Pauley Perrette NCIS Punk by Jay S. Jacobs When you think of scientists in the Naval police corps, do you picture someone in pitch-black retro clothes, with goth boots, spider-web tattoos and with a serious caffeine addiction? If you do, chances are that notion is thanks to Pauley Perrette. Perrette plays Abby, the overstimulated-but-quite-brilliant lab worker on … Continue reading
Category Archives: Documentaries
My Father The Genius (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
MY FATHER, THE GENIUS (2002) Featuring Glen Howard Small, Julie Small, Christine Small-Shook, Lucia Small, Ray Kappe, John Johansen, Thom Mayne, Michael Rendler, Ralph Mursinna, Greg Davis, David J. Mesa, Joanne Small-Eggert, Milica Didijer, Jan Mardian, Alan Nelson and Rose Nelson. Written by Lucia Small. Directed by Lucia Small. Distributed by Metro Home Entertainment. 84 … Continue reading
Operation Homecoming: Writing the Wartime Experience (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
OPERATION HOMECOMING – WRITING THE WARTIME EXPERIENCE (2007) Featuring Tim O’Brien, James Salter, Tobias Wolff, Anthony Swofford and the voices of Robert Duvall, Josh Lucas, Beau Bridges, Blair Underwood, Justin Kirk, Aaron Eckhart, Chris Gorham and John Krasinski. Directed by Richard E. Robbins. Distributed by The Documentary Group. 84 minutes. Not Rated. War is such … Continue reading
Shut Up and Sing (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SHUT UP AND SING (2006) Featuring Natalie Maines, Emily Robison, Martie Maguire, Rick Rubin, Simon Renshaw, Dan Wilson, Lloyd Maines, Chad Smith, Billy B, Adrian Pasdar, Gareth Maguire, Charlie Robison and archival footage of George W. Bush. Directed by Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 93 minutes. Rated R. “Just so … Continue reading
This Film Is Not Yet Rated (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THIS FILM IS NOT YET RATED (2006) Featuring John Waters, Matt Stone, Kimberly Peirce, Kevin Smith, Darren Aronofsky, Mary Harron, Wayne Kramer, Maria Bello, Allison Anders, David Ansen, Atom Egoyan, Becky Altringer, Jay Landers, Jack Valenti and Kirby Dick. Written by Eddie Schmidt, Matt Patterson and Kirby Dick. Directed by Kirby Dick. Distributed by IFC … Continue reading
Spike Lee – Knows What It Means to Miss New Orleans
Spike Lee Knows What It Means to Miss New Orleans by Jay S. Jacobs Spike Lee has experienced many things in the twenty years since he exploded out of NYU with She’s Gotta Have It and Do the Right Thing. His films have looked unflinchingly at some of the most polarizing subjects of modern life; race relations, drug abuse, … Continue reading
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
JONESTOWN: THE LIFE AND DEATH OF PEOPLES TEMPLE (2006) Featuring Jim Jones, Deborah Layton, Marshall Kilduff, Tim Reiterman, Jim Jones Jr., Tim Carter, Stanley Clayton, Hue Fortson Jr., Neva Sly Hargrave, Claire Janaro, Juanell Smart, Jackie Speier, Mike Touchette and Leo Ryan. Written by Marcia Smith. Directed by Stanley Nelson. Distributed by Seventh Art Releasing. … Continue reading
I Am a Sex Addict (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
I AM A SEX ADDICT (2006) Starring Caveh Zahedi, Rebecca Lord, Emily Morse, Amanda Henderson, Greg Watkins, Olia Natasha, Corrina Chan, Stephanie Carwin, Katarina Fabic, Alexandra Guerinaud, Bruna Raynaud and Anastasia Vega. Screenplay by Caveh Zahedi. Directed by Caveh Zahedi. Distributed by IFC Films. 99 minutes. Not Rated. I Am a Sex Addict is an odd … Continue reading
So Much So Fast (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SO MUCH SO FAST (2006) Starring Stephen Heywood, Jamie Heywood, Benjamin Heywood, Wendy Stacy Heywood, Melinda Heywood, Peggy Heywood, John Heywood, Robert Bonazoli, Ken Thompson and Steven Ascher. Screenplay by Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan. Directed by Steven Ascher and Jeanne Jordan. Distributed by Balcony Releasing. 87 minutes. Not Rated. ALS, or Lou Gehrig’s disease … Continue reading
An Inconvenient Truth (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
AN INCONVENIENT TRUTH (2006) Starring Al Gore. Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Distributed by Paramount Pictures Classics. 100 minutes. Rated PG. This is such a cliché that I hesitate to open this review with it, however in this case it is nearly impossible to avoid. An Inconvenient Truth may very well be the most important movie that you … Continue reading