Over the weekend we caught the late show of the movie Feast of Love and it was good, definitely some standout performances and a sweet story that doles out tiny bits of hope for the human condition. But the most memorable thing about our cinematic journey that evening was watching the preview for Lars and the Real Girl. We can’t wait ’till Friday so we can see the entire movie. And bonis points for casting our personal favorite, Patricia Clarkson who is one of the best actresses ever. Can someone please give this woman her Oscar? If you haven’t seen the trailer for Lars, here it is, prepare to laugh.

There’s a great interview in the NYT with Lars’ writer Six Feet Under) Nancy Oliver, you’ve seen her mad skills in episodes of HBO’s Six Feet Under. We love her and her spiky hair.

NYT Excerpt:

If “Lars and the Real Girl” were an episode of “Six Feet Under,” the twisty HBO series for which Ms. Oliver worked as a writer and co-producer for three years, the rest of the tale might have gotten its laughs and winces by showing what goes on in the bedroom between a troubled guy and a curvy, pouty-lipped woman who just happens to be made of flesh-toned silicone rubber. Instead the movie, directed by Craig Gillespie, takes an almost Capraesque turn: Everyone in Lars’s gray, wintry town makes an “It’s a Wonderful Life”-style group decision to support him by going along with his fantasy. More

Patrica Clarkson on set with Director Craig Gillespie

Lars, played by Ryan Gosling and his real girl have dinner. The expression on Emily Mortimer’s face is priceless.