Peabo Bryson – Unconditional Love (Private Music) On the first new disk in five years by the soul balladeer extraordinaire, it seems like time has stood still. It is amazing how Unconditional Love feels completely contemporary and yet holds the seductive allure of Bryson’s older work. Bryson’s smooth soul love songs still put the wannabes out now to … Continue reading
Peabo Bryson Feel The Fire by Jay S. Jacobs The first time I listened to Peabo Bryson’s music – I mean really listened to it – was the spring of 1984. I was at Pennsylvania State University on a date with Denise, a girl with whom I thought I might just be in love. Before going out, … Continue reading
LOST AND FOUND (1998) Starring David Spade, Sophie Marceau, Patrick Bruel, Artie Lange, Mitchell Whitfield, Martin Sheen, Ever Carradine, Stephanie Chang, Neal MacMillan, Lloyd Garroway, Estelle Harris, Marla Gibbs, Rose Marie, Frankie Muniz, Jon Lovitz, Jm J. Bullock and Phil Leeds. Screenplay by J.B. Cooks, Marc Meeks and David Spade. Directed by Jeff Pollack. Distributed … Continue reading
THE OUT-OF-TOWNERS (1999) Starring Steve Martin, Goldie Hawn, John Cleese, Mark McKinney, Oliver Hudson, Valerie Perri, Steve Mittleman, Randall Arney, Carlease Burke, Christopher Durang, Mo Gaffney, Josh Mostel, Gregory Jbara, Cynthia Nixon, Joseph Maher, Ernie Sabella, William Deull, Joe Grifasi and Rudolph W. Giuliani. Screenplay by Marc Lawrence. Directed by Sam Weisman. Distributed by Paramount … Continue reading
COOKIE’S FORTUNE (1999) Starring Glenn Close, Julianne Moore, Charles Dutton, Liv Tyler, Chris O’Donnell, Patricia Neal, Ned Beatty, Courtney B. Vance, Rufus Thomas and Lyle Lovett. Screenplay by Anne Rapp. Directed by Robert Altman. Distributed by USA Films. 118 minutes. Rated PG-13. Robert Altman’s greatest films take a compassionate look at a wide-ranging variety of … Continue reading
Elwood Reid He Didn’t Six By Ronald Sklar Elwood Reid and I have formed the I-Love-Richard-Price Club. You already may (and should) know that Richard Price (The Wanderers, Ladies’ Man, Blood Brothers and Clockers) is the most brilliant working-class writer who ever lived. Elwood and I worship and adore him. So, kids: now you know the yin-yang of … Continue reading
BABY GENIUSES (1999) Starring Kathleen Turner, Christopher Lloyd, Kim Cattrall, Peter MacNicol, Dom DeLuise, Ruby Dee, Kyle Howard, Kay Ballard and Randy Travis. Screenplay by Bob Clark and Greg Michael. Directed by Bob Clark Distributed by Columbia/Tri-Star Pictures. Rated PG. 95 minutes. That splat you just heard was Kathleen Turner’s once promising career finally hitting … Continue reading
FORCES OF NATURE (1999) Starring Sandra Bullock, Ben Affleck, Maura Tierney, Steve Zahn, Blythe Danner, Ronny Cox, Richard B. Schiff and David Strickland. Screenplay by Marc Lawrence. Directed by Bronwen Hughes. Distributed by Dreamworks Pictures. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. This film is so enjoyable as you watch it that you don’t quite notice that it is somewhat … Continue reading
ANALYZE THIS (1999) Starring Robert DeNiro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Chazz Palmenteri, Joseph Rigano, Joe Viterelli, Richard C. Castellano, Molly Shannon, Max Casella, Bill Macy, Rebecca Schull, Pat Cooper, Leo Rossi and Tony Bennett. Screenplay by Peter Tolan, Harold Ramis and Kenneth Lonergan. Directed by Harold Ramis. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. Rated R. 103 … Continue reading
OFFICE SPACE (1999) Starring Ron Livingston, Jennifer Aniston, Ajay Naidu, David Herman, Gary Cole, Stephen Root, Richard Riehle, Alexandra Wentworth, Joe Bays, John C. McGinley, Paul Willson, Greg Pitts, Mike Judge and Diedrich Bader. Screenplay by Mike Judge. Directed by Mike Judge. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. 90 minutes. Rated R. The first live action … Continue reading
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