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The Babysitters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Babysitters (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE BABYSITTERS (2008) Starring John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston, Cynthia Nixon, Lauren Birkell, Louisa Krause, Halley Wegryn Gross, Andy Comeau, Denis O’Hare, Jason Dubin and Ethan Phillips. Screenplay by David Ross. Directed by David Ross. Distributed by Peace Arch Entertainment.  90 minutes.  Rated R. Looking at the poster of The Babysitters may impart the wrong idea. A young … Continue reading →

John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston and David Ross – Adventures in Babysitting
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John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston and David Ross – Adventures in Babysitting

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John Leguizamo, Katherine Waterston and David Ross Adventures in Babysitting by Jay S. Jacobs The hot-button topic film The Babysitters was a low-budgeted labor of love. Written and directed by David Ross, it starts as a star-crossed infatuation story that spirals wildly out of control. A teen babysitter who has a crush on one of her clients … Continue reading →

The Visitor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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The Visitor (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THE VISITOR (2008) Starring Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Gurira, Hiam Abbass, Marian Seldes, Maggie Moore, Michael Cumpsty, Bill McHenry and Richard Kind. Screenplay by Thomas McCarthy. Directed by Thomas McCarthy. Distributed by Overture Films.  103 minutes.  Rated PG-13. Richard Jenkins is just one of those actors. You’ve been seeing him for decades. You know … Continue reading →

Rebecca Schull – On the Naked Stage
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Rebecca Schull – On the Naked Stage

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Rebecca Schull On the Naked Stage by Ronald Sklar It never fails to shock us when a beloved TV character takes a sharp left turn and makes daring choices. Rebecca Schull, for instance. Her name may not be instantly recognizable, but she has that face that makes you feel like you’ve seen it a million … Continue reading →

Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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BEFORE THE DEVIL KNOWS YOU’RE DEAD (2007) Starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ethan Hawke, Albert Finney, Marisa Tomei, Rosemary Harris, Aleksa Palladino, Michael Shannon, Amy Ryan, Brian F. O’Byrne, Blaine Horton, Arija Bareikis, Leonardo Cimino, Lee Wilkoff, Damon Gupton and Adrian Martinez. Screenplay by Kelly Masterson. Directed by Sidney Lumet. Distributed by THINKFilm.  117 minutes.  Rated … Continue reading →

Francia Raisa – Chasing the Dream
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Francia Raisa – Chasing the Dream

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Francia Raisa Chasing the Dream by Jay S. Jacobs Only a few years into a career which has quickly gone from simmering to muy caliente, Francia Raisa is blowing open doors that normally don’t spread for Latin actresses. The young daughter of a Mexican mother and a Honduran father, she was introduced to life in the … Continue reading →

Roman de Gare (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Roman de Gare (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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ROMAN DE GARE (2008) Starring Dominique Pinon, Fanny Ardant, Audrey Dana, Michèle Bernier, Myriam Boyer, Zinedine Soualem, Boris Ventura Diaz, Marc Rioufol, Thomas Le Douarec, Sarah Lelouch, Shaya Lelouch, Cyrille Eldin, Gilles Lemaire, Serge Moati, Bernard Werber and Arlette Gordon. Screenplay by Gérard de Battista and Claude Lelouch. Directed by Claude Lelouch. Distributed by Samuel … Continue reading →

There Will Be Blood (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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There Will Be Blood (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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THERE WILL BE BLOOD (2007) Starring Daniel Day-Lewis, Paul Dano, Dillon Freasier, Kevin J. O’Connor, Ciaran Hinds, Barry Del Sherman, Colleen Foy, Paul F. Tompkins, Russell Harvard, Randall Carver, Coco Leigh and Kevin Breznahan. Screenplay by Paul Thomas Anderson. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson. Distributed by Paramount Vintage. 158 minutes. Rated R. Paul Thomas Anderson … Continue reading →

Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet Aren’t Joking Around in Funny Games
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Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet Aren’t Joking Around in Funny Games

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Michael Pitt and Brady Corbet Aren’t Joking Around in Funny Games by Brad Balfour Ten years ago, German director Michael Haneke created a harrowing, near-psychotic film, Funny Games, about two young men – Paul and Peter – who force a couple and their son in their vacation cabin to play sadistic “games” with fatal results. A critique … Continue reading →

Jim Sturgess Bets on 21 to Transform His Acting Career
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Jim Sturgess Bets on 21 to Transform His Acting Career

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Jim Sturgess Bets on 21 to Transform His Acting Career by Brad Balfour Based on Ben Mezrich’s non-fiction book Bringing Down the House – about MIT master math student Jeff Ma and his blackjack team – 21 details the story of Ben Campbell and his card-counting crew that ravages Las Vegas casinos for little over a year (making oodles … Continue reading →