James Roday and Dulé Hill Psych Out by Jay S. Jacobs On cable, the USA Network has mined a specialty ore on TV, becoming the home for light-hearted and humorous detective dramas. One of the most popular of these has been Psych – starring James Roday (The Dukes of Hazzard) and Dulé Hill (The West Wing) as … Continue reading
The Ugly Truth about John Michael Higgins by Jay S. Jacobs John Michael Higgins is not quite sure how he became Hollywood’s go-to guy for wacky comic fireworks. Certainly, a twenty-year run-in theatrical drama would not seem to be the kind of training ground for a guy to come in, tell a saucy speech, do … Continue reading
BIG FAN (2009) Starring Patton Oswalt, Kevin Corrigan, Michael Rapaport, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Gino Cafarelli, Matt Servitto, Serafina Fiore, Polly Humphreys, Joe Garden, Jonathan Hamm, Sidné Anderson and Miranda Rhyne. Screenplay by Robert D. Siegel. Directed by Robert D. Siegel. Distributed by First Independent Pictures. 86 minutes. Not Rated. Big Fan treads a fine line – … Continue reading
FUNNY PEOPLE (2009) Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen, Leslie Mann, Eric Bana, Jonah Hill, Jason Schwartzman, Aubrey Plaza, RZA, Aziz Ansari, Torsten Voges, Allan Wasserman, Maude Apatow, Iris Apatow, Justin Long, Elizabeth Banks, Owen Wilson, Andy Dick, Sarah Silverman, Carol Leifer, George Wallace, Norm MacDonald, Dave Attell, James Taylor, Paul Reiser, Ray Romano and Marshall … Continue reading
THE SOLOIST (2009) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Jamie Foxx, Catherine Keener, Tom Hollander and Lisa Gay Hamilton. Screenplay by Susannah Grant. Directed by Joe Wright. Distributed by DreamWorks Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Soloist is one of those films that you really want to love but end up feeling no more than a slightly detached … Continue reading
Girl in a Coma Know It’s Serious by Jay S. Jacobs You couldn’t tell it from watching her in concert – where Girl in a Coma lead singer Nina Diaz is a whirling dervish of energy, pogoing blissfully away with an electric guitar and living out her rock goddess fantasies – but Diaz is actually … Continue reading
I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER (2009) Starring Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack T. Carpenter, Lauren London, Lauren Storm, Andrea Savage, Shawn Roberts, Jared Keeso, Brendan Penny, Marie Avgeropoulos, Josh Emerson, Pat Finn, Violet Columbus, Samm Levine, Cynthia Stevenson and Alan Ruck. Screenplay by Larry Doyle. Directed by Chris Columbus. Distributed by Fox Atomic. 102 minutes. … Continue reading
BRÜNO (2009) Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Alice Evans, Trishelle Cannatella, Sandra Seeling, Ben Youcef, Alexander von Roon, Candice Cunningham, Tom Yi, Paula Abdul, Harrison Ford, Richard Bey, Ron Paul, Bono, Sting, Slash, Elton John, Snoop Dogg and Chris Martin. Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Mazer and Jeff Schaffer. Directed by … Continue reading
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER (2009) Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg, Rachel Boston, Minka Kelly, Ian Reed Kesler, Darryl Alan Reed, Valente Rodriguez, Yvette Nicole Brown, Nicole Vicius, Natalie Boren, Maile Flanagan, Darryl Sivad and Gregory A. Thompson. Screenplay by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. … Continue reading
TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN (2009) Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Ramon Rodriguez, Josh Duhamel, Tyrese Gibson, John Turturro, Kevin Dunn, Frank Welker, Isabel Lucas, Hugo Weaving, Peter Cullen, Tony Todd and Rainn Wilson. Screenplay by Ehren Kruger, Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman. Directed by Michael Bay. Distributed by Dreamworks Pictures and Paramount Pictures. 150 … Continue reading
