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Spider-Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Spider-Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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SPIDER-MAN (2002) Starring Tobey Maguire, Kirsten Dunst, James Franco, Willem Dafoe, Cliff Robertson, Rosemary Harris, J.K. Simmons, Bill Nunn, Elizabeth Banks and Joe Manganiello. Screenplay by David Koepp. Directed by Sam Raimi. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. Rated PG-13. 121 Minutes. Going back to my young comic-book geek days, Spider-Man was always my favorite superhero. Unlike … Continue reading →

Murder By Numbers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Murder By Numbers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MURDER BY NUMBERS (2002) Starring: Sandra Bullock, Ben Chaplin, Ryan Gosling, Michael Pitt, Agnes Bruckner, Chris Penn, R.D. Call and Tom Verica. Screenplay by Tony Gayton. Directed by Barbet Schroeder. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 120 minutes. Rated R. The 1924 Nathan Leopold and Richard Loeb murder case… in which two well-to-do college students committed … Continue reading →

Changing Lanes (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Changing Lanes (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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CHANGING LANES (2002) Starring Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Toni Collette, Sydney Pollack, Amanda Peet, William Hurt, Kim Staunton, Dylan Baker and Matt Malloy. Screenplay by Michael Tolkan and Chap Taylor. Directed by Roger Michell. Distributed by Paramount Pictures.  98 minutes.   Rated R. Changing Lanes is a good film, though it all too often does feel … Continue reading →

Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Norah Jones – Come Away With Me (Blue Note) This is just about the best debut album I’ve heard in years. Jones’ sultry vocals and extraordinary musical taste have led to stunning synthesis of jazz, pop folk and country. The album starts off with the truly astounding “Don’t Know Why” which is simultaneously insanely cool and … Continue reading →

Kylie Minogue – Fever (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Kylie Minogue – Fever (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Kylie Minogue – Fever (Capitol) Kylie Minogue is a goddess in Europe and her native Australia, rating on the same level as Madonna (in fact, the Material Girl was known to wear Kylie t-shirts on her last tour.) But in the United States, she has just made a few blips on the pop culture radar since … Continue reading →

Panic Room (A PopEntertainment com Movie Review)
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Panic Room (A PopEntertainment com Movie Review)

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PANIC ROOM (2002) Starring Jodie Foster, Forest Whittaker, Dwight Yoakam, Jared Leto, Kristen Stewart, Ann Magnuson, Ian Buchanan, Andrew Kevin Walker and Patrick Bauchau. Screenplay by David Koepp. Directed by David Fincher. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 112 minutes. Rated R. In a college fiction class, my professor said that the most difficult stories to write … Continue reading →

Robbie Williams – Swing When Your Winning (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)
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Robbie Williams – Swing When Your Winning (A PopEntertainment.com Music Review)

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Robbie Williams – Swing When Your Winning (Chrysalis UK) It should be no total surprise that British pop phenomenon Robbie Williams would end up doing an album of all covers (okay, there is one original here, but it is written to be a piece with the other songs chosen). After all, Williams’ old band Take That … Continue reading →

The Time Machine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Time Machine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE TIME MACHINE (2002) Starring Guy Pearce, Mark Addy, Samantha Mumba, Omero Mumba, Orlando Jones, Sienna Guillory, Phyllida Law, Yancey Arias, Laura Kirk, Josh Stamberg, Alan Young, John W. Momrow, Max Baker, Jeffrey M. Meyer, Myndy Crist and Jeremy Irons. Screenplay by John Logan. Directed by Simon Wells. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 96 minutes. Rated … Continue reading →

Crossroads (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Crossroads (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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CROSSROADS  (2002) Starring Britney Spears, Anson Mount, Zöe Saldana, Taryn Manning, Justin Long, Jamie Lynn Spears, Kool Moe Dee, Dan Aykroyd and Kim Cattrall. Screenplay by Shonda Rhimes. Directed by Tamra Davis. Distributed by Zomba Films/Paramount Pictures.  93minutes.   Rated PG-13. There are some people out there, more cynical than me, who would say that Crossroads is a … Continue reading →

Gosford Park (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Gosford Park (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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GOSFORD PARK  (2001) Starring Maggie Smith, Kristin Scott Thomas, Emily Watson, Alan Bates, Derek Jacobi, Michael Gambon, Helen Mirren, Richard E. Grant, Jeremy Northam, Bob Balaban and Ryan Phillippe. Screenplay by Julian Fellowes. Directed by Robert Altman. Distributed by Universal Pictures.   138 minutes.   Rated R. Gosford Park has been promoted as the return of the British … Continue reading →