On April 29 & 30 Bridget will be attending the screenings of The Best in the Brightest in Columbus, Ohio! And if that wasn’t exciting enough, there are two shows each day at 7:30 and 9:00 and Bridget will be doing a Q&A for every show. That’s right, if you live in Columbus you have hit the Bridget Regan jackpot.

Tickets for Friday April 29 can be bought here: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=22812&rdate=4%2F29%2F2011&sortid=1

Tickets for Saturday April 30 can be found here: http://www.movietickets.com/house_detail.asp?house_id=22812&rdate=4%2F30%2F2011&sortid=1

Over on YouTube gothicredhead has kindly uploaded the Q&A session that Bridget did on April 11 after the LA Best and the Brightest screening. Enjoy and thanks to gothicredhead for the upload!

The Best and the Brightest is coming to Houston on Thursday, April 21! The show will begin at 7:30pm at the Landmark River Oaks Theater!  Tickets are available at: https://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/171311

Live in Houston and want to help get the word out? Then click here to print out a promotional flyer that you can use to wallpaper the city.

Also, the screening of B&B in LA that Bridget attended was a HUGE success and was completely sold out! Watch the video below to see what people had to say after the show!

Check out Bridget’s cast interview for The Best and the Brightest! Filmed during the movie’s production, it gives a nifty insight into Bridget’s character and how much fun everyone had on set. BIG BIG thanks to Bill and the B&B team for hooking us up with this video!

Bridget’s movie The Best and the Brightest is coming to Philly thanks to our good friend Bill!

On April 15 & 16 at 7:30pm The Best and the Brightest will be showing at the Prince Music Theater. Even better, there will be cast and crew in attendance for a Q&A after the movie. No word yet on which cast member(s) will be at these two shows, but as soon as it’s announced, we’ll let you know.

Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/169284

Facebook Event Page: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=104536799630553

Also, there are still tickets available to the April 11 showing of B&B in LA that Bridget will be attending! This is phenomenal opportunity to get to interact with Bridget. Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/162411

At this point, our best bet for getting B&B a wide theatrical release is to sell out as many of these previews shows as possible. A wide release gets Bridget in front of more people, makes her more popular (because, let’s face it, who doesn’t love Bridget at first sight), and that means we all get to see her in more stuff. So if you’re in Philadelphia, or if you just want to support Bridget,  please consider buying a ticket.

The fantastic Bill contacted me a bit ago about his work to get a screening of The Best and the Brightest in Philadelphia. Part and parcel of the whole process was that he got an advanced screening of the film and he was kind enough to write us up a review! Thanks Bill!

“The Best and the Brightest” Review
By Bill Crossland

If an armed assailant pointed a loaded weapon at my head and demanded that I describe The Best and the Brightest in only two words, I would have to go with “utterly refreshing.”

The new comedy is a studio quality production crafted at the independent level, and perhaps even more delightful is that it offers a much needed alternative to the stale formulas that have characterized the majority of mainstream post-nineties comedy films.  It’s not that the film won’t appeal to mainstream audiences, but that it represents the kind of mature yet lighthearted fun that they don’t get the opportunity to enjoy much these days.

The story centers on a young couple, Jeff and Sam (played by Neil Patrick Harris and Bonnie Somerville) who, after inheriting some money courtesy of a dead aunt, relocate their family to upstate New York.  It’s when the two middle-class parents take on the task of getting their daughter into an elite private kindergarten that things get deliciously wacky.  For Sam, breaking through the stonewall of fake smiles and gag-inducing pretentiousness becomes symbolic of her last shot to have her family move up in the world, and the ridiculous lies she must sustain to blend in with the yuppies propel the comedy forward.

Here’s the thing: while The Best and the Brightest may not be the perfect film, it’s got the perfect measures of all the great comedy ingredients.  It’s not a one note joke — it seems that, too often, comedies take one simple idea (drinking, doing drugs, don’t have sex with your friends) and stretch it out for two to two and a half insufferable hours.  This film actually has a story, and kudos to first time feature film director (and co-writer) Josh Shelov for crafting comedic scenarios which flow naturally from the drama of the story rather than just having the characters sit around talking about how funny they are.  The jokes don’t need explaining — probably because they’re funny to begin with.

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The Best and the Brightest is set to be released on DVD in the States on August 16th, 2011. (Also the birthday of yours truly, special day!) You can order the DVD and watch Bridget, Neil and everyone else having a grand old time! The pre-order page can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B004QPOVB4/

Bridget’s movie, The Best and the Brightest, is coming to LA on April 11 and 12! And, to make it even better, Bridget will be there on the 11th and will take part in a Q&A after the show!

You can buy tickets here: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/162411

Chris and I would happily provide a couple of free tickets to anyone willing to go to the show for us and write up a review for us to post here on the site. If you’re interested, email me LindseyATherblueeyesDOTcom

For more info over the previews check out movie’s website: http://www.bestnbrightestmovie.com/2011/03/la-sneak-previews-on-sale-bridget-regan-and-bonnie-somerville-appearing-411-and-412/

The Best and the Brightest official website has posted a blog with information about the premier of the film and other good facts to know. You can find the blog entry here: http://www.bestnbrightestmovie.com/blog/

According to the Philadelphia Daily News Bridget will be attending this weekend’s premier of her new movie, The Best and the Brightest. So for any of you fortunate few who managed to get tickets before they sold out, you are in for a treat! As always, we’re happy to publish any reviews and/or pictures you guys might have of the movie and it’s premier.

You can read the entire article here: http://www.philly.com/dailynews/features/20101015_Philadelphia_Film_Festival_offers_an_early_glimpse_at_buzzworthy_movies.html

On a side note to the article, I don’t like us being called obsessive.

Update: Now it appears from one of Bridget’s Tweets that she won’t be attending the premiere. This is unfortunate, however, she also Tweeted that she has a good excuse. Whether this excuse is work-related or personal, we wish her the best! There will be other premieres!