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Tribeca Film Festival: ‘Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary’ coming to A&E this year

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Freaks and Geeks: The Documentary
Feature Documentary
Country: USA
Director: Brent Hodge
Tribeca alum Brent Hodge examines the untold stories and pivotal moments from the making of one of the greatest “one-season wonders” ever produced — one that influenced pop culture far beyond the series’ short TV life. With Paul Feig, Judd Apatow, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, Linda Cardellini, Busy Philipps, James Franco.

Coming to A&E this year.

If you’re a fan, there’s nothing revolutionary to be learned, but it’s enjoyable to be in this world again. You’ll be grinning for the entire ride, often laughing out loud.

HBO has acquired U.S. TV rights to the feature documentary ‘MAY IT LAST: A PORTRAIT OF THE AVETT BROTHERS’

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HBO has acquired U.S. TV rights to the feature documentary MAY IT LAST: A PORTRAIT OF THE AVETT BROTHERS, co-directed and produced by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, ahead of its March 15 world premiere in the 24 Beats Per Second section of the 2017 South by Southwest Film Festival. MAY IT LAST is an Apatow Production (HBO’s “Crashing” and “Girls”) in association with RadicalMedia (“Hamilton’s America,” “What Happened, Miss Simone?”) and marks Apatow and Bonfiglio’s second collaboration, following last year’s acclaimed “Doc & Darryl.”

Filmed with extraordinary access over the course of more than two years, the film chronicles the band, fronted by brothers Scott and Seth Avett, on the long journey from their rural North Carolina childhoods to topping the charts and selling out arenas, experiencing heartbreak, tragedy and joy along the way. The film also provides an inside look at their collaboration with legendary producer Rick Rubin while recording the 2017 Grammy-nominated album “True Sadness,” which was released on American Recordings/Republic Records.

With the recording process as the backdrop, MAY IT LAST intimately depicts the deeply personal, lifelong bond between brothers, and shows how that dynamic helps shape their creative process as musicians and songwriters.

“This film has been a true labor of love for us for more than three years now, and we could not be happier that HBO – with their incredible lineage of documentary programming – believes in it as much as we do,” say Apatow and Bonfiglio.

“The accuracy with which Apatow and Bonfiglio present this moment in our lives and process is stunning,” says Seth Avett. “From the vantage point of my brother and I, the film is almost surreal in its level of personal truth-telling.”

Featuring a wealth of exclusive footage of the Avetts in the studio and at home, never-before-seen family photographs, concert footage and revealing interviews with band members Scott (banjo, lead vocals) and Seth (guitar, lead vocals) Avett, Bob Crawford (bass), Joe Kwon (cello), Tania Elizabeth (fiddle), Paul DeFiglia (keyboards) and Mike Marsh (drums), as well as producer Rick Rubin and intimate family and friends, the film takes an in-depth look at the personal and creative relationship between the brothers that helps define America’s biggest roots band.

Apatow and Bonfiglio previously co-directed the ESPN documentary “Doc & Darryl” as part of the network’s “30 for 30” series, which was Apatow’s first foray into the documentary world.

MAY IT LAST: A PORTRAIT OF THE AVETT BROTHERS is an Apatow Production in association with RadicalMedia; directed and produced by Judd Apatow, Michael Bonfiglio; executive producers, Jon Kamen, Dave O’Connor, Justin Wilkes; cinematographer, Jonathan Furmanski; editor, Paul Little.

Netflix News: Season 2 of ‘Love’ returns March 10th

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The second season of the Judd Apatow comedy series Love, will return on March 10th on Netflix globally.  Below please find the all new date announcement video and first look photos from the series that follows nice guy Gus (Paul Rust) and brazen wild-child Mickey (Gillian Jacobs) as they navigate the exhilarations and humiliations of intimacy, commitment, love and other things they were hoping to avoid.  In the second season, Mickey and Gus face commitment and all that comes with it as they attempt to bring order to their chaotic lives.

Season two of Love premieres only on Netflix, worldwide, on March 10, 2017.

Available in Ultra 4K

Free ‘Freaks and Geeks’ marathon & ‘I Found This Funny: The Comedy World of Judd Apatow’ at Film Society of Lincoln Center this July in New York

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“Though it was canceled by NBC in 2000 before the completion of its lone season, frequent Apatow collaborator Paul Feig’s series—executive-produced by Apatow and featuring many of the performers (Seth Rogen, James Franco, Jason Segel, Martin Starr) who would go on to comprise his stock company—has become one of the key texts of recent pop culture. The show’s rabid following has only increased in the years since its cancellation, and it now ranks among the most beloved television series of all time. Simply put, few works of art have captured the uncertainty, frustration, and absurdity of the American high-school experience with so much sophistication, honesty, and sweetness, wondrously embodied by its sibling protagonists, Lindsay (Linda Cardellini) and Sam Weir (John Francis Daley). The Film Society is pleased to present every episode of Freak and Geeks in our Amphitheater.”

The Freaks and Geeks marathon will be FREE to the public and tickets will be distributed at the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center box office on a first-come, first-served basis starting one hour prior. Limit one ticket per person, subject to availability.

  • Saturday, July 11 starting at 3:00pm: Episodes 1 – 9
  • Sunday, July 12 starting at 3:00pm: Episodes 10 – 18
Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Location: New York NY, Architect: Rockwell Group

Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, Location: New York NY, Architect: Rockwell Group

These are the other screenings with tickets on sale now as part of ‘I Found This Funny: The Comedy World of Judd Apatow.’

  • The Last Detail – Friday, July 10, 4:30pm
  • The 40-Year-Old Virgin – Friday, July 10, 7:00pm
  • Superbad – Friday, July 10, 9:30pm
  • Being There – Saturday, July 11, 1:30pm
  • Knocked Up – Saturday, July 11, 4:00pm
  • Bridesmaids – Saturday, July 11, 6:45pm
  • Pineapple Express – Saturday, July 11, 9:15pm
  • Forgetting Sarah Marshall – Sunday, July 12, 1:15pm
  • Get Him to the Greek – Sunday, July 12, 3:25pm
  • Funny People – Sunday, July 12, 5:45pm
  • This Is 40 – Sunday, July 12, 8:30pm
  • An Evening with Judd Apatow and Lena Dunham – Monday, July 13, 8:00pm

Advanced Screening of ‘Trainwreck’ Nationwide!

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Fandango has your chance for an advanced screening of the hilarious new film Trainwreck and we have them for you here! The screenings will take place on Wednesday July 8th in the following cities:

Atlanta, GA

Austin, TX

Boston, MA

Charlotte, NC

Chicago, IL

Dallas, TX

Denver, CO

Houston, TX

Indianapolis, IN

Las Vegas, NV

Los Angeles, CA

Miami, FL

Nashville, TN

New York, NY

Orlando, FL

Philadelphia, PA

Phoenix, AZ

Portland, OR

Sacramento, CA

San Antonio, TX

San Diego, CA

San Francisco, CA

Seattle, WA

Tampa, FL

Washington, DC

Wanna go? Click on the link below!

Tickets

Tribeca Film Festival interview: Kevin Pollak talks his new doc ‘Misery Love Comedy’ with expected hilarity.

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Misery Loves Comedy PosterSome of my fondest memories as a kid are family game nights, Sunday breakfasts, and dancing in the kitchen. All of these things we still do. We try to outplay each other. We make fun of the everyone’s ever changing diets. We choreograph the best and worst dance moves in the universe. Being the first of 4 children ignites a fire that never quite goes away. ‘Look At Me Syndrome” is something I live and die by. Young performers are like sponges. They listen to every word as a kid. They are bright and observant, perhaps not coming alive at that age, but letting it all seep into what shapes their humor. *And yes, I did just allude to how awesome I have always been. But enough about me.* Kevin Pollak has created one hell of a documentary to share with the planet, MISERY LOVES COMEDY. Rounding up over 60 comedians, both stand up or just plain funny people in the industry, including the likes of Amy Schumer, Tom Hanks, Judd Apatow, Kevin Smith, Christopher Guest, Lisa Kudrow, Bob Saget, Chris Hardwick, and  Kathleen Madigan, just to name a few. Pollak poses the question that performers know to be true; “Do you have to be miserable to be funny?” The answers comes in form of intimate sit down interviews with a cast only someone with Pollak’s clout could get to say yes so quickly. Filmed over the course of 4 weeks in L.A. and NYC, we are privy to family photos, childhood inspirations, and all the mess in between. Pollak even edited the film himself, sharing that experience was eye-opening and surprisingly enjoyable. This film is non-stop funny. I loved every moment of it. Jim Gaffigan sums up the need to entertain others perfectly, it’s a ‘Narcissists Fantasy’. Question it, accept it, then own it. I do. It’s the only way to live.

When Kevin Pollak offers to take a picture with you, you take a picture. Because Kevin Pollak.

When Kevin Pollak offers to take a picture with you, you take a picture. Because Kevin Pollak.

In honor of the masterful director himself, and the over 600 hours of interviews he had conducted, in true Kevin Pollak Chat Show style, I give you the audio from our roundtable with this comic genius. Welcome to a slice of MISERY LOVES COMEDY.

 

Misery Loves Comedy is available on iTunes !! *Ps- it’s #1 right now* Opens today in NYC (IFC Center) with a national release to follow.

First Look at Paul Reubens in ‘ Pee-wee’s Big Holiday’

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Pee-wee-NetflixFilming for Judd Apatow’s new adaptation of Pee-wee Herman began this week, and with it comes our first look at Paul Reubens in full costume! Yup, he hasn’t aged a day since your childhood.

The movie is entitled Pee-wee’s Big Holiday and is being produced for Netflix. Reubens previously starred in two big screen films 1985’s Pee-wee’s Big Adventure and 1988’s Big Top Pee-wee

No word on the release date, but as soon as we know, you’ll know!

Someone is shooting a Pee Wee Herman movie!

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‘Pee Wee’s Next Big Holiday’ – Netflix & Judd Apatow Brings Pee Wee to a New Generation

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NETFLIX AND JUDD APATOW TEAM UP TO BRING THE WORLD PEE-WEE HERMAN’S NEXT BIG ADVENTURE

Pee-wee’s Big Holiday, A New Feature Film By Paul Reubens and Paul Rust, Available Exclusively To The Global Membership of Netflix Read More →

If I Chose the Academy Award Winners and Nominees – 2015 edition

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I’ve now seen most of the films that had a release in 2014. This makes me more qualified to vote for the Oscars than 97.548% of the Academy’s membership. With the Oscar ceremony occurring tonight, I’ve picked, as I have the previous two years, who I think the nominees and winners should be in the bulk of the major categories. Once again, the foreign film category will be left off because I simply haven’t had access to enough foreign films to make a comment on them. Those that have made it to my neck of the woods, I will say, have been very good for the most part. Read More →