Last night we watched All The Real Girls (imdb | rotten tomatoes), which I can easily say was my favourite of the three David Gordon Green movies I’ve seen. There’s something utterly charming and alluring about Zooey Deschanel in the film, or at least, there was in the first half. Not so much in the second, which I guess is the point.

I thought it combined the best of George Washington and Undertow without falling into either of their traps. Worthwhile if you’re into that atmospheric, nuancey thing.

Also last night: I’m not quite sure what to make of the live episode of The West Wing. Like most other people I wish real political debates could be like that (reasoned arguments made by intelligent people, no ridiculous time limits), but I don’t know exactly why NBC did it. There was no benefit…other than it just being a stunt.

And what was with Ellen DeGeneres shilling for Amex? In lieu of commercials they just had Ellen rambling on and on for two or three minutes before eventually slipping into an Amex One infomercial, as if it had just come up in conversation. She actually looked embarassed to be doing it. Too bad; it took away any credibility the live WW episode had of being an authentic TV moment.