JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS PLAYS A PERFECT MATCH by Brad Balfour For a young actor working with a master director like Woody Allen becomes an honor; it’s an even greater opportunity to perform for him in his first non-American made feature and a drama no less. In Match Point, Irish actor Jonathan Rhys Meyers gets to play … Continue reading
THE AVIATOR (2004) Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly, Alec Baldwin, Alan Alda, Ian Holm, Danny Huston, Gwen Stefani, Jude Law, Adam Scott, Matt Ross, Kelli Garner, Frances Conroy, Brent Spiner, Stanley DeSantis, Edward Herrmann, Willem Dafoe, Kevin O’Rourke, Loudon Wainwright III, Martha Wainwright and Rufus Wainwright. Screenplay by John Logan. … Continue reading
KINSEY (2004) Starring Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Peter Sarsgaard, Chris O’Donnell, Timothy Hutton, John Lithgow, Tim Curry, Oliver Platt, Dylan Baker, Julianne Nicholson, William Sadler, John McMartin, Veronica Cartwright, Kathleen Chalfont, Heather Goldenhersh and Lynn Redgrave. Screenplay by Bill Condon. Directed by Bill Condon. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 118 minutes. Rated R. Before Alfred … Continue reading
Liam Neeson Investigates More Than His Soul in Kinsey by Brad Balfour Originally posted on November 17, 2004. Oscar-winning actor Liam Neeson doesn’t shy away from tough roles. When he took on Oskar Schindler for Steven Spielberg, he faced a challenge but now that he’s tackled Kinsey, he has handled some difficult tasks for award-winning … Continue reading
SIDEWAYS (2004) Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, Marylouise Burke, Jessica Hecht, Missy Doty, M.C. Gainey, Alysia Reiner, Shake Tukhmanyan, Duke Moosekian, Robert Covarrubias, Patrick Gallagher, Stephanie Faracy, Joe Marinelli, Chris Burroughs and Toni Howard. Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. Directed by Alexander Payne. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. … Continue reading
Julie Delpy Paris Match by Jay S. Jacobs Sometimes, through a mixture of hard work, talent and sheer luck, a movie just clicks. Everything works. The 1995 romantic comedy/drama Before Sunrise was one of those films. It stood out from the pack of the Gen X films of the time, because it was smart, funny and had a serious point of view. It was light … Continue reading
FAHRENHEIT 9/11 (2004) Starring Michael Moore, George W. Bush, Cpl. Abdul Henderson, Lila Lipscomb, Condoleezza Rice, Donald Rumsfeld, Dick Cheney, John Ashcroft, Colin Powell, Osama Bin Laden, Saddam Hussein, Al Gore, Paul Wolfowitz and George H.W. Bush. Written by Michael Moore. Directed by Michael Moore. Distributed by Lions Gate Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated R. All … Continue reading
THE FOG OF WAR (2004) Featuring Robert McNamara. Directed by Errol Morris. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. Some people are born for greatness. Some have it thrust upon them. Some people just stumble into it. Looking back over his life, Robert McNamara never seems to have planned or expected to play … Continue reading
MONSTER (2003) Starring Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Marco St. John, Marc Macaulay, Scott Wilson, Rus Blackwell, Tim Ware, Robb Chamberlain, Stephan Jones, Brett Rice, Kaitlin Riley, Catherine Mangan, T. Robert Pigott and Chandra Leigh. Screenplay by Patty Jenkins. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Distributed by Newmarket Films. … Continue reading
LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003) Starring Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, Akiko Kakashito, Kazuyoshi Minamimagoe, Catherine Lambert, Kazuko Shibata, Take, Ryuichiro Baba, Akira Yamaguchi, Francois du Bois, Tim Leffman, Gregory Pekar, Yutaka Tadokoro, Nao Asuka, Tetsuro Naka, Yasohiko Hattori, Lisle Wilkerson and Richard Allen. Screenplay by Sofia Coppola. Directed by Sofia Coppola. Distributed … Continue reading
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