Here's the thing about 'Cabin in the Woods.' I did virtually no research on this movie.
I actually imagined 'Thunderbolts' as a straight-up comedy book in a lot of ways, like a very dark comedy book, whereas 'Red Lanterns' is more of a cosmic saga that has some jokes every once in a while.
'Waiting For Guffman' was different right away from 'Spinal Tap,' because we didn't show the interviewer. That person became invisible immediately. That created a different way of tuning it and ultimately editing it.
I like the George Romero films, which were really great, social satire movies; really twisted.
There is parody, when you make fun of people who are smarter than you; satire, when you make fun of people who are richer than you; and burlesque, when you make fun of both while taking your clothes off.
A lot of times the movies I think are the funniest are dramas. I feel like dramas are so much funnier because they're actually capturing human beings. Humans are so weird and clumsy, and that, to me, often makes me laugh more.
'Black Mirror' was amazing.
If people love 'Gremlins' so much and 'Clueless,' 'Yoga Hosers' is not that weird. It is very weird, but compared to that stuff, it's not that different.
There has been a rather unpleasant sensibility apparent in Frank Miller's work for quite a long time.
People seem to want to give 'Flowers' a comedy or a comedy-drama label. I suppose it's closer to comedy-drama, but it feels like it requires a whole new definition all of its own.
I recently saw HBO's 'Getting On,' and I was like, 'That's awesome.' I love that tone. It's a great show.
I hate Calvin and Hobbes. I think its a big re-hash of formula kid strips.
What I love about the Coen brothers - what everyone loves - is that they sort of toe the line of a truly dark comedy.
