MICKEY BLUE EYES (1999) Starring Hugh Grant, Jeanne Tripplehorn, James Caan, Burt Young, James Fox, Joe Viterelli, Gerry Becker, Maddie Corman and Vincent Pastore. Screenplay by Adam Scheinman and Robert Kuhn. Directed by Kelly Makin. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment. 102 minutes. Rated PG-13. Maybe I’d cut Mickey Blue Eyes more slack if it didn’t come out … Continue reading
BOWFINGER (1999) Starring Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, Terence Stamp, Jamie Kennedy, Barry Newman and Robert Downey, Jr. Screenplay by Steve Martin. Directed by Frank Oz. Distributed by Univeral Pictures. 97 minutes. Rated PG-13. Bowfinger is a good reminder of how much Hollywood misses Steve Martin – both as an actor and as … Continue reading
BOBBY VEE SOMEWHERE DOWN THE LINE BY RONALD SKLAR Rock and roll is cram-packed with ironic stories. Read the bio of almost any artist and you’ll find the woulda-coulda-shoulda tale of how he almost became an accountant. And prefacing almost every Top 10 hit is the tiresome fable of how the song nearly wound up … Continue reading
MYSTERY MEN (1999) Starring Hank Azaria, Claire Forlani, Janeane Garofalo, Eddie Izzard, Greg Kinnear, William H. Macy, Kel Mitchell, Lena Olin, Paul Reubens, Geoffrey Rush, Ben Stiller, Wes Studi and Tom Waits. Screenplay by Neil Cuthbert. Directed by Kinka Usher. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 122 minutes. Rated PG-13. Ever get told after the fact about … Continue reading
BLAIR WITCH PROJECT (1999) Starring Heather Donahue, Joshua Leonard, Michael C. Williams, Bob Griffin, Jim King, Sandra Sanchez, Ed Swanson, Patricia DeCou, Mark Mason and Jackie Halex. Screenplay by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. Directed by Daniel Myrick and Eduardo Sanchez. Distributed by Artisan Entertainment. 86 minutes. Rated R. I am very happy that this … Continue reading
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