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James Spader – Fade to Blacklist
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James Spader – Fade to Blacklist

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James Spader Fade to Blacklist by Jay S. Jacobs James Spader has made something of a specialty in playing suave, sophisticated, seductive and morally bankrupt men. As such, he may have found his alpha character in master-criminal Raymond “Red” Reddington in NBC’s new hit series The Blacklist. Red is a super-criminal, the top of the FBI’s … Continue reading →

Robert Redford – Finds All is Lost Stirs Accolades at This Year’s NYFF
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Robert Redford – Finds All is Lost Stirs Accolades at This Year’s NYFF

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Robert Redford Finds All is Lost Stirs Accolades at This Year’s NYFF by Brad Balfour If any movie suggests both the pleasure and torture of solitude, it’s J.C. Chandor’s NYFF main slate entry, All Is Lost. Only such a seasoned actor as the 77 year old Robert Redford could propel such a simple narrative —  of … Continue reading →

Sandra Bullock, Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman & Jonás Cuarón – Defying and Defining Gravity
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Sandra Bullock, Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman & Jonás Cuarón – Defying and Defining Gravity

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Sandra Bullock, Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman & Jonás Cuarón – Defying and Defining Gravity by Jay S. Jacobs Even before she won the Best Actress Oscar for The Blind Side in 2010, Sandra Bullock was happy to take chances when taking on a role. However, never in her long and varied career has she gotten … Continue reading →

World War Z (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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World War Z (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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WORLD WAR Z (2013) Starring Brad Pitt, Mireille Enos, Daniella Kertesz, James Badge Dale, Ludi Boeken, Matthew Fox, Fana Mokoena, David Morse, Elyes Gabel, Peter Capaldi and Sterling Jerins. Screenplay by Matthew Michael Carnahan, Drew Goddard and Damon Lindelof. Directed by Marc Forster. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 116 minutes. Rated PG-13. In general, I’m not … Continue reading →

Insidious: Chapter 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Insidious: Chapter 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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INSIDIOUS: CHAPTER 2 (2013) Starring Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Lin Shaye, Barbara Hershey, Ty Simpkins, Leigh Whannell, Angus Sampson, Steve Coulter, Andrew Astor, Hank Harris, Jocelin Donahue, Lindsay Seim, Danielle Bisutti, Tyler Griffin, Garrett Ryan and Tom Fitzpatrick. Screenplay by Leigh Whannell. Directed by James Wan. Distributed by FilmDistrict. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. The original … Continue reading →

Rose Byrne – Returns to a Place That Is Insidious
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Rose Byrne – Returns to a Place That Is Insidious

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Rose Byrne – Returns to a Place That Is Insidious by Jay S. Jacobs Australian actress Rose Byrne has done just about everything in her young career – TV, movies, comedy, drama, period pieces, blockbusters, indies, horror – but Insidious: Chapter 2 is the first time she has revisited a character in a sequel. It’s … Continue reading →

Patrick Wilson – Conjuring Up Something Insidious
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Patrick Wilson – Conjuring Up Something Insidious

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Patrick Wilson – Conjuring Up Something Insidious by Jay S. Jacobs If Patrick Wilson has been looking a little haunted lately, it is not just a coincidence.  In the last few years, Wilson and horror director James Wan (Saw, Death Sentence) have teamed up on three films in which Wilson has played a family man … Continue reading →

Waifish Rooney Mara Reveals Some of Herself in Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
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Waifish Rooney Mara Reveals Some of Herself in Ain’t Them Bodies Saints

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Waifish Rooney Mara Reveals Some of Herself in Ain’t Them Bodies Saints by Brad Balfour Against the backdrop of 1970s Texas Hill Country, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints tells a gothic American tale of three characters straddling various sides of the law – outlaw Bob Muldoon (Casey Affleck), his wife Ruth Guthrie (Rooney Mara), and local … Continue reading →

Thunder Levin – Sharknado‘s Screenwriter Discusses Penning The SyFy Film Phenomenon While Beginning Work On Sharknado 2: The Second One, His New Indie Film, And His Science Fiction Epic TV Series!
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Thunder Levin – Sharknado‘s Screenwriter Discusses Penning The SyFy Film Phenomenon While Beginning Work On Sharknado 2: The Second One, His New Indie Film, And His Science Fiction Epic TV Series!

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Thunder Levin Sharknado‘s Screenwriter Discusses Penning The SyFy Film Phenomenon While Beginning Work On Sharknado 2: The Second One, His New Indie Film, And His Science Fiction Epic TV Series! by Arlene R. Weiss The SyFy Cable Television Network is well known for its deliciously campy cheese fest of so-bad-it’s-good, made for TV, science fiction, … Continue reading →

Eric Bana – Australian Actor Electrifies with Brit Spy Thriller Closed Circuit
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Eric Bana – Australian Actor Electrifies with Brit Spy Thriller Closed Circuit

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Eric Bana – Australian Actor Electrifies with Brit Spy Thriller Closed Circuit by Brad Balfour Melbourne-based actor Eric Bana has played his share of heroes and villains. Initially thanks to his rugged good looks and naturally buff physique, he’s been cast as a heroic good guy in The Hulk or Munich even as a romantic … Continue reading →