Resurrection – The Complete First Season (2014 – ABC Home Video) On March 9th, 2014, ABC premiered Resurrection, a drama-filled hour that has turned out some interesting and intriguingly good television on Sunday nights at 9:00. Based on the book The Returned by Jason Mott, the producers have taken an unlikely subject that the average … Continue reading
Joey King – Wish She Was Here by Jay S. Jacobs It seems almost like a cliché to say that Joey King has grown up before our eyes, but literally that is true. The young actress, who will be turning 15 next month, has been in front of the cameras since she was only six, … Continue reading
KISSING JESSICA STEIN (2002) Starring Jennifer Westfeldt, Heather Juergensen, Tovah Feldshuh, Scott Cohen, Jackie Hoffman Martin, Carson Elrod, David Aaron Baker, Tibor Feldman, Michael Showalter, Michael Ealy, Christopher Berger, Hayden Adams, Kevin Sussman, Jim J. Bullock, Idina Menzel and Jon Hamm. Screenplay by Heather Juergensen and Jennifer Westfeldt. Directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. Distributed by 20th Century Fox Home … Continue reading
ENDLESS LOVE (2014) Starring Alex Pettyfer, Gabriella Wilde, Bruce Greenwood, Joely Richardson, Robert Patrick, Rhys Wakefield, Dayo Okeniyi, Emma Rigby, Anna Enger, Fabianne Therese, Mike Bland, Jake Schultz, Jeff Wayne Pope, Zechariah Pierce and Ryan Lewis. Screenplay by Shana Feste. Directed by Shana Feste. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. In the continuing … Continue reading
LABOR DAY (2014) Starring Kate Winslet, Josh Brolin, Gattlin Griffith, Tobey Maguire, Clark Gregg, J.K. Simmons, Brooke Smith, Alexie Gilmore, Tom Lipinski, Maika Monroe, Brighid Fleming, Micah Fowler, Chandra Thomas, Dylan Minnette and James Van Der Beek. Screenplay by Jason Reitman. Directed by Jason Reitman. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 111 minutes. Rated PG. Jason Reitman … Continue reading
FARGO (1996) Starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, Kristin Rudrüd, Tony Denman, John Carroll Lynch, Larissa Kokernot, Melissa Peterman, Steven Reevis, James Gaulke, Steve Park, Bruce Campbell and Jose Feliciano. Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. Directed by Joel Coen. Distributed by Fox Home Entertainment. 98 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – THE MOVIE (2013) Starring Karl Urban, Charlie Rowe, Angourie Rice and the voices of John Leguizamo, Justin Long, Skyler Stone, Tiya Sircar, Clay Savage, Jude Tinsely, Mary Mouser, Katie Silverman, Madison Moellers and Michael Leone. Written by John Collee with dialogue by Gerry Swallow. Directed by Barry Cook and Neil Nightingale. … Continue reading
Demián Bichir Invitation to the Adventure of a Lifetime by Jay S. Jacobs You’ve been seeing a whole lot of Mexican actor Demián Bichir in the movies and on TV these days. While Bichir has been a well-known actor in his native land for well over a decade, and even had some show-stopping turns in … Continue reading
Paranormal Activity – The Marked Ones The Paranormal Activity series keeps on trudging on. This is the fifth film in the series in five years. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is the first of the series to warrant a subtitle rather than a number, and it is also the first one that seems for much of the running time … Continue reading
Bryan Callen – It’s A Man’s, Man’s World by Jay S. Jacobs Stand up comedian. Actor. Podcast host. Father. Occasional color commentary guy. Seeker of knowledge. Chronicler of sexual roles. You don’t want to be the dude responsible for keeping Bryan Callen’s résumé current. You’ve seen him on TV, or on the big screen, or in the … Continue reading
