I have a screener of This is 40 sitting next to me and I haven't worked up the nerve/patience/interest to watch it yet. I've heard everything from "it's suuuuuper boring and long TAKE ME NOW GOD" to "yeah, it's super long and aimless, but so is marriage." Hearty endorsements!
The California Hamster Organization (Suggested alternate name: Hamsters, Motherfucker™) have accused Justin Bieber of animal cruelty after he gave his little buddy Pac away to a particularly enthused fan. Their objections are that hamsters "often succumb quickly to illness and death," especially when faced with…
The first really "expensive" thing I ever ever ever bought for myself—my first investment piece—was the Freaks and Geeks special edition yearbook DVD box set. I still cherish that shit, Gollum-style, and I've probably watched those 18 perfect episodes more than any other show (except for the British Office, obv, and…
The January edition of Vanity Fair is the "first ever comedy issue," guest-edited by Judd Apatow. There are three different covers, featuring groups of comedians. Unlike the April 2009 issue of VF — "Comedy's New Legends" — there are actual women on these covers. In fact, the editors chose six men and six women to…
Here's Judd Apatow talking about how they're already working on scripts of the third season of Girls. I hope it's true because it's a great, weird, funny show, and I'd like to see more of it. Filming on season two of the HBO show, which returns January 13, wrapped in September.
Ugh! Gross! Ariel Winter, the adorable 14-year-old sasspot of Modern Family, has been removed from the custody of her mother following some alarming abuse allegations—including "vile name calling, personal insults about [her and her weight], attempts to 'sexualize' minor, deprivation of food, etc. for an extended…
Last night in Beverly Hills, young Hollywood stars gathered together for the 10th annual Teen Vogue Young Hollywood party. Fashion-wise, there were party dresses, weird shoes, and blazers both good and bad.
It's difficult — nay, impossible, even — for anyone to come off well in a New York Times Style section profile, especially if said person is a precocious teenager with A-list celebrity parents. So sure, Maude Apatow was born with a gold-plated, diamond-studded silver spoon in her mouth, and the Times got her to call…
Here's the first trailer for Judd Apatow's sort-of Knocked Up sequel and coming-of-middle-age flick This Is 40. Immediate pros? Lots of Paul Rudd, Annie Mumolo, Melissa McCarthy and those darling Apatow girls. Cons? Not nearly enough Chris O'Dowd in the preview. NEEDS MORE CHRIS O'DOWD.
There's some debate as to whether Rihanna is seen here cutting up cocaine or rolling a blunt off of some guys head — with the flash making the buds look white. Either way, she clearly has a job in PR if her singing career falls flat after she caused a sensationalist shitstorm by posting an Instagram photo of herself…
Early reviews of HBO's new series written, created, and directed by (not to mention starring) Lena Dunham pretty unanimously agree that Girls is good, but, then again, so is most of the other stuff that premieres on HBO. Even if a show doesn't attract an audience because it's too weird like Carnivàle, too Jesus-y like
Jordan Zakarin from The Hollywood Reporter asks Judd Apatow, "For the first long stretch in your career, you did a lot of shows and films that were told from a male's perspective. Now, with Bridesmaids and Girls, you're working on projects about women. Was that a conscious change?"
Girls will be premiering on HBO this spring and is bound to have we ladies divided. On one hand, it's written and created by the very funny and talented Lena Dunham (the directorial wunderkind behind Tiny Furniture) and, as the show's title suggests, is about the lives of women. On the other, it's about upper middle…
In today's Tweet Beat, Judd Apatow was only, like, this far away from Robert Pattinson, Snooki is late to the party on Betty White, Adrienne Maloof channels Cal from Titanic and Nicole Richie knows who to be thankful for.
Here's a first look at Girls, the Judd Apatow-produced series from HBO about women in their 20s trying to make it in New York City. While you're busy trying to decide if this falls more into the "Revamped Sex & The City" or "What I Thought MTV's Awkward Was Going To Be" category, let me give you a few more details.…
In an interview due out in October's Playboy magazine, Paul Rudd spoke about working with Judd Apatow and how the director prefers the actor to have a little more meat on his bones. But it's no trouble, as Rudd says he doesn't mind because he "likes the excuse to eat bacon." Don't we all?
Good news and bad news: The good news is that Melissa McCarthy, who was hilarious in Bridesmaids, has joined the cast of a comedy being directed and written by Judd Apatow. It's exciting because Apatow — who produced flicks like Anchorman, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall and Pineapple Express and directed,…
People are still going to see Bridesmaids, bringing its total domestic box office to $146.6 million so far. New York points out it's about to beat Knocked Up, Apatow's biggest hit to date. Also: It's totally going to beat Talladega Nights!
Bridesmaids has passed the $100 million mark, which means you're about to see more R-rated comedies starring, and to some extent aimed at, women.
Now that Bridesmaids has shown Hollywood executives to be mistaken in their box office assumptions (if not fixed all show business sexism ever), here's a moment for its stars and creators to bask.
