Smart List: Yes on Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Sugar a big hit

The writer-director team behind “Half Nelson” put their spin on the conventional sports movie in the story of a Dominican pitcher from San Pedro de Macoris struggling to make it in the big leagues to help pull himself and his family out of poverty. Reviewers at Sundance ’08 raved. (Friday) (Kevin P. Casey / Los Angeles Times)

Sept. 16, 2014 6:35 AM PT

Want just a little more from 140 characters? Talk about: Paul Feig.

Or rather, follow @paulfeig on Twitter and participate in the “The Office” writer’s occasional word-limited challenges. He recently asked for submissions for one-tweet plays, or as he calls them, “tweeaters.” His own: “He: 2+2=4. She: Wrong. He: Um . . . 5? She: Nope. 4. He: Let’s get married. She: We’ll see.” (Available now) (Frederick M. Brown / Getty Images)

Still unsure over here. The offbeat comedy revolves around a mattress store worker (Paul Dano) who wants to adopt a Chinese baby and Happy (Zooey Deschanel), the hot, quirky girl he falls for. Appealing in some ways, could cause hives in others. (Friday)

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