DON’T BE AFRAID OF THE DARK (2011) Starring Guy Pearce, Katie Holmes, Bailee Madison, Jack Thompson, Julia Blake, Nicholas Bell, Garry McDonald, Edwina Ritchard and the voice of Guillermo del Toro. Screenplay by Guillermo del Toro and Matthew Robbins. Directed by Troy Nixey. Distributed by FilmDistrict. 99 minutes. Rated R. Who knew that there was … Continue reading
SWINGING WITH THE FINKELS (2010) Starring Mandy Moore, Martin Freeman, Melissa George, Jonathan Silverman, Jerry Stiller, Elizabeth Tan, Graham Bohea, Carolyn Tomkinson, Edward Akrout, Daisy Beaumont, Angus Deayton, Tim Beckmann, Michael Burgess and Paul Chowdhry. Screenplay by Jonathan Newman. Directed by Jonathan Newman. Distributed by Freestyle Releasing. 85 minutes. Rated R. Perhaps it is for … Continue reading
OUR IDIOT BROTHER (2011) Starring Paul Rudd, Elizabeth Banks, Zooey Deschanel, Emily Mortimer, Steve Coogan, Hugh Dancy, Kathryn Hahn, Rashida Jones, Shirley Knight, T J Miller, Adam Scott, Janet Montgomery, Sterling Brown and Matthew Mindler. Screenplay by Evgenia Peretz and David Schisgall. Directed by Jesse Peretz. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 90 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading
THE BEAVER (2011) Starring Mel Gibson, Jodie Foster, Anton Yelchin, Jennifer Lawrence, Riley Thomas Stewart, Cherry Jones, Zachary Booth, Kris Arnold, John Bernhardt, Michael Rivera, Jeff Corbett, Baylen Thomas, Matt Lauer, Terry Gross and Jon Stewart. Screenplay by Kyle Killen. Directed by Jodie Foster. Distributed by Summit Entertainment. 91 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Beaver really had … Continue reading
ONE DAY (2011) Starring Anne Hathaway, Jim Sturgess, Patricia Clarkson, Ken Stott, Romola Garai, Rafe Spall, Tom Mison, Jodie Whittaker, Joséphine de La Baume, Heida Reed, Amanda Fairbank-Hynes, Georgia King and Matt Berry. Screenplay by David Nicholls. Directed by Lone Scherfig. Distributed by Focus Features. 108 minutes. Rated PG-13. One Day is exactly what it says: … Continue reading
Jim Sturgess Life in One Day by Jay S. Jacobs Jim Sturgess has been courting stardom for years. First he turned heads in the States with The Other Boleyn Girl. When that film ended up only catching art house notice, he returned as the star of the slick Hollywood formula film 21 with Kevin Spacey. Then he showed off … Continue reading
5 DAYS OF WAR (2011) Starring Rupert Friend, Val Kilmer, Andy Garcia, Dean Cain, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Heather Graham, Richard Coyle, Rade Serbedzija, Johnathon Schaech, Kenneth Cranham, Antje Traue, Mikko Nousiainen, Mikheil Gomiashvili and Anna Walton. Screenplay by Mikko Alanne. Directed by Renny Harlin. Distributed by Anchor Bay Films. 120 minutes. Rated R. Even before there … Continue reading
Anne Hathaway One Day in Her Life by Jay S. Jacobs It seems like we’ve known Anne Hathaway forever, but surprisingly we’ve just passed the ten-year anniversary of her first film, The Princess Diaries. It’s been quite a whirlwind of a decade for the perky, beautiful actress. We have watched her grow up as she has become a superstar … Continue reading
Tom Felton Harry Potter Grad Walks and Talks His Villainous Ways by Brad Balfour British actor Tom Felton may not have expected to perfect his villainous chops, but nonetheless, after nearly a decade in the Harry Potter inner circle, he has done so excellently. Now that the fantasy franchise has ended – with the eighth and final … Continue reading
Evan Glodell Fire-Breathing Bellflower – an Actor/Director’s Auspicious Sundance Debut by Brad Balfour What is Bellflower, the latest buzz movie of the moment? It’s a road movie, a mumblecore/relationship film, even a weird buddy pic with some bitchy girls and that flamethrower. Or to sum it up, best friends Woodrow (Glodell) and Aiden (Tyler Dawson) toil endlessly … Continue reading
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