Word: stoller
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...adds greatly to the gaiety of nations. And it?s possible that this hoo-ha will distract us from the fact that this is not a bad little comedy. People tend to focus on the raunchy premises of Apatow?s work (he produced the film, and Segel, director Nicholas Stoller and some of the actors are veteran collaborators), while ignoring the qualities that made movies like The 40 Year Old Virgin, Knocked Up and Superbad such mighty hits, which is a certain wistfulness and romantic...
...hallmark of an Apatow film. The three main characters in the movie lack the chemistry and charisma, but, luckily, the supporting cast makes up for some of this dearth. Written by Jason Segel—who also stars in the movie—and directed by Nicholas A. Stoller ’98, “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” has all the elements of a romantic comedy, mixed with Apatow’s penchant for ribald laughs, vulgar language, and nudity. Segel plays Peter Bretter, a grown-up version of his lovable oaf character from...
...extended period of time. He made me sick.”Immediately following 2007’s “Knocked Up,” a project that reunited Segel and Apatow, he began collaborating on the writing of “Sarah Marshall” with Nick Stoller ’98, who also directed the film. “Me and Nick have developed a sort of a Peter Sellers, Blake Edwards type thing… partners in every sense of the word—except sexually,” he said. “We?...
...course, a total refusal to talk to Fox will not end the channel’s questionable reporting; instead it would only further negative Democratic stereotypes. But Democrats are not obligated to lend Fox’s events legitimacy by participating. As Matt Stoller, a vocal Fox critic wrote on the blog MyDD, “The goal is not to get Democrats not to appear on Fox News…the problem comes in validating Fox News as a legitimate news source...
...What kind of Christmas album would rock 'n roll's first superstar make? Well, the opening track, a Leiber-Stoller R&B number called "Santa Claus Is Back in Town," sounded a declaration of war against the Christmas-music tradition. As Elvis growled and screamed it: "Hang up your pretty stockin's / Turn off de light / Santa Claus is comin' / Down the old chimney tonight." Sexually explicit enough for ya? The title track - which lyrically is just another song about being alone or lonely on a holiday that's meant to reunite loved ones - was sung...