Sideways (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Sideways (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

SIDEWAYS (2004) Starring Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, Sandra Oh, Marylouise Burke, Jessica Hecht, Missy Doty, M.C. Gainey, Alysia Reiner, Shake Tukhmanyan, Duke Moosekian, Robert Covarrubias, Patrick Gallagher, Stephanie Faracy, Joe Marinelli, Chris Burroughs and Toni Howard. Screenplay by Alexander Payne and Jim Taylor. Directed by Alexander Payne. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. … Continue reading

Mystery Science Theater 3000 – Volume 6 (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 – Volume 6 (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Mystery Science Theater 3000 Volume 6 (Rhino-2004) The eighties were the decade when critics and fans celebrated bad older movies. There were tons of books on the subject… probably the best known of the genre were The Fifty Worst Movies of All Time and The Golden Turkey Awards, both written by current radio talk show host Michael Medved back when he was best known as … Continue reading

Married With Children – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Married With Children – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Married… With Children The Complete First Season – 1987 (Columbia TriStar-2003) Simply scratch the surface of Married… With Children’s first thirteen episodes (now available on DVD), and you will find the most depressing show ever to appear on television. Beneath its fierce determination to be rude, crude and outrageous is revealed the sad punch line to … Continue reading

Intimate Strangers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Intimate Strangers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

INTIMATE STRANGERS (CONFIDENCES TROP INTIMES) (2004) Starring Sandrine Bonnaire, Fabrice Luchini, Michel Duchaussoy, Anne Brochet, Gilbert Melki, Laurent Gamelon, Helene Surgere, Urbain Cancelier, Isabel Petit-Jacques, Veronique Kapoian, Benoit Petre, Albert Simono, Claude Derepp, Aurore Auteuil, Ludovic Berthillot and Sabrina Brezzo. Screenplay by Jerome Tonnerre. Directed by Patrice Leconte. Distributed by Paramount Classics.  104 minutes.  Rated … Continue reading

Chris Cooper – A Real Contender
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Chris Cooper – A Real Contender

Chris Cooper – A Real Contender by Brad Balfour Originally posted on September 22, 2004. Actor Chris Cooper didn’t need a crystal ball to figure out how to make his character in Silver City — the bumbling local politician running for governor of Colorado — resonate in this hard-hitting reflection of our times. His campaign … Continue reading

The Munsters – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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The Munsters – The Complete First Season (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

The Munsters The Complete First Season – 1964 (Universal-2004) Other than the Seavers on Growing Pains, was there ever a more shockingly grotesque suburban TV family than the Munsters? America’s automatic response, of course, is The Addams Family, but don’t even go there. Sure, the Addams were creepy, kooky and altogether ooky, but they were far from … Continue reading

Here’s Lucy – Best Loved Episodes from the TV Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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Here’s Lucy – Best Loved Episodes from the TV Series (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

Here’s Lucy Best Loved Episodes from the TV Series (Shout! Factory-2004) Apparently, there were enough gay men and grandmas to keep Here’s Lucy firmly planted on CBS’ prime-time schedule during the most unlikely years of 1968-1974.  For those of you who can’t keep your Lucy series straight, this one opened each episode with a winking, … Continue reading

The Man Show (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
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The Man Show (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)

The Man Show Season One – Volume One (Red Distribution-2003) When Comedy Central actually lives up to its name, the result is raw and raucous. With the hilarious The Man Show debuting in 1999 (and this first season now available on DVD), the comedy channel proves that there isn’t any shame in getting your chauvinism on — in fact, its … Continue reading

Around the Bend (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Around the Bend (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

AROUND THE BEND  (2004) Starring Josh Lucas, Christopher Walken, Michael Caine, Jonah Bobo, Glenne Headley, Kathryn Hahn, David Eigenberg, Robert Douglas, Carlos Cabarcas, Gerry Bamman, Jean Effron, Lily Knight, Rick Negron, David Marciano, Norbert Weisser, Laurie O’Brien and Michael O’Neill. Screenplay by Jordan Roberts. Directed by Jordan Roberts. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures.  85 minutes.  … Continue reading

Julie Delpy – Paris Match
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Julie Delpy – Paris Match

Julie Delpy Paris Match by Jay S. Jacobs Sometimes, through a mixture of hard work, talent and sheer luck, a movie just clicks.  Everything works.  The 1995 romantic comedy/drama Before Sunrise was one of those films.  It stood out from the pack of the Gen X films of the time, because it was smart, funny and had a serious point of view.  It was light … Continue reading