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John Cusack Channels Poe in The Raven
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John Cusack Channels Poe in The Raven

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John Cusack Channels Poe in The Raven by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted April 26, 2012. John Cusack has spent decades now playing a stunningly diverse group of characters — everything from romantic comedy to serious drama to the occasional action film.  In the process, he has appeared in some of the most iconic films … Continue reading →

Steve Harris – Wide Awake in Dreamland
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Steve Harris – Wide Awake in Dreamland

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Steve Harris Wide Awake in Dreamland by Jay S. Jacobs Steve Harris is no stranger to smart, quirky television after having spent eight years playing lawyer Eugene Young on the acclaimed ensemble drama The Practice. However, little could prepare him for his latest role as a police detective on the mind-bending psychological drama Awake. The series stars … Continue reading →

Raza Jaffrey – Smashes Through to US Television Stardom
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Raza Jaffrey – Smashes Through to US Television Stardom

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Raza Jaffrey Smashes Through to US Television Stardom by Jay S. Jacobs British actor Raza Jaffrey has spent much time on the stage, mostly in London’s West End, so it may be a certain amount of synchronicity that his American breakthrough role is on a TV series that revolves around the theater.  Jaffrey is well-known in his native UK … Continue reading →

Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott – That’s What Friends Are For
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Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott – That’s What Friends Are For

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Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott That’s What Friends Are For by Jay S. Jacobs A while back actress and screenwriter Jennifer Westfeldt and her long-time boyfriend, Mad Men star Jon Hamm, noticed something odd happening in their lives.  Many of their friends, people who they used to go out with all the time, were now parents.  Slowly, … Continue reading →

Joel McHale and Dan Harmon – It Takes a Community
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Joel McHale and Dan Harmon – It Takes a Community

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Joel McHale and Dan Harmon It Takes a Community by Jay S. Jacobs After an extended winter break, the crazy students and faculty at Greendale Community College are back on campus – and you know what that means, new episodes of the cult fave must-see sitcom Community.  A few days before the show returned with a rash of new spring … Continue reading →

Gillian Jacobs and Jim Rash – Community Theater with a Surreal Bent
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Gillian Jacobs and Jim Rash – Community Theater with a Surreal Bent

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Gillian Jacobs and Jim Rash Community Theater with a Surreal Bent by Jay S. Jacobs They call Community “the little show that could,” so it comes as little surprise that the cult-favorite series was renewed by NBC for at least 13 episodes in a fourth season. The wonderfully surreal situation comedy – which has made something of … Continue reading →

Annie Hall and Manhattan (PopEntertainment.com Movie Reviews)
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Annie Hall and Manhattan (PopEntertainment.com Movie Reviews)

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ANNIE HALL (1977) Starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Shelley Duvall, Janet Margolin, Colleen Dewhurst, Christopher Walken, Donald Symington, Helen Ludlam, Mordecai Lawner, Joan Newman, Jonathan Munk, Ruth Volner, Martin Rosenblatt, Beverly D’Angelo, Shelley Hack, Jeff Goldblum, Lucy Lee Flippen, Gary Muledeer, Marshall McLuhan, Dick Cavett and Sigourney Weaver. Screenplay … Continue reading →

George Clooney Has Had a Very Good Year
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George Clooney Has Had a Very Good Year

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George Clooney Has Had a Very Good Year by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2011 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.  Posted: December 18, 2011.  Despite the media attention George Timothy Clooney gets for his love life, this dapper male star deserves the spotlight for a lot of the right things – his acting talents, social concerns, creative work, self-effacing … Continue reading →

Big Time Rush – The Music Sounds Better with Elevate
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Big Time Rush – The Music Sounds Better with Elevate

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Big Time Rush The Music Sounds Better with Elevate by Deborah Wagner What do you get when you take four friends from Minnesota, fly them to Los Angeles and try to make them pop stars?  The answer would be Big Time Rush (a.k.a. BTR) – a Nickelodeon hit TV show, lots of laughs, hit records, concert tours and so much more.  With a well-received hour long … Continue reading →