My Life In Ruins Directed by Donald Petrie By Tony Sheppard Capitol Weekly   “My Life In Ruins” is a little how I felt about my morning after watching this film. This is the follow up to “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” with several of the same production team (including Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson, who also has a small role) and lead actress Nia Vardalos (who wrote the earlier movie but simply acts, or acts simply, in this one). “My Big Fat Greek Tour Guide Job” would be a more honest title.   I’m not being a snobby film elitist here, knocking the lightweight romantic comedy genre. I enjoyed the first movie, and often dig even very formulaic offerings of this kind. But this is heavy in execu

Anvil! The Story of Anvil A film by Sacha Gervasi The Crest Theatre and the Sacramento Film and Music Festival co-present "Anvil! The Story of Anvil" - opening at the Crest on Friday, May 1st.  The band will make live appearances at the 5:40pm and 8:00pm screenings on Monday, May 4th.  Movie review megasite rottentomatoes.com lists "Anvil!" with a 98% positive rating (86 positive reviews out of 88) and 100% from the top critics (23 out of 23).  Owen Glieberman of Entertainment Weekly said "It's a hilarious, and unexpectedly moving, documentary about the greatest metal band you've probably never heard of." The following synopsis appeared in the Sundance Film Festival Catalog: At 14, To

The Great Buck Howard Director: Sean McGinley By Tony Sheppard Capitol Weekly Based on the Amazing Kreskin, known for his appearances on the Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, “The Great Buck Howard” tells the story of a mentalist (not a magician!) with a similar Carson track record (“Johnny Carson, not that nitwit who’s on there now!”).  Buck has long since faded from the A-list of talk show talent and now tours the country, performing his never-changing act in never-filled venues. Soon to be put-upon road manager Troy drops out of law school, which was more his father’s dream than his own, and stumbles into working with Buck Howard as a day job in support of his desire to be a writer.