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Judd Apatow on the Making of His 'Citizen Kane'new
The director talks about what it's like casting his preteen daughters in a comedy with so many penis references, why comedians are such dicks and his hard-on for Steve Martin.
Boston Phoenix |
Lance Gould |
07-29-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Adam Sandler Demonstrates How Far He's Fallen Since 'Happy Gilmore'new
Beginning encouragingly with a bit of charming stupid-funny, You Don't Mess with the Zohan rapidly disintegrates into blank-staring, brain-cell-destroying inanity, alighting, occasionally, on the rarest flowers of slap-yourself-on-the-forehead-because-it's-so-stupid funny and then, about 12 minutes into the two-hour-long slog, it settles into illimitably stupefying, comatose-inducing and transcendentally dimwitted, anti-funny.
Santa Fe Reporter |
Emiliano Garcia-Sarnoff |
06-13-2008 |
Reviews
Adam Sandler is No Jewish Superheronew
Nothing sticks beyond the notion of Adam Sandler as Zohan, a super-efficient commando in Israel's Mossad. Not even Zohan's pacifism makes much impression; it's a momentary shtick that sets up gags rather than character motivation.
New York Press |
Armond White |
06-05-2008 |
Reviews
A Defense of Adam Sandlernew
I will argue that, beneath their frat-house veneer, Sandler's movies are as clever and heartfelt as Judd Apatow's -- and that he is the bigger influence on today's Hollywood comedies, including those made by his old roomie.
Seattle Weekly |
Mike Seely |
04-14-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Flight of Fancynew
Isolated, bedraggled and vulnerable, Sandler seems to embody the wounded spirit of the post-9/11 city.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
04-05-2007 |
Reviews
Battery Lownew
For Adam Sandler, learning to act now not only would be difficult, but also would amount to something like a betrayal of his fan base.
Style Weekly |
Thomas Peyser |
07-06-2006 |
Reviews
The Hanukkah Songsnew
When it comes to music, Jewish songwriters and performers have played no small part in fostering confusion over the question of whether Hanukkah is the Jewish Christmas.
Naughty by Naturenew
Aristocrats director Paul Provenza explains how and why he unleashed the world's dirtiest joke.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
08-18-2005 |
Profiles & Interviews
All You Can Eatnew
Adam Sandler is perfect in the role of the put-upon husband in Spanglish. Despite wonderful performances, the film about a crumbling marriage never quite works.
East Bay Express |
Robert Wilonsky |
12-20-2004 |
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