By BROATCH, Mark SMART PEOPLE (M - offensive language and sexual references) starring Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Ellen Page. Directed by Noam Munro. 95 mins. Showing now. * * * * -- ------------------ SMART PEOPLE sometimes do dumb things.

SMART PEOPLE (15) STARS: Dennis Quaid, Ellen Page, Thomas Haden Church, Sarah Jessica Parker. DIRECTOR: Noam Murro. SARAH JESSICA PARKER'S face is everywhere at the moment as she stars in one of the season's most eagerly awaited movies - Sex and the City.

By Claudia Puig Smart People has a pretty decent cinematic IQ, but it falls short of qualifying for Mensa. Though it features witty dialogue and good performances, the plot contrivances keep it from being an altogether winning enterprise.

NEW YORK, Sept. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- On Sunday, September 16th the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced the winners for the 2007 Emmy Awards, with American Movie Channel (AMC) receiving 3 for its first-ever original movie event, Broken Trail.

It could turn out one-time Oscar nominee Thomas Haden Church will wind up paired up with Sandra Bullock in All About Steve when the Hollywood project starts production.