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
FOUR CHRISTMASES (2008) Starring Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight, Sissy Spacek, Katy Mixon, Colleen Camp and Peter Billingsley. Screenplay by Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Directed by Seth Gordon. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 82 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
THE PROPOSAL (2009) Starring Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White, Denis O’Hare, Malin Akerman, Oscar Nuñez, Aasif Mandvi and Niecy Nash. Screenplay by Pete Chiarelli. Directed by Anne Fletcher. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 108 minutes. Rated PG-13. A movie like The Proposal tends to cause a moral dilemma for a movie reviewer. … Continue reading
IN THE ELECTRIC MIST (2008) Starring Tommy Lee Jones, John Goodman, Peter Sarsgaard, Kelly Macdonald, Mary Steenburgen, Justina Machado, Ned Beatty, James Gammon, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Levon Helm, Buddy Guy, Julio Cedillo, Alana Locke, Bernard Hocke, Steve Broussard and John Sayles. Screenplay by Jerzy Kromolowski and Mary Olson-Kromolowski. Directed by Bertrand Tavernier. Distributed by Image … Continue reading
joe mantegna one of us by jay s. jacobs When Joe Mantegna was a student at the Goodman School of Drama in Chicago, he would to pick up a play and turn the page that listed the original cast. It always fascinated him. Who originated these roles? What did they do later? Did they become a star … Continue reading
ELF (2003) Starring Will Ferrell, James Caan, Mary Steenburgen, Bob Newhart, Zooey Deschanel, Ed Asner, Daniel Tay, Faizon Love, Peter Dinklage, Amy Sedaris, Michael Lerner, Jon Favreau, Andy Richter, Kyle Gass, Artie Lange, Claire Lautier and the voices of Leon Redbone and Ray Harryhausen. Screenplay by David Berenbaum. Directed by Jon Favreau. Distributed by New … Continue reading
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