James Patterson and Tim Malloy Investigate the Murder of a Small Town
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James Patterson and Tim Malloy Investigate the Murder of a Small Town

James Patterson and Tim Malloy Investigate the Murder of a Small Town by Jay S. Jacobs They are not the type of towns that most people notice.  Belle Glade and Pahokee are on the far west side of Florida’s opulent Palm Beach County.  They are an hour drive from the glamorous estates, world-famous shopping and … Continue reading

Jaume Collet-Serra – A Director Takes a Dip in The Shallows
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Jaume Collet-Serra – A Director Takes a Dip in The Shallows

Jaume Collet-Serra A Director Takes a Dip in The Shallows by Brad Balfour Sharks are never far from the news – whether it’s a rare catch off the coast of New York City, or attacking swimmers en masse off the surfers’ shores of Australia. But in The Shallows, young-though-experienced surfer Nancy Adams (played by a … Continue reading

Sam Barlow and Alon Benari – Revolutionizing Filmmaking With Interactive Live-Action Gaming
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Sam Barlow and Alon Benari – Revolutionizing Filmmaking With Interactive Live-Action Gaming

Sam Barlow and Alon Benari Revolutionizing Filmmaking With Interactive Live-Action Gaming by Jay S. Jacobs It seems only natural – streamlining and combining the technologies of video-gaming and movie-making.  It’s an idea that has been tantalizing programmers and cinephiles for a few decades now, but the technology is finally hitting a focal point where it … Continue reading

Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd and Bob Gale – Gotta Get Back in Time to Back to the Future
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Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd and Bob Gale – Gotta Get Back in Time to Back to the Future

Michael J. Fox, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd and Bob Gale Gotta Get Back in Time to Back to the Future by Jay S. Jacobs As hard as it is to believe, the movie Back to the Future is now further in our collective rearview mirror than the Enchantment Under the Sea dance was to Marty … Continue reading

James Solomon – Revisiting an Iconic New York Crime with The Witness
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James Solomon – Revisiting an Iconic New York Crime with The Witness

James Solomon Revisiting an Iconic New York Crime with The Witness by Jay S. Jacobs It was arguably the one of the most storied murders in New York history, but the legend of the killing of Kitty Genovese is also one of the most misunderstood.  This tragic story is famous as much or more so … Continue reading

Steve Aoki – In Bio Doc Premiering at TFF, DJ Mixes Up An A-List Career
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Steve Aoki – In Bio Doc Premiering at TFF, DJ Mixes Up An A-List Career

Steve Aoki In Bio Doc Premiering at TFF, DJ Mixes Up An A-List Career by Brad Balfour Son of sports star and entrepreneur Rocky Aoki, long-haired Steve Aoki strode a very different path to set in motion his own career. But becoming an internationally-renowned DJ / mixer / producer wasn’t initially part of his plan. A Grammy-nominated international producer / … Continue reading

Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, Colin Hanks, Johnny Knoxville & Liza Johnson Dramatize a Famous Meeting of the Minds with Elvis & Nixon
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Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, Colin Hanks, Johnny Knoxville & Liza Johnson Dramatize a Famous Meeting of the Minds with Elvis & Nixon

Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, Colin Hanks, Johnny Knoxville & Liza Johnson Dramatize a Famous Meeting of the Minds with Elvis & Nixon by Jay S. Jacobs There are few meetings in American history which are quite as surreal as the December 1970 pow wow between then President Richard Milhaus Nixon and the King … Continue reading

Everybody Wants Some!! (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Everybody Wants Some!! (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

EVERYBODY WANTS SOME!! (2016) Starring Blake Jenner, Will Brittain, Zoey Deutch, Ryan Guzman, Tyler Hoechlin, J. Quinton Johnson, Glen Powell, Wyatt Russell, Austin Amelio, Temple Baker, Tanner Kalina, Juston Street, Forrest Vickery, Sophia Taylor Ali, Jonathan Breck, Celina Chapin, Shailaun Manning and Lynden Orr. Screenplay by Richard Linklater. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Paramount … Continue reading

Julie Delpy – On Both Sides of the Camera
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Julie Delpy – On Both Sides of the Camera

Julie Delpy On Both Sides of the Camera by Jay S. Jacobs Actress Julie Delpy has been a familiar face on screen – both in her native France and in the United States – for well over 20 years.  In fact, as the daughter of French theatrical stars Albert Delpy and Marie Pillet, she has … Continue reading

Lolo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Lolo (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

LOLO (2016) Starring Dany Boon, Julie Delpy, Vincent Lacoste, Karin Viard, Antoine Lounguine, Christophe Vandevelde, Elise Larnicol, Christophe Canard, Nicolas Wanczycki, Rudy Milstein, Didier Duverger, Xavier Alcan, Fabienne Galula, Juliette Lamet, René-Alban Fleury, Alexandra Oppo, Jessica Cressy, Bertrand Burgalat, Frédéric Beigbeder and Karl Lagerfeld. Screenplay by Julie Delpy and Eugénie Grandval. Directed by Julie Delpy. … Continue reading