Joelle Carter – The Ends Justify The Means by Jay S. Jacobs Joelle Carter has certainly had a wild ride in the five seasons that she has been playing southern belle Ava Crowder on FX’s acclaimed modern western Justified. When you meet a character right as she is killing her abusive husband, you wouldn’t think there … Continue reading
ABOUT LAST NIGHT (2014) Starring Michael Ealy, Joy Bryant, Kevin Hart, Regina Hall, Chris McDonald, Adam Rodriguez, Joe Lo Truglio, Paula Patton, Catherine Shu, David Greenman, Bryan Callen, Paul Quinn, Hailey Boyle, Hailey Boyle and Terrell Owens. Screenplay by Leslye Headland. Directed by Steve Pink. Distributed by Screen Gems. 100 minutes. Rated R. This movie … Continue reading
Lori Loughlin – When Calls the Heartfelt Role by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not easy to find nice, wholesome family friendly fare in such a cynical age. That was why Lori Loughlin signed on the dotted line to be a part of the new Hallmark Channel series When Calls the Heart, based on the popular … Continue reading
ROMEO & JULIET (2013) Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis, Paul Giamatti, Ed Westwick, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lesley Manville, Natascha McElhone, Christian Cooke and Stellan Skarsgård. Screenplay by Julian Fellowes. Directed by Carlo Carlei. Distributed by Relativity Media. 118 minutes. Rated PG-13. William Shakespeare’s classic love tragedy Romeo & Juliet has been filmed so many times over … Continue reading
Chloë Sevigny Is Totally Worth The Wait by Jay S. Jacobs We’ve been watching Chloë Sevigny since she was literally a kid: playing a standout role in Larry Clark’sKids, the hard-hitting 1995 cult drama about wasted youth. Nearly twenty years later and the quirky actress still fascinates. As an actress, she is an odd contradiction: pretty but not … Continue reading
THE FIFTH ESTATE (2013) Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Brühl, David Thewlis, Alicia Vikander, Anthony Mackie, Peter Capaldi, Alexander Siddig, Carice van Houten, Laura Linney, Stanley Tucci, Dan Stevens and Moritz Bleibtreu. Screenplay by Josh Singer. Directed by Bill Condon. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 128 minutes. Rated R. It’s always a bit tricky to make a … Continue reading
Billy Campbell and Jordan Hayes Take On a Pandemic in Helix by Jay S. Jacobs The Syfy Channel has high hopes for its new snowbound thriller series Helix. A shiny new variation of many science fiction nightmares has a mysterious and deadly disease – which may or may not be manmade – turning a bunch of scientists … Continue reading
GIMME SHELTER (2014) Starring Vanessa Hudgens, Rosario Dawson, Brendan Fraser, James Earl Jones, Ann Dowd, Stephanie Szostak, Dascha Polanco, Emily Meade, Candace Smith, Tashiana Washington, Laneya Wiles, Rachel Mattila, Rufus Dorsey, Eddie Schweighardt, Sheila Tapia and Peter Epstein. Screenplay by Ron Krauss. Directed by Ron Krauss. Distributed by Roadside Attractions. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. A … Continue reading
HER (2014) Starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde, Chris Pratt, Matt Letscher, Portia Doubleday, Laura Kai Chen, Sam Jaeger, Luka Jones, May Lindstrom and the voices of Scarlett Johansson, Kristen Wiig, Bill Hader, Brian Cox and Adam Spiegel (Spike Jonze). Screenplay by Spike Jonze. Directed by Spike Jonze. Distributed by Warner Bros. … Continue reading
Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Sarah Paulson, Lupita Nyong’o and Alfre Woodard – Looking Back on 12 Years a Slave by Jay S. Jacobs Director Steve McQueen’s film version of former slave Solomon Northrop’s autobiography 12 Years a Slave takes an eye-opening look at one of the great shames of American history, the prevalence of the violent slave … Continue reading
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