WIZARDS OF WAVERLY PLACE: THE MOVIE (2009) Starring Selena Gomez, David Henrie, Jake T. Austin, Maria Canals-Barrera, David DeLuise, Jennifer Stone, Steve Valentine, Xavier Torres, Jennifer Alden, Jazmín Caratini, Jonathan Dwayne, Marise Alvarez, Bettina Mercado, Veraalba Santa and Gabriela Alejandra Rosario. Written by Dan Berendsen. Directed by Lev L. Spiro. Distributed by Walt Disney Home … Continue reading
Category Archives: Comedy
The Hangover (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE HANGOVER (2009) Starring Bradley Cooper, Ed Helms, Zach Galifianakis, Justin Bartha, Heather Graham, Sasha Barrese, Jeffrey Tambor, Ken Jeong, Rachael Harris, Wayne Newton and Mike Tyson. Screenplay by Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Directed by Todd Phillips. Distributed by Warner Bros. 100 minutes. Rated R. The travel commercials which claim “Whatever happens in Vegas … Continue reading
A Night at the Wax Museum with Mizuo Peck
A Night at the Wax Museum with Mizuo Peck by Jay S. Jacobs On the night of November 30-December 1 2009, the world-famous Madame Tussaud’s Wax Museum on 42nd Street in New York had a rather unique promotional opportunity to share with 50 children and their parents. To promote a new exhibit inspired by the DVD … Continue reading
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE GOODS: LIVE HARD, SELL HARD (2009) Starring Jeremy Piven, Ving Rhames, James Brolin, David Koechner, Kathryn Hahn, Ed Helms, Jordana Spiro, Craig Robinson, Tony Hale, Ken Jeong, Rob Riggle, Alan Thicke, Charles Napier, Jonathan Sadowski, Noureen DeWulf, Wendie Malick, Bryan Callen, Joey Kern, Kristen Schaal and Will Ferrell. Screenplay by Andy Stock and Rick … Continue reading
Four Christmases (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
FOUR CHRISTMASES (2008) Starring Vince Vaughn, Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall, Jon Favreau, Mary Steenburgen, Dwight Yoakam, Tim McGraw, Kristin Chenoweth, Jon Voight, Sissy Spacek, Katy Mixon, Colleen Camp and Peter Billingsley. Screenplay by Matt Allen, Caleb Wilson, Jon Lucas and Scott Moore. Directed by Seth Gordon. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 82 minutes. Rated PG-13. … Continue reading
Pirate Radio (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PIRATE RADIO (2009) Starring Tom Sturridge, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Bill Nighy, Rhys Ifans, Nick Frost, Kenneth Branagh, Talulah Riley, January Jones, Rhys Darby, Chris O’Dowd and Emma Thompson. Screenplay by Richard Curtis. Directed by Richard Curtis. Distributed by Focus Features. 129 minutes. Rated R. Although Richard Curtis is best known in the US as the … Continue reading
My Life in Ruins (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MY LIFE IN RUINS (2009) Starring Nia Vardalos, Richard Dreyfuss, Alexis Georgoulis, Alistair McGowan, Harland Williams, Rachel Dratch, Caroline Goodall and Ian Ogilvy. Screenplay by Mike Reiss. Directed by Donald Petrie. Distributed by Fox Searchlight Pictures. 98 minutes. Rated PG-13. If I’m being completely honest, I kind of hated Nia Vardalos’ breakout comedy My Big Fat … Continue reading
Robbie Rist Beats the Child Star Jinx
Robbie Rist Beats the Child Star Jinx By Ronald Sklar “If I met Peter Fonda tomorrow, a part of me would say, that’s the dude from Easy Rider,” observes actor/musician/voiceover vet Robbie Rist. Peter Fonda/Easy Rider; Cousin Oliver/The Brady Bunch: same difference. Rist played the iconic first cousin of the Bunch in the very last six … Continue reading
Turning Green (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
TURNING GREEN (2005) Starring Timothy Hutton, Colm Meaney, Alessandro Nivola, Donal Gallery, Killian Morgan, Jill Harding, Billie Traynor, Brid Ni Chionaola, Deirdre Monaghan, Glenn Gannon, Gavin O’Connor, Sinead C. Kavanagh and Katherine Kendall. Screenplay by Michael Aimette and John G. Hoffman. Directed by Michael Aimette and John G. Hoffman. Distributed by New Films International. 85 … Continue reading
The Proposal (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE PROPOSAL (2009) Starring Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds, Mary Steenburgen, Craig T. Nelson, Betty White, Denis O’Hare, Malin Akerman, Oscar Nuñez, Aasif Mandvi and Niecy Nash. Screenplay by Pete Chiarelli. Directed by Anne Fletcher. Distributed by Touchstone Pictures. 108 minutes. Rated PG-13. A movie like The Proposal tends to cause a moral dilemma for a movie reviewer. … Continue reading