Jesse Eisenberg — who wrote, directed, and stars opposite Culkin — is the ostensible protagonist David, ­Benji’s uptight, socially awkward cousin who envies and pities him in equal measure ...

Jesse Eisenberg said that as an actor his job is to “understand your character, even if the character is a villain.” But things have changed. Senior Editor Senior Editor matt.wilstein@ ...

A few years ago, actor Jesse Eisenberg was writing a movie about two men on a road trip in Mongolia when an ad popped up on his screen, offering "Auschwitz tours, with lunch." "I clicked on the ad and ...

Chopin’s much-loved solo piano music takes centre stage in ‘A Real Pain’, a new film by Jesse Eisenberg out now in cinemas. The score for Jesse Eisenberg’s latest film is made up almost entirely of ...

Amid the ongoing legal tussle over his movie “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma,” film director Darryl Yap released a new trailer of the movie, saying its premiere in local cinemas will proceed on ...

On Jan. 21, Yap released the official trailer of “The Rapists of Pepsi Paloma” online and announced that it will be shown in Philippine cinemas nationwide on Feb. 5. According to the trailer, the film ...

Jesse Eisenberg’s second outing in the writer-director chair is a meditation on grief and historical pain that manages to evade the Hollywood question-answer cliche. A Real Pain follows two Jewish ...

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Eisenberg's film follows two cousins on a Jewish heritage tour of Poland, which includes a stop at the Majdanek death camp. The story draws on his own family history — and his struggle with OCD.

Here's what the bittersweet ending of A Real Pain starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin really means. Jesse Eisenberg, best known for The Social Network, made his directorial debut with When ...