A “multimedia heartthrob” had a little website.

Yes, he did.

Now it’s been three-ee years on the Internet.

And that’s a magic number.

Although I must admit that I was a little saddened to discover that this flick wasn’t a remake of 1980’s How to Beat the High Co$t of Living, I was overjoyed to hear that Adam would be appearing in it. Written and directed by Callie Khouri of Thelma & Louise fame and starring Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes, Mad Money appears to continue our favorite thespian’s well-established pattern of appealing to those of us mercifully free from the burden of the Y-chromosome.

Adam’s certainly on a roll these days. It is, most definitely, on.

Mad Money

A woman who was used to the finer things in life is suddenly thrust back into the work force after her husband gets downsized in writer/director Callie Khouri (Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood)’s American adaptation of the hit British comedy Hot Money. Faced with the prospect of losing her home as her debt begins to mount, posh housewife Bridget (Diane Keaton) accepts a job on the midnight cleaning crew at a local branch of the Federal Reserve Bank. When the growing temptation of the cash that surrounds her night after night ultimately proves too powerful to resist, Bridget teams with two of the other cleaners for a criminal exercise in creative moneymaking. Queen Latifah and Katie Holmes co-star in a crime comedy inspired by actual events. (All-Movie Guide)

Cast: Diane Keaton, Queen Latifah, Katie Holmes, Roger R. Cross, Adam Rothenberg
Director: Callie Khouri
Producers: James Acheson, Jay Cohen, Frank DeMartini
Writers: Glenn Gers, Callie Khouri

For more information:
     imdb entry

Update (05/02/2007):
The cast now includes Ted Danson and a pair of HITG! veterans, Thelma & Louise co-star Christopher McDonald and the great comedic character actor Stephen Root.

Why the semi-obscure Prince lyric and pretty, blue movie poster up above?

Well, the big news done broke:

Our Adam has been added to the cast of curvaceous pop superstar Mariah Carey’s latest cinematic offering, Tennessee.

The producer of this road movie is young firebrand Lee Daniels, the force behind the critically acclaimed indy films Monster’s Ball and The Woodsman. Sounds to us like a strong bet to be more gold than glitter.

Oh, it’s on y’all; it is most definitely on.

Tennessee

Two brothers. Three paths. One destination.

Carter (Adam Rothenberg) and his younger brother Ellis (Ethan Peck) embark on a journey from New Mexico to Tennessee to find their estranged father — a trip which might hold Ellis’s life in the balance. Along the way they meet Krystal (Mariah Carey), an aspiring singer who flees her controlling husband (Lance Reddick) to join them on their journey.

Cast: Mariah Carey, Ethan Peck, Adam Rothenberg, Lance Reddick, Bill Sage
Director: Aaron Woodley
Producer: Lee Daniels
Writer: Russell Schaumberg

For more information:
     official page at Lee Daniels Entertainment
     imdb entry
     Wikipedia entry

You’re looking at a link to a little Flash movie that features our Adam typing and scrolling away on his beloved MacBook.

Why, pray tell?

Well… this past weekend Adam informed us, via email, that some big news is coming soon….

The Apple is positively quivering with anticipation. Stay tuned. (Video: dogra)

I was overjoyed when I learned of the launch of this fan club. Ever since I first saw Adam perform in a little stage trifle directed by longtime Rothenberg collaborator (and Adam’s Apple founder) “dogra,” I have been captivated.

He played a simian servant to Miss Doris Day in that production and gave a performance remiscent of the great monkey thespian Jocko. Kudos!