Goo Goo Dolls – Let Love In (Warner Brothers) Goo Goo Dolls have changed a lot over the years. The early Metal Blade sloppy rock kicks (and inevitable Replacements comparisons) have long since faded away. Now the band is mostly known for a series of gorgeous radio ballads like “Name,” “Iris” and “Black Balloon.” While the … Continue reading
Little Big Town Four Distinct Voices in Perfect Harmony By Mark Mussari As a vocal group Little Big Town exists on a rarified plane. The country-rock quartet – whose album The Road to Here has already sold over 500,000 copies and spawned a mega-hit in the stomping Southern anthem “Boondocks” – consists of two women and two men. … Continue reading
THE SISTERS (2006) Starring Elizabeth Banks, Maria Bello, Erika Christensen, Steven Culp, Tony Goldwyn, Nary Stuart Masterson, Eric McCormack, Alessandro Nivola, Chris O’Donnell and Rip Torn. Screenplay by Richard Alfieri. Directed by Arthur Allan Seidelman. Distributed by Persistent Entertainment. 113 minutes. Rated R. Even if you didn’t know that The Sisters was based on a play you … Continue reading
CARS (2006) Featuring the voices of Owen Wilson, Paul Newman, Bonnie Hunt, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Keaton, Cheech Marin, Tony Shalhoub, Guido Quaroni, Jenifer Lewis, Paul Dooley, Michael Wallis, George Carlin, Katherine Helmond, John Ratzenberger, Joe Ranft, Richard Petty, Jeremy Piven, Bob Costas, Darrell Waltrip, Richard Kind, Jay Leno and Edie McClurg. Screenplay by Dan … Continue reading
THE DAVINCI CODE (2006) Starring Tom Hanks, Audrey Tautou, Ian McKellan, Jean Reno, Paul Bettany, Alfred Molina, Jürgen Prochnow, Jean-Yves Berteloot, Etienne Chicot, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Marie-Françoise Audollent, Rita Davies, Francesco Carnelutti, Seth Gabel and Shane Zaza. Screenplay by Akiva Goldman. Directed by Ron Howard. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 149 minutes. Rated PG-13. The DaVinci Code has … Continue reading
KT Tunstall Eyes to the Skies by Jay S. Jacobs Is it possible that the next big thing in music is a thirtyish woman from Scotland? An adopted daughter of a scientist who had no real interest to speak of in music? An iconoclast who became a figurehead of a local music scene where lack … Continue reading
THE PRODUCERS (2005) Starring Nathan Lane, Matthew Broderick, Uma Thurman, Will Ferrell, Gary Beach, Roger Bart, Michael McKean, Eileen Essell, David Huddleston, Debra Monk, Andrea Martin, Jon Lovitz, Bryn Dowling, Meg Gillentine, Kevin Ligon, Ray Wills, Richard Kind and Marilyn Sokol. Screenplay by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan. Directed by Susan Stroman. Distributed by Universal … Continue reading
KEEPING UP WITH… GARRY MARSHALL AND DORIS ROBERTS by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2006 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: May 19, 2006. Oy! What can you say about Garry Marshall and Doris Roberts when it comes to comedy? These are two of humor’s royalty – both wearing crowns for various achievements; Roberts for acting in her many many … Continue reading
NANNY MCPHEE (2006) Starring Emma Thompson, Colin Firth, Kelly MacDonald, Thomas Sangster, Eliza Bennett, Jennifer Rae Daykin, Raphaël Coleman, Sam Honywood, Holly Gibbs, Hebe Barnes, Zinnia Barnes, Angela Lansbury, Celia Imrie, Imelda Staunton, Elizabeth Berrington, Derek Jacobi, Patrick Barlow, Adam Godley, Claire Downes, Phyllida Law, Freya Fumic and Eleanor McCready. Screenplay by Emma Thompson. Directed … Continue reading
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (2006) Starring Al Gore. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Distributed by Paramount Pictures Classics. 100 minutes. Rated PG. This is such a cliché that I hesitate to open this review with it, however in this case it is nearly impossible to avoid. An Inconvenient Truth may very well be the most important movie that you … Continue reading
