Francis Ford Coppola pulls a classic, overcompensating straight dude-move while promoting his new film, Youth Without Youth on the Leonard Lopate show. Lopate mentions that Matt Damon (who has an uncredited cameo in Youth) was recently voted "the Sexiest Man in American" to which FFC responds: "Well I wouldn't know anything about that!"
Katherine Heigl's recent comments about her role in Knocked Up have riled a lot of already hopelessly angry celebrity gossip commenters. I tend to agree with EW's PopWatch, but for different reasons: 1. Heigel is spot on. The truth hurts, suckers. And 2. It's not like the Judd Apatow cabal consists of any women.
While he continues to direct, write and produce vehicles for the male stars of his failed television shows the women in his productions (save for Leslie Mann, Apatow's wife) rarely get a second appearance and never a repeated lead role. Apatow generally opts instead to cast increasingly younger actresses.
And worry not angry commenters, having just been voted Entertainment Weekly's Smartest Person I think Judd Apatow can take a little ribbing from an actress he specifically cast because she was capable of holding her own against his comedic muse Seth Rogen.
Awards Daily readers have compiled an early best of 2007 list. Of the top 10 I've only seen 3. Damn you, Oscar-baiting release strategy!
And finally, E! Online's Answer Bitch made yet another reference to HP Lovecraft on today's podcast. And my love for her is now in cement.
OMG, no offense to the Mister but I am sort of loving Dan being out of town because I get so much more Sarah time!
Sorry lady, I think relative to the menfolk in Knocked Up the women are really unsympathetic even though in real life everything they are saying and thinking is pure logic.
I haven't seen I'm Not There and I'm kind of worried that since I know zip about Bob Dylan I will just be a cloud of WTF. But I love Todd Haynes and srsly, David Cross as Allen Ginsburg = genius.
Posted by: Erin | December 05, 2007 at 05:58 PM
1) Yay, you're listening to Leonard! He is the bestest.
2) I just saw "Knocked Up" (finally) and was perplexed by all the hoo-ha because I saw the women in the film being not particularly uptight or shrill. I sort of don't get why an adult looking askance at an unemployed softcore and pot enthusiast makes someone uptight. That could be, though, because most people find me both uptight and shrill? WTFever, my point is, I hate everyone/everything but was not offended at all.
3) You haven't seen "I'm Not There" yet, have you? You really should, like I've already told you elsewhere. I didn't know "There Will Be Blood" was even out yet. Wait, is it?
XOXO
Posted by: Sarah | December 05, 2007 at 05:39 PM