Billy Burke Talkin’ ‘Bout a Revolution by Jay S. Jacobs There haven’t been many sure things in this past network TV season, Revolution has been a good bet for NBC. The post-apocalyptic thriller looks at a not-so-distant future Earth in which all technology has stopped working. It was created by the powerful team of Eric Kripke (Supernatural), Jon … Continue reading
DARK SKIES (2013) Starring Keri Russell, Josh Hamilton, Dakota Goyo, Kadan Rockett, J.K. Simmons, L.J. Benet, Rich Hutchman, Myndy Crist, Annie Thurman, Jake Washburn and Ros Ostrow. Screenplay by Scott Stewart. Directed by Scott Stewart. Distributed by Dimension Films. 95 minutes. Rated PG-13. “Found footage” horror films have become so commonplace that filmmakers don’t even … Continue reading
THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (2013) Starring Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie, Sam Elliott, Jackie Evancho, Brendan Gleeson, Terrence Howard, Richard Jenkins, Anna Kendrick, Brit Marling, Stanley Tucci, Nick Nolte, Chris Cooper, Susan Sarandon, Stephen Root and Lexie Huber. Screenplay by Lem Dobbs. Directed by Robert Redford. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 125 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
NO ONE LIVES (2013) Starring Luke Evans, Adelaide Clemens, Lee Tergesen, Laura Ramsey, Derek Magyar, Beau Knapp, America Olivo, Brodus Clay and Lindsey Shaw. Screenplay by David Lawrence Cohen. Directed by Ryuhei Kitamura. Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment. 86 minutes. Rated R. Into the strange bedfellows’ files comes this movie, a joint production between the … Continue reading
Matt Sax The Merchant of Venice by Jay S. Jacobs Musical theater thrives on change and actor/singer/songwriter Matt Sax wants to help usher in a new generation of musicals. His first musical Venice is a collaboration with longtime friend Eric Rosen. (Sax wrote the score, Rosen handled the book.) Venice weaves traditional theatrical music with rock and hip … Continue reading
BEFORE MIDNIGHT (2013) Starring Ethan Hawke, Julie Delpy, Walter Lassally, Yannis Papadopoulos, Athina Rachel Tsangari, Ariane Labed, Panos Koronis, Xenia Kalogeropoulou, Jennifer Prior, Charlotte Prior, Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick, Yota Argyropoulou, Serafeim Radis, Enrico Focardi, Manolis Goussias and Anouk Servera. Screenplay by Richard Linklater, Julie Delpy and Ethan Hawke. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Sony Pictures … Continue reading
Christopher McDonald Must Be a Lucky Guy by Jay S. Jacobs You think you’ve got Christopher McDonald all worked out, don’t you? Smart, handsome, charming, powerful guy with a massive dark side. After all, McDonald has been visiting your cineplexes and your TV screens for over two decades now. He’s played a whole slew of … Continue reading
LINCOLN (2012) Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Sally Field, Tommy Lee Jones, David Strathairn, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, James Spader, John Hawkes, Jackie Earle Haley, Jared Harris, Lee Pace, Bruce McGill, Walton Goggins, Michael Stuhlbarg, Julie White, Adam Driver, Hal Holbrook, Tim Blake Nelson, Gulliver McGrath, Elizabeth Marvel, Bill Camp, Joseph Cross, Gregory Itzin, S. Epatha Merkerson, Gloria Reuben, … Continue reading
ABOUT CHERRY (2012) Starring Ashley Hinshaw, James Franco, Heather Graham, Dev Patel, Lili Taylor, Jonny Weston, Maya Donato, Vincent Palo, Elana Krausz, Steven Wiig, Megan Boone. Veronica Valencia and Sensi Pearl. Screenplay by Lorelei Lee and Stephen Elliott. Directed by Stephen Elliott. Distributed by IFC Midnight. 101 minutes. Rated R. Unlike most films which delve … Continue reading
BRAVE (2012) Featuring the voices of Kelly Macdonald, Billy Connolly, Emma Thompson, Julie Walters, Robbie Coltrane, Kevin McKidd, Craig Ferguson, Sally Kinghorn, Eilidh Fraser, Peigi Barker, Steven Cree, Steve Purcell, Callum O’Neill and John Ratzenberger. Screenplay by Mark Andrews & Steve Purcell and Brenda Chapman & Irene Mecchi. Directed by Mark Andrews and Brenda Chapman. … Continue reading
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