AMERICAN PIE 2 (2001) Starring: Jason Biggs, Chris Klein, Thomas Ian Nicholas, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Seann William Scott, Alyson Hannigan, Tara Reid, Mena Suvari, Natasha Lyonne, Shannon Elizabeth, Eugene Levy, Jennifer Coolidge & Molly Cheek. Screenplay by Adam Herz. Directed by J.B. Rogers. Distributed by Universal Pictures. Rated R. 111 minutes. Is American Pie 2 as good … Continue reading
AMERICA‘S SWEETHEARTS (2001) Starring Julia Roberts, John Cusack, Billy Crystal, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Hank Azaria, Stanley Tucci, Christopher Walken, Alan Arkin, Larry King and Seth Green. Screenplay by Peter Tolan and Billy Crystal. Directed by Joe Roth. Distributed by Revolution Studios/Columbia Tri-Star Pictures. Rated PG-13. 103 minutes. There was certainly enough talent attached to this project; … Continue reading
BLOW (2001) Starring Johnny Depp, Penelope Cruz, Ray Liotta, Rachel Griffiths, Paul Reubens, Franka Potente, Jordi Molla, Miquel Sandoval, Max Perlich, Bob Goldthwait, Michael Tucci and James King. Screenplay by David McKenna and Nick Cassavettes. Directed by Ted Demme. Distributed by New Line Pictures. 124 minutes. Rated R. There is a long tradition in Hollywood … Continue reading
HANNIBAL (2001) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Julianne Moore, Giancarlo Giannini, Gary Oldman, Ray Liotta, Frankie R. Faison, Francesca Neri, Zeljko Ivanek, Hazelle Goodman, David Andrews and Francis Guinan. Screenplay by Steven Zaillian and David Mamet. Directed by Ridley Scott. Distributed by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. 131 minutes. Rated R. A lot of people said that Jodie Foster and … Continue reading
BOYS AND GIRLS (2000) Starring Freddie Prinze Jr., Claire Forlani, Jason Biggs, Amanda Detmer, Heather Donahue, Alyson Hannigan and Sean Maysonet. Screenplay by The Drews. Directed by Robert Iscove. Distributed by Dimension Films. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. Boys & Girls has been getting pretty much savaged by critics who have been calling it a college-aged, inferior … Continue reading
Peter Krause Helping to Make TV Safe for Smart People by Jay S. Jacobs The fall of 1998 was a tough time for television comedy. The networks tried to come up with a plan for post-Seinfeld TV, but the best they seemed to be able to come up with were tired retreads like Jesse, Two of a Kind and Maggie … Continue reading
STIR OF ECHOES (1999) Starring Kevin Bacon, Kathryn Erbe, Illeana Douglas, Kevin Dunn, Zachary David Cope, Conor O’Farrell, Liza Weil, Lusia Strus, Stephen Eugene Walker, Mary Kay Cook, Larry Neumann Jr. and Jennifer Morrison. Screenplay by David Koepp. Directed by David Koepp. Distributed by Artisan Entertainment. 94 minutes. Rated R. Maybe because he hasn’t been … Continue reading
Sixpence None the Richer – There She Goes by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on June 14, 1999. Sixpence None the Richer are just one of a long, storied tradition in music– the overnight sensation that had been toiling away in obscurity on the sidelines for years. Sixpence – which is made up of singer Leigh … Continue reading
Peabo Bryson Feel The Fire by Jay S. Jacobs The first time I listened to Peabo Bryson’s music – I mean really listened to it – was the spring of 1984. I was at Pennsylvania State University on a date with Denise, a girl with whom I thought I might just be in love. Before going out, … Continue reading
ANALYZE THIS (1999) Starring Robert DeNiro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow, Chazz Palmenteri, Joseph Rigano, Joe Viterelli, Richard C. Castellano, Molly Shannon, Max Casella, Bill Macy, Rebecca Schull, Pat Cooper, Leo Rossi and Tony Bennett. Screenplay by Peter Tolan, Harold Ramis and Kenneth Lonergan. Directed by Harold Ramis. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. Rated R. 103 … Continue reading
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