Ad Astra AD ASTRA (2019) Starring Brad Pitt, Tommy Lee Jones, Ruth Negga, John Ortiz, Liv Tyler, Donald Sutherland, Greg Bryk, Loren Dean, Kimberly Elise, John Finn, LisaGay Hamilton, Donnie Keshawarz, Bobby Nish, Natasha Lyonne, Jamie Kennedy, Anne McDaniels, Halszka Kuza, Kayla Adams, Kimmy Shields, Sean Blakemore, Ravi Kapoor and Daniel Sauli. Screenplay by James Gray and Ethan Gross. Directed by James Gray. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 123 minutes. Rated PG-13. All to

Love, Antosha LOVE, ANTOSHA (2019) Featuring JJ Abrams, Sofia Boutella, John Cho, Marlon Clark, Ian Cripps, Willem Dafoe, Joe Dante, Paul David, Ryan Dean, Drake Doremus, Ben Foster, Jodie Foster, Craig Gillespie, Dave Glowacki, Bryce Dallas Howard, Nick Jones, Avy Kaufman, Martin Landau, Frank Langella, Jennifer Lawrence, Mary Lester, Mark Palansky, Simon Pegg, Chris Pine, Jon Poll, Zachary Quinto, Parush Rao, Zoe Saldana, Luke Shaft, Sophie Simpson, Kristen Stewart, Anya Ta

Blake Cooper takes questions after a screening of “Measure of a Man” at Village East Cinema in New York on May 8, 2018. Blake Cooper Taking the Measure of a Man by Jay S. Jacobs There is a certain irony about the fact that the new movie Measure of a Man stars Blake Cooper as a boy coming of age, because we’ve been watching Cooper grow up before our eyes for a few years now. We first met him – both as film fans and personally with our first interview – when he was 13 years old

MEASURE OF A MAN (2017) Starring Blake Cooper, Donald Sutherland, Judy Greer, Luke Wilson, Liana Liberato, Danielle Rose Russell, Luke Benward, Sam Keeley, Beau Knapp, Lexie Roth, Kristen Annese, Peter Harris, Haley Pine, Ryan Boudreau, Brian Faherty, John J. Burke, Jessica Kent, Joseph Bianchi-Coppola, Joanna Herrington, Rosario Corso, Connor Holden and Colleen McGovern. Screenplay by David Scearse. Directed by Jim Loach. Distributed by Great Point Media. 100 minutes. Rated

The Leisure Seeker THE LEISURE SEEKER (2017) Starring Donald Sutherland, Helen Mirren, Janel Moloney, Christian McKay, Dana Ivey, Kirsty Mitchell, Robert Pralgo, Dick Gregory, Joshua Mikel, Chelle Ramos, Carl Bradfield, Mark Ashworth, Leander Suleiman, Elijah Marcano, Joshua Hoover, Robert Walker Branchaud, Matt Mercurio, Helen Abell, Karen Valero, Brittany Dugan and Lindsey Moser. Screenplay by Stephen Amidon, Francesca Archibugi, Francesco Piccolo and Paolo Virzì. Directed

Kiefer Sutherland – World Cafe Live at the Queen – Wilmington, DE – May 11, 2016 – Photo by Jim Rinaldi © 2016. Kiefer Sutherland – World Café Live at The Queen – Wilmington, Delaware – May 11, 2016 Onstage, actor Kiefer Sutherland – best known for the TV series 24, but who has also done many movies over the years including Stand By Me, The Lost Boys, A Few Good Men and Mirrors – good-naturedly acknowledged that he had taken on a different business model for his first cross-c

Linda Cardellini Miss Versatality by Jay S. Jacobs Most actors have a very specific zone in which they are comfortable. There are wonderful dramatic actors, for example, who could not deliver a punch line to save their lives. On the other hand, many comic actors have trouble projecting pathos and tragedy. Linda Cardellini does not have this problem. In fact, her career has been very specifically divided between those two different worlds – the yin and yang of styles which mak

Lord of War LORD OF WAR (2005) Starring Nicolas Cage, Jared Leto, Bridget Moynahan, Ian Holm, Eammon Walker, Sammi Rotibi, Ethan Hawke, Shake Toukhmanian, Jean-Pierre Nshanian, Donald Sutherland, Liya Kabede, Jasmone Burgess, Carlin April, Gugu Zulu, Debbie Jones, Mirriam Ngomani and Eugene Lazarev. Screenplay by Andrew Niccol. Directed by Andrew Niccol. Distributed by Lionsgate Films. 122 minutes. Rated R. The anti-hero, a character who may do things that are repugnant and w

The Italian Job THE ITALIAN JOB (2003) Starring Mark Wahlberg, Charlize Theron, Edward Norton, Jason Statham, Seth Green, Mos Def, Donald Sutherland, Boris Krutonog, Julie Costello, Oscar Nunez, Olek Krupa and Gawtti. Screenplay by Wayne Powers and Donna Powers. Directed by F. Gary Gray. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 111 minutes. Rated PG-13. Before I even get into what I think of the new remake of the old Michael Caine heist film The Italian Job, I have to take the oppo

Instinct INSTINCT (1999) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney, George Dzundza, John Ashton, John Aylward, Thomas Q. Morris, Doug Spinuzza, Paul Bates, Rex Linn, Rod McLachlan and Tracey Ellis. Screenplay by Gerald DePego. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 126 minutes. Rated R. There was probably a lot of thought put behind this film.  It was obviously put together with care. The only question is, why? Dire