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It’s one thing to come of age in a time when the college degree you just spent four years pursuing is suddenly no longer the golden standard minimum to get that high paying job your parents always wanted for you, and it’s another thing entirely to completely lack the necessary ambition to do anything with your life after graduating from college. That’s the problem that Morris Bliss, played by Michael C. Hall of Dexter, in Michael Knowles’s The Trouble with Bliss. Morris struggles to find any real direction as an unemployed 30-something living with his widower father (Peter Fonda) while having various misadventures that keep him in a perpetual state of developmental purgatory. The film itself similarly squirms uncomfortably in its skin until Morris has an epiphany, but for the audience there’s no such revelation.

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This week: Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays a mob hit man who has a crisis of conscience when his latest target is his future self (Bruce Willis) in the sci-fi thriller "Looper," directed by Rian Johnson.

Also new this week is the latest David Cronenberg movie, "Cosmopolis," starring Robert Pattinson as a billionaire drifting through New York City in his limo, as well as the Blu-ray of "School of Rock," now available in stores everywhere.

'Looper'

Box Office: $66 million

Rotten Tomatoes: 94% Fresh

Storyline: Time travel has been invented but is banned and only available on the black market in this futuristic sci-fi thriller. The mob sends targets back in time 30 years to be killed by a waiting hired gun, a "looper" like Joe (Joseph-Gordon Levitt). Joe collects a lot of silver and life is good until the mob sends his future self (Bruce Willis) back through time for Joe to assassinate.

Australia’s Revelation Perth International Film Festival will be holding it’s explosive 15th annual edition on July 5-15 with one of it’s most jam-packed lineups yet.

One of the most special events that Revelation will be holding is July 14‘s retrospective of the films of Jeff Keen, the pioneering British underground filmmaker who very sadly just passed away on June 21. Keen’s work has been having a major resurgence lately and Revelation is the latest organization to so boldly feature his breathtaking experimental film work, from classics like 1967′s Marvo Movie to modern films like Artwar (1993) and Joy Thru Film (2000). This is absolutely an event not to be missed.

Another staggering event this year is a very special live presentation of Crispin Hellion Glover‘s notorious underground films What Is It? and It Is Fine! Everything Is Fine. (Click film titles for Bad Lit reviews!) These very...

Actor, director, producer, screenwriter and father-to-be, Michael Knowles has his hands full—and blissfully so. With a laid-back demeanor, a healthy sense of humor and the occasional cigar, he wrote and directed the film adaptation of Douglas Light’s award-winning novel East Fifth Bliss. He navigates an artistic world that is truly indie, making films that he loves based on stories that he loves, and always—he insists—following his instincts....

Michael C. Hall, already a well known face after playing David Fisher, the gay funeral director on the legendary HBO cable program Six Feet Under, and now currently hovering around bona fide cultural icon status due to his turn  as Dexter Morgan, the serial killer who kills other serial killers, on Showtime's hit series Dexter, switches gears in his new film, The Trouble With Bliss, from newcomer director Mike Knowles.Mr. Hall was kind enough to take time out of an early morning rehearsal schedule, on a Saturday no less, to talk to Twitch about the frumpy, troubled character he plays in this new ode to being middle aged, and directionless, in the Big Apple.Twitch - What was your approach to playing the character of...

People often struggle to find their true purpose with life, and what paths they should be following, as they feel pressure to live up to other’s expectations. This is certainly the case with the title character in the new drama ‘The Trouble with Bliss,’ which is now playing in select theaters. In the Michael Knowles-directed and written film, 35-year-old Morris Bliss (played by Michal C. Hall) struggles to find his identity, as he’s unemployed and lives with his father, Seymour (portrayed by Peter Fonda). With his father looking at him in disdain, Morris finds himself in a sexual relationship with 18-year-old Stephanie Jouseski (played by Brie Larson), the daughter of [ Read More ]...

Director Michael Knowles aptly delivers a lighthearted comedy sure to become an indie favorite. It is, however, refreshing that The Trouble With Bliss (based on Douglas Light’s novel, East Fifth Bliss) is told without the heavy-handed philosophical musing that so often accompanies smart, independent films. Set in New York City and centered on Morris Bliss (played by Dexter’s Michael C. Hall) and his extremely colorful (though thankfully, not too quirky) cast of family, friends and love interests, Knowles’s third feature film is about the hilariously complicated art of growing up . as a grownup....

 What film are you seeing in theater this weekend and why? Now that you know what films are being released this weekend thanks to the March 2012 Theatrical Film Release Schedule, which shall it be?: 4:44 Last Day on Earth, Brake, Musical Chairs, The Deep Blue Sea, The Hunger Games, The Raid: Redemption, or The Trouble with Bliss. [...]

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Opinions are all over the place this week for the latest releases. The guaranteed mega-hit "The Hunger Games" finally arrives in theaters and it has its fair share of fans, but also some detractors. Other films brave enough to open against that box office behemoth include: "The Raid: Redemption," the violent Sundance hit which is also provoking mixed reactions from our network; "4:44 Last Day On Earth," Abel Ferrara's apocalyptic drama starring Willem Dafoe; and "The Trouble with Bliss" starring Michael C. Hall taking a break from playing a serial killer on TV in "Dexter." Click through below for all the reviews for this week's new releases from the Indiewire network: "4:44 Last Day On Earth" Indiewire: A- With a cryptic, meandering style, Ferrara presents his surprisingly understated apocalyptic vision as a therapeutic process. The Playlist: C- But for all its arty posturing, there's...

This week, I was fortunate enough to have a conversation with a Broadway and Hollywood notable also known around the world as the star of Showtimes hit serial killer series, Dexter - the eminently gifted Michael C. Hall - all about his new feature film The Trouble With Bliss, co-starring a colorful assortment of theatre and film actors including recent God Of Carnage star Lucy Liu, as well as Peter Fonda, Chris Messina, Christian Campbell and star-on-the-rise Brie Larson - with the film giving Hall a rare chance to show off his slightly softer side in more ways than one. Hall candidly comments on his experiences filming the NYC-set dramedy directed by Matthew Knowles and based on the book by Douglas Light, which follows his neurotic, stasis-plagued character, Morris Bliss, who, at the ripe age of 35, embarks on a journey of self-discovery and enlightenment spurred on by his relationship with...

Think of Michael C. Hall‘s character in The Trouble with Bliss as similar to Jason Segel‘s creation in the recent Jeff, Who Lives at Home. Minus the stoner part, that is. And minus the semi-interesting philosophical bent, too. Morris Bliss (Hall) lives out of his father’s (Peter Fonda, who’s lazily asked save it all for one scene) New York City apartment, cuddled up in his cornered-in bedroom that has a map full of tick marks of all the places he’s never been to — but, you know, the ones he will obviously have been to once he gets past 40 and finally realizes that impulsive globe-hopping isn’t the best activity to save for the golden years.

Morris has no job, no motivations, and no interests. (Well, I guess he reads, because the opening scene shows us his impressive book collection. Never mind that it’s hardly referred to again.

Just one big release hitting theatres this weekend, and it also happens to be the first true blockbuster of the year. The Hunger Games, based on the wildly popular books by Suzanne Collins, is expected to open to well over $100 million, and could potentially break some box office records. With that kind of pull, no one is even interested in competing with it, although there are still a handful of other movies hitting select theatres today including the heavily-hyped Indonesian action flick The Raid: Redemption. It's only playing on 15 screens this weekend, but you can follow this link to find out when it will be opening near you. What will you be watching this weekend? The Hunger Games The Raid: Redemption (limited) 4:44: Last Day on Earth (limited) Brake (limited) The Deep Blue Sea (limited) Musical Chairs (limited) The Trouble with Bliss (limited) October Baby (limited)

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Interview With Michael C. Hall On The Trouble With Bliss

People often struggle their entire lives to figure out who they really are, and what their true identity really is. This internal conflict is all to evident in the title character of filmmaker Michael Knowles' new comedy-drama, The Trouble With Bliss. Portrayed by Michael C. Hall, Morris Bliss is an emotionally stunted, unemployed man who has never fully gotten over his mother's death when he was a teenager. While dealing with problems many people would down up as juvenile, Morris realizes that the only person he has to please is himself.

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The Trouble With Bliss demonstrates that actor Michael C. Hall is far more convincing as a serial killer than a slacker. The Dexter star gives it his all in this indie comedy about a 35-year-old unemployed man coping with various romantic and life crises, but by the end of this terminally cute effort you’ll wish that he just stop moping and kill somebody already. Video: Comic-Con: Michael C. Hall Based on Douglas Light’s "East Fifth Bliss" -- the latest example of the sort of acclaimed novel that inevitably attracts filmmakers but doesn’t successfully make the transition to the

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Michael C. Hall is in New York this month shooting Kill Your Darlings, the story of three Beat writers who got drawn into a murder trial when their mutual friend Lucien Carr stabbed David Kammerer. Hall, best known for playing a serial killer on Dexter, will be the one getting stabbed this time around; his co-stars include Daniel Radcliffe as Allen Ginsberg, Ben Foster as William Burroughs, and Jack Huston as Jack Kerouac. But first up is this week's The Trouble With Bliss, an adaptation of Douglas Light's novel East Fifth Bliss. Hall takes the lead as Morris Bliss, an unemployed 35-year-old who lives with his father and meanders through life in the East Village. Vulture checked in with the actor to chat about stalking, underage sex, and Deb's icky love for Dexter.The Trouble With Bliss takes place in the East Village. Is that where you've been hanging out?...

Nowadays we all know him as our friendly neighborhood serial killer, Dexter, but even Michael C. Hall himself admits .there.s more to acting than playing a serial killer.. In the upcoming release The Trouble with Bliss, Hall stars as Morris Bliss, a guy in his mid-30s who calls his widowed father.s (Peter Fonda) apartment his own and actually bunks down in what looks to be his childhood room. Oddly enough, rather than date someone his own age, Morris falls for an 18-year-old student (Brie Larson) who just so happens to be the daughter of an old high school pal (Brad William Henke). Morris is a pretty interesting specimen. He.s got hopes to make big moves, but seemingly lacks the motivation to do, well, much of anything . quite the opposite of Dexter. In honor of The Trouble with Bliss. March 23rd limited release, Hall took the time...

When we first meet Morris Bliss (Michael C. Hall), he's in his bed enjoying some post-coital time with Stephanie (Brie Larson), a much younger high-school student. It's late in the afternoon and Morris is eager to usher Stephanie out of the house before his father Danny (Peter Fonda) comes home, but the attractive Stephanie knows that she wields the upper hand in the sexual dynamic and drags things out, peppering her middle aged lover with questions. We learn that he dreams of traveling to the places he's read about in books, with his destinations already pinned on a map. And through their banter, Morris is shocked to learn that Stephanie is actually the daughter of a former classmate. Now while ordinarily that might seem like a big deal, as we soon learn in "The Trouble With Bliss," Morris' "troubles" just really aren't all that serious.

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ComingSoon.net has your exclusive first look at a clip from The Trouble With Bliss featuring Michael C. Hall and Lucy Liu. You can watch the clip using the player below! In theaters and On Demand Friday, March 23rd, the Michael Knowles-directed film tells the story of 35-year-old Morris Bliss (Hall), who is clamped firmly in the jaws of New York City inertia. He wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; and he still shares an apartment with his widowed father (Peter Fonda), who treats Morris with a mix of disdain and exasperation. When he finds himself juggling a bizarre relationship with the sexually precocious 18-year-old daughter (Brie Larson) of a former classmate and the advances of his very forward neighbor (Liu), Morris realizes that even though...

First for news from last week's bulletin, the MPAA has upheld the Nc-17 rating for Killer Joe, which was given the film for "graphic aberrant content involving violence and sexuality, and a scene of brutality." However, one of the films that also went in for appeal after last week's bulletin, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, came back with a win getting their R-rating knocked down to a PG-13, more on that below along with all the new MPAA ratings from Bulletin No: 2214. Air Collision Special Edition Rated PG For disaster action/peril, and some language. Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope Rated PG-13 For some sex and drug references, language and brief horror images. The Dead Undead Rated R For violence and language. Diary Of A Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Rated PG For some rude humor. El Gringo Rated R For bloody violence, language and some sexuality. Mattie Rated...

In The Trouble With Bliss, Michael C. Hall plays a clueless 35-year-old unemployed man who can’t decide whether he’s waiting for his life to begin or end. He kills time at home in New York City where he lives with his increasingly exasperated dad (Peter Fonda), and his only excitement is a creepy sexual fling with a high school student (Brie Larson) who picked him up in a record store. A cast of colorful characters eventually lures him out of his malaise, but in this exclusive clip, he reluctantly explains the significance of each pathetic tack on the...

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The other day I saw someone talking about how Michael C. Hall should be in more films. I completely agree. While I am far behind on my Dexter watching, I was a faithful viewer and huge fan of Six Feet Under. The trailer for The Trouble With Bliss reminds me of a couple of other films all mashed together. A middle-aged guy with no direction in his life gets caught up with a very young chick and at the same time meets a spectacular woman. Things obviously go awry. The movie does look good...

It’s not often that fans of Michael C. Hall get to see him outside of Dexter. This year will see the Golden Globe-winning actor leading The Trouble with Bliss juggling two relationships between the young Brie Larson and his neighbour in Lucy Liu.

The first trailer for the film has now debuted over at Apple, who also have the first poster, and it looks like great performances for the whole cast. The film is based on East Fifth Bliss, Douglas Light’s award-winning debut novel, and Michael Knowles directs from a script co-written by himself and Light.

“The Trouble With Bliss tells the story of 35-year-old Morris Bliss (Michael C. Hall), who is clamped firmly in the jaws of New York City inertia. He wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; and he still shares an apartment with his widowed father...

Following the poster debut, we’ve got the first trailer for the indie dramedy The Trouble with Bliss. Directed by Michael Knowles, the film stars Dexter himself, Michael C. Hall, as a man who embarks on relationship with a teenage daughter (Brie Larson) of a former classmate as well a neighbor (Lucy Liu). Also starring Chris Messina, the film took home the best narrative feature award at the San Diego Film Festival.

Hall can certainly hold his own on TV, but as for feature films he has mostly been relegated to supporting roles such as the eccentric villain in Gamer. While distribution doesn’t look to be substantial for this one, I always commend an actor trying to depart from what they are famous for. And having recently seen Larson in the hilarious 21 Jump Street, I’m also eager to see her career take off. Check out the trailer below via Apple.

Thanks to his work on both Six Feet Under and Dexter, Michael C. Hall has sadly never been much of a movie guy. While he's been a big name for over a decade now, he's only actually been in three movies, those titles being Paycheck, Gamer and Peep World. Fortunately, that number is soon to grow. The Trouble With Bliss, which premiered last year at the Newport Beach International Film Festival, is finally scheduled to arrive in theaters and with the news comes the first trailer. Adapted and directed by Michael Knowles, the film is based on the novel East Fifth Bliss by Douglas Light Watch the trailer below and head over to Apple to see it in HD. In addition to the trailer, Apple has also posted the first poster, which you can see right here: The story follows Morris Bliss (Hall), a man stuck in arrested development. While...

Variance Films has debuted a new trailer and poster for Michael Knowles‘ upcoming indy film The Trouble with Bliss, starring Michael C. Hall, Chris Messina, Brie Larson, Brad William Henke, Sarah Shahi, Peter Fonda, Lucy Liu. Morris Bliss (Hall) is a 35-year-old man-child who still lives at home but when he finds himself falling into a [...]

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We’ve also got the first poster for a film I had previously little knowledge about, the indie The Trouble with Bliss. Directed by Michael Knowles, the film stars Dexter himself, Michael C. Hall, as a man who embarks on relationship with a teenage daughter (Brie Larson) of a former classmate as well a neighbor (Lucy Liu). The poster below via Collider is pretty lame in its plain nature,...

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Variance Films has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to The Trouble With Bliss, the Michael Knowles-directed film that stars Michael C. Hall, Brie Larson, Peter Fonda, Lucy Liu, Brad William Henke, Sarah Shahi, and Chris Messina. The film will get a theatrical release on March 23, 2012, per Variance founder Dylan Marchetti. Hall plays 35-year-old Morris Bliss, who is clamped firmly in the jaws of New York City inertia. He wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; and he still shares an apartment with his widowed father (Fonda), who treats Morris with a mix of disdain and exasperation. When he finds himself juggling a bizarre relationship with the sexually precocious 18-year-old daughter (Larson) of a former classmate and the advances of his very forward neighbor (Liu), Morris realizes that even though his life is unraveling, it’s also opening up in ways that are long overdue.

Peter Fonda, Parky Fonda Oscar-nominated Actor Peter Fonda (Ulee's Gold) and wife Parky attend the 2011 Governors Awards in the Grand Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland in Hollywood, on Saturday, November 12. [Photo: Matt Petit / ©A.M.P.A.S.] Actor James Earl Jones (The Great White Hope, the voice of Darth Vader in the Star Wars movies) was a long-distance Honorary Oscar recipient, as Jones is co-starring with Vanessa Redgrave in Driving Miss Daisy on the London stage. Veteran makeup artist Dick Smith (The Cardinal, Death Becomes Her, The Exorcist), however, was present at the ceremony to receive his Honorary Oscar. TV talk show hostess Oprah Winfrey, a 1985 Best Supporting Actress nominee for Steven Spielberg's The Color Purple, was handed the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Son of Oscar winner Henry Fonda (On Golden Pond) and brother of two-time Oscar winner Jane Fonda (Klute, Coming Home), among Peter Fonda's credits are The Wild Angels, The Trip, Easy Rider, with...

HollywoodNews.com: Emmy®-nominated actress Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels, Kill Bill: Volume 1) has been cast as a special guest-star on the upcoming fourth season of TNT’s critically acclaimed police drama Southland. The series – starring Michael Cudlitz, Shawn Hatosy, Regina King and Ben McKenzie – is slated to launch its new season in January 2012 on TNT. Liu will appear throughout the season as a member of the Lapd.

A critical and commercial sensation in film, television and on stage, Liu recently reprised her role as Viper in the animated hit Kung Fu Panda 2, as well as completed shooting The Man with the Iron Fists, with Russell Crowe and RZA, slated for release later this year. After recently earned an NAACP Image Award nomination for her performance in the Lifetime miniseries Marry Me and completed production on the films Detachment, Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You and East Fifth Bliss.

If the list of awardees below is long, it’s because the Newport Beach Film Festival screens over 400 films from more than 45 countries. With 50,000 visitors to the festival each year, part of the success of the program is its ability to draw full houses of appreciative audiences.

Opening with Michael C. Hall, Lucy Liu and Peter Fonda in “East Fifth Bliss,” the festival closes with “A Beginner’s Guide to Endings.” “Beginner’s Guide” stars Harvey Keitel as a gambling man at the end of his tether, and his three sons (Scott Caan, Paulo Costanzo and Jason Jones) who soon learn that their father signed them up for unsafe drug tests when they were kids.

In between the go and the whoa were panels on directing, music composition and a master class on screenwriting given by Aaron Sorkin. Oh, and those 400 films. For a highlights list of the films at...

If the list of awardees below is long, it’s because the Newport Beach Film Festival screens over 400 films from more than 45 countries. With 50,000 visitors to the festival each year, part of the success of the program is its ability to draw full houses of appreciative audiences.

Opening with Michael C. Hall, Lucy Liu and Peter Fonda in “East Fifth Bliss,” the festival closes with “A Beginner’s Guide to Endings.” “Beginner’s Guide” stars Harvey Keitel as a gambling man at the end of his tether, and his three sons (Scott Caan, Paulo Costanzo and Jason Jones) who soon learn that their father signed them up for unsafe drug tests when they were kids.

In between the go and the whoa were panels on directing, music composition and a master class on screenwriting given by Aaron Sorkin. Oh, and those 400 films. For a highlights list of the films at...

By Elliot V. Kotek

(from the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)

The Newport Beach Film Festival has sprung to life with a dynamic opening weekend, kicking off with the world premiere of Michael Knowles’ “East Fifth Bliss,” starring two-time Oscar nominee Peter Fonda and “Dexter” Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall, both of whom were in attendance to present the film to a jam-packed thousand-plus-person theater.

“Saving Private Ryan’s” Tom Sizemore, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s” Robert Patrick, “American Graffiti’s” Mackenzie Phillips, “Happy Gilmore’s” Christopher McDonald and a host of others were also in attendance on opening night, the festival’s proximity to Los Angeles making it easy for casts and crews to be present at, and to promote, screenings of their films.

“Conception” drew down some of its cast, including real-life couple Jennifer Finnigan and “Weekend at Bernie’s” Jonathan Silverman, who are also in town for...

By Elliot V. Kotek

(from the 2011 Newport Beach Film Festival)

The Newport Beach Film Festival has sprung to life with a dynamic opening weekend, kicking off with the world premiere of Michael Knowles’ “East Fifth Bliss,” starring two-time Oscar nominee Peter Fonda and “Dexter” Golden Globe winner Michael C. Hall, both of whom were in attendance to present the film to a jam-packed thousand-plus-person theater.

“Saving Private Ryan’s” Tom Sizemore, “Terminator 2: Judgment Day’s” Robert Patrick, “American Graffiti’s” Mackenzie Phillips, “Happy Gilmore’s” Christopher McDonald and a host of others were also in attendance on opening night, the festival’s proximity to Los Angeles making it easy for casts and crews to be present at, and to promote, screenings of their films.

“Conception” drew down some of its cast, including real-life couple Jennifer Finnigan and “Weekend at Bernie’s” Jonathan Silverman, who are also in town for...

By Elliot V. Kotek

(April 2011)

The Newport Beach Film Festival, running April 28–May 5, celebrates its 12th year in 2011. While its presentation of films relating to art, architecture and design has become one of the best-curated collections in the country, the festival is more than notable for its action-sports programming, its high-school filmmaker showcase and its ability to bring together around 300 films from around the globe, many of which represent the ultimate cinematic offerings of the past 12 months.

Nbff offers filmmakers an important asset — an audience. That the audience is geographically proximate to the greater Los Angeles area is a bonus, and it is only a matter of time before L.A. industry types wake up and take the hour-plus drive to Orange County to discover next-generation talent (rather than traverse the nation to Tribeca, whose seemingly constant shape-shifting has cost that festival its heart).

The beautiful, art-deco Triangle Square Cinemas...

By Elliot V. Kotek

(April 2011)

The Newport Beach Film Festival, running April 28–May 5, celebrates its 12th year in 2011. While its presentation of films relating to art, architecture and design has become one of the best-curated collections in the country, the festival is more than notable for its action-sports programming, its high-school filmmaker showcase and its ability to bring together around 300 films from around the globe, many of which represent the ultimate cinematic offerings of the past 12 months.

Nbff offers filmmakers an important asset — an audience. That the audience is geographically proximate to the greater Los Angeles area is a bonus, and it is only a matter of time before L.A. industry types wake up and take the hour-plus drive to Orange County to discover next-generation talent (rather than traverse the nation to Tribeca, whose seemingly constant shape-shifting has cost that festival its heart).

The beautiful, art-deco Triangle Square Cinemas...

1. The Son of No One: Grade B

Channing Tatum has a mustache. I’m not sure if this is a comedy or not. The poster itself is actually pretty good though, in a bit of a minimalist way.

2. Kaboom: Grade B+

I have a hard time believing there is a more befitting poster for this film. It is a great blast of colors and images, albeit the images seem a little redundant and superfluous, but the over-the-top nature of the poster is great.

3. East Fifth Bliss: Grade B

The best part about this poster is the details surrounding Michael C. Hall. Without knowing anything about this upcoming film, it would seem as though Hall’s character is in his childhood bedroom, possibly entertaining a fantasy, or an actual woman.

4. Never Let Me Go: Grade C

This poster has a similar look, in terms of the dreamy color and...

Here’s the first official movie poster from the upcoming comedy “East Fifth Bliss” by director Michael Knowles and starring Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Sarah Shahi (Fairly Legal, Psych), Lucy Liu (Kung Fu Panda 2) and Peter Fonda (The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day). Synopsis: A comedy/drama about 35-year-old Morris Bliss, who is clamped in the jaws of New York City inertia: he wants to travel but has no money; he needs a job but has no prospects; he still shares an apartment with his widowed father; and perhaps worst of all the premature death of his mother still lingers and has left him emotionally walled up. When he finds himself [...]...

Actor Michael C. Hall has beaten cancer, according to his "Dexter" co-star and real-life wife Jennifer Carpenter. Hall announced he was battling Hodgkin's lymphoma in January, but Carpenter tells the Associated Press her "incredibly brave" husband has returned to work and has been given the all-clear. She says, "(He is) fully recovered."

Back in January, Hall's rep Craig Bankey said that the actor's cancer was in remission and treatment was undergoing. Hall made an appearance at this year's Golden Globe Awards wearing cap to hide his hair loss. He eventually took home his first Globe when announced as the winner of Best Actor in a Television Series, Drama.

Earlier this week Hall was spotted back to work to shoot his latest movie, "East Fifth Bliss". He was wearing a hi-tech $10,000 wig which resembles his original red hair.

"Dexter" star Michael C. Hall is wearing a hi-tech $10,000 wig on the set of his new movie to hide his hairloss from cancer treatment. Hall shocked fans when he appeared at the Golden Globe Awards in January sporting a hat to hide his bald head, just days after revealing he was being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The actor underwent his last chemotherapy session in March and has since returned to work on new movie East Fifth Bliss. But his famous red hair didn't grow back in time, forcing filmmakers to turn to technology to recapture his trademark look.

A source tells WENN, "The wig is made entirely of human hair strands that have been sewn separately into the wig base. The whole thing is the best that money can buy and cost around $10,000, so producers have assigned specific crew members to look after the wig and keep it groomed between shots.

Dexter star Michael C. Hall is wearing a hi-tech $10,000 (£6,250) wig on the set of his new movie to hide his hairloss from cancer treatment.

Hall shocked fans when he appeared at the Golden Globe Awards in January sporting a hat to hide his bald head, just days after

revealing he was being treated for Hodgkin's lymphoma.

The actor underwent his last chemotherapy session in March and has since returned to work on new movie East Fifth Bliss.

But his famous red hair didn't grow back in time, forcing filmmakers to turn to technology to recapture his trademark look.

A source tells WENN, "The wig is made entirely of human hair strands that have been sewn separately into the wig base. The whole

thing is the best that money can buy and cost around $10,000, so producers have assigned specific crew members to look after the wig and keep it groomed between shots."

Hall, who is married to his Dexter co-star Jennifer Carpenter, is scheduled to start shooting season five of the serial killer drama

series later this year.

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Jen told us Michael has “been so strong and even” about his cancer treatment. “He never got down about it or himself!”

Dexter star Michael C. Hall, 39, is back on set and ready to work harder than ever — and we’re happy to report that he’s recovering well from his battle with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. HollywoodLife.com caught up with Michael’s wife and Dexter co-star Jennifer Carpenter, 30, at the Love Benefit for Wet (We Empower Together) at The Angel Orensanz Foundation in NYC on Apr. 19, and she told us, “I’m really lucky. Michael is [doing] great. He’s really great!”

On Jan. 13, Michael’s rep confirmed that he was undergoing chemotherapy with success. “I think it’s always easier to be the caretaker than being the one who needs the care taking,” Jennifer told us. “I’ve been so impressed. He’s been so...

Depp and Girlfriend Make American Lover: Johnny Depp and his girlfriend of 12 years, Vanessa Paradis, are rumored to be appearing together in the new movie My American Lover for director Lasse Hallstrom. Depp was quoted saying, "Vanessa plays the French feminist Simone de Beauvoir and I play her lover Nelson Algren who is real macho." Production is expected to get underway in 2011 according to the news, but don't hold your breath. [Bang Showbiz via The Playlist]

Brody, Shawkat and Janney also Peel Oranges: On the heels of Friday's announcement, Adam Brody, Alia Shawkat and Allison Janney are set to join the cast of The Oranges for director Julian Farino. The trio join already cast Leighton Meester, Catherine Keener and Hugh Laurie in the dramedy written by Jay Reiss and Ian Helfer, centers on a man's romantic relationship with the daughter of a family friend, which turns their lives upside down. Shooting is expected to...

New stills from The Expendables, Beastly, Looking for Eric, Get Him to the Greek and a huge batch of concept art from Dreamworks Animation's "How to Train Your Dragon".

"MIlla Jovovich has revealed on her Twitter account that the first trailer for "Resident Evil: Afterlife 3D" will be attached to copies of the "A Nightmare on Elm Street" remake..." (full details)

"'Tron Legacy 3D' will best be seen on IMAX as on that format, the film has five action sequences that make full use of the IMAX aspect ratio. Unlike the similar presentation with 'The Dark Knight' though, these scenes were Not shot with an IMAX camera"..." (full details)

"Michael C. Hall and Lucy Liu are teaming on Michael Knowles' indie drama "East Fifth Bliss". Based on the novel by Douglas Light, the story follows a 35-year-old man (Hall) who finds his life changing when he...

Variety is reporting that Michael C. Hall, whose fame is largely derivative of the Showtime hit Dexter, has signed for the starring role in the indie comedy East Fifth Bliss. Alongside him, Brie Larson and Lucy Liu will fill out the supporting cast. More information on the film and its cast, after the jump.

Read more on Brie Larson and Lucy Liu join “Dexter” star for East Fifth Bliss…...

Up and coming composer Daniel Alcheh has been hired to score indie comedy East Fifth Bliss, starring Michael C. Hall and George Segal. The film is directed by Michael Knowles and based on Douglas Light’s Benjamin Franklin Award-winning novel of the same title, telling the story about a 35-year old man who gets into an awkward relationship with the 18-year old daughter of a former classmate. Alcheh, who is represented ...