Tag: Judd Apatow

Judd Apatow, the man behind such R-rated hits as The 40-Year-Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad, is as reliably left of center as most Hollywood denizens. The current headlines surrounding the National Security Agency’s aggressive domestic spying program have Apatow

Graham Parker flashes some pretty thick skin by playing a version of himself who helps Paul Rudd’s character go broke in This Is 40. The Graham Parker featured in the Judd Apatow comedy, a grizzled rocker who can’t sell a

Showtime’s Inside Comedy kicks off its second season tonight with one of today’s edgiest comics as well as a funnyman who thrived for decades without an ounce of grit in his act. The series, hosted by veteran comic David Steinberg, certainly grabs

While many Hollywood denizens were putting the finishing touches on their hair and makeup to head out to the Jan. 13 Golden Globes ceremony, filmmaker Judd Apatow was planning a surprise for a wounded OIF/OEF veteran.  On Feb. 20, 2012,

Quentin Tarantino’s tremendously violent Django Unchained opens Tuesday, and producer Harvey Weinstein may be looking over his shoulder, because The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is still riding high after its second weekend, having grabbed $36.7 million this past weekend and

Judd Apatow’s brand of R-rated comedy is aging far better than Kevin Smith’s slacker variety. The latter attempted to grow up on screen after branding himself as the king of “Clerks,” and the result was the pedestrian flop “Jersey Girl.”

There’s no question that over the last decade, my least favorite film genre has become what was once a favorite — the R-rated comedy. With the exception of “The Hangover” and the under-appreciated “Role Models,” the genre founded by comedic

Judd Apatow, the producer of some of the biggest comedy hits from the last decade, isn’t laughing about “The Innocence of Muslims.” The crude video inflamed Muslims across the Middle East and was temporarily blamed by the Obama administration for

It speaks volumes that the man who gave us raunchy films like “Superbad,” “Knocked Up” and “The 40-Year-Old Virgin” is attacked for slipping in a few family friendly messages betwixt the potty humor. Hollywood types don’t take kindly to films

Celebrities breathed a sigh of relief last night as President Barack Obama didn’t repeat his lethargic debate performance from the previous presidential showdown. That wasn’t enough for some liberal stars. They had to profess their hate for GOP presidential candidate

President Barack Obama’s legion of liberal celebrity supporters must be getting nervous. A president with a devastatingly bad resume will do that to you. Some of the president’s most loyal, and famous, backers are rallying to the his side courtesy

“The Watch’s” woes can’t be blamed on lousy timing. The high concept comedy endured a hasty name change from “Neighborhood Watch” to simply “The Watch” when the Trayvon Martin case blew up in the media, and suddenly citizens defending their

This is what a fascist sounds like: I don’t understand why anyone thinks a bunch of billionaires personally giving tens of millions of dollars to campaigns will benefit them.  —– it is not about Hollywood. It is about rich very

Super essay from City Art’s Armond White: If you didn’t get the Memo to hate Adam Sandler, his new movie That’s My Boy would seem another likable, if minor, entry in his continuing series of unexpectedly challenging human comedies. The

DHD: [F]our new low-cost movies open[ed] in North American [in]wide release and [are performing] worse than expected at the box office. Universal’s R-rated comedy The Five-Year Engagement (2,936 theaters) from Judd Apatow’s banner is falling victim to both Sony/Screen Gems7

NEW YORK (Reuters) – A lighthearted romantic comedy opened New York’s Tribeca film festival on Wednesday bringing some crowd-pleasing laughs and a smattering of red carpet glamour before audiences settle into 12 days of mostly independent cinema. The premiere of

(AP) Will Ferrell announces ‘Anchorman’ sequel NEW YORK Will Ferrell’s swashbuckling newscaster Ron Burgundy had his own breaking news to announce Wednesday night: A sequel to “Anchorman” is finally happening. Ferrell made a surprise, in-character appearance on “Conan” to regale

One 1999 comedy had its pie and ate it, too. It’s best not to say what else happened to the unfortunate pastry. “American Pie” not only launched, albeit briefly, the careers of several young actors but it brought the teen comedy

Due to scheduling conflicts, there will be no HomeVideodrome podcast this week.  Head on over to The Film Thugs for other shows and update. Adam Sandler movies are my comedy comfort food. Ever since the one-two punch of “Billy Madison”