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For those upset at the loss of The Unusuals (a wonderful show that should have been given a chance), especially due to the loss of overall Adam Goldberg screentime available, or those who are even remotely aware of 2001's Bartleby, you will be happy to note the release of (Untitled) on October 23rd. From the writing/directing team that brought us Bartleby (Jonathan Parker and Catherine Dinapoli), (Untitled) is a story that centers around the uniquely bizarre world of contemporary art. While Bartleby had a few flaws, it was a movie that left me hungry for more from the people (or sensibilities) that made it. Put the creative team together with Adam Goldberg, in a role that seems designed for him, and I'm pretty excited for this quirky adventure. While it's hard to put your finger on where the exploration of artists' lives is going to end, and where the...

Wow does Marley Shelton just look gorgeous in this or what?! Moviefone has debuted the trailer for the indie comedy Untitled written and directed by Jonathan Parker. The film stars Adam Goldberg, Marley Shelton, Vinnie Jones, and Eion Bailey. We actually featured a few photos from this back in March, since it already premiered at the Palm Springs Film Festival last year. Due to my love for quirky indie films (that should be seen at festivals), I'm naturally interested in this, although I have a feeling not many others will be. It's so weird I kind of hope everyone watches the trailer. And did I say Marley Shelton is damn cute? Watch the official trailer for Jonathan Parker's Untitled: [flv:http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/untitled_trlr_01_480p_dl.flv http://media2.firstshowing.net/firstshowing/untitled_trlr_01_480p_dl.jpg 598 336] You can also watch the Untitled trailer in High Definition on Moviefone A fashionable contemporary art gallerist in Chelsea, New York falls for a brooding new music composer in...

There are a bunch of movies opening this Friday, which explains the abundance of new movie trailers hitting the interwebs today: Gentleman Broncos, Law Abiding Citizen, The Fourth Kind and now the trailer for (Untitled). Yes, that's the name of the movie -- Untitled. And I'm not talking about the brilliant but flawed director's cut of Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous, which yes, too, was released under the non-title Untitled (but without the brackets). Adam Goldberg stars as a musical modern art creator who, well, creates nonsense. (Untitled) is notable for a couple reasons. First off, (Untitled) was directed by Jonathan Parker, who was the writer, director, producer and composer of Bartleby, the absurd 2001 indie adaptation of Herman Melville's Bartleby the Scrivener And no, that film isn't anything to write home about, but its just so strange that I often find myself recommending it to those who love fringe films.

While ostensibly this has low production values, it features one of my personal favorites, Adam Goldberg, who plays an artist who makes nonsense, and is directed by Jonathan Parker who did the excellent film Bartelby. So if you follow that line, we clearly end up with comedy. We've been keeping an eye on it for awhile and even posted a clip back in April.

Synopsis:

Set in the artsy Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan, (Untitled) tells the story of Adrian Jacobs (Goldberg), a difficult composer of equally difficult music whose sparsely attended performances involve musicians breaking glass and kicking metal buckets. In contrast, Adam’s brother, Josh (Bailey), is a commercially successful painter of vapid canvasses that corporate clients snap up by the dozen. But, Adrian’s luck appears set to change when Josh brings the stunning Madeleine (Shelton) to one of his concerts. Not only does she embrace his work...

We have new images in from Samuel Goldwyn Films' "(Untitled)" starring Adam Goldberg, Marley Shelton, Eion Bailey, Lucy Punch, Vinnie Jones and Zak Orth. Parker Film Company presents in association with Luber Roklin Entertainment and Bossa Nova Productions Jonathan Parker directs from the screenplay he wrote alongside Catherine di Napoli. Dinapoli produces the film alongside Matt Luber and Andreas Olavarria. Shot in New York, this smart, satirical comedy, a brooding avant-garde composer falls for the gorgeous owner of a trendy New York art gallery and the quirky...

Before we look back at the past week, let's peak at what's opening this weekend: Francis Ford Coppola's family drama Tetro; Duncan Jones' sci-fi trip Moon; Daryl Wein's AIDS activist doc Sex Positive; Tommy Wirkola's Nazi zombie flick Dead Snow; Robert Kenner's appetizing (maybe) doc Food, Inc.; and Chai Vasarhelyi's music / tolerance plea Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love (poster and more info after the jump).

Box Office. Opening in four theaters, Sam Mendes' Away We Go scored a smashing $32,603 per-screen average last weekend, according to Box Office Mojo. The road trip comedy / drama, starring John Krasinski and Maya Rudolph as anxious, expectant parents searching for a place to raise their family, far outpaced other debuting indies, which had, on their own terms, decent returns: Seraphine ($6,640 per-screen at four theaters), Unmistaken Child ($6,293, one screen), and 24 City ($6,082, one screen). Our critic William Goss feels...

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Samuel Goldwyn Films has snapped up the U.S. theatrical rights to Jonathan Parker's Untitled.

The film is a comedy about the contemporary art and music scene that stars Adam Goldberg. He plays a composer who starts an affair with an art gallery employee (Marley Shelton).

Also starring in the film are Vinnie Jones, Lucy Punch, Zak Orth and Ptolemy Slocum. The film was written by Parker and Catherine di Napoli.

The plan is for Untitled to hit theaters on September 18.

Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired U.S. theatrical rights to Jonathan Parker's "(Untitled)," a comedy about the contemporary art and music scene starring Adam Goldberg as a composer who embarks on an affair with an art gallery employee, played by Marley Shelton.

A Sept. 18 release is planned for the film, which has appeared on the festival circuit, most recently playing the San Francisco Film Festival.

The film, which also stars Vinnie Jones, Lucy Punch, Zak Orth and Ptolemy Slocum, was written by Parker and Catherine di Napoli. It was produced by di Napoli, Parker and Andreas Olavarria and exec produced by Goldberg and Matt Luber.

• It's a success story in itself when an American independent film doesn't the top tier fests such as Sundance and Tribeca but manages to carve out a presence at fests such as Palm Springs and San Franisco International Film Festival and manages to get picked up for distribution. Perhaps the reason why the rom com didn't make a blip on my radar was because of the aptly titled film title of Jonathan Parker's third film. Screen Daily reports that Samuel Goldwyn Films have picked up the rights to Untitled and have already slotted a September playdate for the film and possibly dislodging the release of Cedric Klapisch's Paris. Featuring one of the better actors for a talking heads type of film in Adam Goldberg, this is set in the contemporary art scene and against the backdrop of the New York City gallery world. Two brothers — one a brooding avant-garde composer,

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Adam Scott and Zak Orth have joined the cast of HBO's comedy pilot "The Wonderful Maladys" starring Sarah Michelle Gellar.

The single-camera comedy is set in New York and revolves around the dysfunctional lives of three siblings, Alice (Gellar), Mary (Molly Parker) and Neil (Nate Corddry), who lost their parents at a young age.

Gersh-repped Orth will play Mary's playwright husband, the confident moral center of the family. Scott will play Alice's ex, a businessman.

Scott, repped by CAA and Untitled, is filming the romantic comedy feature "Leap Year" toplined by Amy Adams.

For those unfamiliar with the name Jonathan Parker, a little film from back in 2001 titled Bartleby which starred Crispin Glover might ring a bell. I just recently watched this fantastic adaptation of Herman Melville's novel Bartleby the Scrivener again, and I'm really looking forward to Parker's latest. Untitled stars Adam Goldberg as a brooding music composer (you should really check out his redneck role in From Within) and Marley Shelton as the Chelsea art gallerist who falls for him. Vinnie Jones is in there somewhere too, go Vinnie!

Unfortunately that's all we have in the way of plot, so check out the footage after the break. Click on "menu" and "extended size" for a better view.

The reason why (Untitled) is, well, untitled, is because it's a comic satire on the state of contemporary art. Aauteur Jonathan Parker (of Bartleby and The Californians previously) presents this story about a fashionable contemporary art gallerist (played by Marley Shelton) in Chelsea, New York who falls for a brooding music composer (played by Adam Goldberg). This quietly got its world premiere at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January, and thanks to Hollywood Elsewhere (via The Playlist), we've got a first look at Shelton and Goldberg in the film. I definitely encourage indie enthusiasts to take a look. Jeffrey Wells saw (Untitled) in Palm Springs in January, and while he didn't love it, he did say: "It's vaguely Woody Allen-esque but without the schtick... And I enjoyed staring at Marley Shelton, whom I hadn't paid very much attention to before... Call this a modest breakthrough performance." Anytime...

"In the Motherhood" is moving from the Web to primetime with some new leading ladies.

ABC has handed out a 13-episode order to a comedy series based on MindShare's online series, which stars Chelsea Handler, Leah Remini and Jenny McCarthy as three mothers and girlfriends whose exploits are based on real-life stories of moms across the country.

Of the three, only comedian/talk show host Handler is expected to be on the ABC series, with "Will & Grace" alumna Megan Mullally and "Curb Your Enthusiasm" leading lady Cheryl Hines in talks to join her.

ABC Studios is producing the ABC series, which will be shepherded by the team behind the ABC/ABC Studios comedy pilot "Bad Mother's Handbook," writers Jennifer Konner and Alexandra Rushfield and executive producer Stu Bloomberg. Also making the transition from "Handbook" to "Motherhood" is Emmy winner Mullally, who co-starred in the pilot.

Konner, Rushfield and Bloomberg will...