SARAH MICHELLE GELLAR GETS UNDER THE SKIN IN THE GRUDGE by Brad Balfour Ever since she was discovered by an agent at age four, New York born and bred Sarah Michelle Gellar has been in spotlight from doing commercials, as the groundbreaking star of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and film star (Cruel Intentions/I Know What You Did Last Summer). … Continue reading
Henry Rollins Out of the Van by Ronald Sklar “I could grandstand and tell you I’m The Man, but I basically don’t have a life,” Henry Rollins tells me in a recent phone interview. As usual, The Man is being too hard on himself. The rock legend, now in his early forties and still as tough … Continue reading
BORN RICH (2003) Starring Josiah Hornblower, S.I. Newhouse IV, Ivanka Trump, Georgina Bloomberg, Luke Weil, Cody Franchetti, Stephanie Ercklentz, Carlo von Zeischel, Christina Floyd, Juliet Hartford, Peter Skolnik and Jamie Johnson. Directed by Jamie Johnson. Distributed by Shout! Factory. 81 minutes. Rated PG. You know you hate them. They’re young, attractive and they never have … Continue reading
INTIMATE STRANGERS (CONFIDENCES TROP INTIMES) (2004) Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Fabrice Luchini, Michel Duchaussoy, Anne Brochet, Gilbert Melki, Laurent Gamelon, Helene Surgere, Urbain Cancelier, Isabel Petit-Jacques, Veronique Kapoian, Benoit Petre, Albert Simono, Claude Derepp, Aurore Auteuil, Ludovic Berthillot and Sabrina Brezzo. Screenplay by Jerome Tonnerre. Directed by Patrice Leconte. Distributed by Paramount Classics. 104 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN THE SANEST MAN IN HOLLYWOOD by Jay S. Jacobs Mention the name Christopher Walken, and anyone you’re talking to will have a very strong, concrete image. There are very few actors in the world who spur such strong name recognition, such certainty on the part of an audience that we get what he’s all about. He’s a hard, … Continue reading
Chris Cooper – A Real Contender by Brad Balfour Originally posted on September 22, 2004. Actor Chris Cooper didn’t need a crystal ball to figure out how to make his character in Silver City — the bumbling local politician running for governor of Colorado — resonate in this hard-hitting reflection of our times. His campaign … Continue reading
SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW (2004) Starring Jude Law, Gwyneth Paltrow, Angelina Jolie, Giovanni Ribisi, Michael Gambon, Bai Ling, Omid Djalili, Trevor Baxter, Julian Curry, Peter Law, Jon Rumney, Khan Bonfils, Samta Gyatso, Louis Hilyer, Mark Wells, James Cash and Sir Laurence Olivier. Screenplay by Kerry Conran. Directed by Kerry Conran. Distributed by … Continue reading
AROUND THE BEND (2004) Starring Josh Lucas, Christopher Walken, Michael Caine, Jonah Bobo, Glenne Headley, Kathryn Hahn, David Eigenberg, Robert Douglas, Carlos Cabarcas, Gerry Bamman, Jean Effron, Lily Knight, Rick Negron, David Marciano, Norbert Weisser, Laurie O’Brien and Michael O’Neill. Screenplay by Jordan Roberts. Directed by Jordan Roberts. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 85 minutes. … Continue reading
GARDEN STATE (2004) Starring Zach Braff, Natalie Portman, Peter Sarsgaard, Ian Holm, Ron Liebman, Method Man, Jean Smart, Ann Dowd, Denis O’Hare, Geoffrey Arend, Alex Burns, Jackie Hoffman, Michael Weston, Chris Carley, Armando Riesco, Amy Ferguson, Trisha LaFrache, Jim Parsons, Kenneth Graymez, George C. Wolfe, Austin Lysy, Gary Gilbert, Jill Flint and Debbon Ayer. Screenplay … Continue reading
ALIEN VS. PREDATOR (2004) Starring Sanaa Lathan, Raoul Bova, Lance Henriksen, Ewen Bremner, Colin Salmon, Tommy Flanagan, Joseph Rye, Agatha de la Boulaye, Carsten Norgaard, Sam Troughton, Petr Jakl, Pavel Bezdek, Kieran Bew, Carsten Voigt and Jan Pavel Filipensky. Screenplay by Paul W.S. Anderson. Directed by Paul W.S. Anderson. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. 101 … Continue reading
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