TAKE CARE (2014) Starring Leslie Bibb, Thomas Sadoski, Marin Ireland, Betty Gilpin, Tracee Chimo, Kevin Curtis, Nadia Dajani, Michael Stahl-David, Michael Godere, Elizabeth Rodriguez and Tim Wu. Screenplay by Liz Trucillo. Directed by Liz Trucillo. Distributed by Entertainment One. 93 minutes. Not Rated. You’ve got to give a certain amount of credit to Leslie Bibb. … Continue reading
TWO-BIT WALTZ (2014) Starring Clara Mamet, Rebecca Pidgeon, William H. Macy, Jared Gilman, David Paymer, Matt O’Leary, Ella Dershowitz and John Pirruccello. Screenplay by Clara Mamet. Directed by Clara Mamet. Distributed by Monterey Media. 79 minutes. Not Rated. Sometimes a film can be rather shocking, when you consider the highs of the highs compared to … Continue reading
The first we ran across Toby Lightman was when we were asked to interview her in 2004. She was a young Philly-based artist who had been discovered by Wyclef Jean and producer Peter Zizzo, who was red hot from discovering Avril Lavigne and Vanessa Carlton. Lightman was targeted for the same heights, her label Atlantic … Continue reading
ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE (2014) Featuring Genovieve Bachman, Tom Hamann, George Lampman, Keri Nelson, Rob McPhail, Casey O’Brien, Anthony Powell, Christine Powell, David Prutzman, Matt Sissman, Josh Swanson and Andrew Velman. Directed by Anthony Powell. Distributed by Music Box Pictures. 92 minutes. Not Rated. Antarctica may be the single utopia left on Earth, as … Continue reading
HORRIBLE BOSSES 2 (2014) Starring Jason Bateman, Charlie Day, Jason Sudeikis, Jennifer Aniston, Jamie Foxx, Chris Pine, Christoph Waltz, Kevin Spacey, Jonathan Banks, Keegan-Michael Key, Kelly Stables, Suzy Nakamura, Brendan Hunt and Lindsey Sloane. Screenplay by Sean Anders and John Morris. Directed by Sean Anders. Distributed by Warner Bros. 108 minutes. Rated R. I’m not … Continue reading
Clara Mamet Dancing the Two-Bit Waltz by Jay S. Jacobs Clara Mamet is no stranger to show business. Her father, David, is the Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, screenwriter and director. Her mother, Rebecca Pidgeon, is a well-known actress and singer. Also half-sister Zosia is one of the stars of HBO’s hit series Girls. Therefore, it is … Continue reading
HIROSHIMA, MON AMOUR (1959) Starring Emmanuelle Riva, Eiji Okada, Bernard Fresson, Stella Dassas and Pierre Barbaud. Screenplay by Marguerite Duras. Directed by Alain Resnais. Distributed by Rialto Pictures. 92 minutes. Not Rated. Gallic movies of the fifties and sixties – dubbed La Nouvelle Vague (the French New Wave) – caused seismic changes in cinematic art. … Continue reading
MONTY PYTHON LIVE (MOSTLY) (2014) Featuring John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, Michael Palin, Carol Cleveland, John Du Prez, Eddie Izzard, Mike Myers, Warwick Davis, Brian Cox, Stephen Hawking and archival footage of Graham Chapman. Written by Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin. Directed by Eric … Continue reading
FORCE MAJEURE (2014) Starring Johannes Kuhnke, Lisa Loven Kongsli, Clara Wettergren, Vincent Wettergren, Brady Corbet, Kristofer Hivju, Fanni Metelius, Jakob Granqvist and Malin Dahl. Screenplay by Ruben Östlund. Directed by Ruben Östlund. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 119 minutes. Rated R. There is a certain symmetry in the fact that most of Ruben Östlund’s latest film, … Continue reading
JESSABELLE (2014) Starring Sarah Snook, Mark Webber, David Andrews, Joelle Carter, Ana de la Reguera, Larisa Oleynik, Chris Ellis, Fran Bennett, Brian Hallisay, Vaughn Wilson, Paul Garrett, Barbara Weetman, Jason Davis, Lucius Baston and Amber Stevens. Screenplay by Robert Ben Garant. Directed by Kevin Greutert. Distributed by Lionsgate. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. The poster of … Continue reading
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