Allen Jenkins

The screen's premier "comic gangster," Allen Jenkins studied at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked several years in regional stock companies and on Broadway before talking pictures creat...
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04/08/1900
Staten Island, New York City, NY
  • The Chronicles of Riddick Review
    By: Guylaine Cadorette June 17, 2004 12:44pm EST
    The Chronicles of Riddick is a dazzling sci-fi epic that will have Pitch Black devotees marking their calendars for the third installment. But director David Twohy's sequel is unlikely to strike a chord with those unfamiliar with Riddick's world
  • Monster Review
    By: Stacie Hougland January 22, 2004 10:50am EST
    Talk about getting ugly for Oscar--Charlize Theron does it both inside and out, turning in a powerful, certainly award-worthy performance that's just as mind-blowing as her makeunder in a movie that, quite frankly, doesn't back it up.
  • Gods and Generals Review
    By: Kit Bowen February 21, 2003 4:39am EST
    Stay far away from the three hour-plus Gods and Generals--unless, of course, you need a good nap.
  • In the Bedroom Review
    By: Noah Davis March 01, 2002 6:52am EST
    Interminable and boring, this is why hyperrealism never does well on the silver screen. (Heck, everyone's life is boring, except yours.) In the Bedroom just makes you wish you were at home sleeping in your own.
  • 'Stuart Little' Livin' Large
    By: Martin Grove July 31, 2001 12:30pm EST
    SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 9, 2000 -- Hollywood got through the first weekend of the new year in slightly better shape than studio insiders expected. It took just $11.5 million to put Columbia's "Stuart Little" in first place, making it the weekend's only Top Five film to crack double digits. Lackluster tracking scores last week had suggested that the new year might kick off with none of the Top Five films doing better than single-digit grosses. Columbia's PG-rated family comedy held on to the
  • The Perfect Storm Review
    By: Hollywood.com Staff May 16, 2001 10:59am EST
    Forecast says lows in the first half clearing away for scattered thrills.