IRENE IN TIME (2009) Starring Tanna Frederick, Victoria Tennant, Lanre Idewu, Andrea Marcovicci, Karen Black, Jack Maxwell, David Proval, Zack Norman, Kelly De Sarla, Adam Davidson and Reni Santoni. Screenplay by Henry Jaglom. Directed by Henry Jaglom. Distributed by Rainbow Film Co. 95 minutes. Rated PG-13. Writer/Director Henry Jaglom has been able to put together … Continue reading
THE ANSWER MAN (2009) Starring Jeff Daniels, Lauren Graham, Lou Taylor Pucci, Olivia Thurlby, Kat Jennings, Max Antisell, Annie Corley, Thomas Roy, Tony Hale, Richard Barlow, Nora Dunn and Steven Pasquale. Screenplay by John Hindman. Directed by John Hindman. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 95 minutes. Rated R. The Answer Man is far from a perfect film, … Continue reading
WHIP IT (2009) Starring Ellen Page, Marcia Gay Harden, Kristen Wiig, Drew Barrymore, Juliette Lewis, Daniel Stern, Landon Pigg, Alia Shawkat, Andrew Wilson, Jimmy Fallon, Zoë Bell, Ari Graynor and Eve. Screenplay by Shauna Cross. Directed by Drew Barrymore. Distributed by Fox Searchlight. 111 minutes. Rated PG-13. You may be surprised to consider that one … Continue reading
TAKING WOODSTOCK (2009) Starring Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman, Jonathan Groff, Emile Hirsch, Liev Scheiber, Eugene Levy, Dan Fogler, Mamie Gummer, Paul Dano, Kelli Garner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Skylar Astin, Kevin Chamberlin, Daniel Eric Gold, Edward Hibbert, Richard Thomas and Paulo Costanzo. Screenplay by James Schamus. Directed by Ang Lee. Distributed by Focus Features. … Continue reading
Demetri Martin 3 Months of Peace and Music By Jay S. Jacobs Demetri Martin isn’t afraid to jump in the deep end. After years of honing his craft as a stand-up comedian, working his way up to be a special correspondent for The Daily Show and even getting his own series, Important Things with Demetri Martin on Comedy Central, … Continue reading
ADVENTURELAND (2009) Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Kristen Stewart, Ryan Reynolds, Bill Hader, Martin Starr, Kristen Wiig, Margarita Levieva, Josh Pais, Mary Birdsong, Kevin Breznahan, Wendie Malick, Jack Gilpin, Matt Bush and Kelsey Ford. Screenplay by Greg Mottola. Directed by Greg Mottola. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. 107 minutes. Rated R. I had an old friend who always … Continue reading
BOOT CAMP (2009) Starring Mila Kunis, Gregory Edward Smith, Peter Stormare, Regine Nehy, Alejandro Rae, Christopher Jacot, Tygh Runyan, Matthew Smalley, Colleen Rennison, Barbara Gates Wilson, Christianne Hirt and Lexie Huber. Screenplay by Agatha Dominik and John Cox . Directed by Christian Duguay. Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment. 99 minutes. Not Rated. There are self-important … Continue reading
AMERICAN SON (2009) Starring Nick Cannon, Melonie Diaz, Matt O’Leary, Tom Sizemore, April Grace, Jay Hernandez, Chi McBride, Sean Marquette, Michael Welch, Percy Daggs III and Ray Santiago. Screenplay by Eric Schmid. Directed by Neil Abramson. Distributed by Miramax Films. 84 minutes. Rated R. Back when Bush and Cheney were trying to sell the American … Continue reading
David Rasche, Zach Woods & Armando Ianucci Taking Cheney/Rumsfeld to Task, Two Actors and a Director Step In the Loop by Brad Balfour When actor David Rasche came into the room, I knew this was going to be a different kind of interview session just as In The Loop is a different kind of political … Continue reading
Tony Shalhoub Mr. Monk and the Final Season by Jay S. Jacobs It certainly doesn’t seem like eight years since we were first introduced to Adrian Monk, the San Francisco investigator whose deductive prowess was only outdone by his huge series of obsessive compulsive neuroses. Monk cemented the star status of Tony Shalhoub – who at … Continue reading
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