Burt Bacharach What the World Needs Now… by Ken Sharp “Burt Bacharach’s musical contribution was very beautiful, wonderful, warm music that everybody liked and admired,” raves Brian Wilson. “His uniqueness lay in his chord patterns. The chords in ‘Walk On By,’ ‘Here I Am’ and ‘Do You Know The Way To San Jose?’ are really … Continue reading
CLERKS II (2006) Starring Brian O’Halloran, Jeff Anderson, Jason Mewes, Kevin Smith, Rosario Dawson, Jennifer Schwalbach Smith, Trevor Fehrman, Wanda Sykes, Earthquake, Scott Mosier, Kevin Weisman, Zak Charles Knutson, Jake Richardson, Ethan Suplee, Jason Lee and Ben Affleck. Screenplay by Kevin Smith. Directed by Kevin Smith. Distributed by Weinstein Company. 97 minutes. Rated R. It’s … Continue reading
ALIEN ANT FARM BACK FROM THE ATTIC BY JAY S. JACOBS Copyright ©2006 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: July 21, 2006. It takes a certain amount of charming self-confidence for a band – even jokingly – to name their debut independent album Greatest Hits. Well, anyone who has seen the career-spanning video documentary in Alien … Continue reading
THE AFTERS BEAUTIFUL WINNERS BY ABRAHAM O. KURANGA Copyright ©2006 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: July 14, 2006. Imagine walking into your neighborhood coffee shop, ordering a latte and then being serenaded by your baristas. Sounds good, huh? A few years ago, if you had journeyed through a Mesquite, Texas Starbucks, this would have been … Continue reading
Patrick Stewart Taking a Stand by Brad Balfour From the moment Patrick Stewart steps into a room, it’s clear you have a great actor in your presence. There’s something so compelling about him that when you look up “actor” in the dictionary, Stewart’s picture (maybe together with Ian McKellan) could be next to the definition. … Continue reading
Natalie Portman Takes Off the Mask With V For Vendetta by Brad Balfour Familiar with science fiction-themed films, actress Natalie Portman uses her character Evey in V For Vendetta to test both her acting skills and her political judgment while making a profound and timely statement. V For Vendetta details the story of a revolutionary who challenges the dominance … Continue reading
A SCANNER DARKLY (2006) Starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, Rory Cochrane, Mitch Baker, Sean Allen, Cliff Haby, Steven Chester Prince, Natasha Velez, Mark Turner, Chamblee Ferguson and Angela Rawna. Screenplay by Richard Linklater. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 100 minutes. Rated R. Sci-fi author Philip K. … Continue reading
THE LAKE HOUSE (2006) Starring Sandra Bullock, Keanu Reeves, Christopher Plummer, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Willeke van Ammelrooy, Dylan Walsh, Lynn Collins, Mike Bacarella, Kevin Brennan, Frank Caeti, Scott Elias, Lori Ann Gerdisch, Michael Andrew Gorman and Jennifer Kern. Screenplay by David Auburn. Directed by Alejandro Agresti. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 105 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN’S CHEST (2006) Starring Johnny Depp, Orlando Bloom, Keira Knightley, Bill Nighy, Jack Davenport, Jonathan Pryce, Lee Arenberg, Mackenzie Crook, Kevin McNally, David Bailie, Stellan Skarsgård, Tom Hollander, Naomie Harris, Martin Klebba and Geoffrey Rush. Screenplay by Ted Elliott and Terry Rossio. Directed by Gore Verbinski. Distributed by Walt Disney … Continue reading
THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006) Starring Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci, Emily Blunt, Adrian Grenier, Tracie Thoms, Rich Sommer, Simon Baker, Daniel Sunjata, Jimena Hoyos, Rebecca Mader, Tibor Feldman, Stephanie Szostak, David Marshall Grant, James Naughton, Gisele Bunchen, Heidi Klum and Valentino Garavini. Screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna. Directed by David Frankel. Distributed by … Continue reading
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