Topic: Movie Comedies
AFP American Edition | 2009-08-04 14:00:35
<div><p>The comedians of "Funny People" had the last laugh this weekend, taking the top spot at the North American box office, final figures showed Monday.</p><p>The film, which stars Adam Sandler as a terminally-ill comedian who decides to mentor a young comic, earned 22.6 million dollars in ...
Reuters US Online Report Entertainment News | 2009-08-03 16:18:03
<div><p>NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Let's call this weekend what it is: some cold proof that Judd Apatow's hot streak is over.</p><p>There are many metrics you can choose from after the underwhelming $23.4 million take this weekend of the writer/director/producer's "Funny People ...
AP News | 2009-07-30 11:03:22
<div id="subtitle">A woman among boys, Leslie Mann's career grows after standing out in her husband's films</div><div><p>In the three movies Judd Apatow has directed, his wife, Leslie Mann, has taken on progressively larger roles.</p><p>In "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," she ...
AP News | 2009-07-29 15:29:59
<div id="subtitle">Reflecting on a life in comedy, Apatow tests his success with the ambitious `Funny People'</div><div><p>Judd Apatow's "The 40-Year-Old Virgin" spawned one of the most vibrant and successful runs in American comedy — a frantic, four-year era capped by and summed up in the writer/director ...
