'An Education,' ingenue soars to head of the class Oct 9, 2009
Commanding the screen with an impossibly regal ease, Mulligan s Jenny is ruthlessly poised, too bright for her own good and more grown-up than her own fluttering dad (Alfred Molina) or her sly middle-aged boyfriend (Peter Sarsgaard, dragging along a dodgy English accent) ... Commanding the screen with an impossibly regal ease, Mulligan s Jenny is ruthlessly poised, too bright for her own good and more grown-up than her own fluttering dad (Alfred Molina) or her sly middle-aged boyfriend (Peter... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Hornby's H'wood tale Oct 8, 2009
The author, best known for his lad novels such as High Fidelity, has written the script to one of the most buzzed-about films of the fall, tomorrow's An Education, starring Carey Mulligan as a schoolgirl in 1960s London who falls for a dapper older man (Peter Sarsgaard) ... The author, best known for his lad novels such as High Fidelity, has written the script to one of the most buzzed-about films of the fall, tomorrow's An Education, starring Carey Mulligan as a schoolgirl in 1960s London who... (New York Post -- Entertainment)
An Education earns high, if not perfect, scores Oct 8, 2009
Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson and Dominic Cooper in this film written by Nick Hornby ... Carey Mulligan about doing a smaller film like "An Education," compared to a big film like "Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps." Plus, Peter Sarsgaard discusses working with Mulligan ... Its no wonder that Jenny finds herself unable to resist the charms of David (Peter Sarsgaard), a 30-ish rake who whisks her into his world of art, music and heady conversation. (MSNBC -- Movies)
Carey Mulligan gets An Education on the 60s Oct 7, 2009
The film, based on Lynn Barbers memoir of her first boyfriend, also stars Peter Sarsgaard as David, the lively bloke that opened up more than car doors for his considerably younger girlfriend ... Peter Sarsgaard, Emma Thompson and Dominic Cooper in this film written by Nick Hornby. (MSNBC -- News)
Cast members of "An Education" in New York Oct 6, 2009
Peter Sarsgaard, star of the movie "An Education", poses for pictures with his wife, actress Maggie Gyllenhaal, as they arrive at the premiere of the movie in New York October 5, 2009. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo). (Xinhuanet, China)
'An Education' director to speak at the Vogue Oct 5, 2009
The cast includes Peter Sarsgaard and Emma Thompson. This article appeared on page Q - 21 of the San Francisco Chronicle. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Peace Arch Entertainment, Producer Barnet Bain Acquire Screen Rights to Children's Book 'Milton's Secret' from Best-Selling Author Eckhart Tolle and Robert Friedman Oct 2, 2009
"Were delighted to be able to bring to life this extraordinary first fiction work from Eckhart and Robert, Peace Arch Entertainment CEO John Flock says. In this age of anxiety, its lessons will ring as true to movie-goers as they have to the countless fans of Eckharts best-selling books.Miltons Secret was co-authored by Friedman, president of Hampton Roads Publishing Company, and co-published by Hampton Roads and Namaste Publishing in Vancouver.Peace Arch Entertainment and... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Maggie's motherly struggle Sep 17, 2009
The 31-year-old actress who has two-year-old daughter Ramona with husband Peter Sarsgaard worries she is not giving her child the best start in life because she still works. She explained: "I want to give my daughter the same gift that my mom and my grandmother gave to me, which is the knowledge that, as a woman, I can do anything professionally and personally. I have everything open to me. But that doesn't mean it's going to be easy. "I continue to make lots of sacrifices to make sure my... (iAfrica.com)
Clooney, Romero dazzle at film festival Sep 14, 2009
Yards away, Alfred Molina, Peter Sarsgaard and Dominic Cooper made selective rounds for their movies. Fans have been stationed outside the Intercontinental, Four Seasons, Park Hyatt and other swanky venues with digital cameras or cell phones in hand. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
A filmmaking 'Education' Sep 10, 2009
"At Sundance, you see industry people you know at screenings," says Peter Sarsgaard ... "At Sundance, you see industry people you know at screenings," says Peter Sarsgaard ... Newcomer Carey Mulligan latches onto Peter Sarsgaard in "An Education," set in pre-mod London. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Telluride by the Sea 2009: So good, it goes to 11 Sep 10, 2009
"FRIDAY, SEPT. 186 p.m. Party in Founders Lobby, Patron Pass Holders Only**********COCO BEFORE CHANELFriday, Sept. 18 7:30 p.m.Anne Fontaine traces the famed designer's early life, from orphanage to barroom chanteuse to the development of her distinctive fashion aesthetic. Haute couture and the sense of an artist coming into her own has seldom been as wondrous to behold. Featuring a superb, understated performance by Audrey Tautou ("Amlie"), and already a smash hit in France, "Coco" shows... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Fall movies not to miss Sep 7, 2009
Mulligan displays it in "An Education" as a school girl in 1960s London who entices the upper-crust Peter Sarsgaard under the approving eye of her parents, who see the relationship as a way for their girl to not only become rich but posh, too. The story has the feel of truth so no surprise that it's based on a memoir by Lynn Barber. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
200 '9 fall film preview Sep 6, 2009
Carey Mulligan has been winning buzz for her performance as a school girl who falls for an older man (Peter Sarsgaard) in 1960s London ... Carey Mulligan has been winning buzz for her performance as a school girl who falls for an older man (Peter Sarsgaard) in 1960s London. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Meet Shias newgal pal Carey Mulligan Sep 5, 2009
In the new film, "An Education," Carey Mulligan stars as a teenage girlin 1960s suburban London who gets involved with a playboy (Peter Sarsgaard)twice her age ... Her list of upcoming and previous costars is a whos who of Hollywood: Mulligan, who worked on Public Enemies with Johnny Depp and Christian Bale, will next be seen in An Education with Peter Sarsgaard and Emma Thompson. (MSNBC -- News)
DVD Report: This week's new releases (Aug. 2) Aug 2, 2009
Jon Foster is a recent college grad set on one course by gangster dad Nick Nolte, but pulled off on another by Sienna Miller and Peter Sarsgaard. Extras: Production featurettes. (Boston Globe)
Educating Carey: from Dr Who to festival belle Aug 1, 2009
Mulligan plays a precociously bright schoolgirl diverted from her exams by her affair with a 30-something conman, played with sweaty pathos by Peter Sarsgaard. The film, set in early 1960s London just as it started swinging, was voted the audience favourite at Sundance in January, where movie mogul Harvey Weinstein declared Mulligan the belle of the festival. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
In Theaters, July 30-Aug. 6 Jul 31, 2009
Orphan - A couple (Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga) who have recently lost a child choose to adopt a young girl (Isabelle Fuhrman) who may not be as innocent as she first appears. (STL). (Chippewa Falls Chippewa Herald, WI)
Cinema File: 'Orphan' falls short of becoming horror classic Jul 30, 2009
Stars: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman ... Award-winning actors Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga play the parents, both delivering outstanding performances, and the kids aren't bad, either. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Guinea pigs beat out sorcerer at box office Jul 28, 2009
The weekend's other wide release, Warner Bros' creepy "" -- starring Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga -- pulled in $12. 8 million from an audience that was 55 percent female. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Jon Gosselin Living Large Jul 27, 2009
Monday, July 27, 2009 Last Update: 05:05 AM EDT. JON Gosselin is unemployed, but he keeps on spending money. (New York Post -- Gossip)
Unconventional 'Orphan' plays on horror conventions Jul 27, 2009
John Coleman (Peter Sarsgaard) and his wife, Kate (Vera Farmiga), are the adoptive parents of a spooky little girl ... Stars: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrmann, CCH Pounder, Jimmy BennettDirector: Jaume Collet-SerraDistributor: Warner Bros ... Most of the action takes place in a remote snowy setting, primarily in the starkly modern house of the Colemans: Kate (Vera Farmiga), John (Peter Sarsgaard) and their son, Daniel (Jimmy Bennett), and daughter, Max (Aryana Engineer). (USA Today -- Life)
New real-life mom has cinematic problem child Jul 27, 2009
"Orphan" is one creepy movie, with echoes of "Rosemary's Baby," "The Bad Seed" and "Repulsion." Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard play a couple who, after losing their baby, adopt a 9-year-old girl. To say she is an unfortunate addition to their happy family of four would be an understatement. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Orphan- The Film Jul 26, 2009
Deciding on taking on the challenge of an older child, Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John Coleman (Peter Sarsgaard) fall in love with a bright and intelligent child from Russia named Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman) ... Apart from Fuhrman's creepy performance, Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga round out the cast well. (Suite101.com)
Sweepstakes: 'Orphan' Movie Prizes Jul 26, 2009
The Movie The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kates fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. (KFOXTV.com, TX)
'Orphan' frightening? Yeah frighteningly awful Jul 25, 2009
Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga play Kate and John Coleman, a married couple dealing with alcoholism, adultery, social insecurities and the stillborn death of what would have been their third child ... He's got a strong cast to work with in Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard and CCH Pounder (Claudette from "The Shield"), but in young Isabelle Fuhrman, he has a formidable force ... He's got a strong cast to work with in Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard and CCH Pounder (Claudette from "The Shield"), but... (Fresno Bee)
Review: 'Orphan' Jul 25, 2009
Starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard and Isabelle Fuhrman ... Mom (Vera Farmiga) is coming off a drinking problem, with less than a year of sobriety, and Dad (Peter Sarsgaard) is clueless and inert, with an eye for other women ... Starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard and Isabelle Fuhrman. (San Francisco Chronicle)
'Orphan' is creepy, funny, and appalling Jul 24, 2009
Husband John (Peter Sarsgaard) has just the idea to cheer her up: Let s adopt ... Starring: Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder. (Boston Globe)
NOT ONE YOU'D WANT TO ADOPT Jul 24, 2009
"Orphan," whose wedding-cake layers of ludicrousness come served with ridiculous topping and absurd sauce, stars Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard as a pair of Connecticut parent-shoppers who need a replacement kid for a miscarried one. So why not pick the 9-year-old orphan (Isabelle Fuhrman) who paints pretty pictures, dresses like Little Bo Peep (meets Wednesday Addams) and, er, has mysterious ribbons around her neck and wrists that can't be removed under any circumstances. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Orphan offers scares and dark laughs Jul 24, 2009
He's got a strong cast to work with in Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard and CCH Pounder (Claudette from "The Shield"), but in young Isabelle Fuhrman, he has a formidable force ... Starring: Isabelle Fuhrman, Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, CCH PounderDirector: Jaume Collet-SerraRun time: 2 hour, 3 minutesMPAA rating: R. (MSNBC -- News)
Entertainment Weekly's Picks of the Week Jul 20, 2009
In the long-standing cinematic tradition of poor, helpless parents being haunted by demonic children (see also: "The Omen" and "The Exorcist"), Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard play an affluent couple who adopt a young, raven-haired Eastern European girl (Isabelle Fuhrman) into the family. Soon, the sinister child starts to wreak havoc on their idyllic lives. (CNN)
Adoption groups decry film with evil orphan Jul 18, 2009
A couple (Peter Sarsgaard, Vera Farmiga) decide to adopt a 9-year-old girl (Isabelle Fuhrman). But she's not as innocent as she seems. (MSNBC -- Movies)
A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD Jul 18, 2009
After a couple (played by Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga) welcome a nine-year-old orphan, Esther (played by Isabelle Fuhrman), into their home, they soon notice that the sweet, young girl has a darker personality underneath. The Ugly Truth' (R). (Erie Times-News, PA)
Mischa Barton is laughable in Homecoming Jul 18, 2009
The following year, he made the little-seen Desert Blue most notable for featuring early appearances by Peter Sarsgaard, Kate Hudson and Casey Affleck and since then his rsum has been packed mostly with episodic TV and direct-to-DVD features. And now, sadly, he returns to theaters with Homecoming, a ludicrous and tawdry teen thriller that rehashes Misery for audiences who wanted to see that Kathy Bates-James Caan movie only with two hot babes instead. (MSNBC -- Movies)
John Flock Promoted to Chief Executive Officer of Peace Arch Entertainment Group Inc. Jul 15, 2009
Peace Archs recent feature film releases include The Mysteries of Pittsburgh starring Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller, Mena Suvari and Nick Nolte and JCVD starring Jean Claude Van Damme. For further information, please visit. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Why Are There So Many Horror Movies About Evil, Homicidal Kids? Jul 7, 2009
The latest pint-size sociopath arrives in this summer's , in which Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga adopt Esther, a little girl whose dainty smile and perfect posture soon give way to malicious car-brake-meddling and playground homicide. Orphan belongs to a cinematic tradition as long as its villains are wee. (Slate)
Serious Films Take On The Summer Season Jun 24, 2009
- "The Orphan": A psychological thriller about a couple (Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard) who lose their unborn child, only to adopt another child from a local orphanage. Weird goings-on ensue. (CBS News -- Early Show)
Lauer meets the graduates Jun 4, 2009
"It got bought, it got bought, it got dropped, it got developed. We've had about 12 different male actors attached to the movie," Lawson told us, adding that the list of stars who almost made the film includes Peter Sarsgaard, Mark Ruffalo, and Liev Schreiber. The movie's central character is a deceitful reporter who develops an unlikely relationship with some Granite State high school students after he's assigned to write a story about Christa McAuliffe just before the Challenger launch. (Boston Globe)
Three-way race for Oscar May 21, 2009
Among the missing: Sissy Spacek (A Home at the End of the World), Eileen Atkins (Vanity Fair), Peter OToole (Troy), Paul Giamatti (Sideways), Peter Sarsgaard (Kinsey). Eastwoods double nomination. (MSNBC -- Academy Awards)
Summer film guide May 8, 2009
"Orphan" (R): Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard adopt a creepy kid; no good comes of it. "The Ugly Truth" (R): Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl in a romantic comedy, one of those opposites-eventually-attract deals. (AZCentral -- News)
`Twilight,' `Slumdog' lead MTV award nominees May 7, 2009
NEW YORK - Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal have made it official. NEW YORK - Peter Sarsgaard (SAHRZ'-gahrd) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (JIHL'-ihn-hahl) have made it official. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
Oprah interviews Edwards May 6, 2009
Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal were married Saturday, according to their publicist, Amanda Silverman. Gyllenhaal and Sarsgaard have a daughter, Ramona, who was born in October 2006. (Erie Times-News, PA)
'Billy Elliot' ties 'Producers' record with 15 Tony nominations May 6, 2009
So were fall productions of The Seagull and All My Sons; the cast of the former included Kristin Scott Thomas, Peter Sarsgaard and rising actress Carey Mulligan, while the latter, which earned more mixed reviews, starred John Lithgow, Dianne Wiest and Katie Holmes. New York Drama Critics Circle president and Time Out New York theater critic Adam Feldman blames "the tyranny of short-term memory. There were so many good revivals late in the season that quality shows that emerged earlier have... (USA Today -- Life)
No Doubt tickets on sale Saturday for Aug. 11 show May 6, 2009
NEW YORK Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal have made it official. Gyllenhaal's publicist said the couple were married Saturday. (Honolulu Advertiser)
Sarsgaard, Gyllenhaal getting married May 5, 2009
Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal get married. NEW YORK Peter Sarsgaard (SAHRZ'-gahrd) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (JIHL'-ihn-hahl) have made it official ... FILE - In this Dec. 6, 2007 file photo, actors Peter Sarsgaard, left, and Maggie Gyllenhaal, attend the celebrity designed Lunchbox auction to benefit the Food Bank of New York City and The Lunchbox Fund in New York. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard tie knot May 5, 2009
World Picture News fileMaggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard have a 2 1/2-year-old daughter together ... Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard made it official on Saturday: The longtime couple, who have a daughter together, tied the knot in a romantic wedding in Italy. (MSNBC -- News)
Junior year: Construction, championships and controversy May 4, 2009
Other notable speakers included Newark Mayor Cory Booker, author Alan Lightman, political pundit Paul Begala, Loveline s Dr. Drew, actor Peter Sarsgaard and comedian Margaret Cho. Inflatable couches debuted as Lupe Fiasco headlined Fall W.I.L.D. and George Clinton came in the spring. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
It's summer at the movies! May 2, 2009
An evil-child movie starring Peter Sarsgaard and Vera Farmiga, whose newly adopted daughter (Isabelle Fuhrman) comes with a lot of supernatural baggage. (July 24). (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Sequels stuff summer box office May 1, 2009
"Orphan" (R): Vera Farmiga and Peter Sarsgaard adopt a creepy kid, no good comes of it. "The Ugly Truth" (R): Gerard Butler and Katherine Heigl in a romantic comedy, one of those opposites eventually attract deals. (Florida Today)
'Mysteries of Pittsburgh' Apr 17, 2009
Peter Sarsgaard as Cleveland, Sienna Miller as Jane and Jon Foster as Art in "Mysteries of Pittsburgh." ... It's beautifully shot, proves that Peter Sarsgaard and Nick Nolte can work magic with any role and makes you (almost but not quite) forget Sienna Miller's insult about the city ... Starring: Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Don't judge a movie by its book Apr 17, 2009
The first story appeared April 21, 2006, under the headline, "Chabon's Pittsburgh movie may not be filmed here." Along the way, there were reports that "Mysteries" would come here, that it did come here with Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller, Mena Suvari and Nick Nolte, and that Miller did not exactly relish her time in our fair city in fall 2006. The lengthy time between the novel's publication and the movie production, the world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January 2008,... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
'Mysteries of Pittsburgh' is earnest but unconvincing Apr 11, 2009
Starring Jon Foster, Sienna Miller, Mena Suvari, Peter Sarsgaard, Nick Nolte ... He gets a job in a bookstore, where he has sex among the stacks with his boss, Phlox (Mena Suvari), until he's drawn into becoming the third wheel to the unpredictable Cleveland Arning (Peter Sarsgaard) and his girlfriend, Jane (Sienna Miller) ... Starring Jon Foster, Sienna Miller, Mena Suvari, Peter Sarsgaard, Nick Nolte. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Out of touch is just where he likes to be Apr 11, 2009
It's hard to get a handle on actor Peter Sarsgaard, and he likes it that way. I first noticed him in Boys Don't Cry, where his rough-edged character proved even more ambiguous than Hilary Swank's transgendered one. (Globe and Mail)
In 'Mysteries of Pittsburgh,' an attempt at adaptation unravels Apr 10, 2009
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No Pittsburgh Apr 10, 2009
Starring Jon Foster, Peter Sarsgaard, Sienna Miller ... Enter Cleveland (Peter Sarsgaard), a bad biker lad who enjoys a passing acquaintance with the underworld and a much more intimate knowledge of Jane (Sienna Miller), an aspiring concert pianist and drunken party girl to boot. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
We Meet At Last Apr 9, 2009
Also there were the movie's stars, Sienna Miller and Peter Sarsgaard (see Cindy Adams, Page 16), Maggie Gyllenhaal, Emma Roberts, Gilles Bensimon and his ex-wife Kelly Bensimon, who was sporting her new boyfriend, South American actor Max Palacio. . (New York Post -- Gossip)
To Sir, with love Apr 4, 2009
As Kepesh confides to a colleague (Dennis Hopper), his personal life consists of empty trysts with a careerist (Patricia Clarkson) and run-ins with his son (Peter Sarsgaard). As a historian, Kepesh is a minor celebrity for books such as The Origins Of American Hedonism, in which he laments the way the Puritans stamped out sexual happiness. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
New on DVD: 'Slumdog Millionaire' leads the pack Apr 3, 2009
Jones is supported by Mary Steenburgen, Peter Sarsgaard, Kelly Macdonald and Ned Beatty. Posted. (USA Today -- Life)
Ben Kingsley's Elegy Mar 22, 2009
And it's not just the beauty of women that Kingsley can not see, but the beauty of his estranged son (Peter Sarsgaard) as well; and in a seamless climax that only a master storyteller like Roth could pull off, the beauty of all the people around him will come together, symbolized in a single picture of a dying woman. The copyright of the article Ben Kingsley's Elegy in is owned by. (Suite101.com)
New on DVD: Swedish vampire, 'Elegy,' Giancarlo Giannini Mar 20, 2009
Both leads are superb and get top support: Patricia Clarkson, Peter Sarsgaard and, at this advanced date, a new brand of Dennis Hopper. Extras, extras: Commentary by screenwriter Nicholas Meyer, whose prolific filmography includes three Star Trek features; featurette. (USA Today -- Life)
Streep, Kazan and Rabe kids seem born to act Mar 15, 2009
Until March 8, Gummer was both radiant and heartbreakingly mousy as the lovelorn Sofya in Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" opposite Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard at the tiny Classical Stage Company. Rabe is seducing audiences as the snappy-smart rich girl who's either damaged or just eccentric in "The American Plan," the Richard Greenberg drama that also stars Mercedes Ruehl. (Erie Times-News, PA)
Under His Skin Feb 21, 2009
A more clear-cut success is director Lone Scherfig's "An Education," from Britain, about a 16-year-old girl (Carey Mulligan) in 1961 who has an affair with a man in his late 30s (Peter Sarsgaard). The film's only drawback - no, not a drawback, just a peculiarity - is that Mulligan looks much older than 16, which cuts into the strangeness of her pairing with Sarsgaard. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
'Uncle' Relatively Minor Revival Feb 13, 2009
THE marquee attractions of the new off-Broadway production of Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" are Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard (our local equivalent to Brangelina) and Tony Award winner Denis O'Hare ("Take Me Out") in the title role. But the revelation of this revival by the Classic Stage Company is Mamie Gummer. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Another day in the life of a working couple - performing in the same play Feb 10, 2009
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard performing in an off-Broadway revival of "Uncle Vanya." (Sara Krulwich/The New York Times) ... When Maggie Gyllenhaal and Peter Sarsgaard started coming to the Classic Stage Company in the East Village a few weeks ago to begin rehearsals for Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya," they were surprised, marginally flattered and mildly annoyed to find that a phalanx of paparazzi had staked out the theater, flashbulbs at the ready. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)