When we first heard about Josh Schwartz’s decision to write and direct a new adaptation of Bright Lights, Big City, our hearts sank just a little bit. Not because the idea of another film adaptation of Jay McInerney’s novel so rankles our ire—let’s just say the Michael J. Fox version doesn’t have a home Read More
Last Saturday, while almost every film blogger this side of Jeffrey Wells was sitting in a crowded theater in Austin, Texas, waiting for Joe Swanberg’s Alexander the Last to unspool before them, we were curled up on our couch in Astoria getting ready to do the same thing. The film premiered simultaneously at Read More
Monday: Castle
If you’ve tuned into ABC even once during the last month, chances are you’ve seen a promo for Castle. Call us cynical, but we think the network protests too much. Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Desperate Housewives) stars as Richard Castle, a mystery writer tasked with solving crimes in the company of a Read More
With the box office success of Role Models and an excellent appearance hosting Saturday Night Live under his belt, the last few months of 2008 have been quite successful for Paul Rudd. And from the looks of things, 2009 should be even bigger. The "serious one" from the Apatow clan (after all, he has worked Read More
