Shopgirl

Steve Martin courts accusations of egotism by casting himself in Shopgirl, (his adaptation of his novella, adapted from his life) as the older gent who nobly cuts Claire Danes' shut-in loose despite being irresistible to her. Jason Schwartzman's deadpan, Danes' depth, and the painterly cinematography get tilled under by all the self-focus. EXTRAS In ''Evolution of a Novella,'' Martin says he considered asking Tom Hanks to play his role, ''but I think actually this turned out well.'' And what does it say that Anand Tucker, who calls Martin ''one of my absolute heroes,'' was chosen to direct?

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