New York, July 25, 2006 – Approaching the Lincoln Square movie theater for the New York premiere of the charming movie Little Miss Sunshine, a dim memory surfaced from about three weeks prior, at the L.A. premiere of the same film. Later, we checked our archives, and there it was: Back on July 2 at Little Miss Sunshine’s sunny Hollywood debut, we were surprised at the appearance of the grown-up Haley Joel Osment, and wondered what the heck he’s been up to lately. (And we in no way suggest that there is any connection between this road-trip movie and Osment’s infamous, er, road trip of last week.)

But in New York, on the golden carpet, Alan Arkin recalled the ultimate road trip of a more idyllic time: he hitchhiked cross-country in his teens, without worrying about safety. Arkin complimented his young co-star Abigail Breslin: “She has a complete [acting] craft at her disposal. She just….she has it.”