John Carroll Lynch Helps Harry Dean Stanton Say Farewell with Lucky By Jay S. Jacobs char·ac·ter ac·tor: /ˈker(ə)ktər ˈaktər/ noun 1. an actor who specializes in playing eccentric or unusual people rather than leading roles. You know who John Carroll Lynch is, though you may not know his name. Over the years, Lynch has played … Continue reading
LUCKY (2017) Starring Harry Dean Stanton, David Lynch, Ron Livingston, Ed Begley Jr., Tom Skerritt, Beth Grant, James Darren, Barry Shabaka Henley, Yvonne Huff Lee, Hugo Armstrong and Bertila Damas. Screenplay by Logan Sparks and Drago Sumonja. Directed by John Carroll Lynch. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 88 minutes. Rated R. The final shot of Lucky … Continue reading
This Must Be the Place This Must Be the Place is such an odd little movie that you spend most of the running time trying to decide if you are enjoying it or not. And for all of its truly weird quirks – and there are lots of them – the answer is mostly yes. … Continue reading
THE AVENGERS (2012) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Clark Gregg, Cobie Smulders, Stellan Skarsgård, Gwyneth Paltrow, Paul Bettany, Alexis Denisof, Tina Benkos, Powers Boothe, Jenny Agutter, Harry Dean Stanton, Stan Lee and the voices of Paul Bettany and Lou Ferrigno. Screenplay … Continue reading
THE OPEN ROAD (2009) Starring Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara, Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton, Ted Danson, Lyle Lovett and Louis Herthum. Screenplay by Michael Meredith. Directed by Michael Meredith. Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Open Road is not the most original film ever; however as formulaic films go, it’s … Continue reading
THE GOOD LIFE (2007) Starring Mark Webber, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Paxton, Chris Klein, Drea De Matteo, Harry Dean Stanton, Patrick Fugit, Deborah Rush, Donal Logue, Bruce McGill and Michael Baxter. Screenplay by Steve Berra. Directed by Steve Berra. Distributed by Farfalla Films. 89 minutes. Rated R. There are certain films which are obviously created simply … Continue reading
ALPHA DOG (2007) Starring Justin Timberlake, Ben Foster, Shawn Hatosy, Emile Hirsch, Bruce Willis, Sharon Stone, Anton Yelchin, Christopher Marquette, Heather Wahlquist, Olivia Wilde, Amanda Seyfried, Lukas Haas, Alex Kingston, Dominique Swain, Shera Danese, Janet Jones Gretzky and Harry Dean Stanton. Screenplay by Nick Cassavettes. Directed by Nick Cassavettes. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 122 minutes. … Continue reading
Justin Timberlake, Emile Hirsch, Ben Foster, Anton Yelchin and Shawn Hatosy This Team of Actors is Down in the Dogs by Brad Balfour Talk about going against type. After Nick Cassavettes made the treacly The Notebook, few believed he could go on to direct the likes of Alpha Dog – a nasty, unrepentant documentary-like drama about some pretty … Continue reading
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