NATIONAL LAMPOON’S ADAM AND EVE (2005) Starring Cameron Douglas, Emmanuelle Chriqui, Chad Lindberg, Jake Hoffman, Brian Klugman, Branden Williams, Courtney Peldon, China Jesusita Shavers, Terri Garber, George Dzundza, Alan Havey and Mike Elling. Screenplay by Justin Kanew. Directed by Jeff Kanew. Distributed by Lightning Entertainment. 91 minutes. Rated R. Once upon a time, National Lampoon was a … Continue reading
Category Archives: Comedy
Peter Funt – Speaking Candidly
Peter Funt Speaking Candidly by Ronald Sklar With Rhino’s release of the most classic of Candid Camera broadcasts (Candid Camera: Five Decades of Smiles), we can relive and re-examine the show that not only entertained us but taught us about human nature. The concept was nurtured and taken to icon status by its late host and producer, … Continue reading
Junebug (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
JUNEBUG (2005) Starring Amy Adams, Embeth Davitz, Benjamin McKenzie, Alessandro Nivola, Frank Hoyt Taylor, Celia Weston, Scott Wilson, Amy Barefoot, Annette Beatty, Matt Besser, Beth Bostic, Jamie Castlebury, Carrie Daniel, Jeffrey Dean Foster, Katherine Foster, Teresa Fowler, Keith Harris, Victoria Jackson, Kevin Harlow Jasper, Tarra Jolly, David Kuhn, Laura Lashley, John Eddie McGee, John McGee, … Continue reading
Kicking and Screaming (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
KICKING AND SCREAMING (2005) Starring Will Ferrell, Robert Duvall, Kate Walsh, Mike Ditka, Musetta Vander, Dylan McLaughlin, Josh Hutcherson, Steven Anthony Lawrence, Jeremy Bergman, Elliot Cho, Erik Walker, Dallas McKinney, Francesco Liotti, Alessandro Ruggiero, Sammy Fine, Timmy Deters, Dave Herman, Rachael Harris, Laura Kightlinger, Jim Turner, Julia Campbell, Phill Lewis and David Bowe. Screenplay by … Continue reading
In Her Shoes (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
IN HER SHOES (2005) Starring Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine, Ken Howard, Mark Feuerstein, Francine Beers, Jerry Adler, Norman Lloyd, Richard Burgi, Candace Azzara, Brooke Smith, Eric Balfour, Carlease Burke, Marcia Jean Kurtz, Alan Blumenfeld, Jackie Geary, Dorothy Kelly and Ivana Milecivic. Screenplay by Susannah Grant. Directed by Curtis Hanson. Distributed by 20th Century … Continue reading
The Ed Sullivan Show – The Beatles Episodes (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
The Ed Sullivan Show Four Complete Historic Episodes featuring the Beatles (SOFA Entertainment-2003) Ironically, the Beatles’ impact on modern popular culture has been diluted and diminished thanks to the very thing they themselves hath wrought: their successors, wanna-be’s and imitators, wearing us down with forty years of excessive noise. These trashy new neighbors have brought … Continue reading
Candid Camera – Five Decades of Smiles (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
Candid Camera Five Decades of Smiles (Rhino Video-2005) Candid Camera – the original reality show – began life on radio as Candid Microphone in 1947, at the dawn of the television age. Its creator, Allen Funt, would spend the rest of his life championing this can’t-miss concept, making it the longest-running entertainment program in history – with good reason. … Continue reading
El Crimen Ferpecto (The Perfect Crime) (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
EL CRIMEN FERPECTO (THE PERFECT CRIME) (2005) Starring Guillermo Toledo, Mónica Cervera, Luis Varela, Fernando Tejero, Kira Miró, Enrique Villén, Alicia Andújar, Eduardo Gómez, Javier Gutiérez, Montse Mostaza, Gracia Olayo, Isabel Osca, Rosario Pardo, Manuel Tallafé, Penélope Velasco, Juan Viadas, Gerard Casau, Hilario Pino, Óscar Sueiro and Javier J. Valencia. Screenplay by Jorge Guerricaechevarría and … Continue reading
Richard Lewis is No Longer in Pain … Well Sort of …
Richard Lewis is No Longer in Pain … Well Sort of … by Ronald Sklar “It wasn’t a very romantic proposal,” Richard Lewis tells me about how he offered to tie the knot with his wife. “It wasn’t in front of the Eiffel Tower. In fact, it was in the bedroom — I had tall … Continue reading
Elijah Wood, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Hutz Illuminate Us
Elijah Wood, Liev Schreiber and Eugene Hutz Illuminate Us by Jay S. Jacobs Everything Is Illuminated is the debut writing and directing project by respected New York-based actor Liev Schreiber (The Manchurian Candidate, Scream, Kate and Leopold.) The film is based on a portion of the fanciful and yet disturbing best-selling novel of the same name by Jonathan Safran … Continue reading