Make LOVE, and WAR...

By now it is known that I am an avid fan of comedy. So far this year there haven't been any comedies that have impressed me much, HOWEVER, there may still be hope. I went to see Semi-Pro a few weeks ago and although I wasn't too impressed I did see something before the movie that really got me excited. Something called The Love Guru.

I have been a long-time fan of Mike Myers, and love every movie he has done from Wayne's World to Austin Powers in Goldmember. So, you can imagine my excitement when I saw the trailer for this new Mike Myers film, The Love Guru, due out on June 20th.

In the same spirit as Austin Powers, Myers plays the title character "Pitka," an American who was raised by gurus in India. He moves back to the U.S. to seek fame and fortune in the world of self-help and spirituality. His unorthodox methods are put to the test when he must settle a rift between NHL hockey player Darren Roanoke (Romany Malco) and his estranged wife. Things go terribly wrong but Pitka must return the couple to marital nirvana and get Roanoke back on his game so the team can break a 40-year-old curse and win the Stanley Cup. With a cast including Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake, Ben Kingsley, and Verne Troyer (Mini-Me) this one is bound to be a pile of hilarity. Watch the trailer and see for yourself.

ALSO:

Ben Stiller is making a triumphant return to directors chair for the action comedy Tropic Thunder, in which he also stars. Ben Stiller plays pampered action superstar, who is cast in the biggest, most expensive war movie ever produced. He sets out to Southeast Asia with a "Who's Who" of celebrity co-stars. The cast includes Robert Downey Jr., who plays an over-the-top Australian-born method actor who has gone to such extremes to get into character that he surgically changes his race. Jack Black, Nick Nolte and Bill Hader also appear in this gross-out action comedy. Tropic Thunder opens to theaters on August 15th.