THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD (2009) Featuring Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno. Written by Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno. Directed by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno and Kurt Engfehr. Distributed by Shadow Distribution. 96 minutes. Not Rated. In the modern world, comedy and politics are increasingly often married. Everything from Jon Stewart to Bill Maher, … Continue reading
EARTH (2009) Narrated by James Earl Jones. Written by Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield and Leslie Megahey. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield. Distributed by DisneyNature. 90 minutes. Rated G. Disney Nature’s Earth has some of the most majestic, awe-inspiring shots you will ever see on screen. Earth is actually a shortened version of an 11-hour BBC documentary … Continue reading
TAKING WOODSTOCK (2009) Starring Demetri Martin, Imelda Staunton, Henry Goodman, Jonathan Groff, Emile Hirsch, Liev Scheiber, Eugene Levy, Dan Fogler, Mamie Gummer, Paul Dano, Kelli Garner, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Skylar Astin, Kevin Chamberlin, Daniel Eric Gold, Edward Hibbert, Richard Thomas and Paulo Costanzo. Screenplay by James Schamus. Directed by Ang Lee. Distributed by Focus Features. … Continue reading
BOOT CAMP (2009) Starring Mila Kunis, Gregory Edward Smith, Peter Stormare, Regine Nehy, Alejandro Rae, Christopher Jacot, Tygh Runyan, Matthew Smalley, Colleen Rennison, Barbara Gates Wilson, Christianne Hirt and Lexie Huber. Screenplay by Agatha Dominik and John Cox . Directed by Christian Duguay. Distributed by MGM Home Entertainment. 99 minutes. Not Rated. There are self-important … Continue reading
PETE’S DRAGON (1977) Starring Helen Reddy, Sean Marshall, Jim Dale, Mickey Rooney, Red Buttons, Jim Backus, Shelley Winters, Jane Kean, Charles Tyner, Gary Morgan, Jeff Conaway and the voice of Charlie Callas. Screenplay by Malcolm Marmorstein. Directed by Don Chaffey. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 128 minutes. Rated G. If you want to see how … Continue reading
Sugar Ray Living the Dream by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not hard for a rock star to let fame go to their head, so it’s always rather charming to find a singer who really doesn’t take the whole thing too seriously. Take Mark McGrath, the handsome, fun-loving lead singer of 90s hitmakers Sugar Ray, who … Continue reading
17 AGAIN (2009) Starring Zac Efron, Matthew Perry, Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon, Melora Hardin, Michelle Trachtenberg, Jim Gaffigan, Sterling Knight, Hunter Parrish and Brian Doyle Murray. Screenplay by Jason Filardi. Directed by Burr Steers. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 102 minutes. Rated PG-13. It’s a simple bit of wish fulfillment, but one that is universal. … Continue reading
I LOVE YOU, MAN (2009) Starring Paul Rudd, Jason Segel, Rashida Jones, Andy Samberg, JK Simmons, Jane Curtin, Jon Favreau, Jaime Pressly, Sarah Burns, Thomas Lennon, Carla Gallo, Josh Cooke, Jay Chandrasekhar, Lou Ferrigno, Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart and Geddy Lee. Screenplay by John Hamburg and Larry Levin. Directed by John Hamburg. Distributed by DreamWorks … Continue reading
HANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE (2009) Starring Miley Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, Jason Earles, Mitchell Musso, Moises Arias, Lucas Till, Vanessa Williams, Margo Martindale, Peter Gunn, Melora Hardin, Barry Bostwick, Taylor Swift, Tyra Banks and Brooke Shields. Screenplay by Daniel Berendsen. Directed by Peter Chelsom. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 102 minutes. Rated G. … Continue reading
Tony Shalhoub Mr. Monk and the Final Season by Jay S. Jacobs It certainly doesn’t seem like eight years since we were first introduced to Adrian Monk, the San Francisco investigator whose deductive prowess was only outdone by his huge series of obsessive compulsive neuroses. Monk cemented the star status of Tony Shalhoub – who at … Continue reading
