EASTERN PROMISES (2007) Starring Viggo Mortensen, Naomi Watts, Vincent Cassel, Armen Mueller-Stahl, Sinaed Cusack, Donald Sumter, Jerzy Skolimowski, Yousef Altin, Andrej Borkowski, Gergo Danka, Faton Gerbeshi, Raza Jaffrey and Sarah-Jeanne LaBrosse. Screenplay by Steve Knight. Directed by David Cronenberg. Distributed by Focus Features. 101 minutes. Rated R. Director David Cronenberg basically resurrected his career with … Continue reading
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The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE WATER HORSE: LEGEND OF THE DEEP (2007) Starring Emily Watson, Alex Atel, Ben Chaplin, Priyanka Xi, Craig Hall, Brian Cox, Bruce Allpress, Eddie Campbell, Megan Katherine, Elliott Lawless, Peter Corrigan, Ian Harcourt, William Johnson and Lorraine McDonald. Screenplay by Robert Nelson Jacobs. Directed by Jay Russell. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 111 minutes. Rated PG. … Continue reading
Romance and Cigarettes (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ROMANCE & CIGARETTES (2005) Starring James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Steve Buscemi, Mandy Moore, Mary-Louise Parker, Aida Turturro, Bobby Cannavale, Christopher Walken, Barbara Sukowa, Elaine Stritch, Eddie Izzard, Amy Sedaris, P.J. Brown, Adam LeFevre and John Turturro. Screenplay by John Turturro. Directed by John Turturro. Distributed by United Artists. 106 minutes. Rated R. 2007 … Continue reading
National Treasure – Book of Secrets (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS (2007) Starring Nicolas Cage, Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Jon Voight, Helen Mirren, Ed Harris, Harvey Keitel, Alicia Coppola, Joel Gretsch, Bruce Greenwood and Randy Travis. Screenplay by The Webberleys. Directed by Jon Turteltaub. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 124 minutes. Rated PG. Interesting trivia fact: Before National Treasure: Book of Secrets, … Continue reading
Emile Hirsch – Takes Some Severe Steps Into the Wild
Emile Hirsch Takes Some Severe Steps Into the Wild by Brad Balfour When youthful 22-year-old actor Emile Hirsch got cast for Into The Wild, it was great career move for him, not just because he got to work with the actor’s actor Sean Penn (in a directorial turn), but also because he was considerably challenged as … Continue reading
Enchanted (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ENCHANTED (2007) Starring Amy Adams, Patrick Dempsey, Susan Sarandon, James Marsden, Timothy Spall, Rachel Covey, Idina Menzel, Samantha Ivers, Matt Servitto, Joseph Sirvatto and the voice of Julie Andrews. Screenplay by Bill Kelly. Directed by Kevin Lima. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 107 minutes. Rated PG. The idea of a post-modern fairytale has been done … Continue reading
Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Thomas Anderson, Paul Dano and Ciaran Hinds – There Will Be Accolades For There Will Be Blood
Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Thomas Anderson, Paul Dano and Ciaran Hinds There Will Be Accolades For There Will Be Blood by Brad Balfour Originally posted on December 26, 2007. Though Paul Thomas Anderson’s latest film, There Will Be Blood, is based on a book published in 1927 which dealt with the emerging oil business in Southern … Continue reading
Juno (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
JUNO (2007) Starring Ellen Page, Michael Cera, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman, Allison Janney, JK Simmons, Olivia Thirlby, Rainn Wilson, Lucas MacFadden, Daniel Clark, Valerie Tian, Ashley Whillans, Candice Accola, Steven Christopher Parker, Kaaren de Zilva and Sierra Pitkin. Screenplay by Diablo Cody. Directed by Jason Reitman. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 92 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
Smiley Face (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SMILEY FACE (2007) Starring Anna Faris, Danny Masterson, John Krasinski, Adam Brody, Dan Falcone, Jane Lynch, John Cho, Danny Trejo, Marion Ross, Richard Riehle, Natashia Williams, Brian Posehn, Rick Hoffman, Carrot Top and the voice of Roscoe Lee Browne. Screenplay by Dylan Haggerty. Directed by Gregg Araki. Distributed by First Look Pictures. 88 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
Rush Hour 3 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
RUSH HOUR 3 (2007) Starring Chris Tucker, Jackie Chan, Max von Sydow, Hiroyuki Sanada, Yvan Attal, Youki Kudoh, Noemie Lenoir, Jingchou Zhang, Tzi Ma, Roman Polanski, Henry O, Dana Ivey and Philip Baker Hall. Screenplay by Jeff Nathanson. Directed by Brett Ratner. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 90 minutes. Rated PG-13. Somehow there has been … Continue reading