Debra Messing Starting Over Again by Jay S. Jacobs Debra Messing has a problem that most actresses would kill for. When you are known indelibly for a role which hits the pop-culture jackpot, sometimes it’s not easy to get the public to see you as anyone else. Messing spent eight years playing Grace Adler on Will … Continue reading
Greg Kinnear Has a Flash of Inspiration by Ronald Sklar “I’m not gonna lie to you, it didn’t grab me,” Greg Kinnear says about his first hear-tell of the concept for the Universal film Flash of Genius (originally called Windshield Wiper Man). However, after doing his due diligence, Kinnear found the David-versus-Goliath story to be … Continue reading
Sam Rockwell Investigates Sex Addiction and other Compulsions In Choke by Brad Balfour Actor Sam Rockwell, director Clark Gregg and author Chuck Palahniuk have to hand it to David Duchovny. He brings sex addiction to the public’s attention, though it certainly wasn’t his intention. While there are far bigger issues to lay on the common … Continue reading
THEN SHE FOUND ME (2008) Starring Helen Hunt, Bette Midler, Colin Firth, Matthew Broderick, Ben Shenkman, Lynn Cohen, John Benjamin Hickey, Maggie Siff, Geneva Carr, Edie Falco, Janeane Garafolo and Tim Robbins. Screenplay by Alice Arlen, Victor Levin & Helen Hunt and Helen Hunt. Directed by Helen Hunt. Distributed by ThinkFilm. 100 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading
HER BEST MOVE (2007) Starring Leah Pipes, Scott Patterson, Lisa Darr, Drew Tyler Bell, Lalaine, Daryl Sabara, Jhoanna Flores, Fay Masterson, Denise Dowse, Dave Abrams, Louis Martin Braga III, Todd Brotze, Devon Graye, Christopher Meehan and Julio Oscar Mechoso. Screenplay by Norm Hunter and Tony Vidal. Directed by Norm Hunter. Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment. … Continue reading
REPRISE (2008) Starring Espen Klouman-Høiner, Anders Danielsen Lie, Sigmund Sæverud, Viktoria Winge, Silje Hagen, Henrik Elvestad, Christian Rubeck, Odd Magnus Williamson, Rebekka Karijord, Henrik Mestad, Thorbjorn Harr and Pål Stokka. Screenplay by Joachim Trier. Directed by Joachim Trier. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated R. Reprise is a film about first-time novelists which sort of … Continue reading
Chris Warren, Jr. Exploring His Depth by Deborah Wagner Christopher Warren Jr. was born with acting in his blood. With both parents in the business, he knew from an early age that it was what he wanted to do with his life. After paying his dues for over a decade on TV, the big screen … Continue reading
Elisabeth Shue Just Being Herself by Jay S. Jacobs We all feel like we grew up with Elisabeth Shue – ever since she first appeared on movie screens as Ralph Macchio’s cute girlfriend in The Karate Kid. Nearly 25 years later, Shue has put together a long and impressive body of work, starring in comedies like Adventures … Continue reading
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (2008) Starring Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Penélope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn, Chris Messina, Zak Orth, Pablo Schreiber, Carrie Preston and the voice of Christopher Evan Welch. Screenplay by Woody Allen. Directed by Woody Allen. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 97 minutes. Rated R. You have to love Woody Allen. … Continue reading
STOP-LOSS (2008) Starring Ryan Phillippe, Abbie Cornish, Channing Tatum, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Victor Rasuk, Timothy Olyphant, Ciarán Hinds, Rob Brown, Mamie Gummer, Peter Gerety and Laurie Metcalf. Screenplay by Mark Richard and Kimberly Peirce. Directed by Kimberly Peirce. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 111 minutes. Rated R. The war in Iraq has caused so much acrimony and … Continue reading
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