KEIRA KNIGHTLEY DUAL IDENTITIES by Brad Balfour Though she could easily coast on her adorable smile and refined good looks, twenty-year-old British actress Keira Knightley likes challenges. Within the space of a few days she had to shift from playing the brainy yet biting heroine, Elizabeth Bennet, in the 18th century period drama Pride and Prejudice to … Continue reading
Category Archives: Drama
Transamerica (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
TRANSAMERICA (2005) Starring Felicity Huffman, Kevin Zegers, Fionnula Flanagan, Graham Greene, Burt Young, Carrie Preston, Elizabeth Peña, Venida Evans, Jon Budinoff, Raynor Scheine, Grant Monohon, Bianca Leigh, Danny Burstein, Andrea James and Maurice Orozco. Screenplay by Duncan Tucker. Directed by Duncan Tucker. Distributed by The Weinstein Company. 103 minutes. Rated R. Felicity Huffman does an … Continue reading
Freedomland (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
FREEDOMLAND (2006) Starring Samuel L. Jackson, Julianne Moore, Edie Falco, Ron Eldard, William Forsythe, Aunjanue Ellis, LaTanya Richardson, Anthony Mackie, Clarke Peters, Peter Friedman, Domenic Lombardozzi, Aasif Mandi, Philip Bosco, Liza Colon-Zayas and Richard Price. Screenplay by Richard Price. Directed by Joe Roth. Distributed by Columbia Pictures. 113 minutes. Rated R. Richard Price’s 1998 novel Freedomland was … Continue reading
Pride & Prejudice (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (2005) Starring Keira Knightley, Matthew Macfadyen, Brenda Blethyn, Donald Sutherland, Jena Malone, Tom Hollander, Rosamund Pike and Judi Dench. Screenplay by Deborah Moggach. Directed by Joe Wright. Distributed by Focus Features. 129 minutes. Rated PG. It seems quite incredible that Jane Austen’s novel Pride and Prejudice has been filmed as many times as it … Continue reading
Brokeback Mountain (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN (2005) Starring Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Michelle Williams, Anna Hathaway, Randy Quaid, Linda Cardellini, Anna Faris, Valerie Planche, Graham Beckel, David Harbour, Kate Mara, Roberta Maxwell, Peter McRobbie, Scott Michael Campbell, David Trimble and Larry Reese. Screenplay by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana. Directed by Ang Lee. Distributed by Focus Features. 134 minutes. … Continue reading
The Chumscrubber (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE CHUMSCRUBBER (2005) Starring Glenn Close, William Fitchner, Ralph Fiennes, Lauren Holly, Allison Janney, Carrie-Anne Moss, Rita Wilson, Jamie Bell, Camilla Belle, Justin Chatwin, Rory Culkin, Thomas Curtis, Lou Taylor Pucci, Jason Isaacs, John Heard, Kathy Copeland, Clam Davis, Tim DeKay, David Ellison, Richard Gleason, Caroline Goodall, Susan Hegerty, Josh Janowicz, Eric Jungman, Aaron Kiser, … Continue reading
Jeremy Piven – Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man
Jeremy Piven Busting Out Into A Hollywood Leading Man By Marcie Somers It’s 10 a.m. in Los Angeles and Jeremy Piven’s day has long since begun. He’s had several meetings and reviewed his lines before he heads to a rehearsal for his hit TV show, Entourage. After that, he’s off to the American Music Awards. In … Continue reading
The World’s Fastest Indian (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE WORLD’S FASTEST INDIAN (2006) Starring Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Cauffiel, Patrick Flueger, Saginaw Grant, Diane Ladd, Christopher Lawford, Aaron Murphy, Paul Rodriguez, Annie Whittle, Chris Williams, Chris Bruno, Carlos LaCamara and Bruce Greenwood. Screenplay by Roger Donaldson. Directed by Roger Donaldson. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 126 minutes. Rated PG-13. The World’s Fastest Indian is a tiny … Continue reading
Kathryn Morris – Cold Case, Hot Career
KATHRYN MORRIS COLD CASE, HOT CAREER by Jay S. Jacobs Unlike the cases investigated by her TV alter ego, Detective Lilly Rush of the Philadelphia PD, there is nothing cold about Kathryn Morris. She is the face of Cold Case, the Sunday night police drama which has quietly become one of television’s biggest hits. The solidly crafted … Continue reading
The Constant Gardener (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
THE CONSTANT GARDENER (2005) Starring Ralph Fiennes, Rachel Weisz, Danny Huston, Bill Nighy, Pete Postlethwaite, Hubert Koundé, Daniele Harford, Packson Ngugi, Keith Pearson, John Sibi-Okubu, Donald Sumpter, Archie Panjabi, Nick Reding and Gerard McSorley. Screenplay by Jeffrey Caine. Directed by Fernando Meirelles. Distributed by Focus Features. 129 minutes. Rated R. The Constant Gardener is an old … Continue reading