The 2011 black comedy ‘Horrible Bosses’ had moviegoers commiserating knowingly and by turns laughing until their sides split with its portrayal of three employers, each epitomizing the “boss from hell,” and three protagonist employees who decide their only respite is to off one another’s bosses.

New Line Cinema confirmed to E! Online earlier this month that a sequel to the box office hit will be in the works as of summer this year; with the original main character cast, Jason Sudeikis, Charlie Day and Jason Bateman returning to play the three beleaguered white collars. Dale Arbus (Charlie Day) is a newly-engaged dental assistant taxed with deflecting the overt sexual advances of his boss, Dr. Julia Harris, played by Jennifer Aniston –  revealing a sultry side to the actress known for her comic timing that surprisingly suits.

Nick Hendricks (Jason Bateman) works at a financial firm for the autocratic-to-the-extreme David Harken (Kevin Spacey), who chews him out for being two minutes late (using surveillance camera footage as grounds for incrimination) and deceives Nick into believing a promotion is around the corner, only to snatch the role of VP of Sales for himself. Who hasn’t met one of those? Kurt Buckman (Jason Sudeikis) loved his job until his boss died of a heart attack and the company is taken over by the next of kin: a party animal and cocaine addict (played by Colin Farrell) who brings prostitutes to the office and fires a member of staff for being “fat”. The trio hatch a plot to kill one another’s bosses under the tutelage of self-proclaimed murder consultant Motherf**ker Jones (Jamie Foxx).

On paper, the plot sounds rickety; but the film milks most of its laughs from strategically-placed expletives, toilet humor and endless spates of misfortunes descending on the characters until you can hardly believe three people can get themselves into such a colossal mess. The redeeming factor is that the plausibility is airtight, so that viewers can’t help but think “Oh my God, that could happen to me.” Dale is prevented from resigning because of Julia’s threats that she will lie to his fiancee that she and Dale had sexual relations (unless he actually consents to the act), and Nick’s boss has threatened to pencil in a fictitious “drinking problem” and “disruptive behavior” into his reference letter.

The film grossed $209 million during its theatre run – not a bad return on investment for a project that cost $35 million to make – and racked up one of the top box office openings ($28.1 million) of all time for a film of its genre.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the sequel will feature “a brand new set of bosses”, although Aniston’s and Spacey’s characters may make cameo appearances. Two of the three screenwriters from the original, John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein – minus Michael Markowitz – will be staying on to pen ‘Horrible Bosses 2’. New Line Cinema is currently in talks with ‘Horrible Bosses’ director Seth Gordon about spearheading the sequel.

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Los Angeles, U.S.A – The expert staff at Renaissance Laser & Vein Institute has been noticing for some time that laser hair removal in Los Angeles is no longer primarily the domain of women. Now, ‘Mansome’, the newest film from pop documentarian Morgan Spurlock (“Super Size Me,” “The Greatest Movie Ever Sold”), which is playing in select theaters nationwide, is directing extra attention to a hairy topic.

The film humorously explores the lengths to which modern men will go to improve their appearance while maintaining their personal sense of masculinity. One primary focus of Spurlock’s comic attention is the practice of “manscaping,” i.e., trimming body hair for greater attractiveness. Comic actors Will Arnett and Jason Bateman of “Arrested Development” as well as Zach Galifianakis (‘The Hangover’), famed writer-director Judd Apatow (‘The 40 Year-Old Virgin’, ‘Knocked Up’) and radio host Adam Carolla provide humorous commentary on this growing phenomenon.

The fact of the matter is that aesthetic standards for both genders change over time. While massive mounds of chest and arm hair on men were once considered highly desirable and back hair was once charitably overlooked, 21st century pop culture has made it clear that that is no longer the case.

From Steve Carrell’s painful encounter with chest waxing in ‘The 40 Year-Old Virgin’ to the monthly shearing of actor Bryan Cranston as the ultra-hirsute father on the sitcom ‘Malcolm in the Middle’, excessive body hair is now far from sexy and mostly a subject of mirth. No wonder, then, that Renaissance Laser & Vein Institute is finding that providing men with laser hair removal in Thousand Oaks and other Southern California cities is one of its fastest growing services.

Of course, laser hair removal in Encino may be more common than in Dubuque or Boise but, as ‘Mansome’ points out, men’s interest in looking smooth and clean whether fully dressed or while partially (or fully) unclothed is a trend that transcends all demographic boundaries. The good news for men is that laser hair removal allows for permanent hair removal without the pain of waxing or the mess and difficulty of shaving at home. Renaissance Laser & Vein Institute provides the safest and most technologically advanced permanent laser hair removal on all parts of the body.

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The cancelled comedy cult TV show Arrested Development is making headlines after reports that the show might be returning for another season with a movie to follow. The show is centered on the zany life and actions of the formerly wealthy Bluth family.

While George Bluth, CEO and patriarch of the Bluth family, is in jail due to embezzlement charges, it is up to his son Michael to help the family cope with their hilariously disastrous downfall. The show was cancelled in 2006 due to poor ratings despite critical acclaim and multiple Emmy nominations and wins.

A giant Arrested Development reunion took place on October 2^nd at The New Yorker Festival, where the entire cast was present, including series creator Mitch Hurwitz. It was there that Hurwitz dropped the bomb that Arrested Development would be coming back for one more TV Season before releasing a movie.

A New York Times reporter who was in attendance at the event, tweeted, “Mitch Hurwitz says he plans limited Arrested Development series (9-10 eps, 1 character per ep) that would lead into movie.” This format of devoting a single episode to each member of the Bluth family is possibly the only feasible manner in which a new season can be accomplished.

Jason Bateman (Michael Bluth), Will Arnett (GOB Bluth), and Michael Cera (George-Michael Bluth) are all stars in their own right who no doubt have busy production schedules. However this is not the first time that fans have heard such talks of an on-screen reunion of the Bluth family.

For years, Bateman and Arnett have been adamant in promising an Arrested Development movie, and for years nothing has manifested. On the other hand, this time seems to be different, with a testimony on Bateman’s twitter “It’s true. We will do 10 episodes and the movie. Probably shoot them all together next summer for a release in early ’13.

VERY excited!” and Arnett’s overly personal corroboration tweet, “I’m peeing with @batemanjason at the moment…and we can confirm that we are going to make new AD eps and a movie.” Fans have a lot to get excited over.

With all the actors set to return, the only question is where fans will be able to watch the televised antics of the Bluth family. That problem is going to be solved by one of two suitors — Showtime and the out of the blue candidate Netflix. According to Deadline.com there are reports that “20th Century Fox TV, which co-produced Arrested Development with Imagine TV, has had talks with Netflix, which has been on the hunt for original programming, and Showtime, whose new entertainment president David Nevins shepherded Arrested Development when he ran Imagine TV.”

Chances are high for this long awaited reunion of the Bluth family to finally happen. Let’s hope that with all these big stars, production doesn’t run into financial troubles, but if it does just remember… there’s always money in the banana stand.

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Is your boss a slave-driving mad man? Overly sexual and less than ethical? How about an outright sleaze? According to Warner Brother’s summer hit ‘Horrible Bosses’, more often than not the blue collar workers of the world have at least one of the three writing their paycheck.

Friends Nick (Jason Bateman), Kurt (Jason Sudeikis) and Dale (Charlie Day) live ordinary and uneventful lives, with the exception of their extraordinarily intolerable bosses. The three dutifully work and contribute to society while suffering the orders of professional bullies, sexually aggressive dentists and ignorant superiors. While many average citizens feel that their bosses have no real purpose to their existence, these three friends decide over beer and bar food that they have been driven to the edge and must kill each others bosses. Kevin Spacey, Jennifer Aniston and Colin Farrell are the head honcho menaces stripping our three protagonists of their sanity and happiness, one day at a time. Dave (Spacey) corporate pressures Nick into Scotch chugging—at 8:15 am. Julia (Aniston) repeatedly fondles unconscious patients as well as Dale, Bobby (Farrell) constantly discriminates against the overweight and handicapped while putting Kurt in the middle. Turning in their two weeks notice is not an option for the gang, so instead they venture into the shady world of suburban homicide. There they meet Jamie Foxx as Motherfucker Jones, who mentors the harmless middle class citizens looking to pull off the perfect crime with absolutely no weapons, no training, no clue.

Packed with crude and sexual content, which is in large part thanks to Aniston’s man eating role as Dale’s dentist boss, this R rated comedy stands to prove it’s a bit spicier than what viewers usually encounter. Director Seth Gordon, who’s other movies include, “Four Christmases” and “The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters”, said that there is, “No redeeming message” to the movie, rather that it is,”just for laughing and laughing hard.”

So, why should we?

With an all star cast of established favorites and again, Jamie Foxx playing a character named Motherfucker Jones, the simplicity of the initial premise provides something that all viewers can relate to and few hopefully have had the chance to live out. With the plan of killing each others bosses and attempting to make it look like an accident, the successful outcome of all three murders is anyone’s guess. However, while Horrible Bosses has the disgruntled and poorly treated workers of the world go up against the few which hold all of the power, they are still merely blue collar workers, making their means of espionage counterproductive mayhem.

Here in lies the promise of the movie and why it is worth seeing amidst a sea of many comedies which all, frankly, have no redeeming message. If it can give us the laughs we want but provide them through plot development instead of a completely typical ending, then why not enjoy it for enjoyments sake? Do we want to see a successful stake out, or the gang settle in for a day of surveillance only to realize come nightfall that no one checked to see if anyone was actually home? Would we like the murders to just be taken care of in suave and technologically savvy manner or watch as Dale hands Spacey a peanut butter sandwich which he has a deathly allergic reaction to—only to have Dale stab him with an EpiPen and save his life? We want to see this story play out because the truth is that there are a lot of bad bosses out there, and we want to see our own beer and bar food loving doppleganger employees win.

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