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Director: David Wexler Writer: David Wexler Starring: Jonathan Sollis, Margarita Levieva, Aidan Quinn, Jonathan Reed Wexler, Arija Bareikis Zoe (Jonathan Sollis) is a stand up comedian who is desperately in love with his beautiful girlfriend Miranda (Julia Dennis). Miranda dies suddenly, slingshotting Zoe into a bitter and jaded state of depression. Then, after one year of being "Mr. Doom and Gloom", Zoe finds himself forced to...ummm...teach kindergarten? That is right! But, luckily there is a super cute fellow kindergarten teacher, Veronica (Margarita Levieva). And, well, I think we all know exactly where the story goes from here... But it is how it gets there that is pretty darn fantastic. Jonathan Sollis, for one, is excellent as Zoe. Not only does he have a great rapport with the kindergarteners, but he plays the formulaic role with utmost sincerity and naturalism. It also helps that Sollis is not your typical...

By Sean O’Connell

Hollywoodnews.com: A handful of stellar titles with Oscar aspirations have been programmed into this year’s Austin Film Festival schedule, which begins on Oct. 20 with an as-yet-unnamed Opening Night selection.

In between, Aff audiences will get their first looks at Alexander Payne’s “The Descendants,” Steve McQueen’s “Shame,” Lynne Ramsay’s “We Need to Talk About Kevin,” Rodrigo Garcia’s “Albert Nobbs” and Sean Durkin’s “Martha Marcy May Marlene” – all films with awards hopes that will screen as part of the festival’s Marquee category.

“We’re proud to be taking our program in some exciting new directions while maintaining our focus on strong writing and engaging stories,” said new Film Programmers Stephen Jannise and Stephen Belyeu.

In addition, the fest has set up special screenings of “Toy Story” (presented by John Lasseter), an “Edward Scissorhands” screening, and a tribute to Polly Platt...