5 STAR DAY (2010) Starring Cam Gigandet, Jena Malone, Brooklyn Sudano, Max Hartman, Julianna Guill, Will Yun Lee, Nick Chinlund, Tad Hilgenbrink, Richard Riehle, Mark Boone Junior, Patricia Belcher, Chris J. Johnson, Yvette Freeman, Cesar Garcia and Bruno Alexander. Screenplay by Danny Buday. Directed by Danny Buday. Distributed by Breaking Glass Pictures. 97 minutes. Not … Continue reading
ACT OF VENGEANCE a.k.a. RAPE SQUAD (1974) Starring Jo Ann Harris, Peter Brown, Jennifer Lee, Lisa Moore, Connie Strickland, Patricia Estrin, Lada Edmund Jr., Tony Young, Steve Kanaly, Ross Elliot, John Pickard, Ninette Bravo, Stanley Adams, Joan McCall, Anneka DeLorrenzo, Jay Fletcher, Marie O. Henry, Ginger Mason, Holly Harris, James Kingsley, Esther Sutherland and Clint … Continue reading
Basia New Day for Her by Jay S. Jacobs “Once upon a time it was for real. Nothing mattered then, we were together.” Those are the first lines of “From Now On,” the first song that Basia Trzetrzelewska ever wrote with her long-time musical collaborator Danny White nearly thirty years ago. And somehow, decades after … Continue reading
Jim Sturgess Life in One Day by Jay S. Jacobs Jim Sturgess has been courting stardom for years. First he turned heads in the States with The Other Boleyn Girl. When that film ended up only catching art house notice, he returned as the star of the slick Hollywood formula film 21 with Kevin Spacey. Then he showed off … Continue reading
Brendan Gleeson and Don Cheadle The Changing of The Guard by Jay S. Jacobs The odd-couple police drama is a staple, but you won’t find many more eccentric than John Michael McDonagh’s comedy drama about an uptight US FBI agent hooked up with an antisocial local cop in the boonies of Ireland. Starring Irish actor … Continue reading
AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY (2009) Featuring Dwight Slade, Mary Hicks, Lynn Hicks, Steve Hicks, Kevin Booth, David Johndrow, James Ladmirault, John Farneti, Andy Huggins and archival footage of Bill Hicks. Directed by Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas. Distributed by Variance Films. 102 minutes. Not Rated. Bill Hicks never received the fame that he undoubtedly … Continue reading
BEGINNERS (2011) Starring Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer, Mélanie Laurent, Goran Visnjic, Kai Lennox, Mary Page Keller, Keegan Boos, China Shavers, Melissa Tang, Amanda Payton, Luke Diliberto, Lou Taylor Pucci, Bambadjan Bamba, Hana Hwang and Samuel T. Ritter. Screenplay by Mike Mills. Directed by Mike Mills. Distributed by Focus Features. 105 minutes. Rated R. Highly autobiographical … Continue reading
Mélanie Laurent Vive la Beginner by Jay S. Jacobs Even though she has made over 20 films in her native France, unless you are a regular at your local art-film house, in the US the only way you have likely heard of Mélanie Laurent is for her appearance in Quentin Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds. In that film, Laurent played Shoshanna, … Continue reading
Ben Stiller, Richard Ayoade and Alex Turner All Live on a Celluloid Submarine by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on June 1, 2011. Ben Stiller is known for being in blockbuster films, but lately he has been exploring some smaller films. After last year’s terrific performance in Greenberg, Stiller is completely behind the scenes in … Continue reading
Ewan McGregor Absolute Beginners by Jay S. Jacobs One of the reasons that Scottish actor Ewan McGregor’s career has been so fascinating is because he is constantly reinventing himself. The guy is just as comfortable in rough-n-tumble violent drug gang stories (Trainspotting) as arty period pieces (Emma, Miss Potter), black comedy (his breakthrough Shallow Grave, I Love You Phillip Morris), action … Continue reading
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