Film:trainwreck

  • NewsKevin Polowy

    LeBron James and Jason Statham Give Two of the Year's Funniest Performances in SXSW Comedies

    Both got ravenous applause, and both featured buzzworthy comedic turns from two guys you wouldn’t normally expect to draw big laughs: LeBron James and Jason Statham. In Trainwreck, 30-year-old basketball superstar James plays himself — albeit a very comically exaggerated version of himself. In fact, Judd Apatow’s comedy has been praised for not only its hilarity but its heart, and King James contributes both.

  • NewsKevin Polowy

    'Trainwreck' Brings the House Down at SXSW – and It's Not Even Finished

    Judd Apatow brought Trainwreck to the South by Southwest Film Festival as a “work in progress.” Yeah, he’s probably not going to have to change much. Sunday night’s premiere of the comedy, written by and starring Amy Schumer in her first major movie role, had the capacity Austin crowd in stitches. The early consensus is that Trainwreck marks Apatow’s best comedy in years.