Opening in theaters on March 16th is the latest comedy from directors Jay and Mark Duplass (Cyrus) called Jeff, Who Lives at Home. The film stars an impressive cast of comedic and veteran actors including Jason Segel (The Muppets), Ed Helms (The Lorax), Judy Greer (The Descendants), Rae Dawn Chong (The Color Purple), and Academy Award-winner Susan Sarandon (Dead Man Walking). 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down and speak with the delightfully funny Judy Greer about her work in Jeff, Who Lives at Home, as well as the upcoming Arrested Development mini-series and film. The hilarious actress discussed the new film, her character, the directors unique filmmaking style, Ed Helms commitment to acting, why Jason Segel is the only actor who could play the film's title role, and what she would like to see her Arrested Development character - Kitty Sanchez - do in the upcoming mini-series and film. 

For years, fans of the cancelled Fox series Arrested Development held out hope that the ensemble comedy would be brought back to life as a feature film.  It seemed a quixotic fixation, one of those stories that would show up every few months without ever actually resulting in a Bluth family reunion.  Now, six years after Arrested Development last produced new content, it is happening.  Just ask series co-executive producer Dean Lorey.

The unspeakably intelligent and consistently hilarious Fox series Arrested Development was cruelly canceled five years ago, cut down in its prime after just three seasons (more like two and a half, actually).  Since then, the possibility of a cinematic resurrection for the Bluth family has been like a mirage in the desert for fans of the show, an oasis teasingly glimpsed so, so far off in the distance every few months when a castmember, series creator Mitchell Hurwitz, or some anonymous source claims that Arrested Development will begin production somewhere down the line. 

At this point, it's not unreasonable to doubt that we'll ever see Tobias Funke's cutoff jeans on the big screen, but according to Hurwitz, along with stars Jason Bateman and Will Arnett, the movie will indeed happen, along with an abbreviated one-season television revival that would serve as a reintroduction to each individual player in the Bluth saga.

When Fox first cut short the third season and subsequently canceled Arrested Development in 2006, fans placed their fervent hope in the idea that one of the funniest, smartest series ever to grace the idiot box would find new life on a cable network eager to invest in its obvious quality.  That didn't come to pass, obviously, and since then, a cinematic adventure for Bluth family has been like a mirage in the desert.  Every few months, updates arise, usually claiming that a feature written and directed by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz is all but inevitable, reuniting the cast headlined by Jason Bateman.

Way back in February, Hurwitz commented that Arrested Development could maybe, possibly, hopefully happen soon.  Though we've heard not a peep since then, the faithful retain their belief that we could one day see Tobias Funke's cutoffs on the silver screen.  A new, wholly unsubstantiated rumor suggests that the possible Arrested Development film's storyline would revolve around a film about the Bluth family.  Two films, actually.

On paper, it might seem easy to be the straight man in any comedy.  Just stand there and react to the funnier guy and in doing so, allow him to continue being funny.  A great straight man, however, can actually be far funnier than his more superficially amusing counterpart, shading a seemingly ordinary character with a more subtly comedic personality.  Nobody is better at the rare art of the straight man than our latest Rogue of the Week, Jason Bateman.

In this weekend's comedy The Change-Up, Bateman plays a married father who, due to a magical fountain in which they both urinate while making a drunken wish, switches bodies with a carefree lothario played by Ryan Reynolds.  The body-switch premise allows Bateman to display his perfect timing, first as the staid, more mature straight man and subsequently as the wild card forced to inhabit the former's life.  The comedic actor, who has been working thirty years, moves from one to the other without missing a beat.

In director Danny Boyle's Oscar nominated film 127 Hours, actor/soap opera star James Franco plays real life mountain climber Aron Ralston, the young man who became trapped by a boulder in Utah for more than five days before amputating his own arm with a dull knife. The film, which is now available on DVD and Blu-ray, got us thinking about other cinematic portrayals of characters who memorably overcame their loss of a hand.  Here, for your lighthearted enjoyment, are our Top Ten One Handed Movie Characters.

You may not know him by name, but I'd bet dollars to donuts that you'll recognize Jesse Heiman when you see him.  According to this two minute video, by MrWHempel, he's The World's Greatest Extra, and after watching, you'll be hard pressed to disagree.  With his poofy hair, glasses, and undeniable sex appeal, Heiman has appeared in films including The Social Network, American Pie 2, Spider-Man, The Rules of Attraction, Catch Me If You Can, 17 Again, and Old School.  Not impressed yet?  He's also shown up in television shows like Glee, Arrested Development, Entourage, Chuck, The O.C., Bones, and Greek.  Watch the video, set to an orchestral version of Clint Mansell's Requiem for a Dream score: