Rory Culkin

Are you aware that the suburbs aren't nearly as idyllic as they may appear? It's true. All those polished, homogenous facades, with their manicured lawns and their fancy cars parked out front — sometimes they hide the fact that the people living inside aren't all that happy. Well, if you haven't seen the myriad movies that have made this point, up to and including last year's overwrought "Revolutionary Road," Derick Martini hammers it home with not-so-subtle symbolism in "Lymelife," his directing debut. Martini also wrote the script with his brother, Steven, based on their childhood on Long Island. Clearly, they are still scarred. Only ... Read Full Story

Lymelife Starring Rory Culkin, Alec Baldwin, and Emma Roberts Directed by Derrick Martini Rated R I think Swine Flu is made up. I don't know why it popped up now and I don't know who did it, but it smacks of fearmongering more than legitimate, justifiable concern. Compare it to the Spanish Flu pandemic of the early 20th century, which killed somewhere between 40 and 50 million people. Now that's something to be afraid of. In Lymelife , Brenda Bartlett ( Jill Hennessey ) is a little overprotective of her son, Scott ( Rory Culkin ), afraid that the teenager will contract lyme disease ... Read Full Story

View the Trailer & Photo Gallery Bookmark this on Delicious Print Page As Mena Suvari’s Angela informs Lester (Kevin Spacey) in the events leading up to the unexpected yet inevitable gunshot near the conclusion of Allan Ball’s screenplay for Sam Mendes’ American Beauty , “I don’t think there’s anything worse than being ordinary.” And for movies set in the undeniably ordinary yet endlessly dysfunctional location of American suburbia, this seems to be a recurring theme. Typically we’re presented with characters not unlike ourselves, relatives, friends, and neighbors who keep busy with projects, affairs, and overcrowded schedules-- essentially running to avoid standing still, keeping the ... Read Full Story

Making the most of her trip to the Sundance Film Festival, Emma Roberts has been spotted venturing about Park City, Utah over the past few days. On Saturday (January 17), the 17-year-old actress made her way over to The Racquet Club”, where she attended the premiere of her new movie “Lymelife” alongside co-stars Rory Culkin and Jill Hennessy. Read Full Story

Should you see Lymelife, the new indie flick about two very dysfunctional families starring folks like Alec Baldwin, Cynthia Nixon, Emma Roberts and Rory Culkin? Yes! To... Tags: Alec Baldwin , Cynthia Nixon , Dysfunctional Families , Emma Roberts , Indie Flick , Rory Culkin Read Full Story