A new film that I’m really looking forward to seeing is the movie My Idiot Brother. My Idiot Brother is a 2011 film directed by Jesse Peretz. It was premiered at this years Sundance Film Festival and has received some good reviews. The film stars Paul Rudd and Zooey Deschanel

The plot is Ned (Rudd) is a well-meaning idealist who has just been released from prison for dealing cannabis. In succession, he disrupts the lives and homes of his three sisters: career-driven Miranda (Banks), who is about to get her big break in journalism; bisexual hipster Natalie (Deschanel), whose lies are preventing her from moving forward with her responsible girlfriend Cindy and Liz, who is too concerned with being the perfect mother to notice that her marriage is falling apart.

To be released in the US on August 26th, UK date TBA. As soon as a trailer is released I’ll get it posted.

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apparently, forever21 has a new “vintage” inspired line. love the website wtforever21 that was created in effort to follow all the poor clothing decisions they’ve come up with. its too bad really! i kind of liked forever21. . .

oi, this etsy shop (able and game) is so cute, it makes my head spin!

read this article, Whats the Least you can Believe and Still be a Christian?” i found it pretty interesting.

the exploration of what people actually mean when they use the word “literally” in a sentence– in comic form. The Oatmeal: What It Means When You Say Literally”

anyone ever want to be f%&#ing awesome? well, heres how you do it. ha.

ha, this is good to know when having a few drinks. hey, and didja know, they’re debating putting nutrition labels on bottles now?

you a vegan, or vegetarian too? superbowl food ideas so you wont be left out.

this time last year, word was getting out that Catcher In The Rye author, J.D. Salinger, had passed away. im assuming this article was written to remember him by? kind of silly!

love zooey. love the cast of “My Idiot Brother” in general. too cute! even though i heard this film wasnt as good as its cast, im sure to still see it.

lets not forget the boys. love ryan gosling and cutie jimmy kimmel. just adorable. has anyone see Blue Valentine? i keep making plans to see it and then keep not going. . . hm.

dually noted things i love :
x superbowl prep is fun! i love finding new food and drink recipes to celebrate with!
x eating medeteranian foods in the dead of winter.
x dancing in front of my mirror with my music blasting. . . i used to do it when i was a kid and, its totally fun! not to mention, if im feelin down, it puts me in a better mood! i dont mind laughing at myself!
x hanging out with my mom has been awesome lately. weve really been getting along well and, making dinner together and sharing glasses of wine while catching up has been great.
x messin’ round with my uke! ive had it for a month now and have only learned 8 chords. . . oops?
x shots of wheatgrass! seriously, they’re the best.
x taking time out to focus on myself.

much love.

Zoeey Deschanel & Elizabeth Banks goofed around while promoting their new film, “My Idiot Brother“, at the Variety Studio.  Paul Rudd also stars in this comedy set to be released on November 25, 2011.

Penn Badgley hit the slopes at Park City Mountain Resort.  The “Gossip Girl” actor is promoting his new movie, “Margin Call”, a thriller that has a pretty great cast: Demi Moore, Paul Bettany, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci, Simon Baker, and Zachary Quinto.

Emma Roberts signed autographs for fans outside the Samsung Galaxy Tab Lift.  Her next on-screen appearance will be in “Scream 4″ this April.

Kate Bosworth bundled up in Park City where she is promoting 2 films: “Another Happy Day” and “Little Birds.”

Images courtesy of Wire Image.

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My post at FemaleFirst here.

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With the festival at the halfway point we have the lowdown on the latest films to get distribution, meaning the films that will most likely be playing at a cinema or festival near you in the coming 12 months. As an example of how long the process can be, Catfish was a favourite at last year’s Sundance and is only now seeing a limited theatrical release in Australia a full 12 months after the festival.

*And a big thank you to Deadline and Slashfilm for compiling the torrent of news coming out of Park City, distilled here for your reading pleasure.*

The biggest controversy to come out of Utah in the last few days has been around Kevin Smith – the outspoken director of favourites such as Clerks and Chasing Amy – and his new film Red State. His horror satire about the religious right drew plenty of buzz (and protesters), and ultimately saw him further distancing himself from the industry that gave him a career by announcing he would be self distributing Red State through his banner SModcast Pictures (he also said it would be his second-last film as a director). This latest stunt follows the widely publicised stance Smith took last year over bad reviews from critics of his film Cop Out. Now, after sidelining distributors as well as critics, it will be interesting to see how Red State fares at the box office.

One of the biggest deals of the festival so far has been the acquisition of My Idiot Brother by the Weinstein Company. The film stars Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Rashida Jones and Emily Mortimer. Rudd plays fun loving brother to Banks, Deschanel and Mortimer as he crashes at their home and causes more than his fair share of havoc. Early buzz is this isn’t Rudd to his full potential but it’s a solid comedy with great performances.

Did you know Freddie Highmore is now 18 years old?! “Who’s Freddie Highmore?” you ask. The kid who played Charlie in Tim Burton’s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. He’s all grown up and starring in Homework alongside Emma Roberts. The film has been snatched up by Fox Searchlight for a reported $2 million. Homework is the debut of writer/director Gavin Wiesen and looks to be the indie-coming-of-age-teen-rom-com-esque film of 2011. (Did I just make up a film genre?) According to the official synopsis, the film is about “a lonely and fatalistic teen (Highmore) who’s made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, who is befriended by Sally (Roberts), a beautiful and complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit”.

Paramount Pictures and Indian Paintbrush have picked up the rights to Like Crazy – a film getting much critical love at the festival and is being called 2011’s Blue Valentine. The picture is about a British college student who falls for an American student but it separated from him after overstaying her visa. Amongst its cast is Jennifer Lawrence, who gave an astounding performance in 2010’s Sundance winner Winter’s Bone. Like Crazy has been called a standout of the 2011 festival.

There’s always the film that sells despite its debatable quality; it rides on the back of its stars – names like Kevin Spacey and Jeremy Irons. One such film is feature debut Margin Call, by director J.C. Chandor, which sold to LionsGate and Roadside Attractions in a joint deal. Reviews out of Sundance call this financial thriller a disaster, and one of the disappointments of the festival. From the synopsis it doesn’t sound like a crowd pleaser, but we could be wrong. Margin Call centres on a group of people working in the financial sector with the impending 2008 financial crisis on the horizon. Okay we take that back, this won’t be a crowd-pleaser.

Now for something completely different; National Geographic has bought the rights to distribute Life in a Day, a YouTube documentary produced by Kevin McDonald and Ridley Scott. Details are scarce but the 90 minute documentary was compiled from 80,000 clips submitted through YouTube, all of which were filmed on July 24, 2010. Consider us extremely intrigued!

And lastly (for now), Martha Marcy May Marlene has been acquired by Fox Searchlight. Buzz at the festival is that lead actress Elizabeth Olsen (yep, sister to those famous twins) has given a phenomenal performance in this film as Martha, a woman haunted by paranoia and memories after fleeing a cult and returning to her family. Sounds delicious!

While I’m sure we’d all love to be at Sundance ourselves, we have a great year of festivals coming up in our own country and we’re hoping we all get to see a little slice of Sundance in our own backyard soon.

The Sundance Film Festival continues until January 30th, when the major prize winners will be revealed.

Discuss: Which of these flicks are you most excited to (eventually) catch?

There’s a lot of history behind the new film Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time. If, that is, you think that 20-plus years of video gaming counts as “history” — but heck, if you’re only 20 years old yourself, video games are probably a lot more historically significant to you than the events in any textbook.

‘Captain America’ Costume Art Leaks Online | Erik Davis

A description of the Captain America costume has been floating around the interwebs for a few days now, ever since JoBlo was handed a batch of concept art images from the upcoming Marvel movie that they were allowed to describe, but not post. We’re not sure what exactly happened between now and then, but today AICN has snagged the same images and posted them online for all to see. We’re being told that this is the costume Chris Evans will wear in Captain America: The First Avenger, due in theaters on July 22nd, 2011.

Aussie stars open Sydney Film Festival | ABC

The Sydney Film Festival’s opening night was a family affair for actors Barry and Miranda Otto, who walked the red carpet for the world premiere of their film, South Solitary.

Paul Rudd is ‘My Idiot Brother’ | Christopher Campbell