Seth Rogen - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com
From All Movie Guide: Canadian-born actor Seth Rogen tapped into his skills as a comedian when he was only 13, signing up for comedy classes and honing his deadpan style. He tooled around as an amateur for a few years but eventually took his act down south, hoping to find success as an actor and standup comedian in the U.S. He was soon discovered by Judd Apatow and was cast in his short-lived series Freaks and Geeks. After its cancellation, Apatow cast Rogen in his next series,...

Knocked Up - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com
It may be a bit, um, premature to say so, but Judd Apatow’s “Knocked Up” strikes me as an instant classic, a comedy that captures the sexual confusion and moral ambivalence of our moment without straining, pandering or preaching. Like “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” Mr. Apatow’s earlier film, it attaches dirty humor to a basically upright premise. While this movie’s barrage of gynecology-inspired jokes would have driven the prudes at the old Hays Office mad, its story, about a young man...

Judd Apatow - Trailer - Showtimes - Cast - Movies & TV - NYTimes.com
From All Movie Guide: A talented screenwriter/producer whose television work is often critically praised before being prematurely canceled, Judd Apatow has a dedicated fan base that has nevertheless continued to grow thanks to such winning efforts as The Ben Stiller Show and Freaks and Geeks. Work on a high-school radio show offered the showbiz hopeful his first taste of success, and in the years following his high-school graduation, the quick-witted aspiring standup comedian hit the comedy...

The Blur (9/30/08)
The summer movie season started off with a huge BANG when Iron Man was released in the beginning of May.  Hyped up with anticipation and a very strong word-of-mouth from critics, Iron Man delivered in every way possible.  If you haven’t seen it yet, you must get this on DVD and check it out.  Read my full review here.  Don’t just take my word for this explosive and fast-paced action film. Roger Ebert gives Iron Man a stellar four-star review saying, “This one has a plot so ingenious i

How Personal is Judd Apatow’s Funny People?
Lets face it, Judd Apatow likes to keep it in the family. His films feature many of the same familiar faces — a comedy troupe he has collected, whom often star in the films that he directs and produces. But not only that, his wife Leslie Mann has appeared in every one of the films he’s directed thus far. In fact, the couple met on the set of The Cable Guy , which Apatow produced. Apatow and Mann have two daughters named Iris and Maude. The kids made their big...

New on DVD: Iron Man, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
It's a great week for new DVD releases. Below, read about one of the highest-grossing movies of all-time, along with one of the funnier films of 2008...Iron ManStars: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff BridgesWhy you should rent it: Because it's awesome! Perfectly captures the tone of what a comic book movie should be.Forgetting Sarah MarshallStars: Jason Segel, Mila Kunis, Kristen BellWhy you should rent it: Some hilarious lines and a pair of beautiful women, along with a cameo by Jo

Judd Apatow Blu-ray Film Fest: Forgetting Sarah Marshall, 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up
The delivery came. 3 Blu-ray upcoming releases from the Judd Apatow comedy factory – this latest hits Forgetting Sarah Marshall, 40 Year Old Virgin and Knocked Up. First up was Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which I hadn’t seen in the theaters. The other two, of course, I’ve previously caught on DVD and on the big screen. I didn’t expect to like this flick, but wow, I had a blast. Most of us are probably fans of the shows that make these actors familiar to us (Freaks & Geeks, Veronica Mars, How I

Win 'Forgetting Sarah Marshall' on DVD
You can point at me and call me names if you like, but I think Forgetting Sarah Marshall is the best of the Judd Apatow comedies. As funny as Superbad is, there's a lot of wasted time in that movie, and the same thing goes for Knocked Up and 40-Year-Old Virgin. Forgetting Sarah Marshall, on the other hand, doesn't have much fat to trim at all. Granted, at its funniest it isn't as funny as the best moments in Superbad, but over the long haul, I found it more entertaining. So I was dee-lited t

What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday
All of the new DVD releases hit stores (and Netflix) on Tuesdays. So each week in What to Netflix: New DVD Tuesday, I sort through the best of the batch and tell you what to add to your queue. In addition to the titles below, the Oscar-winning documentary Taxi to the Dark Side is also now available on DVD. Iron Man Hurray! It feels like just yesterday the Summer box office was electrified by this superhero hit. I really loved it (and saw it twice in the theaters), mostly due to a super cool performance by

EUR DVD REVIEW: Forgetting Sarah Marshall
*Judd Apatow has the Midas touch in terms of teensploitation flicks. A year ago, he had a hand in Knocked Up and Superbad, a couple of crowd pleasers which made over a quarter billion dollars at the box-office alone.       With Forgetting Sarah Marshall, Apatow ups the ante in terms of shock value by appealing to perhaps the lowest common denominator, starting with an opening scene featuring gratuitous shots of male genitalia.       Unfortunately, the fil

NEW VIDEO: Diddy and Russell Brand in Vegas
Comedian Russell Brand , who stars in the upcoming film "Get Him to the Greek" with Diddy, posted an exclusive backstage video of the pair on their way to the Pacquiao-Hatton in Las Vegas this weekend. Click here to check out the video! Don't forget to keep an eye out for Diddy's upcoming role as a record label exec in "Get Him to the Greek" being produced by Judd Apatow and starring Brand, Elizababeth Moss, and Jonah Hill. The film is about about a rock...

Bring on the Women! Leslie Mann & Elizabeth Banks Snag Their Own Film
It looks like the blonde funnywomen are breaking out of the mold and leaving the men behind. No more married life with Paul Rudd or amateur porn with Seth Rogen -- Variety reports that Leslie Mann and Elizabeth Banks have signed on to star in New Line's What Was I Thinking?Unfortunately, it'll still be man-obsessed. The project is adapting Barbara Davilman and Liz Dubelman's What Was I Thinking?: 58 Bad Boyfriend Stories. The book is a collection of essays coming from a whole slew of people,...

Superbad - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com
Horny is as horny does in the sweetly absurd high school comedy “Superbad.” A tickly, funny tale of three teenage boys revved up by their surging, churning, flooding hormones, the movie joins the tumescent ranks of similarly themed works about male sexual desire

Jason Segel & Paul Rudd Possibly Stoned, Probably Exhausted, Definitely Adorable
It would be a shame to ignore 4/20 entirely because none of the other websites are, so here's a few-week's-old interview with Paul Rudd and Jason Segel where the two appear to have been smoking something (though I suspect what they were smoking was "zero sleep"):"I knew you shouldn't have had all that meth!" I think the addition of the "gross Tom Cruise face" and Gideon the secret friend make this even sillier than the interview where they just made fart sounds. (Thanks for the tip,...

New DVD Releases: Iron Man, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and More
Fans of full-frontal male nudity will be delighted to learn that this week's DVD Tuesday features the home-video debut of Forgetting Sarah Marshall, starring Jason Segel, Kristen Bell, and a pre-VMA meltdown Russell Brand. Also releasing today: Taxi to the Dark Side, the Oscar-winning documentary chronicling the beating death of an Afghani cab driver; Chapter 27, the little-seen Mark David Chapman biopic for which Jared Leto gained a whopping 67 pounds; and Bigger, Stronger, Faster*, first-time filmm

VOTD: The Muppets Interupt Jason Segel’s Appearance on Jimmy Falon
As you probably know by now, Jason Segel is writing the next Muppet Movie. His appearance on Late Night with Jimmy Falon last week to promote I Love You Man, was interrupted by The Muppets. Watch the video embedded after the jump. Related Stories Jason Segel and Paul Rudd Perform Dracula’s Lament Live Will Emily Blunt Be Forced [...]

Discuss: Who's More Uncomfortable with Onscreen Nudity?
(With Forgetting Sarah Marshall arriving on DVD today, we're re-posting this popular Discuss post from last April) By: Elisabeth Rappe Here's why it's a bad idea to share a house with a Cinematical writer -- your formerly innocent nights at the movies are stored away for discussion, your casual remarks posted for the entire world to see. My apologies to all the family members this involves. My sister and her boyfriend caught Forgetting Sarah Marshall a few nights ago -- a second showing for her, first tim

VOTD: Henson’s 11
Kat Reilly created Henson’s 11, a mash-up of Ocean’s Eleven and The Muppets films for a non-linear editing class. Sadly, I’d pay to see this movie. Related Stories VOTD: Fear and Loathing on The Muppet Bus VOTD: Muppetstar Galactica VOTD: The Muppets Interupt Jason Segel’s Appearance on Jimmy Fallon VOTD: The Muppets’ Skateboarding Dog Viral Video VOTD: Muppets’ Mahna Mahna / [...]

Celebrity photos: Drew Barrymore, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, ‘The Office’ cast and more
Drew Barrymore (AP Photo/Evan Agostini), Jessica Lange and Jeanne Tripplehorn of “Grey Gardens” attend the premiere of the HBO film in New York on Tuesday. Also on hand were actors Justin Long, Sam Shepard and TV personality Jimmy Fallon.   Zac Efron with cast members Michelle Trachtenberg, Leslie Mann and Matthew Perry for the Los Angeles premiere of “17 Again” on Tuesday. They were joined in the celebration by Vanessa Hudgens, the remaining “American Idol” finalists, the...

Pineapple Express - Trailer - Cast - Showtimes - NYTimes.com
In the tradition of Cheech and Chong, Abbott and Costello, Hope and Crosby, Ricky and Lucy, Martin and Lewis, Rowan and Martin, Smothers and Smothers, Sanford and son, Spicoli and Hand, Bert and Ernie, Riggs and Murtaugh, cops and robbers, dumb and dumber, right brain and left, peanut butter and jelly, bong hit, roach clip and Snoop Doggy Dogg comes “Pineapple Express,” a stoner comedy that partakes of a gentle indie vibe before hitting the hard stuff for a major Shane Black-style blowup and...

How I Met Your Mother - Season One
Ever since the years with Seinfeld, Friends, and Frasier providing an onslaught of sitcom laughs and fun, many have said that the sitcom was dead.  Although the state of sitcoms will probably never reach that peak from the late 90’s, CBS has made quite a splash with its two strong sitcoms:  Two and a Half Men and How I Met Your Mother.  I will praise Two and a Half Men in another review, but for now let me talk about Your Mother (I’m sorry, I just had to).   How I Met Your Mother might be

The Muppet Show To Return To Television With More Dick And Weed?
I've got a little bit of good news, mixed with a little bit of really weird news. The good news is that there's a chance The Muppet Show might return to television. According to the Telegraph (via BuzzFeed): The Jim Henson-created characters may be on their way back thanks to a new Disney Film. In the movie, written by Forgetting Sarah Marshall star and writer Jason Segel, the Muppets reunite to save their studio with one last variety show. Should the film go well, it opens up the possibility of a tele

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Exclusive: New UK Poster For I Love You, Man
Jason Segel and Paul Rudd find true bromance>>Real the whole article | on Screenrush - Friday 27 March 2009

C'mon Hollywood #201
... get going with the new Muppet movie already! by Sturdy Luckily, one of the most popular, talented and young comedic actor/writers around right now has taken on the responsibility of making the next Muppet movie a reality. An early draft of Jason Segel’s GREATEST MUPPET MOVIE EVER MADE has gotten some early and mixed reviews, but at least it seems he’s on the right path. I don’t know if that’s exactly the direction I w