The Bangles America’s Sweethearts by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe, but the Bangles have now been reunited for even longer than their original glory days. Even harder to believe is the fact that their latest CD, Sweetheart of the Sun, is as good as any of their albums. This is coming from a band which … Continue reading
REAL STEEL (2011) Starring Hugh Jackman, Dakota Goyo, Evangeline Lilly, Anthony Mackie, Kevin Durand, Hope Davis, James Rebhorn, Marco Ruggeri, Karl Yune, Olga Fonda and Phil LaMarr. Screenplay by John Gatins. Directed by Shawn Levy. Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. 127 minutes. Rated PG-13. Remember that old toy Rock’Em Sock’Em Robots, where two kids would sit … Continue reading
THE IDES OF MARCH (2011) Starring Ryan Gosling, George Clooney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti, Evan Rachel Wood, Marisa Tomei, Jeffrey Wright, Max Minghella, Jennifer Ehle, Gregory Itzin, Michael Mantell, Yuriy Sardarov, Bella Ivory, Hayley Meyers, Maya Sayre, Charlie Rose, Robert Braun, Chris Matthews and Rachel Maddow. Screenplay by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Beau … Continue reading
SCREAM 4 (2011) Starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, Emma Roberts, Hayden Panettiere, David Arquette, Adam Brody, Anthony Anderson, Alison Brie, Rory Culkin, Mary McDonnell, Marley Shelton, Erik Knudsen, Nico Tortorella, Marielle Jaffe, Aimee Teegarden, Brittany Robertson, Lucy Hale, Shenae Grimes, Kristen Bell, Anna Paquin, Gordon Michaels, Mark Aaron Buerkle, John Lepard and Nancy O’Dell. Screenplay … Continue reading
TRANSFORMERS: DARK OF THE MOON (2011) Starring Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Patrick Dempsey, Josh Duhamel, John Turturro, Tyrese Gibson, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Kevin Dunn, Julie White, Alan Tudyk, Ken Jeong, Glenn Morshower, Kym Whitley, Buzz Aldrin and the voices of Peter Cullen, Leonard Nimoy, Hugo Weaving, Tom Kenny, Frank Welker, James Avery, Charlie Andler, … Continue reading
BRIDESMAIDS (2011) Starring Kristen Wiig, Maya Rudolph, Rose Byrne, Wendy McLendon-Covey, Ellie Kemper, Melissa McCarthy, Chris O’Dowd, Matt Lucas, Jill Clayburgh, Rebel Wilson, Michael Hitchcock, Chynna Phillips, Wendy Wilson and Carnie Wilson. Screenplay by Kristen Wiig & Annie Mumolo. Directed by Paul Feig. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 124 minutes. Rated R. Judd Apatow’s specialized brand … Continue reading
Enrique Iglesias Touring in a State of Euphoria by Jay S. Jacobs Enrique Iglesias is back on the road, and he’s determined that tonight he’s gonna move you. A star now since the late 90s, Iglesias has ridden his unique mixture of Latin rhythms and hip-hop beats to the top of the charts. Though he … Continue reading
LITTLEROCK (2010) Starring Atsuko Okatsuka, Cory Zacharia, Rintaro Sawamoto, Roberto “Sanz” Sanchez, Brett L. Tinnes, Ryan Dillon, Matthew Fling, Ivy Khan, Lee Lynch, Kathleen Maressa, Markiss McFadden, Sean Neff, David Nordstrom and Sarah Tadayon. Screenplay by Mike Ott, Atsuko Okatsuka and Carl McLaughlin. Directed by Mike Ott. Distributed by Variance Films. 84 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
THE DEBT (2011) Starring Helen Mirren, Sam Worthington, Jessica Chastain, Tom Wilkinson, Marton Csokas, Jesper Christensen, Ciarán Hinds, Romi Aboulafia, Tomer Ben David, Ohev Ben David, Jonathan Uziel and Brigitte Kren. Screenplay by Matthew Vaughn, Jane Goldman and Peter Straughan. Directed by John Madden. Distributed by Focus Features. 114 minutes. Rated R. The Debt moves with … Continue reading
WARRIOR (2011) Starring Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison, Noah Emmerich, Kevin Dunn, Frank Grillo, Denzel Whitaker, Gavin O’Connor, Fernando Chien, Jake McLaughlin, Kevin Christy, Brenna Roth, Laura Kenley, Vanessa Martinez, Maximiliano Hernández, Kurt Angle, Dan Caldwell and Bryan Callen. Screenplay by Jonathan Newman. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Distributed by Lionsgate Pictures. 140 … Continue reading
