SCHOOL FOR SCOUNDRELS (2006) Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Jon Heder, Jacinda Barrett, Michael Clarke Duncan, Sarah Silverman, Matt Walsh, Horatio Sanz, Todd Louiso, Paul Scheer, Jon Glaser, Leonard Earl Howze, Jim Parsons, Aziz Ansari, Remy K. Selma, Andrew Daly, Matt Besser, Luiz Guzman and David Cross. Screenplay by Todd Phillips & Scot Armstrong. Directed by … Continue reading
HARD CANDY (2006) Starring Patrick Wilson, Ellen Page, Sandra Oh, Odessa Rae and Gilbert Johns. Screenplay by Brian Nelson. Directed by David Slade. Distributed by Lions Gate Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated R. Hard Candy has an extremely disturbing, but all too common, start. A thirtyish man (Patrick Wilson) who works as a photographer meets a fourteen-year-young … Continue reading
JIMMY AND JUDY (2006) Starring Edward Furlong, Rachael Bella, Chaney Klay, William Sadler, AJ Buckley, Gay Storm, James Eckhouse, Gregory Patrick Agnew, Lindsay Beamish, Jane Leigh Connelly, Denver Jade, Crystal Wilson and Patrick Bristow. Screenplay by Randall K. Rubin and Jon Schroder. Directed by Randall K. Rubin and Jon Schroder. Distributed by Outsider Pictures. 97 … Continue reading
Stephen Fried Gia and the High Cost of Beauty by Ronald Sklar Twenty years ago, the fashion world’s first supermodel, Gia Carangi, died of complications from AIDS. It was a shock that made the world reel, at a time when the human race was just barely coming to grips with the reality of the illness … Continue reading
Melissa Greene Portrait of an Artist as a Grown Woman By Jay S. Jacobs The lure of Hollywood is a seductive one – a siren’s call promising fame, money, love and power. People travel many miles, endure great hardships, work demeaning jobs and face incredible competition – all in the quest to capture the glimpse … Continue reading
LONESOME JIM (2006) Starring Casey Affleck, Liv Tyler, Mary Kay Place, Kevin Corrigan, Mark Boone Junior, Seymour Cassel, Jack Rovello, Rachel Strouse, Sarah Strouse, Jake La Botz, Jude Barger, Pam Angell, Michael Buscemi, Don Strouse and Rick Duplissie. Screenplay by James C. Strouse. Directed by Steve Buscemi. Distributed by IFC Films. 91 minutes. Rated R. … Continue reading
HOLLYWOODLAND (2006) Starring Adrien Brody, Diane Lane, Ben Affleck, Bob Hoskins, Lois Smith, Robin Tunney, Molly Parker, Zach Mills, Caroline Dhavernas, Jeffrey DeMunn, Dash Mihok, Kevin Hare, Joe Spano, Kathleen Robertson, Phillip MacKenzie, Larry Cedar, Neil Crone, Gareth Williams, Lorry Ayers and Jason Spevack. Screenplay by Paul Bernbaum. Directed by Allen Coulter. Distributed by Focus … Continue reading
The Merv Griffin Show 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time (Alpha Home Entertainment-2006) The problem with Merv calling this 40 of the Most Interesting People of Our Time is that it’s strictly based on Merv’s opinion. Not that we disrespect Merv for a minute – he’s given us more than our share of TV memories … Continue reading
AMERICAN GUN (2006) Starring Linda Cardellini, Tony Goldwyn, Marcia Gay Harden, Donald Sutherland, Forest Whitaker, Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon, Arlen Escarpeta, Chris Marquette, Nikki Reed, Amanda Seyfried, Melissa Leo, Schuyler Fink, Lisa Long, Chris Warren Jr., David Heymann and Joseph Kell. Screenplay by Aric Avelino and Steven Baga Tourian. Directed by Aric Avelino. Distributed by IFC … Continue reading
UNITED 93 (2006) Starring Christian Clemenson, Trish Gates, Polly Adams, Cheyenne Jackson, Opal Alladin, David Alan Basche, Denny Dillon, Khalid Abdalla, Ben Sliney, Gregg Henry, Gary Commack, Nancy McDoniel, Richard Bekins, Susan Blommaert, Ray Charleson, Liza Colón-Zayas, Lorna Dallas and Trieste Dunn. Screenplay by Paul Greengrass. Directed by Paul Greengrass. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 111 … Continue reading
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