Jamie Kaler Movies
- 2007
This evening of working-class stand-up features sets by Jamie Kaler, John Caparulo, Juston McKinney, and Reno Collier. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Bill Engvall, Jamie Kaler, (more)
- 2006
Produced for cable's TBS superstation, the half-hour sitcom My Boys starred Jordana Spiro as Miss P.J. Franklin, a wisecracking, fun-loving sports columnist for the Chicago Sun Times. Though by her very nature as a female "jock" P.J. had plenty of male companionship, she really yearned for a lasting romance. Episodes focused on P.J.'s dealings with her ex-boyfriend Mike Callahan (Jamie Kaler), who worked for the Chicago Cubs organization and who had serious commitment issues (mainly, he couldn't make any!); her public-defender brother Andy (Jim Gaffigan),who frequently hung out at P.J.'s apartment to escape his strict, possessive spouse; her friend Kenny Moritorri (Michael Bunin), an anal-retentive trivia freak who ran a sports-memorabilia store and whose social life was next to nil; hard-rock radio DJ Brendan Dorff (Reid Scott), who invariably crashed at P.J.'s pad whenever he'd had a fight with his girlfriend; her best female friend Stephanie (Kellee Stewart), likewise a journalist and the series' obligatory "sounding board" for the heroine's problems; and her chief rival, Chicago Tribune sportswriter Bobby Newman (Kyle Howard). The action was divided between P.J.'s digs and everybody's favorite hangout, Crowley's Bar. Debuting November 28, 2006, My Boys was initially shown in tandem with TBS's reruns of the similarly-themed sitcom Sex and the City. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jordana Spiro, Kyle Howard, (more)
Premiering in 2006 on TBS, this comedy series takes its cues both from no-laugh-track-sitcoms like Scrubs and My Name Is Earl, and sophisticated comedy/dramas like Sex and the City. The show stars Jordana Spiro as PJ, a 30-something Chicago sports writer who navigates her sometimes complicated social, professional, and romantic lives with a group of good friends, almost all of whom are guys. Neither a shoe-obsessed girly-girl nor an ultra-butch tomboy, PJ's decidedly un-caricaturish personality earned the cable series immense critical acclaim. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Jordana Spiro, Kyle Howard, (more)
- 2006
While visiting his elderly friend Rusty (Art Evans) at his neighborhood firehouse, Monk (Tony Shalhoub) is blinded by the same intruder who kills Rusty. Despite facing the probability of permanent sightlessness, Monk insists upon solving the old man's murder, using his previously unexploited "sixth sense" to harvest clues. It turns out that there is a connection between Rusty's missing coat and helmet, and another fire that occurred at the same time as the murder. In a fit of hubris (he actually seems to thrive on being blind), Monk not only captures the killer, but also figures out that the culprit didn't act alone...and that there's a lot more to the story than a mere murder. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
A woman meets her future in-laws and discovers they don't much care for her in this comedy from writer and director Thomas Bezucha. Everett Stone (Dermot Mulroney) is a successful young businessman who is dating Meredith Morton (Sarah Jessica Parker), and has asked her to spend Christmas with his family, with plans to ask his mother Sybil (Diane Keaton) for the titular family wedding band and propose to Meredith on Christmas. Meredith is more than a bit nervous about meeting Everett's folks, and things only get worse when they arrive -- Meredith is by her nature straight-laced and a bit uptight around strangers, while Sybil and family patriarch Kelly (Craig T. Nelson) are free-thinkers who, except for Everett, have raised a family of cheerfully rebellious children, most notably younger daughter Amy (Rachel McAdams), older brother Ben (Luke Wilson), and adopted sibling Thad (Tyrone Giordano, who is both deaf and gay.
Meredith and the Stone family do not get along well at first, especially Sybil, who is appalled at the prospect of Everett giving Meredith the family's heirloom wedding ring; in dire need of moral support, Meredith asks her younger sister, Julie (Claire Danes), to join her for Christmas with the Stones. However, the plan runs into a snag when Everett's head is turned by pretty Julie, and Meredith finds herself on the receiving end of attention from slobby Ben. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Meredith and the Stone family do not get along well at first, especially Sybil, who is appalled at the prospect of Everett giving Meredith the family's heirloom wedding ring; in dire need of moral support, Meredith asks her younger sister, Julie (Claire Danes), to join her for Christmas with the Stones. However, the plan runs into a snag when Everett's head is turned by pretty Julie, and Meredith finds herself on the receiving end of attention from slobby Ben. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Claire Danes, Diane Keaton, (more)
- 1997
Ross (David Schwimmer) has a new girlfriend in Poughkeepsie, but though the relationship is great, the daily train ride to and from Manhattan is a killer. Chandler's (Matthew Perry) efforts to set up a date for Rachel (Jennifer Aniston) result in confusion and a round of bribes. Monica (Courteney Cox) contrives to hire and fire Joey (Matt LeBlanc) just to earn the respect of her co-workers. And Phoebe (Lisa Kudrow) is inspired to compose a Yuletide tune. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
