MY LIFE IN RUINS (2009) Starring Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Alistair McGowan, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall and Ian Ogilvy. Screenplay by Mike Reiss. Directed by Donald Petrie. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. If I’m being completely honest, I kind of hated Nia Vardalos’ breakout comedy My Big Fat … Continue reading
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2009) Featuring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn and Bob Hoskins. Screenplay by Robert Zemeckis. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 96 minutes. Rated PG. Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol” is undoubtedly one of the most-filmed pieces of literature ever. Over generations of versions … Continue reading
PARANORMAL ACTIVITY (2009) Starring Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Amber Armstrong, Randy McDowell, Ashley Palmer and Tim Piper. Screenplay by Oren Peli. Directed by Oren Peli. Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. 99 minutes. Rated R. Somewhere in the mania to build a gorier mousetrap, the makers of horror films forgot one very basic truism: what … Continue reading
MICKEY’S MAGICAL CHRISTMAS – SNOWED IN AT THE HOUSE OF MOUSE (2009) Featuring the voices of Wayne Allwine, Tony Anselmo, Bill Farmer, Russi Taylor, Corey Burton, Tress MacNeille, Robby Benson, Jodi Benson, Ernie Sabella, Paige O’Hara and David Ogden Stiers. Directed by Burny Mattinson. Distributed by Walt Disney Home Video. 65 minutes. Not Rated. Disney’s … Continue reading
MORE THAN THIS – THE ROXY MUSIC STORY (2009) Featuring Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, Brian Eno, Paul Thomson, Eddie Jobson, Gary Tibbs, Chris Thomas, Rhett Davies, Bob Clearmountain, Siouxsie Sioux, John Taylor, Martyn Ware, Steve Jones, Nile Rodgers, Goldfrapp and Bono. Directed by Bob Smeaton. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 54 minutes. Not … Continue reading
ICE AGE – DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (2009) Starring Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Josh Peck, Seann William Scott and Chris Wedge. Screenplay by Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman, Mike Reiss and Yoni Brenner. Directed by Carlos Saldanha and Mike Thurmeier. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 87 minutes. Rated PG. I … Continue reading
Robbie Rist Beats the Child Star Jinx By Ronald Sklar “If I met Peter Fonda tomorrow, a part of me would say, that’s the dude from Easy Rider,” observes actor/musician/voiceover vet Robbie Rist. Peter Fonda/Easy Rider; Cousin Oliver/The Brady Bunch: same difference. Rist played the iconic first cousin of the Bunch in the very last six … Continue reading
TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE (2009) Featuring the voices of Mae Whitman, Jesse McCartney, Lucy Liu, Pamela Adlon, Kristin Chenoweth, Raven-Symoné, Jane Horrocks, Grey DeLisle and Anjelica Huston. Screenplay by Evan Spiliotopoulos. Directed by Klay Hall. Distributed by Walt Disney Home Video. 78 minutes. Rated G. In Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, everyone’s favorite … Continue reading
ORPHAN (2009) Starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett, Aryana Engineer, Margo Martindale, Karel Roden, Rosemary Dunsmore, Jamie Young, Lorry Ayers, Brendan Wall and Genelle Williams. Screenplay by David Leslie Johnson. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 123 minutes. Rated R. Poor Vera Farmiga. This is the second … Continue reading
Derek Luke Finds That Working on Television Doesn’t Have to Be Traumatic by Jay S. Jacobs In recent years, more and more actors are making the leap from feature films to television. What once had been a bit of a taboo has exploded, with many name movie actors finding stimulating work on series television – … Continue reading
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