Judd Apatow

By Alex Billington I can't get [Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg] to make the Superbad sequel. I begged, but they don't want to ruin it. They think it's a gem of a movie and they don't want a crappy second," Apatow said. That actually makes sense, especially because it was such a great movie. And as for Pineapple Express...

Richard Curtis makes romantic, sentimental and overlong comedies filled to the rafters with friends as cast-members. He's a British Judd Apatow - indulgent, substituting sweetness for edge, charm for shock value.

By ROGER MOORE ORLANDO SENTINEL Richard Curtis makes romantic, sentimental, overlong comedies filled to the rafters with friends as cast members. He's a British Judd Apatow - indulgent, substituting sweetness for edge, charm for shock value. His latest, Pirate Radio, is as jolly, jaun...

By Jordan Richardson Connection is important, of course, and it works in spades with I Love You, Man. Stars Paul Rudd and Jason Segel have worked together in two Judd Apatow projects and have displayed natural chemistry, especially during those hilarious surfing sequences in Forgetting Sarah Marshall. And H...

As reported over the weekend , the revival of Neil Simon's "Brighton Beach Memoirs" ended its run yesterday after only one week due to poor ticket sales. Today, the NY Times asks what went wrong, and came up with several possible answers: Simon's old-fashioned brand of comedy, the lack of s...

By Ethan Anderton We know Sandler has the box office draw, but I'm hoping that he brings some quality comedy with him too. After being friends with Judd Apatow for so long, I gotta believe that there's some better material in Sandler than what has showed up in his recent work like the frustratingly mediocre I N...

Hitmaker John Mayer serenaded "Funny People" star Leslie Mann, wife of director Judd Apatow, at this year's Fullfillment Fund Stars 2009 Benefit Gala in Beverly Hills. Mayer took the stage to sing "Your Body is a Wonderland" -- which left Leslie blushing.

Critically-acclaimed writer, director and producer Judd Apatow takes audiences on a hilarious and revealing look at the world of stand-up comedy with the story of George Simmons, a famous comedian who is given a second chance at life in Funny People, coming to two-disc Blu-ray Hi-Def,...

By Emma Sorry, I’m a day late on this one.  So, everyone who has ever met me knows that the way to my heart is through maximum hilarity at all times.  My favorite Hollywood funny-man is none other than Mr. Jason Segel, probably best known for his roles in Forgetting Sarah Marshall and I Love You, Man. [...]

When it comes to comedy film writing, producing and directing, Judd Apatow keeps us laughing, and we keep his bathtubs full of money. His name is tied to such titles as "Anchorman," "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up," "Pineapple Express," "Talladega Nights," "Forgetting Sarah Mar...

tvnz.co.nz's Darren Bevan checks out Funny People the latest film from Judd Apatow starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen.

By fander Funny People is in cinemas from September 17. It's the new film from comedy king Judd Apatow - the man behind The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked up - with a ridiculously good cast including Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann. The story follows a comedian who has a near-death experience....

By Landon Palmer With Funny People, Apatow avoids these criticisms altogether by finally making a movie that doesn’t conform itself to this repeated, and even exhausted, narrative approach, instead choosing to give a rare backstage look into the nature of comedy and what it is like to be a funny person. O...

By Kevin Kelly Dr. Cole Abauis makes a compelling argument about Funny People over in his review, and when I saw the film a couple of weeks ago, I felt exactly the same way. I mean, this movie is an Apatow film, and it stars Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, a slew...

By John Cairns It’s another edition of the Reject Report and we have some big wide releases on tap this weekend. The two widest releases are the family adventure Aliiens in the Attic and the Judd Apatow laughfest Funny People, starring Adam Sandler.and Seth Rogen. And you were beginning to think we might ge...

By Natasha VC In the waning days of his publicity blitz, Judd Apatow is blogging over at MTV in some kind of meta 'comedians-are- sensitive-beings-who-have-Google-alerts-and-read-them' promotion for Funny People. It's quite enjoyable! Oh Judd! We forgive you for Walk Hard:

By Foster Kamer Eegh. McCarthy goes on to slam Leslie Mann, and take us away from the Apatow and Sandler we want to see (like, incidentally, the last third of Funny People, apparently). But what'd the other trade in town think? Silly wittle Hollywood Reporter, show us what you've got:

By Neil Miller Alright Judd Apatow, you win this round (again). His upcoming film Funny People follows the story of a successful stand-up comedian turned actor named George Simmons, played by Adam Sandler. And in the film there are several movies within movies, decidedly bad comedies that in which Geor...

 TX Look at the rise of R-rated comedies, driven by filmmakers like Judd Apatow, and movies from Knocked Up to Forgetting Sarah Marshall. Ten years ago, comedies were almost strictly PG affairs. Even the lusty, busty ribaldry of Austin Powers: The Spy Who ...

By Alex Billington Funny People is both written and directed by comedy mastermind Judd Apatow, of 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up, as well as "Freaks and Geeks", previously. The story in the film is inspired by Apatow's own real life experiences. Universal is debuting Funny People in theaters on July 31st th...

By Thomas and Derrick Outta Brooklyn In a change of pace episode, The Boys Outta Brooklyn move away from the movies to focus on the places you go to see them, movie theaters! During a freeform conversation, Tom and Derrick reminisce about their own experiences going to the movies, discuss the way the movie theater business ha...

By Christopher Rosen The pitch for the show sounds... well, like every other Judd Apatow based rip-off we've seen in the last few years. Still, we guess it's about time that the Apatovian comedy style returned to television. And while Mr. Apatow isn't directly involved in this project, we're sure Mr. Rogen will be a ca...

By Alex Carnevale Kevin Smith wants what Judd Apatow has. Using elements of the New Jersey director's brilliant comedies Clerks and Chasing Amy, Apatow built a foul-mouthed comedy empire where Smith's films always fell short of major box-office success. As the film opens this weekend, does Zack and Miri M...

By Scott Weinberg Although he's been peddling his own brand of potty-mouthed comedy since 1994, Smith seems more or less reinvigorated by the successes of a producer named Judd Apatow. Starting with The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Apatow has written, produced, and/or directed some of the most popular R-rated c...

By Staff Pineapple Express is the newest film produced by Judd Apatow and brought to you by the guys who made Superbad. It is co-written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Rogen also stars as Dale Denton, a process server, hated by many (subpoenas don’t tend to make people happy). To cope with his job, Dal...

By Kevin Gustafson I smelled the Pineapple Express soundtrack before my editors even dropped it into my lap. While I don’t normally review music CDs, I wanted to do this one since the movie is the best comedy so far this year. Judd Apatow produced Pineapple Express and he usually picks good songs. However, the mu...

By Alex Billington If you haven't already heard, Pineapple Express is yet another solid comedy in the vein of Apatow's previous hits and definitely will reignite the stoner genre. I'm amazed that David was able to see easily jump from a dark drama to a hilarious comedy and make it seem so easy - which is what I wa...

By Brad Brevet More questions popped up. Someone asked about test audiences to which Judd Apatow answered, “I use test audiences to determine how much penis you can show in a movie and not clear a room,” referring to tests for Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

By Jessica Writer/Producer/Director/Hollywood sweetheart Judd Apatow's alleged sexism has been oft-discussed 'round these parts, and in her review of the new Apatow production Step Brothers, the NY Times' Manohla Dargis explores Judd's comedic man-child meme and rips it a new asshole. Quick...

By Mycah Here’s what the director, writers and cast had to tell us about Pineapple Express: Rogen: Yes. Rogen: It’s true. Rogen: No. It’s true. Rogen: Good times. Rogen: He stayed in character. Rogen: …riffing. Rogen: Cock. Pineapple Express opens in theaters on August 6th.

The last time we heard from Roseanne Barr was before she signed to do a run at the New York-New York. That gig came and went and now Barr is playing through May at the Sahara. She spoke to Steve about the differences between working at opposite ends of the Strip, about giving Judd Apatow and Joss W...

Jason Segel is the latest Freaks and Geeks alum given the chance to headline his own film, under the watchful eye of producer Judd Apatow.  Audiences are most familiar with Segel from his role as Seth Rogen’s roommate in Knocked Up, and his weekly role on CBS’ How I Met Your Mother. This time, S...

Kristen Bell is one of the fastest rising female stars in Hollywood. From her critically acclaimed former show Veronica Mars to a wildly popular guest stint on NBC’s Heroes, Bell is now moving on to the film world as the title character in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, the latest R-Rated romp...

By deadbeatjones Saw a special premiere of the latest Judd Apatow-produced comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall (opening April 18) last night. And, even though I have not seen Drillbit Taylor, I confidently state that this film makes up for that reel of celluloid dreck.

By john@themovieblog.com (John Campea) Thanks for checkout out our Drillbit Taylor review. Let me say this right up front. Seth Rogen and Judd Apatow ought to be ASHAMED of themselves for this pathetic, boring, laughless and shameless Superbad carbon copy movie they’ve put out. Shame on them. My respect level for each of them has [...]

Rick Duran joins Kevin Crossman for a discussion of the Frat Pack universe. We discuss the poor box office reception of Semi-Pro and the prospects for Owen Wilson's Drillbit Taylor. Next, we discuss the upcoming Judd Apatow film starring Seth Rogen and Adam Sandler, as well as Ben Stiller'...

By Rob FROM the comedic minds of Judd Apatow (Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby; Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy) and director Jake Kasdan, a new music legend in Dewey Cox is born and now, for the first time ever, the songs of Cox’s fabled career are brought together on one album: W...

By fightcast@filmfightcast.com (Peter Sciretta / Alex Billington) Movies Mentioned: I Am Legend, Van Helsing, The Mist, Cast Away, Superbad, Walk Hard, Ghost Rider, Next, National Treasure, Beetlejuice, Batman, Nightmare Before Christmas, Big Fish, Hairspray, Sweeney Todd, There Will Be Blood, Juno, Knocked Up In this week’s FightCast, we fight a...

With Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, filmmakers Jake Kasdan and Judd Apatow have created one of the most unique movie experiences in years. The film works equally as a musical parody for fans in the know, but also as standard farce for less-knowledgable moviegoers. Plus, it's an outstandin...

Forgetting Sarah Marshall Set Visit CS: So you would say you're more like your character on "Veronica Mars" then? CS: Judd Apatow is producing the film right? CS: What's it like working with Kristen Bell? Forgetting Sarah Marshall hits theaters on May 30, 2008.

During the interim, Rogen would move to Los Angeles and be discovered by Apatow when the latter was casting his high school–set TV show, Freaks and Geeks. Although Freaks was cancelled, Rogen would remain on Apatow's crew list, serving as a writer and cast member on the TV show Undeclared a...

By Mollie My husband is a huge Judd Apatow fan, which means we saw the crassly-named film Knocked Up on the night it came out. The film is not religious, save a few mentions of the protagonist’s Judaism. But coverage of the film has touched quite a bit on religious themes.

By Peter Lattman The Law Blog has yet to see “Knocked Up,” but we will. Not only is it among the best-reviewed movies of the year, but we also like to think we were early on the Judd Apatow bandwagon. We’re huge fans of his cancelled TV series “Freaks and Geeks.” Why are we bothering you with this? [...]

By Scott Weinberg Filed under: Comedy, Universal, Celebrities and ControversyYou might think Judd Apatow's Knocked Up is a pretty "universal" story, right? (And I don't mean just the production companty.) A booze-fueled one-night stand leads to an unexpected pregnancy, which in turn leads to an uncom...

By Chris Holmes Apatow, for those not familiar with him, has produced some of the biggest hit comedies of the last five years, including Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy and The 40 Year-Old Virgin. But while those movies were essentially really long sketches that relied on star power (Will Ferrell a...

By Chris Beaumont Judd Apatow, serving as writer and director, once again delivers a great comedy that puts the vast majority of other Hollywood comedies to shame. He is a talent that cannot be ignored. He has delivered a movie that is easy to get into, easy to identify with, and really digs to the heart of the ma...

By Patricia Chui Knocked Up Why It Might Do Well: Judd Apatow, who directed, is a genius. There, I said it. I could go on and on about his brilliant, prematurely canceled TV show Freaks and Geeks, but many more people know about The 40-Year-Old Virgin, a sweet, smart, hilarious movie that was the runaway comed...

By Erik Davis Once Monday morning rolls around, two things will be certain: 1) Everyone who did see Knocked Up over the weekend will find it to be the funniest film of the year so far, and 2) Judd Apatow will officially become the proud father of an instant classic. Both will happen fast -- almost instantan...

By orfilms@gmail.com (slashfilm.com) I first became aware of Apatow’s comedy with the short lived cult television show Freaks & Geeks. I later realized that Apatow was behind The Cable Guy, a very underrated dark comedy starring Jim Carrey. But enough about Apatow, let’s talk about Knocked Up.

By Monika Bartyzel Filed under: Comedy, RumorMonger, Celebrities and Controversy, WarWriting about these two directors is like grabbing both ends of the spectrum. On one hand, you have Judd Apatow and his upward trajectory. Over the years, he's slowly built critical cred for himself, moving from panned p...