Peter Sarsgaard

JAKE GYLLENHAAL, JAMIE FOXX and PETER SARSGAARD star in Universal Pictures adaptation of Marine Anthony Swofford's bracing memoir that took readers into his disorienting firsthand experience in the Gulf War. Jarhead (the self-imposed moniker of the Marines) follows a third generation enlistee from a sobering stint in boot camp through the Middle East deserts. An irreverent and true account of war laced with dark wit, honest inquisition and episodes that are at once surreal and poignant, tragic and absurd. Academy Award winner Sam Mendes directs.

The tragic loss of their unborn child has devastated Kate (Vera Farmiga) and John (Peter Sarsgaard), taking a toll on both their marriage and Kate's fragile psyche as she is plagued by nightmares and haunted by demons from her past. Struggling to regain some semblance of normalcy in their lives, the couple decides to adopt another child. At the local orphanage, both John and Kate find themselves strangely drawn to a young girl named Esther (Isabelle Fuhrman)...but Esther is not what she appears to be and, concerned for the safety of her family, Kate tries to get John and others to see past Esther's sweet facade. But her warnings go unheeded until it may be too late...for everyone.

Liam Neeson stars as Kinsey, who in 1948 irrevocably changed American culture with his book Sexual Behavior in the Human Male. Interviewing thousands of people about the most intimate aspects of their lives, Kinsey lifted the weight of secrecy and shame from a society in which sexual practices were mostly hidden. His work sparked one of the most intense cultural debates of the past century, a debate that rages on today.Using the technique of his own famous sex interviews, KINSEY recounts the scientist?s extraordinary journey from obscurity to global fame. Alfred Kinsey grows up the son of an engineering teacher and occasional Sunday school preacher (John Lithgow). Rebelling against the rigid piety of his home life, and drawn to the world of the senses, Kinsey becomes a Harvard-educated zoologist specializing in the study of gall wasps. After being hired to teach biology at Indiana University, Kinsey meets and marries a witty, free-thinking female student, Clara McMillen (Laura Linney). In the course of his teaching he discovers an astonishing dearth of scientific data on sexual behavior. When students seek him out for advice about sexual concerns and problems, he realizes that no one has done the clinical research that would yield reliable answers to their questions. Inspired to explore the emotionally charged subject of sex from a strictly scientific point of view, Kinsey recruits a team of researchers, including Clyde Martin (Peter Sarsgaard), Wardell Pomeroy (Chris O?Donnell), and Paul Gebhard (Timothy Hutton). Over time they refine an interviewing technique which helps people to break through shame, fear, and guilt, and speak freely about their sexual histories. Kinsey also attempts to create an open sexual environment among the team and their wives, encouraging them to ?swing? years before the sexual revolution of the 1960s. When Kinsey publishes his Male study in 1948, the press compares the impact to that of the atom bomb. Soon Kinsey graces the cover o

PATRICIA CLARKSON (Good Night and Good Luck, Miracle, The Green Mile), PETER SARSGAARD (Shattered Glass, Key, Kinsey, Garden State) and CAMPBELL SCOTT (The Exorcism of Emily Rose, Saint Ralph) star in this critically acclaimed tale of lust, power, corruption, betrayal and revenge set in the seductive world of the Hollywood elite.Robert Sandrich, a fledgling screenwriter (Sarsgaard) who has been living on the fringes, finds his life changed when he is offered a million dollars for his latest and most personal work The Dying Gaul, a raw, autobiographical story of the death of his lover. There is one catch the studio demands that Robert change his dead lover's character to a woman to make the story more commercially viable.Making the offer is Jeffrey (Scott), a smooth, ruthless and sexually avaricious studio executive who seduces Robert with the intoxicating Hollywood cocktail of power, money and sex. When Robert confides to Jeffrey's wife, Elaine (Clarkson) that he finds solace, both sexual and emotional, in the ghost-like world of chat rooms, the curious Elaine meets him there anonymously. As their online dialogue unfolds, she discovers that Robert and her husband are having an affair. The shock of that revelation and the unexpected way she responds sets off a dangerous series of deceptions, confessions and betrayals.

Molly Shannon plays Peggy, a happy-go-lucky secretary who is a great friend, employee, and sister living alone with her beloved dog Pencil. But when Pencil unexpectedly dies, Peggy must find meaning in her life. John C. Reilly, Peter Sarsgaard, Regina King and Laura Dern turn in great comic performances as the significant people in Peggy s life who give her ill-fitting advice.

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Education Nation brings the Teacher Town Hall format to Atlanta to engage local educators in an in-depth conversation about local education issues. NBC News Chief Education Correspondent Rehema Ellis moderates the conversation and will be joined by 11Alive Anchor Brenda Wood and 11Alive Education Reporter Donna Lowry.

Two years ago, Forsyth County School District outside Atlanta launched a technology program, encouraging students to BYOT bring your own technology. NBC s Rehema Ellis reports.

The actress and her husband Peter Sarsgaard welcomed their second daughter, Gloria Ray, on April 19th.