Wendell Pierce Doing God’s Will in New Orleans by Jay S. Jacobs Sometimes life can be going so well and suddenly almost everything you have ever known is completely torn apart. Take Wendell Pierce. He had long toiled to become a respected actor, appearing in films such as Waiting to Exhale, Sleepers, Get on the Bus, … Continue reading
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Paul Reiser – Life is But a Show
Paul Reiser Life is But a Show by Ronald Sklar “It was not something I was planning to do or looking to do, but I got a very nice invitation,” Paul Reiser tells me about the evolution of his new NBC series, The Paul Reiser Show. That friendly invite, from Warner Brothers Television, kindly requested Reiser … Continue reading
Eric Balfour – Eye on the Skyline
Eric Balfour Eye on the Skyline by Jay S. Jacobs Eric Balfour is one of those actors that you see all over the place. He started out as a child actor in the early 90s as a short-lived regular on the series Kids Incorporated. Since then, he has played a varied and interesting series of roles in TV and … Continue reading
Michael C. Hall – Welcome to the Peep World
Michael C. Hall Welcome to the Peep World by Jay S. Jacobs You have to wonder what it is like on Father’s Day at Michael C. Hall’s house. It certainly couldn’t be as bad as it is for his characters. Hall first burst into our consciousness when he played David Fisher, a gay funeral director … Continue reading
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost – Get High With Paul
Simon Pegg and Nick Frost Get High With Paul by Brad Balfour In Paul, screenwriters/actors Nick Frost and Simon Pegg crash the San Diego Comic-Con, forever endear themselves to the fanboys, mark off some of the talent they have on their “favorite stars to work with” list and get the girl… or alien. It was inevitable … Continue reading
The Adjustment Bureau (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE ADJUSTMENT BUREAU (2011) Starring Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, John Slattery, Terence Stamp, Anthony Mackie, Michael Kelly, Anthony Ruivivar, Daniel Dae Kim, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Liam Ferguson, Michael R. Bloomberg, James Carville, Mary Matalin, Jon Stewart and Wolf Blitzer. Screenplay by George Nolfi. Directed by George Nolfi. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 106 minutes. Rated PG-13. I’ve … Continue reading
Michael Biehn – Don’t Feel Bereavement For The Victim
Michael Biehn Don’t Feel Bereavement For The Victim by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2011 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: March 2, 2011. You know Michael Biehn, or at least you know his roles. He’s been in some of the iconic films of the past few decades. Biehn protected Linda Hamilton from the murderous android from … Continue reading
Henry Winkler – Fine Line Between Pleasure and Royal Pains
Henry Winkler Fine Line Between Pleasure and Royal Pains by Jay S. Jacobs It’s always fun to talk with a television icon – particularly one who you grew up watching. I’d be a huge fan of Henry Winkler even if his wasn’t the first autograph that I ever got from a celebrity, because when I … Continue reading
Robert Duvall – Takes the High Road to Get Low
Robert Duvall Takes the High Road to Get Low by Brad Balfour When Get Low hit the festival circuit earlier this year, veteran actor Robert Duvall came to town and did a few interview sessions to discuss this film, his career, and playing roles like the irascible Felix Bush. The grungy, ill-kempt Bush is this mysterious hermit … Continue reading
Colin Firth – Oscar Nominee Refines The King’s Speech
Colin Firth Oscar Nominee Refines The King’s Speech by Brad Balfour To the hardcore Jane Austen fans, 50-year-old English actor Colin Firth will always be Mr. Darcy after he appeared in a wet shirt in the BBC mini-series of Pride and Prejudice. But he really landed at the top of the hot lists with his 2009 … Continue reading