Jewel Movies
Alaska native Jewel is known more for her role as a singer/songwriter than for any role she's had on screen, but she's nonetheless found plenty of crossover success on TV and in film. In 1995, the acoustic musician released her breakthrough album, Pieces of You, to major commercial success and critical acclaim, and she soon became a major force in popular music, finding her niche at the top of a '90s wave of folk-inspired female artists. She toured in support of her album, as well as with the women's music festival Lilith Fair, before returning to the studio to record her follow-up album Spirit in 1998. Jewel continued to record and perform for a solid fan base after the trend that first ignited her career had passed, but she also branched out into other artistic areas, appearing in the 1999 film Ride With the Devil, and publishing a book of poetry, A Night Without Armor in 1998, as well as an autobiography, Chasing Down the Dawn in 2000. In 2007, Jewel joined the reality series Nashville Star as a judge, offering both praise and criticisms to a group of young country music hopefuls, competing for a recording contract. The next year, she got even more involved in television, joining the cast of Dancing with the Stars. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
Nearly anyone who performs in public on a regular basis is familiar with the notion of the audience member who makes their opinions loudly and clearly known during the show, and like most comedians Jamie Kennedy has dealt with his fair share of hecklers over the course of his career. However, when Kennedy moved from stand-up comic to actor, he encountered a new breed of heckler -- the on-line film critic who posts angry rants on the internet, taking Kennedy to task for nearly every aspect of such critically drubbed movies as Son Of The Mask and Malibu's Most Wanted. Kennedy teamed up with director Michael Addis to make the documentary Heckler, which explores the increasingly combative relationship between artists and their audience. Heckler features interviews with a number of comics and musicians discussing their experiences with loud-mouthed spectators (including Bill Maher, David Cross, Louie Anderson, Rob Zombie, Joe Rogan and David Allen Grier), but Kennedy goes a step further, confronting a number of the writers who've bad-mouthed his work and questioning their role in the creative process. Kennedy and Addis also talk with filmmaker Uwe Boll, who went so far as to challenge his critics to a boxing match. Heckler received its world premiere at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jamie Kennedy, Louie Anderson, (more)
- 2007
This concert program captures singer-songwriter Jewel in a concert recorded at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas and features a broad selection of her music played both acoustically and with a full band, including such songs as "You Were Meant for Me," "Foolish Games," "Good Day," and even a cover of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jewel
- 2007
Three murders occur during an annual bull-riding rodeo in Las Vegas. The first victim is a bull rider who is discovered after hours in an empty bull ring. The second is a hit-and-run victim who is linked to the dead cowboy. Later, a third victim, a local pimp, is gunned down in a saloon's restroom. The investigation reveals the crimes may be connected to an illegal bull-breeding ring. ~ Tim Holland, All Movie Guide
- 2004
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Pop singers and reality-television stars Nick Lachey and Jessica Simpson take their talents to prime-time network TV in this revival of the old-school variety show. The Nick & Jessica Variety Hour includes lighthearted comedy sketches, song-and-dance numbers, and appearances by a broad range of celebrity guest stars like Mr. T, Kenny Rogers, Kermit the Frog, and Jewel. The program originally aired on ABC in 2004. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jessica Simpson, Nick Lachey, (more)
Jewel, Bryan Adams and Charlotte Church are among the performers at this holiday celebration at the Vatican. Part of the annual "50 Churches for a New Millennium" project, proceeds from this concert went towards building churches in low income sections of Rome. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
- 2003
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Monty Python-alum Eric Idle directs and stars in this sequel to his 1978 mockumentary, The Rutles. It's decades later and the Rutles are embarking on their final reunion tour. Along for the ride is S.J. Krammerhead (Idle) who, just like in the first film, interviews several notable celebrities who expound on the greatness of the "pre-fab four." Among those who appear as themselves are David Bowie, Billy Connolly, Carrie Fisher, Jewel Kilcher, Steve Martin, Mike Nichols, Conan O'Brien, and Salman Rushdie. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eric Idle, Neil Innes, (more)
- 2001
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Since her debut album in 1995, singer/songwriter Jewel has built a career on sweetly personal acoustic pop tunes. In Jewel: Live at Humphrey's by the Bay, her first concert film, the artist presents an intimate live set of 13 fan-favorite songs. Shot in 2001 at San Diego's Humphrey's by the Bay in the wake of her third album This Way, the performances features "You Were Meant for Me," "Rosy and Mick," "Who Will Save Your Soul," "Everything Breaks Sometime," "Kiss the Flame," and eight others. ~ Matthew Tobey, All Movie Guide
- 2001
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Led by artist Paul O'Neill, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra has carried out a mission to create powerful artistry in music through the webbing of songs together by means of storytelling. In the Christmas special The Ghosts of Christmas Eve, written by O'Neill, artists like Jewel and Michael Crawford bring their own unique twists to a musical exploration of art and the Christmas spirit. Including arrangements of "O Holy Night," "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing," and "Christmas Canon," the performance provides a unique approach to celebrating the holiday season. ~ Sarah Sloboda, All Movie Guide
- 2000
David Crosby hosts this history of social activism by musicians. Stand and Be Counted: Concerts and Causes was originally shown as a two-part documentary on The Learning Channel. ~ All Movie Guide
A complex tale of uneasy alliances along the Kansas/Missouri border during the Civil War, Ride with the Devil concerns Jack Bull Chiles (Skeet Ulrich), a proud son of the South ready to fight for the Confederate cause after his father is killed by Union troops. Chiles's best friend, Jake Roedel (Tobey Maguire), joins the Bushwhackers, a group of renegade Southerners aligned with the Confederate Army, even though his family supports the Union cause. The two young men, used to the slow pace and gracious lifestyle of the South's privileged class, are soon confronted with the chaos of battle. Their comrades include valiant leader Black John (James Caviezel), paranoid madman Pitt (Jonathan Rhys Myers), Southern gentleman George (Simon Baker), and Daniel (Jeffrey Wright), a slave from George's plantation. The Bushwhackers hide out in a barn near the home of Sue Lee (singer/songwriter/poet Jewel, in her film debut), a pregnant widow whose husband died in battle three weeks after their marriage. Roedel and Sue Lee begin a chaste romance, but it remains to be seen if the war will permit them to stay together. Adapted from the novel Woe to Live On by Daniel Woodrell, Ride with the Devil was directed by Ang Lee, whose previous project was a very different look at America's past, the 1970s domestic drama The Ice Storm (1997). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Skeet Ulrich, Tobey Maguire, (more)
Singer/songwriter Jewel has achieved popular success with much personal effort in order to rise from poverty, as chronicled in the story of the first seven years of her career. Remastered for authentic live sound quality, Jewel: A Life Uncommon features performances of seven original Jewel songs at a benefit concert in Los Angeles in 1999: "Barcelona," "Deep Water," "Down," "Love Me Just Leave Me Alone," "What's Simple Is True," "Down So Long," and "Who Will Save Your Soul." Family, friends, and Jewel herself provide the tale of the personality behind the art that gave rise to her success. ~ Sarah Sloboda, All Movie Guide
- 1998
This 1998 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by Joan Allen and features musical guest Jewel. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Joan Allen, Jewel, (more)
- 1997
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This documentary by Buffy Childerhose chronicles the first all-female music tour in the annals of time. The Lilith festivals took place outdoors over the summer of 1997, playing to sold-out audiences comprised of both women and men. The enthusiastic response from a mixed gender audience should have set to rest the resistance of the male-dominated concert tour industry, which persists in the idea that the musical artistry of women is not marketable. The name Lilith was appropriate, which is the mythological, biblical, and astrological name of the woman who dared to believe in her own equality and defied the patriarchal god. Interviews with musician/Lilith Fair founder Sarah McLachlan, as well as other artists, gives insight into the difficult and rewarding process of putting together this production Highlights of the Lilith Fair performances include musical offerings from the Indigo Girls, Sheryl Crow, Jewel, Meredith Brooks, Shawn Colvin, and Sarah McLachlan.
~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
~ Rose of Sharon Winter, All Movie Guide
- 1997
This 1997 episode of Saturday Night Live is hosted by John Goodman and features musical guest Jewel. ~ Skyler Miller, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- John Goodman, Jewel, (more)
- 1995
This home video release documents a special concert presentation held at New York City's Avery Fisher Hall in 1995 to benefit the Children's Defense Fund. An all-star cast of actors and singers perform the classic songs from the film The Wizard of Oz, with narration and dialogue filling in the gaps of L. Frank Baum's classic story between numbers. Jewel stars as Dorothy, with Jackson Browne as the Scarecrow, Roger Daltry as the Tin Woodsman, Nathan Lane as the Cowardly Lion, Debra Winger as the Wicked Witch of the West, and Joel Grey as the Wizard. The St. Louis Light Opera Orchestra provides accompaniment, and the Boy's Choir of Harlem offers both choral backing and perform as the Munchkins. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
