Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

BACHELOR PARTY 2: THE LAST TEMPTATION (2008) Starring Harland Williams, Josh Cooke, Sara Foster, Warren Christie, Greg Pitts, Danny A. Jacobs, Max Landwirth, Emmanuelle Vaugnier, Karen Gordon, Stephen Crowley, Mauricio Sanchez, Chay Santini and Audrey Landers. Screenplay by Neal Israel & Pat Proft and Jay Longini. Directed by James Ryan. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox.  … Continue reading

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe Oppose Each Other in American Gangster
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Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe Oppose Each Other in American Gangster

Denzel Washington and Russell Crowe Oppose Each Other in American Gangster by Brad Balfour What a pairing. Actors Denzel Washington (Training Day) and Russell Crowe (Gladiator) play two opposing forces in the struggle between an upwardly mobile black guy and upwardly mobile, distinctly Jewish guy during the ’70s in American Gangster. The black man starts out … Continue reading

Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

MISS PETTIGREW LIVES FOR A DAY (2008) Starring Frances McDormand, Amy Adams, Lee Pace, Ciarán Hinds, Shirley Henderson, Mark Strong, Tom Payne, Christina Cole, Sarah Kants, Claire Clifford, Stephanie Cole, Tim Potter, Mo Zinal, Matt Ryan and Sally Leonard. Screenplay by David Magee and Simon Beaufoy. Directed by Bharat Nalluri. Distributed by Focus Features. 92 … Continue reading

I Am Legend (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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I Am Legend (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

I AM LEGEND (2008) Starring Will Smith, Alice Braga, Salli Richardson, Willow Smith, Charlie Tahan, Dash Mihok, Joanna Numata and Emma Thompson. Screenplay by Mark Protosevich and Akiva Goldsman. Directed by Francis Lawrence. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures.  100 minutes.  Rated PG-13. I Am Legend has a bit of a pedigree.  The movie is based on … Continue reading

Mary-Louise Parker Learns A Lot About The Spiderwick Chronicles
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Mary-Louise Parker Learns A Lot About The Spiderwick Chronicles

Mary-Louise Parker Learns A Lot About The Spiderwick Chronicles by Brad Balfour It may have required an intoxicant for actress Mary-Louise Parker to play the perplexed mom who learns about The Spiderwick Chronicles the hard way – through an attack from goblins – she eventually gets a handle on the fantastic situation behind this incredible tale. Parker … Continue reading

Breckin Meyer – Blue Period
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Breckin Meyer – Blue Period

Breckin Meyer Blue Period by Jay S. Jacobs With interest in politics at a high-water mark in the United States due to an unusually intriguing race for President, perhaps it is a happy coincidence that the film Blue State positions a breezy romantic comedy in the midst of ancient history: the fallout of the Bush-Kerry election of 2004. … Continue reading

Martin McDonagh – Going Back to Bruges
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Martin McDonagh – Going Back to Bruges

Martin McDonagh Going Back to Bruges by Jay S. Jacobs Irish playwright Martin McDonagh has never played by the rules in the theater, so it should be of no surprise that his feature film debut as a screenwriter and director would be a quirky, fascinating affair. In Bruges tells the slightly surreal, definitely funny and often … Continue reading

Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy – Love and Death in Bruges
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Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy – Love and Death in Bruges

Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy Love and Death in Bruges by Jay S. Jacobs After a few years of toiling on big-budget blockbusters that only occasionally took flight – Oliver Stone’s Alexander and Michael Mann’s Miami Vice come to mind – Colin Farrell has definitely downsized for his latest two roles. Ironically, in both Martin … Continue reading

Charlie Gracie – What More Could You Ask?
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Charlie Gracie – What More Could You Ask?

Charlie Gracie What More Could You Ask? By Ronald Sklar Usually, it’s the other way around for Paul McCartney, but in this instance, it was Sir Paul who had always wanted to meet a certain musician who had influenced him in his early years.  The year: 2000. Philadelphia native Charlie Gracie, the influence in question, was scheduled … Continue reading