MEET THE SPARTANS (2008) Starring Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Kevin Sorbo, Method Man, Diedrich Bader, Jareb Dauplaise and Travis Van Winkle. Screenplay by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 86 minutes. Rated PG-13. There are two kinds of people in the world. … Continue reading
John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston and David Ross Adventures in Babysitting by Jay S. Jacobs The hot-button topic film The Babysitters was a low-budgeted labor of love. Written and directed by David Ross, it starts as a star-crossed infatuation story that spirals wildly out of control. A teen babysitter who has a crush on one of her clients … Continue reading
Kate Voegele – Hard Rock Café – Philadelphia, PA – May 3, 2008 Photos by Jay S. Jacobs © 2008. All rights reserved. Continue reading
IRON MAN (2008) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, Faran Tahir, Clark Gregg, Bill Smitrovich and Sayed Badreya. Screenplay by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Directed by Jon Favreau. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 126 minutes. Rated PG-13. Iron Man was always sort of a … Continue reading
TEETH (2008) Starring Jess Weixler, John Hensley, Josh Pais, Hale Appleman, Ashley Springer, Vivienne Benesch, Lenny Von Dohlen, Nicole Swahn, Julia Garro and Adam Wagner. Screenplay by Mitchell Lichtenstein. Directed by Mitchell Lichtenstein. Distributed by Dimension Extreme. 88 minutes. Rated R. The symbolic baggage behind the central conceit of Teeth alone could keep a Freudian busy for … Continue reading
Francia Raisa Chasing the Dream by Jay S. Jacobs Only a few years into a career which has quickly gone from simmering to muy caliente, Francia Raisa is blowing open doors that normally don’t spread for Latin actresses. The young daughter of a Mexican mother and a Honduran father, she was introduced to life in the … Continue reading
ROMAN DE GARE (2008) Starring Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant, Audrey Dana, Michèle Bernier, Myriam Boyer, Zinedine Soualem, Boris Ventura Diaz, Marc Rioufol, Thomas Le Douarec, Sarah Lelouch, Shaya Lelouch, Cyrille Eldin, Gilles Lemaire, Serge Moati, Bernard Werber and Arlette Gordon. Screenplay by Gérard de Battista and Claude Lelouch. Directed by Claude Lelouch. Distributed by Samuel … Continue reading
THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier, Kevin J. O’Connor, Ciaran Hinds, Barry Del Sherman, Colleen Foy, Paul F. Tompkins, Russell Harvard, Randall Carver, Coco Leigh and Kevin Breznahan. Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Distributed by Paramount Vintage. 158 minutes. Rated R. Paul Thomas Anderson … Continue reading
SWEENEY TODD – THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET (2007) Starring Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Alan Rickman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Ed Sanders, Timothy Spall, Jayne Wisener, Sacha Baron Cohen, Laura Michelle Kelly, Gracie May, Ava May and Gabriella Freeman. Screenplay by John Logan. Directed by Tim Burton. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 117 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
FLAWLESS (2008) Starring Demi Moore, Michael Caine, Lambert Wilson, Joss Ackland, Constantine Gregory, Derren Nesbitt, Nathaniel Parker, Shaughan Seymour, Nicholas Jones, David Barrass, Silas Carson, Rosalind March, Kevan Willis and Stanley Townsend. Screenplay by Edward Anderson. Directed by Michael Radford. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. Flawless takes place in a just-pre-swinging London. About … Continue reading
