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Towelhead (which also goes by the title Nothing Is Private) was one of the movies on my to-see list at Sundance that kept getting edged down by other movies, partially because of other priorities, though I also worried that it would be really disturbing. Now the film, based on the novel by Alicia Erian, has a theatrical release date of August 8 and a trailer that has only made me more uneasy Read more
New couple Bradley Cooper and Zoe Saldana were spotted leaving a Sundance Film Festival event yesterday with bright smiles on their faces. Bradley and Zoe exited the venue separately, but both hopped into the same car and drove off to their next destination. The couple are in Sundance previewing their upcoming release, The Words that also costars Dennis Quaid and Olivia Wilde. Olivia missed out Read more
In Our Idiot Brother, formerly known as My Idiot Brother, Paul Rudd plays an out-there hippie-type named Ned who can't help but get himself in trouble despite his good intentions. When his girlfriend kicks him out, Ned couch-hops between his three sisters, played by Zooey Deschanel, Elizabeth Banks, and Emily Mortimer. Though Ned means well, it isn't long before he starts meddling in their lives Read more
Homework, the coming of age film that made a splash at the Sundance Film Festival in January, was recently renamed The Art of Getting By, and with its new title in place and a new trailer, it's ready it for its closeup. Set in NYC, the movie stars Freddie Highmore as precocious high school student George, who has slacked his way into his senior year, much to the chagrin of his teachers and Read more
I have a little bit of Western fever after True Grit, so I may be more excited than usual for the Meek's Cutoff trailer, starring Michelle Williams. She plays Emily Tetherow, a woman whose wagon train gets lost as they attempt to take a shortcut over the Cascade Mountains in the 1840s. Conditions become harsher and more hostile, forcing the group to decide whether to trust the natives for help. 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
Sarah Jessica Parker dazzled in a white Dolce & Gabbana gown at The Weinstein Company's Vitamin Water-sponsored soiree in Cannes last night. Harvey Weinstein presented previews of their upcoming slate including My Idiot Brother, which debuted at Sundance, and My Week With Marilyn, which is out later this year and stars Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe. Sarah Jessica took the stage to Read more
