Earlier this year, Alexis Bledel (Rory Gilmore on Gilmore Girls) shared that she would be reprising her role as Becky in Sin City 2, a movie that has been rumored to be in the making for many years.

According to MTV, Alexis Bledel has been told that the script for Sin City 2 is complete, and it will definitely be a prequel film, at least as far as her character is concerned.

“Someone told us yesterday that there’s a script. I don’t know what their source was, but they said they read the second script. … Apparently, [I’m] back because it’s a prequel. Because [I’m] supposed to die in the first one. But you don’t see it, so maybe she doesn’t.”

I’ll keep you posted as news develops. I know that Alexis Bledel loved her role in Sin City, saying recently “I wish I had been able to do more roles like I did in ‘Sin City’ — roles that were starkly different along the way.”

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Riki Lindhome (Juliet from the Life & Death Brigade on Gilmore Girls), who starred earlier this year in The Last House on the Left, has just completed filming of another film, Say Hello to Stan Talmadge.

Say Hello to Stan Talmadge is a comedy film set in 1979. The film, told in the form of a flashback, follows the misadventures of Stan Talmadge (Gary Cole), an estranged ex-husband who latches onto the idea of a cross-country road trip in a motor home as a way to reunite his family. They take a trip across country to a “Family Feud”-style game show known as “Beat Your Neighbor.”

Riki Lindhome is credited in the film as Polly Talmadge, presumably Stan’s daughter. Also co-starring in the film are Agnes Bruckner, Tina Holmes, Jennifer Coolidge and Robert Hoffman. The film is listed with a 2009 release date, but no other promotional information is yet available.

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Lauren Graham’s movie The Answer Man premiered On Demand on June 26th and many of you have been wondering where you can watch it. ‘On Demand’ can mean so many things, after all!

Amazon.com has The Answer Man ‘On Demand’, listed as a “pre-theatrical release” since the movie will also hit theaters on July 24th.

In The Answer Man, Arlen Faber (Jeff Daniels) is the reclusive author of “Me and God,” a book that become the new standard about spirituality for an entire generation. 20 years later, Arlen is still sought out as the man with the “answers”, though he has none (even for himself). Arlen’s life collides with Elizabeth (Lauren Graham), a single mom raising her seven year-old son, and Kris (Lou Taylor Pucci), a young man fresh out of rehab who is searching for meaning. Both Elizabeth and Kris are hopeful that Arlen has the answers, but of course we know that’s not true!

You can watch The Answer Man online with Amazon (think of it like renting a movie) here for $9.99.

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Lauren Graham’s movie The Answer Man (previously The Dream of the Romans or Arlen Faber) premiered On Demand on June 26th, with theatrical release coming up on July 24th.

I decided to rustle up some reviews of the film, and of Lauren Graham’s performance:

This is one of the best romantic comedies I’ve seen in a long time… Graham is… pitch perfect and the chemistry kindles plausibly between the pair as Arlen befriends her small, scared son Alex (Max Antisell). - Holland Sentinel

‘The Answer Man’ blends a great story (written by director John Hindman), bursts of fresh humor, rich sounds and textures, well-developed central characters, and strong performances from the actors… As the over-protective healer, Graham plays a loving, spiritual character reminiscent of her role in ‘Evan Almighty.’ - Suite 101

It’s an endearing, at time touching, little film that combines romance with some grounded spirituality (it’s never gag-inducing). - Pajiba

“The Answer Man” (formerly known as “Arlen Faber”) is very smart, very funny, very insightful and very well-written by John Hindman, who also directs… the ever-radiant Ms. Graham lends oodles of nuance to a slightly under-written role; she’s great as the empathetic chiropractor who befriends Daniels. - mlive

Though his film is a tad choppy and a lot chatty, Hindman elicits sympathetic performances from leads who demonstrate a deep understanding of movie physics. - Philly.com

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Vanessa Marano (April Nardini on Gilmore Girls) stars in Dear Lemon Lima, which premiered at the LA Film Festival on June 20th.

The film sold out its first two screenings at the LA Film Festival, so another screening will be added for this Saturday, June 27th at 4:15 (buy tickets here.) After the screening, Vanessa Marano and some of the other cast members will be at a Q&A session that you can attend.

If you go, let us know how you liked the film and if you had a chance to meet Vanessa!

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Scrubs has undergone a lot of changes! After NBC dropped the series, it appeared on ABC for its eighth season. The series is set to return for Season 9, but without headliners Zach Braff & Sarah Chalke as regulars (only as guest stars). The series is currently attempting to transition to a new format, and word has it they’re trying to land a big star. Perhaps Lauren Graham!!

The new Scrubs would potentially shift from the hospital to the classroom, with Cox (John C. McGinley) and Turk (Donald Faison) as professors in the school. Aside from new medical students, ABC is recommending the show hire a big name, someone recognizable. It’s reported:

Sources close to the series tell me Gilmore Girls‘ Lauren Graham is currently at the top of their wish list.

Likely this Season 9 of Scrubs will appear under a new name, though possibly related to the name in some way.

What do you think - would you like Lauren Graham on this new Scrubs??

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Krysten Ritter (Lucy on Gilmore Girls) co-stars in the Disney comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic, which comes out on DVD and Blu-ray on June 23, 2009.

In Confessions of a Shopaholic, Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) moves to Manhattan to pursue her love of shopping and her career in the fashion magazine world. She has a great flat with her friend Suze (Krysten Ritter), who tolerates her crazy ways but can’t reform her shopaholic friend, no matter how much debt she gets into! Rebecca takes a job writing a financial advice column (oh, the irony) as her “step up” to her dream job. Her articles, written for the everyday person, propel her to fame. Which would be great, except for the debt collector hounding her every move.

The movie is poignant at times. It has a classic romance, and fabulous best-friend story, and follows Rebecca as she tries, over and over again, to battle her own demons while still reaching for her dream. It takes Rebecca a long time to learn that her shopping addiction is hurting her - and it takes hurting those around her for Rebecca to ’see the light’, so to speak.

Krysten Ritter had a larger part in the movie than I expected. Her own character, Suze, was spunky and interesting too - though in different ways. As you can tell from the photos, Suze is getting married in the film!

All in all, I enjoyed the movie. It was predictable in a Disney way, but very satisfying. A great chick flick!

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Rini Bell (Lulu on Gilmore Girls) stars in the comedy Baja Beach Bums, which was released to DVD on May 5, 2009.

In Baja Beach Bums, a group of surfer friends are on their annual trip to Baja, Mexico. However, this year the trip goes awry when an outsider decides to tag-along. The tag-along? A cocky dot-commer who has hit rock bottom. The group of friends come to his rescue and show him how to have a good time in the “here and now.” Rini Bell stars in the film as one of the friends, Unis.

Also starring in the film are Kansas Carradine, Kenny Morrison and Tom Carver. The film is rated R.

“Baja Beach Bums” Trailer

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David Sutcliffe (Christopher Hayden on Gilmore Girls) stars in the upcoming release Misconceptions.

The film follows the story of Miranda Bliss (AJ Cook), a religiously conservative, married woman who receives a message from God telling her to become a surrogate mother for a gay couple. The couple, a Jewish doctor (David Moscow) and an African-American choreographer (Orlando Jones), are very excited… so much so that

David Sutcliffe stars as Parker Bliss Sr, Miranda’s husband. The couple are reeling after the death of their only son, Parker Jr, and are not ready yet to have more kids of their own. Miranda, herself opposed to gay marriage, and Parker, an anti-gay activist, so you can see how troublesome this could be. Add in that Miranda agrees to be the surrogate without telling Parker… the whole story is complex in its workings, but tells a touching story about love and grief and, of course, misconceptions.

“Misconceptions” Trailer

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Several Gilmore Girls stars are up for a Teen Choice 2009 Award this year for their movie & tv performances. You can vote each and every day to help them win!

Gilmore Girls actors up for awards include:

• Alexis Bledel (Rory) for The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
• Rob Estes (Jimmy) for 90210
• Billy Burke (Alex) for Twilight
• Jared Padalecki (Dean) for Friday the 13th
• Milo Ventimiglia (Jess) for Heroes
• Arielle Kebbel (Lindsay) for The Uninvited
• Krysten Ritter (Lucy) for Confessions of a Shopaholic

Alexis Bledel’s The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 is up for “Choice Movie: Romance”. The other contenders are: Australia, Confessions of a Shopaholic (with Krysten Ritter), He’s Just Not That Into You and Twilight (with Billy Burke). Twilight is up for a number of other awards too, as you’d expect!

Also up for an award this year is Friday the 13th, with Jared Padalecki. The movie goes up against Arielle Kebbel’s The Uninvited for “Choice Movie: Horror/Thriller”.

In the television category, Heroes (with Milo Ventimiglia) is up for “Choice TV Show: Action Adventure), and Milo himself is up for “Choice TV Actor: Action Adventure” for his Heroes role. Moving on, Rob Estes is up for “Choice TV: Parental Unit” for his role on 90210.

Good luck to everyone!!

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