BEAUTIFUL BOY (2011) Starring Michael Sheen, Maria Bello, Alan Tudyk, Moon Bloodgood, Kyle Gallner, Meat Loaf Aday, Darren O’Hare, Deidrie Henry, Cody Wai-Ho Lee, Austin Nichols, Nigel Gibbs, Bruce French, Kelli Kirkland Powers and Logan South. Screenplay by Michael Armbruster and Shawn Ku. Directed by Shawn Ku. Distributed by Anchor Bay Films. 100 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Mélanie Laurent Vive la Beginner by Jay S. Jacobs Even though she has made over 20 films in her native France, unless you are a regular at your local art-film house, in the US the only way you have likely heard of Mélanie Laurent is for her appearance in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. In that film, Laurent played Shoshanna, … Continue reading
Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade and Alex Turner All Live on a Celluloid Submarine by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on June 1, 2011. Ben Stiller is known for being in blockbuster films, but lately he has been exploring some smaller films. After last year’s terrific performance in Greenberg, Stiller is completely behind the scenes in … Continue reading
Ewan McGregor Absolute Beginners by Jay S. Jacobs One of the reasons that Scottish actor Ewan McGregor’s career has been so fascinating is because he is constantly reinventing himself. The guy is just as comfortable in rough-n-tumble violent drug gang stories (Trainspotting) as arty period pieces (Emma, Miss Potter), black comedy (his breakthrough Shallow Grave, I Love You Phillip Morris), action … Continue reading
RIDE, RISE, ROAR: DAVID BYRNE – A LIVE CONCERT FILM (2011) Starring David Byrne, Mark Degli Antoni, Paul Frazier, Mauro Refosco, Graham Hawthorne, Lily Baldwin, Natalie Kuhn, Steven Reker, Kaissa, RedRay Frazier, Jenni Muldaur, Noemie Lafrance, Annie-B Parson, Sonya Robbins and Layla Childs. Directed by David Hillman Curtis. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 87 minutes. … Continue reading
DRIVE ANGRY (2011) Starring Nicolas Cage, Amber Heard, William Fichtner, Billy Burke, David Morse, Charlotte Ross, Christa Campbell, Tom Atkins, Katy Mixon, Jack McGee, Todd Farmer, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Wanetah Walmsley, Robin McGee, Fabian C. Moreno and Edrick Browne. Screenplay by Patrick Lussier & Todd Farmer. Directed by Patrick Lussier. Distributed by Summit Entertainment. 104 … Continue reading
Noah Wyle Looks Up In the Falling Skies by Jay S. Jacobs Noah Wyle is back. He is returning to series television six years after he hung up his stethoscope as the beloved Dr. John Carter in the classic series ER in 2005 – though he did guest appearances on that show periodically until it … Continue reading
Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Breckin Meyer Having Fun with the Law by Jay S. Jacobs A few months ago, while I was talking with legendary actor Malcolm McDowell, he was excitedly telling me about Franklin and Bash – an upcoming TV series that he was co-starring in. “That’s a terrific show,” McDowell said. “It’s about a law firm … Continue reading
THE HANGOVER PART II (2011) Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Ken Jeong, Paul Giamatti, Mike Tyson, Jeffrey Tambor, Mason Lee, Jamie Chung, Nirut Sirichanya, Sasha Barrese, Gillian Vigman, Bryan Callen, Yasmin Lee, Sondra Currie and Nick Cassavetes. Screenplay by Craig Mazin, Scot Armstrong and Todd Phillips. Directed by Todd Phillips. Distributed … Continue reading
I AM NUMBER FOUR (2011) Starring Alex Pettyfer, Dianna Agron, Timothy Olyphant, Teresa Palmer, Callan McAuliffe, Kevin Durand, Jake Abel, Jeff Hochendoner, Patrick Sebes, Greg Townley, Reuben Langdon, Emily Wickersham, Molly McGinnis, Brian Howe and Andy Owen. Screenplay by Alfred Gough, Miles Millar & Marti Noxon. Directed by D.J. Caruso. Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. 110 … Continue reading
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