GIRLS AGAINST BOYS (2013) Starring Danielle Panabaker, Nicole LaLiberte, Liam Aiken, Michael Stahl-David, Andrew Howard, Matthew Rauch, Caroline Lagerfelt, Reyna de Courcy, Makenzie Leigh, John Christopher Morton, Marlo Marron, Kelvin Hale and Carmine DiBenedetto. Screenplay by Austin Chick. Directed by Austin Chick. Distributed by Anchor Bay Films. 87 minutes. Rated R. It’s always a bit … Continue reading
BUTTER (2012) Starring Jennifer Garner, Ty Burrell, Olivia Wilde, Ashley Green, Rob Corddry, Alicia Silverstone, Hugh Jackman, Yara Shahidi, Kristen Schaal, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Phyllis Smith, Dodie Brown, Joe Chrest, Jody Thompson and Mark Oliver. Screenplay by Jason Micallef. Directed by Jim Field Smith. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 90 minutes. Rated R. Jennifer Garner … Continue reading
Danielle Panabaker & Nicole LaLiberte – Drawing First Blood in the War of the Sexes by Jay S. Jacobs The indie film Girls Against Boys is trying to be the ultimate word on men pushing women too far. A bloody mix of Thelma & Louise and Death Wish, the film looks at Shae and Lu, … Continue reading
KNIFE FIGHT (2012) Starring Rob Lowe, Jamie Chung, Eric McCormack, David Harbour, Carrie-Anne Moss, Richard Schiff, Julie Bowen, Jennifer Morrison, Amanda Crew, Saffron Burrows, Toni Staniewicz, Frankie Shaw, Melissa Stephens, Shirley Manson and Alan Dershowitz. Screenplay by Bill Guttentag and Chris Lehane. Directed by Bill Guttentag. Distributed by IFC Films. 99 minutes. Not Rated. After … Continue reading
Jesse Metcalfe, Jordana Brewster, Josh Henderson and Julie Gonzalo – Kicking Back With the Ewing Young’uns by Jay S. Jacobs TNT’s reboot of the iconic nighttime soap Dallas became one of the surprise smashes of this past television season. The new series was a savvy mix of alumni from the original 1980s series – including … Continue reading
Jay Mohr – Mohr! Mohr! Mohr! (How Do You Like It? How Do You Like It?) by Ronald Sklar The beloved funnyman now rocks a powerful podcast. One person not caught up in the Charlie Sheen hoopla is comedian/actor Jay Mohr. In fact, Sheen, sober, sane and coherent, chilled uncharacteristically with the put-it-there-pal Mohr, who … Continue reading
DJANGO UNCHAINED (2012) Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz, Leonardo DiCaprio, Kerry Washington, Samuel L. Jackson, Don Johnson, James Remar, Walton Goggins, Jonah Hill, James Russo, Bruce Dern, Michael Parks, Gary Grubbs, M.C. Gainey, Todd Allen, Dennis Christopher, Jarrod Bunch, Rex Linn, Michael Bacall, Tom Wopat, J.D. Evermore, Lewis Smith, Ned Bellamy, John Jarratt, Miriam F. … Continue reading
COMPLIANCE (2012) Starring Ann Dowd, Dreama Walker, Pat Healy, Bill Camp, Philip Ettinger, James McCaffrey, Matt Servitto, Ashlie Atkinson, Nikiya Mathis, Ralph Rodriguez, Stephen Payne and Amelia Fowler. Screenplay by Craig Zobel. Directed by Craig Zobel. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 90 minutes. Rated R. A few years ago, I read a news report which was … Continue reading
FRANKENWEENIE (2012) Featuring the voices of Catherine O’Hara, Martin Short, Martin Landau, Charlie Tahan, Atticus Shaffer, Winona Ryder, Robert Capron, Conchata Ferrell, Dee Bradley Baker, James Hiroyuki Liao and Frank Welker. Screenplay by John August. Directed by Tim Burton. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 87 minutes. Rated PG. Despite the long–lasting residual effects of Tim … Continue reading
LES MISÉRABLES (2012) Starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe, Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Sacha Baron Cohen, Helena Bonham Carter, Samantha Barks, Eddie Redmayne, Aaron Tveit, George Blagden, Colm Wilkinson, Frances Ruffelle, Isabelle Allen, Daniel Huttlestone and Natalya Wallace. Screenplay by William Nicholson. Directed by Tom Hooper. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 158 minutes. Rated PG-13. For twenty-five … Continue reading
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