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I am - " Hercules!! "In Treatment" star Hope Davis has replaced Julianne Moore in the role of Hilary Clinton in "That Special Relationship," the last in the Tony Blair trilogy written by Peter Morgan and starring Michael Sheen as the former British prime minister.

The intentions of America's Founding Fathers are again front and center in our national dialogue, so this an excellent time for a fresh look at the seven-part biographical drama "John Adams." The 2008 HBO mini-series garnered 13 Emmys and has won countless hearts on DVD in past months; last week it became available in amazing high-definition on ...

In 2006, local cartoonist Ed Piskor was hired to draw much of The Beats , a graphic history of the Beat generation.

Your email has been sent. Thanks for recommending The Daily Beast! Grant Lamos IV, Fashion Wire Daily / Getty Images In Treatment 's most neurotic patient, Hope Davis, talks to The Daily Beast's Rachel Syme about playing crazy, being a mom, and throwing up on Broadway every night.

Happy to say my kids know me well enough by now to get me swell presents for Father's Day.

If only Charlie Kaufman's scripts - like Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind - didn't exist, Cold Souls would be original.

Seems like Universal has been angling for a remake of The Bride of Frankenstein for years.

Neil Burger is in talks to write and direct Universal's long-in-development Bride Of Frankenstein remake.

Prior to becoming one of the more unlikely leading men in Hollywood, actor Paul Giamatti made a career out of playing comic foils and repressed loners constantly on the verge of exploding with rage.

They may be a long way from knocking Stan Lee off of his perch, but Jeremy and Nick Sniatecki are on their way up in the world of comic books.

During times of conformity, it's the non-conformist who draws all the attention.

For a while now Dustin Hoffman has been trying comedy on for size, most familiar lately in romantic comedies like Last Chance Harvey or the voice of Master Shifu in Kung Fu Panda .

You've seen him in "30 Rock," "The Wrestler," "Meet the Parents," "American Splendor" and many more.

As eccentric comedy writer Frank Rossitano on "30 Rock," Judah Friedlander often accomplishes the impossible: He steals scenes from Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin.

Judah Friedlander is known for making outrageous claims. In fact, he's built his comedy career on it.

The final installment of the San Jose Public Library series "Modern Marvels: Jewish Adventures in the Graphic Novel" will take place Sunday, May 31.

U.S. actor Paul Giamatti is set to star in the big-screen adaptation of "Barney's Version," the late Mordecai Richler's last novel.

That's because comic Judah Friedlander pops up all over the place. He's been a talking head on VH1's Best Week Ever, hugged strangers in the video for the Dave Matthews Band's "Everyday," played Harvey Pekar's "genuine nerd" best friend in American Splendor, and, most recently, has the recurring role of Frank on NBC's 30 Rock.

I land just after 4p. By 8p, I've been through a rain storm, argued with a desk clerk, scheduled an interview with a movie legend, had a snack at a favorite dive, found a last minute ticket for one of the hottest shows in town, made a reservation for an 11p dinner at a favorite non-dive, wrote two blog entries, set another interview with another ...

The newest addition to In Treatment , Hope Davis, has long been a critical favorite for her turns in About Schmidt , American Splendor , and Synecdoche, New York .