Lee Unkrich A Dual Oscar Nominee, Toy Story 3‘s Director Muses on Childhood and the Future by Brad Balfour Now sitting before me is a big box – something like a Borg cube, but not one loaded up with malevolent androids wanting to absorb me into the collective. It is the box set of the … Continue reading
NO STRINGS ATTACHED (2011) Starring Natalie Portman, Ashton Kutcher, Kevin Kline, Greta Gerwig, Lake Bell, Olivia Thirlby, Chris “Ludacris” Bridges, Jake Johnson, Mindy Kaling, Guy Brandum, Talia Balsam, Ophelia Lovibond, Cary Elwes, Abby Elliott, Vedette Lim, Ben Lawson, Jennifer Irwin, Adhir Kalyan and Brian Dierker. Screenplay by Elizabeth Meriwether. Directed by Ivan Reitman. Distributed by … Continue reading
YOU AGAIN (2010) Starring Kristen Bell, Jamie Lee Curtis, Odette Yustman, Sigourney Weaver, Betty White, James Wolk, Victor Garber, Billy Unger, Kristin Chenoweth, Kyle Bornheimer, Sean Wing, Christine Lakin, Meagan Holder, Patrick Duffy, Reginald VelJohnson, Cloris Leachman, Dwayne Johnson, Daryl Hall and John Oates. Screenplay by Moe Jelline. Directed by Andy Fickman. Distributed by Touchstone … Continue reading
BEVERLY HILLS CHIHUAHUA 2 (2011) Starring Susan Blakely, Erin Cahill, Marcus Coloma, Elaine Hendrix, Lupe Ontiveros, Jon Huertas, Castulo Guerra, Christine Lakin, French Stewart, Morgan Fairchild and featuring the voices of George Lopez, Odette Yustman, Zachary Gordon, Bridgit Mendler, Madison Pettis, Emily Osment, Miguel Ferrer, Ernie Hudson and Olivia Newton-John. Screenplay by Dannah Feinglass and … Continue reading
Rosamund Pike Made in England by Jay S. Jacobs Rosamund Pike is one actress who defies categorization. The London-born beauty has spent over a decade on screen and stage. The one constant in her career is that you never know quite what she will do next. She is probably best known for her work on art house films. … Continue reading
Sarah Shahi All’s Fair in Law and War by Jay S. Jacobs The USA Network has made a specialty of creating character-driven series which are able to juggle comedy with drama. Over the years, the network has brought out such favorites as Monk, Burn Notice, Psych, Royal Pains and White Collar. The latest series to join the lineup … Continue reading
Paul Giamatti Paul’s Version by Jay S. Jacobs Paul Giamatti cuts an unusual figure in image-conscious Hollywood – however that is one of the reasons that his career has been so fascinatingly diverse. He’ll readily admit he was not blessed with leading man looks, therefore he had to work harder and seduce movie audiences with … Continue reading
THE DILEMMA (2011) Starring Vince Vaughn, Kevin James, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Channing Tatum, Queen Latifah, Amy Morton, Chelcie Ross, Eduardo N. Martinez, Rance Howard, Laura Whyte, Grace Rex and Clint Howard. Screenplay by Allan Loeb. Directed by Ron Howard. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 118 minutes. Rated PG-13. Once upon a time, before he became … Continue reading
BARNEY’S VERSION (2011) Starring Paul Giamatti, Dustin Hoffman, Rosamund Pike, Minnie Driver, Bruce Greenwood, Scott Speedman, Mark Addy, Saul Rubinek, Rachelle Lefevre, Jake Hoffman, Anna Hopkins, Cle Bennett, Harvey Atkin and Maury Chaykin. Screenplay by Michael Konyves. Directed by Michael Konyves. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 132 minutes. Rated R. The novels of Mordecai Richler … Continue reading
KATHLEEN MADIGAN: GONE MADIGAN (2010) Featuring Kathleen Madigan and Lewis Black. Written by Kathleen Madigan. Directed by Shannon Hartman. Distributed by Image Entertainment. 64 minutes. Not Rated. On the back cover of Gone Madigan, Jay Leno calls Kathleen Madigan “One of America’s funniest female comics.” But don’t hold that against her. Just because Leno’s comic radar has … Continue reading
