Before Jennifer Garner was a full-on movie star in films like this week's release Arthur, she was kicking butt on prime-time TV as Sydney Bristow on Alias. For this week's edition of Buzz Time Machine, let's relive the glory days when Garner was donning wigs and accents as a CIA agent. In this particularly funny clip, she and Bradley Cooper (aka Will) disguise themselves as rock stars before Read more

It's been a long race to the finals in my kickass female characters bracket, but one woman has emerged victorious! Alias's Sydney Bristow, played by Jennifer Garner, has taken home the crown. You all voted her through six rounds, leaving the likes of Lara Croft and Trinity in her wake. Thanks to all of you for making the game so fun, and to see what Alias star Victor Garber had to say about Read more

Jennifer Garner has much to smile about these days as she embarks on a new chapter in her professional life: producing TV shows at ABC Studios. Garner starred in ABC's Alias for five seasons (and she'll probably always be Sydney Bristow to me), and now she's reuniting with the network for a first-look production deal. As producers, Garner and her partner Juliana Janes aim to develop Read more

Alia Shawkat swung through NYC this week on a busy press tour for her new movie Cedar Rapids, which we previewed last month at Sundance. She plays Bree, a prostitute who enjoys a sordid entanglement with Ed Helms's straight-laced insurance salesman character, in the film directed by Youth in Revolt's Miguel Arteta. Shawkat talked about getting up close and personal with Helms and also addressed Read more