October 5, 2005 - Benjamin Wagner

Inertia Creeps

By admin | October 5, 2005 |

It gave me pause. It was one of those moments where CNN is all you can hear in the newsroom. Everyone’s tuned into the same story, and listening closely. Commissioner Kelly (Commissioner Gordon’s nephew) sounded dire, warning of a “credible but unsubstantiated threat” in the coming days. I was talking with my colleague Ben Cosgrove…

Jesse Eisenberg Knows That Acting’s A Little Absurd — But He Loves It, Anyway

By Benjamin | October 5, 2005 |

Speaking by phone with Jesse Eisenberg, it quickly becomes apparent that the young actor will probably never make the gossip rags for causing a ruckus or a scandal at a Hollywood party or club. That’s not why the 21-year-old co-star of the upcoming film, “The Squid and the Whale,” is in the game. Eisenberg’s seriousness…