PETER FALK REVEALS A FEW THINGS by Brad Balfour Though by now veteran actor Peter Falk may always be playing a bit of Peter Falk in every role he does, that archetype works perfectly well when he plays the oh-so-Jewish father in Paul Reiser’s feature, The Thing About My Folks. If any movie does a classic riff on the … Continue reading
Perry King A Different Story by Ronald Sklar “I did a [Family Channel] movie with Sean Young called The Cowboy and the Movie Star,” underrated actor Perry King tells me recently. “I was playing a guy who has a cattle ranch who is getting divorced and about to lose the property. And just after that movie, the same … Continue reading
GOOD NIGHT, AND GOOD LUCK (2005) Starring David Strathairn, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Ray Wise, Frank Langella, Jeff Daniels, George Clooney, Tate Donovan, Tom McCarthy, Matt Ross, Reed Diamond, Robert John Burke, Grant Heslov, Alex Borstein, Rose Abdoo, Glenn Morshower, Don Creech, Helen Slayton-Hughes, Robert Knepper, JD Cullum, Simon Helberg, Peter Jacobson and Dianne … Continue reading
The Nanny The Complete First Season – 1993-1994 (Sony-2005) The Nanny is a series that is sure to turn off a large portion of the population immediately. How unfortunate. It’s so much better than the initial impression it makes. For a show that celebrates life on the shallow surface, it should not be dismissed as such. … Continue reading
Davey and Goliath Volume 1 (Starlight Home Entertainment-2005) OH DAVEY!… Beloved pop culture icons Davey and Goliath first broke into the public consciousness in the late 50’s, a perfect time for their emergence against the “safe as milk” backdrop of that era. Produced by Clokey Productions Inc., under the direction of Art and Ruth Clokey (who also brought you another … Continue reading
Magnum P.I. The Complete Second Season (1981-1982) (Universal-2005) Magnum PI is the epitome of guy wish fulfillment. What would life be like if you lived in a tropical paradise, staying rent free in the huge guest house of a reclusive millionaire novelist? You have full access to a late-model Ferrari, the white sands and the sparkling … Continue reading
Dallas The Complete First and Second Seasons (1978-1980) (Warner Home Video-2004) When Dallas premiered in early 1978, it was just what America’s doctor ordered. The previous decade had turned us wussy, and there seemed to be no cure for our malaise (even our president said so). The United States had been reeling from the same old miserable … Continue reading
The Brady Bunch The Complete Third Season 1971-1972 (Paramount Home Video-2005) There is so much more to Season Three than Greg’s tremendously awkward growth spurt. This is easily the best year of the series, encompassing everything from the clan’s wild escapade in Grand Canyon to Jan reaching out to us with the immortal phrase, “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia.” Here, … Continue reading
MICHAEL RAPAPORT THE WAR ON TELEVISION by JAY S. JACOBS Michael Rapaport is one of the best color guys in show business. It’s rare that he gets the lead role, but when a director needs a legitimate, colorful, smart working-class guy for the second or third role, they dial up Rapaport. He has been the … Continue reading
EVAN RACHEL WOOD GETS PERSUASIVE By Brad Balfour With two remarkable cinematic performances under her belt, teen actress Evan Rachel Wood has successfully avoided doing the clichéd Hollywood chick flick routine. InThirteen the Southern born Wood gave us a thoroughly authentic look at the travails of a modern suburban teen but through Pretty Persuasion she gets really tested having to create Kimberly Joyce, … Continue reading
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