Ellen Page Nurtures the Screen In Juno by Brad Balfour When Juno was first released, who would have believed that this quirky comedy with a strong female perspective on youthful sexuality and teen pregnancy written by an ex-stripper would so resonate with both the public and the awards-nominating community? But impact it did, garnering key Oscar nominations, … Continue reading
Mary-Louise Parker Learns A Lot About The Spiderwick Chronicles by Brad Balfour It may have required an intoxicant for actress Mary-Louise Parker to play the perplexed mom who learns about The Spiderwick Chronicles the hard way – through an attack from goblins – she eventually gets a handle on the fantastic situation behind this incredible tale. Parker … Continue reading
Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy Love and Death in Bruges by Jay S. Jacobs After a few years of toiling on big-budget blockbusters that only occasionally took flight – Oliver Stone’s Alexander and Michael Mann’s Miami Vice come to mind – Colin Farrell has definitely downsized for his latest two roles. Ironically, in both Martin … Continue reading
Marisol Nichols Is Having One Hell of a Day by Jay S. Jacobs It takes a rather special person to run CTU – the fictional super-secret counter-terrorism agency that is the focus of the popular Kiefer Sutherland adventure series 24. Which brings us to Marisol Nichols, the actress and philanthropist that spent season six of the show as Nadia Yassir, … Continue reading
James McAvoy and Keira Knightley On the Day of Atonement by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 7, 2007. Playing the star-crossed lovers whose entire futures are blown apart by a little girl’s unfair allegation in Atonement, British actors James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland, The Chronicles of Narnia) … Continue reading
ATONEMENT (2007) Starring James McAvoy, Keira Knightley, Romola Garai, Saoirse Ronan, Vanessa Redgrave, Brenda Blethyn, Juno Temple, Michelle Duncan, Gina McKee, Harriet Walters and Anthony Minghella. Screenplay by Christopher Hampton. Directed by Joe Wright. Distributed by Focus Features. 123 minutes. Rated R. When a film has a title like Atonement, you’re probably not in for an uplifting … Continue reading
Marisa Tomei Makes Sure We Know She’s There In Sidney Lumet’s Latest by Brad Balfour In a film loaded up with some of the finest New York theater actors, Marisa Tomei made sure she stood out in Sidney Lumet’s Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead. Since its release, the film has stood out as well, garnering … Continue reading
Rachael Lawrence Doesn’t Really Mind Entering Her 30s by Jay S. Jacobs Fame can come from lots of different directions. Rachael Lawrence is determined to meet it head on. A California-born-and-bred multi-hyphenate; Lawrence has spent the last decade or so working as a singer, songwriter, actress, director and producer. She has even been a popular … Continue reading
Valerie Harper Good as Golda by Ronald Sklar Even all these decades later, the woman who played one of the most beloved TV characters of all time still arouses intense reactions. “Little old Jewish ladies grab my cheeks and say, ‘sweetheart, darling, they tell me you’re not Jewish. Say it isn’t so,’” says Valerie Harper, who played the … Continue reading
Gina Holden No Flash in the Pan by Jay S. Jacobs When you think of the word “nerd,” in general the picture that comes to mind looks nothing like Gina Holden. After all, she is beautiful, poised, talented and successful – not usually traits that one associates with the term. Yet, Holden will openly acknowledge … Continue reading
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