WATCHMEN (2009) Starring Billy Crudup, Malin Akerman, Jackie Earle Haley, Patrick Wilson, Matthew Goode, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Carla Gugino, Matt Frewer, Stephen McHattie and Laura Mennell. Screenplay by David Hayter and Alex Tse. Directed by Zack Snyder. Distributed by Warner Bros. and Paramount Pictures. 163 minutes. Rated R. If you take nothing else from Watchmen, one … Continue reading
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Girl in a Coma Know It’s Serious
Girl in a Coma Know It’s Serious by Jay S. Jacobs You couldn’t tell it from watching her in concert – where Girl in a Coma lead singer Nina Diaz is a whirling dervish of energy, pogoing blissfully away with an electric guitar and living out her rock goddess fantasies – but Diaz is actually … Continue reading
Homecoming (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HOMECOMING (2009) Starring Mischa Barton, Matt Long, Jessica Stroup, Michael Landes, Allen Williamson, Joshua Elijah Reese, Nick Pasqual, Joe Forgione, Alex Hooper, Denise Dal Vera, Byrdie Bell, Amanda Jane Cooper, Mary Griffin, Logan C. Sayre, Benjamin Jeran McGinn, Emily Martin, Olivia Duball and Danielle Simone. Screenplay by Katie L. Fetting. Directed by Morgan J. Freeman. … Continue reading
Echelon Conspiracy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ECHELON CONSPIRACY (2009) Starring Shane West, Edward Burns, Ving Rhames, Sergey Gubanov, Tamara Feldman, Jonathan Pryce, Martin Sheen, Yuriy Kutsenko, Sandra De Sousa, Steven Elder, Todd Jensen, Mike Straub, Trevor White, Vee Vimolmal and Greg Donaldson. Screenplay by Kevin Elders and Michael Nitsberg. Directed by Greg Marcks. Distributed by After Dark Films. 106 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
I Love You, Beth Cooper (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
I LOVE YOU, BETH COOPER (2009) Starring Hayden Panettiere, Paul Rust, Jack T. Carpenter, Lauren London, Lauren Storm, Andrea Savage, Shawn Roberts, Jared Keeso, Brendan Penny, Marie Avgeropoulos, Josh Emerson, Pat Finn, Violet Columbus, Samm Levine, Cynthia Stevenson and Alan Ruck. Screenplay by Larry Doyle. Directed by Chris Columbus. Distributed by Fox Atomic. 102 minutes. … Continue reading
Brüno (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BRÜNO (2009) Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Gustaf Hammarsten, Alice Evans, Trishelle Cannatella, Sandra Seeling, Ben Youcef, Alexander von Roon, Candice Cunningham, Tom Yi, Paula Abdul, Harrison Ford, Richard Bey, Ron Paul, Bono, Sting, Slash, Elton John, Snoop Dogg and Chris Martin. Screenplay by Sacha Baron Cohen, Anthony Hines, Dan Mazer and Jeff Schaffer. Directed by … Continue reading
The Taking of Pelham 1-2-3 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE TAKING OF PELHAM 1 2 3 (2009) Starring Denzel Washington, John Travolta, John Turturro, Luis Guzman, Michael Rispoli, James Gandolfini, Ramon Rodriguez, Victor Gojcaj, John Benjamin Hickey, Alex Kaluzhsky, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Katherine Sigismund, Jake Siciliano, Gary Basaraba, Aunjanue Ellis and Saidah Arrika Ekulona. Screenplay by Brian Helgeland. Directed by Tony Scott. Distributed by Columbia … Continue reading
(500) Days of Summer (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
(500) DAYS OF SUMMER (2009) Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Zooey Deschanel, Geoffrey Arend, Chloe Grace Moretz, Matthew Gray Gubler, Clark Gregg, Rachel Boston, Minka Kelly, Ian Reed Kesler, Darryl Alan Reed, Valente Rodriguez, Yvette Nicole Brown, Nicole Vicius, Natalie Boren, Maile Flanagan, Darryl Sivad and Gregory A. Thompson. Screenplay by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber. … Continue reading
Tony Scott – A Master Director Offers One Helluva Ride with The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Tony Scott A Master Director Offers One Helluva Ride with The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 by Brad Balfour It seems everyday, some controversy about the subway makes it in the papers, whether it’s about good new leadership or bad old leadership; whether it’s about the list of best trains or worst trains or … Continue reading
Raising Cain with… Saving Abel
Raising Cain with… Saving Abel By Deborah Wagner There wasn’t much to do while growing up in Corinth, Mississippi in 2004. But Jared Weeks and Jason Null – the founding members of Saving Abel – used their time wisely, exploring their music, writing songs and making ends meet until they could put their rock band … Continue reading