Party 'Like Crazy'

Felicity Johnson and Eric Slovin flank Amy Ryan. Olivia Thirlby and Cary FukunagaAnton Yelchin and Drake Doremus.Associations are untidy, especially lengthy-distance ones -- that is what the figures in Drake Doremus' "ConstantlyInch discover hard way.The Vital Vantage film, which acquired much attention throughout Sundance, preemed Tuesday evening at Gotham's Sunshine Landmark, located by Tommy Hilfiger. Even Doremus was impressed, particularly when he remembered how he accustomed to buy "$2 tacos" and stand outdoors the ArcLight in Hollywood, wishing to possess their own premiere eventually.The lengthy-distance issue is something the pic's Felicity Johnson knows about. "Being an actor, you are constantly inside a lengthy-distance relationship because much of your work happens all over the world. The bottom line is to make certain you speak as regularly as you possibly can and do not let it rest more than 2 . 5 days. Very specific advice I understand,Inch she added.Co-star Anton Yelchin stated he could recognize the switch side of lengthy-distance associations. "I overstay my welcome everywhere Time passes. I am not welcome anywhere," he joked. Contact the range newsroom at news@variety.com

New Decendants Poster And Clip

George Clooney hits the beachGiven that we've had to wait seven years since Alexander Payne last graced the cinema with Sideways, his return to the big screen as a director was always going to be an anticipated event. And thank goodness he's back with the excellent The Descendants, which boasts a superb central performance from George Clooney. Check out the UK poster for the film below.{UK Descendants Poster}Descendants finds Clooney as Matt King, a successful land baron whose skills don't ever quite seem to extend to his family life. When his wife is left in a coma after a boating accident, he's forced to deal full time with his two daughters, Alexandra (Shailene Woodley) and Scottie (Amara Miller). We've got a clip from the film showing Matt trying to parent his girls below. But then he also discovers that his other half was in the midst of a torrid affair with another man (Matthew Lillard), and he sets out to confront him.Co-written by Nat Faxon and Jim Rash, The Descendants will be out on 27 January.

The Best Director Feud That Never Was

Taking to Twitter on Sunday, Looper director Rian Johnson would have you believe he sought to bury the hatchet in a putative feud with Jason Reitman. The results are… vivid! “Just before sunrise I found Jason in a half shattered bathtub in a park outside of town. He was eating pork rinds and had obviously been crying and had carved what looked like a Golden Globe out of soap. He was in a dark place.” [@rcjohnso via /film]

Kendrick, Howard and Gleeson add to 'Company'

KendrickHowardGleesonThe company for director Robert Redford's latest pic "The Company You Keep" continues to expand in impressive fashion, as Oscar-nominated thesps Anna Kendrick and Terrence Howard, respected character actors Brendan Gleeson and Sam Elliott, and newcomer Jackie Evancho, an 11-year-old finalist on "America's Got Talent," have joined the ensemble cast.Quintet joins Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Brit Marling, Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon, Richard Jenkins, Julie Christie, Stephen Root, Stanley Tucci and Chris Cooper in the Lem Dobbs-scripted pic, which is based on the novel by Neil Gordon.Redford stars as Jim Grant, a former Weather Underground militant wanted by the FBI for 30 years who must go on the run when a young, ambitious reporter (LaBeouf) exposes his true identity.Kendrick will play Diana, a young FBI agent and LaBeouf's former flame who provides him with information he needs to uncover the truth about Grant and the Bank of Michigan robbery.Howard will play Cornelius, the senior FBI agent on the case who has relentlessly pursued Grant across the nation and now leads the task force assigned to take down the Weather Underground fugitives who have been on the run for three decades.Gleeson will play Henry Osborne, the retired Michigan Chief of Police who investigated the bank robbery in the 1960s.Elliott will play Mac, Christie's employer in the marijuana trade who used to be romantically involved with her.Evancho will play Redford's daughter, who recently lost her mother and is unaware of her father's militant past.Voltage Pictures and Redford's Wildwood Enterprises banner are teaming to produce the political action thriller, which is currently filming in Vancouver. Redford and his Wildwood partner Bill Holderman are producing with Nicolas Chartier of Voltage. whose Craig J. Flores is exec producing.CAA reps Kendrick and Howard, while WME reps Evancho. Elliot is repped by ICM and Hofflund/Polone, while The Agency and Principal Entertainment rep Gleeson. Contact Jeff Sneider at jeff.sneider@variety.com

Tucker & Dale director reveals sequel idea

During a chat with What Culture!, Tucker & Dale director Eli Craig discussed his plans for a potential sequel.Tucker & Dale Vs. Evil was tons of fun, centring on two misunderstood 'hillbillies' who are mistaken for violent killers in the stereotypical Hollywood cliché mould by a bunch of holidaying college students.Craig said that he would be keen on turning the tables for a sequel called Tucker & Dale Go To Yale, depending on the first movie's final profit margins.He told What Culture!, "It's hard to tell how well it's done yet on VOD [Video On Demand] but it's doing pretty well, and if it does a little bit better in theaters then I would be psyched to do another version of this. We have a treatment for Tucker & Dale Go To Yale.""For us, it's like a Dusk Till Dawn-type thing, where there's all these sort of demented people in college that Tucker and Dale have to figure out how to survive."In a statement that'll come as something of a relief to fans, Craig said that his stars would return, "Barring scheduling conflicts, because they have very industrious careers, [Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine] are on board."These guys have been huge supporters of the film, they love the film, they love the characters, and they're the ones who have been encouraging me to do the sequel, so I know that I have Alan and Tyler on board and hopefully I'll have Katrina [Bowden] for some of it as well."It sounds a lot more fun and inventive than your run-of-the-mill cash-in sequel, so if you wan't to see it, make sure you go out and rent, buy or (legally) download the first movie!

Raven Trailer Flies In

John Cusack has Poe better bluesWe got a review of some footage from period action thriller The Raven at Comic-Disadvantage this year, now the whole trailer is online at Apple for everyone to find out. The Raven finds John Cusack as Edgar Allan Poe (yes, the man behind The Pit as well as the Pendulum, The Tell-Tale Heart together with other classics in the horror literary canon). He's approached by detective Emmett Fields (Luke Evans) when numerous grisly killings appear, all apparently inspired with the writer's work. Initially, the interest of suspicion falls on him, but soon it's apparent the suspect is taunting Poe, searching to have interaction him in the fight of wits which eventually eventually ends up threatening the presence of his beloved Emily (Alice Eve).Directed by V for Vendetta's James McTeigue, a clip produces a complete vibe from the period-set Seven, even though it remains to look once the finished product can get anywhere near the standard levels David Fincher's masterpiece of crime cinema.With Brendan Gleeson, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, and Kevin McNally also inside the cast, The Raven flutters into our cinemas on March 9 next season.

Julia Roberts vs. Charlize Theron: Who Makes the Better Snow White Evil Queen?

Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest Evil Queen of them all? Is it Julia Roberts, who will star opposite Lily Collins’s Snow White in Tarsem Singh’s untitled fairy tale adaptation? Or is it Charlize Theron, who will play the wicked queen opposite Kristen Stewart’s armored Disney princess in Snow White and the Huntsman? Take a look at the side-by-side comparison below before deciding for yourself. Entertainment Weekly premiered the first photo of Roberts in character as the Evil Queen as well as a few other new photos of Lily Collins and Armie Hammer. While we love Lily Collins’s Snow White ballgown (no comment on the Bjork-inspired headpiece), Julia Roberts looks more like a poorly-outfitted peasant with a soft spot for peacock feathers than an evil sorceress who plots deaths via poisoned apples. Which Evil Queen do you prefer? Both Snow White films are due in theaters next year. [EW]