KING OF CALIFORNIA (2007) Starring Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus, Paul Lieber, Kathleen Wilhoite, Anne L. Nathan, Arthur Santiago, Ashley Greene, Ian Hopps, Anna Khaja, Will Rothhaar, Annie O’Donnell, Greg Davis Jr. and Jeanie Hackett. Screenplay by Mike Cahill. Directed by Mike Cahill. Distributed by First Look Pictures. 93 minutes. … Continue reading
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Sex and Breakfast (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SEX AND BREAKFAST (2008) Starring Macaulay Culkin, Kuno Becker, Eliza Dushku, Alexis Dziena, Joanna Miles, Eric Lively, Jamie Ray Newman, Tracie Thoms, Anita Gnan, Robert Carradine, John Pleshette, Maree Cheatam, Vincent Jerosa, Margaret Travolta, Kory Hutchinson and Nikki Kemp. Screenplay by Miles Brandman. Directed by Miles Brandman. Distributed by First Look Studios. 82 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Suburban Girl (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SUBURBAN GIRL (2008) Starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, Alec Baldwin, James Naughton, Maggie Grace, Chris Carmack, Vanessa Branch, Ebon Moss-Bacharach, Peter Scolari, Nate Corrdry, Jill Eikenberry, Marion Seldes, Corinne Russell, Jason Antoon and Stephen Payne. Screenplay by Marc Klein. Directed by Marc Klein. Distributed by Image Entertainment. 97 minutes. Rated PG-13. Suburban Girl pops into the suddenly … Continue reading
Lesley Gore – Out There on Her Own
Lesley Gore Out There on Her Own by Ronald Sklar Lesley Gore was scoring monster hits long before the age of Britney, Lindsay and Jessica. Her signature song, “It’s My Party (And I’ll Cry If I Want To)” is one for the ages, enduring longer – and remaining more recognizable and beloved – than any … Continue reading
27 Dresses (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
27 DRESSES (2008) Starring Katherine Heigl, James Marsden, Ed Burns, Malin Akerman, Judy Greer, Melora Hardin, Brian Kerwin, Maulik Pancholy, David Castro, Alexa Havens and Jennifer Lim. Screenplay by Aline Brosh McKenna. Directed by Anne Fletcher. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 107 minutes. Rated PG-13. In 27 Dresses, Katherine Heigl makes the leap from promising talent … Continue reading
In Bruges (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
IN BRUGES (2008) Starring Colin Farrell, Brendan Gleeson, Ralph Fiennes, Clemence Poesy, Jeremie Renier, Thekla Reute, Jordan Prentice, Zeljko Ivanek, Eric Godon, Mark Donovan, Rudy Blomme, Theo Stevenson, Elizabeth Berrington and Cieran Hinds. Screenplay by Martin McDonagh. Directed by Martin McDonagh. Distributed by Focus Features. 107 minutes. Rated R. Beauty and ugliness, grandeur and seediness, … Continue reading
Mike Papantonio – Progressively Speaking
Mike Papantonio Progressively Speaking by Ronald Sklar Say what you want about lawyers – and you probably do – you can’t accuse attorney Mike Papantonio of selling his soul to the highest bidder. In fact, the only green he cares about is environment-friendly, safe for babies and other beings who will eventually inherit the earth. … Continue reading
Thomas Hine Brings on the Funk
Thomas Hine Brings on the Funk by Ronald Sklar The seventies is the decade that gets no respect. And yet, try as we may, we can’t shake its booty. Any repeated attempt at initiating an eighties nostalgia craze is as dead as the recording industry. Even self-conscious VH1 superior-fests that wax nostalgic about the nineties … Continue reading
Blue State (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
BLUE STATE (2008) Starring Breckin Meyer, Anna Paquin, Adriana O’Neill, Joyce Krenz, Richard Blackburn, Seun Olangunju, Nicolas Oullette, Grace Lynn Kung, Cory Cassidy, Leigh Enns, Liz Sroka and George W. Bush. Screenplay by Marshall Lewy. Directed by Marshall Lewy. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. If you have a 1.20.09 bumper sticker … Continue reading
Julian Schnabel – Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly
Julian Schnabel Continues to Dive Into Filmmaking with The Diving Bell and The Butterfly by Brad Balfour Director Julian Schnabel comes to filmmaking under odd circumstances. Long before he made his first film, he was a world-class fine artist – the self-proclaimed lion of the New York art world – whose paintings and other works … Continue reading