Yes Man

We’re going to level with you, Boxwishers. This is one helluva quirky gadget spot this week, one that isn’t quite as essential or present in our everyday lives as say mobile phones, but hey – that’s what we’re all about here at Boxwish, spotting those weird and wonderful items from the varied world of movies. And though for some of you it’s arguably weird, we prefer to think of it as wonderful. Introducing the Gibson Earls Scruggs banjo as played by Will Ferrell’s eccentric palaeontologist Dr. Rick Marshall in new comedy Land of the Lost, out at UK cinemas from tomorrow.
We’ve had a few musical instruments crop up in our weekly gadget spot over the months, including the Fender Jazz Geddy Bass as seen in I Love You, Man, the Epiphone Hummingbird acoustic guitar from Yes Man and the Yamaha Motif XS8 keyboard »

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Jason Winer, actor and director more commonly known for work he’s done on TV, is blasting his way onto the big screen. Winer and Warner Bros. Pictures are in talks for him to direct the novel adaptation of Shining City. Originally written by author Seth Greenland, Shining City centers on character Marcus Ripps who takes over his black sheep brother’s lucrative dry cleaning business. Before long, he is running one of the most popular escort services in West Hollywood. As the money starts pouring in, he revitalizes his marriage, buys a new Mercedes, and gives his son a bar mitzvah he’ll never forget. But, when his conscience—and the law—starts to catch up with him, Marcus must decide if his sudden financial windfall is worth all the risk.
Jarrad Paul and Andrew Mogel, who both penned the Jim Carrey 2008 film Yes Man, are writing up the script for this feature. »
- Melissa Molina

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Offbeat actress Zooey Deschanel married Death Cab for Cutie frontman Ben Gibbard at a private ceremony near Seattle, Washington, over the weekend. Deschanel, also has a new movie coming out in which she stars for the second time and could end up challenging Jennifer Aniston as the queen of romantic comedy. Only close friends, including her “Your Highness” co-stars James Franco and Natalie Portman, and family were invited to the ceremony. Deschanel’s breakthough role was in Cameron Crowe's “Almost Famous,” with Kate Hudson. It was her second film. She debuted in quirky comedy “Mumford” with Hope Davis and Jason Lee in 1999. But she was almost type-cast as a supporting actress until she won a starring role in “Yes Man” with Jim Carrey. »
- kgirard@theimproper.com (Keith Girard)

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