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Young Adult (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Young Adult (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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YOUNG ADULT (2011) Starring Charlize Theron, Patrick Wilson, Patton Oswalt, Elizabeth Reaser, Collette Wolfe, Jill Eikenberry, Richard Bekins, Mary Beth Hurt, Kate Nowlin, Jenny Dare Paulin, Louisa Krause, Elizabeth Ward Land, Brian McElhaney, Hettienne Park, John Forest, Brady Smith, Emily Meade, Rightor Doyle and the voice of J.K. Simmons. Screenplay by Diablo Cody. Directed by … Continue reading →

Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott – That’s What Friends Are For
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Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott – That’s What Friends Are For

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Jennifer Westfeldt and Adam Scott That’s What Friends Are For by Jay S. Jacobs A while back actress and screenwriter Jennifer Westfeldt and her long-time boyfriend, Mad Men star Jon Hamm, noticed something odd happening in their lives.  Many of their friends, people who they used to go out with all the time, were now parents.  Slowly, … Continue reading →

Joel McHale and Dan Harmon – It Takes a Community
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Joel McHale and Dan Harmon – It Takes a Community

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Joel McHale and Dan Harmon It Takes a Community by Jay S. Jacobs After an extended winter break, the crazy students and faculty at Greendale Community College are back on campus – and you know what that means, new episodes of the cult fave must-see sitcom Community.  A few days before the show returned with a rash of new spring … Continue reading →

Gillian Jacobs and Jim Rash – Community Theater with a Surreal Bent
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Gillian Jacobs and Jim Rash – Community Theater with a Surreal Bent

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Gillian Jacobs and Jim Rash Community Theater with a Surreal Bent by Jay S. Jacobs They call Community “the little show that could,” so it comes as little surprise that the cult-favorite series was renewed by NBC for at least 13 episodes in a fourth season. The wonderfully surreal situation comedy – which has made something of … Continue reading →

Exit Strategy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Exit Strategy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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EXIT STRATEGY (2012) Starring Jameel Saleem, Kimelia Weathers, Quincy “QDeezy” Harris, Noelle Balfour, Big Boy, Kevin Hart, Liz Hernandez, William “Fuzzy” West, Matt Kawczynski, Sid Burston, Juhahn Jones and Nick Sinise. Screenplay by Jameel Saleem. Directed by Michael Whitton. Distributed by The Film Group.  76 minutes.  Not Rated. The world is full of low-budget comedies … Continue reading →

Chris Weitz – Helping Others to Find A Better Life
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Chris Weitz – Helping Others to Find A Better Life

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Chris Weitz Helping Others to Find A Better Life by Jay S. Jacobs It is not often that people almost completely change course in Hollywood.  However, after making two straight huge blockbuster films, Chris Weitz has downshifted into the tiny independent drama A Better Life. However, smaller is not necessarily a bad thing.  Weitz started small … Continue reading →

Annie Hall and Manhattan (PopEntertainment.com Movie Reviews)
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Annie Hall and Manhattan (PopEntertainment.com Movie Reviews)

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ANNIE HALL (1977) Starring Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Tony Roberts, Carol Kane, Paul Simon, Shelley Duvall, Janet Margolin, Colleen Dewhurst, Christopher Walken, Donald Symington, Helen Ludlam, Mordecai Lawner, Joan Newman, Jonathan Munk, Ruth Volner, Martin Rosenblatt, Beverly D’Angelo, Shelley Hack, Jeff Goldblum, Lucy Lee Flippen, Gary Muledeer, Marshall McLuhan, Dick Cavett and Sigourney Weaver. Screenplay … Continue reading →

Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers
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Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers

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Sara Paxton Confronts Her Ghosts in The Innkeepers by Jay S. Jacobs When we last left Sara Paxton, she was taking a huge chance in her career. After working most of her young career in light, comic roles, Paxton had taken a film very unlike any she had ever tried before – a remake of … Continue reading →

The Art of Getting By (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Art of Getting By (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE ART OF GETTING BY (2011) Starring Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano, Elizabeth Reaser, Sam Robards, Jarlath Conroy, Ann Dowd, Marcus Carl Franklin, Sasha Spielberg, Rita Wilson, Blair Underwood and Alicia Silverstone. Screenplay by Gavin Wiesen. Directed by Gavin Wiesen. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures.  84 minutes.  Rated PG-13. This storyline is one that, … Continue reading →

What’s Your Number? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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What’s Your Number? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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WHAT’S YOUR NUMBER? (2011) Starring Anna Faris, Chris Evans, Ari Graynor, Blythe Danner, Ed Begley Jr., Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Heather Burns, Eliza Coupe, Kate Simses, Tika Sumpter, Chris Pratt, Joel McHale, Anthony Mackie, Mike Vogel, Zachary Quinto, Martin Freeman, Andy Samberg, Thomas Lennon, Ivana Milicevic and the voice of Aziz Ansari. Screenplay by Gabrielle Allan and … Continue reading →