CYRUS (2010) Starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh, Diane Mizota, Kathy Ann Wittes, Kathryn Aselton, Jamie Donnelly, Tim Guinee, Charlie Brewer and Steve Zissis. Screenplay by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Distributed by Fox Searchlight. 92 minutes. Rated R. John C. Reilly … Continue reading
GOLD: BEFORE WOODSTOCK. BEYOND REALITY (1968) Starring Del Close, Garry Goodrow, Caroline Parr, Sam Ridge, Orville Schell and Dorothy Schmidt. Directed by Bob Levis and Bill Desloge. Distributed by MVD Visual. 90 minutes. Not Rated. This is an odd little curio from the late 60s. Even the coming attractions trailer does not seem to know … Continue reading
TWO ON A GUILLOTINE (1965) Starring Connie Stevens, Dean Jones, Cesar Romero, Parley Baer, Virginia Gregg, Connie Gilchrist, John Hoyt, Russell Thorson, William Conrad, Billy Curtis, Richard Kiel, Jon Lormer, Joseph Mell, Del Moore and George N. Neise. Screenplay by Henry Slesar and John Kneubuhl. Directed by William Conrad. Distributed by Warner Brothers Archives Collection. … Continue reading
Julianne Moore Is All Right by Jay S. Jacobs Julianne Moore has reached rarified air in Hollywood. She is one of the few actresses who is consistently looked at as one of the great talents of her generation, and yet she is adventurous enough to search out quirky independent films. Moore has had a career that has … Continue reading
LETTERS TO JULIET (2010) Starring Amanda Seyfried, Christopher Egan, Vanessa Redgrave, Gael Garcia Bernal, Franco Nero, Oliver Platt, Luisa Ranieri, Marina Massironi, Lidia Biondi, Milena Vukotic and Luisa De Santis. Screenplay by Jose Rivera and Tim Sullivan. Directed by Gary Winick. Distributed by Summit Entertainment. 105 minutes. Rated PG. Lots of movie critics are decrying … Continue reading
PRETTY BIRD (2008) Starring Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, David Hornsby, Anna Camp, Kristen Wiig, Garret Dillahunt, Denis O’Hare, Elizabeth Marvel and Lennon Parham. Screenplay by Paul Schneider. Directed by Paul Schneider. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 120 minutes. Rated R. Perhaps Law & Order is to blame. Since the debut of that venerable TV series (which was just … Continue reading
Jason Lee Walking in Memphis by Jay S. Jacobs After a few years of playing the title character in the popular sitcom My Name Is Earl and starring in such kid-friendly comedies as Alvin and the Chipmunks and Underdog, Jason Lee is taking a totally different tack for his return to series television. Memphis Beat is a moody and slightly downbeat, yet … Continue reading
WHEN IN ROME (2010) Starring Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Huston, Danny DeVito, Will Arnett, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, Alexis Dziena, Kate Micucci, Don Johnson, Peggy Lipton, Luca Calvani, Keir O’Donnell, Bobby Moynihan, Lee Pace, Kristen Schaal, Judith Malina, Natalie Joy Johnson, Brian Golub, Efren Ramirez, Shaquille O’Neal, Lawrence Taylor and Ghostface Killah. Screenplay by … Continue reading
KILLERS (2010) Starring Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Selleck, Catherine O’Hara, Katheryn Winnick, Kevin Sussman, Alex Borstein, Lisa Ann Walter, Casey Wilson, Rob Riggle, Martin Mull, Mary Birdsong, Letoya Luckett, Michael Daniel Cassady and Usher Raymond IV. Screenplay by Bob DeRosa and Ted Griffin. Directed by Robert Luketic. Distributed by Lionsgate Films. 93 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
April Bowlby It Takes a Smart Actress to Play a Dumb Character by Jay S. Jacobs April Bowlby has somehow latched onto a very odd specialty as an actress. It was nothing she was looking for or planning to pursue, it just sort of happened. The former model has become noticed for playing sweetly naïve … Continue reading
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