The Ugly Truth about John Michael Higgins by Jay S. Jacobs John Michael Higgins is not quite sure how he became Hollywood’s go-to guy for wacky comic fireworks. Certainly, a twenty-year run-in theatrical drama would not seem to be the kind of training ground for a guy to come in, tell a saucy speech, do … Continue reading
BIG FAN (2009) Starring Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Gino Cafarelli, Matt Servitto, Serafina Fiore, Polly Humphreys, Joe Garden, Jonathan Hamm, Sidné Anderson and Miranda Rhyne. Screenplay by Robert D. Siegel. Directed by Robert D. Siegel. Distributed by First Independent Pictures. 86 minutes. Not Rated. Big Fan treads a fine line – … Continue reading
FUNNY PEOPLE (2009) Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, RZA, Aziz Ansari, Torsten Voges, Allan Wasserman, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Justin Long, Elizabeth Banks, Owen Wilson, Andy Dick, Sarah Silverman, Carol Leifer, George Wallace, Norm MacDonald, Dave Attell, James Taylor, Paul Reiser, Ray Romano and Marshall … Continue reading
THE SOLOIST (2009) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander and Lisa Gay Hamilton. Screenplay by Susannah Grant. Directed by Joe Wright. Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Soloist is one of those films that you really want to love but end up feeling no more than a slightly detached … Continue reading
THE UGLY TRUTH (2009) Starring Katherine Heigl, Gerard Butler, Bree Turner, Eric Winter, Nick Searcy, Jesse D. Goins, Cheryl Hines, John Michael Higgins, Kevin Connolly, Bonnie Somerville, Holly Weber, Yvette Nicole Brown and Vicki Lewis. Screenplay by Robert Luketic. Directed by Robert Luketic. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 101 minutes. Rated R. While it is certainly … Continue reading
WATCHMEN (2009) Starring Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino, Matt Frewer, Stephen McHattie and Laura Mennell. Screenplay by David Hayter and Alex Tse. Directed by Zack Snyder. Distributed by Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. 163 minutes. Rated R. If you take nothing else from Watchmen, one … Continue reading
HOMECOMING (2009) Starring Mischa Barton, Matt Long, Jessica Stroup, Michael Landes, Allen Williamson, Joshua Elijah Reese, Nick Pasqual, Joe Forgione, Alex Hooper, Denise Dal Vera, Byrdie Bell, Amanda Jane Cooper, Mary Griffin, Logan C. Sayre, Benjamin Jeran McGinn, Emily Martin, Olivia Duball and Danielle Simone. Screenplay by Katie L. Fetting. Directed by Morgan J. Freeman. … Continue reading
ECHELON CONSPIRACY (2009) Starring Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Sergey Gubanov, Tamara Feldman, Jonathan Pryce, Martin Sheen, Yuriy Kutsenko, Sandra De Sousa, Steven Elder, Todd Jensen, Mike Straub, Trevor White, Vee Vimolmal and Greg Donaldson. Screenplay by Kevin Elders and Michael Nitsberg. Directed by Greg Marcks. Distributed by After Dark Films. 106 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER (2009) Starring Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack T. Carpenter, Lauren London, Lauren Storm, Andrea Savage, Shawn Roberts, Jared Keeso, Brendan Penny, Marie Avgeropoulos, Josh Emerson, Pat Finn, Violet Columbus, Samm Levine, Cynthia Stevenson and Alan Ruck. Screenplay by Larry Doyle. Directed by Chris Columbus. Distributed by Fox Atomic. 102 minutes. … Continue reading
BRÜNO (2009) Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Alice Evans, Trishelle Cannatella, Sandra Seeling, Ben Youcef, Alexander von Roon, Candice Cunningham, Tom Yi, Paula Abdul, Harrison Ford, Richard Bey, Ron Paul, Bono, Sting, Slash, Elton John, Snoop Dogg and Chris Martin. Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Mazer and Jeff Schaffer. Directed by … Continue reading
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