Judd Apatow

By Monika Bartyzel Heigl... How any woman who notes chauvinism in a Judd Apatow movie can then take on this schlock is beyond my comprehension. Furthermore, take away Butler's charm and put ... hmm ... let's say Steve Buscemi into the role -- is it still all romantically funny, or does it get downright creepy? Actually,...

Interview: 'The Hangover' Director Todd Phillips  CA I love Judd Apatow movies, I love them, and I just read a piece that they showed me, and it said, the most un-Apatow or anti-Apatow or something to that effect, and I know what he means. What he means is that non-sentimental version of that. ...

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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 Erik Davis 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad come along and they shatter that glass ceiling. They proved this sh*t's commercially viable. So the first time I see 40 Year Old Virgin on DVD, I'm like, 'Holy shit! Somebody made a movie like I would've made it." Filed under: Comedy, Fandom

By Matt Bradshaw Pineapple Express What's It All About: A stoner (Seth Rogen) and his dealer (James Franco) find themselves on the run after seeing a cop commit murder. Rogen wrote the script with Evan Goldberg, and this is the writing team behind Superbad.

 CA - Jul 8, 2008 by Monika Bartyzel Jul 8th 2008 // 3:34PM Yeah, he's been around the Judd Apatow world for a while now, between Freaks and Geeks and Undeclared, ...

By Erik Davis Filed under: Comedy, Awards, Fandom, Trailers and ClipsLast Friday, Judd Apatow was presented with the Visionary Award at The Hollywood Reporter's Key Art Awards. So, before Apatow took the stage to accept his award, they played a pretty fun reel celebrating the man's work. Sure, it's ki...

By Patrick Walsh Most conversations about Forgetting Sarah Marshall -- the new Judd Apatow-produced comedy about a devastating breakup -- are going to start with the penis shot. Sure, there have been willies in the movies before -- hell, there have been dongs in Apatow productions before (see Walk Hard)....

By Willy Volk Produced by Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up, Superbad), Forgetting Sarah Marshall stars one of the producer's regulars (Jason Segel, who also penned the screenplay) as a TV music composer who is madly in love with his "hot actress" girlfriend. (Her name is Sarah Marshal...

By Patricia Chui Filed under: Universal, Fandom, Interviews, UnscriptedIt may be March, and the box office may be ruled by the likes of 10,000 B.C., but cheer up -- there's a new Judd Apatow joint just around the corner. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which opens April 18, stars Jason Segel (who also wrote the sc...

By Patrick Walsh Filed under: Comedy, Music & Musicals, New Releases, Exhibition, Home Entertainment, NSFW, Movie MarketingThe Judd Apatow gang always markets the crap out of their movies, and the promotional blitz is in full force for their latest, Walk Hard. Posters are everywhere, they releas...

By Patrick Walsh Brooks' incredible skill of seamlessly blending laughter and heartbreak clearly made a huge influence on Judd Apatow (although from reading all the articles about him, you'd think Apatow invented the practice). Like Brooks, Apatow did a lot of television work (the classics Larry Sand...

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 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 Erik Davis If you've watched any of the trailers for Knocked Up, you'll know that one of them features Seth Rogan and Katherine Heigl sitting down for dinner at a restaurant. Apparently, this is their second date and she decides to tell him that she's pregnant with his child. Well, this new video would l...

By Monika Bartyzel Filed under: Comedy, Sony, Trailer Trash, Movie Marketing, ImagesWe have to exercise restraint for the next three and a half months until we get to the August 17 release date for the Judd Apatow-produced Superbad. It's hard not to have high hopes for a film when you actually don't want to sk...

By Patrick Walsh You probably know Jack White from his music, (White Blood Cells is a great place to start if you don't), but he has acted before, including bit parts in both Cold Mountain and Jim Jarmusch's Coffee and Cigarettes. Walk Hard also stars The Office's secretary Jenna Fischer (somewhat disappo...

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...