Judd Apatow
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Before his name became synonymous with a new style of comedy; before he had written, directed, or produced his first movie or TV show; before he and his roommate Adam Sandler were performing stand up at dive bars in LA; before all that, Judd Apatow was a kid in Syosett, Long Island who was utterly obsessed with comedy. At 16, he started hosting a radio show for his local high school station, and he would call up the biggest comics of the day - comics...
Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Garry Shandling was a singular trailblazer in the comedy world. His two hit shows, It's Garry Shandling's Show and The Larry Sanders Show, broke new ground and influenced future sitcoms like 30 Rock and Curb Your Enthusiasm, and his stand-up laid the foundation for a whole generation of comics. There's no one better to tell Garry's story than Judd Apatow--Garry gave Judd one of his first jobs on The Larry Sanders Show and remained Apatow's mentor...
4) Wanderlust
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
George and his wife, having decided to find an alternative living arrangement after George loses his Manhattan job, end up in a hippy community, where they encounter free spirits, tree-huggers, and nudists.
5) May It Last
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
From longtime fans Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio and filmed with extraordinary access over the course of more than two years, MAY IT LAST is an intimate portrait of the acclaimed North Carolina band The Avett Brothers, charting their decade-and-a-half rise, while chronicling their present-day collaboration with famed producer Rick Rubin on the multi-Grammy-nominated album “True Sadness”. With the recording process as a backdrop, the film depicts...
6) Trainwreck
Publisher
Universal Studios Canada, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Since she was little, it's been drilled into Amy's head by her dad that monogamy isn't realistic. Now a magazine writer, Amy lives by that credo; enjoying what she feels is an uninhibited life free from stifling, boring romantic commitment, but in actuality, she's kind of in a rut. When she finds herself starting to fall for the subject of the new article she's writing, a charming and successful sports doctor named Aaron Conners; Amy starts to wonder...
7) Knocked up
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2007]
Language
English
Description
Ben is a 23-year-old slacker who meets up and coming career girl Alison at a bar. They end up having a one night stand. Eight weeks later, Ben is shocked when Alison meets him and reveals that she is pregnant. Despite having little in common, the two decide that they have to at least try to make some kind of relationship work for the baby's sake.
Publisher
Magnolia Pictures
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Follow the story behind one of America's most legendary humor publications in this hilarious documentary. From the 1970s thru the 1990s, the hippest and most outrageous comedy in print was *The National Lampoon*. The groundbreaking humor magazine pushed the limits of taste and acceptability, parodying everything from politics, religion, entertainment and the whole of American lifestyle. The print publication even branched out into successful radio...
10) Hal
Publisher
Oscilloscope Laboratories
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Hal Ashby directed a remarkable string of acclaimed, widely admired classics throughout the 1970s (such as *Harold and Maude* and *Being There*), but is often overlooked amid the crowd of luminaries from his generation. Amy Scott’s exuberant portrait explores that curious oversight. Featuring interviews with film legends that worked with him and were inspired by him such as Adam McKay, Alexander Payne, David O. Russell, Dustin Hoffman, Hal Ashby,...
12) This is 40
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Language
English
Description
A look at the lives of Pete and Debbie a few years after the events of Knocked Up, the 2007 comedy. After years of marriage, Pete and Debbie are approaching a milestone meltdown. As they try to balance romance, careers, parents and children in their own hilarious ways, they must also figure out how to enjoy the rest of their lives. This Is 40 is a candid and heartwarming comedy about the challenges and rewards of marriage and parenthood in the modern...
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
2008, c2007
Language
English
Description
A parody of musical biopics that recounts the life of fictitious rock and roll superstar Dewey Cox, documenting his relationships with women, musical contemporaries, and drugs as he rises to the top of the music world only to fall again.
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
Ron and Veronica's romance falls apart as the duo anchors a weekend broadcast at a New York-based network in 1980. Ron is fired for being the worst anchor anyone has ever seen and so he leaves Veronica rather than live in her shadow. So he re-creates himself at a CNN-type network in the eighties and accidentally invents the soul-sucking brand of non-news that now rules cable as he tries to win back Veronica's love.
Publisher
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
It's the 70's and as the most popular news anchor in town, Ron Burgundy is the king of San Diego. In Ron's world, women don't belong in the newsroom. So when rising star reporter Veronica Corningstone fills in for Ron one night and the ratings soar, it becomes more than a battle--it becomes war.
16) Drillbit Taylor
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Ryan, Wade and Emmit attend their first day of high school and immediately meet up with Filkins, the school bully who comes off like a little Hannibal Lecter. Before they become completely engulfed in Filkins' reign of terror, they seek out some protection by placing an ad in Soldier of fortune magazine. Their best response and the cheapest comes from Drillbit Taylor, a down-on-his-luck soldier of furtune who lives a homeless existence on the beach....
17) The big sick
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Pakistan-born comedian Kumail Nanjiani and grad student Emily Gardner fall in love but struggle as their cultures clash. When Emily contracts a mysterious illness, Kumail finds himself forced to face her feisty parents, his family's expectations, and his true feelings.
18) Bridesmaids
Publisher
Universal Studios Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
Though lovelorn and broke, thirty-something Annie agrees to serve as maid of honor at her best friend Lillian's wedding, bluffing her way through and leading the bridesmaids on a wild ride to the big event.
19) Step brothers
Publisher
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Brennan and Dale are two middle-aged loafers who are forced to live together when their parents get married. When their immature antics over TV privileges and personal property take their toll on their parents' marriage, the devious duo hatch a scheme to reunite the couple.
20) The cable guy
Publisher
Columbia TriStar Home Video
Pub. Date
1997, c1996
Language
English
Description
A man just wants free cable while a strangely possessive cable guy wants a new friend.