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Dark Water (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Dark Water (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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DARK WATER (2005) Starring Jennifer Connelly, John C. Reilly, Pete Postheltwaite, Dougray Scott, Tim Roth, Camryn Manheim, Ariel Gade, Perla Hainey-Jardine, Debra Monk, Linda Emond, Bill Buell, J.R. Horne, Elina Löwensohn, Warren Belle, Alison Sealy-Smith, Simon Reynolds, Kate Hewlett, Jennifer Baxter, Diego Fuentes, Zoe Heath, muMs, Matt Lemche and Edward Kennington. Screenplay by Rafael Yglesias. … Continue reading →

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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CHARLIE AND THE CHOCOLATE FACTORY (2005) Starring Johnny Depp, Freddie Highmore, David Kelly, Helena Bonham Carter, Noah Taylor, Missi Pyle, James Fox, Deep Roy, Christopher Lee, Adam Godley, Franziska Troegner, Annasophia Robb, Julia Winter, Jordan Fry, Philip Wiegratz, Blair Dunlop, Liz Smith, Eileen Essell, David Morris, Nitin Ganata and Shelley Conn. Screenplay by John August. … Continue reading →

Johnny Depp – In Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Master Actor Gets Deep Into the Role of Willie Wonka
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Johnny Depp – In Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Master Actor Gets Deep Into the Role of Willie Wonka

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Johnny Depp In Charlie & the Chocolate Factory, The Master Actor Gets Deep Into the Role of Willie Wonka by Brad Balfour Though often nominated as one of the world’s best looking men as well as for various Oscars [Finding Neverland, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl], the 40-something Johnny Depp inspires fascination. But it’s … Continue reading →

Dragnet 1967 – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Dragnet 1967 – Season One (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Dragnet 1967 Season 1 (1967-1968) (Universal-2005) It’s easy to be hard on Dragnet 1967, with its obvious squareness, its sexlessness, its lack of (intentional) humor and its blatant modesty. However, the only real weak link in its chain is its obsessive need to deliver an easy, uninspiring payoff. Each cop-n-criminal tale is a success story – no cold … Continue reading →

Sugar Ray – The Best of Sugar Ray (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Sugar Ray – The Best of Sugar Ray (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Sugar Ray – The Best of Sugar Ray (Lava/Atlantic) When Sugar Ray’s single “Fly” caught onto radio in the 1997, the band looked like the epitome of being a future one-hit-wonder. Here was a bunch of California surf punks doing a ska rocker (complete with legit reggae toasting by the legendary Super Cat) that was so … Continue reading →

Eagles – Farewell I Tour: Live in Melbourne (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Eagles – Farewell I Tour: Live in Melbourne (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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EAGLES – FAREWELL I TOUR: LIVE IN MELBOURNE (2005) Starring Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Steuart Smith, Will Hollis, Greg Smith, Billy Armstrong, Chris Mosert, Al Garth, Scott Crago, Michael Thompson and David Wild. Directed by Carol Dodd. Distributed by Warner Strategic Marketing.   minutes.  Not Rated. It seems like the Eagles … Continue reading →

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Mr. & Mrs. Smith (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MR. AND MRS. SMITH (2005) Starring Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Vince Vaughn, Adam Brody, Kerry Washington, Keith David, Chris Weitz, Rachael Huntley, Michelle Monaghan, Stephanie March, Jennifer Morrison, Theresa Barrera, Perrey Reeves, Jerry T. Adams, Melanie Tolbert and Elijah Alexander. Screenplay by Simon Kinberg. Directed by Doug Liman. Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox. 120 minutes. … Continue reading →

Steven Biel – United States of American Gothic
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Steven Biel – United States of American Gothic

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Steven Biel United States of American Gothic by Ronald Sklar Copyright ©2005 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved. Posted June 27, 2005. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, then Grant Wood must be flattered out the wazoo. Although the artist of “American Gothic” died in 1942, his painting has gone on to symbolize all things American, and parodied by … Continue reading →

The Longest Yard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Longest Yard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE LONGEST YARD (2005) Starring Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Burt Reynolds, James Cromwell, Walter Williamson, Michael Irvin, Nelly, Edward Bunker, Lobo Sebastian, Bob Sapp, Dalip Singh, David Patrick Kelly, Terry Crews, Nicholas Turturro, Joey Diaz, Bill Goldberg, Steve Reevis, Cloris Leachman, William Fichtner, Bill Romanowski, Kevin Nash, Steve Austin, Brian Bosworth, Michael Papajohn, Brandon Molale, … Continue reading →