Novocaine star Ray Nicholson on his A-list father Jack: Niceness is intimidating

New film. “Novocaine.” Stars Meg Ryan’s son Jack Quaid and Jack Nicholson’s son Ray.Off-camera Ray says: “Jack’s niceness is intimidating because I’m not that nice a guy.” The thing shoots into theaters tomorrow.

Bring your dentist.Here’s another springtime beauty. Steven Soderbergh’s Brit wit spy thriller “Black Bag.” Says Cate Blanchett: “I play damaged goods.But in the espionage game people are all damaged.

They have nothing to lose.”Pierce Brosnan, playing a shifty type, likes the wardrobe.“His morality is questionable but he wore a beautiful suit and his ego’s a mile long.” Also comes for another fitting tomorrow.1972 the late Gene Hackman worked with Lee Marvin and Sissy Spacek.

Lee Marvin once said: “Seeing me on screen the audience knows two things.I’m not getting the girl, and two, I’ll be getting a cheap funeral.”Nothing happy in film.

Also wriggling out is Laurence Fishburne and Rachel Brosnahan. “The Amateur.” Rami Malek is a mousy CIA decoder.In a basement.

His wife’s killed.He wants revenge.

So he blows up bad guys.If hungry for more mayhem, massacre and murder Portugal now announces the Tribeca Film Festival in Lisbon.In October.

So yippee! — you can soon see blood and killing and stabbing in the fall as well.Mucho mazel tov to us all.Unrequested Sun newspaper emails arrive hourly.

My hair should grow so fast.Their political newspaper writers now jam my inbox.

I say, “Forget it.” They forget that.Here’s yesterday’s sample:Alan Dershowitz: “In today’s media landscape too many publications get things wrong.

They’re more concerned with the political implications of a story than the basic facts.”Next comes his “The New York Sun — a paper that places principle over politics and people over party — is different.And the future of our nation begins with the restoration of real American journalism . . .

devoted to that mission truly ‘shines for all.’ �...