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The Deal, a lighthearted industry satire, can be loosely deemed a "romantic comedy," though there's not much romance and the comedy sometimes comes out flat. William H. Macy wrote the screenplay from Peter Lefcourt's novel and the movie is so filled with winky inside jokes about Hollywood and The Film Industry that one grows tired trying to catch them all. Still, it's not without its charms and Read more
According to Charlize Theron at the Q&A session after the Sundance premiere screening for Sleepwalking, the movie's script really spoke to her, enough to make her want to produce and star in it. I have to wonder what, exactly, the script said to her that made it seem like a real standout project. It's not that this coming-of-age story with strains of poverty and abandonment is bad, Read more
There was more than one wedding-themed movie at Sundance this year, and Bachelorette was one of the most buzzed-about. The comedy features a ton of familiar faces, but serves up something a little different from what we've seen in the genre before. Who's behind it? Kirsten Dunst, Adam Scott, Lizzy Caplan, Isla Fisher, and James Marsden lead the funny cast. First-time director Leslye Headland Read more
Director Lynn Shelton made her Sundance premiere with Humpday, and she returned to the festival this year with Your Sister's Sister. The film has a tiny cast — in fact, most of the scenes are between just three actors — but this little indie is one of the most memorable films I caught at the festival. Here's why: Who's behind it? Emily Blunt, Rosemarie DeWitt, and Mark Duplass make up the Read more
Celeste and Jesse Forever was one of the first films I checked out at Sundance this year, and I'm so glad I did. The cast, which features Rashida Jones and Andy Samberg as the titular characters, was enough to pique my interest, but the smart, relatable, script is what won me over. Here's more on what I thought of the film. Who's behind it? The film stars Andy Samberg, Rashida Jones (who also Read more
We had a blast in Park City this year! Feast your eyes on these beautiful cast portraits from Sundance Film Festival. Be sure to check out our reviews for Celeste and Jesse Forever and Your Sister's Sister: two of our favorite films of the fest. The full list of Oscar nominations was released on Tuesday! Read through our snap judgments on the picks, and watch which nominees that surprised Read more
Keri Russell and her husband Shane Deary doted on their newborn daughter, Willa Lou Deary, today in Brooklyn. Shane and Keri welcomed Willa four weeks ago, just after Christmas on Dec. 27. Willa's arrival has made Keri and Shane's oldest, 4-and-a-half-year-old River Deary, a big brother. Keri has been able to spend time with her growing family, and skipped out on heading to the Sundance Film Read more
Freddie Highmore, the British actor who made a name for himself as the adorable Peter in Finding Neverland, is all grown-up now, and his latest film proves that he hasn't lost any of the raw talent that brought us to tears when he was just a boy. Homework, a teen dramedy of sorts, has already been acquired from Sundance by Fox Searchlight, so here's more on the film that will eventually be Read more
I've been excited about My Idiot Brother pretty much since the full cast was announced back in June, so catching the film's premiere at Sundance this weekend was a huge treat. The movie follows Paul Rudd as an unflappable optimist whose devotion to honesty gets him into one sticky situation after another, particularly when he starts couch hopping between his three sisters. Though I had already Read more
Transformers: Dark of the Moon Shia LaBeouf returns as Sam Witwicky in the third installment of the Transformers movie franchise, which has Sam teaming up with the Autobots to try to save the world yet again. This time around, Sam has a new girlfriend (Rosie Huntington-Whiteley) and a new foe (Patrick Dempsey). The storyline is more streamlined than the previous Transformers films and the action Read more
