D.B. Sweeney Takes Us Down to Paradise City by Jay S. Jacobs As so often happens, the germ of the idea for actor D.B. Sweeney’s writing and directing debut Two Tickets to Paradise came from a real life experience. In fact, it was a drunken road trip down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with his brother that … Continue reading
Joey Lawrence Grown Up on Camera by Deborah Wagner When you think of Joey Lawrence, most people think “Whoa!” I know I do, thanks to the iconic catchphrase he made popular back in the 90’s while playing Joey Russo on the hit TV show Blossom. Before becoming a teenage heartthrob on Blossom, Joey spent his adolescent years … Continue reading
CLASSIC ALBUMS: RUSH – 2112 and MOVING PICTURES (2010) Featuring Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart, Terry Brown, Taylor Hawkins, Ed Robertson and Ray Daniels. Directed by Martin R. Smith. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 112 minutes. Not Rated. If you have seen last summer’s great comedy I Love You, Man, you will remember scenes of … Continue reading
$5 A DAY (2008) Starring Christopher Walken, Alessandro Nivola, Sharon Stone, Dean Cain, Peter Coyote, Amanda Peet, Beth Bailey, Marya Beauvais, Frank Bond, Christopher Dempsey, Christopher Hagen, Anne Johns, Diana Maimin, Mike Miller and Mandy Olsen. Screenplay by Neal Dobrofsky and Tippi Dobrofsky. Directed by Nigel Cole. Distributed by Image Entertainment. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
Alicia Witt Miss Witt’s Opus by Ronald Sklar Alicia Witt has been steadily holding on to her day job – that of an extremely successful working actor – until she can make real her dream job: that of singer-songwriter. That goal is becoming ever more realized now that she has debuted her self-titled EP and its well-received … Continue reading
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Season One, Part One (Warner Brothers Home Video-2010) Very few fictional characters have had the long and constant run that Batman has. Ever since his creation in 1939 by comic artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, the caped crusader has been the subject of comic books, movies, serials, live-action … Continue reading
VAMPIRES SUCK (2010) Starring Jenn Proske, Matt Lanter, Chris Riggi, Arielle Kebbel, Kelsey Ford, Anneliese van der Pol, Jun Hee Lee, Mike Mayhall, Ken Jeong, Crista Flanagan, Bradley Dodds, Charlie Weber, Matthew Warzel, Diedrich Bader, Nedal Yousef and Jeff Witzke. Screenplay by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Distributed … Continue reading
Cougar Town The Complete First Season (Buena Vista Home Video-2010) It is rare for a new TV series to be met with the kind of derision that Cougar Town faced upon its debut last fall. It was somewhat surprising, too. After all, it was created by Bill Lawrence, who previously had run the very funny series Spin City and Scrubs. It stars … Continue reading
THE LAST SONG (2010) Starring Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Coleman, Liam Hemsworth, Kelly Preston, Carly Chaikin, Hallock Beals, Nick Lashaway, Kate Vernon, Melissa Ordway and Nick Searcy. Screenplay by Nicholas Sparks and Jeff Van Wie. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 108 minutes. Rated PG. Miley Cyrus announced before her dramatic film debut The … Continue reading
ROCK SLYDE: PRIVATE EYE (2009) Starring Patrick Warburton, Andy Dick, Rena Sofer, Elaine Hendrix, Jamie Alexander, Jason Alexander, Eric Roberts, Lea Thompson, Jason Manns, Terry Chen, Kristin Holt, Tom Bergeron, Guillermo Rodriguez, Jerry Cantrell and Brian Bosworth. Screenplay by Chris Dowling. Directed by Chris Dowling. Distributed by Monarch Home Video. 86 minutes. Rated R. It’s … Continue reading
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