Carmen Reece Rising Up the Charts with a Bullet by Jay S. Jacobs The term “diva” is thrown around way too easily these days. Singing quality isn’t always even a concern, sometimes it’s all about attitude. However, when someone who has worked with some of the great divas in recent history – including Celine Dion, … Continue reading
THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (2009) Featuring the voices of Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David, John Goodman, Jenifer Lewis, Ritchie Montgomery, Jennifer Cody, Michael-Leon Wooley, Jim Cummings, Peter Bartlett, Terrence Howard, Elizabeth M. Dampier, Breanna Brooks, Emeril Lagasse, Randy Newman and Oprah Winfrey. Written by Ron Clements, Rob Edwards, Greg Erb, John Musker, … Continue reading
SHERLOCK HOLMES (2009) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jude Law, Rachel McAdams, Mark Strong, Kelly Reilly, Eddie Marsan, James Fox, Hans Matheson, William Hope and Geraldine James. Written by Michael Robert Johnson and Anthony Peckham. Directed by Guy Ritchie. Distributed by Warner Bros. 130 minutes. Rated PG-13. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle would undoubtedly be perplexed by … Continue reading
UP IN THE AIR (2009) Starring George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Amy Morton, Melanie Lynskey, JK Simmons, Sam Elliott, Danny McBride, Zach Galifianakis, Chris Lowell, Adam Rose, Tamala Jones and Young MC. Written by Jason Reitman and Sheldon Turner. Directed by Jason Reitman. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 109 minutes. Rated R. The … Continue reading
KNOCK ‘EM DEAD, KID (2009) Starring Dirk Julien, Michael Resendez, Torey Marks, Erin Prieto, Chad Post, Angela Nordeng, Andrew Chase, Cody Cowell, Les Mahoney and Al “Mr. Outrageous” Burke. Written by Christopher Golon. Directed by Christopher Golon. Distributed by Golon Films. 71 minutes. Not Rated. You have to grade independently made films on a different … Continue reading
Maggie Gyllenhaal Owner of a Crazy Heart by Jay S. Jacobs It isn’t easy to just step away when a career that you have been working towards for years has built up serious momentum. Yet that is exactly what Maggie Gyllenhaal did. Soon after appearing in the blockbuster Batman sequel The Dark Knight, Gyllenhaal essentially took a … Continue reading
Norah Jones – The Fall (Blue Note) Norah Jones has performed several types of music over the years since her breakthrough album Come Away With Me. In that album and her two follow-up CDs (three if you count her gig with the alt.country supergroup The Little Willies) she has worked in jazz, country, folk, pop and R&B – … Continue reading
JOHN DENVER – AROUND THE WORLD LIVE (2009) Featuring John Denver. Directed by Barry Ehrmann. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 592 minutes. Not Rated. In the twelve years since his untimely death in a plane crash – and a good 30 years on from his popular heyday – it has become all too easy to … Continue reading
WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE: THE MOVIE (2009) Starring Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin, Maria Canals-Barrera, David DeLuise, Jennifer Stone, Steve Valentine, Xavier Torres, Jennifer Alden, Jazmín Caratini, Jonathan Dwayne, Marise Alvarez, Bettina Mercado, Veraalba Santa and Gabriela Alejandra Rosario. Written by Dan Berendsen. Directed by Lev L. Spiro. Distributed by Walt Disney Home … Continue reading
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (2009) Starring Jamie Foxx, Gerard Butler, Leslie Bibb, Colm Meany, Bruce McGill, Viola Davis, Regina Hall, Emerald-Angel Young, Annie Corley, Michael Kelly, Gregory Itzin, Christian Stolte, Roger Bart, Josh Stewart, Michael Irby, Richard Portnow, Brooke Mills, Ksenia Hulayev, David Huddleston and Michael Nutter. Written by Kurt Wimmer. Directed by F. Gary Gray. … Continue reading
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