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Ratatouille (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Ratatouille (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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RATATOUILLE (2007) Featuring the voices of Patton Oswalt, Lou Romano, Ian Holm, Janeane Garafolo, Brian Dennehy, Peter Sohn, Brad Garrett, Will Arnett, Julius Callahan, James Remar, John Ratzenberger, Teddy Newton, Tony Fucile, Jake Steinfeld and Peter O’Toole. Screenplay by Brad Bird. Directed by Brad Bird. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated G. If … Continue reading →

Indie film icon Dermot Mulroney is honored at Philadelphia Film Festival for career accomplishments
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Indie film icon Dermot Mulroney is honored at Philadelphia Film Festival for career accomplishments

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Indie film icon Dermot Mulroney is honored at Philadelphia Film Festival for career accomplishments by Ronald Sklar Actor Dermot Mulroney was honored with an American Independent Award at this year’s Philadelphia Film Festival. Immediately after the ceremony was the premiere screening of the independent film Dante’s Inferno, with Mulroney in the lead role. Mulroney, 43, has … Continue reading →

Meet the Robinsons (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Meet the Robinsons (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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MEET THE ROBINSONS (2007) Starring the voices of Angela Bassett, Daniel Hansen, Jordan Fry, Matthew Josten, John H.H. Ford, Dara McGarry, Tom Kenny, Laurie Metcalf, Don Hall, Paul Butcher, Tracy Miller-Zarneke, Wesley Singerman, Jessie Flower, Stephen J. Anderson, Ethan Sandler, Harland Williams, Adam West and Tom Selleck. Screenplay by Jon Bernstein. Directed by Stephen J. … Continue reading →

Gil Kenan Makes a Monstrous House
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Gil Kenan Makes a Monstrous House

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GIL KENAN MAKES A MONSTROUS HOUSE by Brad Balfour What a break for first-time feature animation film director Gil Kenan. After Executive producers Steven Spielberg and Robert Zemeckis saw his live-action/animated horror-fantasy short, The Lark he was awarded the directing seat for Monster House – and now is nominated for a Best Animated Feature Oscar. The story goes something … Continue reading →

Kathy Najimy – Mother, Activist, Actress…
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Kathy Najimy – Mother, Activist, Actress…

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Kathy Najimy – Mother, Activist, Actress… by Jay S. Jacobs You couldn’t have made up Kathy Najimy’s life story if you tried.  She was not rich, nor did she have formal theatrical training.  She was not a supermodel, nor did she have connections in show business.  Yet, through a combination of smarts, talent, quirky humor and tenaciousness, … Continue reading →

Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson and Chris Noonan – Getting to Know Miss Potter
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Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson and Chris Noonan – Getting to Know Miss Potter

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Renee Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Emily Watson and Chris Noonan Getting to Know Miss Potter by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com.  All rights reserved.  Posted: February 9, 2007. Though Miss Potter doesn’t seem to be a film that would be interesting to anyone but say, a Zellweger or McGregor completist, this biopic about the creator of the world’s most … Continue reading →

John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky – Kings of the Hill
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John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky – Kings of the Hill

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John Altschuler and Dave Krinsky Kings of the Hill by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved.  Posted: January 26, 2007. There’s a dirty little secret that Hollywood doesn’t tell all the people who move there in pursuit of wealth and power from working in television.  Even if you get involved with a popular show … Continue reading →

Happy Feet (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Happy Feet (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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HAPPY FEET  (2006) Featuring the voices of Elijah Wood, Robin Williams, Brittany Murphy, Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman, Hugo Weaving, Anthony LaPaglia, E.G. Daily, Steve Irwin, Johnny A. Sanchez, Carlos Alazraqui, Lombardo Boyar, Jeff Garcia, Fat Joe, Chrissie Hynde, Roger Rose, Peter Carroll and Larry Moss. Screenplay by George Miller,  John Collee, Judy Morris and Warren … Continue reading →

Robert Downey Jr – To the Future, Darkly
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Robert Downey Jr – To the Future, Darkly

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ROBERT DOWNEY, JR. TO THE FUTURE, DARKLY BY JAY S. JACOBS When director Richard Linklater (Dazed and Confused, School of Rock, Before Sunset) decided to film sci-fi novelist Philip K. Dick’s extremely autobiographical 1977 drug cautionary tale A Scanner Darkly, he knew he was taking a big chance artistically and commercially. He’s not the first – Dick’s pitch-black world … Continue reading →

A Scanner Darkly (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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A Scanner Darkly (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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A SCANNER DARKLY (2006) Starring Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson, Winona Ryder, Rory Cochrane, Mitch Baker, Sean Allen, Cliff Haby, Steven Chester Prince, Natasha Velez, Mark Turner, Chamblee Ferguson and Angela Rawna. Screenplay by Richard Linklater. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 100 minutes. Rated R. Sci-fi author Philip K. … Continue reading →