Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet Aren’t Joking Around in Funny Games by Brad Balfour Ten years ago, German director Michael Haneke created a harrowing, near-psychotic film, Funny Games, about two young men – Paul and Peter – who force a couple and their son in their vacation cabin to play sadistic “games” with fatal results. A critique … Continue reading
Jim Sturgess Bets on 21 to Transform His Acting Career by Brad Balfour Based on Ben Mezrich’s non-fiction book Bringing Down the House – about MIT master math student Jeff Ma and his blackjack team – 21 details the story of Ben Campbell and his card-counting crew that ravages Las Vegas casinos for little over a year (making oodles … Continue reading
FLAWLESS (2008) Starring Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Joss Ackland, Constantine Gregory, Derren Nesbitt, Nathaniel Parker, Shaughan Seymour, Nicholas Jones, David Barrass, Silas Carson, Rosalind March, Kevan Willis and Stanley Townsend. Screenplay by Edward Anderson. Directed by Michael Radford. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. Flawless takes place in a just-pre-swinging London. About … Continue reading
Ingrid Michaelson The Way She Is by Jay S. Jacobs It used to be in order to get your songs heard; you had to hope that somehow radio would catch on to you (often through payola). The whole business has changed, though, and Ingrid Michaelson is riding the wave of the new world order of … Continue reading
SEMI-PRO (2008) Starring Will Ferrell, Woody Harrelson, André Benjamin, Maura Tierney, Will Arnett, Andy Richter, David Koechner, Rob Corddry, Andrew Daly, Matt Walsh, Jackie Earle Haley and Patti LaBelle. Screenplay by Scot Armstrong. Directed by Kent Alterman. Distributed by New Line Pictures. 90 minutes. Rated R. I want my money back. Not only that, but … Continue reading
DEFINITELY, MAYBE (2008) Starring Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke, Abigail Breslin, Elizabeth Banks, Rachel Weisz, Kevin Kline, Adam Ferrara, Lianne Balaban, Annie Parisse, Nestor Serrano and Robert Klein. Screenplay by Adam Brooks. Directed by Adam Brooks. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 112 minutes. Rated PG-13. A man who is just about to get a divorce … Continue reading
Charlize Theron and AnnaSophia Robb Sleepwalking Through Real Life by Jay S. Jacobs Though she has lived a rather glamorous life – born in South Africa, travelling regularly to Europe and the US, becoming a top actress in films like The Cider House Rules, The Italian Job and In the Valley of Elah – lately, … Continue reading
JELLYFISH (2007) Starring Sarah Adler, Nikol Leidman, Gera Sandler, Noa Knoller, Ma-nenita De Latorre, Zharira Charifai, Ilanit Ben Yaakov, Assi Dayan and Miri Fabian. Screenplay by Shira Geffen. Directed by Etgar Keret & Shira Geffen. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 78 minutes. Not Rated. This charming and quirky little Israeli slice-of-life has been opening some eyes, … Continue reading
I Nine – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – March 18, 2008 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2008. All rights reserved. Continue reading
NANCY DREW (2007) Starring Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Max Thieriot, Tate Donovan, Rachael Leigh Cook, Danielle Monet, Kelly Vitz, Barry Bostwick, Kay Panabaker, Cliff Bernis, Laura Elena Harring, Caroline Aaron, Pat Carroll, Chris Kattan, Adam Goldberg and Bruce Willis. Screenplay by Andrew Fleming and Tiffany Paulsen. Directed by Andrew Fleming. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. … Continue reading
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