Reel Artsy is still alive... We've been enjoying the summer blockbusters and busy creating some new features for the site. We're committed to spotlighting the best of all things Quirky, Awkward and Offbeat in movies, TV, indie film and beyond.

In the meantime I've compiled a quick Ones to Watch List:

Aubrey Plaza - Signature: Deadpan charm.

Where You've Seen Her: She's great at making snarky remarks in Parks & Recreation alongside Amy Poehler, Rashida Jones (and the rest of the awesome Pawnee gang). In Scott Pilgrim vs. The World she offered some scene-stealing moments in the uber quirky Michael Cera flick.

Upcoming & Emerging: Safety Not Guaranteed pairs her alongside another Reel Artsy favorite Mark Duplass. This movie puts her in the leading lady role and that's exactly where her career needs. Time to level up!

Zoe Lister Jones - Signature: Co-writer/co-star.

Where You've Seen Her: In the heartfelt Arranged playing a Jewish bride-to-be and in Breaking Upwards as a disillusioned 20-something in NYC.

Upcoming & Emerging: Films like Lola Versus continue to put her on the map, showcasing her skills in front and behind-the-camera as screenwriter. She's the kind of filmmaker who is on the verge of crafting her own niche in Hollywood, and if things go right... she could get her own TV show like Mindy Kaling or Lena Dunham.


Trieste Kelly Dunn - Signature: Indie darling.

Where You've Seen Her: On the film festival circuit starring in Cold Weather (an offbeat brother/sister whodunit story) and The New Year giving a powerful performance as a woman in search of her place in the world.

Upcoming & Emerging: Her IMDb page doesn't have heaps of upcoming projects but given the right opportunity she could have a major break-through. If you haven't seen her in The New Year do yourself a favor and watch it via iTunes. You'll see the beautiful range of emotions she brings to small town life.

A wrap up of this year's Comic-Con with trailers, videos, and photos.

THURSDAY

Head to hall h line hoping to get in for the Tron panel. Don't get in. Arrgh! Finally get in and see the panel for Salt. Seems decent. Then it's Battle: Los Angeles. Looks like a really cool shooter game. Then it's the Warren Ellis adaptation Red. They show a really cool trailer. Old people kicking ass. Helen 'The Queen' Mirren, Mary Louise-Parker, and Karl Urban. Then out comes surprise guest Bruce Willis! Crowd goes wild.

Then the EW panel with Joss Whedon and JJ Abrams. Awesome to hear two of my favorite filmmakers discuss their work. The Expendables panel is up next. Harry Knowles from Ain't It Cool News is the moderator. Sylvester Stallone, Dolph Lundgren, Steve Austin, Randy Couture, and Terry Crews come out. Clips look badass. Scott Pilgrim vs. The World panel starts with self-moderator Edgar Wright. He then introduces everyone who all get an intro video with clips from the film! Creator Bryan Lee O'Malley, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Ellen Wong, Alison Pill, Mark Webber, Kieran Culkin, Satya Bhabha, Brandon Routh, Jason Schwartzman, Mae Whitman, Anna Kendrick, Aubrey Plaza, and Michael Cera comes out last dressed as Captain America. Wright is great and I wish he moderated every panel. At one point he introduced Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, they come out, he remembers they're not in the movie, and they walk back out with their heads down! So funny.

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Here's a full trailer of Michael Cera's upcoming movie Scott Pilgrim vs. The World. This time Cera gets to fight like a superhero, well, kinda.

In theaters August 13th.

Finally a trailer for Edgar Wright's much anticipated movie! Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) is a bass guitarist for garage band Sex Bob-omb, the 22-year-old has just met the girl of his dreams...literally. The only catch to winning Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead)? Her seven evil exes are coming to kill him. And if he hopes to win his true love, he must vanquish them all before it really is game over. It is based on the awesome comic book series by Bryan Lee O'Malley, which you should check out if you haven't yet. This is right up there with Kick-Ass on my geek-mind-explode-must-see-now list.

The untitled Amy Poehler and Rashida Jones project I mentioned a while ago has a name: Parks & Recreation. And it looks pretty funny. It also stars Aziz Ansari and Aubrey Plaza.

Parks & Recreation is a new mockumentary that looks at the exciting world of local government. The new half-hour comedy will examine the mundane but necessary ways that people interact with their government, and ask why it's frequently so complicated -- as everyone knows from standing in line at the DMV, applying for home construction permits, or trying to get the city to fix a pothole.

If all goes well the cast could be up for some Golden Globe nominations.


For more clips check out the official site.