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De Pasquale: Judd Apatow’s Random Acts of Outrage

A few days ago, director and Hollywood darling Judd Apatow went on a Twitter rant against Bill Cosby. The Washington Post wrote, “Apatow’s outspokenness is rare among entertainment industry figures, who have remained largely silent on the allegations that have swirled around Cosby for years but have reached a fever pitch over the last several months.”

Judd Apatow Compares Sony Email Hack To J-Law Nudes

Judd Apatow Compares Sony Email Hack To J-Law Nudes

Judd Apatow took to Twitter this week to compare the current Sony hacking scandal to the nude photo scandal that shook Hollywood in late August, reports EOnline.  Apatow weighed in on the current hack on Twitter:  Releasing private Sony e

PEN Literary Awards: Hollywood Politics as Usual

PEN Literary Awards: Hollywood Politics as Usual

Journalists, actors, directors, and one legendary television writer were honored Tuesday night at the PEN Center USA literary awards in Beverly Hills. Director Judd Apatow, “Girls” creator Lena Dunham, and journalist Glenn Greenwald all picked up awards at the 24th

Hollywood Playbook: Tuesday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Tuesday's Top 5 News Items

Apatow, Rogen Blast WaPo Film Critic for Blaming Santa Barbara Rampage On Their Movies Lawdalmighty, what was Ann Hornaday thinking with this anti-science tripe that attempts to blame Seth Rogen’s “Neighbors” and Judd Apatow films for the actions of 22

Hollywood Playbook: Wednesday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Wednesday's Top 5 News Items

Unfortunately, Melissa McCarthy’s ‘Tammy’ Is Rated R The “Tammy” (July 2) trailer is funny. No question. Melissa McCarthy and Susan Sarandon should make a good team. But — here we go again — it’s “Rated R for language including sexual

Hollywood Preparing Next Celeb in Chief for 2016?

Hollywood Preparing Next Celeb in Chief for 2016?

Is America ready for its second consecutive Celebrity in Chief? Hollywood helped elect President Barack Obama twice, using its cash, collective marketing muscle and pop culture clout. Now, even as Obama’s popularity craters, he remains beloved by the industry. Comedy

Hollywood Playbook: Wednesday's Top 5 News Items

Hollywood Playbook: Wednesday's Top 5 News Items

1. Ivan Reitman ‘Steps Down’ As Ghostbusters 3 Director This reminds me of when Liam Neeson “stepped down” from playing the title character in Steven Spielberg’s “Lincoln.” It was obvious that Neeson had signed on when he was still a

Movie review: 'The World's End'

I didn’t catch either of them in theaters, but last summer brought two conceptually similar apocalyptic comedies, “This is the End” and “The World’s End.”  The former is a nihilistic raunch-fest from the Judd Apatow crew whose highlights are the

Russell Brand Says a Socialist Revolution is Coming

Via John Podhoretz on Twitter comes this glimpse into the mind of a socialist multimillionaire. Russell Brand, the comic best known for his Judd Apatow movies and brief marriage to Katy Perry, resurrects the spirit of Occupy in this interview