Hippocrates (Diary of a French Doctor) HIPPOCRATES – DIARY OF A FRENCH DOCTOR (2014) Starring Vincent Lacoste, Reda Kateb, Jacques Gamblin, Marianne Denicourt, Felix Moati, Carole Franck, Philippe Rebbot, Julie Brochen, Jeanne Cellard and Thierry Levaret. Screenplay by Thomas Lilti, Baya Kasmi, Julien Lilti and Pierre Chosson. Directed by Thomas Lilti. Distributed by Distrib Films US.  101 minutes.  Rated R. Hospitals have always been forbidding structures.  Huge, frenetic, s

A Haunted House 2 A HAUNTED HOUSE 2 (2014) Starring Marlon Wayans, Jaime Pressly, Essence Atkins, Gabriel Iglesias, Ashley Rickards, Affion Crockett, Steele Stebbins, Rick Overton, Missi Pyle, Hayes MacArthur, Dave Sheridan, Cedric the Entertainer, Kurt Carley, Tom Virtue, Kym Whitley and Gregg Wayans. Screenplay by Marlon Wayans and Rick Alvarez. Directed by Michael Tiddes. Distributed by Universal  Pictures.  87 minutes.  Rated R. The state of the parody film is in distress

In the Loop IN THE LOOP (2009) Starring Peter Capaldi, Tom Hollander, Gina McKee, James Gandolfini, Chris Addison, Anna Chlumsky, Enzo Cilenti, Paul Higgins, Mimi Kennedy, Alex Macqueen, Johnny Pemberton, Olivia Poulet, David Rasche, Joanna Scanlan, James Smith, Zach Woods and Steve Coogan. Screenplay by Jesse Armstrong, Simon Blackwell, Armando Iannucci and Tony Roche. Directed by Armando Iannucci. Distributed by IFC Films.  106 minutes.  Rated R. We would like to believe th

Action Action The Complete Series – Uncut and Unbleeped (1999) (Sony Home Video-2006) Of the unsolved mysteries of the twentieth century – JFK’s assassination, Y2K, the popularity of tattoos – probably the most baffling of all was the cancellation of the dish-dirty Fox comedy Action. The series, starring an amazingly funny Jay Mohr in a tour de force as an ace a-hole Hollywood producer – is a look at the pathetic mess that is the business of show, with all its deceits, back s

American Dreamz AMERICAN DREAMZ (2006) Starring Hugh Grant, Dennis Quaid, Mandy Moore, Sam Golzari, Willem Dafoe, Chris Klein, Jennifer Coolidge, Tony Yalda, Marcia Gay Harden, Seth Meyers, Bernard White, Adam Busch, John Cho, Judy Greer, Noureen DeWulf, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Carmen Electra. Screenplay by Paul Weitz. Directed by Paul Weitz. Distributed by Universal Pictures.  107 minutes.  Rated PG-13. At this point in United States history, there are no targets riper for mo

Bowfinger BOWFINGER  (1999) Starring Steve Martin, Eddie Murphy, Heather Graham, Christine Baranski, Terence Stamp, Jamie Kennedy, Barry Newman and Robert Downey, Jr. Screenplay by Steve Martin. Directed by Frank Oz. Distributed by Univeral Pictures. 97 minutes.   Rated PG-13. Bowfinger is a good reminder of how much Hollywood misses Steve Martin – both as an actor and as a screenwriter. Oh, sure, Martin hasn’t been totally gone, he’s just been a comic gun-for-hire in such we