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Jeff Daniels in the 2005 movie "The Squid and the Whale." Associated Press movie critics Christy Lemire and David Germain have named their top 10 movies of the last decade, and Lemire has some love for Chelsea's own Jeff Daniels .

Years pass and tastes change, at least a little. In choosing their top films of the past decade, Associated Press movie critics David Germain and Christy Lemire stuck closely to their favorites from each year.

James Franco in 'Howl,' one of the movies to be featured in the upcoming Sundance Film Festival.

The British satirist's new film joins the lineup of 113 independent films to unspool over the 2010 festival, together with new movies starring Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini and James Franco In the lineup a James Franco as Allen Ginsberg in Howl, one of the films in competition at Sundance 2010.

Dramas featuring "Twilight" star Kristen Stewart, Natalie Portman and "The Sopranos" co-stars James Gandolfini and Edie Falco are in the hunt for awards at the Sundance Film Festival.

I review two shows in Friday's Wall Street Journal , Kenneth Lonergan's The Starry Messenger and the Broadway transfer of Fela! The first is extraordinary, the second very good.

Matthew Broderick, left, and J. Smith-Cameron in 'The Starry Messenger.' It marks the latest in a string of door-mat characters he's played.

The New Group, which is premiering Kenneth Lonergan's new play, The Starry Messenger , on Nov.

PLAYWRIGHTS can easily run into challenges when they direct their own work. It's hard to be objective when scenes aren't clicking, dialogue is dragging, or actors question the play.

Like his old pal Ferris Bueller, Matthew Broderick may need a day off. The former teen star, 47, is getting slammed for his performance in Broadway's "The Starry Messenger." Meanies are saying his recent stage appearances have been pretty tepid due to a lack of prep.

Let's discuss each year of this decade as it winds down! Who's with me?!? It's always interesting to see which films remained at the forefront of our memory and which fade... both for a variety of reasons, quality being only one factor.

Matthew Broderick doesn't mind doing the red carpet thing, but don't expect him to get all gussied up.

Brooklyn-based actress-playwright Halley Feiffer is probably best known for her work in heavy films like You Can Count on Me , The Squid and the Whale , and Margot at the Wedding .

Kenneth Lonergan 's long-awaited new play, "The Starry Messenger," had its first preview performance Off Broadway on Monday night, but the show turned out not to be quite ready for a paying audience.

Mark Ruffalo, 41, says he was a late developer, but insists it has helped him be a better person in later life.

"I'm often shocked by the behaviour of men, I've got to say," says Laura Linney, and she lets loose with a laugh that is at once delighted and knowing.

I was watching The Other Man, t he twisty-turny menage a trois melodrama starring Liam Neeson, Antonio Banderas and Laura Linney as the woman they love, when up pops the obligatory Laura Linney nude scene.

J. Smith Cameron, Stephanie Cannon, Kieran Culkin, Jonathan Hadary, Grant Shaud and Missy Yager will join Matthew Broderick and Catalina Sandino Moreno in The New Group's upcoming Off-Broadway world premiere of Kenneth Lonergan's The Starry Messenger.

The see-'em-all play cycle has become a hot trend in recent seasons, kicked off by Tom Stoppard's Russian history lesson, The Coast of Utopia , and continued last season by Alan Ayckbourn's The Norman Conquests .

Cate Blanchett, seen here in Sydney, Australia in 2008, is coming to Brooklyn to perform in 'A Streetcar Named Desire.' This fall, the stage is set for Off-Broadway Sibling revelry, sparring actresses, a real bus-and-truck production, backstage farces, inspirational musicals and more are waiting in the wings Off-Broadway. COMEDIES "So Help Me ...