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Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums
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Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums

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Marjane Satrapi Cooks Up A Tasty Chicken With Plums by Brad Balfour Iranian-born director and artist Marjane Satrapi lives in Paris, France, and has never lived in post-revolutionary Persia throughout her adult life. Yet her home country has shaped and influenced her creative work whether it be her written and drawn graphic novels or her feature films. In 2000, an independent … Continue reading →

Yellow Submarine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Yellow Submarine (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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YELLOW SUBMARINE (1968) Featuring the voices of Paul Angelis, John Clive, Dick Emery, Geoff Hughes, Lance Percival and Peter Batten, with a special guest appearance by John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr. Screenplay by Lee Minoff and Al Brodax and Jack Mendelsohn and Erich Segal. Directed by George Dunning. Live action Beatles … Continue reading →

Fernando Trueba Illustrates the History of Jazz with the Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita
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Fernando Trueba Illustrates the History of Jazz with the Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita

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Fernando Trueba Illustrates the History of Jazz with the Oscar-nominated Chico & Rita by Jay S. Jacobs Spanish film director Fernando Trueba has had a long, fascinating career which has branched out in many directions.  He started out as a movie critic in the 1970s for the newspaper El Pais.  He has since worked as an … Continue reading →

Puss In Boots (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Puss In Boots (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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PUSS IN BOOTS (2011) Featuring the voices of Antonio Banderas, Salma Hayek, Zach Galifianakis, Billy Bob Thornton, Amy Sedaris, Constance Marie, Guillermo del Toro, Mike Mitchell, Rich Dietl, Ryan Crego, Tom Wheeler, Conrad Vernon, Tom McGrath, Bob Joles, Latifa Ouaou, Bob Persichetti, Chris Miller, Jessica Schulte Jones and Nina Barry. Screenplay by Brian Lynch, David … Continue reading →

Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers
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Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers

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Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers by Jay S. Jacobs When we last left Sara Paxton, she was taking a huge chance in her career. After working most of her young career in light, comic roles, Paxton had taken a film very unlike any she had ever tried before – a remake of … Continue reading →

Beauty and the Beast – The Enchanted Christmas (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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Beauty and the Beast – The Enchanted Christmas (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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BEAUTY AND THE BEAST: THE ENCHANTED CHRISTMAS (1997) Featuring the voices of Paige O’Hara, Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, David Ogden Stiers, Bernadette Peters, Tim Curry, Haley Joel Osment, Frank Welker, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings, Kath Soucie, Paul Reubens and Angela Lansbury. Screenplay by Flip Kobler & Cindy Marcus and Bill Motz & Bob Roth. Directed … Continue reading →

Cars 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Cars 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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CARS 2 (2011) Featuring the voices of Larry the Cable Guy, Owen Wilson, Michael Caine, Emily Mortimer, Eddie Izzard, John Turturro, Brett Musberger, Joe Mantegna, Bonnie Hunt, Franco Nero, Darrell Waltrip, Jeff Garlin, Tony Shalhoub, Jason Isaacs, Jenifer Lewis, Vanessa Redgrave, Bruce Campbell, Cheech Marin, Jeff Gordon, Paul Dooley, Richard Kind, Katherine Helmond and John … Continue reading →

Gnomeo & Juliet (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Gnomeo & Juliet (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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GNOMEO & JULIET  (2011) Featuring the voices of James McAvoy, Emily Blunt, Michael Caine, Jason Statham, Maggie Smith, Patrick Stewart, Ashley Jensen, Jim Cummings, Richard Wilson, Julie Walters, Matt Lucas, Ozzy Osbourne, Dolly Parton and Hulk Hogan. Screenplay by Kelly Asbury, Mark Burton, Kevin Cecil, Emily Cook, Kathy Greenberg and Andy Riley. Directed by Kelly … Continue reading →

TRON: Legacy and TRON (PopEntertainment.com Movie Reviews)
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TRON: Legacy and TRON (PopEntertainment.com Movie Reviews)

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TRON: LEGACY (2010) Starring Jeff Bridges, Garrett Hedlund, Olivia Wilde, Bruce Boxleitner, Michael Sheen, James Frain, Beau Garrett, Anis Cheurfa, Serinda Swan, Yaya DaCosta, Elizabeth Mathis and Cillian Murphy. Screenplay by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz. Directed by Joseph Kosinski. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 125 minutes. Rated PG. TRON (1982) Starring Jeff Bridges, Bruce … Continue reading →

Bambi – Diamond Edition (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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Bambi – Diamond Edition (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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BAMBI – DIAMOND EDITION (1942) Featuring the voices of Hardie Albright, Stan Alexander, Peter Behn, Tim Davis, Donnie Dunagan, Ann Gillis, Sterling Holloway, Cammie King, Fred Shields, John Sutherland, Paula Winslowe and Will Wright. Screenplay by Larry Morey and Perce Pearce. Directed by David Hand. Distributed by Walt Disney  Pictures.  70 minutes.  Rated G. No … Continue reading →