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Jersey Girl (2004 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jersey Girl is the only one of Smith's films to be set outside his "View Askewniverse" of interlocking characters and stories. Jersey Girl is a 2004 film written and directed by Kevin Smith, and starring Ben Affleck. The failure of the film could be blamed on the relationship between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez falling apart during the filming of this film, as it was already on rocky ground after the failure of Gigli the year prior. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jersey_Girl_(2004_movie)   (1058 words)

Cover Girl (1944 film) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The film, shot in Technicolor, tells the story of a chorus girl given a chance at stardom when she's offered an opportunity to be a highly-paid cover girl. Cover Girl is a 1944 musical film starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. The film was directed by Charles Vidor, and was one of the most popular musicals of the war years. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cover_Girl   (177 words)

Jersey Girl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jersey Girl (2004 film) a movie directed by Kevin Smith. Jersey Girl (1992 film) a movie starring Jami Gertz and Dylan McDermott. Both movie titles are derived from the term "Jersey girl", referring to a girl from New Jersey, in the United States. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Jersey_Girl   (149 words)

Terminus - Jersey Girl (2004) When it finally opened in theaters around the country, Jersey Girl did fairly well, easily becoming the highest-grossing Kevin Smith film. J.Lo's scenes are clustered in the beginning of the film, her character dies early in the first act, and that's the end of that. Trailers were re-cut to hide the presence of J.Lo, and the film itself was re-cut to minimize her screentime. terminus.powerblogs.com /posts/1104339295.shtml   (674 words)

Jersey Girl (2004) But the girl Raquel Castro is stunning: very bright and smart, she steals all the scenes and seems to be a future star. "Jersey Girl" is a very sweet movie about family, and honestly I could never expect such sensitive story from Kevin Smith. However, she dies in the childbirth and Ollie decides to return to his father's home in New Jersey. www.imdb.com /title/tt0300051   (606 words)

March 2004 blackfilm.com reviews film jersey girl Jersey Girl, his latest film with muse Ben Affleck, is a shameless exercise in melodrama. Jersey Girl is flawed not because of the believability of his characters, but their cookie-cutter responses to life changing moments. Much of the film's humor is the result of Affleck fleshing out the dialogue in a believable manner. www.blackfilm.com /20040326/reviews/jerseygirl.shtml   (852 words)

dOc DVD Review: Jersey Girl (2004) Jersey Girl was Kevin Smith's first attempt at mainstream filmmaking, and it succeeds more than the box office returns would have you believe. Many theories surround the box-office failure of Kevin Smith's Jersey Girl: the overexposure of the Ben Affleck/Jennifer Lopez romance, the failure of the Bennifer vehicle Gigli, the fact that it was a change of pace for the director, who specializes in talky, self-described "d*ck and fart joke" comedies. She jumpstarts Ollie's life, and the film, and Liv Tyler gives an adorable performance that, like the rest of the film, is right on the edge of sappiness, but she never falters. www.digitallyobsessed.com /showreview.php3?ID=6395   (1791 words)

Jersey Girl (2004): Reviews The biggest problem with Jersey Girl may not be exactly its fault; what is up there on the screen is cute and funny and heartfelt, even if it is unflinchingly formulaic. As an ode to fatherhood, Jersey Girl is sweet without being particularly deep; but Smith is really onto something when he nudges against the ways in which the geographic landscape of a life merges with the genetic one. Jersey Girl may have come from his soul, but it contradicts the charm of a Kevin Smith movie. www.metacritic.com /video/titles/jerseygirl   (1361 words)

Critic Doctor (Herb Kane) - Review by Peter Sobsczynski: Jersey Girl (2004) "Jersey Girl", the latest film from writer-director Kevin Smith, the man behind such Sundance-era classics as "Clerks", "Chasing Amy" and "Dogma", is his most blatant attempt to date to create a crowd-pleasing hit. "Jersey Girl", for all of its wit and insight, is a film that is fairly indistinguishable from other films of its type (such as "About a Boy"). Those problems aside, "Jersey Girl" is sweet and funny and there are a few moments when Smith’s snarkier side makes a welcome appearance (such as the bored Catholic-school teacher who compliments a student for his "excellent droning"). www.criticdoctor.com /petersobczynski/jerseygirl.html   (997 words)

EI > Reviews > Jersey Girl (2004) Well, what is good about “Jersey Girl?” First, the youngster Raquel Castro is wonderful as Gertie, but the character is written with an adult voice that cheapens much of her character’s impact. After watching tons of tiny zero budget films (several are mailed to us weekly), and talking with their writers and directors, Rusty White and I here at EI both have heard this technique referred to as a “montage” of sorts. In “Jersey Girl,” Carlin is subdued and restrained and pretty darned good in the role as Ollie’s workingman father. www.einsiders.com /reviews/archives/show_theatrical.php?review_theatricle=25   (1312 words)

COVER GIRL COVER GIRL is certainly not one of cinema’s best musicals or a high point in either Kelly or Hayworth’s careers, yet it’s still an entertaining outing that will make you tap your toes and yearn for romance. He expects her to be the same sweet, simple girl he fell in love with, while she wants him to be happy she’s getting a shot at the big time. In one of the film's most breathtaking numbers, he uses the latest technology to dance with his own reflection through the empty, late-night streets of New York. crazy4cinema.com /Review/FilmsC/f_cover_girl.html   (819 words)

DVD Verdict Review - Cover Girl When the Columbia film finally appeared, then titled Cover Girl, MGM quickly realized what they had in Kelly and brought him back to the studio where he would work exclusively for the next 12 years. Cover Girl is one of those wartime Technicolor musical films that made both the troops overseas and people at home happy. The film also benefited immensely from Otto Kruger's smooth portrayal of John Coudair and from the presence of the acerbic-tongued Eve Arden, who enhanced every film she appeared in. www.dvdverdict.com /reviews/covergirl.php   (1250 words)

CoverGirl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Cover Girl is a 1944 film starring Rita Hayworth and Gene Kelly. Cover girl is the name applied to a model appearing on the cover of a magazine. CoverGirl also is one of the largest U.S. brands to conduct animal testing. www.wikipedia.org /wiki/CoverGirl   (202 words)

FilmJudge - Cover Girl (1944) Cover Girl, more than any film I can think of at this moment, bridges a time between women as homemakers, subservient to men in general, certainly not to work after marriage and the phase of near equality in which we find ourselves at present. COVER GIRL was also a major turning point in the career of Gene Kelly, as it established him as a virtuoso choreographer as well as a major dancing talent, along with cementing Hayworth's reputation as Hollywood's most talented female dancer. COVER GIRL is directed by Charles Vidor (A Farewell to Arms) and written by Marion Parsonnet, Paul Gangelin and Virginia Van Upp. www.filmjudge.ca /c/covergirl.htm   (1170 words)

Jersey Girl (2004) - About the Production All film stills, trailers, video clips and trademarks are the property of their respective owners and may not be reproduced for any reason whatsoever. Jersey Girl is Carlin's third film under Smith's direction - the first two being Dogma and Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back. For Affleck, working again with Smith [JERSEY GIRL is their fifth collaboration together, along with producer Scott Mosier] was intriguing and at the same time, a certainty. www.hollywoodjesus.com /jersey_girl_about.htm   (6349 words)

News Askew - [EXIT 37] The 'Jersey Girl' T-Shirt features our alternate 'Jersey Girl' logo which was used during the shooting of the film on our special ID badges, special cast and crew shirts, on the backs of the cast and crew chairs and it is the logo which currently resides on Kevin's travel bag. Yes, I saw Jersey Girl last night and YES it was fantastic, but it was the bond between a husband and wife that really affected me. A bond between a father and his family AND a bond between a FILMMAKER and his FANS. Jersey Girl is about a man adjusting to fatherhood, but only Kevin Smith would deal with this man walking in on his daughter and a friend showing each other their private parts. newsaskew.com /exit37   (19853 words)

Film Review: Jersey Girl Jersey Girl is another chick flick, of that there is no doubt. It may not beef his reputation as an actor, but at least he's in a decent film. Days, months and years pass and after a spate of knock backs, he flings in his lot with the PR lark and joins his father driving the "Batmobile" as a street sweeper. www.iofilm.co.uk /fm/j/jersey_girl_2004.shtml   (531 words)

Home Theater Forum - 2004 Film List I really loved the film as a character piece in which the main point for me was to watch Hellboy and Abe do stuff and use their various gadgets. To much of the subplot characters were underdeveloped to push the film into 10 and all-time great status, but it was a very fun summer popcorn type film. Also, in contrasting Hellboy with Jersey Girl, I'm going to back Jersey Girl back down to a 7 instead of 8. www.hometheaterforum.com /htforum/printpost.php?postid=2147136   (163 words)

AboutFilm.com - Jersey Girl (2004) When I learned that Smith aimed to deviate from his norm with Jersey Girl, I was curiously optimistic to see what the new, ostensibly more mature version of the filmmaker would accomplish. Jersey Girl proves, even with six features now under his belt, just how amateurish a filmmaker Kevin Smith still is and continues Ben Affleck's rapid descent from movie stardom. evin Smith's new film, the Ben Affleck vehicle Jersey Girl, has a few things going for it—it's shot in focus, the picture and soundtrack are in perfect sync, and it means well. www.aboutfilm.com /movies/j/jerseygirl.htm   (1084 words)

Shadows on the Wall Jersey Girl The film's collapse at this point isn't Tyler's fault (she's wacky and charming); the problem is that the trite plot takes over. What is essentially a sophisticated and mature look at dawning reality becomes a clumsily contrived Hollywood rom-com pitting big city aggressiveness against down-home family values. Then he starts to fall for a quirky girl (Tyler) at the local video shop. www.shadowsonthewall.co.uk /04/jersgirl.htm   (425 words)

Jersey Girl (2004) Nothing about the execution of Jersey Girl falters, as the cast all do their jobs and the film seems professional in other ways. Jersey Girl appears in an aspect ratio of approximately 2.35:1 on this single-sided, double-layered DVD; the image has been enhanced for 16X9 televisions. Jersey Girl also stretches the Smith résumé, as it offers a kinder, gentler take on his usual material. www.dvdmg.com /jerseygirl2004.shtml   (2252 words)

Movie Review - Jersey Girl (2004) - eFilmCritic What Jersey Girl lacks is the energy of his earlier films. Smith's worst film and a major disappointment, but all in all not a crap movie. Too bad, because it's got the best dialog in the film, and Smith shows great restraint in not following it up with another scene, which a lesser movie might have, that would make the ending less definitive. www.efilmcritic.com /review.php?movie=8912&reviewer=198   (614 words)

Jersey Girl (2004) review by the Jackass Critics I was incredibly pleased with this film, as it was funny enough and heartfelt enough to keep my attention for the entire duration of the film. Jersey Girl has some truly funny lines, but the dialogue doesn't sound like Smith's usual dialogue, and that's not only because the typical scatological comedy isn’t here. In an ironic twist, this is probably Smith’s most accessible film, and would make a good date movie, yet it’s the move that appears to fall the farthest from where his true talent lies. www.jackasscritics.com /movie.php?movie_key=521   (1407 words)

Film Blather: Jersey Girl Jersey Girl, Smith's latest and probably finest film, finally uses his flair for sharp dialogue in a way that isn't gimmicky, showy and attention-grabbing. Die-hard fans will probably decry Jersey Girl as the man's most "conventional" project, an act of "selling out" to Hollywood, but that's all nonsense: Smith has stopped thinking of himself as the most clever little boy on the block and started becoming a filmmaker. The ending, most remarkable for what it doesn't do, proved to me that though Smith might by now be entrenched in the Hollywood machine, he is a filmmaker with his own voice and the freedom to go his own way. www.filmblather.com /review.php?n=jerseygirl   (754 words)

Jersey Girl (2004) Jersey Girl has a lot of truly funny moments and many touching moments as Trinke continually finds new and different hurtles to jump in bringing up his daughter including walking in on her first game of Doctor with a neighbor boy. Some might say Jersey Girl is a little sappy...and in my opinion it is. But it is an excellent date flick and even though we don't see Silent Bob, there is enough humor to help even the roughest and toughest of you enjoy it. With Jersey Girl, Smith shows it was very easy for him to tell a family friendly story with a minimum of fart and drug jokes. www.filmmonthly.com /Video/Articles/JerseyGirl/JerseyGirl.html   (383 words)

Jersey Girl DVD Reviewed on RevolutionHomeTheater.com Others are pretty bad, including “Mallrats,&; “Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back” and now “Jersey Girl.” All of them are suffused with Smith’s evident belief that he’s a sharp, witty observer of the world around him; actually, most of the time he seems to be examining his own navel with glad cries of discovery. Lopez is in the film only very briefly, so she doesn’t keep coming back like the ghost of relationships past. Commentary track with writer-director Kevin Smith and actor Ben Affleck; commentary track with Smith, producer Scott Mosier and “special guest” Jason Mewes; From Mallrats to Jersey Girl: Smith and Affleck talk shop; Tonight shows’ “Roadside Attractions” featuring Kevin Smith; making-of documentary; lengthy text interviews with the cast and crew www.revolutionhometheater.com /dvd/revs/jerseygirl.html   (944 words)

DVD-Video Reviews Pt. 2 - 6/04 AUDIOPHILE AUDITION Cover Girl is a gem of a musical released on DVD last year. Cover Girl marked the first time in the history of the Hollywood musical that songs served to move the story forward. But a film with all these three elements present, a haunting score, in a believable setting, and with a story that delves deep into your psyche is rare. www.audaud.com /audaud/JUN04/dvd-v/dvd2.html   (4050 words)

Amazon.ca: Cover Girl : Video Cover Girl was one of the big hits of Rita Hayworth's run as movie queen (and World War II pinup girl), a splashy musical geared to the talents of its redheaded star. Also starring, Gene Kelly, Phil Silvers and Eve Arden, COVER GIRL tells the story of nightclub hoofer Rusty Parker (Hayworth) and her rise to stardom after being made the cover girl of a magazine's 50th anniversary issue. Gorgeous Rita Hayworth is Rusty Parker, a nite club chorine who becomes the toast of Broadway overnite when she's chosen to be the cover girl of Vanity magazine---albeit to the chagrin of the club's owner Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly) who's her boyfriend and her catty co-workers. www.amazon.ca /exec/obidos/ASIN/6301587383   (890 words)

Cover Girl (1944) Cover Girl was just the kind of escapist film America wanted in the midst of World War II. Cover Girl is perhaps Rita's most famous musical. Rusty becomes "Vanity's Golden Wedding Girl" for their 50th anniversary issue, much to the chagrin of her boss and boyfriend Danny McGuire (Gene Kelly), whose motto is that you make it to the top "on your feet, not your face". claudia79.tripod.com /cgirl.html   (850 words)

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