Category Archives: Drama

Snow Angels (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Drama / Movie Reviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Reviews / Video / Video Reviews

Snow Angels (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on by • Leave a comment

SNOW ANGELS (2008) Starring Sam Rockwell, Kate Beckinsale, Michael Angarano, Jeanetta Arnette, Griffin Dunne, Amy Sedaris, Olivia Thirlby, Nicky Katt, Tom Noonan, Connor Paolo and Leah Ostry. Screenplay by David Gordon Green. Directed by David Gordon Green. Distributed by Warner Independent Pictures. 106 minutes. Rated R. If you are prone to depression, then Snow Angels may not … Continue reading →

Stefan Ruzowitzky and Karl Markovics – A Director and an Actor Make an Authentic Holocaust Film out of The Counterfeiters
Actors / Directors / Drama / Foreign Films / Movies / Oscar Nominees / Politics / Pop Culture / Video

Stefan Ruzowitzky and Karl Markovics – A Director and an Actor Make an Authentic Holocaust Film out of The Counterfeiters

Posted on by • Leave a comment

Stefan Ruzowitzky and Karl Markovics  A Director and an Actor Make an Authentic Holocaust Film out of The Counterfeiters by Brad Balfour Just when you think everything that happened during the Holocaust has been chronicled, another film appears based on a true story that offers another look at that horrible experience in a way which … Continue reading →

Christina Ricci – Once Upon A Time…
Actresses / Comedy / Drama / Family FIlms / Interviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Video

Christina Ricci – Once Upon A Time…

Posted on by • Leave a comment

Christina Ricci Once Upon A Time… by Jay S. Jacobs Working in Hollywood is not usually a good lifestyle for a child, so it is nice to see that no matter how adventurous her role choices may be, Christina Ricci has grown up to be a smart and sane young woman.  Ricci first caught America’s … Continue reading →

Angelina Jolie Speaks From A Mighty Heart
Actresses / Drama / Films / Interviews / Movies / Oscar Nominees / Politics / Pop Culture / Video

Angelina Jolie Speaks From A Mighty Heart

Posted on by • Leave a comment

Angelina Jolie Speaks From A Mighty Heart by Brad Balfour When A Mighty Heart was about to be released, some members of  Angelina Jolie’s camp decided to limit her press exposure. Since this film was about a courageous journalist who is kidnapped and beheaded by Al Qaeda members in Pakistan, the press had a bad reaction to … Continue reading →

Mary-Louise Parker Learns A Lot About The Spiderwick Chronicles
Actresses / Drama / Family FIlms / Interviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Television / Theater / Video

Mary-Louise Parker Learns A Lot About The Spiderwick Chronicles

Posted on by • Leave a comment

Mary-Louise Parker Learns A Lot About The Spiderwick Chronicles by Brad Balfour It may have required an intoxicant for actress Mary-Louise Parker to play the perplexed mom who learns about The Spiderwick Chronicles the hard way – through an attack from goblins – she eventually gets a handle on the fantastic situation behind this incredible tale. Parker … Continue reading →

Breckin Meyer – Blue Period
Actors / Comedy / Drama / Interviews / Movies / Politics / Pop Culture / Romance / Video

Breckin Meyer – Blue Period

Posted on by • Leave a comment

Breckin Meyer Blue Period by Jay S. Jacobs With interest in politics at a high-water mark in the United States due to an unusually intriguing race for President, perhaps it is a happy coincidence that the film Blue State positions a breezy romantic comedy in the midst of ancient history: the fallout of the Bush-Kerry election of 2004. … Continue reading →

Martin McDonagh – Going Back to Bruges
Comedy / Directors / Drama / Foreign Films / Interviews / Movies / Mystery / Oscar Nominees / Pop Culture / Theater / Video / Writing

Martin McDonagh – Going Back to Bruges

Posted on by • Leave a comment

Martin McDonagh Going Back to Bruges by Jay S. Jacobs Irish playwright Martin McDonagh has never played by the rules in the theater, so it should be of no surprise that his feature film debut as a screenwriter and director would be a quirky, fascinating affair. In Bruges tells the slightly surreal, definitely funny and often … Continue reading →

Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy – Love and Death in Bruges
Actors / Actresses / Comedy / Drama / Films / Foreign Films / French / Interviews / Irish / Movies / Mystery / Pop Culture / Romance / Theater / Video

Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy – Love and Death in Bruges

Posted on by • Leave a comment

Colin Farrell and Clémence Poésy Love and Death in Bruges by Jay S. Jacobs After a few years of toiling on big-budget blockbusters that only occasionally took flight – Oliver Stone’s Alexander and Michael Mann’s Miami Vice come to mind – Colin Farrell has definitely downsized for his latest two roles. Ironically, in both Martin … Continue reading →

King of California (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Comedy / Drama / Movie Reviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Reviews / Video / Video Reviews

King of California (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on by • Leave a comment

KING OF CALIFORNIA (2007) Starring Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood, Willis Burks II, Laura Kachergus, Paul Lieber, Kathleen Wilhoite, Anne L. Nathan, Arthur Santiago, Ashley Greene, Ian Hopps, Anna Khaja, Will Rothhaar, Annie O’Donnell, Greg Davis Jr. and Jeanie Hackett. Screenplay by Mike Cahill. Directed by Mike Cahill. Distributed by First Look Pictures. 93 minutes. … Continue reading →

Sex and Breakfast (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
Drama / Movie Reviews / Movies / Pop Culture / Reviews / Video / Video Reviews

Sex and Breakfast (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

Posted on by • Leave a comment

SEX AND BREAKFAST (2008) Starring Macaulay Culkin, Kuno Becker, Eliza Dushku, Alexis Dziena, Joanna Miles, Eric Lively, Jamie Ray Newman, Tracie Thoms, Anita Gnan, Robert Carradine, John Pleshette, Maree Cheatam, Vincent Jerosa, Margaret Travolta, Kory Hutchinson and Nikki Kemp. Screenplay by Miles Brandman. Directed by Miles Brandman. Distributed by First Look Studios. 82 minutes. Rated … Continue reading →