MORE THAN THIS – THE ROXY MUSIC STORY (2009) Featuring Bryan Ferry, Phil Manzanera, Andy Mackay, Brian Eno, Paul Thomson, Eddie Jobson, Gary Tibbs, Chris Thomas, Rhett Davies, Bob Clearmountain, Siouxsie Sioux, John Taylor, Martyn Ware, Steve Jones, Nile Rodgers, Goldfrapp and Bono. Directed by Bob Smeaton. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 54 minutes. Not … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ICE AGE – DAWN OF THE DINOSAURS (2009) Starring Ray Romano, Queen Latifah, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Simon Pegg, Josh Peck, Seann William Scott and Chris Wedge. Screenplay by Michael Berg, Peter Ackerman, Mike Reiss and Yoni Brenner. Directed by Carlos Saldanha and Mike Thurmeier. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 87 minutes. Rated PG. I … Continue reading
Robbie Rist Beats the Child Star Jinx
Robbie Rist Beats the Child Star Jinx By Ronald Sklar “If I met Peter Fonda tomorrow, a part of me would say, that’s the dude from Easy Rider,” observes actor/musician/voiceover vet Robbie Rist. Peter Fonda/Easy Rider; Cousin Oliver/The Brady Bunch: same difference. Rist played the iconic first cousin of the Bunch in the very last six … Continue reading
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
TINKER BELL AND THE LOST TREASURE (2009) Featuring the voices of Mae Whitman, Jesse McCartney, Lucy Liu, Pamela Adlon, Kristin Chenoweth, Raven-Symoné, Jane Horrocks, Grey DeLisle and Anjelica Huston. Screenplay by Evan Spiliotopoulos. Directed by Klay Hall. Distributed by Walt Disney Home Video. 78 minutes. Rated G. In Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure, everyone’s favorite … Continue reading
Orphan (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ORPHAN (2009) Starring Vera Farmiga, Peter Sarsgaard, Isabelle Fuhrman, CCH Pounder, Jimmy Bennett, Aryana Engineer, Margo Martindale, Karel Roden, Rosemary Dunsmore, Jamie Young, Lorry Ayers, Brendan Wall and Genelle Williams. Screenplay by David Leslie Johnson. Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 123 minutes. Rated R. Poor Vera Farmiga. This is the second … Continue reading
Derek Luke – Finds That Working on Television Doesn’t Have to Be Traumatic
Derek Luke Finds That Working on Television Doesn’t Have to Be Traumatic by Jay S. Jacobs In recent years, more and more actors are making the leap from feature films to television. What once had been a bit of a taboo has exploded, with many name movie actors finding stimulating work on series television – … Continue reading
Turning Green (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
TURNING GREEN (2005) Starring Timothy Hutton, Colm Meaney, Alessandro Nivola, Donal Gallery, Killian Morgan, Jill Harding, Billie Traynor, Brid Ni Chionaola, Deirdre Monaghan, Glenn Gannon, Gavin O’Connor, Sinead C. Kavanagh and Katherine Kendall. Screenplay by Michael Aimette and John G. Hoffman. Directed by Michael Aimette and John G. Hoffman. Distributed by New Films International. 85 … Continue reading
Michael Sheen – British Actor Fights for The Damned United
Michael Sheen British Actor Fights for The Damned United by Brad Balfour Whether playing everyone’s best known Brit – be it former Prime Minister Tony Blair (The Queen) or talk show host David Frost (Frost/Nixon) – veteran actor Michael Sheen has become known to American audiences for playing an incredibly versatile range of characters from werewolves to … Continue reading
The Proposal (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE PROPOSAL (2009) Starring Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White, Denis O’Hare, Malin Akerman, Oscar Nuñez, Aasif Mandvi and Niecy Nash. Screenplay by Pete Chiarelli. Directed by Anne Fletcher. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 108 minutes. Rated PG-13. A movie like The Proposal tends to cause a moral dilemma for a movie reviewer. … Continue reading
Nicole Steinwedell – Looks Back on The Unit
Nicole Steinwedell Looks Back on The Unit by Jay S. Jacobs There are many Hollywood legends about how an actor was discovered. Ever since Lana Turner was found sitting at Schwab’s Drug Store on Sunset Boulevard in Hollywood, there has been a fascination with actors who have been found through quirky means – sitting at … Continue reading