We watch a lot of movie trailers here at ScreenCrave, and, as we inch closer to summer with its ever-increasing torrent of new films, we’re seeing more and more previews with each passing day. As we do so, we can’t help but notice some similarities, repetitions, and clichés among them. Here at Trailer Park, we’ll be offering a rundown of those clichés, where they come from, and which trailers share them. For our first installment, we’ll be breaking down one of summer’s most ever-present previews: The Bromance Movie Trailer.

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Thanksgiving is a time for gratitude, family and large, sometimes awkward dinners. We’d like to honor this feast holiday, with a Top 10 list filled with the most awkward dinner scenes in film. Do you remember the impromptu musical number from My Best Friend’s Wedding? How about Kevin Spacey‘s ‘asparagus’ outburst during American Beauty? And who can forget the infamous ‘milking cat’ dinner scene from Meet the Parents? So before you head home for the holidays, enjoy these uncomfortable yet somewhat hilarious dinners.

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If you were a fan of last year’s drug induced Pineapple Express your in luck! Co-stars James Franco and Danny McBride are at it again. According to Variety the twosome will re-team for an upcoming project entitled Your Highness. No, its not a sequel to Express, and its not a pun on being intoxicated. Your Highness is actually a period piece about two spoiled medieval princes. The film will also re-team the actors with their Pineapple Express director David Gordon Green.

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Here are some of the top news stories about what projects are getting off the ground.

• Slap Shot, the 1977 sports comedy that starred the late Paul Newman is getting remade. Dean Parisot is set to direct the new version, which will be produced by Kathleen Kennedy. Some of Parisot’s previous work includes, Home Fries, Fun With Dick and Jane, and my personal favorite Galaxy Quest! [Variety]
• Horror extraordinaire John Carpenter has signed on to direct The Ward. A psychological thriller starring Pineapple Express alum, Amanda Heard. [THR]

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Did you ever have two best friends in different social groups whom you just knew would be the PERFECT couple?  When it comes to Seth Rogan and Flight of the Conchords duo Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement, you just want to squeeze them together in a bear hug and make plans for Christmas.

So it was then I nearly birthed kittens in my desk chair when I read an article from a New Zealand news source, 3News (3news.co.zn). In an interview, Seth Rogen says he would “love to” get together and work with Flight of the Conchords. Now, I know I shouldn’t have gotten that excited. It’s just the first step toward the mind-blowing, earth-shattering, comic relationship of my dreams.

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