David Oyelowo Is Enjoying a Championship Season by Brad Balfour Born in Britain, part of a royal Nigerian family, raised there and in England, 36-year-old actor David Oyelowo is enjoying a remarkable run – garnering more prominent roles and rising billing in films with bigger and bigger actors. This increasingly favorable career surge doesn’t seem like it’s going to abate any … Continue reading
ELENA (2011) Starring Nadezhda Markina, Andrei Smirnov, Elena Lyadova, Alexey Rozin and Igor Ogurtsov. Screenplay by Oleg Negin and Andrei Zvyagintsev. Directed by Andrei Zvyagintsev. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 109 minutes. Not Rated. Elena is a quietly devastating little film. Quiet is the operative word. This subtle Russian film doesn’t have a word of dialogue for … Continue reading
Steve Ward Shares His Tough Love by Ronald Sklar The host of the VH1 hit explains how it’s cruel to be kind. “I don’t think we’ve learned anything from success,” claims VH1’s Tough Love host Steve Ward. “We’ve learned everything from failure. So if you have the courage to accept the fact that maybe you’re the problem, … Continue reading
THIS MEANS WAR (2012) Starring Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Chelsea Handler, Angela Bassett, Til Schweiger, Abigail Spencer, Laura Vandervoort, Jenny Slate, John Paul Ruttan, Rosemary Harris, George Touliatos, Clint Carleton and Warren Christie. Screenplay by Simon Kinberg and Timothy Dowling. Directed by McG. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. This … Continue reading
Leann Rimes – Keswick Theater – Glenside, PA – May 18, 2012 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2012. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Ben Lyons Lyons’ Roar by Ronald Sklar The busy entertainment journalist applies old-fashioned family rules to excel in the digital age. Ben Lyons gives Jennifer Lawrence of The Hunger Games as a prime example of how he aims to be the best in the biz. “When a movie like that comes out,” he says, “Jennifer Lawrence will … Continue reading
BATTLESHIP (2012) Starring Taylor Kitsch, Liam Neeson, Alexander Skarsgård, Rihanna, Brooklyn Decker, Tadanobu Asano, Hamish Linklater, Jesse Plemons, John Tui, Gregory D. Gadson, Adam Godley, Jerry Ferrara and Peter MacNicol. Screenplay by Jon and Erich Hoeber. Directed by Peter Berg. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 131 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Hasbro Toy Corporation got its baptism … Continue reading
DARK SHADOWS (2012) Starring Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter, Eva Green, Jackie Earle Haley, Jonny Lee Miller, Chloë Grace Moretz. Bella Heathcote, Gulliver McGrath, Ray Shirley, Ivan Kaye, Susanna Cappellaro, William Hope, Hannah Murray, Guy Flanagan, Christopher Lee, Alice Cooper, Lara Parker, David Selby, Kathryn Leigh Scott and Jonathan Frid. Screenplay by Seth … Continue reading
THE TORTURED (2010) Starring Erika Christensen, Jesse Metcalfe, Bill Lippincott, Bill Moseley, Fulvio Cecere, Thomas Greenwood, Stephen Park, Samantha Gutstadt, Zak Santiago and Chelah Horsdal. Screenplay by Marek Posival. Directed by Robert Leiberman. Distributed by IFC Films. 78 minutes. Not Rated. The Tortured has been bopping around in production limbo for years now. It was originally … Continue reading
A BAG OF HAMMERS (2011) Starring Jason Ritter, Jake Sandvig, Chandler Canterbury, Rebecca Hall, Carrie Preston, Todd Louiso, Gabriel Macht, Sally Kirkland and Amanda Seyfried. Screenplay by Jake Sandvig and Brian Crano. Directed by Brian Crano. Distributed by MPI Media Group. 85 minutes. Not Rated I can’t quite decide if A Bag of Hammers is supposed to … Continue reading
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