Maggie Gyllenhaal Owner of a Crazy Heart by Jay S. Jacobs It isn’t easy to just step away when a career that you have been working towards for years has built up serious momentum. Yet that is exactly what Maggie Gyllenhaal did. Soon after appearing in the blockbuster Batman sequel The Dark Knight, Gyllenhaal essentially took a … Continue reading
Jeff Bridges Sings His Crazy Heart Out by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that in a career that has lasted over 40 years (actually longer, his first appearance on film was in 1951 as an infant), Jeff Bridges has never won an Oscar. He has worked regularly and made vibrant contributions in such legendary films as The Last … Continue reading
CRAZY HEART (2009) Starring Jeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Robert Duvall, Tom Bower, James Keane, Jack Nation, William Marquez, Ryan Bingham, Paul Herman, Rick Dial and Colin Farrell. Screenplay by Scott Cooper. Directed by Scott Cooper. Distributed by Fox Searchlight. 112 minutes. Rated R. Bad Blake has been on the road for longer than he would … Continue reading
THE OPEN ROAD (2009) Starring Jeff Bridges, Justin Timberlake, Kate Mara, Mary Steenburgen, Harry Dean Stanton, Ted Danson, Lyle Lovett and Louis Herthum. Screenplay by Michael Meredith. Directed by Michael Meredith. Distributed by Anchor Bay Entertainment. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. The Open Road is not the most original film ever; however as formulaic films go, it’s … Continue reading
HOW TO LOSE FRIENDS AND ALIENATE PEOPLE (2008) Starring Simon Pegg, Kirstin Dunst, Megan Fox, Jeff Bridges, Danny Huston, Gillian Anderson, Max Minghella, Margo Stilley, Kimberly Magness, Eliezer Meyer and Thandie Newton. Screenplay by Peter Straughan. Directed by Robert B. Weide. Distributed by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. 110 minutes. Rated R. How to Lose Friends and … Continue reading
IRON MAN (2008) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Gwyneth Paltrow, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, Faran Tahir, Clark Gregg, Bill Smitrovich and Sayed Badreya. Screenplay by Mark Fergus, Hawk Ostby, Art Marcum and Matt Holloway. Directed by Jon Favreau. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 126 minutes. Rated PG-13. Iron Man was always sort of a … Continue reading
Michael McDonald – The Ultimate Collection (Warner Brothers/Rhino) It makes perfect sense, somehow, that the cover of this album has a near black and white closeup of Michael McDonald. The only color that really grabs you in the shockingly limpid blue pool of the singer’s eyes (and I type that with a staunch record of heterosexuality, to … Continue reading
BRIAN WILSON PRESENTS SMiLE (2005) Starring Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, George Martin, Elvis Costello, Roger Daltrey, Rob Reiner, Jeff Bridges, Hal Blaine, Carol Kaye, Michael Vosse and Paul McCartney. Written by David Leaf. Directed by David Leaf. Distributed by Rhino Home Video. 240 minutes. Not Rated. The word “genius” is thrown around so often … Continue reading
SEABISCUIT (2003) Starring Tobey Maguire, Jeff Bridges, Chris Cooper, Elizabeth Banks, William H. Macy, Gary Stevens, Valerie Mahaffey, Ed Lauter, Michael O’Neill, Annie Corley, Sam Bottoms, Eddie Jones, Robin Bissell, Ken Magee, Gary Ross, Ben Campisi and voice of David McCullough. Screenplay by Gary Ross. Directed by Gary Ross. Distributed by Universal Pictures. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
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