Contributed by Christopher Campbell
When it comes to “Daily Show” correspondents finding success in the movies, Steve Carell will probably never be beat in terms of box office. But now that Demetri Martin has been cast in Steven Soderbergh’s next film “Moneyball,” the latter comedian has at least already bettered his “Daily Show” predecessor in terms of prestige roles. Martin, who also currently stars in his own hit Comedy Central series, “Important Things with Demetri Martin,” can soon be seen in Ang Lee’s “Taking Woodstock.”
According to Variety, he will go from one Oscar-winning auteur to another by next portraying real-life statistician Paul De Podesta in Soderbergh’s adaptation of Michael Lewis’ non-fiction book about Oakland Athletics general manager Billy Beane. Read More...
The Tribeca Film Festival doesn’t officially get underway till Wednesday, but a number of this year’s films have had pre-fest screenings – everything from a documentary by Eric Bana, the actor, about Eric Bana, the race-car driver; and a horror flick about the inadvisability of taking babysitting jobs with practicing Satanists. Two pictures already stand out, though. Both defy genre pigeonholing and both, I think, will be stirring up appreciative buzz over the course of the 12-day festival.
This may be the sternest film that goes into production this year -- but given the names involved, it will probably be one of the best. 
Warner Bros. has 
She's an award-nominated actress thanks to her role as Queenie in the New Orleans-rooted “Benjamin Button," and now Taraji P. Henson is again heading to the Big Easy and she's bringing some friends.
While “Twilight” actresses 
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