Monthly Archives: October 2010

Zach Galifianakis, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind of a Funny Interview
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Zach Galifianakis, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind of a Funny Interview

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Zach Galifianakis, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind of a Funny Interview by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on October 8, 2010. The movie version of Ned Vizzini’s popular semi-autobiographical young adult novel It’s Kind of a Funny Story is certainly different than most films that take place in a mental health facility. … Continue reading →

Scott Turow – Return to Innocent
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Scott Turow – Return to Innocent

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Scott Turow Return to Innocent by Jay S. Jacobs Is it fair to say that Scott Turow has made the law sexy and dangerous? Well, perhaps that is a bit of a stretch.  However, over the past two decades lawyer and novelist Turow has fostered the reputation as the finest writer of legal thrillers, creating … Continue reading →

David Cassidy Only Wants to Make You Happy
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David Cassidy Only Wants to Make You Happy

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David Cassidy Only Wants to Make You Happy by Ronald Sklar Time for your reality check, kids: the classic 70s sitcom, The Partridge Family, debuted on ABC forty years ago.  And its star, the teen-idol-extraordinaire David Cassidy, is now 60. So now you know how you feel, but how does he feel? “It doesn’t make me … Continue reading →

Michael McDonald: This Christmas – Live in Chicago (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Michael McDonald: This Christmas – Live in Chicago (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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MICHAEL McDONALD: THIS CHRISTMAS – LIVE IN CHICAGO (2010) Featuring Michael McDonald, Pat Coil, Bernie Chiaravalle, Vince Denham, Lanice Morrison, Yvette Preyer and Drea Rhenee. Directed by Joe Thomas. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 85 minutes. Not Rated. A few years ago in the movie The 40-Year-Old Virgin, there was a running gag in which the manager … Continue reading →

The Social Network (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Social Network (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE SOCIAL NETWORK (2010) Starring Jesse Eisenberg, Andrew Garfield, Justin Timberlake, Armie Hammer, Max Minghella, Josh Pence, Brenda Song, Rashida Jones, Rooney Mara and Aaron Sorkin. Screenplay by Aaron Sorkin. Directed by David Fincher. Distributed by Sony Pictures. 121 minutes. Rated PG-13. There are very few things in the world that I can think of … Continue reading →

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

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CATFISH (2010) Featuring Yaniv Schulman, Ariel Schulman, Henry Joost, Angela Wesselman, Vincent Wesselman and Abby Wesselman. Directed by Henry Joost & Ariel Schulman. Distributed by Rogue Pictures.  94 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Ever since The Blair Witch Project became a surprise hit over ten years ago, there have been periodic similar films made – mostly in the horror genre, … Continue reading →

Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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TINKER BELL AND THE GREAT FAIRY RESCUE (2010) Featuring the voices of Mae Whitman, Michael Sheen, Lauren Mote, Kristin Chenoweth, Lucy Liu, Jesse McCartney, Pamela Adlon, Raven-Symoné, Jeff Bennett and Rob Paulsen. Screenplay by Joe Ansolabehere, Paul Germain, Bob Hilgenberg and Rob Muir. Directed by Bradley Raymond. Distributed by Walt Disney Home Entertainment. 76 minutes. … Continue reading →

Baseball – The Tenth Inning (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Baseball – The Tenth Inning (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Baseball: The Tenth Inning Top of the Tenth (1992-1999)/Bottom of the Tenth (1999-2009) (PBS/Paramount Home Video-2010) In the early 1990s, documentarian Ken Burns became a PBS sensation through his acclaimed documentary series on The Civil War.  As the follow-up, he decided that he wanted to look back at something even more American than the war of the states. In … Continue reading →