The Anniversary Party Review |
by Jerry Saravia (Rating: 3/4) |
Digital video has become a revolution ever since "The Blair Witch Project,"
which was shot using video and 16mm film. "The Anniversary Party" is one of the
latest films shot entirely on digital video. Though the medium is not so
outstanding, it is...more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Dennis Schwartz (Rating: B-) |
ANNIVERSARY PARTY, THE (director/writer: Alan Cumming/Jennifer Jason Leigh;
cinematographer: John Bailey; editor: Carol Littleton; cast: Alan Cumming (Joe
Therrian), Jennifer Jason Leigh (Sally Nash Therrian), Jane Adams (Clair
Forsyth), Kevin Kline (Cal...more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Shannon Patrick Sullivan (Rating: 3.5/4) |
Directed by Alan Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh, from their screenplay.
Starring Cumming, Leigh, Gwyneth Paltrow. Running time: 115 minutes. Rated
AA for offensive language by the MFCB. Reviewed on November 16th, 2001. more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Edwin Jahiel (Rating: 3/4) |
THE ANNIVERSARY PARTY (2001) *** Written and directed by Jennifer Jason
Leigh and Alan Cumming.Photography, John Bailey. Editing, Carol Littleton
and Suzanne Spangler. Music, Michael Penn. Cast: Alan Cumming (Joe
Therrian), Jennifer Jason Leigh...more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Mark Leeper |
CAPSULE: This is a film of characters and interactions rather
than pyrotechnics. The film is driven by the personalities of
the characters. That's good. What's missing is the reason to
care much about these characters and their...more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Laura Clifford |
Novelist Joe Thierrian (Alan Cumming, "Josie and the Pussycats") has
recently returned home to repair his marriage to actress Sally Nash (Jennifer
Jason Leigh). They've decided to use the occasion of their sixth wedding
anniversary to open their home...more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Dustin Putman |
Directed by Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh.
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Alan Cumming, Phoebe Cates, Kevin Kline, Jennifer
Beals, Gwyneth Paltrow, Jane Adams, John C. Reilly, Mina Badie, Denis O'Hare,
Parker Posey, John Benjamin Hickey, Michael...more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Jon Popick |
With few exceptions, people who produce and direct their own scripts and
insist on casting themselves in the lead roles are a self-absorbed sort who
feel only they can provide a proper showcase for their own acting talent.
You've heard ingénue after...more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Zenny Tropa |
I have long admired Jennifer Jason Leigh for her courage in the face of
critical adversity, cheering every mumble in Mrs. Parker and the Vicious
Circle, clinging for dear life to the screwed warble-songs of Georgia.
Sadly, "The Ballad of Jenny" went...more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Harvey S. Karten |
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Fine Line Features
Director: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Writer: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Cast: Alan Cumming Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven
Freedman, Clara Demedrano, John Benjamin Hickey, Parker
Posey,...more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Harvey S. Karten |
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Fine Line Features
Director: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Writer: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Cast: Alan Cumming Jennifer Jason Leigh, Steven
Freedman, Clara Demedrano, John Benjamin Hickey, Parker
Posey,...more |
The Anniversary Party Review |
by Steve Rhodes |
Joe and Sally Therrian, played with comedic and dramatic verve by Alan
Cumming and Jennifer Jason Leigh, are throwing a party. And not just
any party, but an anniversary party to celebrate their sixth wedding
anniversary. Given that they had broken...more |