Gina Holden No Flash in the Pan by Jay S. Jacobs When you think of the word “nerd,” in general the picture that comes to mind looks nothing like Gina Holden. After all, she is beautiful, poised, talented and successful – not usually traits that one associates with the term. Yet, Holden will openly acknowledge … Continue reading
Fabian About This Thing Called Luck by Ronald Sklar Fabian was born under a lucky star, and that star first shone its light above the ancient, sooty row-house streets of South Philadelphia. Although we think of 1950s America as a world of suburbs, tailfins and sparkling new appliances, most of this country still lived in … Continue reading
VIGGO MORTENSEN MAKES HIS EASTERN PROMISES by Brad Balfour It’s entirely understandable why director David Cronenberg has recently cast Viggo Mortensen as his lead in two complementary but very different films (2005’s excellent A History of Violence and the new Eastern Promises). Mortensen inhabits these characters and the characters inhabit him. It is said that when he played Aragorn in Lord … Continue reading
GRACIE (2007) Starring Carly Schroeder, Dermot Mulroney, Elisabeth Shue, Christopher Shand, Karl Girolamo, Julia Garro, John Doman, Jesse Lee Soffer, Vasillios “Billy” Mantagas, Donnie Gray and Andrew Shue. Screenplay by Karen Janszen and Lisa Marie Petersen. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Distributed by Picturehouse Films. 95 minutes. Rated PG-13. Gracie is very much a labor of love. … Continue reading
PRIVATE PROPERTY (NUE PROPRIÉTÉ) (2006) Starring Isabelle Huppert, Jérémie Renier, Yannick Renier, Kris Cuppens, Raphaelle Lubansu, Patrick Descamps, Didier de Neck, Dirk Tuypens and Sabine Riche. Screenplay by Joachim Lafosse. Directed by Joachim Lafosse. Distributed by Red Envelope Entertainment and New Yorker Films. 89 minutes. Not Rated. There is a dedication at the beginning of Private … Continue reading
HOMIE SPUMONI (2007) Starring Donald Faison, Whoopi Goldberg, Jamie-Lynn Sigler, Joey Fatone, Paul Mooney, Tony Rock, Alvaro D’Antonio, Michelle Arvizu, Kira Clavell, Cameron Ansell and Neil Crone. Screenplay by Mike Cerrone, Steve Cerrone and Glenn Ciano. Directed by Mike Cerrone. Distributed by R-Caro Productions. 84 minutes. Rated R. It’s interesting that Homie Spumoni – a romantic comedy … Continue reading
Phoebe Snow Make Things All Right by Ronald Sklar The way Phoebe Snow can manipulate her vocal chords to achieve intense highs and duck-for-cover lows matches only the highs and lows of her own personal wild ride. Her voice, most well known for her 1974 hit, “Poetry Man,” is nothing short of a gift; however, … Continue reading
Daniel Tosh Is Not Completely Serious by Jay S. Jacobs “I don’t have a girlfriend in every city in the country,” Daniel Tosh explains. But some people think: why shouldn’t he? He’s young. He’s single. He’s a hip and happening stand-up comedian. The women must be lining up, right? “When somebody brings that up, it’s … Continue reading
CHANTAL KREVIAZUK ALL SHE CAN DO by Jay S. Jacobs The world at large has never quite caught on to Chantal Kreviazuk’s name – and the world is a lesser place for it. In a perfect world, everyone would know about Kreviazuk. She certainly has spent enough of the past decade introducing herself. She is a star … Continue reading
TWO WEEKS (2007) Starring Sally Field, Ben Chaplin, Tom Cavanagh, Julianne Nicholson, Glenn Howerton, Clea Duvall, James Murtaugh, Michael Hyatt, Susan Misner, Jenny O’Hara and Terrence E. McNally. Screenplay by Steve Stockman. Directed by Steve Stockman. Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. 102 minutes. Rated R. The death of a loved one is quite possibly the … Continue reading
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