Jewel – Portrait of a Young Artist
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Jewel – Portrait of a Young Artist

Jewel Portrait of a Young Artist by Jay S. Jacobs POPENTERTAINMENT.COM ARCHIVES-June 1996 We spoke with superstar Jewel Kilcher in June 1996, just as her first album Pieces of You was starting to explode. It’s a Sunday afternoon at the Theatre of Living Arts in Philadelphia. Employees are rushing around setting up for this evening’s show. This is the … Continue reading

Big Daddy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Big Daddy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

BIG DADDY (1999) Starring Adam Sandler, Joey Lauren Adams, Jon Stewart, Cole Sprouse, Dylan Sprouse, Josh Mostel, Rob Schneider, Kristy Swanson, Joseph Bologna and Steve Buscemi.  Screenplay by Steve Franks, Tim Herlihy and Adam Sandler. Directed by Dennis Dugan. Distributed by Columbia / Tri Star Pictures.  93 minutes.  Rated PG-13. I don’t ever dismiss a … Continue reading

Sixpence None the Richer – There She Goes
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Sixpence None the Richer – There She Goes

Sixpence None the Richer – There She Goes by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on June 14, 1999. Sixpence None the Richer are just one of a long, storied tradition in music– the overnight sensation that had been toiling away in obscurity on the sidelines for years.  Sixpence – which is made up of singer Leigh … Continue reading

Austin Powers – The Spy Who Shagged Me (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Austin Powers – The Spy Who Shagged Me (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

AUSTIN POWERS – THE SPY WHO SHAGGED ME (1999) Starring Mike Myers, Heather Graham, Seth Green, Vern Troyer, Robert Wagner, Rob Lowe, Michael York, Mindy Sterling, Gia Carides, Kristen Johnson, Jennifer Coolidge, Will Ferrell, Burt Bacharach, Elvis Costello, Woody Harrelson, Charles Napier, Willie Nelson, Tim Robbins, Rebecca Romijn-Stamos, Fred Willard, Jerry Springer and Elizabeth Hurley.  … Continue reading

Alan Rafkin – The King of Nick at Nite
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Alan Rafkin – The King of Nick at Nite

Alan Rafkin The King of Nick at Nite by Ronald Sklar “I’m still working,” sixty-eight-year-old Alan Rafkin says. “They’ll have to carry me out in a body bag.” If you had his job, they would drag you out kicking and screaming too. Alan Rafkin is a TV sitcom director. And not just another forgotten name … Continue reading

Instinct (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Instinct (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

INSTINCT (1999) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Cuba Gooding Jr., Donald Sutherland, Maura Tierney, George Dzundza, John Ashton, John Aylward, Thomas Q. Morris, Doug Spinuzza, Paul Bates, Rex Linn, Rod McLachlan and Tracey Ellis. Screenplay by Gerald DePego. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 126 minutes. Rated R. There was probably a lot of … Continue reading