Elongated noses, like wrinkly pickles or deflated balloons, protrude from the faces of the comically offbeat characters in the zany, rambling and historically relevant animated documentary "Endless ...

But for Zooey Deschanel, popping on the 2003 film Elf is off-putting for a whole other reason. For millions of people, the Will Ferrell movie is appointment viewing around Christmas time.