The top 10 Seth Rogen performances

The top 10 Seth Rogen performances. By Simon Miraudo. Canadian comedian Seth Rogen made his debut in Judd Apatow and Paul Feig‘s TV show Freaks and Geeks at the age of 17, but it would take another six years before he broke out in The 40-Year-Old Virgin (his two-second appearance as ‘Eager Cameraman‘ in Anchorman […]

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The top 10 Adam Sandler performances

The top 10 Adam Sandler performances. By Simon Miraudo. It’s been a tough week for Adam Sandler. The former Saturday Night Live star’s latest feature Jack and Jill collected a record breaking 10 Razzies at the annual Golden Raspberry awards, including Worst Picture, Worst Actor (Sandler), and Worst Actress (again, Sandler). Making matters worse: there are […]

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Twisted sister – Jack and Jill review

Jack and Jill – Starring Adam Sandler, Al Pacino and Katie Holmes. Directed by Dennis Dugan. Rated PG. Originally published December 1, 2011. By Simon Miraudo. Jack and Jill arrives on DVD and Blu-ray April 4, 2012. There is so much bizarre imagery in Jack and Jill, Adam Sandler playing his own twin sister being the least of it. Picture a young boy running shirtless with a variety of […]

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Twisted sister – Jack and Jill review

Jack and Jill – Starring Adam Sandler, Al Pacino and Katie Holmes. Directed by Dennis Dugan. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. There is so much bizarre imagery in Jack and Jill, Adam Sandler playing his own twin sister being the least of it. Picture a young boy running shirtless with a variety of live animals […]

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New Judd Apatow movie given apocalyptic release date

Mark your calendars! Deadline has revealed the release date for the next film to be written, produced and directed by Judd Apatow: June 1, 2012. This means Apatow will be given an opportunity to return to the heights of his early comedies The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up following the financial disappointment of his still-funny-but-tonally-inconsistent […]

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To laugh and die in L.A. – Funny People DVD review

Funny People – Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann. Directed by Judd Apatow. Rated MA. Originally published September 19, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. Everyone can tell a joke, but only a select few can do it well. It’s a genuine art form and it requires complete care and attention from the comedian from […]

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Adam Sandler to play his own sister in Jack and Jill

source: variety.comAdam Sandler will star in an upcoming romantic comedy entitled Jack and Jill, in which he will play both Jack and his sister Jill. Little else is known about the project, except that it will begin shooting next year for a 2011 release. The screenplay was written by former Saturday Night Live scribe Steve […]

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To laugh and die in L.A. – Funny People review

Funny People – Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann. Directed by Judd Apatow. Rated MA. By Simon Miraudo. Everyone can tell a joke, but only a select few can do it well. It’s a genuine art form and it requires complete care and attention from the comedian from beginning to end. The setup […]

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Funny People viral smorgasbord!

source: traileraddict.com The Funny People viral marketing campaign has spun into overdrive, with promotional websites and videos set up for Judd Apatow‘s latest movie. The potential Oscar contender stars Adam Sandler as terminally ill comedian George Simmons, who is determined to set his life on the right track before checking out for good. This includes […]

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Is Judd Apatow’s Funny People an Oscar contender?

source: traileraddict.com A batch of new TV spots for Judd Apatow‘s upcoming feature Funny People have landed online. Everything we’ve seen from this movie looks both hilarious and touching, so we have to ask: Is Funny People a genuine Oscar contender? The film stars Adam Sandler as George Simmons, a comic superstar who finds out […]

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Funny People trailer debut – Apatow’s latest might make you cry

source: traileraddict.com The first official trailer for Judd Apatow‘s third directorial effort, Funny People, has debuted online, and it looks like a picture quite different from his earlier efforts. Adam Sandler stars as a successful stand-up comedian who discovers he is dying. Seth Rogen plays the up-and-coming comedian Sandler takes under his wing. We first […]

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Apatow Gives Us The First Taste of Upcoming ‘Funny People’

source: slashfilm.com A teaser poster for Judd Apatow‘s latest directorial project Funny People has debuted, even though the film only recently started production. The film stars Adam Sandler and Seth Rogen as stand-up comics of varying degrees of success. Apatow has stated the film will be a slightly more serious affair than Knocked Up and […]

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