RICHARD PRICE BETTER THAN FICTION BY RONALD SKLAR If Richard Price’s life story were made into a movie, you would accuse the joint of being too far-fetched. But, as the old cliché goes, truth is stranger than fiction. Price came up in a Bronx housing project, but his gift for writing gained him entrance into the … Continue reading
13 GOING ON 30 (2004) Starring Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis, Christa B. Allen, Kathy Baker, Phil Reeves, Alex Black, Alexandra Kyle, Renee Olstead, Joe Grifasi, Mary Pat Gleason, Merris Carden, Courtney Chase, Maz Jobrani, Lynn Collins, Robinne Lee, Sarah Loew, Philip Pavel and Jim Gaffigan. Screenplay by Josh Goldsmith and Cathy … Continue reading
THE WHOLE TEN YARDS (2004) Starring Bruce Willis, Matthew Perry, Amanda Peet, Natasha Henstridge, Kevin Pollak, Frank Collison, Johnny Messner, Silas Weir Mitchell, Tasha Smith, Elisa Gallay, Tallullah Belle Willis, Johnny Williams, George Zapata, Carlo Zapata, McNally Sagal, Ned Bellamy and Amy Pietz. Screenplay by George Gallo. Directed by Howard Deutch. Distributed by Franchise Pictures. … Continue reading
JERSEY GIRL (2004) Starring Ben Affleck, Liv Tyler, Raquel Castro, George Carlin, Jennifer Lopez, Jason Biggs, Stephen Root, Mike Starr, Jennifer Schwalbach, S. Epatha Merkerson, Jada Copeland Goodman, Robert McKay, Ernie O’Donnell, Cymande Lewis, Jason Lee, Matt Damon and Will Smith. Screenplay by Kevin Smith. Directed by Kevin Smith. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. 102 minutes. … Continue reading
THE GIRL NEXT DOOR (2004) Starring Emile Hirsch, Elisha Cuthbert, Timothy Olyphant, James Remar, Chris Marquette, Paul Dano, Timothy Bottoms, Donna Bullock, Jacob Young, Brian Kolodziej, Brandon Irons, Amanda Swisten, Sung Hi Lee, Ulysses Lee, Harris Laskawy, Julie Osburn, Laird Stuart, Dane A. Garretson and Richard Fancy. Screenplay by Stuart Blumberg and David T. Wagner … Continue reading
MAYOR OF THE SUNSET STRIP (2004) Featuring Rodney Bingenheimer, David Bowie, Gwen Stefani, Chris Martin, Coldplay, Courtney Love, Oasis, Brian Wilson, The Doors, Ray Manzarek, Danny Sugarman, Cher, Nancy Sinatra, Mick Jagger, Brooke Shields, Kim Fowley, Cherie Currie, Chris Carter, Tori Amos, Beck, Sonny Bono, Alice Cooper, Michael Des Barres, Pamela Des Barres, Debbie Harry, … Continue reading
Freaks and Geeks The Complete Series (Shout! Factory-2004) Description: Freaks and Geeks started out as an above average cop on The Wonder Years formula. (Why isn’t that great show on DVD yet, particularly its perfect first few seasons?) It didn’t quite get a whole season on NBC (1999-2000). However, this little show about growing up in the early 1980s … Continue reading
THE LADYKILLERS (2004) Starring Tom Hanks, Irma P. Hall, Marlon Wayans, J.K. Simmons, Tzi Ma, Ryan Hurst, Diane Delano, George Wallace, John McConnell, Jason Weaver, Stephen Root, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Walter Jordan, George Anthony Bell, Greg Grunberg and Hallie Singleton. Screenplay by William Rose, Joel and Ethan Coen. Directed by Joel and Ethan Coen. Distributed by … Continue reading
Five for FIGHTING It’s not EASY by Jay S. JACOBS Remember when popular music could actually say something? A tune was a mirror that we held up to our world. The lyrics were humorous or tragic or whimsical or heartbreakingly sincere. Songs spoke of love, war, relationships, politics, lust, and death. They would climb the heights or plunge the depths. John Ondrasik, the lead singer and songwriter of Five for … Continue reading
SCOOBY-DOO 2 – MONSTERS UNLEASHED (2004) Starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Sarah Michelle Geller, Matthew Lillard, Seth Green, Alicia Silverstone, Peter Boyle, Tim Blake Nelson, Pat O’Brien, Bill Meilen, Zahf Paroo, Andrew McIlroy, Ruben Studdard and the voice of Neil Fanning. Screenplay by James Gunn. Directed by Raja Gosnell. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 93 minutes. … Continue reading
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