Ed Lachman Legendary Cinematographer Gets An Oscar Nomination for El Conde, the Strangest Vampire Movie of All Time by Brad Balfour When American cinematographer and director Ed Lachman joined the Oscar nom list, it was as a real outlier. All the other films nominated were expected – Poor Things, Maestro, Killers of The Flower Moon, … Continue reading
THE FRONT RUNNER (2018) Starring Hugh Jackman, Vera Farmiga, J.K. Simmons, Alfred Molina, Mamoudou Athie, Josh Brener, Bill Burr, Oliver Cooper, Chris Coy, Kaitlyn Dever, Tommy Dewey, Molly Ephraim, Spencer Garrett, Ari Graynor, Toby Huss, Mike Judge, Alex Karpovsky, Jennifer Landon, John Bedfor Lloyd, Mark O’Brien, Sara Paxton, Kevin Pollak, Steve Zissis, Jon Meacham and … Continue reading
Paul Dooley World’s Greatest Movie Dad by Jay S. Jacobs Like the old saying goes, if you look up the word “Dad” in the dictionary, chances are good that you will find Paul Dooley’s picture. A veteran character actor whose career has spanned six decades. In the ‘70s and ‘80s, Dooley’s hangdog gruffness and genial … Continue reading
MOSCOW NEVER SLEEPS (2015) Starring Alexey Serebryakov, Evgenia Brik, Yuri Stoyanov, Mikhail Efremov, Lubov Aksenova, Oleg Dolin, Anastasia Shalonko, Elena Babenko, Tamara Spiricheva, Rustam Akhmadeyev, Elena Safonova and Sergei Belov. Screenplay by Johnny O’Reilly. Directed by Johnny O’Reilly. Distributed by Cavu Pictures. 96 minutes. Not Rated. With Russia back in the news for all the … Continue reading
James Franco – The Actor/Director Finds Salvation in Child of God by Brad Balfour The long journey to bring Cormac McCarthy’s controversial novel Child of God to the screen has taken the film from first being screened at last year’s New York Film Fest to finally getting a distributor and landing in cinemas. From its first … Continue reading
Dennis Christopher An Actor’s Life: From Fellini to Breaking Away to Django Unchained by Jay S. Jacobs You couldn’t make up Dennis Christopher’s life if you tried. It has been a wild ride made up of raw talent, hard work and sheer luck and it has translated into a show business career that has been … Continue reading
Sarah Shahi All’s Fair in Law and War by Jay S. Jacobs The USA Network has made a specialty of creating character-driven series which are able to juggle comedy with drama. Over the years, the network has brought out such favorites as Monk, Burn Notice, Psych, Royal Pains and White Collar. The latest series to join the lineup … Continue reading
Seth Rogen and James Franco Light Up Pineapple Express by Brad Balfour Over the last few years producer/writer/director Judd Apatow has made himself into a mini-mogul shepherding along a string of R-rated comedies that have varied from brilliant to inane. Along the way he has provided a platform for a crop of like-minded talents ranging … 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
GOSFORD PARK (2001) Starring Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Watson, Alan Bates, Derek Jacobi, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Richard E. Grant, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban and Ryan Phillippe. Screenplay by Julian Fellowes. Directed by Robert Altman. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 138 minutes. Rated R. Gosford Park has been promoted as the return of the British … Continue reading
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