Seth Rogen

James Franco's Comedy Central Roast: The Highlights

Last night, James Franco was the guest of dishonor at the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco (airing Labor Day) at Culver Studios in Culver City. The network normally roasts celebs who've become pop culture punch lines, like Charlie Sheen, Joan Rivers, Donald Trump and David Hasselhoff. Sure, Fran ... More >>

Lots of Movies This Week Blur the Line Between Fiction and Reality

Judging from current releases, the hallmark of screen success isn't landing a starring role in Man of Steel; it's getting a movie filmed in your house. Shot in 12 days at the filmmaker's Malibu home, Joss Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing took in a healthy per-screen gross over the weekend. Likewise s ... More >>

This Is the End Review: The World Collapses Not With a Whimper But With a Dick Joke

Why Online Comedy Fests Can't Beat Live Laughs

See also: *JASH: Sarah Silverman, Michael Cera and Friends Create a New YouTube Channel *10 Best Stand-Up Comedy Shows in Los Angeles "The internet is like the wild west! It's totally unregulated so we thought it would be cool to see how far we can go without any consequences." Those were Sarah S ... More >>

10 Best Judd Apatow-Inspired Artworks at Gallery 1988

See also: *5 Best Arrested Development Artworks at Gallery 1988 *10 Best Pee Wee Herman Artworks at Gallery 1988 *10 Best Lindsay Lohan Artworks *5 Artsy Things to Do in L.A. This Week Real-life freaks and geeks gathered at Gallery 1988 Tuesday night for the opening of the A Tribute to Judd Apatow ... More >>

Jason Reitman's Live Read

Dustin Thomason on His Novel 12.21, a Maya Calendar Doomsday Thriller

L.A. author Dustin Thomason wrote the bestseller The Rule of Four with Ian Caldwell. He's now going solo with 12.21, published in August, about a doctor trying to save civilization from destruction on Dec. 21, 2012, which is when the world will supposedly end, according to the Maya calendar. Publish ... More >>

Worst Foot Forward: When Comedy Goes Wrong

Take This Waltz Review

Seth Rogen and Michelle Williams star in Sarah Polley's sophomore effort

Sarah Polley on Her Latest Film Take This Waltz, Starring Michelle Williams and Seth Rogen

"There's no right decision for her to make." Sarah Polley is talking about one of her characters, but it sounds more like a view of the world. "I think what's scary is when people make life-denying choices," she says. With more than 50 acting credits to her name and her second directorial feature r ... More >>

Ted Review: Seth MacFarlane of Family Guy Debuts as a Film Director

Aubrey Plaza and Greta Gerwig, Meta-Ingenues: Safety Not Guaranteed and Lola Versus

Coldplay - Hollywood Bowl - 5/1/12

Coldplay Hollywood Bowl 5/1/12 Chilly Tuesday nights in May isn't exactly what the Hollywood Bowl is all about. But despite the less-than-ideal conditions, Coldplay warmed up the sold out crowd last night with songs off their latest album, Mylo Xyloto, and an assortment of hits. Since the band's ... More >>

7 Bizarro Life Lessons from Kevin Smith's New Book Tough Sh*t

Southwest Airlines may agree with the "fat" part of Kevin Smith's new book Tough Sh*t: Life Advice from a Fat, Lazy Slob Who Did Good from Gotham Books, but Silent Bob is far from lazy. He's an author, comic book store owner, professional stage farceur and podcaster who runs a network of podcasts fo ... More >>

Marijuana-Like Compound in Your Brain Could be Magic Pill For Weight Loss: But Don't Reach For The Doritos Just Yet

Oh boy. You stoners are going to love this one. Turns out the key to weight loss might be a marijuana-like chemical that already exists in your brain. While there are skinny weed advocates out there like Seth Rogen (after) and James Franco, consider all the Taco Bell you ate in the name of bud or t ... More >>

50/50 USC Event With Seth Rogen Asks the Question: Can Cancer and Humor Co-Exist?

​ A most unusual movie screening took place recently at the Landmark Theaters in the Westside Pavilion: a screening of the movie 50/50 that was co-organized by the USC Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center and Hospital. The event addressed the issues of cancer treatment and humor as a cancer-fig ... More >>

50/50 Review

Toronto Film Festival: Bad Romance From Whit Stillman, Alexander Payne and More

Greta Gerwig in Whit Stillman's Damsels in Distress​ Tragic romance is a big TIFF theme this year. Soured love tied to death and/or suicide and/or beautifully-lit misery has popped up in eight of the nine films I've seen since I last blogged. At the festival midway point, I've seen so many mov ... More >>

Toronto Film Festival Preview: 10 Must-See Films

Brad Pitt in Moneyball​ The Toronto Film Festival kicks off tomorrow, offering the usual mix of Oscar bait, new films from foreign and experimental masters, and basically every conceivable thing in between. With the caveat that the lineup, hundreds of films strong, could not possibly be tackle ... More >>

High Holidays: 10 Celebrities Likely to Be Celebrating Both 420 and Passover This Year

​Two very special holidays for the peoples of Los Angeles happen to fall on the same Hump Day this year: 4/20 and Passover, Day 2. One is a silly excuse to dabble in unmentionables (which a certain High Times editor claims "points us in a direction for the responsible use of cannabis") and the ... More >>

Paul: Planet of the Aping

Too many sci-fi references, not enough Kristen Wiig

Stars of Freaks & Geeks and Undeclared Converge at Paley Fest Reunion

Many beloved television series get asked back to the Paley Festival during their runs. Then there are those short-run shows whose brief lives on air have been surpassed by their staying power with audiences so that a retrospective draws passionate fans back for more. Such is the love for Judd Apatow ... More >>

The Green Hornet Review

Seth Rogen schlubs it in Michel Gondry's The Green Hornet

"My Favorite Thing in the World"

Judd Apatow's midLife report

Ken Jeong: Doctor on the Set

SXSW: Gone to the Masses

Yet fest still has fresh, experimental edge

Movie Reviews: A Woman in Berlin, A Perfect Getaway, Paper Heart

Also, Fragments, 12 in a Box and more

(Not So) Funny People

Adam Sandler and Judd Apatow Attempt to Yuck It Up Again.

Hollywood Traffic Alert Tonight

If you were planning on picking up that boxed set of unrecorded Hank Williams songs at Amoeba Music tonight, or chowing down on BoHo's happy hour pizzas, you might want to consider taking the Red Line subway. From 5-7 p.m. the red carpet treatment preceding the world premiere for the Adam Sandler-Se ... More >>

I FOUND SOME TATTERED NOTES ON THE STREET AND ALL I GOT WAS THIS MULTIBOOK DEAL

Observe and Report: Scenes From a Mall

Paul Blart meets Travis Bickle in yet another shopper's paradise

Movie Reviews: The Haunting in Connecticut, Three Monkeys, 12 Rounds

Also, The Education of Charlie Banks and Spinning Into Butter

I Love You, Man: Eteral Flame

Not even Brody Jenner could extinguish the bromance

Funny Stuff, Then Not So Much

What to do in L.A., January 9-15

Must Be This Funny to Get In

The TV Crank's Wish List

A DVD gift guide for curmudgeons who think there's nothing good on TV anymore

Bad Trips: Pineapple Express, Transsiberian

Not McLovin'

Comic-Con 2008: For Love of the Con

Big crowds, too little sleep and even less food at San Diego's fanboy mecca

Blog This: 2007’s Best Films

No argument about this list

Superbad: It Happened One Night

Yes, this movie is bad... Superbad

Geek Love

Superbad director Greg Mottola puts his own spin on the Judd Apatow school of emo-raunch filmmaking

Superbad's Boys To Men

Teetotaling with Jonah Hill and Michael Cera

Seth Rogen on Finding the Joke and Fatherly Wisdom

Who's your daddy?

Judd Apatow Explains Himself

Geekology 101

Knocked Up's Daddy Issues

Putting the fear of life into a slacker

No Stunt Hair Necessary

For Steve Carell, the road to movie stardom was lined with dehydration and body waxing

Sex and the Pocket Protector

The 40-Year-Old Virgin goes deep

Same As It Ever Was

Nothing can stop the new fall season

Letters

Too Good and Weird

The Happy Life and Inevitable Death of Freaks and Geeks