Jenna Fischer in ‘Solitary Man’

Summary: Solitary Man tells the story of Ben Kalmen, a fifty-something New Yorker and former successful car dealer, who through his own bad choices lost his entire business. Ben’s on the verge of a comeback, but some of the same motivations that led to his demise are threatening to take him down again.

Cast: Michael Douglas, Mary Louise-Parker, Jenna Fischer, Susan Sarandon, Danny DeVito

Release date: May 21, 2010

Photos: photos of Jenna at the May 11th New York premiere start on the next page.

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Creed Bratton and his music

From the Examiner:

Last Saturday night at the Hotel Cafe, The 3DVB’s fronted by Creed Bratton on vocals and rhythm guitar played a tight, fun, enthusiastic set of songs from their newly released LP Bounce Back. Though currently best known for his role in the hit television show The Office, Bratton’s history in the music industry goes back to the early sixties and includes generating top hits during that era. Earlier in the day, before the Hotel Cafe show, the Examiner had a moment to sit down and talk with Creed about this history, changes in the Los Angeles music scene over time, and the relationship between his acting and music careers.

Link: The Office’s Creed Bratton discusses his music

You can see Creed perform on May 23rd at McCabe’s in Santa Monica!

B.J. Novak to host Webby Awards

B.J. NovakThe Office’s B.J. Novak will host the 14th Annual Webby Awards on June 14th in New York City.

The Webby Awards honor Internet excellence in the website, interactive advertising, online film and video, and mobile web categories. It has been called ” the Oscars of the Internet.” Go B.J.!

Steve Carell to leave ‘The Office’ after Season 7

The Office’s Steve Carell talks to Access Hollywood about the possibility of leaving the show next year.

April 28, 2010

BBC Radio recently interviewed Steve Carell and Tina Fey about their film Date Night.

At the end of the interview, Steve is asked about The Office:

Question: How long will you stay with The Office for? How many more series? How long does your contract run?

Steve: Contract through next season.

Question: And will you stay after that?

Steve: I don’t think so. I think that will probably be my last year.

Here is a clip of that portion of the interview:

The length of Steve’s contract with The Office has been previously reported here and here, but this is the first time Steve has actually talked about leaving.

Tipster: computerharvey

Related link: The Office Season 8 spoilers and news

The Office ‘Secretary’s Day’ Q&A with Mindy Kaling

What was Steve Carell like as a director? Does the song “Secretary of Love” actually exist? Which unaired scenes simply must make it onto the Season 6 DVD?

Mindy Kaling answers these questions and more about The Office episode Secretary’s Day, which she penned.

And may I say that whenever Mindy gets her Q&A on, it’s always a chattin’ good time. Thank you, Ms. Mindy!

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