Dustin Hoffman Makes a Magical Turn by Brad Balfour Dustin Hoffman’s work has been on the American cinematic landscape for so long that you could call him an icon without blinking. Perusing the list of benchmark films Hoffman has been in — from his early films such as The Graduate, Midnight Cowboy, and Little Big … Continue reading
BROKEN (2007) Starring Heather Graham, Jeremy Sisto, Valerie Azlynn, Randall Batinkoff, James Brandon, Jake Busey, Scarlett Chorvat, Chad Cunningham, Kevin Daniels, Michael A. Goorjian, Linda Hamilton, Tess Harper, Joe Hursley, Martin Kelly, Bianca Lawson, Marc Lynn, Billy Marti, Navid Negahban, Adam Nelson, Peter Pasco, Mark Sheppard, Jessica Stroup and Arthur Williams Jr. Screenplay by Drew … Continue reading
MICHAEL CLAYTON (2007) Starring George Clooney, Tom Wilkinson, Tilda Swinton, Sydney Pollack, Michael O’Keefe, Ken Howard, Sean Cullen, Austin Williams, Terry Serpico and Remy Auberjonois. Screenplay by Tony Gilroy. Directed by Tony Gilroy. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 119 minutes. Rated R. It takes some real confidence for a filmmaker to name a movie Michael Clayton. … Continue reading
NORMAL ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR: HAVOC 2 (2007) Starring Amber Tamblyn, Ashton Holmes, Kelli Garner, Daryl Sabara, Hilarie Burton, Edward Tournier, Julia Garro, Stephen Coletti, Ricky Ullman, Scott Coffey and Kelly Lynch. Screenplay by Beth Schacter. Directed by Beth Schacter. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 93 minutes. Rated R. If you are wondering what this movie has … Continue reading
THREE DAYS OF RAIN (2002) Starring Peter Falk, Don Meredith, Merle Kennedy, Joey Bilow, Erick Avari, Maggi Walker, Bill Stockton, Michael Santoro, Penelope Allen, Bruce Bohne, Chuck Cooper, Jason Patric, Max Perlich, Wayne Rogers, George Kuchar, Robert Carradine, Keir Dullea, Mark Feuerstein, John Carroll Lynch, Lyle Lovett and Blythe Danner. Screenplay by Michael Meredith. Directed … Continue reading
GOLDA’S BALCONY (2006) Starring Valerie Harper. Screenplay by William Gibson. Directed by Jeremy Cagan. Distributed by East-West Ventures. 95 minutes. Not Rated. Golda’s Balcony was a one-woman show in the theater. A single person standing on stage, doing a huge monologue for the entire running time. This makes it inherently hard to translate cinematically. Little things … Continue reading
St. Elsewhere Season One (1982-1983) (20th Century Fox Home Video-2006) If for any other reason, screen this St. Elsewhere DVD to see how far we’ve come in defining the term “good television.” For those of you old enough to remember how good this show was, you’ll be amazed, disappointed – and heartbroken – at how badly it has aged. It’s the … Continue reading
CAR BABES (2007) Starring Ben Savage, Jon Gries, Blake Clark, Donnell Rawlings, Marshall Manesh, David Shackleford, John Campo, Carolina Garcia, Kevan Blackton, Stephanie Keeney, Arj Barker, George Maguire, Amy Resnick, Jeff Ingram, Cindy Goldfield and Heather Ashley. Screenplay by Blake Dirickson, Nick Fumia and Chris Wolf. Directed by Nick Fumia and Chris Wolf. Distributed by … Continue reading
Valerie Harper Good as Golda by Ronald Sklar Even all these decades later, the woman who played one of the most beloved TV characters of all time still arouses intense reactions. “Little old Jewish ladies grab my cheeks and say, ‘sweetheart, darling, they tell me you’re not Jewish. Say it isn’t so,’” says Valerie Harper, who played the … Continue reading
Ed Quinn The Road to Eureka by Jay S. Jacobs Brilliant scientist. Guitar hero. Adventurer. Professor’s son. Sci-Fi icon. Runway model. Surf bum. Eccentric. Reputed iron man. Dog lover. Respected actor. Renaissance man. Ed Quinn has worn a lot of hats over the years. In a career (and life) that has been fascinating for its … Continue reading
