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07/30/09
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-TDMoj0LQfI
07/30/09
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.
07/30/09
Her performance in 40 Year Old Virgin MADE those lines funny, not the other way around.
07/30/09
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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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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Mr. Larry Sanders has a pretty great cameo in 'Iron Man 2'. I saw the clip and I missed him.
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So yeah, Apatow. Don't do that. Don't be Prince in Purple Rain.
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OOoo yes! The Shymalan effect! It's true. Why did no one grab M. Knight and say "Hey! There are sea-people in your movie, getagrip!" The Happening is only redeemable on the campy level.
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Do not fear the beard. Give in to Apatow, I have. The water's fine.
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07/30/09
...But WTF is up with Defamer these days? Short staffed? There is like an epoch between each of the 7 or so posts that come up per day, half of which are ganked from Jezebel. C'mon...if Eonline can post 25 PR friendly items per day, surely you can find a bit more to discuss? Starting to remember again why I left Defamer for 6 months earlier this year...
07/30/09
Segunded. Mas!
07/30/09
There is some (really talented) staff on the way to get out more content faster! Right now it's just lil' old me in the (cyber simulated) glitter trenches. I work over at E! Online too and they have a lot of staff. Defamer is getting there.
For now it's a quality over quantity but, but you know, tough stuff. But I'm glad you're digging what we got! :)
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Well I think your work is the bees knees. (No clue who Judd Aptow might be, but he seems very nice)
07/30/09
You are the wing beneath my bee wings!
07/31/09
Here it is: Flight of the bumblebee, at 6,000 frames per second.
http://mosca.caltech.edu/outgoing/Doug_files/BeePressMaterial/2003_12_12-1410%20cam2%20compressed.avi
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Explain yourself!
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Oh it wasn't bad! It just wasn't typical Apatow brillz, ya know. But I still quote the chainsaw scene!
07/27/09
By the way, if this turns out to be a hit, Sandler needs to kiss the ground Apatow walks on. His last like 12 movies should have really relegated him to a VH1 reality show by now.
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Like his movies, but they are always too long.