Flick of the Day

Film: MARRIED TO THE MOB

Director: Jonathan Demme

Actors: Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell, Mercedes Ruehl, Alec Baldwin, Joan Cusack, Oliver Platt, Nancy Travis, Colin Quinn

Year: 1988

Synopsis: A woman tries to start her life over after her mobster husband is killed.

Complete with big 80s hair and New York accents, "Married to the Mob" will be a fun experience for you. Michelle Pfeiffer, in an atypical role, is fantastic as Angela DeMarco. After her lying, cheating husband (Baldwin) is murdered, Angela hightails it to the city to start her life over with her son. It's a funny, light-hearted movie with a great cast (Mercedes Ruehl is hilarious) and I highly recommend it.

Skip It

Film: YEAR ONE

Director: Harold Ramis

Actors: Jack Black, Michael Cera, Oliver Platt, David Cross, Vinnie Jones, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Hank Azaria, Juno Temple, Olivia Wilde

Year: 2009

There's a good chance you've never even heard of this horrendous piece of crap and if not, consider yourself lucky... oh, and sorry for bringing it to your attention. Harold Ramis (of "Ghostbusters" fame) went terribly wrong with this plot-less, pointless, unfunny flick. Jack Black and Michael Cera probably were just in for the payday (and I hope it wasn't based on gross because this bombed at the box office). It's not worth your time. Skip it!!!

Flick of the Day

Film: WORKING GIRL

Director: Mike Nichols

Actors: Melanie Griffith, Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford, Joan Cusack, Alec Baldwin, Philip Bosco, Kevin Spacey, Oliver Platt, Olympia Dukakis, Nora Dunn, Ricki Lake

Year: 1988

Synopsis: A Staten Island girl tries to make her way in corporate America.

I've long thought Melanie Griffith was more fluff that stuff, but she proved me wrong in the performance of her career; as Tess McGill in 1988's "Working Girl". Although she showed her typical shy demeanor, it worked and she brought along real depth. Together with pros Sigourney Weaver, Harrison Ford, and a hilarious (and big-haired) Joan Cusack, Griffith made this well-written story a must-see. So... see it!

Performance of the Day

Actor: OLIVER PLATT

Show: "The Big C"

Character: Paul Jamison

Year: 2010-

Oliver Platt really is in his element playing confused husband to Laura Linney's nutty wife. Platt is fabulous, as usual, and really compliments the terrific skills of Linney. This show is quite good and will get you hooked.

Fun Shoots

DISNEY: PART III

Olivia Wilde as 'The Evil Queen' consults

her magic mirror (Alec Baldwin)

Queen Latifah is divine as 'Ursala' ("The Little Mermaid")

Penelope Cruz and Jeff Bridges are 'Belle' and the 'Beast'

Jessica Biel channels 'Pocahontas'

Oliver Platt ('The Mad Hatter'), Lyle Lovett

('The March Hare'), and Beyonce ('Alice')