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LabanGaia
08/03/09

In reply to Did Apatow's Funny Make Any Money?
"lede" instead of "lead"? Wow, defamer has really gone downhill the last month in the proofreading department.
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MoeGolden
08/04/09

@LabanGaia: "lede" is actually the proper spelling of that term in a journalistic context. it goes back to the days of the printing press in which internal newsroom communication (a chalkboard) didn't risk confusing the lead (you know the element Pb) with the lead for a story. So that's how lead became lede.

Now you know - and knowing is half the battle.

(i learned this from a journo prof. way back when and seldom have an occasion to tell people)
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nmkel999
08/03/09

In reply to Did Apatow's Funny Make Any Money?
Good lord. Just because this movie had a little emotional value, people slam it. It was funny. And there was character development. And it wasn't cliche. And it was nice to see Eric Bana and Seth Rogen play different roles than they normally do. I guess people would have preferred the typical comedy that we've all seen a thousand times. It's nice to see a movie that pushes the boundaries of its genre every once and a while
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Trulymadlyme
08/02/09

In reply to Did Apatow's Funny Make Any Money?
You know, what? I loved it. And it's kind of sucks that this movie will probably be panned everywhere for being overly sentimental.
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jacobestes
08/03/09

@Trulymadlyme: I liked it too. Compare it to other "serious movies" or to other "funny movies" that have come out recently and I liked it better than both. It's just a movie.
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MrInBetween
08/02/09

In reply to Did Apatow's Funny Make Any Money?
Moviegoers prefer their Adam Sandler to be dumb and their Seth Rogen to be fat. They like it when their "funny" movies have a running time of less than 2 1/2 hours. Oh, and Judd? Next time you insist your main character has some fatal disease, be sure you cast an actor who is marginally likable. That way, the audience will root for him rather than the disease.
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placekickerholder
08/02/09

In reply to Did Apatow's Funny Make Any Money?
You got leukemia in my comedy!

No, you got comedy in my leukemia!
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Sean Maher
08/02/09

In reply to Did Apatow's Funny Make Any Money?
Did anyone else notice a shift in the advertising for this movie in the last week? Any notion of seriousness and bromance disappeared in fave or dick jokes and lame riffs on Harry Potter and German accents.
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uncle_wiggly
08/02/09

In reply to Did Apatow's Funny Make Any Money?
I haven't see the film, but it seems to belong to this baffling new comedy genre that's been in fashion for almost a decade that features plump, dumb guys as the heros. Trying to segue the plump, dumb guy into interesting dramatic characters appears to be a non-starter though, at least we can hope so.
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skahammer
08/02/09

@uncle_wiggly: baffling new comedy genre that's been in fashion for almost a decade that features plump, dumb guys as the heros.

Not too familiar with the history of comedy, are you?
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MissNormaDesmond
08/02/09

@skahammer: It was a typo. He meant, "almost a milennium".
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Iwillnotauditionforastar
08/02/09

@skahammer: Sh, I want Costello to be a secret, hidden, guilty pleasure.
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Iwillnotauditionforastar
08/03/09

@Iwillnotauditionforastar: HEY ABBOTT!!!1!111
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Mo MoDo
08/03/09

@skahammer: Fatty Arbuckle was a riot and a tragedy.
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behrens
08/01/09

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re: item 4 (beyonce's ass). A friend of mine ran into and "bought drinks for" (I'm just the messenger here) Jay-Z at Rockstar Bar in Williamsburg (the one that smells awful and has a plaster mermaid). I guess he showed up there one night last November (around Thanksgiving, presumably assuming it'd be pretty quiet)

Turns out before it turned into a PBR vending machine, that place was one of Hov's haunts. You know like "back in the day" and all that.

They got a buck hunter machine I'm pretty sure.
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seyswho
08/01/09

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New York is Gamorrah? I would have thought Sodom.
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jackvinyl
08/01/09

In reply to Dick Joke Involving Child-Rearing Expert Tom Cruise Gets Funnier
Shotgun Stories is incredible - especially as a first time film - but Nichols isn't DGG's longtime DP, that would be Tim Orr.

However, they are all buddies.
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tribalpottery
08/01/09

In reply to Dick Joke Involving Child-Rearing Expert Tom Cruise Gets Funnier
Sebastian Stan, Leighton Meester's boyfriend, is definitely a great actor and not to mention absolutely gorgeous. I highly recommend watching him on unfortunately low rated and cancelled NBC show "Kings".

http://www.hulu.com/kings
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lionboy
08/01/09

@tribalpottery: I knew "Kings" was too good to last from the moment it was put on the schedule. Still, I was seriously hooked and Sebastian Stan was a major reason why.
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tribalpottery
08/01/09

@lionboy: Wasn't he freaking brilliant on "Kings"?! If the show's ratings did better, he would've definitely been nominated for an Emmy. He was like a male version of Elizabeth Moss from "Mad Men": striving heir apparent in an unfair world. Anyone who could act on par and more than hold his own against the acclaimed Ian McShane of "Deadwood" definitely has some gravitas as an actor. That was one of the most complex portrayals of a gay character ever on television. I thought SS was visually cute before but the fact that he's SUCH a good actor is even sexier.
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tribalpottery
08/01/09

@lionboy: Loved this scene of Sebastian Stan's:

http://www.hulu.com/watch/62513/kings-king-silas-outs-jack#s-p3-st-i1
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lionboy
08/01/09

@tribalpottery: The best way I can describe it is mesmerizing.
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EastEndguy
08/01/09

In reply to Dick Joke Involving Child-Rearing Expert Tom Cruise Gets Funnier
Awwww..."Buck Hunter" is a video game? Because I totally thought it was some sly underground slang for sex stuff, which made the item an awful lot more interesting, frankly.
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itsthereal
08/01/09

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I'd definitely watch a sitcom called Showbiz Spy and Me. Then again, I'd definitely watch a lot of things.
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ShanghaiLil
08/01/09

@itsthereal: Even if it involved Perez Hilton and his love-interest/sidekick Bobby Trendy?
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itsthereal
08/01/09

@ShanghaiLil: If I say no, is that a hate crime?
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Uncle_Billy_Slumming
07/30/09

In reply to How Dare You Not Be Charmed By Judd Apatow's Publicity Tour?!
There is something really weird going on here with Leslie Mann, her daughter, and Zac with the little boy hairdo (she is kinda funny nearly unscripted).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TDMoj0LQfI
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Wrapitup
07/30/09

In reply to How Dare You Not Be Charmed By Judd Apatow's Publicity Tour?!
Natasha, I think describing Leslie Mann as a 'comedienne' is being way too complimentary. She merely specializes in acting in funny films that are produced by her husband where she says lines written by Seth Rogen and her husband. It's not hard to be funny when someone else has done most of the difficult work for you.

Most male and female comedians spend at least a few grueling years agonizing over and writing material and then having to perform it in seedy stand-up venues or with very selective comedy troupes. If they're lucky enough to get their own TV shows or star in movies, they still have the shared burden of coming up with the jokes. I think calling someone a comedian/enne is something that must be earned. Leslie Mann is just a member of the lucky wives club.
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MrsButterworth
07/30/09

@Wrapitup: Wow. You are just really, really wrong. "Lucky wives club?" Ugh. If you want to point out the difference between a STAND UP comedian and a comedic actor, fine, but I think "comedienne" is completely right.

Her performance in 40 Year Old Virgin MADE those lines funny, not the other way around.
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Natasha VC
07/30/09

@Wrapitup:

Awww! 'Lucky Wives Club'? that's mean! So in LM's defense and my own, I think she has really great timing and phrasing. She rarely goes for the obvious or screechy gag. I thought her and Rudd were the best part of 'Knocked Up'. Serious!
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NigelAstydameia
07/30/09

@MrsButterworth: Agree. Even with a funny script not every actor is funny--sometimes they even suck the life out of material. I hate nepotism, but Mann always proves herself and is a legitimately funny, talented actress. She nails it.
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Dave J.
07/30/09

@MrsButterworth: "Let's get some fuckin' french toast" is still a classic, and I will love her forever for saying it.
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Wrapitup
07/31/09

@Natasha VC: Thanks for your response. Yeah I agree with you about her strong acting talents. So as the others said, maybe 'comedic actress' then?

As for the 'Lucky Wives Club' dig, I stand by that. There are tons of actresses in LA who are at least as talented as Leslie Mann. But she's lucky enough to be married to someone who gets to make major casting decisions while many other really good actresses toil in obscurity.
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