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Funny People: Apatow Almost Gets It Right
Before we get right into my thoughts on Funny People, let me preface by saying that I loved Judd Apatow’s first two films, The 40-Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up. I would count both among the best comedies to hit Hollywood in the past few years, and I had full faith that he would hit another home run with his third directorial stint. I understand that he was ready to try something new and a get a little more serious, but looking back at his first two achievements I have to wonder: when the formula works so well, why mess with it?
Buzz News Roundup, 4/17
- Elizabeth Banks and Leslie Mann will topline What Was I Thinking, a comedy that follows four female friends who take a hedonistic ski trip after one of the women gets dumped. — Zap2It
- YouTube has a new special section for TV episodes and movies. — LA Times
- Fox Searchlight has acquired screen rights to Jen Sacks's darkly humorous book Nice, which will be developed as a potential star vehicle for Reese Witherspoon.
Movie Preview: Judd Apatow's Funny People
The trailer for Judd Apatow's new comedy, Funny People, has arrived, and it looks like a bittersweet mix of Apatowian humor and genuine emotions. Apatow's wife Leslie Mann stars as the love interest of Adam Sandler's character, with an ensemble filled out by Eric Bana (sporting an all-natural Australian accent), Seth Rogen (naturally), Jason Schwartzman, and those two adorable daughters of Apatow and Mann. It looks like this movie could contain everything I so enjoyed about Knocked Up: a lot of laughs but also a lot of heart.
Movie Preview: Efron and Perry in 17 Again
Sure, 17 Again looks an awful lot like Big in reverse (or one half of Freaky Friday), but you know what? The trailer looks really cute. Matthew Perry plays a down-on-his-luck dad who gets the chance to be 17 years old again (this is where Zac Efron comes in).
Three Funny Ladies Get Great Comedic Roles
I love news days like today. Three actresses I love and admire have nabbed roles in promising comedies. Check it out:
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Drillbit Taylor: Slightly Amusing, Mostly Lame
Will the high school nerds-seeking-revenge story ever get to be annoying and old? Actually, yes, and soon, thanks to Drillbit Taylor. The universal themes of high school hierarchies and the oppressed having their day of triumph, along with the Judd Apatow stamp of approval, somehow can't save this thin, watery story.
Adam Sandler to Star in Judd Apatow's Next Film
It won't be the first collaboration between Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow — that honorable title goes to the hairdresser comedy You Don't Mess With the Zohan, which Apatow apparently wrote — but it will be the first Apatow-directed movie that Adam Sandler stars in.
Everyone's remaining tight-lipped about what, exactly, the project will be about, though so far Sandler's costars will include Apatow's wife Leslie Mann, and Seth Rogen (of course!). The Apatow machine is unstoppable, it seems.
Buzz News Roundup, 10/24
- USA Today has the first photo from Mike Meyers' next comedy The Love Guru.
- David Chase talks — sort of — to the Associated Press about the finale of The Sopranos.
- Juno writer Diablo Cody has yet another project in the works: a supernatural comedy titled Jennifer's Body that will star Megan Fox, writes Hollywood Reporter.
- In a super-slow week for album sales, Bruce Springsteen topped the charts again, Billboard reports.
- The Futon Critic has a slew of ABC scheduling updates: Men in Trees is moving to 8 p.m., October Road is coming back in November, and Dance War starts in January.
- The Zac Efron movie 17 just got a lot cooler with the addition of Leslie Mann (Knocked Up) to the cast, as ComingSoon reports.
- Champion tennis player Maria Sharapova is pitching a drama about female tennis players to the CW, Variety reports. Hey, anyone else remember Phenom?
- According to ComingSoon, Billy Bob Thornton will join Shia LaBeouf in the thriller Eagle Eye.
- Zap2it has introductions for the new cast of The Amazing Race.
- Billy Ray Cyrus has landed himself a movie role in the family drama Flying By, writes Hollywood Reporter.
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