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
THE THING ABOUT MY FOLKS (2005) Starring Peter Falk, Paul Reiser, Olympia Dukakis, Elizabeth Perkins, Mackenzie Connelly, Lydia Jordan, Ann Dowd, Claire Beckman, Mimi Lieber, Bernie McInerney, Catherine Taormina, Rich Duva, Marshall Efron, Dennis Sheehan, Lauren Bittner, Alison Fraser, Timothy Hsu, Michael Duvert, Adam Mucci, Craig Pattison, Tonye Patano and Kevin Cahoon. Screenplay by Paul … 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
LAURA LINNEY THE EXORCISM OF LAURA LINNEY by Brad Balfour Within two years, Oscar nominated Laura Linney has had several remarkable films released such as Kinsey and now supernatural courtroom drama, The Exorcism of Emily Rose. Once again, the 40-something actress grapples with lives in profound transition, this time playing a lawyer who defends a priest [Tom Wilkinson) … Continue reading
Andrew Niccol The Art of Lord of War by Jay S. Jacobs New Zealand-born writer-director Andrew Niccol has been the brains behind some of the most mind-bending films in recent years. Though he was not the director of his first screenplay, the critically acclaimed The Truman Show, he has since had the opportunity to create and helm … Continue reading
ROBERT REDFORD BEARS ANOTHER LIFE IN HIS LATEST FILM by Brad Balfour In An Unfinished Life, legendary actor Robert Redford tackles a character he’s wrestled with before, a massive bear. In this film he plays co-star Jennifer Lopez’s father-in-law who wrestles with her as she is forced to move in with him in order to take … Continue reading
THE 40 YEAR-OLD VIRGIN (2005) Starring Steve Carell, Catherine Keener, Paul Rudd, Romany Malco, Seth Rogen, Shelley Malil, Elizabeth Banks, Leslie Mann, Jane Lynch, Gerry Bednob, Kat Dennings, Jordan Masterson, Chelsea Smith, Jonah Hill, Erica Vittina Phillips, Marika Dominczyk, Mindy Kaling, Miki Mia, Carla Gallo and Loudon Wainwright. Screenplay by Judd Apatow and Steve Carell. … Continue reading
EVERYTHING IS ILLUMINATED (2005) Starring Elijah Wood, Eugene Hutz, Boris Leskin, Laryssa Lauret, Tereza Veselková, Oleksandr Choroshko , Gil Kazimirov, Zuzana Hodková, Micki, Mouse, Jana Hrabětová, Štěpán Šamudovský, Ljubomir Dezera, Robert Chytil, Jaroslava Sochová, Ludmila Kartouská, Lukáš Král, Bert Schneider, Věra Šindelářová, Eliáš Bauer, Jurij Kokyrc, Sergej Kapitan, Jaroslav Jurichkanc, Igor Savivskij, Jan Filipenský, and … Continue reading
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