Liz From St. Louis

Belleville, IL native Peter Sarsgaard staked his claim as one of my favorite actors after I saw him in 2003’s  Shattered Glass. Since then, I’ve watched nearly every film which lists his name in the credits. Sure he may get type-cast as ‘creepy’ but who didn’t laugh their behind off at his mock-infomercial for the Peter Sarsgaard’s SARS Guard when on SNL in 2006? Too funny!

Being that Halloween was near, I had already watched The Skeleton Key and was excited when my sister brought home the recently released The Orphan – Mr. Sarsgaard + scary movie = my kind of entertainment. Oh, the movie delievered quite a scare as I watched just before trying to go to bed.

Lessons learned:

1. Never adopt 9-year old Russian girl
2. Stop letting handsome men influence what movies I watch

Though, it is freaking scary and therefore awesome, it wasn’t the best before-bed movie choice.

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Meanwhile, Sarsgaard’s newest film, An Education looks lovely. It’s already won the Audience Choice award and the Cinematography award at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival and is showing as part of the St. Louis International Film Festival. Looks like it’s actually showing tomorrow at The Tivoli, better see if there’s tickets left…