THE PINK PANTHER 2 (2009) Starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno, Emily Mortimer, Andy Garcia, Yuki Matsuzaki, Alfred Molina, Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, John Cleese, Andria Blackman, Zofia Borucka, Lily Tomlin and Jeremy Irons. Screenplay by Scott Neustadter, Michael H. Weber and Steve Martin. Directed by Harold Zwart. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 92 minutes. Rated PG. There … Continue reading
STAR TREK (2009) Starring Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana, Bruce Greenwood, Simon Pegg, John Cho, Anton Yelchin, Ben Cross, Winona Ryder, Chris Hemsworth, Jennifer Morrison, Tyler Perry and Leonard Nimoy. Screenplay by Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Directed by J.J. Abrams. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 127 minutes. Rated PG-13. Star … Continue reading
THE BROTHERS BLOOM (2009) Starring Adrien Brody, Mark Ruffalo, Rachel Weisz, Rinko Kikuchi, Robbie Coltrane, Andy Nyman, Maximilian Schell, Noah Segan, Zachary Gordon, Nora Zehetner and the voice of Ricky Jay. Screenplay by Rian Johnson. Directed by Rian Johnson. Distributed by Summit Entertainment. 109 minutes. Rated PG-13. With any con man movie, no matter what … Continue reading
ANGELS & DEMONS (2009) Starring Tom Hanks, Ayelet Zurer, Ewan McGregor, Stellan Skarsgard, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Pierfrancesco Favino, Nikolaj Lie Kaas, Thure Lindhardt, David Pasquesi, Cosimo Fusco, Victor Alfieri, Franklin Amobi, Curt Lowens, Bob Yerkes and Marco Fiorini. Screenplay David Koepp and Akiva Goldsman. Directed by Ron Howard. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 138 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
AWAY WE GO (2009) Starring John Krasinski, Maya Rudolph, Jeff Daniels, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Allison Janney, Catherine O’Hara, Jim Gaffigan, Carmen Ejogo, Samantha Pryor, Conor Carroll, Josh Hamilton, Chris Messina, Melanie Lynskey, Colton Parsons and Katherine Vaskevich. Screenplay by Dave Eggers and Vendela Vida. Directed by Sam Mendes. Distributed by Focus Features. 97 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading
Allison Janney What a Way to Make a Living by Jay S. Jacobs Allison Janney is tired. She’s been putting in seven-day weeks, doing eight shows a week in her Tony Award nominated role on the hit Broadway musical 9 to 5. It is also awards season, so she has been hitting the red carpet regularly. Plus, her … Continue reading
Mark Feuerstein – Pains Bring Gains by Jay S. Jacobs Hollywood has never seemed to figure out how to use Mark Feuerstein. Different producers have seen potential stardom in the handsome, funny and likeable actor, however the series they have hired him for have not always been quite worthy of his talents. He has had … Continue reading
GRAN TORINO (2008) Starring Clint Eastwood, Bee Vang, Ahney Her, Christopher Carley, Brian Haley, Geraldine Hughes, Dreama Walker, Brian Howe, John Carroll Lynch, William Hill, Chee Thao and Doua Moua. Screenplay by Nick Schenk. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Distributed by Warner Bros. 116 minutes. Rated R. Word is the Gran Torino may be screen legend’s final ride … Continue reading
HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU (2009) Starring Ginnifer Goodwin, Bradley Cooper, Justin Long, Scarlett Johansson, Jennifer Connelly, Kevin Connolly, Jennifer Aniston, Ben Affleck, Drew Barrymore, Kris Kristofferson, Leonardo Nam, Bill Brochtrup and Busy Philipps. Screenplay by Marc Silverstein and Abby Kohn. Directed by Ken Kwapis. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 129 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
Mat Kearney Lays It Out in Black and White by Jay S. Jacobs Mat Kearney’s musical road has led him from Oregon to Los Angeles to Nashville – from indie recording and tiny bars to hit singles and theater shows. Not too bad for a guy who has only released two CDs. Of course, it … Continue reading
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