Shania Twain – Up! (Mercury) Never in my life have I seen so many exclamation points as there are in the song listing for Shania Twain’s latest. There are nineteen song titles on Up! and ten exclamation points. It’s almost like a teenaged girl’s diary. Now Shania has a long history of unwieldy titles anyway, and this album’s … Continue reading
Axelle Red – Alive (Virgin-France) I might have never heard of Axelle Red if I weren’t channel surfing one August night last year in the Sofitel Méditerranée in Cannes. With my admittedly rudimentary skills in the French language, I was looking for something, frankly, which I could understand. That’s when I stumbled upon an hour-long interview … Continue reading
Rod Stewart – It Had To Be You: The Great American Songbook (J Records) With this album, Rod Stewart gives up any pretense of trying to hold onto his rock and soul following. And that’s fine, he’s well into his late 50s now and rock and roll is supposed to be a young man’s game. He really … Continue reading
HOW TO LOSE A GUY IN 10 DAYS (2003) Starring Kate Hudson, Matthew McConaughey, Adam Goldberg, Michael Michele, Shalom Harlow, Kathryn Hahn, Rebecca Harris, Robert Klein, Bill Kotsatos, Thomas Lennon, David Macniven, Bebe Neuwirth, Annie Parisse and Justin Peroff. Screenplay by Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan and Burr Steers. Directed by Donald Petrie. Distributed by Paramount … Continue reading
CHICAGO (2002) Starring Renée Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Richard Gere, Queen Latifah, John C. Reilly, Lucy Liu, Taye Diggs, Colm Feore, Christine Baranski, Domenic West, Susan Misner, Deidre Goodwin, Denise Faye, Ekaterina Chtchelkanova, Chita Rivera and Mýa Harrison. Screenplay by Bill Condon. Directed by Rob Marshall. Distributed by Mirimax Pictures. 113 minutes. Rated PG-13. A film … Continue reading
TWO WEEKS NOTICE (2002) Starring Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, David Haig, Alicia Witt, Robert Klein, Dana Ivey, Heather Burns, Dorian Missick, Marc Feuerstein, Donald Trump, Mike Piazza and Norah Jones. Screenplay by Marc Lawrence. Directed by Marc Lawrence. Distributed by Castle Rock Entertainment. 100 minutes. Rated PG-13. It seems only natural. In fact, I’m shocked … Continue reading
DIE ANOTHER DAY (2002) Starring Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens, Rosamund Pike, Rick Yune, John Cleese, Judi Dench, Michael Madsen, Will Yun Lee, Samantha Bond and Madonna. Screenplay by Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. Directed by Lee Tamahori. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. 132 minutes. Rated PG-13. After forty years of James Bond films, the … Continue reading
MAID IN MANHATTAN (2002) Starring Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, Natasha Richardson, Bob Hoskins, Amy Sedaris, Tyler Posey, Frances Conroy, Maddie Corman and Chris Eigeman. Screenplay by Kevin Wade. Directed by Wayne Wang. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 103 minutes. Rated PG-13. While on her mission to become the greatest multi-talented hyphenate in show business … Continue reading
flickerstick causing a commotion by jay s. jacobs The world’s gone reality show mad these days. Instead of working on and honing your craft in crappy honky-tonks and gin joints, today everyone thinks the best way to the top of the pops is to make a fool of yourself on TV. At this writing, you … Continue reading
THE BANGER SISTERS (2002) Starring Goldie Hawn, Susan Sarandon, Geoffrey Rush, Erika Christensen, Robin Thomas, Eva Amurri and Matthew Carey. Screenplay by Bob Dolman. Directed by Bob Dolman. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 94 minutes. Rated R. Goldie Hawn gives perhaps the best performance in a thirty-plus year acting career in The Banger Sisters, and that includes … Continue reading
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