DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000) Starring Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, Clint Howard, Taylor Momsen and the voice of Anthony Hopkins. Screenplay by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. Directed by Ron Howard. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated PG. Sometimes you sit down to a … Continue reading
CHARLIE’S ANGELS (2000) Starring Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore, Lucy Liu, Bill Murray, Tim Curry, Kelly Lynch, Crispin Glover, Tom Green, LL Cool J and Matt LeBlanc. Screenplay by Ryan Rowe, Ed Solomon and John August. Directed by McG. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 99 minutes. Rated PG-13. You aren’t going to expect high art going into … Continue reading
THE WATCHER (2000) Starring Keanu Reeves, James Spader, Marisa Tomei, Ernie Hudson, Chris Ellis, Robert Cicchini, Yvonne Niami, Jennifer McShane, Gina Alexander, Rebekah Louise Smith and Joe Sikora. Screenplay by David Elliot and Clay Ayers. Directed by Joe Charbanic. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 97 minutes. Rated R. They say that at any given time, there … Continue reading
URBAN LEGENDS 2 – FINAL CUT (2000) Starring Jennifer Morrison, Matthew Davis, Hart Bochner, Joseph Lawrence, Anthony Anderson, Anson Mount, Eva Mendes, Jessica Cauffiel, Michael Bacall and Loretta Devine. Screenplay by Paul Harris Boardman and Scott Derrickson. Directed by John Ottman. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 99 minutes. Rated R. The Urban Legend people seem to think they … Continue reading
BEST IN SHOW (2000) Starring Jennifer Coolidge, Christopher Guest, John Michael Higgins, Michael Hitchcock, Eugene Levy, Jane Lynch, Michael McKean, Larry Miller, Catherine O’Hara, Parker Posey and Fred Willard. Screenplay by Christopher Guest and Eugene Levy. Directed by Christopher Guest. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. Christopher Guest’s Waiting For Guffman may be the … Continue reading
Ron Dante The Voice Behind the Archies Talks About a Long Career Singing and Producing Great Pop Music. by Jay S. Jacobs Ron Dante has always been one of those pop‑music Zeligs – the guy whose voice you’ve heard a thousand times without ever quite realizing it. From novelty hits and Brill Building demos to … Continue reading
WHAT LIES BENEATH (2000) Starring Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid, Joe Morton, James Remar, Miranda Otto, Amber Valletta, Katharine Towne, Victoria Bidewell, Elliott Goretsky, Ray Baker and Wendy Crewson. Screenplay by Clark Gregg. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Distributed by Dreamworks Pictures and Twentieth Century Fox Pictures. 130 minutes. Rated PG-13. Well, it starts well. That’s … Continue reading
DISNEY’S THE KID (2000) Starring Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer, Lily Tomlin, Chi McBride, Jean Smart, Dana Ivey, Daniel van Bargen, Stanley Anderson, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Larry King, Jeri Ryan, Kevon Edmunds and Matthew Perry. Screenplay by Audrey Wells. Directed by Jon Turtletaub. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 104 minutes. Rated PG. Alert the media! … Continue reading
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 (2000) Starring Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton, Dougray Scott, Ving Rhames, Anthony Hopkins, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleason, William Mapother and Nicholas Bell. Screenplay by Robert Towne. Directed by John Woo. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. Mission: Impossible 2 has the same franchise name as Brian DePalma’s techno-thriller, and … Continue reading
BOYS AND GIRLS (2000) Starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs, Amanda Detmer, Heather Donahue, Alyson Hannigan and Sean Maysonet. Screenplay by The Drews. Directed by Robert Iscove. Distributed by Dimension Films. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. Boys & Girls has been getting pretty much savaged by critics who have been calling it a college-aged, inferior … Continue reading
