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

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SOMERSAULT (2006) Starring Abbie Cornish, Sam Worthington, Lynette Curran, Erik Thomson, Hollie Andrew, Leah Purcell, Nathaniel Dean, Olivia Pigeot, Damian de Montemas, John Sheerin, Anne Louise Lambert, Paul Gleeson, Blake Pittman, Justin Martin and Ben Tate. Screenplay by Cate Shortland. Directed by Cate Shortland. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 106 minutes. Rated R. The teen years … Continue reading →

An American Haunting (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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An American Haunting (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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AN AMERICAN HAUNTING   (2006) Starring Donald Sutherland, Sissy Spacek, Rachel Hurd-Wood, James D’Arcy, Matthew Marsh, Thom Fell, Sam Alexander, Gaye Brown, Zoe Thorne, Miquel Brown, Shawna Shim, Lila Bata-Walsh and Howard Rosenstein. Screenplay by Courtney Solomon. Directed by Courtney Solomon. Distributed by After Dark Films.  84 minutes.  Rated PG-13. An American Haunting is the story of … Continue reading →

Inside Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Inside Man (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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INSIDE MAN (2006) Starring Denzel Washington, Jodie Foster, Clive Owen, Christopher Plummer, Willem Defoe, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Carlos Andrés Gómez, Kim Director, James Ransone, Bernie Rachelle, Peter Gerety, Victor Collochio, Cassandra Freeman, Peter Frechette and Gerry Vichi. Screenplay by Russell Gewirtz. Directed by Spike Lee. Distributed by Universal Pictures.  129 minutes.  Rated R. While it is … Continue reading →

Mimi Rogers – Once More Around The Loop
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Mimi Rogers – Once More Around The Loop

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Mimi Rogers Once More Around The Loop by Jay S. Jacobs Mimi Rogers is nearly impossible to pigeonhole.  She is a beautiful actress who has never relied on her beauty, but instead on a fierce intelligence and talent.  She can play devastatingly dramatic roles in films like her recent acclaimed turn in The Door in the Floor as well spooky and … Continue reading →

Aaron Eckhart Thanks You For Smoking
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Aaron Eckhart Thanks You For Smoking

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AARON ECKHART THANKS YOU FOR SMOKING By Brad Balfour Though actor Aaron Eckhart transforms the most insidious of characters into memorable moments of cinema – witness what he did with his character in director Neil Labute’s In The Company of Men – he makes the master pro-smoking lobbyist, Nick Naylor, of Thank You for Smoking almost heroic. With relative newcomer Jason … Continue reading →

Jessica Lange- Don’t Go Changing
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Jessica Lange- Don’t Go Changing

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Jessica Lange Don’t Go Changing by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe after spending all of these years as one of America’s premier actresses, but when Jessica Lange started out, she was that rarest of creatures – a model who could actually act. In the early seventies she graced magazine covers and perfume ads, but Lange never … Continue reading →

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

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JARHEAD (2005) Starring Jake Gyllenhaal, Peter Sarsgaard, Lucas Black, Brian Geraghty, Jacob Vargas, Laz Alonso, Evan Jones, Chris Cooper, Dennis Haysbert and Jamie Foxx. Screenplay by William Broyles, Jr. Directed by Sam Mendes. Distributed by Universal Pictures. 123 minutes. Rated R. With the United States deeply divided on the subject of the war of Iraq, … Continue reading →

Don’t Come Knocking (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
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Don’t Come Knocking (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)

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DON’T COME KNOCKING (2006) Starring Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth, Gabriel Mann, Sarah Polley, Fairuza Balk, Eva Marie Saint, Tom F. Farrell, James Gammon, Rodney A. Grant, George Kennedy, Tim Matheson, Julia Sweeney, James Roday, Jeff Parise and Marley Shelton. Screenplay by Sam Shepard. Directed by Wim Wenders. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics.  122 … Continue reading →

Heath Ledger Makes His Stand on Brokeback Mountain
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Heath Ledger Makes His Stand on Brokeback Mountain

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HEATH LEDGER MAKES HIS STAND ON BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN By Brad Balfour Doing Brokeback Mountain, was as much a challenge for Heath Ledger, taking on what might seem to be a risky role — playing Ennis, a gay cowboy in love with Jack Twist (Jake Gyllenhaal) — as it was taking on a complex restrained character at … Continue reading →

Rachel Weisz Steps Through the Garden
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Rachel Weisz Steps Through the Garden

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RACHEL WEISZ STEPS THROUGH THE GARDEN By Brad Balfour Though Rachel Weisz has received accolades before, none are more appreciated than an Academy Award nomination. And given that she dies a few minutes in the film The Constant Gardener, it’s even more appreciated she got this attention. But the film is a powerful statement – about … Continue reading →