Two Jews On Ruby Sparks

‘Ruby Sparks’ directed by the ‘Little Miss Sunshine’ team of Jonthan Dayton and Valerie Faris was written by Zoe Kazan (Eli’s granddaughter) who also stars in it with her real life boyfriend, Paul Dano.

This is the story of a novelist, Calvin (Paul Dano) who had a mega bestsellar when he was 19, but for the last several years, he’s had major writer’s block.

Poor boy’s is worried that he may be a ‘one hit wonder’. He’s also concerned that his only friend is his dog, Scotty. But Calvin’s not completely alone…He does have his brother Harry (Chris Messina) and his therapist (Elliot Gould) listen to his problems.

Of course, Calvin’s solitary life may have to with the fact that he’s a control freak and Woody Allen neurotic.

But things are about to change for our guy, in ways that neither he or us could ever, imagine.

One night, Calvin dreams about an adorable red headed girl named Ruby Sparks (Zoe Kazan) He wakes up, heads straight to his typewriter, (no computer for him) and writes about this dream girl.

And to his shock, the girl becomes…real…So real in fact, that one morning, Calvin finds her eating breakfast at his kitchen table.

To say anymore would spoil the fun and ‘Ruby Sparks’ is really…fun. It’s also an original, super-entertaining, off-beat, touching, fantasy love story about…losing control, letting go and taking a chance.

The film has lovely performances by the two leads, as well as a great supporting cast, including Annette Benning as Calvin’s new age mom and Antonio Banderas, as her artistic husband.

‘Ruby Sparks’ which opens in theatres Wednesday, July 25th, 2012 is one of the few films that John and I actually agree on. We both gave it 4 bagels out of 5.

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Joan and John Schwartz

Joan and John Schwartz are ex New Yorkers, living in Los Angeles. They are married and see a lot of films. They usually disagree but always tell it like it is. John is most famous for creating the cult classic films Faces of Death. He has also written for various prime time series and has written movies for both Showtime and HBO. In the world of reality television John has produced, written and directed over 450 segments for various magazine shows He has also written and Executive Produced several Prime-Time Specials. Joan has appeared on the New York Stage on and off Broadway…and has been in several Los Angeles theater productions as well.. Joan has been in several low budget films and at present she is busy writing screenplays with her husband, John.

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