James Burrows Mr. Must See TV by Jay S. Jacobs James Burrows has arguably given America more belly laughs over the years than anyone else, and yet many people do not even know his name. As arguably the most prolific comedy director in television over the past five decades, Burrows has shaped such classic series … Continue reading
Eric McCormack – The Depths of Perception by Jay S. Jacobs We’ve been following Eric McCormack’s cult drama Perception on TNT for three seasons now. Surprisingly the third season may be the best yet, a mixture of deep twisty mysteries and intriguing personal interactions. It is a show that is unashamedly intelligent and academic, and yet at the … Continue reading
Monsters University Pixar has been in the middle of a minor slump, as far as making films go. For the company’s first decade or so, they made hardly a wrong move. Instead, they piled up classic after classic, from Toy Story to Finding Nemo to Cars to even quirkier fare like Ratatouille and Wall-E. However, … Continue reading
Eric McCormack It’s All a Matter of Perception by Jay S. Jacobs Eric McCormack is already something of a TV icon, after spending most of the past decade as Will Truman, the best friend of a neurotic Jewish New Yorker in the groundbreaking sitcom Will & Grace. The series – which ran from 1998 to 2006, … Continue reading
THE THREE STOOGES (2012) Starring Will Sasso, Sean Hayes, Chris Diamantopoulos, Kate Upton, Jane Lynch, Sofía Vergara, Jennifer Hudson, Craig Bierko, Stephen Collins, Larry David, Kirby Heyborne, Carly Craig, Marianne Leone, Brian Doyle-Murray, Mike ‘The Situation’ Sorrentino, Nicole ‘Snooki’ Polizzi, Jenni ‘JWoww’ Farley, Ronnie Ortiz-Magro, Sammi ‘Sweetheart’ Giancola, Dwight Howard and Antonio Sabato Jr.. Screenplay … Continue reading
CATS AND DOGS: THE REVENGE OF KITTY GALORE (2010) Starring Chris O’Donnell, Jack McBrayer, Fred Armisen, Paul Rodriguez, Kiernan Shipka and the voices of James Marsden, Nick Nolte, Christina Applegate, Katt Williams, Bette Midler, Neil Patrick Harris, Sean Hayes, Wallace Shawn, Roger Moore, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan, Paul Rodriguez, EG Daily and Phil LaMarr. … Continue reading
SOUL MEN (2008) Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Bernie Mac, Sharon Leal, Sean Hayes, Affion Crockett, Adam Herschman, John Legend, Fatso-Fasano, Jackie Long, Mike Epps, Isaac Hayes, Vanessa Del Rio, P.J. Byrne, Ken Davitian, Jennifer Coolidge, Sara Erikson, Soledad O’Brien, Millie Jackson and the voice of Randy Jackson. Screenplay by Robert Ramsey and Matthew Stone. Directed … Continue reading
THE BUCKET LIST (2008) Starring Jack Nicholson, Morgan Freeman, Sean Hayes, Beverly Todd, Rob Morrow, Alfonso Freeman, Rowena King, Noel Gugliemi and Jennifer Defrancisco. Screenplay by Justin Zackham. Directed by Rob Reiner. Distributed by Warner Brothers. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. Terminal cancer is usually not the catalyst for a buddy comedy. Chemo and spitting up … Continue reading
CATS AND DOGS (2001) Starring Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Alexander Pollock, Miriam Margoyles, Doris Chilcott, and the voices of Tobey Maguire, Sean Hayes, Charlton Heston, Alec Baldwin, Susan Sarandon, Joe Pantoliano, Michael Clarke Duncan and Jon Lovitz. Screenplay by John Requa and Glenn Ficarra. Directed by Lawrence Guterman. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 87 minutes. … Continue reading
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