Christopher Gorham

Starring with Gorham are Arielle Kebbel and Chris Parnell.  The film is being directed by Christopher Farah. His brother Mike Farah is producing.

Trivial Pursuits is Set in the world of competitive bar trivia (who knew there was a world of competitive bar trivia?)   The script centers on frustrated academics who finally get a chance at beer, women and nerdy redemption when they enter a citywide trivia tournament. Gorham and Kebbel are the love interests.

This is going to be right up Gorham’s alley.   He seems to really excel at playing the “smart guy” who seems to have something wilder or even more dangerous underneath.  And it’s great to seem him in a role with a romance again.

Also appearing in the movie are Kip Pardue ("Remember the Titans"), Evan Jones ("Jarhead"), Nelson Franklin ("Scott Pilgrim vs. the World") and Kali Hawk ("Couples Retreat").

The movie just began shooting in Ann Arbor, Mich. (they have a little college there, don’t they? ), of which the Farahs are natives. Christopher is a former editor at "Foreign Affairs" magazine who left journalism for filmmaking, while Mike heads production for comedy Web site Funny or Die.

Gorham is going to be busy, not only working on Pursuits, but also USA Network’s spy thriller "Covert Affairs."

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He speaks to someone from Toronto about the fact that filming for Ugly Betty is going to start, as Mark puts it, “now”.  

They also talk about Ana Ortiz and her new baby – a subject that gets Mark excited.  He says he hasn’t spoken to Ana since she had the baby, but that she’s so happy right now.

I LOVE his teenage criteria for rating the Harry Potter movies: “I haven’t gotten bored”.  Mark does mention that each movie is its own story, keeping the series fresh and interesting.

He is also asked which Harry Potter character Mark relates to, and he very diplomatically answers “Harry”.

He then moves on to Michelle from Harry Potter’s Page, who finds out that Mark has read the first four books (he’s been a little busy the last few years, ya’ know!).  They then get into a Potter-geek discussion about which characters would win a battle with each other, and Indeclicato politely answers, then moves on.

It’s funny – the woman guiding Mark along seems more interested in her text conversation than the business at hand (on E! and the like, these people are usually out of view) .  I like this interview because it’s a little more raw and up-close.

And hurray that Ugly Betty filming is starting!  Hopefully, there will be some new set photos soon!

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It was just announced recently that Lance Gross is the leading man in the Fox Searchlight project.  The House of Payne star will apparently be the groom to Ferrera’s bride.

Already announced as part of the project are Forest Whitaker and Carlos Mencia.  I think it’s a pretty good assumption to say they are playing the fathers who don’t like each other.  This is some first rate talent!

I am really glad that Ferrera is FINALLY working on a comedic film.  I really do appreciate her more serious works, but we Ugly Betty fans are quite aware of America’s comedic talent (think Odor in the Court), and I think it will be wonderful that she’s giving comedy a go on the big screen.

With such a great cast, if this Rick Famuyiwa comedy could be a huge hit.  The theme is a time-tested one, and usually makes for great comedy.

It’s also funny that Ferrera is once again filming a scene with a baseball glove on her hand.  This is becoming a habit!

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She says, “I have an eight year old daughter who is prime Hannah Montana fan. And the year before we had gone to her concert, the 3-D movie of her concert, we had seen her at the high school musical premiere, and we have it playing 24/7 in our house. So I definitely knew about the Hannah Montana mania.”

With this as a background, when she was contacted about appearing in the film, Williams jumped at the chance.

“My management called and said, ‘Listen, I know you only have two months off of from your shooting for Ugly Betty, but there’s a small role in the Hannah Montana film, what do you think?’ And I said, ‘You know what I don’t even need to read it. Yes I’ll do it, I’m in.”

Reviewers have said that Williams, as Vita, basically plays “another Wilhelmina”, although that’s kind of funny, because on Ugly Betty lately she’s been playing an entirely different character than the one we saw in season 1.  There is a lot of disagreement in Ugly Betty fan-dom about whether or not the softer Wilhelmina  is a good thing.  I’ve personally liked this break from evil for her, although a part of me misses the old evil schemes.

Anyway, if any of you have seen the movie yet, what did you think of Williams?  What about the movie overall?

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This movie was the first major exposure for many to America Ferrera.  Interestingly, when this movie was made, Amber Tamblyn and Alexis Bledel were the “big” stars – they were white hot.  Ferrera and Blake Lively were relative unknowns.  It’s funny what a difference a few years can make.

The second movie was very good and well produced; I would definitely recommend it.  But, there’s something special about SOTTP 1. 

So, make your plans: watch Ugly Betty tomorrow night at 8/7c, then check out the Sisterhood this weekend on LMN!

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Here is video of the appearance:

Unfortunately, there was no Ugly Betty talk.  They share a little small talk (including a great story about his friend “Sparky”), then have a fascinating discussion about Freddy attempting to have “the talk” with his teenaged son.  This is the best, funniest part of the interview.

Then they show a clip from the film, one that I haven’t seen before where the brothers are playing baseball in the snow.  It’s a great “guy” scene.

When they come back from break, Freddy sticks around to watch a guy fail miserably trying to fly a jet pack.

At the taping was a Getty Girl, Foxy.  She got up close and personal with Mr Rodriguez, as you can see here:

Just as Miss T said about her encounter, Foxy says that Rodriguez was a very nice guy who seems to genuinely care about his fans.

If this keeps up, I’m going to have to hire the Getty Girls as FR stringers.

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When Regis asks Freddy about Ugly Betty, he quotes Ugly Betty executive producer Silvio Horta, who told him, “You didn’t die!”

What’s really neat is that this question was asked at the behest of one of the Getty Girls (for those of you who don’t know, this group is probably the most, uh, enthusiastic group of fans I’ve ever seen).  Getty Girl “Lady T” was actually there, and asked Regis, before the show started, to ask Rodriguez about Ugly Betty.

Miss T later got to meet Freddy, who was humble and laid back.  She, wearing a Team Getty T-Shirt, asked him if he knew about the Getty Girls , and he chuckled and said yes.

Here is a pic of LadyT and Freddy:

…and all the other Getty Girls died with envy…

One thing about Freddy Rodriguez, he really, genuinely seems like a nice, approachable guy.  Congrats to Lady T, and here’s hoping Nothing Like The Holidays is a big hit!

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I love the facial hair – I’ve always wanted to grow one of those.

Freddy has obviously kept himself busy since he pretty much disappeared from Ugly Betty. I’ve seen the trailer for Nothing Like The Holidays, and I really would like to see it. Not only am I a big Freddy fan, the movie just looks like my kind of film:

I hope it’s a hit; this could launch Freddy to bigger things. But I still want him to appear on Ugly Betty when he can.

More pics after the jump!

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Ugly Betty’s America Ferrera is set to star in the drama “American Tragic”.  The film was penned by long-time Ferrera beau Ryan Piers Williams.

“American Tragic” centers on a young war vet, played by newcomer Ryan O’Nan, who sets off across the country with a buddy to find redemption. Ferrera will play his wife and Melissa Leo (”Frozen River”) his mother.

The movie will be exec produced by Ferrera, along with Sergio Aguero.  It will be produced and distributed by the mini-studio Maya Entertainment.  This is the second time Ferrera has worked with Maya – the first being “How the Garcia Girls Spent Their Summer.”

‘Tragic’, at least from the synopsis, seems to be the latest installment in a long tradition on this type of movie.  They aren’t really my cup of tea; in my younger, more angst-ridden days, I would have been first in line to see it, followed by a trip to the coffeehouse to smoke clove cigarettes and discuss international politics.  (hoo-boy, I’m dating myself!) I’ve long outgrown those days.

Yet, I love Ferrera’s acting so much, I’ll probably go see this – if it comes to my town.  I’ve said it before and I’ll say it now:  Ferrera is a rising star; one day I’ll be reporting on her Oscar acceptance speech.

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A girls’ night out, it appears.

Filth and Wisdom was filmed on location in London, England. It is a comedy/drama/musical/romance, the story revolves around a Ukrainian immigrant named A.K. (Hütz) who finances his dreams of rock glory by moonlighting as a cross-dressing dominatrix and his two female flatmates: Holly (Weston), a ballet dancer who works as a stripper and pole-dancer at a local club and Juliette (McClure), a pharmacy assistant who dreams of going to Africa to help starving children.

Ah, Madonna. Still tweaking noses, I see. Whatever.

Back to the Ugly Betty ladies: Ferrera looks spectacular (I LOVE when her hair is straight!), Judith Light is ALWAYS classy, and Newton / Williams are glamourous as usual. Becki always seems to push the envellope with those waist-hugging dresses, and still looks fabulous doing it.

[We now pause this report for a bit of Lohan snarkiness] Lindsay, my dear. Heroin chic went out in the 80’s. Bring Sam to my house, I’ll cook you a big southern Sunday dinner sometime. Really, when I see pics of you lately, I want to give money to Feed the Starlets. [/end snark]

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