James L. Brooks

Breakup Watch: Jake, Reese and the case of the rolling luggage

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009

People magazine posted that the pair was kaput despite denials -- so are they or aren't they?

People: Jake Gyllenhaal wants to marry Reese & she refuses

Cele|bitchy (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009

Methinks People Magazine is doing some damage control! People just released a new story on the Jake Gyllenhaal-Reese Witherspoon rumors that began yesterday, when People first reported Jake and Reese had split. According to People’s new article, they had a source who claimed Reese “told close friends around Thanksgiving that she and Gyllenhall… [...]

SFist Interviews: John Ortved, Author of The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History

SFist (Free subscription) | 11/27/2009

Looking for a gift idea for the Simpsons fan in your life? Reporter John Ortved has written an unauthorized, uncensored history of the still popular, still witty, longest running prime time TV series in the country. SFist asked him a few questions about the book, and the contentious origins of the show. SFist: Explain how Matt Groening got the opportunity to create The Simpsons , via "Life In...

THE SIMPSONS: AN UNCENSORED, UNAUTHORIZED HISTORY (book review)

forces of geek (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009

The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History By John Ortved It's been said that every story has at least three sides, and that there really is no version that is completely accurate. With John Ortved's book, The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History, the story behind the groundbreaking animated series is told, albeit without several key players involvement. Noticably absent from the book...

Funny People DVD Review

IGN (Free subscription) | 11/25/2009

Apatow's latest dramedy is uneven, but fascinating.

Interview: Judd Apatow (Part Two)

Cinematical (Free subscription) | 11/24/2009

Read Part One of this interview right here When Judd Apatow 's latest film, Funny People, was announced, many critics and audiences hailed it - even before they saw it - not only as an evolution of the filmmaker's style, but a return to the kind of drama-laced comedy that flourished in the 1980s and early '90s thanks to folks like Cameron Crowe and James L. Brooks . When it was released, the film...

The Answer Man Blu-ray

BigPictureBigSound.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009

Wonder whether you should buy this indie flick? Despite decent performances, a lackluster Blu-ray release and familiar plotline make the answer obvious.

David Lloyd dies at 75; TV comedy writer wrote the classic 'Chuckles Bites the Dust' sitcom episode

L. A. Times Dodgers Blog (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009

Over four decades, he wrote jokes and scripts for 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show,' 'Taxi, 'Cheers' and many others. David Lloyd, an Emmy Award-winning television comedy writer who wrote the classic "Chuckles Bites the Dust" episode of "The Mary Tyler Moore Show," has died. He was 75.

Images From Reese Witherspoon's Softball Movie

Cinema Blend (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009

Slow-pitch romantic comedy?

Reese Witherspoon Is A Sotball Babe

Splash News Online (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009

Reese Witherspoon is finally back to work on the set in Los Angeles of the untitled James L. Brooks movie which she has been filming for like FOREVER! Seriously, here are shots of her in June running sprints on the set and working on her s oftball moves in May . How long is making this movie going to take?

Reese Witherspoon Sheds Some Light On Her Untitled Project With James L. Brooks

MTV Movies Blog (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009

Reese Witherspoon picked up an Oscar in 2005 for her performance as June Carter in the Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line," but she's been fairly quiet since then. Working of course, but there's one listing on IMDB for her that's had me curious for ages. After all, it's not every day that you pair [...]

Jack Nicholson - Fonda We Smoked Real Pot On Easy Rider

Contactmusic Ltd (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

JACK NICHOLSON, PETER FONDA and DENNIS HOPPER smoked real cannabis during a scene for movie classic EASY RIDER.Fonda has confessed the trio used "real pot" to capture...

Reese Witherspoon Will Star in Rule #1

Just Jared (Free subscription) | 10/31/2009

Reese Witherspoon will star and produce in Rule #1, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The story of an friendship between a Puerto Rican girl with attention deficit disorder and a New York woman was written by Terrel Seltzer, who co-wrote One Fine Day, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and George Clooney. Between her Avon perfume In Bloom and her [...]

• Reese Witherspoon attached to 'Rule #1' - Digital Spy
• Reese Witherspoon Takes on Rule #1 - ComingSoon.net
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A dissident view of life on the show

Macleans.ca (Free subscription) | 10/29/2009

The Simpsons’ first warts-and-all history may be better thanks to the producers’ gag order

The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History

Cartoon Brew (Free subscription) | 10/27/2009

Noteworthy new book about The Simpsons—The Simpsons: An Uncensored, Unauthorized History by journalist John Ortved draws on eighty new interviews to create an oral history about the creation and day-to-day production of the show. Ortved wrote an interesting article for The Daily Beast in which he talks about how Fox and James L. Brooks refused [...]