Dan and Jeff Entertaining the Muggles with Potted Potter By Leni Paul With shades of Hogwarts, I sat down in a secluded corner of a library – sadly, not an enchanted one – to chat (over the phone) with the Olivier-nominated British comedy writing/performing duo Daniel Clarkson and Jefferson Turner. They are better known as … Continue reading
TAG (2018) Starring Ed Helms, Jon Hamm, Jake Johnson, Jeremy Renner, Hannibal Buress, Isla Fisher, Leslie Bibb, Rashida Jones, Nora Dunn, Steve Berg, Indiana Sifuentes, Trayce Malachi, Jock McKissic, Thomas Middleditch, Al Mitchell, Sebastian Maniscalco, Kate Kneeland, Vince Pisani, Kurt Yue and Brian Dennehy. Screenplay by Rob McKittrick and Mark Steilen. Directed by Jeff Tomsic. … Continue reading
GHOST STORIES (2017) Starring Andy Nyman, Martin Freeman, Paul Whitehouse, Alex Lawther, Paul Warren, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Nicholas Burns, Samuel Bottomley, Daniel Hill, Leonard Byrne, Jake Davies, Nicholas Burns, Oliver Woollford, Callum Goulden, Louise Atkins, Lesley Harcourt, Amy Doyle, Deborah Wastell, Christine Dalby and Maggie McCarthy. Screenplay by Jeremy Dyson & Andy Nyman. Directed by Jeremy … Continue reading
THE LADY IN THE VAN (2015) Starring Maggie Smith, Alex Jennings, Roger Allam, Deborah Findlay, Frances de la Tour, Gwen Taylor, Jim Broadbent, David Calder, James Corden, Dominic Cooper, Russell Tovey, Samuel Barnett, Geoffrey Streatfield and Clare Hammond. Screenplay by Alan Bennett. Directed by Nicholas Hytner. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 104 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
Kevin Kline and Israel Horovitz Looking In On Their Old Lady by Jay S. Jacobs http://popentertainment-interviews.tumblr.com/post/97117378409/kevin-kline-and-israel-horovitz-looking-in-on Kevin Kline has spent a lot of time in France in his long career as an actor. He has done everything from French Kiss to The Pink Panther there. He even made the film Queen to Play in which … Continue reading
ROMEO & JULIET (2013) Starring Hailee Steinfeld, Douglas Booth, Damian Lewis, Paul Giamatti, Ed Westwick, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Lesley Manville, Natascha McElhone, Christian Cooke and Stellan Skarsgård. Screenplay by Julian Fellowes. Directed by Carlo Carlei. Distributed by Relativity Media. 118 minutes. Rated PG-13. William Shakespeare’s classic love tragedy Romeo & Juliet has been filmed so many times over … Continue reading
Tony Lo Bianco Plants the Little Flower by Ronald Sklar The acclaimed actor returns to portray Fiorello La Guardia in Off-Broadway’s The Little Flower. Sometimes it’s so damn good, it’s meant to be revived — not just the play itself, but the lead actor perfectly channeling the main character. In this case, it’s Tony Lo … Continue reading
SIENNA MILLER AN ACTRESS GOES AGAINST DOMESTICITY by Brad Balfour Though she’s gotten lots of public attention in past months, actress Sienna Miller has received the spotlight more for her personal hassles with fiancé Jude Law rather than for her work. With the Christmas release of director Lasse Hallstrom’s Casanova she hopes to change that focus. In … Continue reading
GIRL PLAY (2004) Starring Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon, Mink Stole, Dom Deluise, Katherine Randolph, Lauren Maher, Gina DeVivo, Shannon Perez, Domenic Ottersbach, Julie Briggs, Jessica Golden, Lynn A. Henderson, Sarah Bareilles and Katlin Belcher. Screenplay by Robin Greenspan, Lacie Harmon and Lee Friedlander. Directed by Lee Friedlander. Distributed by Wolfe Home Video. 80 minutes. Not … Continue reading
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