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'Sideways' movie, with Paul Giamatti and Thomas Haden Church 'Sideways' movie review: California winery tour follows conventional road to male maturity With the 1999 Matthew Broderick-Reese Witherspoon vehicle Election, Alexander Payne displayed a flair for satirical comedy the likes of which would have turned Billy Wilder greener (with envy) than the Sideways poster found further below in this commentary. With the 2002 Jack Nicholson star vehicle About Schmidt, Payne demonstrated that his comedic flair could go the way of Wilder's in fluff like Sabrina and Love in the Afternoon: artificial, cutesy, bland.* In Sideways, Payne opted for the safer About Schmidt route – which may explain the film's enormous popularity with critics and audiences alike. For my part, I found his adaptation (with Jim Taylor) of Rex Pickett's novel to be an overlong, moralistic, and thoroughly unconvincing effort. (Warning: This Sideways movie review contains spoilers.

June Squibb, Stacy Keach and writer Bob Nelson talk Nebraska at the AFI Fest premiere

The AFI Fest in Hollywood is always a good barometer for the awards season, especially in its Gala Screenings section, where recent Best Picture Oscar winners such as The King's Speech and The Artist have been showcased before arriving in theaters. This year's festival is no different, with a slew of award season contenders such as Saving Mr. Banks and Out of the Furnace already debuting at the Tcl Chinese Theater in the heart of Hollywood. Last night, perhaps the most subdued gala presentation took center stage with the premiere of Nebraska, director Alexander Payne's minimalist black-and-white drama about David Grant (Will Forte), who accompanies his father Woody (Bruce Dern) on a road trip to claim his supposed $1 million in sweepstakes winnings.

While it doesn't have the glitz, glamour and big budgets of many Oscar contenders,...

Check out a new clip from Alexander Payne's Nebraska from Paramount Pictures. The film opens November 15th, 2013 and stars Will Forte, Bruce Dern as well asBob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach, Devin Ratray, Rance Howard, Missy Doty, Jane Squibb, Melinda Simonsen and Anthony G. Schmidt. Bob Nelson wrote the screenplay and fans haven't much longer to wait with a November 15th release date around the corner. Nebrasha tells of a cantankerous father (Dern) who, after receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, hinks he’s struck it rich, and wrangles his son (Forte) into taking a road trip to claim the fortune. Shot in black and white across four states, Nebraska tells the stories of family life in the heartland of America.

Watch a new clip called Why Don't You Take Me? from Alexander Payne's Nebraska starring Bruce Dern and Will Forte. Bob Nelson wrote the script and the drama hits theaters on November 15th via Paramount. Supporting cast names are Bob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach, Devin Ratray, Rance Howard, Missy Doty, Jane Squibb, Melinda Simonsen and Anthony G. Schmidt. Nebrasha tells of a cantankerous father (Dern) who, after receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, hinks he’s struck it rich, and wrangles his son (Forte) into taking a road trip to claim the fortune. Shot in black and white across four states, Nebraska tells the stories of family life in the heartland of America.

A father and son hit the road in search of fame and fortune in the first trailer for Nebraska. Bruce Dern stars as a father who forces his son (Will Forte) to go on a road trip to redeem a sweepstakes prize. We also have two posters for director Alexander Payne's dramatic comedy, co-starring June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk and Stacy Keach, arriving in theaters November 15.

After receiving a sweepstakes letter in the mail, a cantankerous father (Bruce Dern) thinks he's struck it rich, and wrangles his son (Will Forte) into taking a road trip to claim the fortune. Shot in black and white across four states, Nebraska tells the stories of family life in the heartland of America.

Nebraska comes to theaters November 15th, 2013 and stars Bruce Dern, Will Forte, June Squibb, Bob Odenkirk, Stacy Keach, Missy Doty, Rance Howard, Kevin Kunkel. The film is directed by Alexander Payne.

Missy Doty has a recurring role on the new Showtime series Shameless as Jess, the bartender at the Alibi, a local dive in a rundown Chicago neighborhood. Although she’s only had a few lines in the first three episodes, she’s already made an impact with one-offs like “I broke my collar bone falling down those station steps, after my very first taste of another woman’s tongue.”

Jess the lesbian bartender is just one part of the very-gay friendly show. One of the Shameless’ major characters, Ian, is a gay teenager involved with his married boss, and soon we will meet the estranged mother of the show’s central family, The Gallaghers. The mother is estranged because she took off with another woman.

Creator John Wells, who also created the original UK series in which the Us version is based, says we will meet Mrs. Gallagher and her...