PRETTY BIRD (2008) Starring Billy Crudup, Paul Giamatti, David Hornsby, Anna Camp, Kristen Wiig, Garret Dillahunt, Denis O’Hare, Elizabeth Marvel and Lennon Parham. Screenplay by Paul Schneider. Directed by Paul Schneider. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 120 minutes. Rated R. Perhaps Law & Order is to blame. Since the debut of that venerable TV series (which was just … Continue reading
Category Archives: Comedy
Jason Lee – Walking in Memphis
Jason Lee Walking in Memphis by Jay S. Jacobs After a few years of playing the title character in the popular sitcom My Name Is Earl and starring in such kid-friendly comedies as Alvin and the Chipmunks and Underdog, Jason Lee is taking a totally different tack for his return to series television. Memphis Beat is a moody and slightly downbeat, yet … Continue reading
When In Rome (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
WHEN IN ROME (2010) Starring Kristen Bell, Josh Duhamel, Anjelica Huston, Danny DeVito, Will Arnett, Jon Heder, Dax Shepard, Alexis Dziena, Kate Micucci, Don Johnson, Peggy Lipton, Luca Calvani, Keir O’Donnell, Bobby Moynihan, Lee Pace, Kristen Schaal, Judith Malina, Natalie Joy Johnson, Brian Golub, Efren Ramirez, Shaquille O’Neal, Lawrence Taylor and Ghostface Killah. Screenplay by … Continue reading
Killers (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
KILLERS (2010) Starring Katherine Heigl, Ashton Kutcher, Tom Selleck, Catherine O’Hara, Katheryn Winnick, Kevin Sussman, Alex Borstein, Lisa Ann Walter, Casey Wilson, Rob Riggle, Martin Mull, Mary Birdsong, Letoya Luckett, Michael Daniel Cassady and Usher Raymond IV. Screenplay by Bob DeRosa and Ted Griffin. Directed by Robert Luketic. Distributed by Lionsgate Films. 93 minutes. Rated … Continue reading
April Bowlby – It Takes a Smart Actress to Play a Dumb Character
April Bowlby It Takes a Smart Actress to Play a Dumb Character by Jay S. Jacobs April Bowlby has somehow latched onto a very odd specialty as an actress. It was nothing she was looking for or planning to pursue, it just sort of happened. The former model has become noticed for playing sweetly naïve … Continue reading
StarStruck (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
STARSTRUCK (2010) Starring Sterling Knight, Danielle Campbell, Maggie Castle, Brandon Mychal Smith, Chelsea Staub, Beth Littleford, Dan O’Connor, Lauren Bowles, Ron Pearson, Matt Winston, Toni Trucks, Alice Hirson, Abbie Cobb, Hugh Dane, Sunkrish Bala and Harry Perry. Screenplay by Barbara Johns and Annie DeYoung. Directed by Michael Grossman. Distributed by Walt Disney Home Video. 85 … Continue reading
Sex and the City 2 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SEX AND THE CITY 2 (2010) Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Cynthia Nixon, Kristin Davis, Chris Noth, John Corbett, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Mario Cantone, Willie Garson, Jason Lewis, Max Ryan, Raza Jaffrey, Alexandra Fong, Parker Fong, Lynn Cohen, Joseph Pupo, Alice Eve, Kelli O’Hara, David Alan Basche, Walton Nunez, Noah Mills, Omid Djalili, … Continue reading
A Walk in the Park With the Cast of Parks and Recreation
A Walk in the Park With the Cast of Parks and Recreation by Ken Sharp Unfairly maligned by critics when it first launched, NBC’s Parks and Recreation has truly come into its own with this writer considering it the best comedy on television right now. Created by Greg Daniels and Michael Schur, best known for … Continue reading
The Back-Up Plan (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE BACK-UP PLAN (2010) Starring Jennifer Lopez, Alex O’Loughlin, Michaela Watkins, Eric Christian Olsen, Noureen DeWulf, Linda Lavin, Melissa McCarthy, Anthony Anderson, Tom Bosley, Maribeth Monroe, Danneel Harris, Robert Klein, Jennifer Elise Cox and Cesar Millan. Screenplay by Kate Angelo. Directed by Alan Poul. Distributed by CBS Films. 105 minutes. Rated PG-13. It seems a … Continue reading
Back to the Future Trilogy (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BACK TO THE FUTURE TRILOGY – 25th ANNIVERSARY EDITION (2010) BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985) Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Crispin Glover, Lea Thompson, Thomas F. Wilson, Claudia Wells, James Tolkan, Casey Siemaszko, Billy Zane, J.J. Cohen Marc McClure, Wendie Jo Sperber, George DiCenzo, Jason Hervey and Huey Lewis. Screenplay by Robert Zemeckis & … Continue reading