Judd Apatow

Aziz Ansari Is RAAAAAAAANDY: Judd Apatow Creates ANOTHER Fake Website To Promote "Funny People" (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 07.01.2009 | Comedy


First Judd Apatow launched an NBC.com page to promote his fake sitcom "Yo Teach!" that was itself a promotion for his upcoming film "Funny People." No...

Releasing my Inner Ramis: Buddhist Subtext of Year One

Perry Garfinkel | Posted 06.24.2009 | Entertainment


Perry Garfinkel

Year One: a whole new opportunity for Harold Ramis to do what he does so well -- under the guise of slapstick guffaws, subversively preach goodness over badness.

Yo Teach! Judd Apatow Makes Fake Sitcom To Promote New Film (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Alex Leo | Posted 05.28.2009 | Comedy


Judd Apatow launched a fake sitcom on NBC.com this week to help promote his upcoming film "Funny People." The show "Yo Teach!" stars Jason Schwartzman...

This Summer's Movies: A Good Reason to Stay Outdoors?

John Farr | Posted 05.09.2009 | Entertainment


John Farr

To be fair, the movies this summer won't be all bad. There are always a few surprise gems buried amidst the muck.

Judd Apatow And Adam Sandler's Movie About Morality

nytimes.com | DAVE ITZKOFF | Posted 05.03.2009 | Entertainment


ASSUMING Judd Apatow doesn't change his mind, and he often does, his new movie, "Funny People," will begin with a scene of Adam Sandler as no paying a...

Video Review of Observe & Report

Jenna Busch | Posted 04.15.2009 | Entertainment


Jenna Busch

I got a chance to screen Seth Rogan's new film, Observe & Report in Santa Monica the other night and it's certainly not your average comedy.

'17 Again' Premiere Pics: Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Judd Apatow And More (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 04.15.2009 | Entertainment


The 'Freaky Friday'-esque '17 Again' premiered in LA Tuesday night. In addition to leading man Zac Efron were his on-screen family Matthew Perry (...

Post Passover Ponderings

Sam Greenfield | Posted 04.14.2009 | Comedy


Sam Greenfield

Two thousand six hundred dollars for a seat in Yankee Stadium? For that money, do i get a lap dance during the seventh inning stretch?

Shiksas in Film

Stanton Peele | Posted 04.11.2009 | Entertainment


Stanton Peele

The advent of Judd Apatow and Seth Rogen has placed at the forefront of modern American cinema Jewish male-gentile female (Shiksa) relationships - al...

Movie Review: Observe & Report

Zorianna Kit | Posted 04.09.2009 | Entertainment


Zorianna Kit

Rogen, often a writer and producer on his comedies, is just a gun for hire in Observe and Report. This darker, often violent, bizarre and mostly unfunny movie is not the best choice for him.

And The Geeks Shall Pwn The Earth

Aisha Tyler | Posted 04.08.2009 | Comedy


Aisha Tyler

Thankfully for recovering childhood nerds like me, geeks have recently, finally, come into vogue. Witness the ambivalent, doughy sexiness of a Seth Rogen, or the oddly attractive post-pubescent cool of a Michael Cera

The Way I Saw I Love You, Man (Spoilers)

Mark Blankenship | Posted 03.23.2009 | Entertainment


Mark Blankenship

Here's my advice for film critics everywhere, whether you're getting paid to review or just talking about a movie at a bar: Remember to analyze what...

"The Year One" Movie Trailer: Jack Black And Michael Cera's Biblical Road Trip

Posted 03.21.2009 | Entertainment


The full trailer for this June's Jack Black, Michael Cera comedy "The Year One" is out and seen below. The biblical road trip stars the pair as lazy h...

Germ Bag: No Sh*t

Suz Redfearn | Posted 03.13.2009 | Comedy


Suz Redfearn

I used to think poop was hilarious. And vomit, too. And snot. And whatever else whatever else flows with force from the body and can be flung about by monkeys.

Oscar Wild

Tallulah Morehead | Posted 02.23.2009 | Entertainment


Tallulah Morehead

Could we just keep Tina Fey and Steve Martin, and send everyone else home? "Don't fall in love with me," said Martin. Sorry, Steve. You're 35 years too late.

Judd Apatow To Produce Short Film For The Oscars

AP | SANDY COHEN | Posted 02.05.2009 | Entertainment


LOS ANGELES — Judd Apatow is coming to the Oscars _ and he's bringing a new film. The comedy writer-director-producer, whose screen credits inc...

True Bromance?

Karen Bookatz | Posted 01.30.2009 | Entertainment


Karen Bookatz

Let's pray for the BroCo's quick and painless death, shall we, and champion films that actually (and whole-heartedly) tackle the nuances of what it really means to be in a same-sex relationship.

Catch A Rising Comedy Star: Aziz Ansari At The Lakeshore Theater

Decider | Posted 11.20.2008 | Chicago


Comedian Aziz Ansari isn't exactly a household name, but he's about to be....

Don't Bogart That Script, My Friend

Michael Jones | Posted 09.05.2008 | Chicago


Michael Jones

There is a proud history of extremely funny stoner movies in these United States. Ambling, discordant, self indulgent, silly, and freaking funny.

An Impulsive Truth about the McCain-Palin Republican Ticket

Michael B. Laskoff | Posted 08.30.2008 | Politics


Michael B. Laskoff

Adult ADD (ADHD) makes for obvious disadvantages, some less apparent but equally meaningful advantages, and traits that can be positive or negative, d...

Sweet, Sweet Pineapple

Kim Morgan | Posted 08.08.2008 | Entertainment


Kim Morgan

Though Pineapple Express is clearly sending up '80s action movies within the stoner genre, I find it interesting that no one has mentioned any kind of deeper message regarding drugs laws.

October Surprise: Olly Stone's W Stands for WIN

David Bernstein | Posted 07.29.2008 | Entertainment


David Bernstein

If I could have dreamed up one non-erotic movie starring Josh Brolin, it would have been W, the George W. Bush biopic and sequel to No Country for Old Men.

I'm A Freak And A Geek

Kim Morgan | Posted 07.27.2008 | Entertainment


Kim Morgan

Amid the herds of nerds and costumed fan-freaks at Comic-Con, I am, in the grandest of understatements, a bit overwhelmed.

Will Ferrell And Sacha Baron Cohen Sign On For Sherlock Holmes Flick

Variety | Posted 07.02.2008 | Entertainment


Columbia Pictures has set an untitled comedy that will star Sacha Baron Cohen as master detective Sherlock Holmes and Will Ferrell as Watson, his crim...

Ricky Gervais Of 'The Office' In The Latest Burma Campaign PSA (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Sean Morrow | Posted 06.26.2008 | Entertainment


The Burma Campaign, a UK based human rights organization focused on the Burma Crisis has followed in the steps of the US Campaign for Burma (whose vi...