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Critics may draw comparisons between this year's Sunshine Cleaning and 2007 Best Picture nominee Little Miss Sunshine. Both were Sundance darlings, both star the wonderful Alan Arkin, and both have optimistic-sounding titles. And despite each film's light-bright disposition, both skew closer to comedy of the darker sort. This intriguing juxtaposition worked quite well for Little Miss Sunshine, and, to a slightly lesser extent, it works for Sunshine Cleaning, too.

The off-kilter premise is what first drew me to the movie when I previewed it for last year's Sundance Film Festival. I loved that the film focuses on the dirty and demeaning task of cleaning up crime scenes, yet didn't seem as gloomy as the description suggested. By the time I saw the trailer, it was clear: No CSI confusion here. Luckily the film delighted me as much as I had hoped, mostly because the two lead actresses, Amy Adams and Emily Blunt, are so compelling to watch.

To hear a little bit more about the plot and what else I liked, read more

Today is National Red Day, and the runway at NY Fashion Week certainly reflected that. Jenna Fischer and Sara Ramirez were happy to add a modeling gig to their resumes for the good cause, alongside seasoned veteran Heidi Klum at the Heart Truth Red Dress Collection fashion show. Chris Noth looked a little confused over at the Nautica show, but maybe he was just blinded by all the beautiful ladies and designs. Project Runway's Christian was there to check out the fierce looks coming from Perry Ellis before the big PR show next week, which lucky girls Fab and Bella get to go to. Yup, the girls are at Fashion Week again so don't forget to check out all their coverage on Sugar and over at Elle.com!

Lots more pics including Nigel Barker, Allison Janney and Mary Lynn Rajskub, so just read more

• Ethan Hawke is expecting a child with his girlfriend Ryan Shawhughes, the former nanny of his two kids with Uma Thurman. Congrats to the couple; at least Ryan is very experienced in taking care of Ethan's kids. — In Touch
• Addressing his health scare last Fall, Paul McCartney writes on his website that reports of a heart problem were overblown and that he recently passed a health exam with flying colors. Sounds like he can keep on rocking. — PaulMcCartney.com
• A paparazzo was arrested outside Brad Pitt's Hollywood home yesterday on charges of misdemeanor trespassing, though Brad and his family were not home at the time. Maybe the guy was just really curious about the Jolie-Pitts' baby news. — TMZ
• After 17 years on air, this will be the final season of The Montel Williams Show. We guess someone else will have to take the reins on paternity tests from here on out. — The Hollywood Reporter
• Mary Lynn Rajskub, star of 24, is pregnant with her first child, citing strike boredom as the reason. Congrats to the actress and her boyfriend; we hope the little one gets mom's sense of humor! — People

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I am so thrilled to go to Sundance this year, and I can't wait to see as many movies as possible while I'm out there! For the next few days I'll be highlighting some of the films I'm most curious to see. Today's spotlight: Sunshine Cleaning.

Wait a minute — is this the award-nominated Amy Adams and Emily Blunt? Why, yes, yes it is! Sunshine Cleaning stars these two talented ladies, along with Steve Zhan, Alan Arkin and Mary Lynn Rajskub (Chloe from 24). To see what the story's about, read more

Fox held a big event in Times Square this morning to unveil the trailer for the upcoming seventh season of 24. But if you couldn't be in New York to hobnob with Mary Lynn Rajskub at the party, no worries — I've got the trailer right here.

A couple of early thoughts on it: Given the show's now-legendary production problems putting this season together, it's amazing they have this many scenes done already. But there's a rather disappointing lack of Chloe — and not even a glimpse of Janeane Garofalo's character.

The trailer opens with Jack on trial, and it's good to see the show finally dealing with the fact that Jack's tortured a lot of people, but the rest of it pretty much seems like the standard 24 twists and turns. We do get a pretty extensive look at the return of Tony Almeida, who appears to be a bad guy this time around, and that looks like it will be one of the more intriguing aspects of the season.

To check out the trailer and tell me what you think, just read more

Some lovely ladies came out last night for InStyle's 7th annual Summer Soiree in LA. SMG looked fabulous (and super tan) in her short dress while Elisa Cuthbert seemingly felt the need to embellish her frock with shoulder feathers. Former Losty Maggie Grace and possible future Losty Kirsten Bell hopefully had a chance to dish on all the hot Island gossip. Unfortunately it looks like the September cover girl Gwen is touring overseas and couldn't make the party, but I'm sure all these lovely ladies had a great time even without her.

To see all the ladies including Garcelle Beauvais, Jeri Ryan, Mary Lynn Rajskub and a whole bunch more just read more

After this disappointing season of "24" — and especially that drawn-out, unnecessarily frustrating finale — I knew the show would have to make some drastic changes to get viewers back. And it seems like the show's producers know it: Several tidbits of news have been flying around recently about big shifts in the show's structure and characters.

The biggest news is that the show is contemplating its first female president, which — in addition to mirroring part of this country's actual presidential race — would be a fantastic role for some underemployed female actress. I'd love to know which of them are readying their resumes at the mere mention of this possibility. (Geena Davis had that presidential thing down, but personally, I'd love to see Allison Janney leading the nation.)

Among the other changes:

• The show will likely focus less on the goings-on at CTU and move to a new city, with New York, London, and Washington, D.C. reportedly on the short list.
• Of all of the characters, only Jack and Chloe are locks to return at this point; everything else is up in the air.

If you've drifted away from "24," do you think these changes would draw you back in?

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24’s geeky Mary Lynn Rajskub has pulled a Jenna Fischer and amped up her smart and spunky TV persona with a sultry "geeky girl gone wild" spread in the new, but charming Geek Monthly magazine. While she plays nerdy computer whiz Chloe O'Brian on the hit show, Mary revealed to the magazine that she's not exactly as technically savvy as Chloe.

For more photos and a sample of the interview, just read more