SHORTS (2009) Starring Jimmy Bennett, Jolie Vanier, Kat Dennings, Jon Cryer, Leslie Mann, Jake Short, Trevor Gagnon, Devon Gearhart, William H. Macy, James Spader, Rebel Rodriguez, Leo Howard, Cambell Westmoreland, Zoe Webb and Angela Lanza. Written by Robert Rodriguez. Directed by Robert Rodriguez. Distributed by Warner Bros. 89 minutes. Rated PG. It is possible for … Continue reading
THE OPEN ROAD (2009) Starring Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara, Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton, Ted Danson, Lyle Lovett and Louis Herthum. Screenplay by Michael Meredith. Directed by Michael Meredith. Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Open Road is not the most original film ever; however as formulaic films go, it’s … Continue reading
THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD (2009) Starring Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James Brolin, David Koechner, Kathryn Hahn, Ed Helms, Jordana Spiro, Craig Robinson, Tony Hale, Ken Jeong, Rob Riggle, Alan Thicke, Charles Napier, Jonathan Sadowski, Noureen DeWulf, Wendie Malick, Bryan Callen, Joey Kern, Kristen Schaal and Will Ferrell. Screenplay by Andy Stock and Rick … Continue reading
MY SISTER’S KEEPER (2009) Starring Cameron Diaz, Abigail Breslin, Sofia Vassilieva, Jason Patric, Alec Baldwin, Evan Ellingson, Joan Cusack, Heather Wahlquist, Thomas Dekker, David Thornton, E.G. Daily and Emily Deschanel. Screenplay by Jeremy Leven and Nick Cassavetes. Directed by Nick Cassavetes. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 109 minutes. Rated PG-13. Though I do appreciate a … Continue reading
FOUR CHRISTMASES (2008) Starring Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight, Sissy Spacek, Katy Mixon, Colleen Camp and Peter Billingsley. Screenplay by Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Directed by Seth Gordon. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 82 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
THE END OF POVERTY? (2009) Featuring Alvaro Garcia Linera, Abel Mamani Marca, Maria Luisa Mendonça, Eric Mgendi, Mashengu Wa Mwachofi, Mshindi Godrey Ngao, Okoth-Ogendo, Oscar R. Olivera, Maria Marcela Olivera, John Perkins, Jim Shultz, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Joặo Pedro Stedile, Eric Toussaint, Michael Watts and Eduardo Yssa. Narrated by Martin Sheen. Written by Philippe … Continue reading
PIRATE RADIO (2009) Starring Tom Sturridge, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Talulah Riley, January Jones, Rhys Darby, Chris O’Dowd and Emma Thompson. Screenplay by Richard Curtis. Directed by Richard Curtis. Distributed by Focus Features. 129 minutes. Rated R. Although Richard Curtis is best known in the US as the … Continue reading
UP (2009) Featuring the voices of Edward Asner, Christopher Plummer, Jordan Nagai, Bob Peterson, Delroy Lindo, Jerome Ranft, John Ratzenberger, David Kaye, Elie Docter and Jeremy Leary. Screenplay by Jeremy Leary. Directed by Pete Docter. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 96 minutes. Rated PG. Pixar just keeps upping the ante with their films. You keep … Continue reading
MY LIFE IN RUINS (2009) Starring Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Alistair McGowan, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall and Ian Ogilvy. Screenplay by Mike Reiss. Directed by Donald Petrie. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. If I’m being completely honest, I kind of hated Nia Vardalos’ breakout comedy My Big Fat … Continue reading
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2009) Featuring Jim Carrey, Gary Oldman, Colin Firth, Cary Elwes, Robin Wright Penn and Bob Hoskins. Screenplay by Robert Zemeckis. Directed by Robert Zemeckis. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 96 minutes. Rated PG. Charles Dickens’ novella “A Christmas Carol” is undoubtedly one of the most-filmed pieces of literature ever. Over generations of versions … Continue reading
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