Freaks and Geeks (tv program)

Adding Ferrell and Stiller, IFC builds on its offbeat-comedy rep

2013-03-06 18:29:00

IFC is out to prove that big things can come out of small, quirky shows. Sparked by the success of "Portlandia," the series poking gentle fun at Portland, Ore., and its offbeat residents that has charmed both critics and viewers, the basic cable network...

Michelle Williams and Jason Segel split

2013-02-26 18:20:00

Michelle Williams and Jason Segel� have broken up. The adorable couple has called it quits, quietly ending their relationship earlier this month, according to Us Weekly and People. Distance seems to be the culprit. She of "Oz the Great and Powerful"...

Judd Apatow's Pacific Palisades home sells

2010-11-20 00:00:00

Judd Apatow and his wife, Leslie Mann, have sold their Pacific Palisades home for $5.26 million, the Multiple Listing Service shows. The traditional house sits behind gates on nearly an acre at the end of a cul-de-sac. Built in 1997, the stately 6,000-...

James Franco lists home (Goblin glider not included)

2009-10-17 00:00:00

Actor James Franco, who starred as Harry Osborn -- the New Green Goblin -- in "Spider-Man," has listed his Sunset Strip-area compound for $3,695,000. The Spanish-style villa, built in 1923, has three bedrooms and 3 1/2 bathrooms in 4,000 square feet....

Kristen Wiig, so weird on 'SNL,' goes (somewhat) normal for 'Bridesmaids'

2011-05-08 00:00:00

Kristen Wiig has just come off an average Saturday night, one that required her to wear a 2-foot-high wig, shuffle lethargically around a stripper pole and bury her face in Helen Mirren's cleavage. "I was like, 'Are you cool with this? 'Cause I'm...

Critic's Notebook: "Freaks and Geeks" comes to IFC

2010-07-02 21:36:05

This breakup really broke up Jason Segel

2008-04-13 00:00:00

MUCH like the hero of the new comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall" -- who is merrily undressed at home and expecting an entirely different purpose for his girlfriend's visit than her dumping him -- actor-screenwriter Jason Segel endured his own Naked...

'90210' on redial

2008-07-16 00:00:00

REAL estate downturns aside, “90210" is still a very good ZIP Code. Slated to premiere Sept. 2, the CW's new version of the Aaron Spelling classic has dominated the entertainment press this pilot season like few other new television shows. Of...

Ira Glass and WBEZ Chicago venture into the movie biz

2012-08-31 00:00:00

One of the first things you notice during the opening credits of "Sleepwalk with Me" is a producing acknowledgment that reads simply: "In association with WBEZ Chicago's This American Life." Chicago's largest public radio station is in the movie...

Blythe Danner Returns To Williamstown For 'The Blue Deep'

2012-06-24 00:00:00

Blythe Danner feels right at home on stage in the Berkshire hills. After a 12-year absence, the actress is returning to the Williamstown Theatre Festival that shaped her early career nearly 40 years ago and where she continued to return over the decades....

TV Q&A: 'Vampire Diaries' leaves viewers hanging

2011-05-29 00:00:00

John Francis Daley Analyzes 'Bones'

2007-10-23 00:00:00

For more than two seasons now, "Bones" fans have been looking for a way to get Booth (David Boreanaz) and Bones (Emily Deschanel) to share their deepest, darkest feelings for each other. Get ready to love Dr. Lance Sweets. "I am a very green...

She of "Oz the Great and Powerful" lives in Brooklyn with her 7-year-old daughter Matilda, whom Williams had with the late Heath Ledger. Segel, who is one of the stars of the CBS series "How I Met Your Mother," primarily resides in Los Angeles, where the comedy films.

2013-03-05 17:43:44

-produced series didn't focus on the popular kids; it focused on the misfits.

2012-12-07 16:46:00