MONSTER-IN-LAW (2005) Starring Jennifer Lopez, Jane Fonda, Michael Vartan, Wanda Sykes, Adam Scott, Annie Parisse, Monet Mazur, Elaine Stritch, Will Arnett, Stephen Dunham, Randee Heller, Mark Moses, Tomiko Fraser, Wayne Nickel, Jenny Wade, Bruce Gray, Zach McLarty, Stephanie Turner and Harriet Harris. Screenplay by Anya Kochoff. Directed by Robert Luketic. Distributed by New Line Pictures. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Comedy
Ice Cube Goes From Hip Hop to Hijinks
Ice Cube Goes From Hip Hop to Hijinks by Brad Balfour Who would have thought that when Ice Cube appeared as a member of the original Los Angeles gangster rappers NWA that he would end up doing such a goofy and utterly cute yet pathetic comedy Are We There Yet? Yet as the hardcore star went from music to … Continue reading
Entourage – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
Entourage The Complete First Season 2004 (HBO Video-2005) Entourage moves like an entourage – messy, aimlessly, shark-like, looking for trouble and always finding it. The next great HBO series screeches up next to you and dares you to jump in the ride. According to this savvy show, it seems that The New Hollywood is nothing … Continue reading
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE HITCHHIKER’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY (2005) Starring Martin Freeman, Mos Def, Sam Rockwell, Zooey Deschanel, Alan Rickman, Bill Nighy, Anna Chancellor, Bill Bailey, Warwick Davis, Su Elliott, Stephen Fry, Richard Griffiths, Dominique Jackson, Simon Jones, Thomas Lennon, Mark Longhurst, Kelly MacDonald, Ian McNiese, Helen Mirren, Steve Pemberton, Jack Stanley, Mak Wilson, Albie Woodington and … Continue reading
A Lot Like Love (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
A LOT LIKE LOVE (2005) Starring Ashton Kutcher, Amanda Peet, Kathryn Hahn, Kal Penn, Ali Larter, Taryn Manning, Gabriel Mann, Jeremy Sisto, Aimee Garcia, Lee Garlington, Birdie M. Hale, Ty Giordano, Melissa van der Schyff, Theresa Spruill, James Read, Molly Cheek, Sarah Ann Morris, Amy Aquino, Constance Hsu, Josh Stamberg, Misty Louwagie, Sam Pancake, Sarah … Continue reading
Stooges: The Men Behind the Mayhem (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
STOOGES: THE MEN BEHIND THE MAYHEM (1994) Featuring Moe Howard, Larry Fine, Curly Howard, Shemp Howard, Joe Besser, Edward Bernds, Lyla Budnick, Joe DeRita, Paul “Mousie” Garner, Ted Healy, Emil Sitka, Adam West and Billy West. Written by Paul E. Gierucki. Directed by Paul E. Gierucki. Distributed by Mackinac Media. 64 minutes. Not Rated. All … Continue reading
Fever Pitch (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
FEVER PITCH (2005) Starring Jimmy Fallon, Drew Barrymore, Jason Spevack, Jack Kehler, Scott H. Severance, Jessamy R. Finet, Maureen Keiller, Lenny Clarke, Ione Skye, KaDee Strickland, Marissa Janet Winokur, Evan Helmuth, Brandon Craggs, Brett Murphy, Isabella Fink, Miranda Black, Great Onieogou, James B. Sikking, Johnny Sneed, Michael Rubinfeld, Willie Garson, Siobhan Fallon Hogan, Jason Veritek, … Continue reading
Nicole Kidman Interprets Her Career
Nicole Kidman Interprets Her Career by Brad Balfour With her previous film released being the odd and controversial Birth, Oscar winner Nicole Kidman has proven to be unpredictable, very much her own person, not unlike the character she plays in her most recent film, The Interpreter, directed by Sydney Pollack-which premiered at the 4th annual Tribeca Film … Continue reading
Alexander Payne – Staying Straight While Making Sideways
ALEXANDER PAYNE STAYING STRAIGHT WHILE MAKING SIDEWAYS by Brad Balfour With Sideways, Alexander Payne really proves he’s a true contender, not just the creator of smart, snarky idiosyncratic comedies but solid filmmaker who tackled humanity with aplomb. In this humorous on-the-road buddy flick, leads Paul Giamatti (failed writer Miles Raymond) and Thomas Haden Church (former hot actor Jack) grapple with Jack’s … Continue reading
Murphy Brown – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
Murphy Brown The Complete First Season (1988-1989) (Warner Home Video-2005) The 1988 premiere season of Murphy Brown is here, that of the big shoulder pads and the big hair and the grand entrances. The topical, media-savvy, name-dropping series is bound to get dusty, unless you still appreciate Dan Quayle potshots and Iran Contra jokes and broken typewriter ribbons; … Continue reading