Footloose (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on February 25, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

FOOTLOOSE (2011) Starring Kenny Wormald, Julianne Hough, Andie MacDowell, Dennis Quaid, Miles Teller, Ziah Colon, Kim Dickens, Ray McKinnon, Patrick John Flueger, Ser’Darius William Blain, Maggie Jones, Mary-Charles Jones, Jayson Warner Smith, Jason Ferguson, Benjamin Davis, Reece Thomas, Ivey Lowe and Anna Marie Dobbins. Screenplay by Dean Pitchford and Craig Brewer. Directed by Craig Brewer. … Continue reading →

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Fernando Trueba Illustrates the History of Jazz with the Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita

Posted on February 24, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Fernando Trueba Illustrates the History of Jazz with the Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita by Jay S. Jacobs Spanish film director Fernando Trueba has had a long, fascinating career which has branched out in many directions. He started out as a movie critic in the 1970s for the newspaper El Pais. He has since worked as an … Continue reading →

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Hipsters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

HIPSTERS (2008) Starring Anton Shagin, Oksana Akinshina, Evgeniya Khirivskaya, Maksim Matveev, Igor Voynarovskiy, Ekaterina Vilkova, Konstantin Balakirev, Aleksandr Stefantsov, Georgiy Sivokhin and Olga Smirnova. Screenplay by Yuri Korotkov. Directed by Valeriy Todorovskiy. Distributed by Leisure Time Features. 127 minutes. Not Rated. If you think it was hard to be a jazz-obsessed beatnik in 1955 America, … Continue reading →

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Rumer – A Change of Seasons

Posted on February 13, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Rumer A Change of Seasons by Jay S. Jacobs The crazy thing about overnight success is that it always takes a hell of a long time to achieve. When retro-vibed and striking British singer Rumer released her debut album Seasons of My Soul in late 2010 in Europe, most of the stories pointed out that the singer … Continue reading →

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Adepero Oduye – Finds Acceptance as a Pariah

Posted on February 11, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Adepero Oduye Finds Acceptance as a Pariah by Brad Balfour Though Pariah is this little film telling a simple, classic tale seen and heard before, the charm of its actors and the need to have this coming-of-age story told again and again until it no longer needs to resonate makes the film a powerful and award-worthy statement. … Continue reading →

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Exit Strategy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on February 10, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

EXIT STRATEGY (2012) Starring Jameel Saleem, Kimelia Weathers, Quincy “QDeezy” Harris, Noelle Balfour, Big Boy, Kevin Hart, Liz Hernandez, William “Fuzzy” West, Matt Kawczynski, Sid Burston, Juhahn Jones and Nick Sinise. Screenplay by Jameel Saleem. Directed by Michael Whitton. Distributed by The Film Group. 76 minutes. Not Rated. The world is full of low-budget comedies … Continue reading →

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Michelle Williams – Her Uncanny Performance in My Week With Marilyn Turns Heads and Wins Award Noms

Posted on February 4, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Michelle Williams Her Uncanny Performance in My Week With Marilyn Turns Heads and Wins Award Noms by Brad Balfour Who knew that when actress Michelle Williams first appeared as the bad girl in Dawson’s Creek, she would have the uncanny good sense to take on roles which offered her real challenges? From a supporting part in Brokeback Mountain to the lead in Wendy and … Continue reading →

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Chris Weitz – Helping Others to Find A Better Life

Posted on February 4, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

Chris Weitz Helping Others to Find A Better Life by Jay S. Jacobs It is not often that people almost completely change course in Hollywood. However, after making two straight huge blockbuster films, Chris Weitz has downshifted into the tiny independent drama A Better Life. However, smaller is not necessarily a bad thing. Weitz started small … Continue reading →

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Annie Hall and Manhattan (PopEntertainment.com Movie Reviews)

Posted on February 1, 2012 by popenterta • Leave a comment

ANNIE HALL (1977) Starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Shelley Duvall, Janet Margolin, Colleen Dewhurst, Christopher Walken, Donald Symington, Helen Ludlam, Mordecai Lawner, Joan Newman, Jonathan Munk, Ruth Volner, Martin Rosenblatt, Beverly D’Angelo, Shelley Hack, Jeff Goldblum, Lucy Lee Flippen, Gary Muledeer, Marshall McLuhan, Dick Cavett and Sigourney Weaver. Screenplay … Continue reading →

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