James Michael Connor Movies
- 2005
One man's romantic dilemma is putting a movie behind schedule in this short comedy. Cocky Jason (Peter Karinen) and jittery Skip (Brian Sacca) are two actors working on an independent crime drama with cryptic German director Barry (James M. Connor). While Jason is trying to make his way through the big scene that will he's certain will win him the Independent Spirit Award, Skip keeps flubbing his lines, much to his co-star's annoyance. Finally, Skip confesses to Jason that his mind is elsewhere and he needs some advice; the night before, he was lucky enough to spend the night with Abby (Casey Wilson), the boom operator whose shapely behind is the talk of the set, but he's not certain if what happened between them was really sex. Screened at the 2007 South by Southwest Film Festival, The Definition of Sex was written by actors and comedians Peter Karinen and Brian Sacca, drawn from material created as part of the duo's improv act. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Peter Karinen, Brian Sacca, (more)
- 2003
In hopes of assuring Rory (Alexis Bledel) the best graduation day possible, Lorelai begins attending Chilton's booster-club meetings -- only to come face-to-face with former fiancé Max (Scott Cohen). Meanwhile, Jess (Milo Ventimiglia) is given some bad news by Principal Merten (Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs); and Lane (Keiko Agena) wonders how to keep her mother from finding out that her band has been booked for a "kegger." In one of the series' most riotous episode finales, Kyle's party is literally busted up when a fight breaks out between Jess and Dean (Jared Padalecki) over Rory, a nervous Lane proceeds to get roaring drunk for the first time in her life, and Lorelai barges into the Inn to find Luke (Scott Patterson) with Nicole (Tricia O'Kelley) -- and they aren't vertical! ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1997
The guys are appalled to discover that their coffee-flavored Buzz Beer has an upscale rival in the form of "Cap-Beer-Cino", created by shady entrepreneur Gus Vandekamp (Ed Begley Jr.). Actually, Gus brazenly stole the idea from the guys, but thanks to a legal loophole they can't do anything about it--nor are they able to retaliate when Gus hires not only sabotages the Buzz Beer operation, but also hires supermodel Rachel Hunter to lure away Buzz' best customers. In the end, it is Kate (Christa Miller) to the rescue--and, indirectly, Mimi (Kathy Kinney). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
- 1966
No sooner has Sophia (Lesley Ann Warren) moved in with her daughter Susan (Teri Hatcher) than she sets to work stage-managing her daughter's love life -- and, by extension, hopes to reactivate her own. Bree (Marcia Cross) has no idea what her son, Andrew (Shawn Pyfrom), has in store for her; the only one who does know is bound by a vow of silence. Carlos (Ricardo Antonio Chavira) unwittingly drives Gabrielle (Eva Longoria) back into the arms of her stud-muffin lover, John (Jesse Metcalfe). And in a moment of near-fatal weakness, Lynette (Felicity Huffman) thinks kindly of the monumentally unkind Mrs. McClusky (Kathryn Joosten). ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
300's Zack Snyder brings Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons' critically acclaimed comic book Watchmen to the big screen, courtesy of DC Comics and Warner Bros. Pictures. Set in an alternate universe circa 1985, the film's world is a highly unstable one where a nuclear war is imminent between America and Russia. Superheroes have long been made to hang up their tights thanks to the government-sponsored Keene Act, but that all changes with the death of The Comedian (Jeffrey Dean Morgan), a robust ex-hero commando whose mysterious free fall out a window perks the interest of one of the country's last remaining vigilantes, Rorschach (Jackie Earle Haley). His investigation leads him to caution many of his other former costumed colleagues, including Dr. Manhattan, Night Owl (Patrick Wilson), Ozymandias (Matthew Goode), Sally Jupiter (Carla Gugino), and her daughter, The Silk Spectre (Malin Akerman). Heralded for bringing the world of superheroes into the literary world, Watchmen gave the super-powered mythos a real-life grounding that had been missing in mainstream comics to that point. The film adaptation had languished in one form of development hell or another for years after the book's release, with various directors on and off the project, including Terry Gilliam, David Hayter, and Darren Aronofsky, as well as Paul Greengrass, whose eventual dismissal stemmed from budget conflicts with the studio. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Malin Akerman, Billy Crudup, (more)
Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, and Will Arnett headline this high-concept comedy concerning two male figure-skating rivals aching to compete despite having been banned from the sport. Their medals stripped after getting into a highly publicized fight at the World Championships, star figure skaters Chazz Michael Michaels (Ferrell) and Jimmy MacElroy (Heder) are barred from ever competing in the sport again. Upon discovering a loophole that will allow them to perform together in the pairs figure skating category, the two athletes determine to put their differences aside in order to pursue their gold medal aspirations. Amy Poehler, Jenna Fischer, Craig T. Nelson, and Rob Corddry co-star. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Will Ferrell, Jon Heder, (more)
With their home planet in danger and no place in the known universe to seek shelter, a desperate crew of miniature alien humanoids boards a human spacecraft in hopes of saving their doomed world. Eddie Murphy stars in a sci-fi comedy that re-teams the longtime comic actor with Norbit director Brian Robbins. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
- Starring:
- Eddie Murphy, Elizabeth Banks, (more)
