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Columnist Casts Judd Apatow as Conservative Icon
The New York Times’ nominal conservative columnist, Ross Douthat, also happens to be a film critic for the National Review, and he recently married his jobs with a column about Judd Apatow that sent the (admittedly left-leaning) community of film bloggers into a fit.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTen More Former Freaks & Geeks and What They're Up To Now
Freaks & Geeks was canceled in 2000 after just 18 episodes, but for many of its cast and crew, there may not have been a better career move. Executive producer Judd Apatow, in particular, has gone on to much bigger (if not always better) things, making stars of Seth Rogen (Ken Miller), Jason Segel (Nick Andopolis) and James Franco (Daniel Desario) in the process. Linda Cardellini (Lindsay Weir) just wrapped up a six-year run on ER (we'll forgive her for Scooby-Doo), and Samm Levine (Neal Schweiber) will round out a string of movie roles this fall with Inglorious Basterds. But... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayFunny People
Funny People, like the manchildren that director Judd Apatow pillories, is blissfully unaware of its shortcomings... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsEmily Blunt goes Greek with Russell Brand
Emily Blunt seems to be a hot topic on the headlines lately. First, she joins Gulliver's Travels as a Lilliputian princess and Jack Black's love interest, then she dropped out of Iron Man 2 as the Black Widow because of scheduling conflicts and now, she joins quirky British comedian Russell Brand in a Forgetting Sarah Marshall spin-off, Get Him to the Greek. Busy, indeed.... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsCatching Up With... I Love You, Man's Jason Segel
It’s hard not to root for the Judd Apatow Clan. Whether it’s Seth Rogen, who became the new face of comedy overnight with the success of Knocked Up, or journeyman Paul Rudd... read more
Found in: Movies, FeaturesUpdate: Judd Apatow not involved with Ghostbusters III
Update: According to the L.A. Times, Judd Apatow won't be involved in Ghostbusters III. "It's not true," Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures, tells LAT. "We have some great new writers working on a new script, but Judd isn't involved. Judging from the frenzy on the Internet, there still seems to be plenty of interest in the idea of doing another film, so we're certainly taking that as a good sign."--Something strange in your neighborhood? Something going on and it don't look good? Who you gonna call? Judd Apatow, apparently. Months-old rumors that Apatow might be involved with Ghostbusters III... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsTrailer Stash: S. Darko, Knowing, Funny People, more
And now, a look at some notable trailers lighting up the blogs and message boards:... read more
Found in: Blogs, Ctrl-VGhostbusters III a go, Dan Aykroyd says
Ghostbusters III rumors are alive and well thanks to a few of Dan Aykroyd's incomplete utterances to a question at a promotion for the new House of Blues in Boston. As part of a live chat session with Boston Globe readers, Aykroyd said this about the project: "Script is commenced early Summer. Hope to be in production by late Fall 2009."... read more
Found in: Movies, NewsWorking With Funny People is Hard: What RZA Learned On Set With Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler
Last June, when we first got word about a certain new Judd Apatow project, pretty much all we knew about the film was that it was called Funny People, and that it would include lots of them. Adam Sandler. Seth Rogen. Jonah Hill. Jason Schwartzman. Andy Dick. Sarah Silverman. Aziz Ansari. Dave Attell. The list was pretty thick.... read more
Found in: Blogs, List of the DayGhostbusters video game gets a release date
If you've played the first Ghostbusters game on the original NES, you may recall driving around in a white box meant to represent the Ghostbusters' Ecto-1, and disappointment that the game didn't live up to the movie. The news that Ghostbusters: The Video Game has made it out of production limbo, and is solidly slated for release on June 16 for all major systems might finally make up for that.... read more
Found in: Games, News
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