Okay,it's freezing up here at Sundance... the stars are hot, but the temps are very, very cold... In fact, so cold, that the festival people have moved most of the premiere lines inside. So far, the highlights have been Colin Farrell, who's back in the spotlight after taking a long and planned break out of the spotlight. His hair's longer (he says it's laziness) and grayer (he says he's going to let it go gray au natural)... and he's very funny in his new movie "In Bruges" -- who knew Colin could do comedy??

The other Colin up here in Park City is Hanks, and yes, his famous Dad produced and has a small role in Colin's starring vehicle with John Malcovich "The Great Buck Howard" -- Colin and Tom were loose and funny and fun, despite their nerves working with each other playing father and son. They have a contentious relationship in the movie, and Tom told me, they never have in real life, which made it a stretch to play on screen. More later... have to interview Jack Black in a second here.

Hey there... this'll be fun. Look at this as the "what you didn't or couldn't see on Extra" blog. I get to share so much more while I'm out and about interviewing actors for my job, and doing the red carpet thing. You get a good sense of it when you watch our show, but there's so much more that goes on, which hopefully I'll be able to share with you here ongoing. So, here goes....

Been a busy couple of days despite the cancellation of the Golden Globes. Spent Saturday morning with Diane Lane -- spectacular -- and not just because of her beauty -- but her brains, too. Smart lady. And truly in love with her man, Josh Brolin. So much so she's "this close" to saying she's going to retire, without actually retiring. She's going to scale back her work tremendously, though, to be a stay-at-home wife and Mom. She told me IF she used the word "retire" then of course, the greatest role of her lifetime would be offered (like a Scarlett O'Hara in 'Gone With the Wind') and then she'd be red-faced and have to come OUT of retirement... I've interviewed Diane before, and she's always, without question, an extreme pleasure. Never, ever any pretense.