You can bring home one celebrated indie comedy on DVD this May. Mystery Team will be released on DVD on May 25. This DVD will be priced at $27.98 SRP and you can take a look at the cover art and special features below. The film stars Donald Glover, DC Pierson, Dominic Dierkes, Aubrey Plaza, Bobby Moynihan and Matt Walsh.
Originally formed at NYU, Derrick Comedy’s five young members quickly rose to stardom via YouTube sketches that captured an incredible fan base nationwide. Mystery Team follows the adventures of three high-school virgins who are stuck solving childish whodunit mysteries in their neighborhood. But when these bumbling boy detectives are tasked to investigate a real murder, they see the ultimate opportunity to prove themselves once and for all.
Special Features:
* Audio commentary from Derrick Comedy members: Dan Eckman, Meggie McFadden, Dominic Dierkes, Donald Glover and DC Pierson
* “The Making of Mystery Team”: a featurette about five best friends doing something no one believed they could do: make a movie about three best friends doing something no one believed they could do.
* Deleted Material: A reel of jokes and moments that were cut from the final film.
* Preproduction Test Scene: Rehearsal footage for a scene from the film, shot on the director’s camcorder.
* Sword Club: A testament to some very special heroes who supported Mystery Team across America.
* Who Is Wally Cummings?: The story of an enigmatic, creepy, and disputably talented character actor who visited the set of Mystery Team.
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Janie
March 24, 2010
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Aubrey Plaza on Mr. Media Radio
Actress Aubrey Plaza studied Parks and Recreation co-star Amy Poehler in HS
Playing the intern on a Thursday night NBC sitcom is not a bad gig for a young actor. Look at B.J. Novak, the young man who plays “Ryan” on “The Office.” He was literally unknown when he joined the show and quickly became a strong character onscreen and off, writing at least 10 episodes and producing 33.
So what can we expect from Aubrey Plaza, who plays April the Intern on “Parks and Recreation”?
Amy Poehler’s character, Leslie Knope, strives to be a positive influence on young April, not quite realizing that April is already smarter and savvier than Leslie may ever be.
Okay, maybe she’s not that smart.
Plaza brings some pretty strong credentials to the role of an intern, including graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts and several years of improv and sketch comedy experience at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater—you might know them for producing Stephen Colbert and Amy Sedaris. She also appeared in the Adam Sandler film Funny People, alongside her “Parks and Recreation” co-star Aziz Ansari.
Janie
March 18, 2010
Interviews
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Tracklist: Aubrey Plaza Rocks the Boat
I’m really bad at picking my favorite anything,” says Aubrey Plaza, the 25- year-old actress who appears on NBC’s primetime gem Parks and Recreation. “I don’t really have a favorite movie or band or color or candy bar or parent. I’m pretty inconsistent in all areas of my life. Maybe that’s why I’m an actor?” Whatever the reason, Plaza should keep at it. In addition to her recurring role on Parks, the banged brunette recently appeared in Judd Apatow’s Funny People and will soon be seen in the Michael Cera vehicle, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. “Oh my God!” she says, “I totally forgot to put the song I was named after on this list! It’s called ‘Aubrey’ and it’s by Bread, this weird ’70s band. It’s actually really depressing when you listen to it. Can we add an eleventh song to this thing? Either way, here are 10 songs that have nothing to do with each other.”
Judy Garland’s “Do It Again.” I have been obsessed with Judy Garland since I was 12. I don’t know why. It’s really weird how I got into her. I had to do this project in seventh grade on decades. My decade was the ’60s, I think, the decade she died. Some people said that she killed herself and some people said that it was an accidental overdose. For some reason, I got all Nancy Drew-obsessed with trying to figure out how she died. Now I know everything about her, in a creepy way. My room was covered with pictures of her.
Tommy James and the Shondells’ “Crimson & Clover.” I enjoy love songs about people who hardly know each other. The lyrics are something like, “I don’t hardly know her, but I think I could love her.”
Hap Palmer’s “I Can Put My Clothes On By Myself.” This is from an album that Amy [Poehler, her co-star in Parks and Recreation] and I found while shooting on location at a preschool. We were stealing things, like we usually do, and started listening to all these weird children’s albums. Hap Palmer makes kids songs sound like cool ’70s rock songs. I listen to them while I clean.
Coconut Records’ “I Am Young.” This song is in Funny People. Jason Schwartzman did a lot of the music for the movie [under the name Coconut Records]. That movie kind of changed my life, so I felt like I needed to add a song from it. Before Funny People, I was waiting tables. Literally, the week before I got cast, I was broke and didn’t have a job. I still feel like, any day now, I’ll have to go back to New York and start taking people’s orders again.
The Spring Standards’ “In The Underground.” I grew up with these guys in Delaware and now they are a real fucking band. I don’t know what it is about Delaware, but there are a lot of talented people out there. I think there’s some
strange radioactive stuff in the water. You should buy this album. The Beatles’
“I Want You (She’s So Heavy).” I went on a road trip last August, from Chicago to L.A. We stopped at a Starbucks to get pumpkin lattes, and ended up buying all of these Beatles albums. I don’t know why, but it’s more fun to listen to something that you bought at Starbucks. We also listened to this Stephen King book on tape that was read by Anne Heche for nine hours.
Judy Garland’s “The Man That Got Away.” This song is in A Star is Born, one of my favorite movies of all time. I’ve watched everything with Judy in it. I’ve read so many books about her. She’s just one of those famous people who made me want to act.
Big Pun’s “100%.” I’m half Puerto Rican. This song makes me want to be full Puerto Rican.
Ben Folds Five’s “Don’t Change Your Plans.” This reminds me of when I was in Spain on a high school field trip. It was all juniors and seniors, but I went as a freshman. I didn’t have any friends, so ended up getting lost on my own, looking at old castles and listening to Ben Folds’ voice.
Aqua’s “Barbie Girl.” I think I hate this song.
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Janie
March 12, 2010
Articles
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“Galentine’s Day” Captures
Just finished adding 84 HQ captures of Aubrey from this week’s episode of “Parks and Recreation”. You can see the captures by clicking on the previews below…
Janie
February 13, 2010
Parks and Recreation, Photos
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Aubrey on “Attack of the Show”
Aubrey was on the G4 channel’s “Attack of the Show” recently and now you can watch her interview from the show!
Janie
February 07, 2010
Videos
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Aubrey on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon”
Aubrey is going to be a guest on “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” on Thursday, February 4th! The show airs on the NBC network at about 12:35am, but make sure you check your local TV listings for exact air times in your area.
Janie
February 03, 2010
TV Alerts
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“Parks and Recreation” Renewed for Season 3!
NBC has given one of its Thursday night comedies an early renewal this year. According to The Hollywood Reporter, NBC has issued a third-season pickup for the comedy Parks and Recreation.
It was said that the early renewal was done strictly for scheduling and production reasons, to lock in the actors for a new season. A network rep said that it didn’t reflect on the rest of its Thursday night comedy slate. Community, The Office and 30 Rock are all expected to return next season as well.
Parks and Recreation stars Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones, Aziz Ansari, Paul Schneider, Nick Offerman, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Pratt, Nick O’Heir, Retta and airs on Thursday nights at 8:30 PM ET on NBC.
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Janie
February 02, 2010
Parks and Recreation
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“Scott Pilgrim vs. The World” Release Date
One of Aubrey’s new projects, “Scott Pilgrim vs. The World”, is going to be released this summer! The exact release date is August 13, 2010!!!
Janie
February 02, 2010
Scott Pilgrim vs. The World
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New Funny or Die Video – “Breakup in a Noisy Diner”
Aubrey has starred in a new video for Funny or Die titled “Breakup in a Noisy Diner”.
Janie
February 02, 2010
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Hey, aren’t you that funny girl?
Actress, Delaware native Aubrey Plaza garden attention, television roles
During her two weeks back home in Delaware during the holidays, it didn’t take long for 2009′s success to catch up with actress/comedienne Aubrey Plaza.
While taking a break from shopping for Christmas presents at the Concord Mall, the co-star of NBC’s “Parks and Recreation” met a woman in the ladies’ room.
“A woman said to me, ‘You really look like that girl from ‘Parks and Recreation’ and I said, ‘Oh yeah, I think I am. I am that girl,’ ” Plaza said during a phone interview recently. “She was asking, ‘What are you doing in the Concord Mall bathroom?’ ”
Plaza, a Wilmington native, isn’t being recognized only because of her role as the disinterested intern on the prime-time sitcom, but also for her role as Seth Rogen’s girlfriend in last summer’s film “Funny People,” directed by Judd Apatow (“Knocked Up,” “The 40-Year-Old Virgin.”)
In it, Plaza’s character is also from Delaware, leading to the memorable First State-themed exchange between the two:
ROGEN: So where are you from originally? You just moved here, right?
PLAZA: Delaware.
ROGEN: Delaware! Our first state in the union.
PLAZA: Yes, it is.
ROGEN: That’s great. No sales tax in Delaware.
PLAZA: Yeah, there’s not. That’s weird that you know so much about Delaware. (What) are you … Joe Biden?
ROGEN: He’s from Delaware. See, I knew that!
After high school, off to New York
So how did Plaza, who has been acting since the age of 10, go from productions at Wilmington Drama League and Delaware Theatre Company to a Hollywood career that also includes an upcoming summer comedy with Michael Cera called “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World,” directed by Edgar Wright (“Shaun of the Dead,” “Hot Fuzz”)?
With the support of her parents, David, a financial adviser, and Bernadette, an attorney, Plaza decided to move to New York after graduating from Ursuline Academy in 2002 to study at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, from which she graduated in 2005.
“She’s one of these rare individuals who just knew what she wanted to do at a very young age. She had the talent and the drive,” David Plaza said. “It’s amazing how quickly things have come together for her.”
In addition to her studies, Plaza performed both stand-up and improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in New York. It counts Amy Poehler, Plaza’s costar on “Parks and Recreation” and a “Saturday Night Live” alum, as a founding member.
It’s appropriate that Plaza landed on a show with Poehler, since Plaza credits “Saturday Night Live” for her love of comedy and acting.
A fan of the show since middle school, Plaza also used humor as a teen and admits she could have been described as a class clown.
Kay Gaglione, who taught Plaza American history in seventh grade, said she remembers walking home from school one day followed by Plaza, hidden in a large cardboard box. Gaglione would walk a few steps and so would Plaza. When Gaglione would stop and turn around, the box would stop and drop to the sidewalk.
“She was very, very funny. Even then, she was just a riot,” remembers Gaglione, who is now the middle-school coordinator for Ursuline.
“I never thought I could turn that into something until after I started watching ‘SNL’ and getting into other TV and film comedies,” Plaza said. “I was making people laugh in my everyday life and these people were getting paid for it, so I figured I should learn how to do that.”
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