WISHFUL DRINKING (2010) Featuring Carrie Fisher. Written by Carrie Fisher. Directed by Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey. Distributed by HBO Documentaries. 75 minutes. Not Rated. Carrie Fisher never quite lived down to her initial fame. Every time we figured we had her figured out, she surprised us by exposing some new wrinkles to her personality. … Continue reading
Natalie Portman Oscar-nominated Actress Launches Into the Making of Film Web Portal Makingof.com by Brad Balfour Oscar-nominated actress Natalie Portman joined her business partner and film developer/new media entrepreneur Christine Aylward to discuss the launch of their new website, http://www.makingof.com, at a special event in the Filmmaker’s Lounge during the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival. As … Continue reading
STAR WARS – THE CLONE WARS (2008) Featuring the voices of Catherine Taber, Corey Burton, Matt Lanter, James Arnold Taylor, Tom Kane, Ashley Eckstein, Matthew Wood, Ian Abercrombie, Nika Futterman, Dee Bradley Baker, Cory Burton, Anthony Daniels, Christopher Lee and Samuel L. Jackson. Screenplay by Henry Gilroy, Steven Melching and Scott Murphy. Directed by Dave … Continue reading
Matt Lanter and Amanda Walsh Would Like to Play a Game by Jay S. Jacobs It doesn’t seem like that long, but the pioneering computer movie WarGames with Matthew Broderick and Ally Sheedy is turning 25 years old. To honor this anniversary, not only is the original film being rereleased on DVD but there is a new WarGames film, … Continue reading
Samuel L. Jackson Makes the Jump Into Director Doug Liman’s New Film By Brad Balfour One thing that pulled actor Samuel L. Jackson into doing Jumper, director Doug Liman’s excursion into science fiction, was his fascination for the notion of teleporting. Although his character Roland the Paladin, does not have the power to “jump,” he has the … Continue reading
Perry King A Different Story by Ronald Sklar “I did a [Family Channel] movie with Sean Young called The Cowboy and the Movie Star,” underrated actor Perry King tells me recently. “I was playing a guy who has a cattle ranch who is getting divorced and about to lose the property. And just after that movie, the same … Continue reading
SAMUEL L. JACKSON LEARNING FROM RECONCILIATION By Brad Balfour Few actors prompt the same kind of awe that Samuel L. Jackson does after having played a remarkable range of characters; from the tough gangster in Pulp Fiction to the heroic Mace Windu in Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones. Through the eyes of a harsh … Continue reading
Liam Neeson Investigates More Than His Soul in Kinsey by Brad Balfour Originally posted on November 17, 2004. Oscar-winning actor Liam Neeson doesn’t shy away from tough roles. When he took on Oskar Schindler for Steven Spielberg, he faced a challenge but now that he’s tackled Kinsey, he has handled some difficult tasks for award-winning … Continue reading
STAR WARS EPISODE II-ATTACK OF THE CLONES (2002) Starring Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Hayden Christensen, Christopher Lee, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Daniels, Kenny Baker, Temeura Morrison and Ian McDiarmid. Screenplay by George Lucas & Jonathan Hales. Directed by George Lucas. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 142 minutes. Rated PG. Twenty-five years and five movies into … Continue reading
STAR WARS EPISODE 1-THE PHANTOM MENACE (1999) Starring Liam Neeson, Jake Lloyd, Ewan McGregor, Natalie Portman, Samuel L. Jackson, Terence Stamp, Ray Park, Ahmed Best, Anthony Daniels, Brian Blessed, Kenny Baker and Ian McDiarmid. Screenplay by George Lucas. Directed by George Lucas. Distributed by 20th Century Fox Pictures. 133 minutes. Rated PG. Okay. I admit … Continue reading
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