Mae Whitman

'Arrested Development' reopens on Netflix, could build from there

You might think that Mitchell Hurwitz, the creative mastermind behind the oddball cult comedy "Arrested Development," would be overjoyed to hear about the crowds thronging the Bluth's Original Frozen Banana Stands popping up across the country. But late...

Tags: Portia de Rossi, Jessica Walter, Identity Thief (movie), Arrested Development (tv program) , BBC

'Arrested Development' trailer debuts online

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It's the final countdown for the fourth season of "Arrested Development"--at least that's what the first-look trailer tells us. Posted by Netflix on YouTube on Sunday, the trailer shows the bizarre Bluth family--including Michael (Jason Bateman), Gob...

Tags: Tony Hale, David Cross, Portia de Rossi, Netflix Inc., Will Arnett

'The Perks of Being a Wallflower'

Stephen Chbosky's own adaptation of his novel is a heartfelt, beautifully played treat. Logan Lerman plays a high-school freshman who feels completely out of step with others, until two stepsiblings (Emma Watson, Ezra Miller) make him a living project...

Tags: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Walsh, Dylan McDermott, Blu-ray Discs, DVDs

At Capitol Cinema: `Wallflower' brings new youth to teen angst

This coming-of-age drama, based on the best-selling young adult novel of the same name, may sound like total formula, right down to the rebellious thrill of experimenting with drugs and alcohol and the liberation of experiencing “The Rocky Horror...

Tags: David Bowie, Literature, The Rocky Horror Picture Show (movie), Harry Potter (fictional character), Logan Lerman

Swedes make a mean cup of joe

Here's a tasty legacy from the visit I shared with some of my Swedish cousins a few weeks ago: Gevalia! It's a brand of coffee in Sweden, and it's good to the last drop. I had it when I was in Sweden two years ago and sort of forgot about it because I...

Tags: Orlando Bloom, Fiscal Cliff, Winter Park, The Beverly Hillbillies (tv program), Bradley Cooper

'Secret of the Wings'

When you learn this direct-to-video fantasy is a Disney production, and you consider who might have wings in it, it should be an easy leap to guess Tinker Bell is the central character. Mae Whitman ("Parenthood") supplies the voice, but there's another...

Tags: Timothy Dalton, Lucy Hale, Lucy Liu, Blu-ray Discs, DVDs

Video/Q&A: 'Smashed' star Mary Elizabeth Winstead

To bond as married alcoholics for the Sundance hit “Smashed,” co-stars Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul, appropriately, went out and got drunk. “I don’t know what I really learned about myself from that particular night...

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Tuesday's Highlights

Tuesday's TV Highlights: 'Royally Mad' on BBC America

Tuesday's Highlights: 'Hellcats' on KTLA

'Scott Pilgrim vs. the World'

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A series of graphic novels comes to life as title hero Scott ( Michael Cera) endures a lot for love in this purposely fantastical comedy-adventure. He has a new romantic interest ( Mary Elizabeth Winstead), but to win her heart, he literally must...

Tags: Anna Kendrick, Superman (fictional character), Chris Evans, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World (movie), Blu-ray Discs

'Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue'

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Indeed, Peter Pan's magical companion tries to save others of her kind in this animated, direct-to-video Disney fantasy. Current "Parenthood" co-star Mae Whitman - also heard in "Tinker Bell" and "Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure" - reprises the voice of...

Tags: Michael Sheen, Raven-Symone, Frost Nixon (movie), Lucy Liu, Kristin Chenoweth