Liv Ullmann The Legendary Swedish Actress Recalls Life with Ingmar Bergman in Film and in Person by Brad Balfour One of the many things a benchmark film festival like the New York Film Festival can do is anoint a new documentary with the stamp of importance just by inclusion in the fest. Such is the … Continue reading
2 GUNS (2013) Starring Denzel Washington, Mark Wahlberg, Edward James Olmos, Bill Paxton, Paula Patton, James Marsden, Fred Ward, Robert John Burke, Greg Sproles, Patrick Fischler. Edgar Arreola, Derek Solorsano, Kyle Russell Clements, Christopher Matthew Cook, Tim Bell, Tait Fletcher, Jesus Jr., Azure Parsons, John McConnell, Jack Landry, Ritchie Montgomery, Ambyr Childers, Robert Larriviere and … Continue reading
PARANOIA (2013) Starring Liam Hemsworth, Gary Oldman, Harrison Ford, Amber Heard, Lucas Till, Richard Dreyfuss, Embeth Davidtz, Julian McMahon, Josh Holloway, Angela Sarafyan, William Peltz, Kevin Kilner, Christine Marzano, Charlie Hofheimer and Mark Moses. Screenplay by Jason Hall and Barry L. Levy. Directed by Robert Luketic. Distributed by Relativity Media. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. We … Continue reading
Ben Barnes The Actor Fights The Supernatural In Seventh Son and Discusses Narnia, the Craft Of Acting, and How He’d Love To Work With J.J. Abrams by Arlene R. Weiss British actor Ben Barnes is most well known for his work so indelibly and wonderfully portraying the dashing, heroic Caspian X in the second and third films … Continue reading
The World’s End British comic actors/writers Simon Pegg and Nick Frost, and their director/co-writer Edgar Wright, have taken on a very specific place in the movie world. They make very funny movies based upon beloved film genres. Shaun of the Dead took on zombie films. Hot Fuzz played off of action adventure films. Paul was … Continue reading
Simon Pegg & Nick Frost – Hoisting Some Pints at The World’s End by Jay S. Jacobs British comic actors Simon Pegg and Nick Frost have made a pretty impressive career creating what Frost once described to me as “love letters to the genre.” Together the two have worked on several projects together (mostly with … Continue reading
THE EXTRAORDINARY ADVENTURES OF ADÈLE BLANC-SEC (2010) Starring Louise Bourgoin, Mathieu Amalric, Gilles Lellouche, Jean-Paul Rouve, Jacky Nercessian, Philippe Nahon, Nicolas Giraud, Laure de Clermont, Gérard Chaillou, Serge Bagdassarian and Claire Pérot. Screenplay by Luc Besson. Directed by Luc Besson. Distributed by Shout! Factory. 107 minutes. Rated PG. The box of this French film has … Continue reading
I GIVE IT A YEAR (2013) Starring Rose Byrne, Rafe Spall, Anna Faris, Simon Baker, Minnie Driver, Jason Flemyng, Stephen Merchant, Olivia Colman, Jane Asher, Terence Harvey, Nigel Planer, Clare Higgins, Alisha Bailey, Kerry Howard, Daisy Haggard and Joseph Millson. Screenplay by Dan Mazer. Directed by Dan Mazer. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 97 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
THE CONJURING (2013) Starring Vera Farmiga, Patrick Wilson, Lili Taylor, Ron Livingston, Shanley Caswell, Hayley McFarland, Joey King, Mackenzie Foy, Kyla Deaver, Shannon Kook, John Brotherton, Sterling Jerins, Marion Guyot, Morganna Bridgers and Amy Tipton. Screenplay by Chad Hayes & Carey W. Hayes. Directed by James Wan. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 112 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Anson Mount Raising Hell On Wheels by Jay S. Jacobs When you conjure up a mental image of the iconic American cowboy, it wouldn’t be too surprising if he looks a whole lot like Anson Mount. This is not just because Mount has spent the last two years starring in the best western currently on … Continue reading
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