Where's Scarlett Johansson when you need her? The only thing that could have improved this short film starring a Natalie-Portman-vs.-Michelle-Williams-catifght was if ScarJo was in the mix dropping elbows, and if director Roman Polanski could've shot the thing in one of those extra long takes he's so fond of. The film is a part of an art project, a faux ad for a faux perfume, and premieres tonight at the Gagosian Gallery in Rome. Since I know most of you won't be able to make that, the good people of the internet have got it for you right here.

Times are tough, and good samaritans are hard to come by these days. Given the country's economic doldrums, theoretically we should be living in anarchy. A cinematic embodiment of these times, Wendy and Lucy is a film by director Kelly Reichardt and portrays a financially strapped traveler (played by Michelle Williams) who loses her dog. No one in the town, except for one person, seems to care about her situation. "We knew it was a downer from the start," Reichardt said at last night's Q&A session with Williams, following the opening at Film Forum. However, with the amount of buzz the film has received, one can't help but dig a little deeper for the intentions behind a film where Williams emerges as a quiet power, where the sound of trains are the sole soundtrack and the ending is left as open as the outdoors.

As the frenzy towards the July 14 New York City premiere of The Dark Knight continues to build (oh how I wish I could attend), Heath Ledger’s performance, and its posthumous status, are predictably overshadowing the film itself (although reviews have been rave). Will the premier proceedings pay tribute to the late actor, will his ex-fiancée Michelle Williams attend, and what of Ledger's family's attendance? For the record, Williams was never planning to attend, the premiere will not serve as a tribute, and Ledger's family aren't confirmed as guests. Williams’ rep says that the premiere "was never on her calendar and she’s not in the movie. This isn’t a press event for her. She’s not going, there is no reason.” Jake Gyllenhaal, however, will attend his former onscreen lover’s premiere as a guest of sister Maggie, who has a role in the film as Bruce Wayne’s love interest.