HEIST (2001) Starring Gene Hackman, Danny DeVito, Delroy Lindo, Sam Rockwell, Rebecca Pidgeon, Ricky Jay, Jim Frangione and Patti Lupone. Screenplay by David Mamet. Directed by David Mamet. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 109 minutes. Rated R. Have you ever wondered what it would be like if David Mamet made a Quentin Tarantino film? No, neither … Continue reading
Chicago At Carnegie Hall-Volume I, II, III & IV (Columbia C4X 30865) ©1971 Description: Chicago had only been recording for two years and three albums before they released this four-record (remember records?) concert set. Entirely overblown and slightly pretentious, an artistic and popular failure at the time, this still can claim to being the first … Continue reading
FROM HELL (2001) Starring Johnny Depp, Heather Graham, Ian Holm, Robbie Coltrane, Ian Richardson, Jason Flemyng, Katrin Cartlidge, Terence Harvey, Susan Lynch, Paul Rhys, Lesley Sharp and Estelle Skornik. Screenplay by Terry Hayes and Rafael Yglesias. Directed by The Hughes Brothers. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 121 minutes. Rated R. The hardest thing about making … Continue reading
CORKY ROMANO (2001) Starring Chris Kattan, Vinessa Shaw, Peter Falk, Peter Berg, Christopher Penn, Fred Ward, Richard Roundtree, Vincent Pastore and Fiona Hale. Screenplay by David Garrett and Jason Ward . Directed by Rob Pritts. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 85 minutes. Rated PG-13. Saturday Night Live may be responsible for a revolution in television comedy, but … Continue reading
MY FIRST MISTER (2001) Starring: Albert Brooks, Leelee Sobieski, Carol Kane, John Goodman, Michael McKean, Mary Kay Place, Matthew St. Clair, Rutanya Alda, Natasha Braisewell, Henry Brown, Gene Simmons and Christine Lahti. Screenplay by Jill Franklyn. Directed by Christine Lahti. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 109 minutes. Rated R. I would have enjoyed My First Mister a lot … Continue reading
SERENDIPITY (2001) Starring John Cusack, Kate Beckinsale, Molly Shannon, Jeremy Piven, John Corbett, Bridget Moynahan, Eugene Levy, Jessica Kelly, Kate Blumberg, Ann Talman, Stephen Bruce, David Sparrow, Ron Payne, Marcia Bennett and Buck Henry. Screenplay by Marc Klein. Directed by Peter Chelsom. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. 91 minutes. Rated PG-13. Okay, first things first. I … Continue reading
HEARTS IN ATLANTIS (2001) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Anton Yelchin, David Morse, Hope Davis, Mika Boorem, Alan Tudyk, Tom Bower and Celia Weston. Screenplay by William Goldman. Directed by Scott Hicks. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment. 101 minutes. Rated PG-13. There are two kinds of Stephen King stories. There are the horror films full of supernatural … Continue reading
DON’T SAY A WORD (2001) Starring Michael Douglas, Sean Bean, Brittany Murphy, Guy Torry, Jennifer Esposito, Famke Janssen and Oliver Platt. Screenplay by Anthony Peckham and Patrick Smith Kelly. Directed by Gary Fleder. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 96 minutes. Rated R. There is almost a foolproof recipe for Michael Douglas films. He starts out … Continue reading
ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID (2001) Featuring Nina Davenport, Samantha Davenport, Edward Hull, James Berman, Nina Andrews, Scott Andrews, Kim King, Cristy Michele, Jenifer Vickery, Sarah Wolaver, Sarah Moskowitz, Sharon Grayzel, Edith Reddy, Romana Vysatova, Eric Ingersoll, Nadette Stasa, David Hershey-Webb, Louise Reggio, Rhonda Fitzgerald, Betsy Reed and Susannah Hunnewell. Written by Nina Davenport. Directed by Nina … Continue reading
Their Name Is… NO ONE by Bill Henhoeffer Many bands look for a distinctive name to give them an identity. This new metal band’s name fights that notion, it has a sense of anonymity, a sense of everyman. NO ONE took their name to illustrate the way they all felt. All the members coming from … Continue reading
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