Stacie Orrico Waking Life by Jay S. Jacobs In the image-obsessed, party-hopping world of pop music, it’s kind of nice to find someone with her priorities straight. Stacie Orrico has been recording since she was twelve, but she’s never been part of the pop star scene – though she has certainly made significant strides towards … Continue reading
MAN OF THE YEAR (2006) Starring Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney, Lewis Black, Jeff Goldblum, Rick Roberts, David Alpay, Linda Kash and Jacqueline Pillon. Screenplay by Barry Levinson. Directed by Barry Levinson. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 115 minutes. Rated PG-13. Sometimes a bad movie has an extremely good coming attractions trailer which makes it … Continue reading
INFAMOUS (2006) Starring Toby Jones, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Craig, Peter Bogdonovich, Jeff Daniels, Hope Davis, Gwyneth Paltrow, Isabella Rossellini, Juliet Stevenson, Sigourney Weaver and Lee Pace. Screenplay by Douglas McGrath. Directed by Douglas McGrath. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 118 minutes. Rated R. It was just a matter of bad timing that Infamous and Capote come a mere year … Continue reading
SO MUCH SO FAST (2006) Starring Stephen Heywood, Jamie Heywood, Benjamin Heywood, Wendy Stacy Heywood, Melinda Heywood, Peggy Heywood, John Heywood, Robert Bonazoli, Ken Thompson and Steven Ascher. Screenplay by Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan. Directed by Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan. Distributed by Balcony Releasing. 87 minutes. Not Rated. ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease … Continue reading
CATCH A FIRE (2006) Starring Tim Robbins, Derek Luke, Bonnie Henna, Robert Hobbs, Mncedisi Shabangu, Tumisho K. Masha, Sithembiso Khumalo, Terry Pheto, Michele Burgers, Mpho Lovinga, Mxo, Jessica Anstey, Charlotte Savage and Nomhle Nkonyeni. Screenplay by Shawn Slovo. Directed by Phillip Noyce. Distributed by Focus Features. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. With the world at war … Continue reading
The Job The Complete Series (2001-2002) (Shout! Factory-2005) It is a mystery why Denis Leary has never become huge. He’s one of the funniest guys in show business, and yet none of his films or TV ventures seems to catch on. He is a brilliant stand-up comedian (just track down his old CD No Cure for … Continue reading
HARD CANDY (2006) Starring Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh, Odessa Rae and Gilbert Johns. Screenplay by Brian Nelson. Directed by David Slade. Distributed by Lions Gate Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated R. Hard Candy has an extremely disturbing, but all too common, start. A thirtyish man (Patrick Wilson) who works as a photographer meets a fourteen-year-young … Continue reading
jason segel how he got on mother by jay s. jacobs Jason Segel has gotten a bit of an odd specialty in his Hollywood career – he has become an integral part of some of the most interesting TV ensembles of recent years. His first meshing was on the cult favorite Freaks and Geeks – in which he … Continue reading
JIMMY AND JUDY (2006) Starring Edward Furlong, Rachael Bella, Chaney Klay, William Sadler, AJ Buckley, Gay Storm, James Eckhouse, Gregory Patrick Agnew, Lindsay Beamish, Jane Leigh Connelly, Denver Jade, Crystal Wilson and Patrick Bristow. Screenplay by Randall K. Rubin and Jon Schroder. Directed by Randall K. Rubin and Jon Schroder. Distributed by Outsider Pictures. 97 … Continue reading
Melissa Greene Portrait of an Artist as a Grown Woman By Jay S. Jacobs The lure of Hollywood is a seductive one – a siren’s call promising fame, money, love and power. People travel many miles, endure great hardships, work demeaning jobs and face incredible competition – all in the quest to capture the glimpse … Continue reading
