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

JIG (2011) Featuring Brogan McCay, Julia O’Rourke, Joe Bitter, John Whitehurst, Claire Greaney, Simona Mauriello, Suzanne Coyle, Sandun Verschoor, John Carey and Ana Kondratyeva. Directed by Sue Bourne. Distributed by Screen Media Films.  93 minutes.  Rated PG. Irish step dancing does not seem like it would be the most popular activity in the world.  In … Continue reading →

American: The Bill Hicks Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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American: The Bill Hicks Story (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

AMERICAN: THE BILL HICKS STORY (2009) Featuring Dwight Slade, Mary Hicks, Lynn Hicks, Steve Hicks, Kevin Booth, David Johndrow, James Ladmirault, John Farneti, Andy Huggins and archival footage of Bill Hicks. Directed by Matt Harlock and Paul Thomas. Distributed by Variance Films.  102 minutes.  Not Rated. Bill Hicks never received the fame that he undoubtedly … Continue reading →

Wendell Pierce – Doing God’s Will in New Orleans
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Wendell Pierce – Doing God’s Will in New Orleans

Wendell Pierce Doing God’s Will in New Orleans by Jay S. Jacobs Sometimes life can be going so well and suddenly almost everything you have ever known is completely torn apart. Take Wendell Pierce.  He had long toiled to become a respected actor, appearing in films such as Waiting to Exhale, Sleepers, Get on the Bus, … Continue reading →

My Perestroika (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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My Perestroika (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

MY PERESTROIKA (2010) Featuring Olga Durikova, Borya Meyerson, Lyuba Meyerson, Mark Meyerson, Ruslan Stupin and Andrei Yevgrafov. Directed by Robin Hessman. Distributed by Red Square Productions. 87 minutes. Not Rated. Growing up in the US in the latter years of the Cold War, you were almost brainwashed to believe that the USSR was simply wrong … Continue reading →

Vik Muniz’s Garbage-Art Transforms a Waste Land Into a Nominee & Award Winner
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Vik Muniz’s Garbage-Art Transforms a Waste Land Into a Nominee & Award Winner

Vik Muniz’s Garbage-Art Transforms a Waste Land Into a Nominee & Award Winner by Brad Balfour Brazilian conceptualist Vik Muniz has been making remarkable photo-constructs and garnering accolades within the fine art world for years including such places as New York’s Guggenheim Museum. But recently the artist has landed squarely in the public eye so … Continue reading →

What’s The Matter With Kansas? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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What’s The Matter With Kansas? (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

WHAT’S THE MATTER WITH KANSAS? (2010) Featuring Alyssa Barden, Brittany Barden, Dawn Barden, Matthew Barden, Nicholas Barden, Rob Barden, Tiffany Barden, Brad Bennett, Cindie Bennett, Julie Burkhart, Angel Dillard, Katy Dillard, Reagan Dillard, Rob Dillard, Thomas Etheredge, Hilda Flores, Jose Flores, Pastor Terry Fox, Thomas Frank, Mark Gietzen, Dan Glickman, Garrett Harmon, Connie Kelly, Steve … Continue reading →

Bee Gees – In Our Own Time (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)
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Bee Gees – In Our Own Time (A PopEntertainment.com Music Video Review)

BEE GEES – IN OUR OWN TIME (2010) Featuring Barry Gibb, Robin Gibb, Maurice Gibb (archival footage) & Andy Gibb (archival footage). Directed by Skot Bright. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.  116 minutes.  Not Rated. Over thirty years on from their blindingly bright supernova of stardom, in which the Bee Gees rivaled the Beatles for … Continue reading →

Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Saint Misbehavin’: The Wavy Gravy Movie (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

SAINT MISBEHAVIN’ – THE WAVY GRAVY MOVIE (2009) Featuring Wavy Gravy, Jahanara Romney, Jordan Romney, Dr. Larry Brilliant, Steve Ben Israel, Michael Lang, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Ramblin’ Jack Elliott, Odetta, Bonnie Raitt and Jackson Browne. Directed by Michelle Esrick. Distributed by Ripple Effect Films. 87 minutes. Not Rated. It takes a special man to make a … Continue reading →

Rick Springfield Does Everything For You
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Rick Springfield Does Everything For You

Rick Springfield Does Everything For You by Ronald Sklar To look at him, even today (and he’s looking pretty kick ass for age 61), you would never know that Rick Springfield has been battling the demons of depression since his childhood in Australia. “I had a little inkling [about depression] when I tried to off … Continue reading →

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

OCEANS (2010) Narrated by Pierce Brosnan. Written by Jacques Perrin, Jacques Cluzaud, Christophe Cheysson, François Sarano and Laurent Debas. Directed by Jacques Perrin and Jacques Cluzaud. Distributed by DisneyNature. 84 minutes. Rated G. In a move that helps to prove that the Walt Disney Corp. is not just a soulless profit-making entity, they have created … Continue reading →