Fans of HBO‘s tech comedy “Silicon Valley” got a mix of good news and some surprising bad news today. The good? The hit program has been renewed for a fifth season. The bad? Erlich Bachman will not be back.

The network has revealed that T.J. Miller, who plays the scruffy entrepreneur on the series, will not be returning, though it seems both sides are amicable about the situation.

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Judd Apatow has always been a student of comedy, but in particular (especially lately), he’s been intrigued by the lives of stand-up comics. In 2009, he explored the topic with the dramedy “Funny People,” but in the year ahead he’s putting his producing powers behind a couple of intriguing projects. Later this month at Sundance, he’ll be behind the indie “The Big Sick,” co-written and directed by Michael Showalter, and starring Kumail Nanjiani playing a man making his way through the world of dating and stand-up comedy.

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Perhaps one can understand why Martin Scorsese and Pedro Almodovar weep for the state of contemporary cinema: we’re getting a movie starring emojis. We won’t go so far as to say film is dead, but certainly, commerce and brand leverage are really taking the fore at the studio level.

Anyway, this animated effort brings those icons on your phone to life with T.J Miller, Ilana Glazer and James Corden leading the voice cast, that follows an emoji who is burdened with the flaw of being able to express more than one emotion.

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It’s that time of year, when the will to get wasted and blow off the steam of the past 12 months has to be measured against maintaining your composure at the office Christmas party. Many have fallen prey to too much eggnog when hanging out with their co-workers and wind up carrying some real regret into January. And for the characters in Universal‘s plainly titled “Office Christmas Party,” things are going to get — as the kids say — lit af.

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The award for the most “on the nose” movie title this year will probably go to “Office Christmas Party,” which is about, you guessed it, an office Christmas party. With an all-star cast headlined by Jennifer Aniston, T.J. Miller, Jason Bateman, Kate McKinnon, Vanessa Bayer, Courtney B. Vance, and Olivia Munn, Paramount is hoping the film will score big this December.

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This holiday season, Hollywood will be delivering their usual servings of holiday-themed fare, but it seems this year we’re in for a few more than usual on the wilder side. “Bad Santa 2” is getting ready to return, but he won’t be partying alone. Will Speck and Josh Gordon, the duo behind “Blades Of Glory,” are gearing up the unsubtly titled, “Office Christmas Party.”

Starring Kate McKinnon, Jason Bateman, TJ Miller, and Olivia Munn the story follows the employees of a struggling tech company who throw a super big bash to impress a potential new client.

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So we’re being a little facetious here — actors are so often the figures that films are sold on, and do much of the heavy lifting when it comes to marketing.

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This time, Washington plays an experienced train engineer, who’s teamed with a rookie conductor (Chris Pine, in his first big role since “Star Trek”), but an ordinary day turns dramatic when an unmanned train full of toxic chemicals starts speeding down the tracks.

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The concept for the film is a fairly simple one. Kirk (Baruchel) is a 5.

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According to Variety, Morgan will star in “Freshman Roommates,” as the bratty son of an African dictator, and who really does need a small cash infusion to claim his inheritance.

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