The Family Stone

...absolutely no difference at all. I feel like Carl Fredrickson is as real a character as Captain Kirk or as real a character as any in THE FAMILY STONE (2005). To me, they are all real people. JJ does it right. Brad Bird does it right. A...

In this article: Michael Giacchino, Land of the Lost, Star Trek, Sid and Marty Krofft, Brad Bird, Pixar, Brad Silberling, and Land of the Lost

Flashback 2005: Rachel McAdams @ Screening of "The Family Stone" Friday, November 6th, 2009 while thinking about eating a Bastardly Mercado Certified lunch by Jackson Yes, if you do look close enough, Rachel McAdams did kinda/not...

In this article: Rachel McAdams

...Hocus Pocus '' (1993), along with co-star Bette Midler, ''Mars Attacks! (1996), State and Main (2000). More recently, Parker starred in The Family Stone (2005) and Smart People (2008). Parker was born in Nelsonville, Ohio, the daughter of...

In this article: Sarah Jessica Parker, Sex and the City, Jessie, New York City, Matthew Broderick, HBO, Honeymoon in Vegas, and Unicef

...at broad physical comedy, which even a dexterous performer like Ms. Parker has trouble with . . . The female troubles that bedevil ''The Family Stone are by turns exasperating and fascinating. Save for the boring sister, the women are pills,...

In this article: Thomas Bezucha, Sarah Jessica Parker, Diane Keaton, and Craig T. Nelson

...unalike strangers and women deal with being thrust together and having to adapt and define new boundaries and learn to trust each other. The Family Stone is a more recent favorite of mine, and Diane Keaton does a tremendous job playing the...

In this article: Diane Keaton, Minnie Driver, Susan Sarandon, Uma Thurman, Sally Field, Julia Roberts, Anthony Edwards, and Steel Magnolias

...fraud. Instead of making the latest in a long line of "stealth movies," as my wife calls them (the ones, like "Stepmom" and "The Family Stone," that are trailered to look like fun family holiday treats but are actually about...

In this article: Ricky Gervais, Ghost Town, Christianity, The Office, Hollywood, God, Cancer, Pizza Hut, and The Ten Commandments

...goofy, guy-next-door look caught the attention of Hollywood, and he began turning up in character roles in movies like Elizabethtown and The Family Stone. Also, he has had a recurring role on the NBC sitcom Parksand Recreation. Perhaps...

In this article: Paul Schneider, Jane Campion, John Keats, Charles Brown, David Gordon Green, All the Real Girls, Bright Star, Ben Whishaw, In the Cut, and Dallas

...old with big careers at the moment: Evan Rachel Wood (Across the Universe, TV's True Blood) plays Mala, an inhabitant of Terra; Luke Wilson (The Family Stone, Henry Poole is Here) plays Lt. Jim Stanton of EarthForce; Dennis Quaid (The Express,...

In this article: Battle for Terra, DVD, Dog, Pandorum, X-Men 2, and The Notebook

...9. The big-screen adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's best-selling novel is shaping up to be Rachel McAdams' first hit since 2005's The Family Stone, which is a decent feat, considering the reviews have ranged from lukewarm enjoyment to...

In this article: Rachel McAdams, The Time Traveler's Wife, Audrey Niffenegger, State of Play, Paul Rudd, Time Traveler's Wife, Carrie Prejean, Sherlock Holmes, and Love Will Tear Us Apart

...the Stones! Braying, self-righteous, predictable, morally superior and, worst of all, loud, they are the subject of a film called "The Family Stone" that means to celebrate them but only denigrates. You wouldn't wish them on your worst...

In this article: Diane Keaton, Craig T. Nelson, Sarah Jessica Parker, Cancer, Dermot Mulroney, Annie Hall, and Thomas Bezucha