Mark Wahlberg Joins His Band of Brothers by Brad Balfour Though 34 year old Mark Wahlberg has projected a hard side to his public persona from the days he was rapper Markie Mark onto when he got leads in such films as Boogie Nights and Three Kings, his character in Four Brothers, Bobby Mercer, may … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: August 2005
Evan Rachel Wood Gets Persuasive
EVAN RACHEL WOOD GETS PERSUASIVE By Brad Balfour With two remarkable cinematic performances under her belt, teen actress Evan Rachel Wood has successfully avoided doing the clichéd Hollywood chick flick routine. InThirteen the Southern born Wood gave us a thoroughly authentic look at the travails of a modern suburban teen but through Pretty Persuasion she gets really tested having to create Kimberly Joyce, … Continue reading
Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids – The Original Animated Series Volume 1 (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
Fat Albert & the Cosby Kids The Original Animated Series – Volume 1 (Urban Works-2005) Hey! Hey! Hey! It’s Fat Albert! And it’s about time. Forget the recent lame Fat Albert feature film, a new 3-DVD collection, Fat Albert & The Cosby Kids – The Original Animated Series (Urban Works) is just the primer you need to enjoy the comical exploits of this … Continue reading
Broken Flowers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BROKEN FLOWERS (2005) Starring Bill Murray, Jeffrey Wright, Sharon Stone, Frances Conroy, Jessica Lange, Tilda Swinton, Julie Delpy, Alexis Dziena, Chloe Sevigny, Christopher McDonald, Brea Frazier, Jarry Fall, Korka Fall, Saul Holland, Zakira Holland, Niles Lee Wilson, Chris Bauer and Pell James. Screenplay by Jim Jarmusch. Directed by Jim Jarmusch. Distributed by Focus Features. 105 … Continue reading
Apres Vous (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
APRÈS VOUS (2005) Starring Daniel Auteuil, José Garcia, Sandrine Kiberlain, Marilyne Canto, Michèle Moretti, Garance Clavel, Fabio Zenoni, Ange Ruzé, Andrée Tainsy, Jean-Luc Abel, Caroline Brunner, Jocelyne Desverchère, Didier Menin, Jean Charles-Dumay, Jean-Claude Lecas, Elise Otzenberger and Blandine Pelissier. Screenplay by Bênoit Graffin, David Léotard and Pierre Salvadori. Directed by Pierre Salvadori. Distributed by Paramount … Continue reading
Disneyland USA – Walt Disney Treasures (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
Disneyland U.S.A. Walt Disney Treasures (Disney-2001) The Disney Company, in all its market-hogging magic, can trace its TV legacy back to the medium’s inception, in 1954. It was that year in which the fledgling, struggling ABC network invested millions of dollars in the construction of the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California. In return, Walt … Continue reading
Dirty Love (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DIRTY LOVE (2005) Starring Jenny McCarthy, Eddie Kaye Thomas, Carmen Electra, Kam Heskin, Victor Webster, Lochlyn Munro, Kathy Griffith, Jessica Collins, David O’Donnell, Deryck Whibley, Drea DeMatteo, Guillermo Diaz, Judith Benezra, David Zappone, Elena Lyons, Noah Harpster, Ingrid Rogers and Sum 41. Screenplay by Jenny McCarthy. Directed by John Asher. Distributed by First Look Films. … Continue reading
Jennifer Connelly – Out of the Dark
JENNIFER CONNELLY OUT OF THE DARK by Brad Balfour As a world-class actress, Brooklyn-born Jennifer Connelly has hit a lot of marks from doing a hard-hitting indie such as Requiem for A Dream to creating her Oscar winning role in the powerful, character-driven drama, A Beautiful Mind. But now she has all the focus on her and the disturbed … Continue reading
Gumball 3000 – Six Days in May (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
GUMBALL 3000 – SIX DAYS IN MAY (2005) Starring Adrien Brody, Rob Dyrdek, Jodie Kidd, Tony Hawk, Momo, Chris Eubank, Maximillian Cooper, Kim Schmitz, John Docherty, Gary Lutke, Ramdane Touhami, Mourad Mazouz, Ben James, Tim Masters, Big Black, Bentley Boys, Yorgo Tloupas, Shane Slevin, Alex Roy, Richie Warren, Cliff Pedgren, Karta Healy and The Cliffs. … Continue reading
Dirty Deeds (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DIRTY DEEDS (2005) Starring Milo Ventimiglia, Lacey Chabert, Tom Amandes, Matthew Carey, Mark Derwin, Charles Durning, Michael Milhoan, Billy L. Sullivan, Zoë Saldana, Alex Solowitz, Ray Santiago, Michael Sullivan, Danso Gordon, Arielle Kebbel, Erin Torpey, Wes Robinson, Fred Meyers, Dave Power and Keith Britton. Screenplay by Jon Land and Jonathan Thies. Directed by David Kendall. … Continue reading