Brooke Elliott Return of the Drop Dead Diva by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not easy to win the lead role in a television series. This is particularly when you have done very little television or film. Add to that not fitting into the box of traditionally Hollywood beautiful and being a little bit quirky. This … Continue reading
April Bowlby It Takes a Smart Actress to Play a Dumb Character by Jay S. Jacobs April Bowlby has somehow latched onto a very odd specialty as an actress. It was nothing she was looking for or planning to pursue, it just sort of happened. The former model has become noticed for playing sweetly naïve … Continue reading
SEX AND THE CITY 2 (2010) Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Chris Noth, John Corbett, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Mario Cantone, Willie Garson, Jason Lewis, Max Ryan, Raza Jaffrey, Alexandra Fong, Parker Fong, Lynn Cohen, Joseph Pupo, Alice Eve, Kelli O’Hara, David Alan Basche, Walton Nunez, Noah Mills, Omid Djalili, … Continue reading
INVICTUS (2009) Starring Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon, Tony Kgoroge, Patrick Mofokeng, Matt Stern, Julian Lewis Jones, Adjoa Andoh, Marguerite Wheatley, Leleti Khumalo, Patrick Lyster, Penny Downie, Sibongile Nojila, Bonnie Henna, McNeil Hendricks and Scott Eastwood. Screenplay by Anthony Peckham. Directed by Clint Eastwood. Distributed by Warner Bros Pictures. 134 minutes. Rated PG-13. Invictus had the potential … Continue reading
EDGE OF DARKNESS (2010) Starring Mel Gibson, Ray Winstone, Danny Huston, Bojana Novakovic, Shawn Roberts, David Aaron Baker, Jay O. Sanders, Denis O’Hare, Damian Young, Caterina Scorsone, Frank Grillo and Gabrielle Popa. Screenplay by William Monahan and Andrew Bovell. Directed by Martin Campbell. Distributed by Warner Bros Pictures. 117 minutes. Rated R. It’s a little … Continue reading
THE BACK-UP PLAN (2010) Starring Jennifer Lopez, Alex O’Loughlin, Michaela Watkins, Eric Christian Olsen, Noureen DeWulf, Linda Lavin, Melissa McCarthy, Anthony Anderson, Tom Bosley, Maribeth Monroe, Danneel Harris, Robert Klein, Jennifer Elise Cox and Cesar Millan. Screenplay by Kate Angelo. Directed by Alan Poul. Distributed by CBS Films. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. It seems a … Continue reading
Michael Caine Goes Back to His Roots with Harry Brown by Jay S. Jacobs Despite a legendary film career that has lasted well over 50 years and 100 films and gained him a knighthood, Michael Caine puts on no airs. The man may have one of the most recognizable faces and long-lasting careers in show … Continue reading
THE RED RIDING TRILOGY (2010) RED RIDING: THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1974 (2010) Starring Andrew Garfield, Sean Bean, Rebecca Hall, Eddie Marsan, David Morrissey, John Henshaw, Anthony Flanagan and Warren Clarke. Screenplay by Tony Grisoni. Directed by Julian Jarrold. Distributed by IFC Films. 102 minutes. Not Rated. RED RIDING: THE YEAR OF OUR LORD … Continue reading
BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY – 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (2010) BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, James Tolkan, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, J.J. Cohen Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Jason Hervey and Huey Lewis. Screenplay by Robert Zemeckis & … Continue reading
SHE’S OUT OF MY LEAGUE (2010) Starring Jay Baruchel, Alice Eve, T.J. Miller, Krysten Ritter, Nate Torrence, Mike Vogel, Lindsay Sloane, Geoff Stults, Debra Jo Rupp, Kim Shaw, Jasika Nicole, Brenna Roth, Trevor Eve, Sharon Maughan, Kyle Bornheimer, Adam LeFevre and Hayes MacArthur. Screenplay by Sean Anders and John Morris. Directed by Jim Field Smith. … Continue reading
