Julia Stiles – Just Between Friends by Jay S. Jacobs Relationships are never easy, however in the movie Between Us, the divisions which can consume a couple are ratcheted up to a spectacular degree. The movie is based on a Joe Hortua play about two couples who were long-time friends. The four meet on two … Continue reading
Sam Rockwell, Nat Faxon, AnnaSophia Robb, Liam James, Jim Rash, Toni Collette and Allison Janney – Finding the Way Way Back by Jay S. Jacobs Summer vacation is always a time of great growth and change. Perhaps this is most true for Jim Rash and Nat Faxon, the writers and directors of the surprisingly funny … Continue reading
Rachael Leigh Cook – Miss Perception by Jay S. Jacobs Rachael Leigh Cook looks like such a sweet, charming, harmless sort that it is always entertaining to see her play a tough character. That is doubly so in the case of her fascinating current series Perception. Cook plays Kate, who is trying to be a … Continue reading
6 SOULS (2013) Starring Julianne Moore, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Jeffrey DeMunn, Frances Conroy, Nathan Corddry, Brooklynn Proulx, Brian A. Wilson, Joyce Feurring, Steven Rishard, Charles Techman, John Peakes, Michael Graves, Chaz Moneypenny, Charles D. Richards and Rick Applegate. Screenplay by Michael Cooney. Directed by Måns Mårlind and Björn Stein. Distributed by RADiUS-The Weinstein Company. 112 … Continue reading
Heather Locklear Franklin & Bash Bring in the Closer by Jay S. Jacobs It seems like whenever a TV series wants to shift things into overdrive, they call on Heather Locklear. Locklear has become the television equivalent of a shut-it-down relief pitcher, joining a game that is already in progress and ensuring the home team … Continue reading
BEFORE MIDNIGHT (2013) Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Walter Lassally, Yannis Papadopoulos, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Ariane Labed, Panos Koronis, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Yota Argyropoulou, Serafeim Radis, Enrico Focardi, Manolis Goussias and Anouk Servera. Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Sony Pictures … Continue reading
Fantasia Barrino Side Effects of Life by Abraham Kuranga It’s been almost ten years since Fantasia Barrino won the hearts of millions of viewers on season three of Fox’s American Idol. She was simply a young voice from High Point, North Carolina, just amazed to have the opportunity to follow in the footsteps of her … Continue reading
Robert Redford, Stanley Tucci, Brit Marling & Jackie Evancho Learning About Life and History From The Company They Keep by Jay S. Jacobs About the time that the Weather Underground was forming and gaining infamy for their sometimes violent protests, Robert Redford was well on his way to becoming one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Butch Cassidy & the … Continue reading
Laura Prepon Kitchen Confidential by Ronald Sklar “I tend to play women who are intelligent and confident, not these little naïve girls,” Laura Prepon tells me. “I had moved out of my house when I was 15. Maybe it’s from that. I don’t know. But it’s a compliment that people think I have my stuff … Continue reading
Room 237 Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel The Shining has been confounding for the three decades since its release to mostly lukewarm reviews and sluggish box office. The movie turned off both of its target audiences – Kubrick fans felt that the ghost story was a squandering of the master filmmaker’s talents … Continue reading
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