Daily entertainment news covering Judd Apatow en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/11/18/fearless_females_in_comedy Wed, 18 Nov 2009 11:23:00 EST Entertainment News 144370@http://www.starpulse.com/news
Buried under a mountain of dick jokes and sweaty, hairy men, the one shining go-to for laughs in Universal Studios' "Funny People" was supporting actress Leslie Mann. No stranger to the boys' club, Mann is a graduate of the "Apatow School"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/25/funny_people_comes_to_dvd_aamp_blu_ray_n_24 Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:00:00 EST Entertainment News 142156@http://www.starpulse.com/news Critically-acclaimed writer, director and producer Judd Apatow takes audiences on a hilarious and revealing look at the world of stand-up comedy with the story of George Simmons, a famous comedian

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/13/sailed_to_san_francisco Thu, 13 Aug 2009 11:34:18 EST Entertainment News 133944@http://www.starpulse.com/news Ordinarily, an article such as this warrants a spoiler alert, but since the only thing giving away plot details of the last hour of "Funny People" would spoil is a good nap

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/08/03/trailer_talk_this_week_in_movies_7_26_09_10 Mon, 03 Aug 2009 11:08:31 EST Entertainment News 132633@http://www.starpulse.com/news Over the weekend, I caught Judd Apatow's new film "Funny People" starring Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen. "Funny People" lived up to my expectations;

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/31/seth_rogen_criticizes_former_co_star_kat Fri, 31 Jul 2009 08:58:40 EST Entertainment News 132370@http://www.starpulse.com/news Seth Rogen has taken aim at his Knocked Up co-star Katherine Heigl over her suggestions the pregnancy comedy was a little sexist.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/30/judd_apatow_his_career_and_latest_funny_ Thu, 30 Jul 2009 10:38:35 EST Entertainment News 132269@http://www.starpulse.com/news This Friday marks the theatrical release of "Funny People," the Judd Apatow dramedy starring Adam Sandler as a terminally ill stand-up comedian. As the buzz around this film has grown

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/29/is_adam_sandler_still_a_box_office_draw_ Wed, 29 Jul 2009 09:55:25 EST Entertainment News 132092@http://www.starpulse.com/news Adam Sandler has been delighting (and annoying) audiences for about 20 years, although in the beginning he was just that guy who did odd voices on "Saturday Night Live."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/27/trailer_talk_this_week_in_movies_7_26_09_09 Mon, 27 Jul 2009 13:56:58 EST Entertainment News 131838@http://www.starpulse.com/news The column formerly known as "This Week's Movie Buzz" has a new name: "Trailer Talk: This Week in Movies." Fear not dear readers, the structure of the article

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/24/diddy_still_waiting_for_bond_role Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:38:00 EST Entertainment News 131599@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rapper-turned-actor Sean 'Diddy' Combs is still waiting for James Bond bosses to make him the first black 007.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/24/leslie_mann_i_don_t_smoke_pot_at_all_ Fri, 24 Jul 2009 08:46:26 EST Entertainment News 131485@http://www.starpulse.com/news Director Judd Apatow's drug references in films like The Pineapple Express have left his actress wife Leslie Mann fuming - because their fans keep coming to her to buy marijuana.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/07/06/eminem_returns_to_film Mon, 06 Jul 2009 08:44:43 EST Entertainment News 128919@http://www.starpulse.com/news Rapper Eminem is making a return to Hollywood - he's landed a role in new comedy Funny People.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/19/seth_rogen_a_successful_functioning_ston Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:33:19 EST Entertainment News 127211@http://www.starpulse.com/news "Seth is on top of the world. He has nine movies going on - all of them with (Judd) Apatow. I was like, 'Seth, you changed my definition of success - you are a functioning stoner!"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/19/this_year_s_remakes_aamp_sequels_not_liv Fri, 19 Jun 2009 09:56:27 EST Entertainment News 127092@http://www.starpulse.com/news Take a look at the box office chart below, ranking the top ten films of the year so far:

1. Star Trek - $232,557,467
2. Monsters vs. Aliens - $195,246,609

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/18/review_year_one_everything_about_this_mo Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:53:30 EST Entertainment News 127005@http://www.starpulse.com/news I've heard this theory in the past that once a person reaches a certain age they lose their sense FOR humor. Before today I refused to believe that.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/06/12/going_green_the_marijuana_mainstream Fri, 12 Jun 2009 10:57:36 EST Entertainment News 126230@http://www.starpulse.com/news With the enormous popularity in recent years of Judd Apatow movies, the image of the stoner in our cultural consciousness is a far cry from the wild, crazed

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/05/09/another_look_at_the_cast_of_star_trek_ Sat, 09 May 2009 10:41:47 EST Entertainment News 121844@http://www.starpulse.com/news The reviews for Star Trek have been mostly positive, so it's okay to assume the sequel that Paramount gave the go ahead to a few weeks ago is going to happen.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/30/bono_is_top_celebrity_on_agents_of_chang Mon, 30 Mar 2009 10:30:47 EST Entertainment News 116052@http://www.starpulse.com/news Bono, Kanye West, M.I.A. and Lil Wayne have joined U.S. President Barack Obama on a new Agents of Change list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/19/who_are_you_going_to_call_this_time_ Thu, 19 Mar 2009 13:13:40 EST Entertainment News 114630@http://www.starpulse.com/news On June 8, the Ghostbusters franchise will turn 25. Since the original film's release back in '84 the boys in gray have taken on the paranormal in a sequel, comic book titles, cartoon series,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/08/russell_brand_descends_on_comedy_central_1 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 112943@http://www.starpulse.com/news Hailed by Time Out as "the most exciting comedian of his generation," Russell Brand, announces his first ever Comedy Central stand-up special, "Russell Brand in New York City."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/06/judd_apatow_not_directing_ghostbusters_3 Fri, 06 Mar 2009 14:53:53 EST Entertainment News 112798@http://www.starpulse.com/news Director Judd Apatow is not involved in the forthcoming Ghostbusters 3 movie, a film studio representative has declared.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/23/mega_oscar_diary_ Mon, 23 Feb 2009 09:22:41 EST Entertainment News 111414@http://www.starpulse.com/news Before we get started on the Mega Oscar Diary, let's go to a few random ramblings from the cadre of pre-shows around the dial:

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/05/judd_apatow_to_create_short_film_for_osc Thu, 05 Feb 2009 08:30:10 EST Entertainment News 109815@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) — Judd Apatow is coming to the Oscars. Show producers Bill Condon and Laurence Mark say Apatow, whose screen credits include "Knocked Up,"

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/16/2008_overrated_underrated_awards Fri, 16 Jan 2009 12:55:28 EST Entertainment News 108142@http://www.starpulse.com/news All this year we've used this space to chronicle the annals of pop culture. Specifically, whether or not certain members of this all-encompassing umbrella term are overrated or underrated.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/02/cadillac_records_plays_song_you_ve_heard Tue, 02 Dec 2008 08:33:27 EST Entertainment News 104924@http://www.starpulse.com/news Darnell Martin could have made an entire movie about Muddy Waters. Or Etta James. Or Chuck Berry.

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