VICKY CRISTINA BARCELONA (2008) Starring Javier Bardem, Scarlett Johansson, Rebecca Hall, Penélope Cruz, Patricia Clarkson, Kevin Dunn, Chris Messina, Zak Orth, Pablo Schreiber, Carrie Preston and the voice of Christopher Evan Welch. Screenplay by Woody Allen. Directed by Woody Allen. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 97 minutes. Rated R. You have to love Woody Allen. … Continue reading
Category Archives: Comedy
Pineapple Express (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PINEAPPLE EXPRESS (2008) Starring Seth Rogen, James Franco, Danny R. McBride, Kevin Corrigan, Craig Robinson, Gary Cole, Rosie Perez, Amber Heard, Ed Begley Jr., Nora Dunn, Joe Lo Truglio, Arthur Napiontek, Cleo King, Bill Hader and James Remar. Screenplay by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. Directed by David Gordon Green. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 111 … Continue reading
Seth Rogen and James Franco Light Up Pineapple Express
Seth Rogen and James Franco Light Up Pineapple Express by Brad Balfour Over the last few years producer/writer/director Judd Apatow has made himself into a mini-mogul shepherding along a string of R-rated comedies that have varied from brilliant to inane. Along the way he has provided a platform for a crop of like-minded talents ranging … Continue reading
Sixty Six (A PopEntertainment com Movie Review)
SIXTY SIX (2006) Starring Gregg Sulkin, Helena Bonham Carter, Eddie Marsan, Stephen Rea, Catherine Tate, Peter Serafinowicz, Lon Haber, Thomas Drewson, Matt Bardock, Alex Black, Cameron Crighton and Nick Shrim. Screenplay by Peter Straughan and Bridget O’Connor. Directed by Paul Weiland. Distributed by First Independent Pictures. 94 minutes. Rated PG-13. This little feel-good British coming-of-age … Continue reading
Get Smart (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
GET SMART (2008) Starring Steve Carell, Anne Hathaway, Alan Arkin, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Terrence Stamp, David Koechner, Terry Crews, Masi Oka, Nate Torrence, Patrick Warburton, James Caan, Bill Murray and Bernie Koppel. Screenplay by Tom J. Astle & Matt Ember. Directed by Peter Segal. Distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated PG-13. I … Continue reading
Drillbit Taylor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DRILLBIT TAYLOR (2008) Starring Owen Wilson, Leslie Mann, Troy Gentile, Nate Hartley, David Dorfman, Danny R. McBride, Josh Peck, Alex Frost, Leslie Mann, Stephen Root, Lisa Ann Walker, Beth Littleford, David Koechner, Janet Varney, David Bowe, Lisa Lampanelli, Frank Whaley and Adam Baldwin. Screenplay by Seth Rogen and Kristofor Brown. Directed by Steven Brill. Distributed … Continue reading
The Hammer (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE HAMMER (2008) Starring Adam Carolla, Oswaldo Castillo, Heather Juergensen, Harold House Moore, Jonathan Hernandez, Chris Darga, Constance Zimmer, Tom Quinn and Jane Lynch. Screenplay by Kevin Hench. Directed by Charles Herman-Wurmfeld. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 88 minutes. Rated R. Perhaps the biggest surprise about radio jock/comedian/dancing star Adam Carolla’s starring film debut is … Continue reading
Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan – How I Met Your Mother Goes Home
Josh Radnor, Cobie Smulders, Neil Patrick Harris and Alyson Hannigan – How I Met Your Mother Goes Home by Jay S. Jacobs McGee’s Pub, a famous old watering hole in New York, is not the type of place that you expect to have a glamorous Hollywood screening party. However, on June 3, 2008, McGee’s was … Continue reading
Sex and the City: The Movie (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SEX AND THE CITY: THE MOVIE (2008) Starring Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon, Chris Noth, Jennifer Hudson, David Eigenberg, Evan Handler, Jason Lewis, Mario Cantone, Lynn Cohen, Willie Garson, Candace Bergen and Joanna Gleason. Screenplay by Michael Patrick King. Directed by Michael Patrick King. Distributed by New Line Cinema. 146 minutes. … Continue reading
Meet the Spartans (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MEET THE SPARTANS (2008) Starring Sean Maguire, Carmen Electra, Ken Davitian, Kevin Sorbo, Method Man, Diedrich Bader, Jareb Dauplaise and Travis Van Winkle. Screenplay by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 86 minutes. Rated PG-13. There are two kinds of people in the world. … Continue reading