Article: How can Myers get his magic mojo back? ; Mike Myers is downright anti-funny in his latest movie. Ed Power reflects on films that ruined movie stars' careers

Article: 'The Love Guru': Mike Myers Achieves Unenlightenment
The Washington Post;  June 19, 2008 ;     670 words ......deluded hipster of "Austin Powers." Losers lacking Chaplinesque...feeling sorry for in "The Love Guru." It is, at long last...doing exactly what "Austin Powers" did: collect cultural...comedy. Compared with "Love Guru," though, the Steve...more clever. No, "The ...

Article: LOVE IS ALL AROUND; INTERVIEW MIKE MYERS HOPES FOR A HAPPY RETURN WITH THE LOVE GURU.(Features)
The Mirror (London, England);  August 1, 2008 ;     377 words ......his new film The Love Guru should point to...his smash-hit Austin Powers movies, a trilogy...movie, and with Austin Powers, I knew that that...new project, The Love Guru, I've done the...thing again. The Love Guru is released today...Myers in The ...

Article: Review: 'The Love Guru'
St. Joseph News-Press;  June 20, 2008 ;     574 words ......spiritual advisor in "The Love Guru" is his first big screen...dollars he made from the "Austin Powers" films, it's a question...of comedy? [para] "The Love Guru" answers that question...hair and beard, but the "Austin Powers" characteristics are all...Troyer was much ...

Article: Myers latest spoof offers up lots of laughs, Funnyman portrays Indian 'love guru' in summer comedy
Charleston Daily Mail;  March 28, 2008 ;     700+ words ......page, Zed says "The Love Guru" "appears to be lampooning...the Hindu community. "'Love Guru,' which is not yet complete...in the same spirit as Austin Powers," Paramount said in...inspiration for the Love Guru character. "He is the...stereotype." Her take on "The ...

Article: ALL HE NEEDS IS LOVE LOVE GURU MIKE MYERS ON LIFE, DEATH AND ... YEAH, BABY ... HOCKEY.(LA.COM)
Daily News (Los Angeles, CA);  June 15, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Forget the green ogre. The Love Guru is here (it opens in theaters...that Myers first cooked up Austin Powers, Pitka was perfected and...and crazy as it gets, The Love Guru addresses many things the...the following conversation. Love Guru might be one of the ...

Article: Timberlake and the love guru.(Goodlife Tabloid)
The Mercury (South Africa);  September 14, 2007 ;     121 words ......to star opposite comic Mike Myers in a film called The Love Guru. The 26-year-old singer-actor will play a hockey player...Jessica Alba and Verne Troyer, who played Mini-Me in the Austin Powers films. Shooting is now under way in Toronto. The Love Guru marks the second time ...

Article: 'Love Guru' lame self-help romp
Post-Tribune (IN);  June 20, 2008 ;     569 words ......characters in "The Love Guru," a film which he...co-wrote.(PHOTO) In "The Love Guru," Mike Myers must...Mini-Me in two of the "Austin Powers" flicks. Self-love...appearance in "The Love Guru"). Looking like a...right), forcing the love guru to ...

Article: To Toronto, with Love; Scarborough's Mike Myers packs his movies with messages for home, but his new flick, The Love Guru, goes further.(Entertainment)
The Toronto Star (Toronto, Ontario);  June 18, 2008 ;     700+ words ......Myers's new movie The Love Guru, opening Friday, is unique...impromptu re-creations of Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Fat Bastard...his title mystic from The Love Guru. He had to wear a fake...getting ready to unveil Austin Powers, his libidinous British...some South Asians ...

Article: Is Mike Myers on the edge of extinction? ; "The Love Guru," his first comedy is years, opens poorly
St. Joseph News-Press;  June 23, 2008 ;     222 words ......back this weekend with "The Love Guru," co-starring Jessica Alba...doing real comedy again. "The Love Guru" opened with a measly $14...Myers last starring comedy, "Austin Powers in Goldmember," made in 2002...not Mike Myers' fault "The Love Guru" bombed. Maybe it's all ...

Article: 'The Love Guru' is pretty dull and painfully unfunny
Deseret News (Salt Lake City);  June 20, 2008 ;     372 words ...THE LOVE GURU -- * -- Mike Myers, Jessica Alba...supposed comeback vehicle, "The Love Guru," would be even cruder and more...last live-action hits -- the three "Austin Powers" comedies. But surprisingly, "Love Guru" is fairly tame, at least by the...long for the return of ...

Article: 'Love Guru' controversy is tempest in teapot: Indian American
The Hindustan Times;  April 27, 2008 ;     687 words ......Mike Myers comedy, "The Love Guru", has dismissed controversy...by Myers, noted for his Austin Powers spoof series. Pitka is...a short trailer." "The Love Guru" is classic Mike Myers...It is like saying that Austin Powers should have been pre-screened...is not the case ...

Article: Hindus not laughing at 'Love Guru' Some believe Mike Myers movie will promote damaging stereotypes about religion.(Capital Region)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  June 21, 2008 ;     382 words ......Indian-Americans is Mike Myers' The Love Guru, a narcissistic, - sucker-punching spiritual...film is in the same spirit as Myers' Austin Powers films. No one could confuse, or has...and religion - just as no one confused Austin Powers as being a commentary on globalism and...

Article: SUMMER COMEDY SMACKDOWN: `GET SMART' VS. `THE LOVE GURU'; MOVIE REVIEW; Not much to love; Even Mike Myers can't self-help himself in this shapeless mess.(SCENE)(Movie review)
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  June 20, 2008 ;     443 words ...Byline: COLIN COVERT; STAFF WRITER With Austin Powers and Shrek, Mike Myers has given us two...memorable comic personalities in years. The Love Guru won't be so indelible. As Pitka, America...comedy. Colin Covert - 612-673-7186 THE LOVE GURU 1 1/2 out of four stars Rating: PG-13...

Article: Laffers playing the dating game.(Get Smart and The Love Guru)
Daily Variety;  June 12, 2008 ;     573 words ......not enough dates, summer comedies Get Smart and The Love Guru will open against each other on June 20. [ILLUSTRATIONS...opens in August. But execs at competing studios say Love Guru and Get Smart will leave money on the table as a result...Pitka as well as Jessica Alba, Justin Timberlake and ...