LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Former "Seinfeld" writer-producer Larry Charles, who went on to direct the "Borat" and "Bruno" movies, is returning to NBC with a semi-scripted project. Set in a small town, the untitled ensemble comedy revolves around a disparate group of people who find a unique way to exercise their creativity by making episodes of their favorite show after ...

After six weeks of near nothingness at our local movie theaters, Hollywood has decided to reward us by releasing some 23 movies this weekend for us to choose from (actually there are eight, but it seems like more). Couldn't some of these have come out during September, when we actually had time to see them? Sigh. Chances are, you ...

America's corrosive culture wars, in which evangelical Christians are never far from the front line, are about to be reignited by a Borat-style take on organised religion. A new 'documentary' by the man behind Borat - and made using the same hit-and-run techniques - will open in New York at the beginning of next month. Provocatively titled Religulous (think 'religious' and ...

Sure to irk US evangelicals, Muslims and Hasidic Jews alike, satirist Bill Maher aims to subvert what he claims is mankind's biggest threat: organized religion. Maher, 52, was born and raised Catholic, but says he gave up on religion as a young man. "Religion is the ultimate taboo, and the one in most need of debunking," he told reporters ...