DESCENT (2007) Starring Rosario Dawson, Chad Faust, Marcus Patrick, Christopher DiBlasio, Vanessa Ferlito, Spencer Grammer, Jacqueline Duprey, Alexie Gilmore, Melissa Gallo, Connor Fux, Sergia Louise Anderson, Scott Bailey, John Budinoff, Isabel Dawson and Tracie Thoms. Screenplay by Talia Lugacy. Directed by Talia Lugacy. Distributed by City Lights Pictures. 110 minutes. Rated NC-17. In the carnival … Continue reading
Category Archives: Drama
Gail O’Grady – Roles of a Lifetime
Gail O’Grady Roles of a Lifetime by Ronald Sklar “I did Celebrity Poker, and it was the first time I ever played,” actress Gail O’Grady tells me, and this should surprise me, shouldn’t it. You would think that the beauty and the brains were enough to get her by in life, that those heavy doors swing … Continue reading
Interview (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
INTERVIEW (2007) Starring Steve Buscemi, Sienna Miller, Michael Buscemi, Tara Elders, David Schecter, Molly Griffith, Elizabeth Bracco, James Villemaire, Jackson Loo, muMs, Doc Dougherty, Donna Hanover, Wayne Wilcox, Danny Schecter and Philippe Vonlanthen. Screenplay by David Schecter and Steve Buscemi. Directed by Steve Buscemi. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 83 minutes. Rated R. The celebrity … Continue reading
The Contract (A PopEntertainment.com Video Review)
THE CONTRACT (2006) Starring Morgan Freeman, John Cusack, Jamie Anderson, Alice Krige, Megan Dodds, Bill Smitrovich, Ned Bellamy, Jonathan Hyde, Corey Johnson and Mircea Monroe. Written by Stephen Katz and John Darrouzet. Directed by Bruce Beresford. Distributed by Millennium Films. 96 minutes. Rated R. The most surprising thing about The Contract is that it is being released … Continue reading
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX (2007) Starring Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, Rupert Grint, Helena Bonham Carter, Robbie Coltrane, Warwick Davis, Ralph Fiennes, Michael Gambon, Brenda Gleeson, Richard Griffiths, Jason Isaacs, Katie Leung, Gary Oldman, Alan Rickman, Fiona Shaw, Maggie Smith, Imelda Staunton, David Thewlis, Emma Thompson and Julie Walters. Screenplay by Michael … Continue reading
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart Show No Reservations For Fine Cuisine
Catherine Zeta-Jones and Aaron Eckhart Show No Reservations For Fine Cuisine by Brad Balfour Copyright ©2007 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: July 27, 2007. By cooking up some serious chemistry between Catherine Zeta-Jones (Chicago) and Aaron Eckhart (Thank You for Smoking), veteran Australian director Scott Hicks (Shine) stirred up a satisfying romantic comedy with No Reservations. But … Continue reading
NYPD Blue – Season 01 (A PopEntertainment.com TV on DVD Review)
NYPD Blue Season 01 (1993-1994) (20th Century Fox-2003) In the dawn of the last decade of the twentieth century, Mayor Rudolph Giuliani was putting a dazzling new sparkle on the formerly graffiti-laden and dingy New York City; meanwhile, on the West Coast, the beating of a law-defying Rodney King by enraged cops (and captured on videotape) … Continue reading
Factory Girl (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
FACTORY GIRL (2006) Starring Sienna Miller, Hayden Christiansen, Guy Pearce, Jimmy Fallon, Mena Suvari, Shawn Hatosy, Meredith Ostrom, Jack Huston, Tara Summers, James Naughton, Illeana Douglas, Don Novello, Colleen Camp and Edward Herrmann. Written by Captain Mauzner. Directed by George Hickenlooper. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 87 minutes. Rated R. I guess it is questionable … Continue reading
Sweet Land (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
SWEET LAND (2007) Starring Elisabeth Reaser, Tim Guinee, Alan Cumming, Lois Smith, Ned Beatty, John Heard, Tom Gilroy, Alex Kingston, Robert Hogan, Karen Landry, Patrick Heusinger and Paul Sand. Screenplay by Ali Selim. Directed by Ali Selim. Distributed by 20th Century Fox. 110 minutes. Rated PG. Hollywood does not make enough films that can literally … Continue reading
Broken English (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BROKEN ENGLISH (2007) Starring Parker Posey, Drea DeMatteo, Melvil Poupaud, Gena Rowlands, Peter Bogdanovich, Roy Thinnes, Michael Panes, Philip Pavel, Justin Theroux, Tim Guinee and Dana Ivey. Written by Zoe Cassavettes. Directed by Zoe Cassavettes. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 96 minutes. Rated PG-13. Broken English writer/director Zoë Cassavettes is the latest to make a mark from … Continue reading