INCEPTION (2010) Starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Ellen Page, Tom Hardy, Ken Watanabe, Dileep Rao, Cillian Murphy, Tom Berenger, Marion Cotillard, Pete Postlethwaite, Michael Caine, Lukas Haas and Talulah Riley. Screenplay by Christopher Nolan. Directed by Christopher Nolan. Distributed by Warner Bros. 148 minutes. Rated PG-13. Christopher Nolan has made something of a specialty out … Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2010
Joe Maddalena – Digging for Hollywood Treasure
Joe Maddalena Digging for Hollywood Treasure by Jay S. Jacobs If you have ever fantasized about tickling the ivories on Sam’s piano from Casablanca, or maybe holding Han Solo’s blaster from the original Star Wars, or following the Yellow Brick Road, then Joe Maddalena is your man. Maddalena has made a passion for the movies and collecting into … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 1 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS – PART 1 (2010) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brendan Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, John Hurt, Rhys Ifans, Alan Rickman, Bonnie Wright, Tom Felton, Jason Isaacs, Julie Walters, Evanna Lynch, Bill Nighy, Peter Mullan, Imelda Staunton, Timothy Spall, David … Continue reading
Rick Springfield Does Everything For You
Rick Springfield Does Everything For You by Ronald Sklar To look at him, even today (and he’s looking pretty kick ass for age 61), you would never know that Rick Springfield has been battling the demons of depression since his childhood in Australia. “I had a little inkling [about depression] when I tried to off … Continue reading
Benjamin Walker – Bloody Bloody Benjamin Walker
Benjamin Walker Bloody Bloody Benjamin Walker by Ronald Sklar Sounds like a sure-fire snoozefest, doesn’t it: a Broadway musical about the life and times of President Andrew Jackson, in office from 1829 to 1837. Not exactly the makings of a crowd pleaser. But take a smart, funny book, some amazing songs that literally rock da … Continue reading
Morning Glory (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MORNING GLORY (2010) Starring Rachel McAdams, Harrison Ford, Diane Keaton, Patrick Wilson, Jeff Goldblum, John Pankow, Ty Burrell, Matt Malloy, J. Elaine Marcos, Patti D’Arbanville, Adrian Martinez, Maddie Corman, Don Hewitt, Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, Lloyd Banks, Bob Schieffer, Morley Safer and Chris Matthews. Screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna. Directed by Roger Michell. Distributed by … Continue reading
Amer (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
AMER (2010) Starring Marie Bos, Harry Cleven, Charlotte Eugene Guibbaud, Cassandra Foret, Bianca Maria D’Amato, Delphine Brual, Sylvain Giraud, Bernard Marbaix and Jean-Michel Vovk. Screenplay by Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani. Directed by Hélène Cattet & Bruno Forzani. Distributed by Olive Films. 90 minutes. Not Rated. Amer treads on the tricky path where art film meets … Continue reading
Due Date (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DUE DATE (2010) Starring Robert Downey Jr., Zach Galifianakis, Michelle Monaghan, Jamie Foxx, Juliette Lewis, Danny McBride, RZA, Matt Walsh, Mimi Kennedy, Brody Stevens, Jakob Ulrich, Naiia Ulrich, Todd Phillips, Bobby Tisdale, Sharon Morris, Nathalie Fay, Emily Wagner, Steven M. Gagnon, Jon Cryer and Charlie Sheen. Screenplay by Alan R. Cohen & Alan Freedland and … Continue reading
Cherry (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
CHERRY (2010) Starring Kyle Gallner, Laura Allen, Brittany Robertson, Esai Morales, D.C. Pierson, Matt Walsh and Zosia Mamet. Screenplay by Jeffrey Fine. Directed by Jeffrey Fine. Distributed by Fresh Shrimp Productions. 99 minutes. Not Rated. Cherry does a good job of being tasteful with a potentially awkward scenario – a shy seventeen-year-old college freshman finds himself … Continue reading
Fair Game (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
FAIR GAME (2010) Starring Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Noah Emmerich, Bruce McGill, Liraz Charchi, Khaled Nabawy, David Andrews, Ty Burrell, Jessica Hecht, Tom McCarthy, Ashley Gerasimovich, Quinn Broggy, Adam LeFevre, Sam Shepard and Polly Holliday. Screenplay by Jez Butterworth and John-Henry Butterworth. Directed by Doug Liman. Distributed by Summit Entertainment. 108 minutes. Rated PG-13. It’s … Continue reading