A Good Day to Die Hard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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A Good Day to Die Hard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

A GOOD DAY TO DIE HARD (2013) Starring Bruce Willis, Jai Courtney, Sebastian Koch, Yuliya Snigir, Sergei Kolesnikov, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Cole Hauser, Amaury Nolasco, Pavel Lychnikoff and Rasha Bukvic. Screenplay by Skip Woods. Directed by John Moore. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 110 minutes. Rated R. The awkwardly titled A Good Day To Die Hard (what … Continue reading

This Must Be the Place (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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This Must Be the Place (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THIS MUST BE THE PLACE (2011) Starring Sean Penn, Judd Hirsch, Eve Hewson, Kerry Condon, Harry Dean Stanton, Frances McDormand, Joyce Van Patten and David Byrne. Screenplay by Paolo Sorrentino and Umberto Contarello. Directed by Paolo Sorrentino. Distributed by The Weinstein Company.  118 minutes.  Rated R. This Must Be the Place is such an odd … Continue reading

Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

LET THE MUSIC PLAY – THE STORY OF THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (2012) Featuring Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, Tiran Porter, Michael McDonald, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, John McFee, Bruce Cohn, Ted Templeman and Joel Selvin. Written by Barry Ehrmann and Rachel Benson. Directed by Barry Ehrmann. Distributed by Eagle Rock Video. 103 minutes. Not Rated. Few bands … Continue reading

21 & Over (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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21 & Over (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

21 & OVER (2013) Starring Miles Teller, Skylar Astin, Justin Chon, Sarah Wright, Jonathan Keltz, Francois Chau, Russell Hodgkinson, Daniel Booko, Russell Mercado, Dustin Ybarra, Samantha Futerman, Josie Loren and Christiann Castallonos. Screenplay by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Directed by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Distributed by Relativity Media.  93 minutes.  Rated R. Yes, … Continue reading

Spike Lee Has His Red Hook Summer
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Spike Lee Has His Red Hook Summer

Director Spike Lee Has His Red Hook Summer by Brad Balfour When New York-based director Spike Lee makes a film, it’s almost always an event. That’s been the case virtually from the moment he emerged as a hot young indie filmmaker breaking both the color barrier by dealing with subject matter most mainstream directors neither touched … Continue reading

Alan Light Stands Before the Lord of Song With Nothing on His Lips But “Hallelujah”
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Alan Light Stands Before the Lord of Song With Nothing on His Lips But “Hallelujah”

Alan Light Stands Before the Lord of Song With Nothing on His Lips But “Hallelujah” by Jay S. Jacobs There are certain songs that feel like they were born as classics: the world knew and loved them from their release date. Immediate standards like “Something,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “My Girl” and “Imagine” were fully … Continue reading

The Insider (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Insider (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

THE INSIDER (1999) Starring Al Pacino, Russell Crowe, Christopher Plummer, Diane Venora, Philip Baker Hall, Lindsay Crouse, Debi Mazar, Stephen Tobolowsky, Colm Feore, Bruce McGill, Gina Gershon, Michael Gambon, Lynne Thigpen, Hallie Kate Eisenberg, Michael Paul Chan, Gary Sandy, Breckin Meyer and Rip Torn. Screenplay Michael Mann and Eric Roth. Directed by Michael Mann. Distributed … Continue reading