The Museum of the Moving Image will host a conversation with director Michel Gondry on Friday, May 9 at 7 p.m. He has directed films including Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and The Science of Sleep, as well as music videos for Radiohead and The White Stripes.
Robert Downey Jr. plays the titular character in Iron Man, portraying the Marvel Comics superhero and his billionaire alter ego Tony Stark. Also starring Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrance Howard, Jeff Bridges, and director Jon Favreau. Opening Friday, May 2.
Augusten Burroughs (Running with Scissors) recalls his difficult relationship with his father in A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father. The book hits shelves on Tuesday, April 29.
CareerBags.com offers bags, accessories, and career resources to professional women. 5% of their sales go to Step Up Women’s Network, a national non-profit organization that enhances community resources for girls and women.
Terrence Howard and Jon Favreau will stop by the Herald Square Macy’s on Monday, April 28 to meet fans and autograph posters from the movie Iron Man, which opens on Friday, May 2. Both actors star in the movie alongside Robert Downey Jr.; Favreau also served as director and producer.
Below, a selection of recent entertainment news, including the Tribeca Film Festival and the Cannes Film Festival.
In Baby Mama, businesswoman Kate Holbrook (Tina Fey) decides to have a baby via Angie Ostrowiski (Amy Poehler), an immature and flighty surrogate. Opening Friday, April 25.
Click below for additional summary, the trailer, parenting tips from iVillage.com, and a quiz.
In observance of Earth Day, TV-lovers can help ABC and the Arbor Day Foundation plant a tree simply by watching video previews on ABC’s widgets. A sapling will be planted for every 10 videos watched.
Widgets are offered for The Bachelor, Desperate Housewives, Samantha Who?, Brothers and Sisters, Grey’s Anatomy, Squeegees, Dancing with the Stars, Lost, and Ugly Betty. In addition to previews, each widget contains a photo gallery and the latest news from the shows’ official message boards. If you have a Web site, blog, or social networking profile, you can grab the code to share the content with everyone.
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay picks up right from the end of Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle. Stoner heroes Harold (John Cho) and Kumar (Kal Penn) are headed to Amsterdam when they are mistaken for terrorists and detained in Guantanamo Bay. Along the way they again run into Neil Patrick Harris, who plays himself. Opening Friday, April 25.
Watch a clip below with Cho, Penn, and Rob Corddry. More clips can be viewed and grabbed from the movie’s official YouTube channel.
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