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ORIGINALITY and spontaneity are the lifeblood of live comedy, which might explain why it's hard to find a pulse in this amiable, handsomely staged homage to the wit of Peter Cook and Dudley Moore.

Although a friendship between the two had long been known, it is thought to be the first time a member of Cook's circle has gone on record to suggest there was anything further.

THE WRESTLER': Oscar nominee Mickey Rourke, left, gives a poignant performance in director Darren Aronofsky's potent 2008 drama at 8 p.m. on HBO.

Since they first teamed up in the early 1960s, Peter Cook and Dudley Moore created magic.

Editor's Note: Originally hailing from the capital of Venezuela, writer/director Sebastian Gutierrez has had a strange cinematic trip to where he is today.

ALMOST FAMOUS. Cameron Crowe's rapturously entertaining picture, based on recollections of his own experience, centers on a nerdy high school senior who lands an unbelievably cool job as a rock journalist in 1973 and goes on a cross-country tour with a band.

ALMOST FAMOUS. Cameron Crowe's rapturously entertaining picture, based on recollections of his own experience, centers on a nerdy high school senior who lands an unbelievably cool job as a rock journalist in 1973 and goes on a cross-country tour with a band.

If you go and see Year One , you're not very likely to be tickled pink, but you may be a bit puzzled.

ERIC GRIGORIANLee Eisenberg, an executive producer and writer for "The Office,'' embraces what he calls "cringe comedy, awkward moments.'' He's had box-office smashes with "Caddyshack, "Stripes,'' and "Ghostbusters'' but writer-director Harold Ramis struggled for decades to bring his idea for a caveman buddy movie to the big screen.

"Year One" is an immense farce, reminiscent of a time not too long ago when silliness was best served as an endless buffet, dished up by the finest comic minds of the era.

One of the strangest "road" pictures to come along in a long time - perhaps eons - is Year One.

The "official" start of summer -- two weeks' worth of upper-90 degree temps notwithstanding -- isn't until this Sunday.

Though " Year One " seems like more of a rental, we will pretty much see anything Harold Ramis directs .

Odd couple Jack Black, left, and Michael Cera are set to wandering after being kicked out of their tribe in the new film "Year One." Published Friday June 19, 2009 Laughs extinct in 'Year One' The creators of "Year One" need to go back to square one to figure out what went wrong with this comedically tone-deaf movie set in biblical times.

Oh, Michael Cera! Dear, sweet Michael Cera. What have you gotten yourself into now? Our Robert Wilonsky went to see the new Old Testament comedy , and here's his report: Unbearably painful from shrugging start to outtakes-laden finish , Harold Ramis' half-assed, hare-brained return to writing and directing makes Mel Brooks' equally muddled, ...

After graduating from the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts in Perth and appearing extensively on Australian TV in series including "Halifax f.p.", dark-haired, porcelain-skinned actress Frances O'Connor made.... After graduating from the Western Australia Academy of Performing Arts in Perth and appearing extensively on Australian TV in ...

Over the super-long, much-needed weekend, I had the absolute pleasure of re-watching one of my favorite Guilty Pleasure movies.

Elizabeth Hurley regrets quitting films and hopes to act again one day if she can fit it in with bringing up son Damian.

Director Harold Ramis on the set of Columbia Pictures comedy "Year One." Chicago Jewish filmmaker Harold Ramis's filmography reads like an encyclopedia of great comic movies of the last 30 years.