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The Best of the Electric Company (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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The Best of the Electric Company (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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The Electric Company The Best of the Electric Company (Shout! Factory-2006) HEY, YOU GUYS! Just when you thought you couldn’t recapture any more of your TV-watching childhood, The Electric Company has surprisingly and blessedly come to DVD. Nowhere near as good as you remember it – with crude graphics, cheesy synthesizers and overlong segments (it’s stuffed to the … Continue reading →

I Love Lucy – The Complete Fourth Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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I Love Lucy – The Complete Fourth Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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I Love Lucy The Complete Fourth Season (1954-1955) (Paramount-2005) Do we really love Lucy, or have we been brainwashed to think we do, like in The Manchurian Candidate? When the laughter subsides, is Lucy truly deserving of our love? Is she as overwhelmingly funny as we are led to believe? Does the Empress have no clown … Continue reading →

National Lampoon’s Pucked (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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National Lampoon’s Pucked (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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NATIONAL LAMPOON’S PUCKED (2006) Featuring Jon Bon Jovi, Estella Warren, David Faustino, Nora Dunn, Cary Elwes, Curtis Armstrong, Pat Kilbane, Jonathan Furr, Dot Marie Jones, Danielle James, J. David Shapiro, Dana Barron, Mark Povinelli, Al Wiggins, Sal Catalano, Angela Bennett and Gizza Elizondo. Screenplay by Matty Simmons and William Dozier & Sal Catalano & Shakes … Continue reading →

Albert Brooks and Sheetal Sheth – Looking for Symmetry with the Muslim World
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Albert Brooks and Sheetal Sheth – Looking for Symmetry with the Muslim World

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Albert Brooks and Sheetal Sheth Looking for Symmetry with the Muslim World by Jay S. Jacobs Albert Brooks is no stranger to controversy. He has done comic films mocking love (Modern Romance), death (Defending Your Life), consumerism (Lost in America), family (Mother), artistry (The Muse) and the voyeuristic tendencies of the American people (Real Life). Still, the respected filmmaker is a little taken … Continue reading →

Jeremy Piven – Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man
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Jeremy Piven – Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man

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Jeremy Piven Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man By Marcie Somers It’s 10 a.m. in Los Angeles and Jeremy Piven’s day has long since begun. He’s had several meetings and reviewed his lines before he heads to a rehearsal for his hit TV show, Entourage. After that, he’s off to the American Music Awards. In … Continue reading →

Grandma’s Boy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Grandma’s Boy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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GRANDMA’S BOY (2006) Starring Allen Covert, Linda Cardellini, Doris Roberts, Shirley Jones, Shirley Knight, Peter Dante, Joel David Moore, Kevin Nealon, Nick Swardson, Jonah Hill, Kelvin Yu, Chuck Church, Scott Halberstadt, Heidi Hawking, Shana Hyatt, David Spade and Rob Schneider. Screenplay by Barry Wernick, Allen Covert and Nick Swardson. Directed by Nicholaus Goossen. Distributed by … Continue reading →

Gilmore Girls – The Complete Fifth Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Gilmore Girls – The Complete Fifth Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

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Gilmore Girls The Complete Fifth Season (2004-2005) (Warner Brothers-2005) Cleverness is not a term that you often hear used for television series.  You find shows that are quirky, or intelligent, or strive for importance.  It’s sadly rare that you run across a show that is truly whip-smart.  Gilmore Girls is one of those special shows.  It is … Continue reading →

Fun With Dick and Jane (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Fun With Dick and Jane (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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FUN WITH DICK AND JANE (2005) Starring Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin, Richard Jenkins, Angie Harmon, Jeff Garlin, John Michael Higgins, Maggie Rowe, Carlos Jacott, Richard Burgi and Ralph Nader. Screenplay by Judd Apatow, Nicholas Stoller and Peter Tolan. Directed by Dean Parisot. Distributed by Columbia Pictures.  90 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Hollywood continues with … Continue reading →

Linda Cardellini – Miss Versatality
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Linda Cardellini – Miss Versatality

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Linda Cardellini Miss Versatility by Jay S. Jacobs Most actors have a very specific zone in which they are comfortable. There are wonderful dramatic actors, for example, who could not deliver a punch line to save their lives. On the other hand, many comic actors have trouble projecting pathos and tragedy.  Linda Cardellini does not … Continue reading →