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A British writer struggles to fit in at a high-profile magazine in New York. Based on Toby Young's memoir "How to Lose Friends & Alienate People". Read more

Starring	Megan Fox, Kirsten Dunst, Simon Pegg, Jeff Bridges
Director	Robert B. Weide
Genres	Audio Descriptive, Comedy, Romance

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How to Lose Friends and Alienate People tops UK box office
- 08 Oct 2008
Simon Pegg's new comedy How To Lose Friends And Alienate People has gone straight to the top of the UK box office during its first week on release. The movie is based on the autobiography of British journalist Toby Young, which documents his time working for Vanity Fair magazine in New York. Helmed by Curb Your Enthusiasm director Robert Weide, Pegg stars as a fictionalised version of Young in the film, which has already raked in some £1.15 million to top the chart. New Action thriller... Read more
How to Lose Friends and Alienate People: Bob Weide Interview
- 26 Sep 2008
We caught up with funny man Bob Weide, best know for helming hit US TV show Curb Your Enthusiasm, as he enlightened us on his feature film directorial debut; How to Lose Friends and Alienate People. Bob lets us in on his favourite member of the cast (a pig?), and his somewhat rocky relationship with the author of the novel that the film is based upon- Toby Young… LOVEFiLM: How to Lose Friends… marks your feature film directorial debut, how different has it been to making your TV... Read more
Pegg and Anderson hit red carpet
- 25 Sep 2008
Simon Pegg and a heavily-pregnant Gillian Anderson graced the red carpet in London last night, for the premiere of their new comedy. How To Lose Friends and Alienate People is an adaptation of Toby Young's book which documents his time working for Vanity Fair magazine in New York. Pegg plays the central character - based on author Young – while X-Files star Anderson takes the role of a glamorous agent. "Peter Straughan, who did the adaptation, did a great job of creating this... Read more
Dunst takes A Jealous Ghost role
- 22 Sep 2008
Kirsten Dunst is to take the lead role in forthcoming horror film A Jealous Ghost it has been reported. Directed by Spanish film-maker Gonzalo Lopez-Gallego, it will be based on the 2005 novel of the same name by Evening Standard columnist AN Wilson. According to the Hollywood Reporter, the Spiderman actress will play a young woman who is writing a dissertation on Henry James' classic supernatural novel, The Turn Of The Screw – only to find that her life is mirroring events in the story.... Read more
Dunst back for Spider-Man 4 and 5?
- 01 Oct 2008
Kirsten Dunst has hinted that she could be set to star in the fourth and fifth instalments of the Spider-Man franchise. The 26-year-old actress has had a lead role in all three of the superhero movies, which went on to break box office records. Dunst has previously said she would only be involved with the sequels if leading man Tobey Maguire and director Sam Raimi returned to the fold. However, both men have now confirmed their commitment to the films, which led MTV.com to quiz her on the... Read more