D.B. Sweeney Takes Us Down to Paradise City by Jay S. Jacobs As so often happens, the germ of the idea for actor D.B. Sweeney’s writing and directing debut Two Tickets to Paradise came from a real life experience. In fact, it was a drunken road trip down to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina with his brother that … Continue reading
Batman: The Brave and the Bold Season One, Part One (Warner Brothers Home Video-2010) Very few fictional characters have had the long and constant run that Batman has. Ever since his creation in 1939 by comic artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, the caped crusader has been the subject of comic books, movies, serials, live-action … Continue reading
THE LAST SONG (2010) Starring Miley Cyrus, Greg Kinnear, Bobby Coleman, Liam Hemsworth, Kelly Preston, Carly Chaikin, Hallock Beals, Nick Lashaway, Kate Vernon, Melissa Ordway and Nick Searcy. Screenplay by Nicholas Sparks and Jeff Van Wie. Directed by Julie Anne Robinson. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 108 minutes. Rated PG. Miley Cyrus announced before her dramatic film debut The … Continue reading
ROCK SLYDE: PRIVATE EYE (2009) Starring Patrick Warburton, Andy Dick, Rena Sofer, Elaine Hendrix, Jamie Alexander, Jason Alexander, Eric Roberts, Lea Thompson, Jason Manns, Terry Chen, Kristin Holt, Tom Bergeron, Guillermo Rodriguez, Jerry Cantrell and Brian Bosworth. Screenplay by Chris Dowling. Directed by Chris Dowling. Distributed by Monarch Home Video. 86 minutes. Rated R. It’s … Continue reading
CLASSIC ALBUMS: TOM PETTY AND THE HEARTBREAKERS – DAMN THE TORPEDOES! (2010) Featuring Tom Petty, Mike Campbell, Benmont Tench, Ron Blair, Jimmy Iovine, Shelly Yakus and archival footage of Stan Lynch. Directed by Matthew Longfellow. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 57 minutes. Not Rated. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers’ 1979 breakthrough album Damn the Torpedoes! has long … Continue reading
WINTER’S BONE (2010) Starring Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Lauren Sweetser, Dale Dickey, Kevin Breznahan, Shelley Waggener, Isaiah Stone, Ashlee Thompson, Garret Dillahunt, Sheryl Lee, William White, Tate Taylor, Casey MacLaren, Valerie Richards, Beth Domann, Cody Brown, Ronnie Hall, Cinnamon Schultz, Russell Schalk and Brandon Gray. Screenplay by Debra Granik and Anna Rosellini. Directed by Debra … Continue reading
CYRUS (2010) Starring John C. Reilly, Jonah Hill, Marisa Tomei, Catherine Keener, Matt Walsh, Diane Mizota, Kathy Ann Wittes, Kathryn Aselton, Jamie Donnelly, Tim Guinee, Charlie Brewer and Steve Zissis. Screenplay by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Directed by Jay Duplass and Mark Duplass. Distributed by Fox Searchlight. 92 minutes. Rated R. John C. Reilly … Continue reading
Dylan McDermott Dark Blue Persuasion by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not easy going undercover after you spent six years in one of the biggest hit series on television. That blend ability is even tougher when you have been named one of People magazine’s sexiest men twice in the past decade. Dylan McDermott doesn’t care. He’s … Continue reading
CATS AND DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE (2010) Starring Chris O’Donnell, Jack McBrayer, Fred Armisen, Paul Rodriguez, Kiernan Shipka and the voices of James Marsden, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate, Katt Williams, Bette Midler, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, Wallace Shawn, Roger Moore, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Rodriguez, EG Daily and Phil LaMarr. … Continue reading
GOLD: BEFORE WOODSTOCK. BEYOND REALITY (1968) Starring Del Close, Garry Goodrow, Caroline Parr, Sam Ridge, Orville Schell and Dorothy Schmidt. Directed by Bob Levis and Bill Desloge. Distributed by MVD Visual. 90 minutes. Not Rated. This is an odd little curio from the late 60s. Even the coming attractions trailer does not seem to know … Continue reading
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