Maury Ginsberg Movies
Jeffrey Blitz's seriocomedy Rocket Science proves that many a handicap can be overcome, no matter how daunting the obstacle at hand may initially seem. Newcomer Reece Thompson plays Hal Hefner, a 15-year-old high-school student with a minor yet socially alienating (and painful) disability: he stutters uncontrollably. Determined to work through the problem, Hal opts for an extreme route -- he joins the school debating team, which sends him on a headfirst plunge into breakneck speech competitions -- and offers a much-needed boost toward correcting the problem. Blitz, like his onscreen alter ego, struggled with a stammer as a young man -- a disability he eventually surmounted -- which imparted him with a lifelong interest in speech and storytelling. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Reece Daniel Thompson, Anna Kendrick, (more)
- 2005
When a wealthy married couple is murdered execution style, the SVU team quickly ascertains that the victims had been laundering money for a Colombian drug cartel--the same criminals who had previously ordered the shooting of former Assistant DA Alexandra Cabot (Stephanie March), forcing her into the Witness Protection Program. In order to put away the elusive hitman known only as "The Ghost" (Bryan F. O'Byrne, Cabot must emerge from hiding and provide testimony. . .even if it means sacrificing her life in the process. Though this episode marks the final Law & Order: Special Victims Unit appearance of former regular Stephanie March, she would return in the same role in the 2006 spinoff series Conviction. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1998
Recovering alcoholic Andy Sipowicz (Dennis Franz) takes a personal interest in the case of hard-drinking Detective Mike Walsh (Larry Brandenberg), who is mixed up in a shooting at a bar. Walsh also becomes the center of a turf battle between Lt. Fancy (James McDaniel) and the skipper of the 27th precinct. And while assisting in an investigation, Bobby Simone (Jimmy Smits) exhibits more symptoms of an illness more serious than a mere respiratory ailment. Visiting the doctor, Bobby is hit with a bombshell when he is diagnosed with an enlarged heart. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1997
In the first episode of a two-part story, an argument leads Ross (David Schwimmer) and Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) to put their relationship on temporary hold. Elsewhere, Chandler (Matthew Perry) and Joey (Matt LeBlanc) fall for Chloe the Xerox Girl (Angela Featherstone), who wants both of them -- but at the same time? And love hits a language barrier when Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) dates a foreign diplomat. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
- 1997
In the second half of a two-part story, Ross (David Schwimmer) has spent the night with Chloe (Angela Featherstone), the girl from the Xerox store with the belly-button ring. When Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) finds out, a battle royal ensues. The other friends would like to stay out of the fracas, but they are literally trapped into eavesdropping. And in another development, a "painless" leg-waxing kit doesn't entirely live up to its advertising. ~ Hal Erickson, Rovi
