NANCY DREW (2007) Starring Emma Roberts, Josh Flitter, Max Thieriot, Tate Donovan, Rachael Leigh Cook, Danielle Monet, Kelly Vitz, Barry Bostwick, Kay Panabaker, Cliff Bernis, Laura Elena Harring, Caroline Aaron, Pat Carroll, Chris Kattan, Adam Goldberg and Bruce Willis. Screenplay by Andrew Fleming and Tiffany Paulsen. Directed by Andrew Fleming. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: March 2008
Adrianne Curry – It’s Her Surreal Life
Adrianne Curry It’s Her Surreal Life by Ronald Sklar The last person you would consider having a clear-eyed take on reality is a reality TV star-slash-model-slash-two-time-Playboy subject. However, Adrianne Curry is finding the real and keeping it. Formerly of VH1’s The Surreal Life and currently of that same channel’s hit series My Fair Brady (co-starring husband Christopher Knight), Curry has … Continue reading
Finger Eleven – We’ve Been Struck by Them
Finger Eleven We’ve Been Struck by Them by Jay S. Jacobs Patience is not always a trait that one thinks of in the kill-or-be-killed world of popular music. Yet, Finger Eleven’s whole career has been a tribute to diligence and allowing talent to grow. The band comes out of the Canadian suburbs in the late … Continue reading
The Bank Job (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE BANK JOB (2008) Starring Jason Statham, Saffron Burrows, Richard Lintern, Stephen Campbell Moore, Daniel Mays, James Faulkner, Alki David, Michael Jibson, Georgia Taylor, Don Gallagher, Keeley Hawes, Peter De Jersey and David Suchet. Screenplay by Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais. Directed by Roger Donaldson. Distributed by Lionsgate Films. 110 minutes. Rated R. Old … Continue reading
Steven Strait – An Actor Travels to Civilization in 10,000 BC
Steven Strait An Actor Travels to Civilization in 10,000 BC by Brad Balfour No one ever expected a special-effects laden epic conceived and crafted by producer/director Roland Emmerich to be concerned about gaps in logic or story structure. So it goes with the German-born impressario’s latest faux-legend, the prehistoric 10,000 BC. From his civilization-destroying tentpole pictures … Continue reading
Sleepwalking (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SLEEPWALKING (2008) Starring Nick Stahl, Charlize Theron, AnnaSophia Robb, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Hopper, Deborra-Lee Furness, Callum Keith Rennie, Amy Matysio, Shannon Jardine and Mathew St. Patrick. Screenplay by Zac Standford. Directed by William Maher. Distributed by Overture Films. 101 minutes. Rated R. The new indie drama Sleepwalking is neither as artistic nor as insightful as it would … Continue reading
Hitman (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HITMAN (2007) Starring Timothy Olyphant, Dougray Scott, Olga Kurylenko, Robert Knepper, Ulrich Thomsen, Henry Ian Cusick and Michael Offei. Screenplay by Skip Woods. Directed by Xavier Gens. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 107 minutes. Rated R. Hint to Interpol: when you are tracking down a silent, ruthless contract killer, perhaps you should pay a little … Continue reading
Meat Loaf: In Search of Paradise (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MEAT LOAF: IN SEARCH OF PARADISE (2008) Featuring Marvin Lee “Meat Loaf” Aday, Kasim Sulton, John Miceli, Mark Alexander, Paul Crook, Randy Flowers, Carolyn “CC” Coletti, Aspen Miller, David Luther, Bill Barclay, William “Randy” Brown, Wayne “Wayno” Bukovinsky, Grady Champion, Tim “TC” Coakley, Don “Donny” Gordon, Cheryl Hall, Joe Lenane, Pamala Lewis, Joe Libretti, Eric … Continue reading
Curtis Stone – Home Is Where the Chef Is
Curtis Stone Home Is Where the Chef Is by Ronald Sklar In America, Curtis Stone is popularly known as The Take Home Chef (on The Learning Channel); yet this Aussie and his cooking talents are internationally known. Before even setting foot in the New World, he was top dog at some of the top Australian restaurants, making … Continue reading
Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who! (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DR. SEUSS’ HORTON HEARS A WHO! (2008) Featuring the voices of Jim Carrey, Steve Carell, Carol Burnett, Will Arnett, Seth Rogen, Dan Fogler, Isla Fisher, Jonah Hill, Amy Poehler, Jamie Pressly and Charles Osgood. Screenplay by Ken Daurio and Cinco Paul. Directed by Jimmy Hayward and Steve Martino. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 88 minutes. … Continue reading