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January 20, 2009

Ben & Zooey Hit Sundance

If you have money and/or connections, Washington DC is the place to be today. There are so many people gathered for the presidential inauguration, CNN is shooting from a satellite in space! But sadly some celebrities are stuck in Park City, Utah, forced to navigate gifting suites instead of cheering our new 44th president. We might have forgotten about the Sundance Film Festival altogether if it wasn't for a few of our favorite musicians making the scene. Death Cab For Cutie's Ben Gibbard makes his acting debut in Brief Interviews With Hideous Men directed by The Office's John Krasinski, based on the David Foster Wallace story. His fiancée Zooey Deschanel (the She half of She & Him) co-stars in 500 Days Of Summer. Guitar documentary It Might Get Loud features guitar connoisseur Jack White. And Robby Krieger and Ray Manzarek were on hand to promote Doors doc When You're Strange. They all posed for photos. Mariah Carey was there too, but you're on you're own with that.

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Ben Gibbard! Stop freaking me out with your not pudgy-ness!

Posted by: M T bibby at 01/20/09 1:18 PM  | Reply
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Where Are Your

Posted by: Lips? at 01/20/09 1:27 PM  | Reply
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SNL cast member?

Posted by: Sister Disco at 01/20/09 1:28 PM  | Reply
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that first picture is absolutely frightening. i'm scared. hold me.

also, 60's neil young called. he wants his look back.

Posted by: grace6697 profile link at 01/20/09 1:34 PM  | Reply
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hi grace, please post your photo so we can judge you accordingly.

Posted by: Gary  in reply to grace6697's comment at 01/20/09 6:43 PM  | Reply
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nice combo of Mark David Chapman, and my creepy Uncle

Posted by: sae at 01/20/09 2:11 PM  | Reply
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It looks like a Yearbook photo from the 1970s.

Posted by: Greg at 01/20/09 2:17 PM  | Reply
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No photos of the cute couple together? Boo.

Posted by: toyourdismay profile link at 01/20/09 2:22 PM  | Reply
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Nice rock! Way to go, Ben!

Posted by: Anon at 01/20/09 2:42 PM  | Reply
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Wowz http://www.etonline.com/news/2008/12/69220/

Posted by: Clement  in reply to Anon's comment at 01/20/09 3:16 PM  | Reply
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I think we should call them Zen. Like, Zooey+Ben=Zen? Get it? GET IT?

Posted by: oh_comely profile link at 01/20/09 3:30 PM  | Reply
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BenZooey is more mainstream/tabloid friendly

Posted by: d33r profile link  in reply to oh_comely's comment at 01/20/09 4:10 PM  | Reply
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Sundance has been a great time! We saw Damien Rice perform yesterday.

Posted by: Nick at 01/20/09 4:35 PM  | Reply
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I fail to see the appeal.

Posted by: Allah profile link  in reply to Nick's comment at 01/20/09 5:11 PM  | Reply
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how about Booey?

Posted by: woozefa profile link at 01/20/09 6:09 PM  | Reply
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Ben really does look like that one dude from SNL in this picture.

Posted by: EmanuelV profile link at 01/20/09 6:19 PM  | Reply
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Zooey Deschanel. Myeh...

Posted by: Biblio_a_gogo profile link at 01/20/09 7:52 PM  | Reply
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wow! dude is so fucking ugly

Posted by: grover at 01/20/09 8:10 PM  | Reply
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Acting debut? Um..... ever heard of a little TV show called the O.C. Ben made his acting debut on there as an indie rocker who sold his soul.

Posted by: Doucheyinternetguy at 01/21/09 12:59 AM  | Reply
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benny STOP IT. i will take the zooey marriage thing, but fuck, THE HAIR. stop fucking around.

Posted by: hilary at 01/21/09 3:17 AM  | Reply
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This probably isn't fair, but the first thing I thought of after seeing the photo was Disney's Ichabod Crane:

 http://www.disneyshorts.org/years/1949/graphics/legendofsleepyhollow/legendofsleepyhollow1thumb.jpg

Posted by: derek profile link at 01/21/09 4:17 AM  | Reply
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Sweet fancy Moses, he looks like Crispin Glover!

Posted by: Zachra at 01/22/09 11:42 PM  | Reply
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how this ugly neanderthal looking bastard ever got a beautiful woman like zooey deschanel to say yes will puzzle me forever...props to him i guess

Posted by: really? at 01/23/09 11:28 AM  | Reply
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how this ugly neanderthal looking bastard ever got a beautiful woman like zooey deschanel to say yes will puzzle me forever...props to him i guess

Posted by: really? at 01/23/09 11:29 AM  | Reply
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Jack White is stealing my look .

Posted by: Vampire #1 at 01/23/09 2:16 PM  | Reply
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Zooey is going to trade in her great name for Gibbard, Zooey Gibbard. It's like that scene from THe Wedding Singer... "Julia Gulia".

p.s. he looks like an idiot.

Posted by: narg at 01/23/09 3:44 PM  | Reply
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i'm probably not the first to point out, but does anyone else think Zooey Deschanel looks a lot like Katy Perry? Well, a prettier version atleast...

Posted by: skippy at 01/26/09 5:30 PM  | Reply
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yes!!!
i always did.
but not the prettier version part...

Posted by: angelapanda profile link  in reply to skippy's comment at 03/15/09 8:14 PM  | Reply
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i just found out about the whole ben and zooey thing. its weird.
i mean, i do like zooey dont get me wrong. i just think its like.. "im an actress whos gonna do the whole singer thing!" then, "im gonna do the whole singer turns indie folk-rocker thing! and to make it better, ill marry the king of all indie-ness, ben gibbard!! im so oh-so-indie!"
thats only my opinion, though folks. maybe its genuine love. who knows?

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