The Videogum Movie Club: Funny People

They say that art lies in taking something very personal and making it universal. Or whatever. The idea is that in exploring life as you understand it, from your own unique perspective, you actually find a way to relate to... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM MOVIE CLUB: FUNNY PEOPLE»

Judd Apatow Is The Funniest, Smartest, Most Humanistic Director Working Today

I heard that Judd Apatow obsessively googles himself. BYE GUYS, I AM MOVING TO HOLLYWOOD. Oh, and also here he is on The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien last night.... CONTINUE READING JUDD APATOW IS THE FUNNIEST, SMARTEST, MOST HUMANISTIC DIRECTOR WORKING TODAY»

Posted on July 28, 2009 in Late Night (5 comments)
Tags: Conan O'Brien | Funny People | Judd Apatow | The Tonight Show

Funny People Is Taking Hollywood To Viral Marketing School

I have to say, Judd Apatow's upcoming Funny People is killing it in the Viral Marketing Department (with the possible exception of that talking Adam Sandler head on a baby's body clip, which was supposed to be awful, and it... CONTINUE READING FUNNY PEOPLE IS TAKING HOLLYWOOD TO VIRAL MARKETING SCHOOL»

Have A Great Summer And Stay Sweet, You Guys!

Dear You Guys, So for the past 15 months I've gotten to help plan and launch a totally unique new website, working with a team made up entirely of people who were already my friends on an idea so crazy... CONTINUE READING HAVE A GREAT SUMMER AND STAY SWEET, YOU GUYS!»

The Videogum Movie Club: Year One

Did you see Year One, the Biblical-times movie starring Jack Black and Michael Cera, this weekend? If so, this is the place to talk about it. Especially because I don't know how it ends because I walked out of the... CONTINUE READING THE VIDEOGUM MOVIE CLUB: YEAR ONE»

Yo, Teach!: A Fake Sitcom By Judd Apatow

There's an unusual (and unusually entertaining) ad for this summer's comedy-that-can't-get-here-soon-enough, Funny People, on the NBC website. It's positioned as a clip from a hit NBC show called Yo, Teach!, but it's one of those shows-within-a-movie type things, like those... CONTINUE READING YO, TEACH!: A FAKE SITCOM BY JUDD APATOW»

Worlds Been Had Colliding: Diddy And Judd Apatow Edition

Huh? Wait a second, I'm starting to see a pattern. This is the third Worlds Been Had Colliding featuring Diddy. First it was Diddy and iconic smut street photographer Terry Richardson. Then it was Diddy and the Arctic Monkeys. And... CONTINUE READING WORLDS BEEN HAD COLLIDING: DIDDY AND JUDD APATOW EDITION»

Posted on May 1, 2009 in Behind The Scenes (18 comments)
Tags: Ben Gibbard | Diddy | Judd Apatow

Zac Efron Calls Maude Apatow On Her Birthday

Leslie Mann was on Ellen yesterday being exactly like her character from Knocked Up (she even volunteers the fact that she's currently mad at her husband, Judd Apatow). I love Leslie Mann, but even if you don't, the video she... CONTINUE READING ZAC EFRON CALLS MAUDE APATOW ON HER BIRTHDAY»

What? I Think Year One Looks Funny!

There's a new full-length trailer for the Judd Apatow-produced, Harold Ramis-directed prehistoric/Biblical summer comedy Year One starring Jack Black, Michael Cera, Olivia Wilde from House, and all the Apatow people. I think it looks funny!: But it seems like the... CONTINUE READING WHAT? I THINK YEAR ONE LOOKS FUNNY!»

Funny People: What Is With These Dark, Learning, Hugging Comedies?

The trailer for the long-awaited July Judd Apatow dramedy Funny People came out this weekend. (You might have also noticed Funny People advertising in the instantly-notorious Oscar-credits upcoming-movie "Old Dogs Montage.") It features Thin Seth Rogen, Adam Sandler acting suspiciously... CONTINUE READING FUNNY PEOPLE: WHAT IS WITH THESE DARK, LEARNING, HUGGING COMEDIES?»

Judd Apatow Is Creating A Short Film For The Oscars

So that's a few minutes of The Oscars that will probably be entertaining!... CONTINUE READING JUDD APATOW IS CREATING A SHORT FILM FOR THE OSCARS»

Posted on February 5, 2009 in Awards (1 comments)
Tags: Jay-Z | Judd Apatow | Paul McCartney | The Oscars

I Call FAKE On The Pineapple Express Alternate Ending

Ooh, how ballsy, to call "Fake!" on this Pineapple Express "alternate ending" scene that came out this week on the heels of the DVD release last Tuesday. Anyone who has seen the actual, totally genius/meta/awesome last scene will immediately recognize... CONTINUE READING I CALL FAKE ON THE PINEAPPLE EXPRESS ALTERNATE ENDING»

Posted on January 14, 2009 in Alternate Endings (7 comments)
Tags: James Franco | Judd Apatow | Pineapple Express | Seth Rogen

The First Tumblr Review Of Judd Apatow's Funny People Is In

An audience member/extra named Lawrence who attended/participated in a comedy show filmed last night for Judd Apatow's Adam Sandler-starring comedian movie Funny People tried not to break the house rule ("please don't go home and review the show on the... CONTINUE READING THE FIRST TUMBLR REVIEW OF JUDD APATOW'S FUNNY PEOPLE IS IN»

Posted on January 14, 2009 in Behind The Scenes (8 comments)
Tags: Adam Sandler | Aziz Ansari | Funny People | Judd Apatow

Let's Be Realistic, You're Not Going To Be In The New Judd Apatow Movie

For Judd Apatow's new movie, Funny People, which judging by the poster looks like it's a comedy about surrogate male pregnancy, a contest is being held on MySpace to win a cameo in the movie: Touchè, Judd Apatow. I would... CONTINUE READING LET'S BE REALISTIC, YOU'RE NOT GOING TO BE IN THE NEW JUDD APATOW MOVIE»

Posted on November 14, 2008 in Contests (4 comments)
Tags: Adam Sandler | Funny People | Judd Apatow | Leslie Mann | Seth Rogen

Conan O'Brien Lies To His Children

Judd Apatow was on Conan last night, and he read a letter his 10-year-old daughter wrote begging Conan to convince Apatow to let her watch Knocked Up. Maude Apatow got her mom's eyes and her dad's professional comedy writing. Literally.... CONTINUE READING CONAN O'BRIEN LIES TO HIS CHILDREN»

Posted on August 5, 2008 in Late Night (0 comments)
Tags: Children | Conan O'Brien | Judd Apatow

Human Giant Asks Judd Apatow About Frank Miller, Weed

This past weekend at Comic Con, the Human Giant guys showed up at a Pineapple Express panel and took over the Q&A with questions about Frank Miller, Frank Miller, swords, Superbad 2: Full Throttle, and weed. Via Paul Scheer's blog,... CONTINUE READING HUMAN GIANT ASKS JUDD APATOW ABOUT FRANK MILLER, WEED»

Jason Segel's Ego Hurts

Jason Segel is the best. This weekend, the courageous exhibtionist star of Forgetting Sarah Marshall and How I Met Your Mother presented Judd Apatow with the Key Arts Visionary Award, a Hollywood Reporter-sponsored prize for inspiring movie marketing. "We're here... CONTINUE READING JASON SEGEL'S EGO HURTS»

Posted on June 17, 2008 in Awards, Movie Marketing, Movie Posters (1 comments)
Tags: Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Jason Segel | Judd Apatow | Knocked Up | Superbad

Robert Smigel Pro-Tip For Teasing Barack Obama

Say what you will about You Don't Mess With the Zohan ("it looks terrible," "it looks horrible"), it has an undeniable pedigree of amazing talent behind it. Written by Robert Smigel and Judd Apatow? As painful as the movie looks,... CONTINUE READING ROBERT SMIGEL PRO-TIP FOR TEASING BARACK OBAMA»

Forgotten Television: The TV Wheel

Human Giant hero Paul Scheer heard about this experimental sketch show from 1995 called The TV Wheel and posted about it on his blog yesterday. The TV Wheel was created by Mystery Science Theater 3000's Joel Hodgson, and involved David... CONTINUE READING FORGOTTEN TELEVISION: THE TV WHEEL»

Please Ignore This Post And Do Something To Help Burma, Seriously

Burma, also known as Myanmar, has been under military rule since 1962. The dictatorial government has imprisoned political activists, and imposed forced labor upon its citizens. They made international headlines late last year when they violently suppressed a peaceful protest... CONTINUE READING PLEASE IGNORE THIS POST AND DO SOMETHING TO HELP BURMA, SERIOUSLY»

I Don't Mess With You Don't Mess With The Zohan

Oh good, just what we needed, a second trailer for You Don't Mess with the Zohan. Can someone tell me what's wrong with this movie. I mean, obviously it's terrible. But it was written by Robert Smigel and Judd Apatow.... CONTINUE READING I DON'T MESS WITH YOU DON'T MESS WITH THE ZOHAN»

College Is The Hydrox Of Apatow Comedies

You know back when there were video stores, and a big blockbuster was about to come out in theaters, and you would see these direct-to-videos a few weeks before that were clearly produced to trick you into thinking you could... CONTINUE READING COLLEGE IS THE HYDROX OF APATOW COMEDIES»

Posted on April 24, 2008 in Trailer (4 comments)
Tags: College | Judd Apatow | Superbad | The Pineapple Express | Tropic Thunder

Apatow Puts Together A Team For "A Dirty Version Of Almost Famous"

Fresh off the semi-success of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, producer Judd Apatow has announced that two of its stars, Jonah Hill and Russell Brand, will star in Get Him To The Greek, a buddy-comedy to be written and directed by Marshall... Almost Famous"'">CONTINUE READING APATOW PUTS TOGETHER A TEAM FOR "A DIRTY VERSION OF ALMOST FAMOUS"»

Forgetting Sarah Marshall Characters Have More Of A Web Presence Than Most Real People

If we all sign something promising to see Forgetting Sarah Marshall, can they make the marketing stop? There is such a thing as overpromotion! Such as: Jonah Hill's character, Matt the Waiter, has a MySpace. Kristen Bell's character, Sarah Marshall,... CONTINUE READING FORGETTING SARAH MARSHALL CHARACTERS HAVE MORE OF A WEB PRESENCE THAN MOST REAL PEOPLE»

Posted on April 11, 2008 in Viral Marketing (1 comments)
Tags: Forgetting Sarah Marshall | Jason Segel | Jonah Hill | Judd Apatow | Kristen Bell

You Had Me At Was Your Vagina Drunk?

The New York Times discusses "chick flicks" today. Actually, all they're really doing is creating editorially sanctioned advertising for two new films marketed towards women, P.J. Hogan's Shopaholic Takes Manhattan, and Nora Ephron's Julia & Julia, under the guise of... CONTINUE READING YOU HAD ME AT WAS YOUR VAGINA DRUNK?»