Patti Smith – Twelve (Columbia) It is weird thinking of recent Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Patti Smith – arguably one of the great songwriters of recent decades – doing an album completely of covers of other artists’ work. Not that Patti isn’t great at reinterpreting other songs. She first really popped onto most people’s radar with … Continue reading
CAFFEINE (2007) Starring Mena Suvari, Marsha Thomason, Breckin Meyer, Katherine Heigl, Mike Vogel, Callum Blue, Andrew Ableson, Daz Crawford, Neil Dickson, Mark Dymond, Jules Leyser, Jennifer Sciole, Orlando Seale, Sonya Walger and Roz Witt. Screenplay by Dean Craig. Directed by John Cosgrove. Distributed by First Look Entertainment. 88 minutes. Rated R. Caffeine is a story of … Continue reading
Fountains of Wayne – The Trocodero – Philadelphia PA – April 28, 2007 The best live rock band in the world – Fountains of Wayne? It’s not so far-fetched. The Fountains rocked the joint recently in this gig, a show which only benefited by the venue’s colorful history (it was a burlesque joint in the 1920s). This … Continue reading
HOWARD HESSEMAN AND LONI ANDERSON LIVING ON DVD IN CINCINNATI by Jay S. Jacobs “Baby, if you ever wondered whatever became of me… I’m living on the air in Cincinnati. Cincinnati – WKRP.” So starts the theme to one of the classic sitcoms of the late Carter administration, WKRP in Cincinnati, which is finally being released on DVD. The series was made … Continue reading
NICK FROST and EDGAR WRIGHT THE HOT BUZZ ON HOT FUZZ by Jay S. Jacobs You don’t expect to find a big-budget action blockbuster settling down in a tiny, quaint British village. However, don’t tell that to Simon Pegg, Nick Frost and Edgar Wright. In a few years, this troupe of talented filmmakers has created … Continue reading
Pauley Perrette NCIS Punk by Jay S. Jacobs When you think of scientists in the Naval police corps, do you picture someone in pitch-black retro clothes, with goth boots, spider-web tattoos and with a serious caffeine addiction? If you do, chances are that notion is thanks to Pauley Perrette. Perrette plays Abby, the overstimulated-but-quite-brilliant lab worker on … Continue reading
MY FATHER, THE GENIUS (2002) Featuring Glen Howard Small, Julie Small, Christine Small-Shook, Lucia Small, Ray Kappe, John Johansen, Thom Mayne, Michael Rendler, Ralph Mursinna, Greg Davis, David J. Mesa, Joanne Small-Eggert, Milica Didijer, Jan Mardian, Alan Nelson and Rose Nelson. Written by Lucia Small. Directed by Lucia Small. Distributed by Metro Home Entertainment. 84 … Continue reading
SMOKIN’ ACES (2007) Starring Ben Affleck, Andy Garcia, Ray Liotta, Jeremy Piven, Ryan Reynolds, Peter Berg, Martin Henderson, Alicia Keys, Common, Nestor Carbonell, Jason Bateman, Chris Pine, Taraji Henson, Tommy Flanagan, Curtis Armstrong, Alex Rocco and Wayne Newton. Screenplay by Joe Carnahan. Directed by Joe Carnahan. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 109 minutes. Rated R. I … Continue reading
GOOD-BYE MOMO (A DIOS MOMO) (2007) Starring Mathias Acuna, Jorge Esmoris, Marco Da Costa, Washington “Canario” Luna, Marcel Keoroglian and Carmen Abella. Screenplay by Leonardo Ricagni. Directed by Leonardo Ricagni. Distributed by ArtMattan Productions. 108 minutes. Not Rated. Good-Bye MoMo answers the rhetorical question; what would happen if Federico Fellini were reincarnated in Uraguay? Of course … Continue reading
Danielle Fishel Gamebox Princess by Jay S. Jacobs Danielle Fishel has grown up before our eyes. In seven seasons of ABC’s beloved TGIF sitcom Boy Meets World, she played Topanga Lawrence, the sweet and beautiful girlfriend of Cory Matthews (Ben Savage), the boy who was, indeed, meeting the world. Since the series went off the air in 2000, Fishel has … Continue reading
