Articles tagged "judd apatow"

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The joke’s in the male: It’s funny, but Judd Apatow makes chick flicks for men

by John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)]

[15.Apr.08] :. In that old family favorite, “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,” the tragically chaste Andy Stitzer (Steve Carell) finally works up the chutzpah to call Trish (Catherine Keener) and ask her for a...

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When it comes to movie laughs, ‘Drillbit’ producer Judd Apatow is the man

by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[21.Mar.08] :. Comedy has a brand name these days: “Apatow.” That would be Judd Apatow, the high priest of TV’s “Freaks & Geeks” who moved on to “The 40-Year Old...

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Judd Apatow’s aptitude is for funny and familiar

by Colin Covert [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[17.Mar.08] :. After a difficult decade in network TV comedy, writer/director/producer Judd Apatow has developed a Midas touch in films, with the uninterrupted successes of “The 40-Year-Old Virgin,”...

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DVD Film Review

Knocked Up

by Andrew Gilstrap

[26.Sep.07] :. Taken as a straightforward comedy, Knocked Up is extremely satisfying. Taken as a more serious meditation on adulthood and priorities, though . . .

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With Judd Apatow’s films and TV shows, familiarity breeds hilarity

by Stephen Becker [The Dallas Morning News (MCT)]

[1.Jun.07] :. If practice really does make perfect, then Knocked Up should be just about the perfect comedy. Writer and director Judd Apatow’s follow-up to 2005’s funniest movie—The...

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Film Review

Knocked Up (2007)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[1.Jun.07] :. While the Pete and Ben romance is based in their similarities, their most moving discovery is their unconditional devotion to the differences embodied by girls.

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Short Cuts - In Theaters: Knocked Up (2007)

by Bill Gibron

[30.May.07] :. If big screen comedy has an assigned savior, it just might be Judd Apatow. With the beloved 40 Year Old Virgin fresh in everyone’s minds, and his producer’s imprint on other...

The 40-Year-Old Virgin (2005)

by Samantha Bornemann

[26.Aug.05] :. Here, a one-note title evolves into a 3-D landscape of guffaws and awws.