Ben Lyons Lyons’ Roar by Ronald Sklar The busy entertainment journalist applies old-fashioned family rules to excel in the digital age. Ben Lyons gives Jennifer Lawrence of The Hunger Games as a prime example of how he aims to be the best in the biz. “When a movie like that comes out,” he says, “Jennifer Lawrence will … Continue reading
BATTLESHIP (2012) Starring Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Tadanobu Asano, Hamish Linklater, Jesse Plemons, John Tui, Gregory D. Gadson, Adam Godley, Jerry Ferrara and Peter MacNicol. Screenplay by Jon and Erich Hoeber. Directed by Peter Berg. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 131 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Hasbro Toy Corporation got its baptism … Continue reading
DARK SHADOWS (2012) Starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloë Grace Moretz. Bella Heathcote, Gulliver McGrath, Ray Shirley, Ivan Kaye, Susanna Cappellaro, William Hope, Hannah Murray, Guy Flanagan, Christopher Lee, Alice Cooper, Lara Parker, David Selby, Kathryn Leigh Scott and Jonathan Frid. Screenplay by Seth … Continue reading
THE TORTURED (2010) Starring Erika Christensen, Jesse Metcalfe, Bill Lippincott, Bill Moseley, Fulvio Cecere, Thomas Greenwood, Stephen Park, Samantha Gutstadt, Zak Santiago and Chelah Horsdal. Screenplay by Marek Posival. Directed by Robert Leiberman. Distributed by IFC Films. 78 minutes. Not Rated. The Tortured has been bopping around in production limbo for years now. It was originally … Continue reading
A BAG OF HAMMERS (2011) Starring Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury, Rebecca Hall, Carrie Preston, Todd Louiso, Gabriel Macht, Sally Kirkland and Amanda Seyfried. Screenplay by Jake Sandvig and Brian Crano. Directed by Brian Crano. Distributed by MPI Media Group. 85 minutes. Not Rated I can’t quite decide if A Bag of Hammers is supposed to … Continue reading
NESTING (2011) Starring Todd Grinnell, Ali Hillis, Kevin Linehan, Erin Chambers, Erin Gray, Alexi Wasser, Jeffrey Stubblefield, Sorel Carradine, Erik Stocklin, Wes Armstrong, Jeremy Radin, Jamal Thomas, John Gerbin, Ian Jensen, Christine Barger, Allison Paige and John Chuldenko. Screenplay by John Chuldenko and Sean Blythe. Directed by John Chuldenko. Distributed by Danger Train Films. 93 … Continue reading
GOD BLESS AMERICA (2011) Starring Joel Murray, Tara Lynne Barr, Melinda Page Hamilton, Mackenzie Brooke Smith, Rich McDonald, Maddie Hasson, Larry Miller, Travis Wester, Lauren Phillips, Aris Alvarado and Regan Burns. Screenplay by Bobcat Goldthwait. Directed by Bobcat Goldthwait. Distributed by Magnet Releasing. 107 minutes. Rated R. It has often been proven that F. Scott … Continue reading
THE AVENGERS (2012) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Alexis Denisof, Tina Benkos, Powers Boothe, Jenny Agutter, Harry Dean Stanton, Stan Lee and the voices of Paul Bettany and Lou Ferrigno. Screenplay … Continue reading
THE FIVE-YEAR ENGAGEMENT (2012) Starring Jason Segel, Emily Blunt, Chris Pratt, Alison Brie, Lauren Weedman, Mimi Kennedy, David Paymer, Jacki Weaver, Rhys Ifans, Mindy Kaling, Randall Park, Kevin Hart, Brian Posehn, Dakota Johnson, Chris Parnell, Jim Piddock and Jane Carr. Screenplay by Jason Segel and Nicolas Stoller. Directed by Nicolas Stoller. Distributed by Universal Pictures. … Continue reading
THE RAVEN (2012) Starring John Cusack, Luke Evans, Alice Eve, Brendan Gleeson, Kevin McNally, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Jimmy Yuill, Sam Hazeldine, Pam Ferris, Brendan Coyle, Adrian Rawlins, Dave Legeno, Michael Cronin, Michael Poole, Michael Shannon, Charity Wakefield, John Warnaby, Matt Slack and Ian Virgo. Screenplay by Ben Livingston and Hannah Shakespeare. Directed by James McTeigue. Distributed … Continue reading
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