Cobie Smulders at the New York Press Day for “Unexpected” at the Crosby Street Hotel, June 23, 2015. Photo copyright 2015 Jay S. Jacobs. Cobie Smulders Learns What to Expect from Unexpected by Jay S. Jacobs In the crazy, glitzy world of show business, it doesn’t take much for a little fame to go to someone’s head.  That’s why its always nice to meet a TV or movie star who is completely grounded, just a normal, nice person doing what they love. Take Cobie Smulders. Smulders sp

Results RESULTS (2015) Starring Guy Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan, Giovanni Ribisi, Brooklyn Decker, Anthony Michael Hall, Tishuan Scott, Zoe Graham, David Bernon, Lindsay Anne Kent and Elizabeth Berridge. Screenplay by Andrew Bujalski. Directed by Andrew Bujalski. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures.  105 minutes.  Rated R. There is a lot to like in writer/director Andrew Bujalski’s low-key romantic comedy / drama about physical fitness trainers coming to terms with li

A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night A GIRL WALKS HOME ALONE AT NIGHT (2015) Starring Sheila Vand, Arash Marandi, Marshall Manesh, Mozhan Marnò, Dominic Rains, Rome Shadanloo, Milad Eghbali, Reza Sixo Safai, Pej Vahdat and Ana Lily Amirpour. Screenplay by Ana Lily Amirpour. Directed by Ana Lily Amirpour. Distributed by Kino Lorber.  95 minutes.  Not Rated. Vampire films are so rampant that it is always heartening to see a film which finds interesting new wrinkles in such an overd

Bryan Callen Bryan Callen It’s A Man’s, Man’s World by Jay S. Jacobs Stand up comedian.  Actor.  Podcast host.  Father.  Occasional color commentary guy.  Seeker of knowledge.  Chronicler of sexual roles. You don’t want to be the dude responsible for keeping Bryan Callen’s résumé current. You’ve seen him on TV, or on the big screen, or in the comedy clubs.  His filmography veers wildly from a recurring role in The Hangover films to doing serious time in Oz to being an origina

Alison Hannigan, Neil Patrick Harris, Cobie Smulders and Josh Radnor at McGee’s Pub in New York. Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan – How I Met Your Mother Goes Home by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on June 10, 2008. McGee’s Pub, a famous old watering hole in New York, is not the type of place that you expect to have a glamorous Hollywood screening party.  However, on June 3, 2008, McGee’s was the site of an old fashioned Hollywood red carp

Candace Kroslak in “American Pie Presents The Naked Mile.” Candace Kroslak American Beauty Goes the Extra Mile by Jay S. Jacobs If Candace Kroslak looks familiar, you may have seen her between the pages of your favorite magazine. As a model, she has done numerous shoots for magazines like Maxim. She was even in the Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue. However, she no longer is content to just be known for striking a pose. The acting bug bit her quickly and unexpectedly. “I star

Jason Segel jason segel how he got on mother by jay s. jacobs Jason Segel has gotten a bit of an odd specialty in his Hollywood career – he has become an integral part of some of the most interesting TV ensembles of recent years.  His first meshing was on the cult favorite Freaks and Geeks – in which he played the burnout Nick; a man passionate about two things – rock music and smart, beautiful Lindsay Weir (Linda Cardellini).  His character had a star-making moment when he s

Josh Radnor stars in “How I Met Your Mother.” Josh Radnor Have You Met Josh? by Jay S. Jacobs The sitcom as an art form had reached a low place recently, but suddenly in the past year there is a stirring of new life in those old bones. There are still too few funny series out there, but in 2005 a group of shows have reminded us that television comedy can still be comic. New series like My Name Is Earl, The Office and the sadly quickly axed Kitchen Confidential have all shown