Two new parodies open in theaters this weekend on Friday, May 21… MACGRUBER and SHREK FOREVER AFTER. Just as these two films are very different from each other, as are movie parodies, ranging in style ...

Earlier this year, one of my colleagues posted a guide to parody under U.S. trademark law for those brands hoping to navigate trademark parody without crossing into trademark infringement or dilution.

From little acorns, mighty oak trees grow. Or put another way, from a handful of script pages, gargantuan multimedia franchises mushroom to mind-boggling proportions. Image Credit: Fuzzy Door ...

In Hallmark’s new holiday release Sugarplummed, Maggie Lawson plays a lawyer named Emily whose family is so busy that they ...

There are patterns in the way movies are presented to their audiences. Films are subject to the trends of the era and creative influences of whoever wrote the script. Add in a dash of executive ...

The marshal’s backside hung low and wide, as a marshal’s backside shouldn’t. Not only that, but it was so close to the TV camera that it blotted out the scenery. Still, he was the marshal, and when he ...

It’s really hard to write a good song parody. If you’re not careful a clever premise quickly becomes a tedious joke. Only it’s far more painful than a typical failed bit because it’s accompanied by ...

The 2004 Oscar foreign-language film nominee “Downfall,” depicting Adolf Hitler’s final days, is certainly an unlikely source for a mass Internet comedy explosion. But a pivotal scene in the film, in ...

Celebrate Christmas by listening to these 10 Christmas rock parodies. They're sure to make you laugh and get into the Christmas spirit all at the same time. We're taking a break from Bruce Springsteen ...

'All That' star Kate Godfrey is playing the one and only Justin Bieber in an epic 'Yummy' music video parody that will air during the May 16 episode. HL spoke with Kate about the transformation ...