RAY WINSTONE BECOMES INCREDIBLY TRANSFORMED INTO BEOWULF by Brad Balfour With his gruff, hardened voice, and a face that shows the scars from his early years as a boxer, 50 year-old Londoner Ray Winstone hardly seemed like the perfect choice to play the Adonis-like, all-conquering Norse hero Beowulf. But thanks to Robert Zemeckis and his love … Continue reading
BOBBY (2006) Starring Harry Belafonte, Joy Bryant, Nick Cannon, Emilio Estevez, Laurence Fishburne, Brian Geraghty, Heather Graham, Anthony Hopkins, Helen Hunt, Joshua Jackson, David Krumholtz, Ashton Kutcher, Shia LaBeouf, Lindsay Lohan, William H. Macy, Svetlana Metkina, Demi Moore, Freddy Rodriguez, Martin Sheen, Christian Slater, Sharon Stone, Jacob Vargas, Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Elijah Wood. Screenplay … Continue reading
Eugene Levy Canada’s Everyman Funnyman by Marcie Somers Eugene Levy has one of those faces that are instantly recognizable. Mention his name to teenagers or to baby boomers and the answer you’ll likely get is “wasn’t he that funny guy in American Pie or Armed and Dangerous or The Man?” Over the past 30 years, Eugene Levy has appeared in … Continue reading
Anthony Hopkins The World’s Humblest Thespian by Jay S. Jacobs You don’t want to upset Anthony Hopkins, do you? Then, whatever you do, don’t ask him to recite a certain famous line of his. “They want me to do the fava bean speech all the time,” the acclaimed actor acknowledges, laughing. “If someone comes up … Continue reading
THE WORLD’S FASTEST INDIAN (2006) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Cauffiel, Patrick Flueger, Saginaw Grant, Diane Ladd, Christopher Lawford, Aaron Murphy, Paul Rodriguez, Annie Whittle, Chris Williams, Chris Bruno, Carlos LaCamara and Bruce Greenwood. Screenplay by Roger Donaldson. Directed by Roger Donaldson. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 126 minutes. Rated PG-13. The World’s Fastest Indian is a tiny … 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
HANNIBAL (2001) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Giancarlo Giannini, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Frankie R. Faison, Francesca Neri, Zeljko Ivanek, Hazelle Goodman, David Andrews and Francis Guinan. Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and David Mamet. Directed by Ridley Scott. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. 131 minutes. Rated R. A lot of people said that Jodie Foster and … Continue reading
DR. SEUSS’ HOW THE GRINCH STOLE CHRISTMAS (2000) Starring Jim Carrey, Jeffrey Tambor, Christine Baranski, Bill Irwin, Molly Shannon, Clint Howard, Taylor Momsen and the voice of Anthony Hopkins. Screenplay by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. Directed by Ron Howard. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated PG. Sometimes you sit down to a … Continue reading
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 (2000) Starring Tom Cruise, Thandie Newton, Dougray Scott, Ving Rhames, Anthony Hopkins, Richard Roxburgh, John Polson, Brendan Gleason, William Mapother and Nicholas Bell. Screenplay by Robert Towne. Directed by John Woo. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. Mission: Impossible 2 has the same franchise name as Brian DePalma’s techno-thriller, and … Continue reading
INSTINCT (1999) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney, George Dzundza, John Ashton, John Aylward, Thomas Q. Morris, Doug Spinuzza, Paul Bates, Rex Linn, Rod McLachlan and Tracey Ellis. Screenplay by Gerald DePego. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 126 minutes. Rated R. There was probably a lot of … Continue reading
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