WHITE IRISH DRINKERS (2011) Starring Nick Thurston, Geoff Wigdor, Karen Allen, Stephen Lang, Peter Riegert, Leslie Murphy, Zachary Booth, Ken Jennings, Regan Mizrahi, Anthony Amorim and Jackie Martling. Screenplay by John Gray. Directed by John Gray. Distributed by Screen Media Films. 109 minutes. Rated R. It seems sometimes that there is an entire sub-genre of … Continue reading
BEREAVEMENT (2011) Starring Alexandra Daddario, Michael Biehn, Brett Rickaby, Spencer List, Nolan Gerard Funk, Peyton List, John Savage, Kathryn Meisle, Ashley Wolfe, Greg Wood, Tom McNutt, Jonathan Walker, Jamie Farrell, Shannon Lambert-Ryan and Matthew Mindler. Screenplay by Stevan Mena. Directed by Stevan Mena. Distributed by Crimson Films. 107 minutes. Not Rated. Bereavement unblinkingly takes on a … Continue reading
BAMBI – DIAMOND EDITION (1942) Featuring the voices of Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Peter Behn, Tim Davis, Donnie Dunagan, Ann Gillis, Sterling Holloway, Cammie King, Fred Shields, John Sutherland, Paula Winslowe and Will Wright. Screenplay by Larry Morey and Perce Pearce. Directed by David Hand. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 70 minutes. Rated G. No … Continue reading
Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated Season One, Volume 1 (Paramount Home Video-2010) The Scooby-Doo! crew has been going strong (and not growing older) for over 40 years now – in a run that has included eleven cartoon series, two live action films, dozens of made for video (or cable or whatever) movies, multiple comic books and many video games. … Continue reading
ELEKTRA LUXX (2011) Starring Carla Gugino, Adrianne Palicki, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Malin Akerman, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Timothy Olyphant, Marley Shelton, Justin Kirk, Amy Rosoff, Lucy Punch, Kathleen Quinlan, Vincent Kartheiser, Emma Bell, Jesse Garcia, Christine Lakin and Julianne Moore. Screenplay by Sebastian Gutierrez. Directed by Sebastian Gutierrez. Distributed by Sony Pictures. 97 minutes. Rated R. It’s always … Continue reading
Robert Duvall Takes the High Road to Get Low by Brad Balfour When Get Low hit the festival circuit earlier this year, veteran actor Robert Duvall came to town and did a few interview sessions to discuss this film, his career, and playing roles like the irascible Felix Bush. The grungy, ill-kempt Bush is this mysterious hermit … Continue reading
THE KING’S SPEECH (2010) Starring Colin Firth, Geoffrey Rush, Helena Bonham Carter, Guy Pearce, Timothy Spall, Michael Gambon, Jennifer Ehle, Derek Jacobi, Max Callum, James Currie, Claire Bloom and Eve Best. Screenplay by David Seidler. Directed by Tom Hooper. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 118 minutes. Rated R. Going just from the basic description of The … Continue reading
PUTTY HILL (2011) Starring Sky Ferreira, Zoe Vance, James Siebor Jr., Dustin Ray, Cody Ray, Charles “Spike” Sauers, Catherine Evans, Virginia Heath, Casey Weibust, Drew Harris and Marina Siebor. Written by Matt Porterfield & Jordan Mintzer. Directed by Matt Porterfield. Distributed by Cinema Guild. 86 minutes. Not Rated. Particularly in the early going, Matt Porterfield’s Putty … Continue reading
Ryan Star Riding the Last Train to Stardom By Jay S. Jacobs It’s setting the bar high when you are a musician and your stage name is Star. But Ryan Star never shies away from a challenge. The singer wasn’t even exactly trying to be cute with his name, he was born Ryan Star Kulchinsky. … Continue reading
Ari Hest – Downtown Music Studios – New York, NY – February 8, 2011 Photos by Mark Doyle © 2011. All rights reserved. Continue reading
