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Goodbye Christopher Robin (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Goodbye Christopher Robin (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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GOODBYE CHRISTOPHER ROBIN (2017) Starring Domhnall Gleeson, Margot Robbie, Kelly Macdonald, Alex Lawther, Stephen Campbell Moore, Vicki Pepperdine, Richard McCabe, Geraldine Somerville, Phoebe Waller-Bridge and Will Tilston. Screenplay by Frank Cottrell-Boyce and Simon Vaughan. Directed by Simon Curtis. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 107 minutes. Rated PG. Leave the kids at home and pack your … Continue reading →

Luke Davies – An Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Enters the Lion Den
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Luke Davies – An Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Enters the Lion Den

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Luke Davies An Oscar-Nominated Screenwriter Enters the Lion Den by Jay S. Jacobs When Luke Davies first heard the story of Saroo Brierley – an Indian man who lost his way home as a five year old boy, ended up getting adopted by a couple in Australia, and only found his birth family 25 years … Continue reading →

Raoul Peck – Oscar Nominated Director’s I’m Not Your Negro Shows That Writer James Baldwin Wasn’t
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Raoul Peck – Oscar Nominated Director’s I’m Not Your Negro Shows That Writer James Baldwin Wasn’t

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Raoul Peck Oscar Nominated Director’s I’m Not Your Negro Shows That Writer James Baldwin Wasn’t by Brad Balfour Director Raoul Peck is not your typical filmmaker. Even though he has established a solid set of credits such as making the 2000 documentary Lumumba or his fictional 2005 narrative, Sometimes in April, the Port-au-Prince, Haiti, born … Continue reading →

James Patterson and Tim Malloy Investigate the Murder of a Small Town
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James Patterson and Tim Malloy Investigate the Murder of a Small Town

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James Patterson and Tim Malloy Investigate the Murder of a Small Town by Jay S. Jacobs They are not the type of towns that most people notice.  Belle Glade and Pahokee are on the far west side of Florida’s opulent Palm Beach County.  They are an hour drive from the glamorous estates, world-famous shopping and … Continue reading →

Jake Marcionette – Surviving in the YA World
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Jake Marcionette – Surviving in the YA World

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Jake Marcionette Surviving in the YA World by Jay S. Jacobs When you hear the term Young Adult books, you tend to think of these younger people as being the readers of the books, not the writers. Jake Marcionette is doing his part to change that conception. Marcionette was only 12 years old when he … Continue reading →

Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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ME AND EARL AND THE DYING GIRL (2015) Starring Thomas Mann, RJ Cyler, Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman, Connie Britton, Molly Shannon, Katherine C. Hughes, Jon Bernthal, Masam Holden, Matt Bennett, Bobb’e J. Thompson, Chelsea T. Zhang, Gavin Dietz and Edward DeBruce III. Screenplay by Jesse Andrews. Directed by Alfonso Gomez-Rejon. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.  … Continue reading →

Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara, Garrett Hedlund, Levi Miller, Jason Fuchs and Joe Wright Give A New Life to Peter Pan In Prequel
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Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara, Garrett Hedlund, Levi Miller, Jason Fuchs and Joe Wright Give A New Life to Peter Pan In Prequel

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Hugh Jackman, Rooney Mara, Garrett Hedlund, Levi Miller, Jason Fuchs and Joe Wright Give A New Life to Peter Pan In Prequel by Brad Balfour Ever since Scottish novelist/playwright J.M. Barrie’s Peter Pan first appeared over a hundred years ago, the play and novel became source material for a slew of retellings. No wonder, it’s … Continue reading →

Dark Places (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Dark Places (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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DARK PLACES  (2015) Starring Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Christina Hendricks, Corey Stoll, Tye Sheridan, Chloë Grace Moretz, Sterling Jerins, Andrea Roth, Sean Bridgers, J. LaRose, Jennifer Pierce Mathus, Shannon Kook, Drea de Matteo, Addy Miller, Dan Hewitt, Natalie Precht, Madison McGuire and Sterling Jerins. Screenplay by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. Directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner. Distributed by A24 … Continue reading →

Reed Alexander – Taking KewlBites Out of Life
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Reed Alexander – Taking KewlBites Out of Life

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Reed Alexander Taking KewlBites Out of Life by Ally Abramson You may know Reed Alexander as a 21-year-old former Nickelodeon star who tormented iCarly, playing the infamous villain Nevel Papperman. However, over the past few years since the end of the show, he has been transformed. Alexander has found his passion in cooking healthy and … Continue reading →