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