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David Gordon Green's history of films is a strange one. At first glance, you wouldn't necessarily put together that the man who made George Washington and All the Real Girls is the same directorial mind as the man behind Pineapple Express and Your Highness. However, with his eighth and latest feature, Prince Avalanche, Green manages to meld both his comedic and grittier sensibilities into a wonderfully done film that grows on you like its characters grow on one another.

Did you hear that sound, readers? That sound was Tumblr exploding, thanks to the trailer that launched a thousand “squeeeeeeeeeee!”s. The film adaptation of The Perks of Being A Wallflower, Stephen Chbosky’s modern young adult classic that is either the Catcher In The Rye of the digital generation or a string of annoyingly-overquoted high school poetic Facebook profile soundbites, depending on who you ask, has been the subject of buzz for a while. And now there’s a trailer, which premiered, aptly, during the MTV Movie Awards.

David Wain's 'Wanderlust' reunites him with some of his compatriots from 'Wet Hot American Summer' and 'The State' -- and their influence help him to churn out funny movies.

In Wanderlust, Paul Rudd and Jennifer Aniston play an overstressed NYC couple who find themselves at a hippie commune after Rudd is laid off from his job. Having nothing else better to do, they decide to hang out for a few weeks and explore their feelings amidst a collection of stoners, nudists and Malin Akerman. Directed by David Wain, it looks to be as reliably rude as his previous mainstream comedies like Role Models, which also starred Rudd. Case in point: this newly released red-band trailer, which balances jokes about drugged-out orgies with jokes about jerking off cows. 

Adult Swim's Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim really want you to see their first feature film. They’ve asked people to sign a pledge to go see Tim and Eric’s Billion Dollar Movie and not the upcoming film The Lorax because it  “looks BAD." They’ve enlisted several of their famous friends to make videos including Paul Rudd and his son, a bloody Weird Al, Fred Armisen and LCD Soundsystem’s James Murphy, who appears with them in The Comedy, and really struggles with the task because he wants to see The Lorax, if he’s “on a plane or something.”

● According to MediaTakeOut, Jay-Z and Beyoncé have named Tyran "Ty Ty" Smith, Jay's mai-tai sippin' bestie, and Oprah, Jay's other bestie, as godparents to little Blue Ivy. Kanye and Michelle O. got the snub. [MTO]

Saturday Night Live has been on a roll lately. Jason Segel, who I am just going to assume everyone loves and thinks is hilarious, was last night's host hosted. The Muppets stopped by to promote their new movie with Mr. Segel as the lead human, and there were surprise appearances by Paul Rudd and Olivia Wilde. 

"Your penis shines pretty bright."

● "Thank God! I fucking love nipples," tweeted Khloe Kardashian after falling victim to a minor wardrobe malfunction on Fox & Friends. Embracing a little nip on stodgy broadcast news? Bravo! [NYDN] ● Judd Apatow's brood of regulars seems to be growing. Old stand-bys Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann are already slated for the upcoming Knocked Up spin-off, while Bridesmaids Chris O'Dowd and funny ladies Lena Dunham and Charlene Yi are in negotiations to join the cast. [Variety] ● Dakota Fanning graduated high school yesterday, having rounded out her teenage experience with two homecoming queen crowns and a varsity letter for cheerleading. [People]

The trailer for this summer's upcoming Our Idiot Brother is here! It stars a remarkably hirsute Paul Rudd as a lazy stoner type who gets in trouble when he tries to sell pot to a uniformed cop. He has to depend on his comparatively stable sisters - Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks, and Emily Mortimer - while he gets back on his feet. At least, I think that's what it's supposed to be about. I was too distracted by Paul Rudd's beard and Jesus hair to get a handle on the plot.