THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT (2009) Starring Tony Goldwyn, Monica Potter, Sara Paxton, Garret Dillahunt, Spencer Treat Clark, Martha MacIsaac, Aaron Paul, Riki Lindhome and Joshua Cox. Screenplay by Adam Alleca and Carl Ellsworth. Directed by Dennis Iliadis. Distributed by Rogue Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated R. Yet another horror classic from my childhood is … Continue reading
TAKEN (2009) Starring Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace, Katie Cassidy, Famke Janssen, Xander Berkeley, Olivier Rabourdin, Leland Orser, Jon Gries, David Warshofsky, Holly Valance, Goran Kostic, Rasha Bukvic, Helena Soubeyrand, Gérard Watkins and Camille Japy. Screenplay by Luc Besson and Robert Mark Kamen. Directed by Pierre Morel. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 93 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
Anne Hathaway Celebrates Rachel Getting Married and Her Oscar Nom by Brad Balfour There is loads of irony that 26-year-old actress Anne Hathaway was featured in two vastly different films about weddings this season. Bride Wars was a noxious bit of inconsequential fluff (directed by once credible Gary Winick) loaded with cringe-inducing clichés about the madness … Continue reading
…AROUND (2009) Starring Rob Evans, Molly Ryman, Ron Brice, Marcel Torres, Berenice Mosca, Veronica Heffron, David Joseph Boyd, David Joseph Boyd, Ali Tobia, Amy Hoerler, Julie Tran, Shawn Mahoney, Steven Grgas, Kristopher Torres and Nabil Vinas. Screenplay by David Spaltro. Directed by David Spaltro. Distributed by Wandering/Cut Films. 104 minutes. Not Rated. Writer/director David Spaltro’s … Continue reading
THE HAUNTING OF MOLLY HARTLEY (2008) Starring Haley Bennett, Chace Crawford, Shannon Marie Woodward, Shanna Collins, AnnaLynne McCord, Marin Hinkle, Nina Siemaszko, Josh Stewart, Randy Wayne, John Newton, Jessica Lowndes and Jake Weber. Screenplay by John Travis and Rebecca Sonnenshine. Directed by Mickey Liddell. Distributed by Freestyle Releasing. 86 minutes. Rated PG-13. The title The Haunting … Continue reading
MIRRORS (2008) Starring Kiefer Sutherland, Paula Patton, Cameron Boyce, Erica Gluck, Amy Smart, Mary Beth Peil, John Shrapnel, Jason Flemyng, Tim Ahern, Julian Glover, Josh Cole and Ezra Buzzington. Screenplay by Alexandre Aja and Grégory Levasseur. Directed by Alexandre Aja. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 110 minutes. Rated R. French director Alexandre Aja has a … 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
Steph Green Living on the Short Circuit by Jay S. Jacobs It’s not like film directors just appear working feature films with no prior experience. Most great directors have gotten their feet wet working on short films: including Steven Spielberg (“Amblin’”), Martin Scorsese (“What’s A Nice Girl Like You Doing In A Place Like This?”), … Continue reading
60 Minutes Presents Obama: All Access Barack Obama’s Road to the White House (CBS/Paramount Home Video-2009) It seems so long ago now, even though it has only been three months since Barack Obama won the Presidency of the United States and less than three weeks since he was sworn in to take over the job. Like … Continue reading
MADAGASCAR 2 – ESCAPE 2 AFRICA (2008) Featuring the voices of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen, Cedric The Entertainer, Andy Richter, Bernie Mac, Alec Baldwin, Sherri Shepherd, Elisa Gabrielli and Will.i.am. Screenplay by Etan Cohen, Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. Directed by Eric Darnell and Tom McGrath. Distributed … Continue reading
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