Brad Garrett For Better or Worse… by Jay S. Jacobs You just can’t overlook Brad Garrett. The 6’ 8½” comic with the deep booming voice and the hangdog face may cut a striking figure, but he has been making us laugh for twenty years now. Though he is best known as Ray Romano’s dour sibling-rivalry-obsessed brother … Continue reading
BURN AFTER READING (2008) Starring George Clooney, Frances McDormand, John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Richard Jenkins, Brad Pitt, David Rasche, JK Simmons, Olek Krupa, Michael Countryman, Kevin Sussman and Dermot Mulroney. Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. Directed by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. Distributed by Focus Features. 96 minutes. Rated R. You have to … Continue reading
STAR WARS – THE CLONE WARS (2008) Featuring the voices of Catherine Taber, Corey Burton, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Tom Kane, Ashley Eckstein, Matthew Wood, Ian Abercrombie, Nika Futterman, Dee Bradley Baker, Cory Burton, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee and Samuel L. Jackson. Screenplay by Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching and Scott Murphy. Directed by Dave … Continue reading
SMART PEOPLE (2008) Starring Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Ellen Page, Thomas Haden Church, Ashton Holmes, Christine Lahti, David Denman, Amanda Jane Cooper, Barret Hackney, Camille Mana and Don Wadsworth. Screenplay by Mark Jude Poirier. Directed by Noam Murro. Distributed by Miramax Pictures. 95 minutes. Rated R. It’s tough to watch Smart People without drawing comparisons to … Continue reading
HAMLET 2 (2008) Starring Steve Coogan, Catherine Keener, Amy Poehler, David Arquette, Elisabeth Shue, Joseph Julian Soria, Skylar Astin, Phoebe Strole, Melonie Diaz, Marshall Bell, Josh Berry and Arnie Pandoja. Screenplay by Andrew Fleming and Pam Brady. Directed by Andrew Fleming. Distributed by Focus Features. 92 minutes. Rated R. The often-hysterical Hamlet 2 asks and sort of … Continue reading
Elisabeth Shue Just Being Herself by Jay S. Jacobs We all feel like we grew up with Elisabeth Shue – ever since she first appeared on movie screens as Ralph Macchio’s cute girlfriend in The Karate Kid. Nearly 25 years later, Shue has put together a long and impressive body of work, starring in comedies like Adventures … Continue reading
CAMP ROCK (2008) Starring Demi Lovato, Joe Jonas, Meaghan Jette Martin, Maria Canals Barrera, Alyson Stoner, Julie Brown, Daniel Fathers, Anna Maria Perez deTagle, Jasmine Richards, Jordan Francis, Roshon Fegan, Jennifer Ricci, Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas. Screenplay by Karen Gist & Regina Hicks and Julie Brown & Paul Brown. Directed by Matthew Diamond. Distributed … Continue reading
TROPIC THUNDER (2008) Starring Ben Stiller, Jack Black, Robert Downey Jr., Nick Nolte, Steve Coogan, Jay Baruchel, Danny McBride, Brandon T. Jackson, Brandon Soo Hoo, Maria Menounos, Tyra Banks, Christine Taylor, Jon Voight, Jennifer Love Hewitt, Jason Bateman, Lance Bass, Alicia Silverstone, Matthew McConaughey and Tom Cruise. Screenplay by Justin Theroux, Ben Stiller and Etan … Continue reading
VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (2008) Starring Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Penélope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn, Chris Messina, Zak Orth, Pablo Schreiber, Carrie Preston and the voice of Christopher Evan Welch. Screenplay by Woody Allen. Directed by Woody Allen. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 97 minutes. Rated R. You have to love Woody Allen. … Continue reading
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (2008) Starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny R. McBride, Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Amber Heard, Ed Begley Jr., Nora Dunn, Joe Lo Truglio, Arthur Napiontek, Cleo King, Bill Hader and James Remar. Screenplay by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Directed by David Gordon Green. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 111 … Continue reading
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