THE HITCHER (2007) Starring Sophia Bush, Zachary Knighton, Sean Bean, Neal McDonough, Kyle Davis, Skip O’Brien, Travis Schuldt, Danny Bolero, Jeffrey Hutchinson, Yara Martinez, Lauren Cohn, Mike Fisher, Joseph Michael Self, Kurt Grossi and Kurt Bryant. Screenplay by Eric Red. Directed by Dave Meyers. Distributed by Rogue Pictures. 90 minutes. Rated R. The original version … Continue reading
Justin Timberlake, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Anton Yelchin and Shawn Hatosy This Team of Actors is Down in the Dogs by Brad Balfour Talk about going against type. After Nick Cassavettes made the treacly The Notebook, few believed he could go on to direct the likes of Alpha Dog – a nasty, unrepentant documentary-like drama about some pretty … Continue reading
Glenn O’Brien’s TV Party Premiere Episode 12/18/78 The Time & Make-Up Show 8/19/79 The Halloween Show 10/31/79 (Brinkfilm/MVD-2006) The question isn’t this: how much can you endure of artsy New York hipsters who think they are smarter, cooler and more detached than you? The question is this: how do all the Lower East Side struggling … Continue reading
The Dick Cavett Show Hollywood Greats (Shout! Factory-2006) Marlon Brando flies all the way from Tahiti to warn us about the plight of the American Indian, whether we want to hear about it or not. Bette Davis calls the film Myra Breckenridge “a disgrace.” Fred Astaire treats us to his singing and dancing until we want to beg him … Continue reading
ALONE WITH HER (2007) Starring Colin Hanks, Ana Claudia Talancon, Jordana Spiro, Jonathon Trent, Alex Boling, Mel Gorham, Ashley McCarthy and Christina Suavé. Screenplay by Eric Nicholas. Directed by Eric Nicholas. Distributed by IFC Films. 78 minutes. Not Rated. In the modern age, voyeurism is easy. There are webcams, the internet, industrial mikes and spy … Continue reading
THE PURSUIT OF HAPPYNESS (2007) Starring Will Smith, Jaden Christopher Syre Smith, Thandie Newton, Brian Howe, James Karen, Dan Castellanata, Kurt Fuller, Takayo Fischer, Kevin West, George Cheung, David Michael Silverman, Domenic Bove, Geoff Callan and Joyful Raven. Screenplay by Steve Conrad. Directed by Gabriele Muccino. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 117 minutes. Rated PG-13. The … Continue reading
BROKEN BRIDGES (2006) Starring Toby Keith, Kelly Preston, Lindsey Haun, Willie Nelson, Burt Reynolds, Tess Harper, Katie Finneran, Anna Maria Horsford, BeBe Winans, Josh Henderson, Daniel Newman, Steve Coulter and Leland L. Jones. Screenplay by Cherie Bennett and Jeff Gottesfeld. Directed by Steve Goldmann. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 104 minutes. Rated PG-13. This film — … Continue reading
DREAMGIRLS (2006) Starring Jamie Foxx, Beyonce Knowles, Jennifer Hudson, Eddie Murphy, Anika Noni Rose, Keith Robinson, Danny Glover, Sharon Leal, Hinton Battle ,Yvette Nicole Brown, Yvette Cason, Loretta Divine, Dawnn Lewis, Eddie Mekka, Jaleel White, John Krasinski and John Lithgow. Screenplay by Bill Condon. Directed by Bill Condon. Distributed by Dreamworks SKG Pictures. 131 minutes. … Continue reading
ROCKY BALBOA (2006) Starring Sylvester Stallone, Burt Young, Antonio Tarver, Geraldine Hughes, Milo Ventimiglia, Tony Burton, James Francis Kelly III, AJ Benza, Lou DiBella, Mike Tyson, Frank Stallone and Talia Shire. Screenplay by Sylvester Stallone. Directed by Sylvester Stallone. Distributed by MGM Pictures. 102 minutes. Rated PG. The idea seems like a recipe for outright … Continue reading
KEN WATANABE CINEMATIC SURVIVOR by Brad Balfour With Oscar-nominated Japanese actor Ken Watanabe playing General Tadamichi Kuribayashi in Letters from Iwo Jima, director Clint Eastwood assured audiences that he employed a actor equal in stature to the commander who held the island of Iwo Jima for several weeks against overwhelming odds. The Battle of Iwo Jima … Continue reading
