JENNIFER CONNELLY OUT OF THE DARK by Brad Balfour As a world-class actress, Brooklyn-born Jennifer Connelly has hit a lot of marks from doing a hard-hitting indie such as Requiem for A Dream to creating her Oscar winning role in the powerful, character-driven drama, A Beautiful Mind. But now she has all the focus on her and the disturbed … Continue reading
GUMBALL 3000 – SIX DAYS IN MAY (2005) Starring Adrien Brody, Rob Dyrdek, Jodie Kidd, Tony Hawk, Momo, Chris Eubank, Maximillian Cooper, Kim Schmitz, John Docherty, Gary Lutke, Ramdane Touhami, Mourad Mazouz, Ben James, Tim Masters, Big Black, Bentley Boys, Yorgo Tloupas, Shane Slevin, Alex Roy, Richie Warren, Cliff Pedgren, Karta Healy and The Cliffs. … Continue reading
DIRTY DEEDS (2005) Starring Milo Ventimiglia, Lacey Chabert, Tom Amandes, Matthew Carey, Mark Derwin, Charles Durning, Michael Milhoan, Billy L. Sullivan, Zoë Saldana, Alex Solowitz, Ray Santiago, Michael Sullivan, Danso Gordon, Arielle Kebbel, Erin Torpey, Wes Robinson, Fred Meyers, Dave Power and Keith Britton. Screenplay by Jon Land and Jonathan Thies. Directed by David Kendall. … Continue reading
WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005) Starring Tom Cruise, Dakota Fanning, Justin Chatwin, Miranda Otto, Tim Robbins, Rick Gonzalez, Yul Vasquez, Lenny Venito, Lisa Ann Walter, Ann Robinson, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, Roz Abrams, Michael Brownlee, Camillia Sanes, Marlon Young, John Eddins, Peter Gerety and the voice of Morgan Freeman. Screenplay by Josh Friedman and … Continue reading
THE ARISTOCRATS (2005) Starring Chris Albrecht, Jason Alexander, The Amazing Johnathan, Hank Azaria, Shelley Berman, Billy the Mime, Lewis Black, David Brenner, Mario Cantone, Drew Carey, George Carlin, Carrot Top, Mark Cohen, Billy Connolly, Tim Conway, Pat Cooper, Wayne Cotter, Andy Dick, Frank DiGiacomo, Phyllis Diller, Susie Essman, Carrie Fisher, Joe Franklin, Mike George, Todd … Continue reading
THE JERK (1979) Starring Steve Martin, Bernadette Peters, Catlin Adams, Jackie Mason, Mabel King, Richard Ward, Dick Anthony Williams, Bill Macy, M. Emmett Walsh, Dick O’Neill, Maurice Evans, Helena Carroll, Ren Woods, Pepe Serna, David Landsberg, Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Rob Reiner, William Schallert and Carl Reiner. Screenplay by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb and Michael … Continue reading
GIRL PLAY (2004) Starring Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon, Mink Stole, Dom Deluise, Katherine Randolph, Lauren Maher, Gina DeVivo, Shannon Perez, Domenic Ottersbach, Julie Briggs, Jessica Golden, Lynn A. Henderson, Sarah Bareilles and Katlin Belcher. Screenplay by Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon and Lee Friedlander. Directed by Lee Friedlander. Distributed by Wolfe Home Video. 80 minutes. Not … Continue reading
HAPPY ENDINGS (2005) Starring Lisa Kudrow, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Steve Coogan, Jesse Bradford, Bobby Cannavale, Jason Ritter, Tom Arnold, David Sutcliffe, Laura Dern, Sarah Clarke, Hallee Hirsh, Eric Jungmann, Kim Morgan Greene, Rayne Marcus, Caker Folley, Amanda Foreman, Johnny Galecki and Ray Liotta. Screenplay by Don Roos. Directed by Don Roos. Distributed by Lion’s Gate Films. … Continue reading
WEDDING CRASHERS (2005) Starring Vince Vaughn, Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Christopher Walken, Isla Fisher, Bradley Cooper, Jane Seymour, Will Ferrell, Ellen Albertini Dow, Keir O’Donnell, Ron Canada, Henry Gibson, Dwight Yoakam, Rebecca DeMornay, James Carville and John McCain. Screenplay by Steve Faber and Bob Fisher. Directed by David Dobkin. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 119 … Continue reading
Billy Bob Thornton Gets on Base with Bad News Bears By Brad Balfour Lately actor/director Billy Bob Thorton has been grabbing the spotlight for films that aren’t obviously styled as the mature dramatic hits he starred in before—films such as the hard-hitting and provocative (and award-winning) Monster’s Ball and Sling Blade (for which he won a screenwriting Oscar). Yet, … Continue reading
