Monday, May 14, 2012 9:08AM - By Bronwen Winter Phoenix
It’s been a long time coming, but filming for Pee-wee’s Playhouse: The Movie is set finally to begin “any minute, supposedly,” according to Paul Reubens, who created the iconic character at The Groundlings in 1977. It’s been almost 25 years since we last saw Reubens’ iconic character Pee-wee Herman on the big screen, so this is great news for fans of the bow-tie wearing oddball man-child.
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Friday, April 27, 2012 10:55AM - By Damon Houx
It didn’t take long for Judd Apatow to segue into Dramedy, did it? The director, who launched Steve Carell and Seth Rogen into stardom with The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, seems to want to add a little more pathos into the mix, and maybe that’s why there are no laugh out loud moments in the trailer for his upcoming film This is 40. Check out the trailer after the jump.
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 5:12PM - By Laura Aguirre
One look at The Five-Year Engagement and you’ll know it’s a Judd Apatow production. It’s got all the Apatow touches like profanity, men acting like children and a stellar supporting cast. Co-written by Forgetting Sarah Marshall’s Jason Segel and Nicholas Stoller, the movie stars Emily Blunt and Segel as Violet and Tom, a recently engaged couple who go through many obstacles to keep their relationship afloat.
Check out our review of The Five-Year Engagement…
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Thursday, April 26, 2012 6:42AM - By Christie Ko
Ever wonder how men really feel about their body hair? Or about the difference between shampoo and shower gel? What do Will Arnett and Jason Bateman talk about when they go to the spa together? Is it okay for men to be as conscious of and careful about their bodily upkeep as women? Does the manicure make the man? Get some shocking and hilarious answers to these questions in Morgan Spurlock‘s new documentary, Mansome.
Check out our review…
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Monday, April 23, 2012 2:56PM - By Laura Aguirre
Judd Apatow has become the face of modern comedy films. Whether it’s as director, writer, producer or all three, he’s the brains behind the operation. His latest is the upcoming romantic comedy The Five-Year Engagement, directed by Nicholas Stoller, the man behind Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Get Him to the Greek (also movies of the Apatow universe). We recently had the chance to talk to Apatow and Stoller about the hallmarks of a successful comedy, as well as casting what feels like most of NBC’s Thursday night lineup in the film. Check out our interview below.
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Friday, February 24, 2012 6:50PM - By Laura Aguirre
It’s time to catch up on this week’s news. For starters, it seems like a head honcho, Harvey Weinstein, is seriously considering ending his relationship with the MPAA. Also, a new meme has hit the web, this time involving French actor Jean Dujardin. It seems he’s been sleeping around (it’s not what you’re thinking though). Also, we’ve got clips for Morgan Spurlock‘s Comic-Con Episode IV – A Fan’s Hope, Sony Classics’ The Raid: Redemption, and Judd Apatow‘s “Girls“. All that and more below.
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Friday, December 16, 2011 5:00PM - By Laura Aguirre
Clint Eastwood is generating a lot of buzz, and it has nothing to do with his latest film J. Edgar. The respected actor and director, whose name is synonymous with Hollywood, is going to the last place any of us thought he’d go – E! Find out more below. We’ve also got news on ABC and a long-running show they’ve decided to cancel.
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Thursday, May 12, 2011 10:19AM - By Mali Elfman
It’s about time a film like this hits the theaters and proves that the women of comedy can take on the men. This week in theaters is the comedy of year, Bridesmaids by director Paul Feig, with the stellar writer/actress Kristen Wiig and produced by the comedy master Judd Apatow. Thanks to Paul Feig (“Arrested Development,” “Nurse Jackie,” “Weeds”) finally seeing Kristen Wiig’s potential to be a leading lady and the force of Judd Apatow’s approval behind the project, this film is the perfect storm of talent coming together and doing what they all do best — make people laugh. Find out how they got this project going and what it took to make it in our interview with the trio below…
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Monday, March 21, 2011 11:38AM - By Damon Houx
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Judd Apatow has signed on to produce the upcoming film Do Gooders – the most recent in what seems to be a flurry of activity for the once-overexposed writer/director/producer. The film is based on a script by Alex Gregory and Peter Huyck, who recently wrote and directed A Good Old Fashioned Orgy with SNL vets Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte. Such suggest Gregory and Huyck (who started writing for TV) will want to direct this one as well.
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