If you're not already familiar with comedian Amy Schumer, you soon will be; she's about to blow up. Schumer is already known on the live comedy circuit and is starting her 3rd season of "Inside Amy Schumer" on Comedy Central. Now, she's about to become a movie star, starring and writing in the Judd Apatow... Continue Reading →
When conjuring up a mental list of your favorite comedies, it's hard to leave titles like Superbad, Bridesmaids, 40 Year Old Virgin, and Knocked Up off that list. The one thing they have in common? Judd Apatow. This summer Apatow is bringing us Trainwreck, written by and starring Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer), and co-produced... Continue Reading →
Judd Apatow has built his career on making people laugh and laugh hard, for the most part. There are lots of comedies that come out every year and most of them go for the cheap laughs and let their actors flex their improv chops. While that’s all well and good, I think that we the... Continue Reading →
Win a screening pass for you and a guest to see This is 40 in Kansas City! Writer/director/producer Judd Apatow (The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Funny People) brings audiences This Is 40, an original comedy that expands upon the story of Pete (Paul Rudd) and Debbie (Leslie Mann) from the blockbuster hit Knocked Up as we see first-hand... Continue Reading →
This is 40 is a kind of sequel to Judd Apatow's Knocked Up. It focuses on the second couple in that film, Debbie and Pete, and the crisis that they come to when they are turning 40 and life is not as exciting as it used to be. The cast members include Paul Rudd, Leslie Mann,... Continue Reading →
The Five Year Engagement is the new film from Nicholas Stoller who previously directed both Forgetting Sarah Marshall and it's quasi-sequel Get Him To The Greek. Neither of which I particularly enjoyed that much, but I genuinely enjoyed The Five-Year Engagement. As usual, it was created not by just Stoller, but his longtime creative partner,... Continue Reading →
Anchorman is one of those films that a lot of people are dying for a sequel. Today, Ron Burgundy himself (also known as Will Ferrell) went on Conan and announced that Anchorman 2 is in the works with Paramount Pictures. No other details are available right now, but for all you fans, this is a... Continue Reading →
I was able to see the first episode of HBO's Girls at this years SXSW and as a fan of Lena Dunham's Tiny Furniture I'm excited to see this series take off. Today a new poster for the series debuted. Check out the poster and watch my interviews with Lena, Judd Apatow, and other members of the cast... Continue Reading →
I was able to catch up with Lena Dunham (Tiny Furniture), Alex Karpovsky (Tiny Furniture), Executive producers Judd Apatow (Freaks and Geeks) and Jenni Konner before the premiere of Girls at SXSW. The group seemed extremely excited about the new show and talked about the differences between the show and Lena's hit film Tiny Furniture. You can check out Girls April 15th on HBO and let... Continue Reading →
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