Happy Birthday Elijah Wood!

Happy 29th birthday to Elijah Wood!  I was curious what he's been up to, as we haven't seen him in a movie since Everything is Illuminated.  He had a voice part in the animated film 9, and is signed on to do Happy Feet 2.  His latest project to be released actually premiered last night at Sundance.  The Romantics is about several friends from Yale who gather at a wedding 10 years later.  Katie Holmes, Anna Paquin and Josh Duhamel also star.  I found this clip of Katie Holmes and Elijah talking about the film:

I hope Elijah finds some more interesting projects.  It feels like too long since we've seen him in a leading role, and dancing penguins don't count.

My Favorite Thanksgiving Movies

To celebrate Thanksgiving, here are a few of my favorite Thanksgiving films.

Home for the Holidays, Jodie Foster's directorial debut, is underrated. It has Holly Hunter, Anne Bancroft, and Robert Downey Jr. as the hilarious gay brother. It's one of my favorite roles for Robert.  Just watch "The Turkey Scene" and try not to die laughing.




Planes, Trains, and Automobiles. The classic!  "Those aren't pillows!"  LOL


Pieces of April - a Katie Holmes film I actually like. This movie is very funny, and extremely touching.  Katie Holmes plays a girl trying to host her family for Thanksgiving for the first time.  Her apartment oven stops working, so she has to involve all her neighbors to help make the meal.  I think this is the first film where I saw Patricia Clarkson who plays the mother. She is amazing in this film. Oliver Platt is also excellent as the father.

Woody Allen's Hannah and Her Sisters and The Ice Storm also revolve around Thanksgiving, but the above three are my favorites.