Category Archives: Documentaries

Secret Policeman’s Ball – USA (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
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Secret Policeman’s Ball – USA (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)

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THE SECRET POLICEMAN’S BALL – USA (2012) Featuring Ben Stiller, Paul Rudd, Jon Stewart, John Oliver, Eddie Izzard, Russell Brand, Sarah Silverman, Kristen Wiig, Fred Armison, Bill Hader, Seth Myers, Jason Sudeikis, David Cross, Rob Odenkirk, Coldplay, Mumford & Sons, Beavis & Butthead, Matt Berry, Richard Branson, Hannibal Buress, Jimmy Carr, Robert De Niro, Rachel … Continue reading →

20 Feet From Stardom (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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20 Feet From Stardom (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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20 FEET FROM STARDOM (2013) Starring Darlene Love, Merry Clayton, Lisa Fischer, Judith Hill, Claudia Lennear, Tata Vega, Stevie Wonder, Mick Jagger, Sting, Bruce Springsteen, Bette Midler, Chris Botti, Julia Waters, Maxine Waters, Oren Waters, Patti Austin, Sheryl Crow, Cissy Houston, Gloria Jones, Cindy Mizelle, Martha Wash, Edna Wright, Lou Adler, David Lasley, Sharon Robinson, … Continue reading →

Blackfish Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite Searches For the Truth
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Blackfish Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite Searches For the Truth

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Blackfish Director Gabriela Cowperthwaite Searches For the Truth by Brad Balfour When SeaWorld trainer/performer Dawn Brancheau was killed by Tilikum — an orca who was a star of the aquarium/entertainment complex — the dangers of holding this wild species in captivity was spotlighted. Little did most of the public know that this wasn’t the first … Continue reading →

Barry Levinson – The Veteran Director Takes A Horrifying Dip Into The Bay
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Barry Levinson – The Veteran Director Takes A Horrifying Dip Into The Bay

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Barry Levinson The Veteran Director Takes A Horrifying Dip Into The Bay by Brad Balfour Who would have thought that Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson – better known for Rain Man, Diner and Wag the Dog – would team up with the producers of Paranormal Activity and Insidious to make a nerve-shredding tale of a small … Continue reading →

Liv Ullmann – The Legendary Swedish Actress Recalls Life with Ingmar Bergman in Film and in Person
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Liv Ullmann – The Legendary Swedish Actress Recalls Life with Ingmar Bergman in Film and in Person

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Liv Ullmann The Legendary Swedish Actress Recalls Life with Ingmar Bergman in Film and in Person by Brad Balfour One of the many things a benchmark film festival like the New York Film Festival can do is anoint a new documentary with the stamp of importance just by inclusion in the fest. Such is the … Continue reading →

When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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When Comedy Went to School (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review) Like most people under a certain age, I missed the hey-day of the Catskill Mountain Resorts, which mostly was from the 1930s to the early 1960s.  However, I do remember in the early 1980s, while on a road trip to Canada, stopping in New York state … Continue reading →

Dan Cortese Goes for the Record
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Dan Cortese Goes for the Record

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Dan Cortese Goes for the Record by Ronald Sklar America’s favorite dudebro is back with a hit show and a shout out to the iconic MTV Sports. TruTV bills itself not as reality TV, but as “Actuality.” True that. Its new hit series, Guinness World Records® Gone Wild, scored a whopping 1.4 million viewers in … Continue reading →

Room 237 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Room 237 (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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Room 237 Stanley Kubrick’s adaptation of Stephen King’s horror novel The Shining has been confounding for the three decades since its release to mostly lukewarm reviews and sluggish box office.  The movie turned off both of its target audiences – Kubrick fans felt that the ghost story was a squandering of the master filmmaker’s talents … Continue reading →

Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Let the Music Play: The Story of the Doobie Brothers (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

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LET THE MUSIC PLAY – THE STORY OF THE DOOBIE BROTHERS (2012) Featuring Tom Johnston, Patrick Simmons, Tiran Porter, Michael McDonald, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, John McFee, Bruce Cohn, Ted Templeman and Joel Selvin. Written by Barry Ehrmann and Rachel Benson. Directed by Barry Ehrmann. Distributed by Eagle Rock Video. 103 minutes. Not Rated. Few bands … Continue reading →

Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin-Like The Film’s Subjects, Undefeated Directors Defy Odds and Get An Oscar Nom
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Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin-Like The Film’s Subjects, Undefeated Directors Defy Odds and Get An Oscar Nom

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Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin Like The Film’s Subjects, Undefeated Directors Defy Odds and Get An Oscar Nom by Brad Balfour I was glad to have interviewed doc directors Daniel Lindsay and T.J. Martin – whose film Undefeated cleared nearly all the award hurdles and got into that rarefied place of being a Best Documentary … Continue reading →