Sullivan Stapleton Seeing Past His Blindspot by Jay S. Jacobs NBC’s buzzworthy new action series Blindspot has one hell of a jumping off point. One night a large duffle bag mysteriously appears in the middle of New York’s Times Square, with a note on it to contact the FBI. The busiest area in the US … Continue reading
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Sam de Jong – Dutch Film Director Crowns a Prince
Sam de Jong Dutch Film Director Crowns a Prince by Brad Balfour English-language movies documenting society’s underbelly include such classics as the hard-nosed Last Exit To Brooklyn or the comparatively benign West Side Story. There’s a body of work that’s emerged out of England’s rock subcultures from the ’50s on up. But fewer films detail … Continue reading
Katrina Bowden – Taking on Public Morals
Katrina Bowden Taking on Public Morals by Ronald Sklar Hey, don’t make her career talk to the hand, just because she’s beautiful. At one time, Katrina Bowden may have been voted Esquire‘s Sexiest Woman Alive, and she is (so far) best known as Cerie, the vapid model/intern/Liz-Lemon foil on 30 Rock, but that doesn’t mean she doesn’t deserve to be … Continue reading
Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell Talk About Becoming Superheroes in Making Fantastic Four
Miles Teller, Kate Mara, Michael B. Jordan and Jamie Bell Talk About Becoming Superheroes in Making Fantastic Four by Brad Balfour In the aftermath of Fantastic Four‘s opening, critical reaction hasn’t exactly been glowing. From established critics to the blogosphere, from the Rotten Tomato reporters to serious fan-geeks, this Fantastic Four re-imagining hasn’t fared well — though maybe it is an overreaction, given … Continue reading
Michael Dorn Promotes Worf To Starship Captain
Michael Dorn Promotes Worf To Starship Captain by Brad Balfour Actor Michael Dorn is making sure the world doesn’t forget the original Star Trek universe and the character he lived in for nearly 20 years — the Klingon Lieutenant Commander Worf. And he is doing it not only through appearing at Comic-Cons and in the … Continue reading
The Third Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE THIRD MAN (1949) Starring Joseph Cotton, Alida Valli, Orson Welles, Trevor Howard, Bernard Lee, Paul Hoerbiger, Ernst Deutsch, Siegfried Breuer, Erich Ponto, Hedwig Bleibtreu and Wilfrid Hyde-White. Screenplay by Graham Greene. Directed by Carol Reed. Distributed by Rialto Pictures/Studio Canal. 104 minutes. Not Rated. Nearly 30 years on from his death, Orson Welles is … Continue reading
Jurassic World (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
JURASSIC WORLD (2015) Starring Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Vincent D’onofrio, Ty Simpkins, Nick Robinson, Omar Sy, B.D. Wong, Irrfan Khan, Jake Johnson, Brian Tee, Lauren Lapkus, Katie McGrath, Judy Greer, Andy Buckley, Lauren Lapkus, Brian Tee, Katie McGrath and Jimmy Fallon. Screenplay by Colin Trevorrow, Rick Jaffa, Amanda Silver and Derek Connolly. Directed by … Continue reading
Project Almanac (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PROJECT ALMANAC (2015) Starring Jonny Weston, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Virginia Gardner, Allen Evangelista, Amy Landecker, Sam Lerner, Gary Weeks, Gary Grubbs, Macsen Lintz, Michelle DeFraites, Curry Stone, Jamila Thompson, Katie Garfield, Hillary Harley, Courtney Bowers and Imagine Dragons. Screenplay by Andrew Deutschman and Jason Pagan. Directed by Dean Israelite. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 106 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
The Search For Freedom (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE SEARCH FOR FREEDOM (2015) Featuring Ron Kauk, Robby Naish, Kai Lenny, Gary Fisher, Bruce Brown, Bob McKnight, Yvon Chouinard, Nyjah Houston, Kelia Moniz, Tom Schaar, Danny Way, Glenn Singleman, Heather Swan, Shane McConkey, Tony Hawk, Chris Burkard, Robbie Maddison, Warren Miller, Kelly Slater, Logan Laplante, Steve Pezman, Rob Campbell, Eric Crosland, Jeremy Jones, Annie … Continue reading
Hot Pursuit (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HOT PURSUIT (2015) Starring Reese Witherspoon, Sofia Vergara, John Carroll Lynch, Robert Kazinsky, Joaquin Cosio, Richard T. Jones, Mike Birbiglia, Jim Gaffigan, Vincent Laresca, Matthew Del Negro, Michael Mosley, Benny Nieves, Michael Ray Escamilla, Abigail James Witherspoon, Harley Graham, Bryce Romero and Joe Camp III. Screenplay by David Feeney and John Quaintance. Directed by Anne … Continue reading