Eva Longoria – Celebrating La Raza with The ALMA Awards by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that glamorous and super-smart actress Eva Longoria has been host of The Annual ALMA Awards for eight years now. Created by the NCLR (National Council of La Raza), the largest national Latino civil rights and advocacy organization … Continue reading
Reese Witherspoon – Highlights the Truth of “The Good Lie” by Brad Balfour Nashville, Tennessee, might seem as remote a place from the African nation of Sudan as one could imagine. Yet given the fantastic journey of thousands of Lost Boys (and girls) who came to the United States in the 1990s — after an arduous walk from their homeland … Continue reading
In This Cinematic Telling Soul Godfather James Brown Taught Us How to Get On Up by Brad Balfour Though by no means a perfect film or conventional biopic, the recently released Get On Up wrangles with the complicated life of one of pop music’s pioneers and enduring legends: James Brown, the Godfather of Soul. If … Continue reading
Megan Fox – TMNT’s Star Talks Pregnant Action Scenes & Which Turtle She’d Marry by Brad Balfour http://popentertainment-interviews.tumblr.com/post/95133157264/megan-fox-tmnts-star-talks-pregnant-action As if it were perfectly titled for her, actress Megan Fox made her film debut in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen, starring opposite Lindsay Lohan. Following that appearance, Fox won the lead female role, Mikaela Banes, … Continue reading
Actor Jeff Bridges, Director Phillip Noyce Bring Lois Lowry’s Novel “The Giver” To Screens by Brad Balfour That it took two decades for the social science fiction book The Giver to be made into an effects-enhanced film well after The Hunger Games, Divergent, and other dystopian teen tales could be viewed either a blessing or … Continue reading
Brendan Gleeson, Kelly Reilly and John Michael McDonagh Take a Dark Look At Religion In Calvary by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2014 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: August 1, 2014. When Irish actor Brendan Gleeson and writer/director John Michael McDonagh worked together on the surprisingly popular 2011 hit The Guard, a movie dream team was born. Gleeson and McDonagh saw a … Continue reading
Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Vivica Fox and Anthony C. Ferrante It’s Raining Sharks in the City that Never Sleeps by Ali Speiss It was July of 2013 when we first heard the name Sharknado. And now they’re back! Sharknado was a surprisingly popular horror/comedy flick on the Syfy network that premiered last year and starred … Continue reading
Aya Cash, Chris Geere, Desmin Borges and Kether Donohue Who’s The Worst? by Jay S. Jacobs http://popentertainment-interviews.tumblr.com/post/92087059959/aya-cash-chris-geere-desmin-borges-and-kether The missing component in most romantic comedies is a refreshing dose of hardened cynicism, and FX’s new series You’re the Worst has a heaping helping of that special ingredient. The show is basically an anti-Valentine, a perfect bouquet … Continue reading
The Witches of East End – The Complete First Season (Fox Home Video – 2014) http://popentertainment-moviereviews.tumblr.com/post/90452721851/the-witches-of-east-end-the-complete-first Lifetime cable network has had a bit of trouble getting their dramatic series to catch on. It will occasionally get a brief buzz in a long-running series like Drop Dead Diva or Army Wives, but more often have series … Continue reading
Joey King – Wish She Was Here by Jay S. Jacobs It seems almost like a cliché to say that Joey King has grown up before our eyes, but literally that is true. The young actress, who will be turning 15 next month, has been in front of the cameras since she was only six, … Continue reading
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