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• The devil, you say

  By JOEL STEIN  |  September 5, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

• Smaller screen a smarter fit

  August 10, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

• Fifty ways to leave your lender

  May 9, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

 

• Can you see Ellen Page as Jane Eyre? Of corset.

  The Dish Rag  |  May 8, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  Wise-cracking "Juno" star Ellen Page to play "Jane Eyre?" In a BBC production? Not everyone in the blogosphere is thrilled with the latest... more

• Prop. 98 debate: Is rent control worth saving?

  L.A. Land  |  May 7, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  A number of smart people have been encouraging me to post on the dueling eminent domain propositions, Proposition 98 and Proposition 99. Because... more

• A refresher course in filmmaking shorthand

  By Ann Hornaday  |  May 2, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  In "Smart People," Dennis Quaid plays Lawrence Wetherhold, a widowed English professor at Carnegie Mellon University. Wetherhold, a bearded... more

• 'Smart People' makes for yet another smart family comedy

  By Carina Chocano  |  April 11, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  "Smart People" is the kind of small, cranky family and/or friendship comedy that has been busting out since "Sideways," often exceeding expectations... more

• A choice career

  By Rebecca Ascher-Walsh  |  April 10, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  THOMAS HADEN CHURCH is a man of contradictions. He's gamely appeared in a posh hotel dining room to talk about his new movie, "Smart People... more

• Sarah Jessica Parker talks about her 'Smart' movie

  The Dish Rag  |  April 9, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  "Sex and the City: The Movie" opens in late May. But you can get a Sarah Jessica Parker fix this weekend when her other new movie, "Smart... more

• Do not ask Sarah Jessica Parker about 'Sex.' Seriously.

  The Dish Rag  |  January 22, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  During this morning's video interview sessions at the Sundance Film Festival with the cast of "Smart People" -- Dennis Quaid, Thomas Haden... more

• Why is Ellen Page so mad?

  The Dish Rag  |  January 21, 2008

  From Los Angeles Times

  I just found out last night that acclaimed "Juno" star Ellen Page -- this year's It Girl in Hollywood -- got furious at one of her costars... more

• Excuse for UCI's fumble isn't good enough

  By Dana Parsons  |  September 13, 2007

  From Los Angeles Times

  It's dicey business when mere mortals try to figure out why smart people in high places do dumb things. Or when they do things that just don... more

• It's the best and brightest meets the otherwise endowed

  December 10, 2006

  From Los Angeles Times

  What you'll pretend to be talking about: Smart people invade Scandinavia. The Nobel Prize winners were announced a few months ago, but the... more

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