SAMMY DAVIS, JR.: I’VE GOTTA BE ME (2017) Featuring Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg, Norman Lear, Jerry Lewis, Kim Novak, Quincy Jones, Paula Wayne, Todd Boyd, Burt Boyar, David Steinberg and archival footage of Sammy Davis Jr. Written by Laurence Maslon. Directed by Sam Pollard. Distributed by American Masters Pictures. 100 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at … Continue reading
Category Archives: Documentaries
Manolo: The Boy Who Made Shoes for Lizards (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MANOLO: THE BOY WHO MADE SHOES FOR LIZARDS (2017) Featuring Manolo Blahnik, Rick Kissack, River Hawkins, Gala Gordon, Isabeli Fontana, Eva Herzigova, Anna Wintour, Rihanna, Paloma Picasso, Iman, Naomi Campbell, Rupert Everett, Karlie Kloss, Isaac Mizrahi and André Leon Tally. Directed by Michael Roberts. Distributed by Music Box Films. 89 minutes. Not Rated. I just … Continue reading
Red Trees (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
RED TREES (2017) Featuring Alfie Watson, Alfred Willer, Clara Willer, Daniel Willer, Dylan Watson, Flora Fanelli, Marina Willer, Marcello Willer and Stuart Watson. Narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith and Marina Willer. Script by Marina Willer, Brian Eley and Leena Telèn. Directed by Marina Willer. Distributed by Cohen Media Group. 80 minutes. Not Rated. It is not … Continue reading
Dolores (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
DOLORES (2017) Featuring Dolores Huerta, Curtis Acosta, Barbara Carrasco, Camila Chavez, Juana Chavez, Maria Elena Chavez, Ricardo S. Chavez, Hillary Clinton, Angela Davis, Lori de Leon, Wendy Greenfeld, Raul M. Grijalva, Ramona Holguin, Emilio Huerta, Roberto Lovato, Eloy Martinez, Eliseo Medina, Nancy Pelosi, Rick Rivas, Randy Shaw, Gloria Steinem, Art Torres and Luis Valdez. Written … Continue reading
Jordan Brady is Director Comic
Jordan Brady Is Director Comic by Jay S. Jacobs If you think it’s a tough life being a road comic, imagine when the road is in Afghanistan and Iraq. Yet, every year hundreds of entertainers fly out into war zones, entering dangerous areas, staying in less than luxurious quarters, not getting paid for their time … Continue reading
An Inconvenient Sequel – Truth To Power (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL – TRUTH TO POWER (2017) Featuring Al Gore, Dale Ross, Chris Hayes, Justin Trudeau and news footage of Barack Obama, Bill Clinton, George W. Bush, John Kerry, Donald Trump, Vladimir Putin, Angela Merckel, Jim Inhof, Tom Rielly and Xi Jinping. Directed by Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 100 … Continue reading
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman’s Portrait Photography (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE B-SIDE: ELSA DORFMAN’S PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY (2016) Featuring Elsa Dorfman. Directed by Errol Morris. Distributed by Neon. 76 minutes. Rated R. Errol Morris is arguably the best documentarian of the last 30-40 years. He’s certainly one of the most diverse. In recent years, he is best known for doing long, detailed interview films with men … Continue reading
Abacus: Small Enough to Jail (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
ABACUS: SMALL ENOUGH TO JAIL (2016) Featuring Thomas Sung, Vera Sung, Jill Sung, Chanterelle Sung, Heather Sung, Hwei Lin Sung, Matt Taibbi, Cyrus Vance Jr., Neil Barofsky, Ti-Hua Chang, Millie DiPentima, Jiayang Fan, Roman Fuzaylov, Polly Greenberg, Linda Hall, Mohammad Kahn, Don Lee, David Lindorf, Kevin Puvalowski, Jeannie Rose Rubin, Sam Talkin, Rusty Wing, Yiu … Continue reading
Rolling Stones – Ole Ole Ole (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
ROLLING STONES – OLÉ OLÉ OLÉ! (2017) Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Ron Wood, Darryl Jones, Chuck Leavett, Kari Denison, Tim Ries, Matt Clifford, Bernard Fowler and Sasha Allen. Directed by Paul Dugdale. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 105 minutes. Not Rated. The new Rolling Stones documentary opens on an interesting moment of … Continue reading
Kedi (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
KEDI (2017) Featuring Yaman Barlas, Galata “Sari”, Arzu Göl, Kemal Suncu, Karaköy “Bengü”, Necati Özer, Hamdi Selami Karaci, Mine Söğüt, Teoman Toraman, Kandilli “Aslan Parçasi”, Yilmaz Yildiz, Samatya “Psikopat”, Vecdi Kelav, Erdoğan Amca, Elif Nurşad Atalay, Organik “Deniz”, Bahri Artuğ, Ayren Gülyurt, Ali Önerge, Hacer Pervin Kurt, Bomonti Organik Pazar Ahali, Gülsüm Ağaoğlu, Gülizar Kartal, … Continue reading