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We’ve still got awhile to wait for details on the full lineup, but last night SXSW announced that their opening night film. It’s I Love You, Man, a comedy starring Paul Rudd, Jason Segal and Rashida Jones, directed by John Hamburg. With that cast, it may sound like an Apatow thing, but it’s not; based on its IMDB listing, it actually looks like a more direct descendant of The State.
The film co-stars a couple of State guys, Thomas Lennon and Joe Lo Truglio (both now of Reno 911) and Hamburg directed several episodes of Stella, the sitcom version of the comedy act featuring State alumns Michael Ian Black, Michael Showalter and David Wain. According to Scott Weinberg, who saw a cut of the film this part weekend at Harry Knowles’ Butt Numb-a-Thon, this “affable farce” is “just plain NICE” — which makes it sound a bit like Showalter’s 2005 directorial effort, The Baxter, in which Rudd also co-starred. It all comes full circle!
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I think you mean Rashida Jones? And that cast sounds like it could come from Wain/Marino/Showalter et al just as much as it does the Apatow camp, considering for one that she’s never been in an Apatow movie (although she was the bully who makes out with Kim’s boyfriend, Harry Osborn, in an episode of Freaks and Geeks and SIDENOTE: I would like to take this opportunity to grant Rashida WAB a.k.a. “WHAT A BABE” status), and secondly that Rudd is in pretty much everything those State guys have ever done (Wet Hot American Summer, The Ten, Role Models, the Baxter, the Stella shorts/TV show, even Reno 911). I guess you’re talking about Segal but he’s in “How I Met Your Mother” so let’s not talk about it.
I love these guys, man. I wasn’t a big fan of The State but I like The Ten and Role Models was awesome. It’s really interesting seeing all these young actors getting so much attention. I can’t help but wonder where they all studied. A good acting school is worth it’s weight in gold. The key is to find one that caters to your individual needs. Not only do you need the basic tools for auditioning, scene study and the like, but you need a curriculum that works with whatever your schedule may be. Whether you work all day, go to high school or care for your kids, not everyone can study in the traditional way. Another acting program that works this way is Film Connection. http://www.film-connection.com/Acting.html The Film Connection’s acting program is affiliated with Joe Anthony studios and features valuable one-on-one mentoring. Most importantly they teach you about the “business” of show business.They are also available to anyone living in the United States and have financial aid assistance.