Peanuts 1960’s Collection (Warner Bros. Home Video-2009) Just because you have probably seen two of these six classic TV specials – “A Charlie Brown Christmas” and “It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown” – pretty much every year of your life, it doesn’t mean that they are not worth revisiting often and enthusiastically. For the classic … Continue reading
Vincent D’Onofrio and Kathryn Erbe Cool Intentions by Jay S. Jacobs The Law and Order franchises are universally known for their high-caliber of acting. Of all of the great actors who have portrayed policemen or court officers in the series – including such respected names as Sam Waterson, Jerry Orbach, Mariska Hargitay, Christopher Meloni, Chris Noth – … Continue reading
Edward Asner Working His Way Up to Gigantic by Jay S. Jacobs It seems like we have been watching Edward Asner all of our lives – and for many of us that is the case. In a Hollywood career that has spanned five decades, Asner has been a ubiquitous presence in film, television and animation. He … Continue reading
GARY SINISE HELPS BROTHERS at WAR and GRAPPLES with IRAQ and ITS EFFECT on a FAMILY by Brad Balfour Presently known for playing Detective Mac Taylor on the hit TV series, CSI: NY, the talented Gary Sinise has done it all – acting, directing, making music and producing everything from plays to films. Now, Sinise plays … Continue reading
Handy Manny Manny’s Green Team (Walt Disney Home Video-2009) Just in time for Earth Day, your kids can team up with their favorite handy man, Manny Garcia and his talking tools, while learning some important life lessons about conserving our earth’s most valuable resources. This kid and eco-friendly DVD offers five green episodes – including … Continue reading
Sara Paxton Takes a Sharp Left Turn to the Last House by Jay S. Jacobs It’s never easy for a child star to make the jump to serious adult roles. For every Jodie Foster or Elijah Wood there are dozens of actors who can’t seem to get work once they hit puberty. Sara Paxton has … Continue reading
Patrick Warburton Always Challenging the Rules by Jay S. Jacobs Patrick Warburton isn’t all that manly. Hollywood thinks it has Warburton figured out. Because he cuts such an imposing figure – with his strong, impressive frame, his chiseled aging-model looks and his distinctive baritone voice – television and film has a tendency to cast him as funny, … Continue reading
Melissa Leo Down by the Frozen River by Brad Balfour There was early Oscar® buzz about the work veteran actress Melissa Leo has done in Frozen River ever since the feature won last year’s Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize for director Courtney Hunt (her feature film debut). Now, of course, her first nomination for Best Actress … Continue reading
60 Minutes Presents Obama: All Access Barack Obama’s Road to the White House (CBS/Paramount Home Video-2009) It seems so long ago now, even though it has only been three months since Barack Obama won the Presidency of the United States and less than three weeks since he was sworn in to take over the job. Like … Continue reading
Tea Leoni and Kyle MacLachlan Have Fun Playing in Manure by Brad Balfour Don’t do it. Don’t let publicists put actress Tea Leoni together with any of her co-stars, because it prompts such an assault on serious answers. But there she was, with her co-star Kyle MacLachlan gabbing about their comic turns in the Polish … Continue reading
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