John Turturro, Sofia Vergara and Vanessa Paradis Don’t Want To Fade Away by Jay S. Jacobs You can thank John Turturro’s barber for connecting him with Woody Allen. Turturro is a well-known character actor, who in a career that runs for well over 30 years has been in such varied projects as Do The Right Thing, Barton Fink, Quiz … Continue reading
FADING GIGOLO (2014) Starring John Turturro, Woody Allen, Vanessa Paradis, Liev Schreiber, Sharon Stone, Sofía Vergara, Bob Balaban, Jill Scott, Max Casella, Aida Turturro, Michael Badalucco, Eugenia Kuzmina, David Margulies, Katherine Borowitz and Loan Chabanol. Screenplay by John Turturro. Directed by John Turturro. Distributed by Millennium Entertainment. 90 minutes. Rated R. It’s not very often … Continue reading
Sharon Corr Underneath The Same Big Sun by Jay S. Jacobs Family is a huge part of any life and it is difficult to go out there alone. Sharon Corr knows that as well as anyone, and yet she is loving the challenge. Less than a decade on from conquering the musical world with her … Continue reading
FARGO (1996) Starring Frances McDormand, William H. Macy, Steve Buscemi, Harve Presnell, Peter Stormare, Kristin Rudrüd, Tony Denman, John Carroll Lynch, Larissa Kokernot, Melissa Peterman, Steven Reevis, James Gaulke, Steve Park, Bruce Campbell and Jose Feliciano. Screenplay by Joel Coen & Ethan Coen. Directed by Joel Coen. Distributed by Fox Home Entertainment. 98 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
WALKING WITH DINOSAURS – THE MOVIE (2013) Starring Karl Urban, Charlie Rowe, Angourie Rice and the voices of John Leguizamo, Justin Long, Skyler Stone, Tiya Sircar, Clay Savage, Jude Tinsely, Mary Mouser, Katie Silverman, Madison Moellers and Michael Leone. Written by John Collee with dialogue by Gerry Swallow. Directed by Barry Cook and Neil Nightingale. … Continue reading
Demián Bichir Invitation to the Adventure of a Lifetime by Jay S. Jacobs You’ve been seeing a whole lot of Mexican actor Demián Bichir in the movies and on TV these days. While Bichir has been a well-known actor in his native land for well over a decade, and even had some show-stopping turns in … Continue reading
AT MIDDLETON (2014) Starring Andy Garcia, Vera Farmiga, Taissa Farmiga, Spencer Lofranco, Nicholas Braun, Tom Skerritt, Peter Riegert, Mirjana Jokovic, Daniella Garcia-Lorido, Stephen Borrello, Saxton Johnson, Sean Cook, Loretta Underwood, Kenny Parks Jr., Victoria Mae Gatts and Briana Henry. Screenplay by Glenn German & Adam Rodgers. Directed by Adam Rodgers. Distributed by Anchor Bay Films. … Continue reading
Paranormal Activity – The Marked Ones The Paranormal Activity series keeps on trudging on. This is the fifth film in the series in five years. Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones is the first of the series to warrant a subtitle rather than a number, and it is also the first one that seems for much of the running time … Continue reading
Dom Hemingway Antiheroes definitely have a place in movies. Let’s face it, sometimes screwed-up losers are much more interesting than happy, settled, evolved characters. However, it can be something of a balancing act. How far can you go into the dark side without totally losing your audience? How far into the muck will the film … Continue reading
Bryan Callen – It’s A Man’s, Man’s World by Jay S. Jacobs Stand up comedian. Actor. Podcast host. Father. Occasional color commentary guy. Seeker of knowledge. Chronicler of sexual roles. You don’t want to be the dude responsible for keeping Bryan Callen’s résumé current. You’ve seen him on TV, or on the big screen, or in the … Continue reading
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