Henry Simmons Building a Playground by Jay S. Jacobs “I’ve always had a love for theater,” says Henry Simmons. “Out here in Los Angeles, it’s more geared towards movies and television.” With a career that is just over a decade old, Simmons has made significant inroads on both TV and the movies. The strikingly handsome … Continue reading
ELSA AND FRED (2008) Starring Manuel Alexandre, China Zorrilla, Blanca Portillo, Roberto Carnaghi, Jose Angel Egido, Carlos Alvarez-Novoa and Federico Luppi. Screenplay by Marcos Carnevale. Directed by Marcos Carnevale. Distributed by Alta Films. 106 minutes. Rated PG. If you take Hollywood’s word for it, love is a game for the young. A few years ago … Continue reading
Aidan Quinn Explores Academia, Science and Tragedy in Dark Matter by Brad Balfour The feature film debut of renowned Chinese opera and theater director Chen Shi-Zheng, and winner of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival’s Alfred P. Sloan Prize, Dark Matter garnered critical praise, had a mini-theatrical release, and has a DVD out shortly. Inspired by a real tragedy, Dark … Continue reading
CONTROL (2007) Starring Sam Riley, Samantha Morton, Craig Parkinson, Alexandra Maria Lara, Joe Anderson, Toby Kebbell, James Anthony Pearson, Harry Treadaway, Matthew McNulty, Andrew Sheridan, Robert Shelly, Richard Bremmer and Tanya Myers. Screenplay by Deborah Curtis and Matt Greenhalgh. Directed by Anton Corbijn. Distributed by The Weinstein Co. 121 minutes. Rated R. Joy Division was … Continue reading
Mary McCormack Hiding In Plain Sight by Jay S. Jacobs Mary McCormack has spent most of the past decade circling stardom and with the new USA Network series In Plain Sight; she may finally touch down as a full-blown star. In the new series – created by first-time producer David Maples – McCormack plays Mary Shannon, … Continue reading
AMATEUR PORN STAR KILLER 2 (2008) Starring Kai Lanette and Shane Ryan. Screenplay by Kai Lanette and Shane Ryan. Directed by Shane Ryan. Distributed by Alter Ego Cinema. 80 minutes. Not Rated. When I received the press release about this film – bragging about how the original Amateur Porn Star Killer movie had been made for a … Continue reading
DAYS AND CLOUDS (GIORNI E NUVOLE) (2007) Starring Margherita Buy, Antonio Albanese, Giuseppe Battiston, Alba Rohrwacher, Carla Signoris, Fabio Troiano, Paolo Sassanelli, Arnaldo Ninchi, Teco Celio, Antonio Francini, Carlo Scola, Alberto Giusta and Orietta Notari. Screenplay by Doriana Leondeff. Directed by Silvio Soldini. Distributed by Film Movement. 119 minutes. Not Rated. With global economies in … Continue reading
MY BLUEBERRY NIGHTS (2008) Starring Norah Jones, Jude Law, David Strathairn, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, Frankie Faison, Hector A. Leguillow, Chan Marshall, Chad Davis, Katya Blumenberg and Adriane Lenox. Screenplay by Wong Kar Wai and Lawrence Block. Directed by Wong Kar Wai. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 113 minutes. Rated PG-13. It’s so rare that … Continue reading
STEP UP 2 – THE STREETS (2008) Starring Briana Evigan, Robert Hoffman, Adam G. Sevani, Cassie Ventura, Danielle Polanco, Christopher Scott, Mari Koda, Janelle Cambridge, Luis Rosado, Harry Shum Jr., Lajon Dantzler, Telisha Shaw, Sonja Sohn and Channing Tatum. Screenplay by Toni Ann Johnson and Karen Barna. Directed by Jon M. Chu. Distributed by Touchstone … Continue reading
GRACE IS GONE (2007) Starring John Cusack, Shélan O’Keefe, Gracie Bednarczyk, Alessandro Nivola, Dana Lynne Gilhooley, Emily Churchill, Rebecca Spence, Jennifer Tyler, Susan Messing, Doug Dearth, Doug James, Zachary Gray, Marisa Tomei and Mary Kay Place. Screenplay by James C. Strouse. Directed by James C. Strouse. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 85 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
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