“Gravity” Photos with Krysten Ritter

gravity-logo.jpgKrysten Ritter (Lucy on Gilmore Girls) stars in the upcoming new show Gravity on Starz. The dark comedy, set to premiere on April 23rd at 10:30PM, is about the relationships between a group of people who have all tried to commit suicide and have been court-ordered to attend a support group.

Krysten Ritter stars in the series as Lily Champagne, who, together along with Robert Collingsworth (played by Ivan Sergei), stars as the “star crossed lovers” featured primarily in the series.

“Gravity” Promotional & Episodic Images

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Lauren Graham on "Jimmy Fallon"

Lauren Graham was a guest star last night on the Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, her second appearance this year after her April when she appeared to promote Guys and Dolls. This time, Lauren appeared on the late-night talk show to talk about The Answer Man, which also had its theatrical screening last night (hence the same outfit).


Lauren Graham, Jimmy Fallon — NBC Photo: Dana Edelson

Lauren starts off accepting a compliment on her outfit by saying “I’m wearing very short shorts, in honor of my boyfriends, the Jonas Brothers,” who also performed on the show last night. Lauren then shares how upset she is about the new iPhone:

“I had the iPhone, and I feel like it was the worst boyfriend I ever had. Cause it kept losing all my information, and then crashing, then not calling me, then dating other people [laughs]. I don’t know… So, I broke up with the iPhone. Then it’s as if it was that old boyfriend that then starts dressing really well, you know, because of all the stuff you gave him. And then gets all improved and has all these new apps and everybody falls in love with him. But I’m talking about the iPhone, of course, and then he stopped wearing running shoes with jeans. And then… now I want him back.”

Lauren then transitions into talking about The Answer Man and her role in the film. The interview shows us some a clip with Lauren, Jeff Daniels and Olivia Thirlby. Lauren shares how it was to work with Jeff Daniels before then leaving the topic of the movie to talk about more of her past.

Lauren shares a story about being in high school and being given the honor to sing the prom theme song, which was “We’ve Got Tonight, Who Needs Tomorrow” by Kenny Rogers. Jimmy invites Lauren to re-live that memory by singing the duet with him!!

Lauren Graham on Jimmy Fallon, July 16th

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Krysten Ritter at "Bruno" Premiere

Krysten Ritter (Lucy on Gilmore Girls) hit up the LA premiere of Sacha Baron Cohen’s latest comedy, Brüno. The film focuses on Brüno, a “flamboyant Austrian fashionista” who takes his show to America.

The film had to make a last-minute cut before the premiere last night to remove a “tasteless scene” about Michael Jackson, following the news of the pop icon’s death. [Read more...]

"Confessions of a Shopaholic" DVD Review

Krysten Ritter (Lucy on Gilmore Girls) co-stars in the Disney comedy Confessions of a Shopaholic, which comes out on DVD and Blu-ray on June 23, 2009.

In Confessions of a Shopaholic, Rebecca Bloomwood (Isla Fisher) moves to Manhattan to pursue her love of shopping and her career in the fashion magazine world. She has a great flat with her friend Suze (Krysten Ritter), who tolerates her crazy ways but can’t reform her shopaholic friend, no matter how much debt she gets into! Rebecca takes a job writing a financial advice column (oh, the irony) as her “step up” to her dream job. Her articles, written for the everyday person, propel her to fame. Which would be great, except for the debt collector hounding her every move.

The movie is poignant at times. It has a classic romance, and fabulous best-friend story, and follows Rebecca as she tries, over and over again, to battle her own demons while still reaching for her dream. It takes Rebecca a long time to learn that her shopping addiction is hurting her - and it takes hurting those around her for Rebecca to ‘see the light’, so to speak.

Krysten Ritter had a larger part in the movie than I expected. Her own character, Suze, was spunky and interesting too – though in different ways. As you can tell from the photos, Suze is getting married in the film!

All in all, I enjoyed the movie. It was predictable in a Disney way, but very satisfying. A great chick flick!

Photos of Krysten Ritter in “Confessions of a Shopaholic”

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Krysten Ritter's Arc on "Breaking Bad"

Krysten Ritter (Lucy on Gilmore Girls) has had a long guest arc on the AMC series Breaking Bad this season. Her character, Jane Margolis, first appeared in an April episode and became, in time, a romantic interest for Jesse (Aaron Paul).

Jane, unfortunately, gets pulled back into using drugs by Jesse. Jane’s dad wants to take her off to rehab, but sadly it’s too late for that. In fact, Krysten sums it up best on her twitter account: [Read more...]

Melissa McCarthy in "Enchanted Forest"

Melissa McCarthy (Sookie on Gilmore Girls) is currently starring in the Groundlings production Enchanted Forest, which will be playing at the Groundling Theater in LA through to July 18. This comedy show is directed by Roy Jenkins and features a collection of skits by Groundlings members.

Melissa McCarthy, who has been with Groundlings for more than 10 years, delivers in the skit “Soft Butt Firm”. LA Weekly describes the skit with:

“Soft Butt Firm” finds Melissa McCarthy on-target as a sugar-tongued huckster of her recently acquired product — a superabsorbent toilet paper.

You can buy tickets to see Melissa in this comedy show here. [Read more...]

Michael Winters in "The Tempest"

Michael Winters (Taylor Doose on Gilmore Girls) is currently starring as Prospero in the Seattle Shakespeare Company production of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest, which is playing from June 4 – 28th.

Michael Winters

In The Tempest, Prospero (Michael Winters) is a banished sorcerer and rightful Duke of Milan. He uses his magical powers to punish and forgive his enemies when he raises a tempest (violent storm) to drive them ashore to an island. That island’s native inhabitants, Ariel and Caliban, aid or hinder Prospero’s work. While vengeance is what Prospero seeks, he discovers instead that love and forgiveness are the most potent magic of all.

In an interview with the Seattle Times, Michael Winters shares that he’s acted in 10 of Shakespeare’s plays in the past, though The Tempest is a new one for him and that the part was hard to learn: [Read more...]