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Zach Galifianakis, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind of a Funny Interview
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Zach Galifianakis, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind of a Funny Interview

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Zach Galifianakis, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck – It’s Kind of a Funny Interview by Jay S. Jacobs Originally posted on October 8, 2010. The movie version of Ned Vizzini’s popular semi-autobiographical young adult novel It’s Kind of a Funny Story is certainly different than most films that take place in a mental health facility. … Continue reading →

Scott Turow – Return to Innocent
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Scott Turow – Return to Innocent

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Scott Turow Return to Innocent by Jay S. Jacobs Is it fair to say that Scott Turow has made the law sexy and dangerous? Well, perhaps that is a bit of a stretch.  However, over the past two decades lawyer and novelist Turow has fostered the reputation as the finest writer of legal thrillers, creating … Continue reading →

Belinda Carlisle – Loosens Her Lips
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Belinda Carlisle – Loosens Her Lips

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Belinda Carlisle Loosens Her Lips by Jay S. Jacobs “It was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done, actually,” Belinda Carlisle admits, chuckling. That’s a pretty impressive statement coming from a woman who has regularly defied the odds to make her dreams come true.  When she was in her twenties, she was the lead … Continue reading →

Bon Appetit with Oscar-nominees Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci
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Bon Appetit with Oscar-nominees Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci

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Bon Appetit with Oscar-nominees Meryl Streep & Stanley Tucci by Brad Balfour Looking very Julia Child-like, actor Meryl Streep, the latter half of Julie and Julia, stepped up to the press conference table in a long grey dress cut to mid-calf, wearing a string of pearls. Her screen husband, Stanley Tucci, wore a sport coat … Continue reading →

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Price (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Harry Potter and the Half Blood Price (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE (2009) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, Emma Watson, Jim Broadbent, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Michael Gambon, Alan Rickman, Maggie Smith, Evanna Lynch, Jessie Cave, Bonnie Wright, Tom Felton, Hero Fiennes-Tiffin, Frank Dillane, Warwick Davis, Helen McCrory, Julie Walters, Mark Williams, David Thewlis, Natalia Tena, Freddie Stroma, … Continue reading →

Susan Olsen – Gets Down with Her Bad Show
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Susan Olsen – Gets Down with Her Bad Show

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Susan Olsen Gets Down with Her Bad Show By Ronald Sklar “It was a spectactular turd,” says Susan Olsen. She speaks of the infamous Brady Bunch Variety Hour, which inexplicably ran on ABC-TV for a very short time in 1976 and 1977. Olsen played Cindy Brady, the youngest of the clan, on the original series from … Continue reading →

George Hamilton Doesn’t Mind if He Does
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George Hamilton Doesn’t Mind if He Does

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GEORGE HAMILTON DOESN’T MIND IF HE DOES By Ken Sharp Permanently suntanned with a perfect smile and possessing the uncanny charm and urbane sophistication of a second-generation Cary Grant, most people think they’ve got actor George Hamilton figured out. But there’s more than meets the eye to the 69-year-old thespian. Carving out over 50 years … Continue reading →

Josh Lucas and David Strathairn Lend Their Voices To Trumbo
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Josh Lucas and David Strathairn Lend Their Voices To Trumbo

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Josh Lucas and David Strathairn Lend Their Voices To Trumbo by Brad Balfour Originally posted on July 1, 2008. Though not quite the stars of Trumbo, actors Josh Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama) and David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck), join with Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Danny Glover, Nathan Lane and … Continue reading →

Leslie Jordan – Pink Carpet Story
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Leslie Jordan – Pink Carpet Story

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Leslie Jordan Pink Carpet Story by Ronald Sklar Emmy-award-winning actor Leslie Jordan is perhaps best known as Karen’s arch nemesis, Beverley Leslie, on Will and Grace. However, his association with that groundbreaking series only fortified his own true Hollywood story. He had been “in” as an out actor since he got off the bus in Hollywood … Continue reading →

The Last Great Fight – Author Joe Layden Ponders the Demise of Boxing
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The Last Great Fight – Author Joe Layden Ponders the Demise of Boxing

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The Last Great Fight Author Joe Layden Ponders the Demise of Boxing by Ronald Sklar With the increasing fragmentation of American entertainment, there is bound to be a few old traditions that will go the way of vaudeville. One of the more unfortunate examples as of late is the sport of boxing. Once the king … Continue reading →