Steve Harris Wide Awake in Dreamland by Jay S. Jacobs Steve Harris is no stranger to smart, quirky television after having spent eight years playing lawyer Eugene Young on the acclaimed ensemble drama The Practice. However, little could prepare him for his latest role as a police detective on the mind-bending psychological drama Awake. The series stars … Continue reading
Jennifer Love Hewitt Working Up The Client List by Jay S. Jacobs Jennifer Love Hewitt grew up on television, so you knew when her long-running series Ghost Whisperer was cancelled in 2010, it was only a matter of time before she returned to the spotlight. The return is coming with a sizzle, as she has agreed to … Continue reading
THE SAMARITAN (2012) Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Luke Kirby, Ruth Negga, Tom Wilkinson, Gil Bellows, Tom McCamus, Martha Burns, Stephen McIntyre, Alan C. Peterson, Deborah Kara Unger, Rob Archer, Diana Leblanc, Naomi Snieckus, Farzad Sadrian, Rufus Crawford and Andrew Butcher. Screenplay by Elan Mastai and David Weaver. Directed by David Weaver. Distributed by IFC Films. … Continue reading
WE BOUGHT A ZOO (2012) Starring Matt Damon, Scarlett Johansson, Thomas Haden Church, Patrick Fugit, Elle Fanning, Colin Ford, John Michael Higgins, Angus Macfadyen, Maggie Elizabeth Jones, J.B. Smoove, Carla Gallo, Stephanie Szostak, Peter Riegert, Dustin Ybarra, Cristy Joy, Michael Panes, Kym Whitley and Desi Lydic. Screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna and Cameron Crowe. Directed … Continue reading
DAMSELS IN DISTRESS (2012) Starring Greta Gerwig, Analeigh Tipton, Megalyn Echikunwoke, Carrie MacLemore, Adam Brody, Hugo Becker, Ryan Metcalf, Billy Magnussen, Jermaine Crawford, Caitlin Fitzgerald, Zach Woods, Aubrey Plaza and Taylor Nichols. Screenplay by Whit Stillman. Directed by Whit Stillman. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 99 minutes. Rated PG-13. Damsels in Distress is a college comedy, … Continue reading
Greta Gerwig and Whit Stillman Sending Up a Signal for Damsels in Distress by Jay S. Jacobs In the 90s, Whit Stillman seemed to be the upcoming voice of indie comedy. His acclaimed and literate films Metropolitan, Barcelona and The Last Days of Disco were critical favorites and art-house smashes, giving the writer/director the deserved … Continue reading
Asghar Farhadi Iranian Writer/Director Gets Oscar For A Separation & Retrospective at Lincoln Center by Brad Balfour Iranian director Asghar Farhadi manages to both enlighten and mystify. Maybe that’s why he’s been able to evade both the censors and jailers who police filmmakers for thought crimes against the mega-fascist Iranian state. Or maybe because this … Continue reading
THE IRON LADY (2011) Starring Meryl Streep, Jim Broadbent, Olivia Colman, Alexandra Roach, Harry Lloyd, Iain Glen, Anthony Head, Richard E. Grant, Roger Allam, Susan Brown, Emma Dewhurst and Nicholas Farrell. Screenplay by Abi Morgan. Directed by Phyllida Lloyd. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. Meryl Streep does a truly jaw-droppingly incredible … Continue reading
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