I've seen a few interviews where Affleck implied that he basically had to cast himself as the lead in order to appeal to foreign audiences and thus secure financing for the movie. He seems to be really moving away from acting now and I have a feeling if he could have cast someone else/less famous in that role, he…

I think it must have been physically impossible for the members of the HFPA to NOT nominate the lone TV Musical in the "TV Musical or Comedy" category. "Must...not...nominate.../But...is...musical..../Can't...stop...myself...."

A friend of mine had to fly to Indiana (from NY) for her cousin's wedding, which is today...in the middle of the workweek...a week and a half before Christmas.

It depends on how you define "success" though. Here, it's defined it as winning awards and/or being reviewed. But if you look in terms of $$$, I think you will find that just as many women writers are raking in the dough.

The Drama Dept at my college did an all female Henry IV Part 1. It was awesome. The poster was the "female" symbol from the ladies' restroom, holding a sword.

Yes, she looks exactly the way I'd always pictured Jane Bennett. I love her too.

I was wondering if Ashley's lip and nail colors were one of the MAC matching lip/nail combos that were advertised so much this fall. If so, WANT. I may or may not...be heading to the MAC store after work to check it out.

Yep, she's a yoga instructor and Vegan and she's got him on her bandwagon. I saw pics of them biking at some charity do at SoulCycle. He looks great! Maybe he really is considering politics, and is getting ready...

eeeeee! We just got tickets to see him in Glengarry Glen Ross on Broadway. My BF is excited about Al Pacino, but I'm JUST as excited about Bobby (and Richard Schiff, I have to say)! Bobby Cannavale is such a good actor.

Ah yes, the layoffs. Which occurred... while their offices were closed due to flooding from Hurricane Sandy. Classy.

I know several people who have worked for her or with her in various capacities. And she's exactly like you'd expect her to be. And it's magnificent.

Memory lane! It took me a full year to save for my Samantha (I am really an old — there were only the three dolls then — Samantha, Kirsten, and Molly — so I got Samantha but would have gotten Felicity in a heartbeat if she'd been available that year.) Anyway, I gained a lot of discipline in that year — a couple…

Movie theater gift card! If she's working for free, she can't afford to go to the movies!

I have Aetna, and used to pay a copay of $25 for brand name HBC, then went to $10 for the various generics I've been on for the past 5-7 years. But I received my 2013 insurance info from my employer the day after the election, and going forward it will be free! FWIW, since the ACA started to go into effect, I've also…

Yes to what Cassiopea says. I read in an article about him last week that he's been sober something like 11 or 12 years, after having some drinking/drug problems when he first moved to Hollywood and was young and having trouble finding work. Sidenote: saw Silver Linings Playbook on Saturday it it's really good, and…

The book this is based on (also called Admission) was a great read, really well-written. I was just telling MrG about this movie last night — I'm excited!

A former coworker of mine used to go up one floor, steal the newspaper out of their mail cubby (my friend on that floor witnessed this regularly), then come back down to our floor and go into the men's room, every day around 10:30. And then I'd see him coming out of the bathroom with the paper, which he would bring…

Round House is much better than Plague of Doves. There are crossover characters from Plague of Doves, but it's not a sequel so you don't have to have read it. My mother said she stayed up till 3am to finish Round House — and compared it to To Kill A Mockingbird.

An identical twin sister... on whose behalf Petraeus interceded in a custody battle at the behest of Jill Kelley. Doesn't he have more important things to worry about!?!

I read an article about him where the author called him a character actor in a leading-man's body. Totally on target.