Toby Lightman Devils and an Angel by Jay S. Jacobs The music biz is always hungrily searching for the next big thing. They’re trying to find an artist that has the talent and the vibe and the chops to make a huge splash in the choppy waters of popular culture. It should be someone who has … Continue reading
joe mantegna one of us by jay s. jacobs When Joe Mantegna was a student at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago, he would to pick up a play and turn the page that listed the original cast. It always fascinated him. Who originated these roles? What did they do later? Did they become a star … Continue reading
Kylie Minogue – Body Language (Capitol) You don’t get to be a diva for going on twenty years without a little chameleon in you. After a few missteps in the 90s, Kylie Minogue has shown an amazing ability to adapt to the changing styles and subjects of the musical world; reinventing herself again and again so … Continue reading
MONSTER (2003) Starring Charlize Theron, Christina Ricci, Bruce Dern, Lee Tergesen, Annie Corley, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Marco St. John, Marc Macaulay, Scott Wilson, Rus Blackwell, Tim Ware, Robb Chamberlain, Stephan Jones, Brett Rice, Kaitlin Riley, Catherine Mangan, T. Robert Pigott and Chandra Leigh. Screenplay by Patty Jenkins. Directed by Patty Jenkins. Distributed by Newmarket Films. … Continue reading
fountains of wayne bright future in record sales by jay s. Jacobs When the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences released their 2004 Grammy nominations, Fountains of Wayne were one of the acts nominated as Best New Artist. This must have surprised the members of the band, who were under the impression that they’d been playing together for over a decade. They believed … Continue reading
SOMETHING’S GOTTA GIVE (2003) Starring Jack Nicholson, Diane Keaton, Keanu Reeves, Amanda Peet, Frances McDormand, Jon Favreau, Paul Michael Glaser, Nichole Hiltz, Roxanne Beckford, Alan Charof, Lewis Dauber, Deborah Daulton-Morton, Maria Esquivel, Michelle Fabiano, Patrick Fischler, Marjie Gum, Julia Rose, Leigh Rose, Russ Russo, Jennifer Siebel and Kadee Strickland. Screenplay by Nancy Meyers. Directed by … Continue reading
MASTER AND COMMANDER: THE FAR SIDE OF THE WORLD (2003) Starring Russell Crowe, Paul Bettany, Billy Boyd, Chris Larkin, Thierry Segall, James D’Arcy, Lee Ingleby, George Innes, Mark Lewis Jones, Max Pirkis, Edward Woodall, Jack Randall, Max Benitz, Richard Pates, Robert Pugh, Richard McCabe, Ian Mercer, Tony Dolan and David Threlfall. Screenplay by Peter Weir … Continue reading
THE HAUNTED MANSION (2003) Starring Eddie Murphy, Marsha Thomason, Nathaniel Parker, Jennifer Tilly, Terence Stamp, Wallace Shawn, Dina Waters, Marc John Jefferies, Aree Davis, Jim Doughan, Rachel Harris, Steve Hytner, Heather Jeurgensen, Jeremy Howard, Deep Roy, Clay Martinez, Bridget Brno, Gregg London and Zach Minkoff. Screenplay by David Berenbaum. Directed by Rob Minkoff. Distributed by … Continue reading
INTOLERABLE CRUELTY (2003) Starring George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush, Cedric the Entertainer, Edward Herrmann, Paul Adelstein, Richard Jenkins, Billy Bob Thornton, Julia Duffy, Jonathan Hadary, Tom Aldredge, Stacey Travis, Jack Kyle, Irwin Keyes, Judith Drake, Royce Applegate, George Ives, Booth Coleman and Kristin Dattilo. Screenplay by Robert Ramsey & Matthew Stone and Ethan Coen … Continue reading
LOVE ACTUALLY (2003) Starring Hugh Grant, Liam Neeson, Colin Firth, Laura Linney, Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman, Keira Knightley, Martine McCutcheon, Bill Nighy, Rowan Atkinson, Gregor Fisher, Rory McGregor, Lucia Muniz, Sienna Guillory, Kris Marshall, Heike Makatsch, Martin Freeman, Billy Bob Thornton, Ivana Milicevic, January Jones, Elisha Cuthbert, Shannon Elizabeth, Denise Richards and Claudia Schiffer. Screenplay … Continue reading
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