Tuesday, February 16, 2010 7:31PM - By Krystal Clark
If you were a fan of the 1999 cult classic series, “Freaks and Geeks” you’re familiar with the teaming of Judd Apatow and Paul Feig. The duo created and wrote the show that launched some of today’s most notable young stars. Since the ten years that have passed, Apatow’s movie career has skyrocketed but Feig’s has remained somewhat stationary. According to THR, a project has come along that will unite these career-crossed writers and “SNL’s” Kristen Wiig will be caught in the middle of it.
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009 8:31AM - By Krystal Clark
Judd Apatow has played an important role in kick-starting the careers of many actors including James Franco, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel and to an extent Steve Carell. The writer/producer/director may do the same for comedian Aziz Ansari and director Jason Woliner. The trio recently had a meeting where Ansari and Woliner pitched three projects to Apatow for development and he wanted to work on all them.
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 4:10PM - By Krystal Clark
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy has to be one of my favorite movies. The 2004 Judd Apatow produced film featured Will Ferrell as the title character, based in 1970’s San Diego. Ever since the infamous “alley fight,” fans have wanted to see more from Ron, Brian, Champ, and Brick. Over at Empire they spoke to Apatow himself about the prospect of bringing the news team together for one more broadcast.
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Monday, August 3, 2009 9:43AM - By Mali Elfman
Overall, this was a rather slow weekend for cinemas. We were right in our our box office predictions — Funny People was not able to break past the dreaded $30 million mark that both Apatow and Sandler seem to be fighting these days. It did however manage to come in at number one at the box office and my guess is that it will be one of those comedies that hangs around for a while.
As for kiddie comedies – It looks like Aliens in the Attic didn’t do too great. Apparently all the kids are more inclined to kung-fu guinea pigs (G-Force) than a group of kids taking on alien invaders that make their grandma do crazy things.
Check out the numbers below…
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Friday, July 31, 2009 4:25PM - By Laura Aguirre
This week, Judd Apatow’s Funny People hits theaters, and since Harry Potter has already been knocked off the number one spot, it seems like there is no doubt that Apatow will dominate the box office.
Last week, G-Force took the number one spot making over $30 million on its opening weekend, while Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince came in second, grossing $29.5 million. It was a surprise to see Harry Potter off the top so fast, but perhaps the opening of Harry Potter on IMAX this week will boost ticket sales. Regardless, if the wizards make more or not with the help of IMAX, Funny People has a good chance of making the most and knocking the kid-flick G-Force off the top of the chart.
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Friday, July 31, 2009 12:36PM - By Anet Hovhanesian
Adam Sandler is back to what he does best, making us laugh. In Judd Apatow’s Funny People Sandler joins funny men Seth Rogen and Jonah Hill in a film about a seasoned comedian who finds out he doesn’t have much time to live. Hope the movie is as good as the hype has been.Another film definitely worth checking out this week is Chan-wook Park’s Thirst. If you only see one vampire film this year, this should be it.
Here is a list of the movies opening July 31st:
Watch the trailers…
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Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:30PM - By Mali Elfman
This weekend we get Judd Apatow’s new star-studded comedy Funny People with Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Eric Bana, Leslie Mann, Jonah Hill, and Jason Schwartzman. The film makes fun of the people in it, as much as it makes fun of itself and is by far one of the smartest comedies in theaters right now.
Check out the good, the bad, and the plot below…
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Thursday, July 30, 2009 7:00PM - By Krystal Clark
I’m not really surprised that director Judd Apatow has signed on to an exclusive deal with Universal Pictures. All three of the films he’s helmed have been under the studio’s banner. He’s produced for other companies, but he’s only directed through them. According to Variety, Universal has made it official and Apatow has signed on to a three picture directing deal with the studio.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009 11:40AM - By Krystal Clark
Judd Apatow directs Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, and Leslie Mann amongst several other hilarious actors in his third film, Funny People. The film hits theaters tomorrow on July 31, and promises to deliver comedy, drama, and everything in between for it’s viewing audience. The story centers on a successful comedian named George Simmons (Sandler), who’s unfortunately diagnosed with a terminal illness. In the wake of this news, he decides to become a mentor to a young aspiring comedian named, Ira (Rogen). These two soon become close friends who deal with love, success, and death all at the same time. With such a heavy premise, do you think Funny People will actually be…funny?
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