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

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BOLT (2008) Featuring the voices of John Travolta, Miley Cyrus, Susie Essner, Mark Walton, Malcolm McDowell, James Lipton, Greg Germann, Diedrich Bader, Ronn Moss and Nick Swardson. Screenplay by Dan Fogelman and Chris Williams. Directed by Byron Howard and Chris Williams. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures.  96 minutes.  Rated PG. Bolt is a good enough, though … Continue reading →

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

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MILK (2008) Starring Sean Penn, Emile Hirsch, Josh Brolin, Diego Luna, James Franco, Allison Pill, Victor Garber, Denis O’Hare, Joseph Cross, Stephen Spinella, Lucas Grabeel, Brandon Royce, Zvi Howard Rosenman and Kelvin Yu. Screenplay by Dustin Lance Black. Directed by Gus Van Sant. Distributed by Focus Features. 128 minutes. Rated R. For those of you … Continue reading →

Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Alison Pill, Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black – Recruited by Harvey Milk
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Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Alison Pill, Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black – Recruited by Harvey Milk

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Sean Penn, Josh Brolin, James Franco, Emile Hirsch, Alison Pill, Gus Van Sant and Dustin Lance Black Recruited by Harvey Milk by Jay S. Jacobs “I’m Harvey Milk, and I’m here to recruit you!” This was the battle cry of 1970s San Francisco politician Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man voted into public office … Continue reading →

Rachel Getting Married (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Rachel Getting Married (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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RACHEL GETTING MARRIED (2008) Starring Anne Hathaway, Rosemarie DeWitt, Bill Irwin, Tunde Adebimpe, Mather Zickel, Deborah Winger, Anna Deavere Smith, Anisa George, Jerome LePage, Beau Sia, Dorian Missick, Tamyra Gray, Fab Five Freddie and Robyn Hitchcock. Screenplay by Jenny Lumet. Directed by Jonathan Demme. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 113 minutes. Rated R. Sometimes you … Continue reading →

The Good Life (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Good Life (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE GOOD LIFE (2007) Starring Mark Webber, Zooey Deschanel, Bill Paxton, Chris Klein, Drea De Matteo, Harry Dean Stanton, Patrick Fugit, Deborah Rush, Donal Logue, Bruce McGill and Michael Baxter. Screenplay by Steve Berra. Directed by Steve Berra. Distributed by Farfalla Films.  89 minutes.  Rated R. There are certain films which are obviously created simply … Continue reading →

Clint Eastwood Becomes a Changeling
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Clint Eastwood Becomes a Changeling

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Clint Eastwood Becomes a Changeling by Brad Balfour An avowed Republican in Hollywood is nearly as rare as the giant Comodo Dragon — and they’ve had the spiteful bite of one as well.  But with Barack Obama’s victory, they’ve made themselves pretty scarce since election day. Hell, even a straight-shooting, no bullshitter like Clint Eastwood — long known as … Continue reading →

Gardens of the Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Gardens of the Night (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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GARDENS OF THE NIGHT (2008) Starring Gillian Jacobs, Evan Ross, Tom Arnold, John Malkovich, Ryan Simpkins, Kevin Zegers, Jermaine Scooter Smith, Harold Perrineau, Jeremy Sisto, Raynold Gideon and Cornelia Guest. Screenplay by Damian Harris. Directed by Damian Harris. Distributed by City Lights Pictures.  108 minutes.  Not Rated. I never would have believed that I might … Continue reading →

Debra Messing – Starting Over Again
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Debra Messing – Starting Over Again

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Debra Messing Starting Over Again by Jay S. Jacobs Debra Messing has a problem that most actresses would kill for.  When you are known indelibly for a role which hits the pop-culture jackpot, sometimes it’s not easy to get the public to see you as anyone else. Messing spent eight years playing Grace Adler on Will … Continue reading →

Greg Kinnear Has a Flash of Inspiration
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Greg Kinnear Has a Flash of Inspiration

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Greg Kinnear Has a Flash of Inspiration by Ronald Sklar “I’m not gonna lie to you, it didn’t grab me,” Greg Kinnear says about his first hear-tell of the concept for the Universal film Flash of Genius (originally called Windshield Wiper Man). However, after doing his due diligence, Kinnear found the David-versus-Goliath story to be … Continue reading →

Sam Rockwell Investigates Sex Addiction and other Compulsions In Choke
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Sam Rockwell Investigates Sex Addiction and other Compulsions In Choke

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Sam Rockwell Investigates Sex Addiction and other Compulsions In Choke by Brad Balfour Actor Sam Rockwell, director Clark Gregg and author Chuck Palahniuk have to hand it to David Duchovny. He brings sex addiction to the public’s attention, though it certainly wasn’t his intention. While there are far bigger issues to lay on the common … Continue reading →