I finally got around to renting “How’s Your News” based on Matt’s strong recommendation. I loved it almost as much as he did, and would recommend it to just about everyone. As many others have observed, “How’s Your News” strongly clarifies the difference between laughing with and lauging at … and it does so with so much grace and insight. The people who made this movie clearly care deeply about the cast. The DVD extras are great, too…I love that we get to see Ronnie Simonsen meet with his “spiritual brother Chad Everett”! And the How’s Your News interviews with producers Trey Parker and Matt Stone provide some awesome insight into how the flick got made, and confirms that these guys really get the concept of the movie and the cast. Bonus: most of the crew working with the cast of the film are sort of hot New England granola dudes. Yum: cute dreadie dude pushing a wheelchair.

I also recently watched “You Got Served.” I actually enjoyed it, but here’s why: I was working on wedding Thank You cards, and whenever there was any dialogue (perhaps 2/3 of the movie?) I would minimize the DVD player screen on my computer and focus on my Thank Yous. This way I only watched the good parts of the movie (totally amazing athletic street dancing) and none of the bad (toiletpaper-thin plot and dialogue that includes gems like “This feud is stupid, selfish, and it affects a lot of people!” and “My name is ‘Beautifull,’ with two Ls.”). I did not, however, spot Britney Spears’ fiance, who dances in the film.