Ellie Kemper: Your Next Movie Star
The little lady's got some heat on her, fresh off of one hit and onto a potential second one. Also today: Tom Cruise likes 'em big, two actors join the fight against the zombies, and J.Lo might J.Go.
Black Swan Director Defends Natalie Portman's Dancing
Darren Aronofsky, the director of Black Swan, released a statement about just how much dancing Natalie Portman did in the movie after her dance double publicly claimed she did 95% of the on-screen work. Apparently, she was wrong.
Country and Western Has Finally Taken Over America
Between True Grit's smash success and Country Strong's steady progress, this is flyover country's world, we're just living in it. Elsewhere, Nicolas Cage scares up some foreign money (and witches) and the Fockers keep on focking.
Black Swan: Psychological Terror, But Mostly Natalie and Mila Kissing
Here's a trailer for Black Swan, Darren Aronofsky's moody-looking psychological thriller set in the competitive and cutthroat world of professional ballet. It looks creepy and interestingly filmed and could be an unsettling rumination on ambit— Oh, fuck it. They kiss.
Brad Pitt Leaving Angelina to Go Hunt Man-Eating Tiger in Siberia
That is exactly what he is doing. Just not in real life. Also today: A Sunny favorite lands a big role, a movie about a human teenager has a casting shuffle, and no more Sarah Silverman.
Happy Birthday
Style icon Pat Field turns 68 today. Film director Darren Aronofsky is turning 41. Christina Ricci is 30. Senator Arlen Specter is turning 80. Children's author Judy Blume is 72. Josh Brolin, the actor and son of James Brolin, is turning 42. Locanda Verde chef Andrew Carmellini is 39. Tech visionary Raymond Kurzweil…

