Amy Schumer is a Trainwreck in Trailer for Judd Apatow's Next Film
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Can you believe it's been three years since Judd Apatow's last directed film, This is 40, was released in theaters? The director who practically single-handedly changed the R-rated comedy game with his directorial debut The 40-Year-Old Virgin is returning to the big screen next month, but is changing the formula up a bit. Known for casting everyman types as the leads in his films, Apatow's next film, Trainwreck, will have a female protagonist, answering the question that's sure to be on everyone's minds: Can Judd Apatow find the same success with a female lead?
Short answer: yes, especially when one of comedy's top ladies is in the role. Amy Schumer (Inside Amy Schumer) stars as Amy, a commitment phobe focused on her career as a fluff magazine writer. When she's assigned to write a profile on a sports surgeon (Bill Hader), she suddenly finds herself falling for him, despite learning from an early age that "monogamy isn't realistic." As you can expect from Apatow, the trailer is filled with sex jokes and pop culture references, as well as appearances from LeBron James and WWE star John Cena. One of my favorite indie actresses, Brie Larson (Short Term 12), also leads a supporting cast that includes Tilda Swinton, Dave Attell, and Ezra Miller (The Stanford Prison Experiment).
Trainwreck will be crashing into theaters on July 17th.
Girls Season 4 Recap
“I’ve seen a lot of things, I’m 25 years old.”
If you’re like me, you can be cynical, but hopeful all at the same time. As a 20-something woman, it’s hard to comprehend the vagueness of growing up. There isn’t a handbook on it and there isn’t a self-help seminar you can go to that’ll make even the smallest decision easier. It’s the boring lifestyle of being a grown-up that scares me to insanity; and it’s that connection to the women of Girls that has pulled at every heart string of mine during season 4.
In this season of Girls, an HBO show centered around a group of New York women struggling to kickstart their lives, viewers were taken on a personal journey of discovery through each character unlike the previous seasons. A small breakdown of where the characters start off this season:
- Hannah leaves New York to pursue her dreams of becoming the literary voice of her generation in Iowa, maintaining a long-distance relationship with Adam
- Jessa has thrown her filter to the wind, speaking her mind and telling those around her exactly what she’s thinking; like a cold-hearted Judge Judy of free therapy
- Shoshanna has graduated and realized the real world is absolutely terrible
- Marnie is realizing being the other woman to her bandmate, Desi, isn’t working out so well
As the season progresses we also see the men in the ladies of Girls lives take a 180 turn. Desi ends up leaving Clementine for Marnie (and proposing to her later on), Ray gets fed up with his neighborhood government officials and runs for office and Adam starts a new relationship with a woman named Mimi-Rose Howard.