Gil Mansergh’s Cinema Toast New Releases 9/25/09 Fame (PG) Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Megan Mullally, Kay Panabaker, Bebe Neuwirth Director: Kevin Tancharoen TV’s Frasier and his ex-wife Lilith play a piano teacher and a dance instructor in this “reinvention” of the original Oscar-winning film following the dancers, singers, and actors in the New York High School for the Performing Arts. Unlike the gritty-for-its-time first film, this one has been toned down to attract the “High School … Read More »

Gil Mansergh’s Cinema Toast New Releases 9/18/09 Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs (PG) Starring the Voices of: Bill Hader, Anna Faris, James Caan, Bruce Campbell, Mr. T, Director: Chris Miller, Phil Lord The nerdy inventor of rat birds and spray on shoes has fallen on hard times. But his newest invention—one that turns water vapor into humungous foods, has distinct possibilities. The visual puns fly by as fast as giant olives and meatballs drop … Read More »

Gil Mansergh’s Cinema Toast   New Releases 9/11/09   9 (PG-13) Starring the Voices of: Elijah Wood, Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Christopher Plummer, Martin Landau, Crispin Glover Director: Shane Acker Acker’s short version of this fable was done while he was a film student at UCLA. His incredibly innovative original vision about a rag doll fighting for survival against a red-eyed beast in a bleak, alien landscape was like nothing ever seen before, and was nominated … Read More »

Gil Mansergh’s Cinema Toast   New Releases 9/04/09   All About Steve (PG-13) Starring: Sandra Bullock, Bradley Cooper, Thomas Haden Church, Ken Jeong Director: Phil Traill The Press Notes say: “Sandra Bullock plays an eccentric crossword puzzle constructor who falls for handsome cable news cameraman after one short blind date.” Unavailable for screening     Extract (R) Starring: Jason Bateman, Mila Kunis, Kristen Wiig, J.K. Simmons Director: Mike Judge Judge is known for his workplace comedy (“Office Space”), and he has assembled a marvelously … Read More »