Mickey Rourke A Requiem for Rourke — Battling His Way Back To Stardom and the Oscar Nom Through The Wrestler by Brad Balfour You got to hand it to roughhouse actor Mickey Rourke. When he makes a comeback, he makes a helluva comeback. For thirteen years, the now-aging actor — once the superstar who had made 9 … Continue reading
Melissa Leo Down by the Frozen River by Brad Balfour There was early Oscar® buzz about the work veteran actress Melissa Leo has done in Frozen River ever since the feature won last year’s Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for director Courtney Hunt (her feature film debut). Now, of course, her first nomination for Best Actress … Continue reading
MADAGASCAR 2 – ESCAPE 2 AFRICA (2008) Featuring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric The Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sherri Shepherd, Elisa Gabrielli and Will.i.am. Screenplay by Etan Cohen, Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. Distributed … Continue reading
MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA (2008) Starring Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso, Omar Benson Miller, Pierfrancesco Favino, Valentina Cervi, Matteo Sciabordi, John Leguizamo, Joseph Gordon Levitt, Naomi Campbell and John Turturro. Screenplay by James McBride. Directed by Spike Lee. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 160 minutes. Rated R. Miracle at St. Anna is director Spike Lee’s response … Continue reading
SKILLS LIKE THIS (2008) Starring Spencer Berger, Brian D. Phelan, Gabriel Tigerman, Kerry Knuppe, Jennifer Batter, Ned Bellamy, Marta Martin, Zach Cumer, Tom Doyle, Amy Rose Drucker, Patty Figel, Jeremy Make, Marian Rothschild and Reverend Leon Kelly. Screenplay by Spencer Berger. Directed by Monty Miranda. Distributed by Shadow Distribution. 88 minutes. Not Rated. Is committing … Continue reading
SOUL MEN (2008) Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Sean Hayes, Affion Crockett, Adam Herschman, John Legend, Fatso-Fasano, Jackie Long, Mike Epps, Isaac Hayes, Vanessa Del Rio, P.J. Byrne, Ken Davitian, Jennifer Coolidge, Sara Erikson, Soledad O’Brien, Millie Jackson and the voice of Randy Jackson. Screenplay by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone. Directed … Continue reading
THE UNINVITED (2009) Starring Emily Browning, Elizabeth Banks, Arielle Kebbel, David Strathairn, Maya Massar, Kevin McNulty, Jesse Moss, Dean Paul Gibson, Don S. Davis, Lex Burnham, Matthew Bristol, Danny Bristol and Heather Doerksen. Screenplay by Craig Rosenberg, Doug Miro and Carlo Bernard. Directed by Charles and Thomas Guard. Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. 87 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Tea Leoni and Kyle MacLachlan Have Fun Playing in Manure by Brad Balfour Don’t do it. Don’t let publicists put actress Tea Leoni together with any of her co-stars, because it prompts such an assault on serious answers. But there she was, with her co-star Kyle MacLachlan gabbing about their comic turns in the Polish … Continue reading
Tom Cruise and Bryan Singer With Valkyrie, They Illustrate That Slide Down the Slippery Slope to Fascism by Brad Balfour Though he totally missed the Oscar loop, you have to give some credit to media magnet Tom Cruise for releasing his World War II drama, Valkyrie at the end of 2008 despite the surge of … Continue reading
COLLEGE (2008) Starring Drake Bell, Andrew Caldwell, Kevin Covais, Haley Bennett, Katie Knighten, Nick Zano, Ryan Pinkston, Camille Mana, Nathalie Walker, Melissa Lingafelt, Gary Owen, Wallace Merck, Alona Tal and Verne Troyer. Screenplay by Dan Callahan and Adam Ellison. Directed by Deb Hagan. Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. 94 minutes. Rated R. The makers of College obviously … Continue reading
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