LOVESICK (2014) Starring Matt LeBlanc, Ali Larter, Adam Rodriguez, Chevy Chase, Ashley Williams, Kristen Johnston, Rachael Harris, Jennifer Rhodes, Elizabeth Ho, Kate Gorney, Louise Griffiths, Debra Garrett,Connie Sawyer, Rebecca Naomi Jones and Raymond Ochoa. Screenplay by Dean Young. Directed by Luke Matheny. Distributed by Gravitas Ventures. 100 minutes. Not Rated. Lovesick starts off with a … Continue reading
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Wes Anderson Gives Us a Guided Tour of The Grand Budapest Hotel
Wes Anderson The Director Gives Us a Guided Tour of The Grand Budapest Hotel by Brad Balfour On the surface, the narrative driving Wes Anderson’s eighth film is pretty simple. During the fictional glory days of The Grand Budapest Hotel (starting back in 1932), its exacting Concierge Monsieur Gustave H. (Ralph Fiennes) fiercely maintains its … Continue reading
Zero Motivation (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ZERO MOTIVATION (2014) Starring Dana Ivgy, Nelly Tagar, Shani Klein, Heli Twito, Meytal Gal, Tamara Klingon, Yonit Tobi, Yuval Segal and Elad Scemama. Screenplay by Tayla Lavie. Directed by Tayla Lavie. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 100 minutes. Not Rated. There is a long history of films mocking the drudgery and soul-crushing bureaucracy of military service. … Continue reading
George Lucas – Master Filmmaker Stirs Up Strange Magic
George Lucas Master Filmmaker Stirs Up Strange Magic by Brad Balfour When director/writer/producer George Lucas was pitching the concept of Star Wars after he had a hit with American Graffiti, his nostalgic paean to boys in cars, the studios didn’t want to hear of it, let alone produce and release his space adventure. Boy, did those who passed … Continue reading
Marta Kristen and Mark Goddard – Fifty Years Later and Still Lost in Space
Marta Kristen and Mark Goddard Fifty Years Later and Still Lost in Space by Mark Mussari Fifty years ago this year, families across the United States sat down on a Wednesday evening to watch the premiere of a new science-fiction series on CBS: Lost in Space. When it first appeared — on September 15, 1965 … Continue reading
Ben Stiller, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Owen Wilson and Shawn Levy Come Alive with the Third Edition of Night at The Museum
Ben Stiller, Rebel Wilson, Ricky Gervais, Dan Stevens, Owen Wilson and Shawn Levy Director & Cast Come Alive with the Third Edition of Night at The Museum by Brad Balfour In the latest, most adventure-filled Night At the Museum edition (which hit theaters near the year’s end), security guard Larry Daley travels from New York … Continue reading
Top Five (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
TOP FIVE (2014) Starring Chris Rock, Rosario Dawson, Gabrielle Union, Kevin Hart, Tracy Morgan, Cedric the Entertainer, J.B. Smoove, Sherri Shepherd, Anders Holm, Romany Malco, Leslie Jones, Michael Che, Jay Pharoah, Ben Vereen, Hayley Marie Norman, Karlie Redd, Luis Guzmán, Charlie Rose, Bruce Bruce, Taraji P. Henson, Gabourey Sidibe, DMX, Jim Norton, Whoopi Goldberg, Adam … Continue reading
Big Eyes (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BIG EYES (2014) Starring Amy Adams, Christoph Waltz, Krysten Ritter, Jason Schwartzman, Danny Huston, Terence Stamp, Jon Polito, Madeleine Arthur, Delaney Raye, Elisabetta Fantone, James Saito, Guido Furlani, Emily Bruhn, Alan MacFarlane, Tony Alcantar and Jaden Alexander. Screenplay by Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. Directed by Tim Burton. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 106 minutes. … Continue reading
Into the Woods (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
INTO THE WOODS (2014) Starring Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, James Corden, Anna Kendrick, Lilla Crawford, Daniel Huttlestone, Mackenzie Mauzy, Chris Pine, Billy Magnussen, Christine Baranski, Lucy Punch, Johnny Depp, Tracey Ullman, Tammy Blanchard, Mackenzie Mauzy, Simon Russell Beale, Annette Crosbie, Richard Glover and Frances de la Tour. Screenplay by James Lapine. Directed by Rob Marshall. … Continue reading
Jill Whelan – Life, Exciting and New
Jill Whelan Life, Exciting and New by Jay S. Jacobs Did you ever hear the story about the young actor who became famous while still in grade school, grew up glamorously amongst some of the biggest names in Hollywood and then went on to become a normal, well-grounded adult? Not the typical sordid child-star tale, … Continue reading