Y ou may know Martin Starr as the acerbic engineer Bertram Gilfoyle from Silicon Valley. Or the judgemental screenwriter Roman DeBeers in Party Down. Or maybe you just recognize his face: that dude from the Judd Apatow universe, the one with the rectangular eyeglasses and a deadpan expression. He’s used …
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A new documentary will look at the life and career of filmmaker Mel Brooks, whose films like The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Spaceballs defined comedy for several generations of people through the past seven decades. The docuseries, which is still in production, will air in two parts on …
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Hollywood is paying homage to legendary comedian and actor Bob Newhart, who died on Thursday at age 94 after battling “a series of short illnesses.” Stars including Jamie Lee Curtis, Mark Hamill, Judd Apatow, Kaley Cuoco, and more took to social media to celebrate his life. Apatow, who directed a …
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Strong jaw. Flowing hair. Megawatt smile. Effortless charisma. It’s not very difficult to see the resemblance between Kurt Russell and his son Wyatt. Kurt, 72, got his start as a child actor on TV before becoming one of Disney’s biggest contract stars in his teens — and a personal favorite …
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With TV and films stalled due to the ongoing writers and actors strike, director Judd Apatow and filmmaker J.J. Abrams sat down for a virtual conversation with ED Solomon on Tuesday evening to talk in-depth about their writing process and working alongside filmmaker Matt Reeves as teenagers. During the 11th …
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In a letter addressed to The New York Times, celebrities and LGBTQ+ organizations are calling for an overhaul in the publication’s approach to covering transgender people, calling their current practices “dangerous.” Gabrielle Union, Judd Apatow, Tommy Dorfman, Jonathan Van Ness, Margaret Cho, Jameela Jamil, Lena Dunham, Joey Soloway, Wilson Cruz, …
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Dave Grohl and songwriter/producer Greg Kurstin lit some candles and marked the first night of Hanukkah with the return of their “Hanukkah Sessions” series, tapping filmmaker Judd Apatow to belt the big opening number. Grohl and Kurstin started the “Hanukkah Sessions” back in 2020 with the aim of covering a …
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The 2022 Oscars ceremony was derailed when Will Smith walked onstage and slapped Chris Rock across the face for making a joke about his wife, actor Jada Pinkett Smith. Rock referenced Pinkett Smith’s baldness (she has alopecia) and made a reference to 1997 movie G.I. Jane (which features a bald …
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