Judy Greer Gossip

Ben Affeck stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live! yesterday as he continues to promote The Way Back. The film was directed by Gavin O’Connor who did an interview recently with 34th Street, the student-run University of Pennsylvania magazine, about the project and working with Ben. He said that he and Ben had been hoping to work together again after The Accountant for some time and after Ben read the script for The Way Back, he immediately wanted to do it, understanding that given his personal struggles, it would take him to a vulnerable place. Full Story

Director David Gordon Green continues his hopscotch through genre with a sequel to Halloween, John Carpenter’s 1978 horror flick that basically launched the slasher sub-genre. Forty years later, the baton passes to Green who, along with collaborators Danny McBride and Jeff Fradley, brings back the craft and careful compositions of the original. Full Story

Jennifer Garner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame yesterday and to mark the occasion, she brought along three people who “define [her]:” her kids Violet, Seraphina and Samuel. Violet is 12. 12! Jennifer’s parents and sisters were on-hand, too. No Ben Affleck, though. And there was no mention of him in her speech either. Full Story

The Michael Shannon Christmas Bigfoot Movie is a real thing that exists. It is a movie starring real people who say real words and you can pay real human money to see it. The official title is Pottersville, but it is destined to be known as the Michael Shannon Christmas Bigfoot Movie, which again, is not a random string of words pulled out of a Scrabble bag, but an actual movie that actually exists. Full Story

I have to be honest, I’m not sure how many people – even culture vultures like myself – are on a first name basis with Judy Greer. I’ve long had a sort of hobby of knowing the second or third leads in film, and Judy Greer isn’t just one of those people, she’s the defining characteristic of those people. Full Story

I can’t be the only one that greets Judy Greer news with a happy clap. Greer, hall of fame scene-stealer and professional portrayer of best friends, will star in a new pilot for FX. This is exciting on several levels. One, it gives Greer, after years of walking away with scenes from Arrested Development and Archer, a much-deserved starring vehicle. Full Story

What a regular week for good ol’ ordinary human lady, Katie Holmes! First, she went to a basketball game,  with a mysterious yet regular looking YET attractive man (it turned out to be her agent). She seemed to enjoy herself, she made expressions, ingested diet coke, and stuck her tongue out and said “ahhhhh”, you know, all the normal basketball stuff. Full Story

I mean, this is a hot, hot dress I guarantee you there were people there who were like "why didn't I get that dress?  Is Monique Lhuillier mad at me?" Or maybe it was originally on someone of a higher...recognizability, and then it changed hands? I don't know. I'm thrilled for Judy, who remains the hardest working actress your mother doesn't know the name of, because she looks hot and maybe she made some connections last night. Full Story

You know Judy Greer. We all know Judy Greer. We’ve all seen a Judy Greer movie. I promise you, we’ve all probably seen at least two Judy Greer movies. Judy Greer is the only thing I liked about The Descendants, a film that continues to confuse me for all the love it’s received from the critics’ boards and associations, with a wickedly embarrassing voiceover and the kind of vision and directing you’d expect from a 25 year old hipster filmmaker right out of film school. Full Story

Here are the 5 actors nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award: George Clooney, The DescendantsDemian Bichir, A Better Life Leonardo DiCaprio, J. Edgar Jean Dujardin, The ArtistBrad Pitt, Moneyball Missing?Michael Fassbender. Leonardo DiCaprio, who’d been losing so much momentum, who barely factored in any of the critics’ selections, suddenly just. Full Story

Steve Carell and Jim Carrey are teaming up in a comedy about rival magicians called Burt Wonderstone (doesn't that sound like a Will Ferrell character?), and the short list for the female lead is the randomest group of actresses I've seen in a long time - Olivia Wilde, Michelle Monaghan, Judy Greer, Jessica Biel and Sarah Silverman. Full Story