Judd Apatow

Satirical genius Sam Lipsyte flirts with disaster

2013-03-14 13:15:00

NEW YORK — From a distance, wearing plaid and slightly grizzled, Sam Lipsyte looks like a grumpy lumberjack — although there are not many lumberjacks standing at the gate of Columbia University in Manhattan. And up close, it's clear he's not...

Wednesday's TV Highlights: 'Rip the Runway 2013' on BET

2013-03-19 20:00:00

Customized TV Listings are available here: www.latimes.com/tvtimes Click here to download TV listings for the week of March 17 - 23, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies � -------------------- SERIES Arrow Jessica De Gouw reprises her role as...

'Oz' No. 1 again; 'The Call' beats out 'Wonderstone' for 2nd place

2013-03-17 09:09:00

Warner Bros. may need to dial 911 after suffering its fifth consecutive box-office disappointment this year. This weekend, the Warner comedy "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" lost out to the lower-profile "The Call," starring Halle Berry as an emergency...

Steven Tyler, Joe Perry to headline Varvatos Stuart House benefit

2013-03-08 12:15:00

Fashion designer John Varvatos has tapped rockers Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (yes, of Aerosmith fame) to perform at his annual Stuart House benefit, scheduled to take place Sunday in front of his West Hollywood boutique. This year will mark the 10th...

Emma Watson parties hard, 'goes shopping' in 'Bling Ring' trailer

2013-03-08 13:12:00

Emma Watson is showing off her wild side in the teaser trailer for Sofia Coppola's "The Bling Ring," a film based on the thefts by a group of youths who targeted celebrities. With the hard-partying Nicki character, Watson breaks away from her smarty-...

Oscars 2013: MacFarlane opens the show both crude and polished

2013-02-24 18:19:00

Less than five minutes into Seth MacFarlane’s opening monologue Sunday evening, the raunch humor-prone “Family Guy” creator dropped the kind of transgressive comedy cluster bomb many pop watchers had been anticipating. Describing...

Review: Lena Dunham's 'Girls' courageous and contradictory

2013-01-12 07:00:00

The second season of "Girls" premieres Sunday on HBO and one can only hope that it will be allowed to do so without too much obsessive talk about creator-star Lena Dunham's penchant for nudity. Which is almost immediately on display, to be sure —...

Golden Globes 2013: Judd Apatow all about 'Girls' star Lena Dunham

2013-01-13 17:04:00

It was a "Girls" night out for Judd Apatow. The filmmaker was on hand at the Golden Globes on Sunday to lend support to the HBO comedy on which he serves as an executive producer. "The show is back tonight.... It's a good way to ring it in," Apatow...

To see a miserable writer's life on screen, try 'Finding Joy'

2013-02-13 17:22:00

With the succcess of Judd Apatow's movies, one stample of romantic comedies has become the loser adult guy who finds love. Once, that guy was a 40-year-old virgin working in an electronics store. Another time, he was a slacker on a bong water-stained...

Kristen Wiig joins Will Ferrell in 'Anchorman' sequel

2013-02-05 10:16:00

Kristen Wiig is joining the cast of Will Ferrell's "Anchorman" sequel. Knights of Columbus, that's kind of a big deal! "Just found out Kristen Wiig officially on board for Anchorman 2. Cannonball!" director Adam McKay confirmed Monday on Twitter....

HBO picks up 'Girls' for a third season

2013-01-24 11:09:00

Get ready for more “Girls.” The controversial but critically lauded, Golden Globe-winning show will return for a third season. While HBO has not officially confirmed the renewal, the cast and crew of “Girls” have made it abundantly...

Sundance 2013: David Gordon Green, back after 'Pineapple Express'

2013-01-22 00:00:00

PARK CITY, Utah — “It’s been awhile,” director David Gordon Green said as we shook hands on Sunday. Indeed it had. It was, in fact, 10 years almost to the day since I’d interviewed Green at the Sundance Film Festival, and...

@JuddApatow Director-writer, "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," "Knocked Up" "This Is 40" Why follow? Plenty of the expected chuckles but also Apatow's perspective on issues outside of the Hollywood bubble.

2013-03-19 00:00:00

Judd Apatow

2013-01-13 16:07:00

Judd Apatow was awarded the Critic's Choice Louis XIII Genius Award. After Rebel Wilson gave a very funny introduction that included a silent Charlie Chaplin impersonation, Judd took the stage and jokingly demanded the audience give him a standing ovation before teasing Steven for not winning the

2013-01-10 18:39:00