Hey, Woody Allen fans, the trailer for the writer-director's next film, To Rome With Love, is viewable now and it is deliciously Allentastic, so much so that it actually includes the man himself in an increasingly rare onscreen role.  He's but one member of a rock-solid ensemble whose separate tales of romance, eccentricity, and comedy play out on the streets of the historical Italian city.

Opening in theaters on April 6th is the new comedy from director Whit Stillman (The Last Days of Disco) called Damsels in Distress. The film stars an excellent cast of young actors including Greta Gerwig (Arthur), Adam Brody (Cop Out), Analeigh Tipton (Crazy, Stupid, Love), Magalyn Echikunwoke (TV's 24), Carrie MacLemire (TV's Gossip Girl), Hugo Becker (TV's Gossip Girl), Alia Shawkat (TV's Arrested Development), and Aubrey Plaza (TV's Parks and Recreation). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down with director Whit Stillman, as well as many members of the cast including Greta Gerwig, Adam Brody, Analeigh Tipton, Magalyn Echikunwoke, Carrie MacLemire, and Hugo Becker to discuss Damsels in Distress. The director spoke about his new film, it's comparisons to Heathers and Rushmore, the film's dance number, and the national dance craze that he hopes it creates, while the actors discussed their eccentric characters, and working with celebrated director Whit Stillman. 

There has not been a single year without a new film from writer-director Woody Allen since 1981, that barren year between Stardust Memories and A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy.  So even as Midnight in Paris enjoys the biggest critical and commercial success Allen has earned in years, he's deep in pre-production on The Bop Decameron.  The mysterious comedy will continue his recent unofficial European Tour, with Allen filming in Rome, Italy for the first time.  The ensemble cast for the film was announced today, and it includes Jesse Eisenberg, Penelope Cruz, Alec Baldwin, Alison Pill, Ellen Page, and Greta Gerwig.

So far, the trailers for the remake of Arthur, with Russell Brand in the Dudley Moore role, have been plagued by a distressing lack of alcoholism.  A flask makes a brief appearance in this second trailer, but it looks like the infantile alcoholism of Moore's Arthur's been replaced by a more generalized immaturity.  This new trailer also features a lot more of the adorable Greta Gerwig as Arthur's true love, while still giving plenty of Jennifer Garner and, of course, Helen Mirren as the billionaire bon vivant's nanny, Hobson.  Watch away, my darlings.

If you've ever heard the song theme song 'Best That You Can Do', from the orginal Arthur, starring Dudley Moore, then you're aware that it's a musical abomination from which your ear drums and your sense of decency will never recover. That song was the product of an unholy alliance between Christopher Cross, Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager and Peter Allen. With the Arthur remake starring Russell Brand as the title character, who could possibly create a hopefully-improved theme for the billionaire misanthrope with a heart of gold?  MTV News made inquiries with co-star Greta Gerwig on the Independent Spirit Awards red carpet, and though she was far from certain, she said that none other than Cee Lo Green might be working on a tune for the film.

Last week saw the first trailer for the new Russell Brand-starring remake of Arthur, and today you can take a good look at a poster for the re-imagining of the tale about a billionaire learning what it means to love.  The poster features Brand, flanked by Helen Mirren and Jennifer Garner, who play his nanny and a love interest, respectively.  Arthur's primary love interest, Greta Gerwig, is omitted.  Like the trailer, this poster indicates that the alcoholism of Dudley Moore's original Arthur has been replaced with a more infantile, playful immaturity.  Take a good look.

The Russell Brand-starring re-imagining of the Dudley Moore comedy Arthur has a whole lot going for it.  For one, the title character, an immature, irrepressible heir is tailor made for Brand's outsized personality.  For another, it has Helen Mirren as Arthur's committed nanny Hobson.  Not only that, but Greta Gerwig and Jennifer Garner are Arthur's dueling love interests.  Finally, any movie that stuffs Luis Guzman into an undersized Robin costume will be worth watching for that alone.  The trailer arrived today, courtesy of Yahoo!  Give it a gander right here, folks.

This past weekend, the new romcom No Strings Attached starring the ever-fashionable Natalie Portman, opened at number one in the box office. It is clear that Portman is a favorite for audiences as of late. Yet she is only part of the reason that this romantic comedy worked as well as it does.

Greta Gerwig, who recently lit up the screen in Greenberg and The House of the Devil, gives another stand-out performance in Strings. She plays Patrice, the smart aleck roommate and BFF of sorts to Portman’s Emma.

This summer, Russell Brand will be taking on the remake of Arthur where he’ll play the title role. Dudley Moore originated the lovable lout (opposite Liza Minnelli) in 1981. This modern take on the film features Brand as the happy-go-lucky drunk who is an heir to a vast fortune - that is if he marries a girl he doesn’t love. Ah, romance!

The remake also features the undeniably talented Helen Mirren, Nick Nolte and relative newcomer, Greta Gerwig (House of the Devil, Greenberg, and No Strings Attached).

With 2010 coming to an end, iamROGUE.com has been talking this week to look back at the hottest young men and women under 30 who held our attention this past year. Whether it was the boys (and a girl) from The Social Network or The Kids who are clearly All Right, we decided to pick our favorites.