Jud Apatow

Judd Apatow (writer & director behind Funny People the movie) is doing a live Q & A on Funny Or Die this week. Funny Or Die has some great stuff. Remember To Wong Foo? Below Coco Peru Also in Girls will be Girls. This needs JavaScript 8 to run. Read Full Story

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Sarah Seltzer of RH Reality Check wrote recently that “Judd Apatow (pictured with wife, Leslie Mann) has the most insidious Madonna-whore complex in Hollywood.” Our reaction to her thesis went something like this: What? … Fuck that! … Well, maybe. … No. She’s wrong. Let us attempt to articulate why. Seltzer claims that in Apatow’s films, 40 Year-Old Virgin , Knocked Up and the recently released Funny People , “women exist mostly as the objects of lasting affection or the punchlines of dirty jokes.” Seltzer laments that because these films “aren’t just taken as laugh-fests, but as Humorous but Important Statements on Modern Life” ... Read Full Story

In the wake of Judd Apatow’s latest film “Funny People” opening to a middling $22.6 million, Hollywood was eager to pass judgment on the hyphenate’s stock. Their verdict: It’s still very high. Managers, agents and development execs interviewed Monday said that Apatow’s minor misstep at the boxoffice as well as some industry grumbling about the picture’s length and tone weren’t likely to affect his standing with studios. “This is someone who still makes movies at a pretty low cost, works with amazing talent and has the boxoffice track record to back him up,” one talent rep said. READ ARTICLE AT HR REPORTER Related posts: ... Read Full Story

1. Swine Flu Why : You thought you were so hip, Swine Flu, didn't you? Targeting the teen/early 20's demographic, ruining the pork market, well your little charades are over. If you had the Swine Flu before last week sometime, then it's still cool to recount it and talk about how you 'almost died,' but contracting it now is just a desperate plea for attention. Acceptable Alternative : With retro fashion always on the rise, we give you the ripped jeans of diseases-- West Nile Virus. Long overdue for a comeback, West Nile packs the punch of classic targeting of the elderly/babies, yet, unlike ... Read Full Story