Ricky Gervais

Woody Harrelson in Zombieland In the race between a bunch of zombies and three stars who are also directors Ricky Gervais, Michael Moore and Drew Barrymore the humans never stood a chance. The horror-comedy Zombieland won the...

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...in sales. British import Ricky Gervais' latest comedy, "The Invention of Lying," was No. 4 and earned $7.4 million, slightly ahead of Bruce Willis' "Surrogates," which dropped from second to fifth place with $7.3 million . Meanwhile,...

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Gervais starred last fall in the David Koepp-directed Ghost Town with middling results but Invention marks the first time Gervais, co-creator of masterful English TV series The Office, has assumed full creative control on a feature film.

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...starring Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange. Comedian Ricky Gervais was on hand to poke fun at the audience as he presented the award for outstanding variety, music or comedy series. He said: "The thing about the Oscars and the Golden...

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...a new horror comedy this weekend. Ricky Gervais' "The Invention of Lying" and Drew Barrymore's "Whip It" both had weak openings, collecting a studio-estimated $7.4 million and $4.9 million, respectively. The films, which co-starred and were...

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...$12.5 million. Ricky Gervais' just-OK "The Invention of Lying" earned only $7.35 million to come in at No. 4, while Drew Barrymore's average directorial debut "Whip It" fared even worse, landing at No. 6 with $4.85 million. What did you see...

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...Simon Baker, Drew Barrymore, Sacha Baron Cohen, Salma Hayek, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Lopez, Amy Poehler and Seth Rogen, as well as Ricky Gervais, who provided one of the few bright moments during last September's dreary Emmycast. And,...

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...lineup of actors including Jonah Hill and Tina Fey. At $2.5 million, "Lying's" opening day trumped Gervais' previous movie "Ghost Town," a good sign for the "Extras" comedian. Surprisingly, it also managed to best Drew Barrymore's...

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...Panettiere, Martin Scorsese, Drew Barrymore, Sacha Baron Cohen, Salma Hayek, Jessica Lange, Amy Poehler and Seth Rogen, as well as Ricky Gervais, Johnny Depp, David Duchovny, Megan Fox, Eva Longoria, Sting, Sean Combs and Mark Wahlberg.

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