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Depp v. Gervais

And my love and respect for Johnny Depp just keeps skyrocketing.  Take that, Hollywood types who have no sense of humor!

Ricky and Elmo

What would Ricky Gervais say? Anything and everything outrageous and hysterically funny. Just look at this interview with Elmo.



Watch Ricky host the Golden Globe Awards tonight live on NBC at 8 PM.

Ricky's Back!

I'm so glad to see that Ricky Gervais was invited back to host the 2011 Golden Globes. The awards will be presented on 16 January 2011 on NBC. Robert De Niro will receive the Cecil B. Demille Award.

This year's Best Motion Picture nominations include Inception, The King's Speech, The Social Network, The Kids are All Right, Red, Toy Story 3, Tangled, How to Train your Dragon, and Despicable Me. Acting nods went to Colin Firth, Jesse Eisenberg, James Franco, Mark Wahlberg, Johnny Depp, Natalie Portman, Andrew Garfield, Jeremy Renner, Annette Benning, Julianne Moore.

On the small screen, Jim Parsons, Jane Lynch, Matthew Morrison, Jon Hamm, Sofia Vergara, 30 Rock, The Big Bang Theory, and Modern Family also got nominated.

Click here for Moviefone's full list.

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Lies lies lies yeah

The Invention of Lying is a highly original comedy co-written and co-directed by the very funny Ricky Gervais. It is set in a world where the human race has not developed the ability to lie. Until Mark Bellison's (Gervais) life unravels, and he becomes the first liar. (Why don't I hear Rep. Joe Wilson yelling out?)

It was interesting to see what kind of a place we'd all be living in if everyone told the absolute truth. I was laughing out loud at some of the brutally honest statements, some of which were totally unsolicited and unwarranted. And yet beneath the laughter, there was a level of discomfiture because you know how hurtful and insulting the words are. Of course our cast of characters ( Louis C.K., Jonah Hill, Rob Lowe, Tina Fey, Jennifer Garner and Jeffrey Tambor) don't feel it, because in their reality, this was the norm.

Things take a turn for the worse (or the better depending on how you look at it) when Mark's mother falls ill. The movie steps into religious satire as Bellison tells of a Man-in-the-Sky who controls the universe, and becomes some sort of a story-teller/messiah. The romantic comedy aspect of the film feels a bit forced so I will not discuss it. But I'm fascinated by the religious implications.

Now I heard some religious groups found the movie offensive. I also read that Mr. Gervais is an atheist. But I'm not sure his intent was to say that organized religion is a lie. I think he only meant to tell us how a white lie can either be harmful, or necessary, depending on the circumstances. The filmmakers only wanted to show us how powerful lies, and conversely, the truth, can be.

Look out for fun cameos from Philip Seymour Hoffman, Stephanie March, John Hodgman and Edward Norton.