Judd Apatow

...if truth is the essence of successful humor. They simply lack the insight of a Woody Allen, Larry David or a Billy Crystal, or even writer/director Judd Apatow and Entourage's Doug Ellin. THEIR NORMALLY compulsive eye for minutiae fails...

In this article: Coen brothers, Larry David, Barton Fink, Tin, A Serious Man, God, Minnesota, and The Big Lebowski

...spoilt rich folk. Laura is played by Leslie Mann, Apatow's wife; their daughters Maude and Iris make another appearance as Laura's kids, goofy and adorable as ever (but boy, are they going to resent Dad's movies one day). Mann and Aubrey...

In this article: Funny People, Adam Sandler, MySpace, The Final Destination, Leslie Mann, and Knocked Up

...mating dance ("Forgetting Sarah Marshall," "Zack and Miri Make a Porno"). Not for nothing did movie bloggers herald Shelton as the female Judd Apatow. If Spike Lee could rise above the "black Woody Allen" claims that greeted "She's...

In this article: Zack and Miri Make a Porno, I Love You, Man, Pineapple Express, Lonely Planet, and Forgetting Sarah Marshall

...most acclaimed comic book of all time, Watchmen. But it could've been worse! Imagine if Watchmen had been directed by Judd Apatow, or Sofia Coppola, or Woody Allen. Actually, you don't have to imagine those dire scenarios: We've imagined them...

In this article: Watchmen, Woody Allen, 300, Zack Snyder, and Sofia Coppola

Woody Allen spent 20 years in comedy before experimenting with more introspective work. Apatow has made the move in three films, and it feels premature. Apatow is a genial, empathetic writer a but only as far as his male characters are...

In this article: Funny People, Adam Sandler, Leslie Mann, Eminem, Knocked Up, Seth Rogen, and Terms of Endearment

...Jewish male writers from Philip Roth to Neil Simon to Mel Brooks to Woody Allen to Jerry Seinfeld and Larry David to Josh Schwartz to Judd Apatow has remained essentially unchanged: nerdy, whiny, and insecure: in other words, the opposite of...

In this article: Jerry Seinfeld, George Costanza, Bob Dylan, Madonna, Woody Allen, Larry David, Jon Stewart, and I Gotta Feeling

...turn. Apatow, the director of "The 40-Year-Old Virgin'' and writer-producer of countless bad-lad farces, may not stand with the above company, but at the moment he's about the best we've got, and "Funny People'' is his cri de coeur. Today's...

In this article: Funny People, Adam Sandler, Leslie Mann, Seth Rogen, Aubrey Plaza, and Groundhog Day

...People" opened fairly strong, it died in its second week. Apatow needs to go back to what he does best - making R-rated comedies about loser guys who hook up with hot chicks. Woody Allen - "Whatever Works" received mostly negative...

In this article: Rotten Tomatoes, Funny People, Hollywood, J.K. Rowling, Will Ferrell, Hasbro, Sacha Baron Cohen, Terminator, and Ouija

...to regardless of the whims of lust, desire, and romance. And in particular, Apatow seems to take a strong stance on the necessity and sanctity of the traditional, two-parent family. In other words, it's a broadly socially conservative...

In this article: Funny People, Woody Allen, Knocked Up, Seth Rogan, RSS Feed, and Manhattan