years ago, cut down in its prime after just three seasons (more like two and a half, actually).  Since then, the possibility of a cinematic resurrection for the Bluth family has been like a mirage in the desert for fans of the show, an oasis teasingly glimpsed so, so far off in the distance every few months when a castmember, series creator Mitchell Hurwitz, or some anonymous source claims that Arrested Development will begin production somewhere down the line. 

At this point, it's not unreasonable to doubt that we'll ever see Tobias Funke's cutoff jeans on the big screen, but according to Hurwitz, along with stars Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, the movie will indeed happen, along with an abbreviated one-season television revival that would serve as a reintroduction to each individual player in the Bluth saga.

When Fox first cut short the third season and subsequently canceled Arrested Development in 2006, fans placed their fervent hope in the idea that one of the funniest, smartest series ever to grace the idiot box would find new life on a cable network eager to invest in its obvious quality.  That didn't come to pass, obviously, and since then, a cinematic adventure for Bluth family has been like a mirage in the desert.  Every few months, updates arise, usually claiming that a feature written and directed by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz is all but inevitable, reuniting the cast headlined by Jason Bateman.

Way back in February, Hurwitz commented that Arrested Development could maybe, possibly, hopefully happen soon.  Though we've heard not a peep since then, the faithful retain their belief that we could one day see Tobias Funke's cutoffs on the silver screen.  A new, wholly unsubstantiated rumor suggests that the possible Arrested Development film's storyline would revolve around a film about the Bluth family.  Two films, actually.

"Don't stop watching The Office, even though Steve Carell is leaving," NBC is saying to an audience with its collective eyebrow raised.  Not content with pleading, "Please, please stick with it through the end of the season," which will have several episodes after Carell's character Michael Scott leaves the Dunder Mifflin office, the network is relying on a cadre of guest stars as an insurance policy.  Will Ferrell has already begun his temporary stint as Regional Manager Deangelo Vickers, and now, Entertainment Weekly reports that Jim Carrey will interview for a management position during the season finale.

At 3 am Thursday morning, Comedy Central aired the full, uncensored version of Adam Yauch's celebrity-cameo-stuffed 30 minute short film Fight for Your Right Revisited aka Make Some Noise, which the Beastie Boys created in conjunction with their new album Hot Sauce Committee Part 2.  The album will be available on May 3rd, but you can watch the explicit version of the short film right here.  The short stars Seth Rogan, Danny McBride, and Elijah Wood as the young, Licensed to Ill-era Beastie Boys, with Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, and Jack Black as their time traveling counterparts.  What could you possibly be waiting for?

Synopsis: In a happy suburban neighborhood surrounded by white picket fences with flowering rose bushes, sits a black house with a dead lawn. Unbeknownst to the neighbors, hidden beneath this home is a vast secret hideout. Surrounded by a small army of minions, we discover Gru (voiced by Steve Carell), planning the biggest heist in the history of the world. He is going to steal the moon. (Yes, the moon!) Gru delights in all things wicked. Armed with his arsenal of shrink rays, freeze rays, and battle-ready vehicles for land and air, he vanquishes all who stand in his way. Until the day he encounters the immense will of three little orphaned girls who look at him and see something that no one else has ever seen: a potential Dad. The world's greatest villain has just met his greatest challenge: three little girls named Margo, Edith and Agnes.