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Alison Brie Will Give Emily Blunt Someone To Vent To In New Apatow Pic

Penn Collins — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:59:49 +0000

Looks like Katherine Heigl‘s (somewhat valid) criticisms of Apatow’s portrayal of women as shrill and joyless hasn’t affected his ability to draw female talent like moths to a bearded Jewish flame. Today brings us news that Alison Brie of “Community” and”Mad Men” notoriety is the next actress to betray her gender by appearing in an Apatow film. In Five-Year Engagement, Apatow will focus on the ups and downs of a couple (played by Jason Segal and Emily Blunt) over the course of their relationship. Brie will portray Emily Blunt‘s younger sister/shoulder-to-cry-on. It would appear that in Apatowland, women don’t have friends, only sisters. If a female Apatow character has no sisters, she is an island, fated to settle down with a man-child, turning her frustrations inward unti Paul Rudd or whoever learns to change.

Brie also stars in Scream 4, hitting theaters April 15. Her schedule is busy enough that she is perhaps the only person in entertainment not worried sick over the inability of “Mad Men” producers to get a production schedule together for season 5. (Variety)

‘THE ZOOKEEPER’ GETS VOICES

Reza F. — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:12:16 +0000

According to Variety, Hollywood is making yet another family film with animals that’s sure to rake in millions. The Zookeeper, starring Kevin James and Rosario Dawson, centers on zoo animals trying to teach the keeper their method of dating and mating to help him win back the woman of his dreams. Cher’s voicing a giraffe, Jon Favreau a bear, Sly Stallone a lion, and Judd Apatow an elephant. If the film sticks to a realistic portrayal a great deal of the advice is going to involve forceful sexual advances. In the animal kingdom, "no" doesn’t mean no. When Mr. Lion is horny he takes what he wants. But surely if Kevin James persists there’s going to be a HILARIOUS moment where a woman knees him in the balls.

6 DEGREES OF RAMIS & APATOW: A CHART

Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

People may not be aware that Harold Ramis was the Judd Apatow of the 1980s. In addition to his landmark acting roles in Ghostbusters and Stripes, he penned and directed some of the all-time greatest comedies – National Lampoon’s Vacation and Caddyshack (just to name a couple). Judd Apatow, on the other hand, has had just as much influence on the producing side, and it’s his role there that teams him up with Ramis on the Jack Black and Michael Cera history vehicle Year One (opening Friday).

While Ramis has worked with Apatow once (he played Seth Rogen’s father in Knocked Up), we wanted to take a look to see the connections these two have made with just their directing.

(click the image to "wholly mammoth" size it)

What do you think? What connections can you make? Bonus points for 6+ degrees of separation.

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